Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Labyrinth (Taylor Swift song)/archive1

Labyrinth (Taylor Swift song)

Featured article candidates/Labyrinth (Taylor Swift song)/archive1

Nominator(s): Ippantekina (talk) 07:38, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about a song by Taylor Swift, arguably the biggest pop star right now. She has loads of chart-topping hits, but this one, "Labyrinth", is not one of them. It's a lesser-known entry in her oeuvre, but it knocked me sideways after maybe the 4th or 5th listen and now ranks among my favorite Swift songs. For a song article, I believe this is well-researched, comprehensive, and well-written. I'm open to any and all comments :) Ippantekina (talk) 07:38, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ceoil

Placeholder. From a scan last night and read through today, the article is very well written and the music and production is well and informativly described. The article is appropriately concise, and the sourcing seems fine. Leaning support. Ceoil (talk) 15:24, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As an update, will be supporting this article as per above once the reception section flows better; it seems very jumbled atm, tying to gather thoughts to articulate concerns (and making light edits). For one thing there are way too many slight quotes (eg "airy") that could be paraphrased. Ceoil (talk) 12:31, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Ceoil, I'm looking for ways to improve the flow of the "Critical reception" section. Ippantekina (talk) 03:44, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ceoil: how does the section read now? Ippantekina (talk) 09:12, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ceoil, do you fancy relooking at Reception? Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:12, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looking better; much tighter. One thing am confused about is most of the first para in the sections seems to be about the production of the music, while the third is about the fx layered on the vocals...yet the quotes in the 3rd para seem to go back to praising the sound again, not the vocals. Ceoil (talk) 20:55, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ceoil: hey! I designed the 3rd para as a collection of mixed/less-than-positive reviews. Let me know if it makes sense :) Ippantekina (talk) 02:45, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok thanks. Support Ceoil (talk) 14:30, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Media is appropriately justified, but are there any images that could be added? Nikkimaria (talk) 04:06, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm thinking of adding a photo of Swift performing on the Eras Tour, but it might not be directly related to prose.. Ippantekina (talk) 04:48, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Heartfox

In the infobox one studio is given as Brooklyn and another New York City, but aren't these the same place?

I'm assuming NYC = Manhattan in this case, but I'd keep the places as they are printed on the liner notes. Ippantekina (talk) 05:23, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

""Labyrinth" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Global 200" → "Billboard Global 200 singles chart" would help clarify for readers unfamiliar with this term

Done. Ippantekina (talk) 05:23, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"In the Associated Press" → Maybe "For" or a rewording would work better as Associated Press doesn't feel like something written "in" like a newspaper or magazine

Done. Ippantekina (talk) 05:23, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would try to paraphrase more quotes in the critical reception section

Did some polishing. Ippantekina (talk) 05:23, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Best, Heartfox (talk) 02:38, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the comments, Heartfox. I've replied above, let me know if there are any outstanding concerns :) Ippantekina (talk) 05:23, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support. If you are interested, I do have a current FAC open. Heartfox (talk) 19:47, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinator comment

Nearly four weeks in and just the single general support. Unless this nomination makes significant further progress towards a consensus to promote over the next three or four days I am afraid that it is liable to be archived. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:42, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gog the Mild: with Ceoil's support I think we can extend the timeline now? Ippantekina (talk) 14:44, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We can indeed. I have added it to Urgents and requested a source review. How are you doing with your thoughts of "adding a photo of Swift performing on the Eras Tour" or not? Gog the Mild (talk) 15:10, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I still think it doesn't make much sense as a photo as such is not directly relevant to prose. Ippantekina (talk) 16:07, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Medxvo

Citations 3 and 4 are repeated for two consecutive sentences in the first paragraph of the background section—WP:CONSECUTIVECITE, WP:REPCITE
"her sixth concert tour, the Eras Tour" - "her sixth concert tour, the Eras Tour (2023–2024)"

Can't really see any other prose issue. Good work! Medxvo (talk) 22:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source review

"Republic Records released Midnights" - which part of the source supports this?
The Sentinel source has a subscription access
The Sydney Morning Herald has a limited access
Why Associated Press News instead of Associated Press?
Some sources would need to be archived such as refs 25 and 58
Capital FM - probably just Capital
I'm pretty sure there are several high-quality sources to add instead of Seventeen

Medxvo (talk) 22:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]