Talk:It's Not the End of the World?/GA1

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GA Review

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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.

  1. Is it well written?
    A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:  
    This is me, but maybe adding the band's nationality to the lead might help. In the Critical reception section, "...although it is a good album track it isn't strong enough to stand up on its own as a single" ---> "...although it is a good album track it is not strong enough to stand up on its own as a single", per here. Same section, "The NME called "It's Not the End of the World?" ---> "NME called the song", remove "The", it doesn't make sense to include and it'd be best to substitute the title of the song.
    Test
    B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:  
    In the Critical reception section, "The Dallas Observer claimed the track is "guaranteed to induce the same type of melancholic, goose-bumpy splendor that tunes like The Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset", Dennis Wilson's "Forever" and Jack Bruce's "Theme for an Imaginary Western" still do" ---> "The Dallas Observer claimed the track is "guaranteed to induce the same type of melancholic, goose-bumpy splendor that tunes like The Kinks' 'Waterloo Sunset', Dennis Wilson's 'Forever' and Jack Bruce's 'Theme for an Imaginary Western' still do", per here. The dates in the references are not supposed to be linked.
    Check.
  2. Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
    A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:  
    B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):  
    C. It contains no original research:  
    Is Everyhit.com a reliable source?
    Check.
    D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:  
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:  
    B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):  
  4. Is it neutral?
    It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:  
  5. Is it stable?
    It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:  
  6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
    A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:  
    B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:  
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:  
    If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!

--  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 17:12, 9 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the review ThinkBlue. I'll address your concerns below as I can't work out how to add them to the GA table that you've used.

  • 1A
Have added the band's nationality.
Removed the contraction.
The NME is commonly referred to as "The NME" - see NME
Oh, I forgot about that.
I've used the name of the song to avoid repetition on the word "song" in the paragraph.
Maybe "single" or "track"?
  • 1B
Done
Check.
  • 2C
As far as I'm aware EveryHit is ok. I've used it on all my articles without anyone mentioning it and seen it on numerous other GA and FA articles.
Just checkin'.

Hope that's ok Cavie78 (talk) 08:51, 10 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

You're welcome for the review. Next time, when you come across this GA format, add "#:::", see above, and say what progress you did with the concerns. :) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 16:21, 10 September 2009 (UTC)Reply
Cool, thanks for the tip! Have made the last remaining change you requested. Cavie78 (talk) 19:32, 10 September 2009 (UTC)Reply
You're welcome. Now, getting back to business. Thank you to Cavie for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 21:12, 10 September 2009 (UTC)Reply