Talk:Looking 4 Myself

Twisted

I don't think that Twisted is going to be released as the sixth single since Dive, which is the latest single, was released a very long time ago, and Usher released the single Go Missin', which will be part of his next album. --188.109.161.47 (talk) 09:32, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

The source citing the information states that "Usher is set to perform his latest single", denoting that "Twisted" is indeed a single. As of now, it has never been confirmed whether "Go Missin'" was released for his next album, just as a free download on Valentine's Day. Et3rnal 16:56, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

Certifications

Lokking 4 Myself got a silver Certification in UK. The Link: Please complete this, thanks (77.23.175.220 (talk) 15:29, 3 May 2015 (UTC)).

References

Summarising sentence under Critical Reception

The Metacritic score indicates "generally favorable reviews". It would be appropriate to open the paragraph under Critical Reception with a sentence that makes clear how well the song was received by most music critics.(82.217.67.186 (talk) 11:05, 18 October 2017 (UTC))

The preferred format for that is: On Metacritic, the ______ has a score of __ out of 100, based on __ reviews, indicating "_______________".<ref>(cite)</ref> - SummerPhD^v2.0 13:55, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

I understand. But mostly an introduction line is included. How are these determined?(82.217.67.186 (talk) 17:06, 18 October 2017 (UTC))

If you see a summary statement saying reviews were positive/negative/mixed/whatever, there are three possibilities:

1) There is a reliable source cited which supports this.

2) There is a reliable source elsewhere in the article which supports this and it should be cited for the claim.

3) Someone made it up. Someone else came along and changed it. Another person came along and changed it again. If you wait a little while, someone will change it again. It will change from "mostly positive" to "positive" to "universal acclaim" to "mixed to negative" to "indifferent" and so one until someone removes it as synthesis. There is no way for Wikipedia to "determine" anything. Wikipedia reports what independent reliable sources have to say about a subject. If there aren't any sources saying what critics thought (and for singles, there generally aren't) Wikipedia isn't in the business of creating material. - SummerPhD^v2.0 19:31, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

Since when is Metacritic not a reliable source?(82.217.67.186 (talk) 22:16, 18 October 2017 (UTC))

MakeMeWannaDamian, no one said it isn't, specifically. However, their summary statement is applied by an algorithm and the wordings are sometimes off target. Repeated discussion has come down to us treating the statement carefully.

Wikipedia does not say a The Force Awakens "has received universal acclaim" because there is no way to show that that is true and it is clearly not true. The Rotten Tomatoes score shows that a small minority of critics simply did not like the film. 93% positive is not "universal" (100%). Instead, we directly pin it to the source: "On Metacritic, the film has a score of 81 out of 100, based on 54 reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim'."

Wikipedia does not say "universal acclaim", Wikipedia says "Metacritic...indicates 'universal acclaim'."

Previously, you had said this album "received generally favorable reviews". Now it appropriately says that Metacritic says its score indicates generally favorable reviews. - SummerPhD^v2.0 01:43, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

And what if I add a Metacritic source to a summarising line?(145.44.146.114 (talk) 09:26, 19 October 2017 (UTC))

Orphaned references in Looking 4 Myself

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Looking 4 Myself's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "Allmusic":

• From Chris Brown: Kellman, Andy. "Chris Brown Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
• From Life in a Beautiful Light: Christopher Monger, James. "Life in a Beautiful Light - Amy Macdonald". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
• From Pharrell Williams: Kellman, Andy. "Pharrell Williams – Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
• From Live (Usher album): Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Live at AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
• From DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love: Kellman, Andy. "Versus – Usher: Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
• From Empire of the Sun (band): Phares, Heather. "Empire of the Sun | Biography". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
• From Versus (EP): Kellman, Andy. Review: Versus. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved on 2010-08-24.
• From ASAP Rocky: Lymangrover, Jason. "A$AP Rocky". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:40, 10 October 2021 (UTC)