Talk:Closing Time (album)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: SilkTork *^YES! 21:58, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

I'll be looking at the article over the next few days, and then I'll start to leave some comments. SilkTork *^YES! 21:58, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

On hold

This is an attractive article, and is mainly quite decent; however, the prose needs a bit of close copyediting, I've picked up a couple of spelling mistakes. And sometimes it's not that clear - what does this mean: "The album is noted for being predominantly folk-influenced, however, contrasted Waits' original sound, which was intended to be 'a jazz, piano-led album'."? There are some sources which don't like that reliable, and would need checking via Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard. There are statements which need sourcing, and some statements read like original research. Closing Time is one of my favourite albums, so I would be keen to help improve this article at some point, but I'm not sure I have the time right now. I'll put this on hold and inform significant contributors and WikiProjects. I think a little bit of effort in sharpening and tidying the prose, and in looking for and using reliable sources, would see this through GA. In the meantime I have ordered Lowside of the Road, which is used as a major source for the article. SilkTork *^YES! 12:39, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Close - not listed

Significant contributors, Album WikiProject and nominator were informed, but sadly no work has been done, and no communication left. Sometimes happens. This review is now closed without the article being listed. The article may be nominated again, after the matters mentioned above have been looked into. I will keep this article on my watchlist as I think it could be cleaned up without too much effort. SilkTork *^{Tea time} 11:47, 11 May 2011 (UTC)