Talk:Zubir Said

Zubir Said was one of the Music good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
December 1, 2007	Good article nominee	Listed
November 27, 2023	Good article reassessment	Delisted

Current status: Delisted good article

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Translation of Malay book titles

Can anyone help provide English translations of the following book and film titles which are referred to in the article?

Sumpah Pontianak and Chuchu Datuk Merah (appear in the "Move to Singapore" section).
Dang Anom (appears in the "'Mahjulah Singapura'" section).
Membacha Musik (appears in the "Works" section).
Mengenang Pak Zubir (appears in the "Further reading" section).

Cheers, Jacklee 13:12, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, someone has provided the translations and I've updated the article accordingly. — Cheers, Jack Lee ^{–talk • contribs • count–} 17:01, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Weasel words

"It is said that Zubir was viewed by many as a composer with a 'true Malay soul,' "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words

I've never seen two weasel phrases in one sentence.

68.198.95.168 (talk) 03:35, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oof not been addressed for over 12 years, and the only citation given is a self-published blog post. I found this article written in 2010 quoting "true Malay soul" too, BUT it references Wikipedia... –Jiaminglimjm (talk) 02:47, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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GA Reassessment

Zubir Said

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Result: Delisted. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:27, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Many uncited paragraphs and the lede can be expanded. Z1720 (talk) 05:15, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.