Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Abingdon Boys School discography/archive1

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Abingdon Boys School discography

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Nominator(s): NocturneNoir (talk · contribs)

Hello all. It's been a while. I'm back again, but this time with a unique discography from the underrepresented section of Japanese bands. I believe this page meets FL criteria and will do my best to make any improvements as necessary. Thanks. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR^♯♭ 18:02, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment いらっしゃいませ！
- LEAD The band's two studio albums both reached #2 on the Oricon charts; singles such as Blade Chord and From Dusk Till Dawn have peaked at #2 and #3 respectively on the Oricon charts. what about Both of the band's first studio albums reached #2 on the Oricon charts...-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 19:54, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Done the fix. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR^♯♭ 21:23, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 08:18, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments (quick look)

Why is "video album" a red link here, something I've not seen in any other discog?
No images at all?
"one compilation," ... album.
"was started in 2005 " formed in 2005.
"named the band ABS after Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan" not clear to a non-expert. Is this a linguistic thing?
" signed under Epic Records Japan" I think conventionally bands are signed "to" not "under" a label.
"Their music.." (etc) you seem to use singular and plural "Abingdon Boys School" interchangeably. As a Brit I have no problem with this, but others may.
"#2" - MOS says avoid this use of #.
Ensure reference title comply with MOS, i.e. no OVER-CAPITALISATION for instance.

The Rambling Man (talk) 21:04, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done most of those.

No images of the band are available on Wikipedia or Commons, though I suppose there must be a way to port one over via Flickr. I'm unfortunately not an expert at that process, though I would welcome instruction and guidance.

I'll have a look on Flick for suitably licensed images. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:25, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I checked Flickr myself; no such luck to suitably licensed images of the band. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR^♯♭ 02:31, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A-B-S is pronounced similar to Ebisu in Japanese. 'A' would be "eh", 'B' would be the standard English "bee", and 'S' could be "esu". The trick here is that "bi" would be pronounced "bee" as well. Not entirely sure how to clarify this however.

A note would be very useful because to non-Japanese speakers, this is far from clear. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:25, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look at the note at the bottom; I think this should be sufficient. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR^♯♭ 02:31, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review. Let me know what you think. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR^♯♭ 21:23, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Adabow (talk · contribs) 23:49, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

*Oppose

All of the notes are full sentences, so need full stops
~~JP: Gold - while we, contributors, may know that this is a certification, some readers who have not read many WP discographies in the past may not~~
~~Why does 'Compilation albums' table have a column for Orion chart position, but no entries?~~
~~Per MOS:TITLE - singles should not be italicised, but enclosed in quotation marks~~
Every single has a note, 'The title track...'. Obviously, being a single, they are title tracks. These need rewording, ie for "Innocent Sorrow" write 'The single is used as the first opening song to the anime series D.Gray-man'
~~What on Earth are 'Contributions'?~~

Adabow (talk · contribs) 06:22, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Responses:

Notes like "Only released in Europe" are not full sentences and thus cannot have periods after them; I would much rather have conformity with regard to punctuation, so I prefer no full stops.

I still don't find this acceptable, but I'll wait for others' opinions

Have clarified JP: Gold.
I put the Oricon chart positions for all sections for the sake of conformity.
Fixed the singles bit.
Japanese singles almost always include additional songs, or B-sides. While "The single" would refer to the title track, the clarification, "The title track..." solidifies the claim that the title tracks are the opening song
The lead notes that the discography includes "seven contributions to releases not under its name"; how may I clarify this further?

How about 'Other appearances' or similar? You need to clarify what each album is. Are they all compilation albums?

I suppose? Contributions was used both here and here while this, this, and this use Other appearances. I've switched it, regardless and yes, they are all compilation albums with the exception of "Buck-Tick Fest 2007 on Parade", a live video album. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR^talk 23:09, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your review. I hope I've answered all of your concerns. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR^talk 07:42, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is also an excessive use of boldface in the 'singles' table.

I've debolded, but I honestly think it looks quite terrible now. This discography does not share the format with the large majority of other discographies; the single chart follows the album chart layout and I thus think the formatting should remain the same: bolded titles to highlight them. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR^talk 23:09, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, I don't seem to mind, either way now. However, the 'Album' column in the singles table definitely needs unbolding. Adabow (talk · contribs) 23:41, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, now that makes sense. Apologies for the misunderstanding; I've done that now. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR^talk 23:46, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support I still don't like the layout of the notes, but I suppose I'm just being fussy. Adabow (talk · contribs) 23:49, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hardly. It's a legitimate concern; one I'd like very much to clarify at some point. Thanks for the review and the support nonetheless. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR^talk 23:54, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 11:31, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comments - Ref 3's date is wrong its September 28 not November 28. Afro (Don't Call Me Shirley) 09:35, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not entirely sure how I messed that one up. It's been fixed. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR^talk 14:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I have no issues with the article. Afro (Don't Call Me Shirley) 16:25, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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