User:Idiotchalk/sandbox/Fightstar GA1

GA Review

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1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

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2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

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3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Issues in the article

Infobox

• The main image should only have a maximum width of 250px.

Lead

• "Fightstar are" > "Fightstar is".
• "Their lineup comprises" > "Its lineup comprises of" or "The band's lineup comprises of".
• All instances of "their" should be changed to "its", "the band's" or "Fightstar's".
• Address
• The lead becomes too general and focuses on positive critical praise for the band's albums.
  • "Indeed, debut album Grand Unification (2006)" is unencylopedic wording and PEA. The indeed should be removed and the sentence should read "Fightstar's debut album, Grand Unification (2006), [...]."
  • "Scottish publication [...] 'ultimate rock debuts" seems unneccesary for the lead. The quote is also not in the source.
• "'Best British Newcomer' and 'Best British Band'" both accolades should be in quotations, not apostrophes.
  • Only "Best British Band" accolade is mentioned in the source.
• "... rarities titled, Alternate Endings (2008) was released." Apostrophe should be moved before "titled" and a second apostrophe after the year.
• "The four-piece" should be changed to either "Fightstar" or "the band."
• "which heavily featured orchestral and choral elements" needs a reference.
• Ref #1 can be moved to the end of "The band announced an extended hiatus in 2010,".

History

• Use en dashes (–) instead of em dashes (—) for sub-section headings.

Origins (2003—2004)

• "During 2003" > "In 2003"
• "He was by this stage becoming increasingly frustrated..." reads like journalism, should be reworded.
• No need to link "diploma", "college" and "university".
• "amplified when Fightstar announced", "amplified" could use another less ambigious term.
• "Simpson announced to the pop trio", "pop trio" > "Busted"
• "The next day, the 14th,", "the 14th" isn't neccessary.

Members

• Is there a need for the "Official members" title?
• The en dash (–) should be used instead of the em dash (—).
• Years active (e.g. (2003–2010)) would be useful.

Awards

• Section title should read "Awards and nominations".
• The use of ! scope="col" and ! scope="row" tags would be useful, but it is not neccessary. See MOS:DTT.
• rowspan="2" can be used for Kerrang! Awards.
• Should be placed after Discography.
• Both nominations need references.

Discography

• Per WP:LOW and WP:WPMAG, the discography section should only include a list of works and the year of release.

References

• Ref #1: links to page 2 of the article where the hiatus is mentioned, it should link to page 1.
• Ref #2: Rate Your Music is not a reliable source.
• Ref #4 and #5 are dead links.
• Ref #8 does not include the quote in the article.
• Ref #12 redirects to the Huffington Post.
• Ref #14 is broken and redirects to the site's index page.
• Ref #18 does not work.