Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/U2 discography/archive1

The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was not promoted by User:The Rambling Man 10:09, 5 July 2008 [1].

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U2 discography

Previous FLC

I'm nominating it. --U2 is alternative rock (talk) 12:37, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

• old nomination Previous FLC

comment Use Em dashes for the blank boxes in table per WP:DASH --Gman124 ^talk 13:53, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

• The nominator is a sockpuppet of User:Wellwater Conspiracy. — H92 (t · c · no) 14:27, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Resolved stuff from Tenacious D Fan

Oppose Lots of issues. These are my comments:

• "This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by U2" Comprehensive listing is implied by FA status.
  •  Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:51, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• Second para is incredibly short considering the number of albums that band has released. How about expanding it, to discuss all the albums, videos etc.
  •  Done. Borrowed from U2 under GFDL :) Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:51, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• Remove the "Comment" column from Theatrically released films.
• I think the see also recommendation is a bit unnecessary.
  •  Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:51, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• What's a "full-length collaboration", and why does it warrant special note on the intro para?
  • No idea. I was wondering the same thing. Removed it.Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 09:04, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• "U2 have sold more than 170 million albums worldwide" This is a whole para on its own. Not FA quality.
  •  Done
• Inconsistancy: You say "US: Platinum" then "RIAA: 3× Multi-Platinum".
  •  Done
• Add in the ""—" denotes albums that did not chart." row in the table per Foo Fighters discography.
  •  Done

Music video directors are not shown.

Remove notes column from music videos, and replace with music video directors.

•  Doing...

The "Comment" column under video releases is unneccessary

Why aren't certifications included in the video releases?

• I'll look into this. Do you know of any sites that offer the information? Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 09:04, 26 June 2008 (UTC

• The RIAA site lists at least one award for a U2 video last time I checked. Tenacious D Fan (talk) 13:49, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

• "Video releases" should be "Videos". These are all releases anyway.
  •  Doing... Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 09:04, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• I see a lot of "non-album single" These need notes explaining where they originate from etc.
  • Wouldn't it simply mean they don't appear on an album? Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 09:04, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

• That's true, but then there should be an explanation about where the song 'comes from'.

• Certifications for albums need more countries. What about Canadian certifications? Irish certifications?
  •  Doing... Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 09:04, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• "more than 79 videos" is not precise.

Tenacious D Fan (talk) 14:01, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

• Comment Remove the bold formatting in the lead or the link from it, per WP:BOLDTITLE. Gary King (talk) 16:46, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

•  Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:51, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

• NOTE Another indef-blocked sock-puppet nomination. indopug (talk) 00:06, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• Really? Then I'll take over this nom if no-one minds. I've been looking for something to do something in namespace. Maybe this'll help me with my mental block. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 06:20, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

• Oppose Lots of factual errors. For example, a few iTunes Store exclusive digital only albums are listed as having been released on CD and cassette. Theatrically released films should not have "record labels" as they are not albums, but should have movie studios instead. There are also too many redirected links, and I also think that the order of the sections should be consistent with the order listed in the infobox. Needs a decent amount of work before it can get FL status. –Dream out loud (talk) 03:42, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

• Could you be more specific with which release details are incorrect? Feature films have had the label info removed. I'm looking into studio info instead. Which links are redirected? Will work on the order last, once all the other concerns are addressed. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Comments Hmm... I always thought that this was already featured.

• Lead sentence needs work. "This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by U2," Numerous issues: comprehensive is implied if it's featured -- the word is redundant. "official releases", yet "discography" in the title. US is wikilinked bold text. Read WP:LS
• wikilinks needed for studio albums, singles, extended plays, compilations, videos
• How about opening with: "The discography of U2 consists of 12 studio albums, 58 singles, 3 extended plays (EPs), 3 compilations, more than 79 music videos, and 1 full-length collaboration. // U2 are an Irish alternative rock band. They formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers..." (// signifies a new paragraph)
• Don't wikilink single years such as 1976
  •  Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:05, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• "noted for their anthemic sound, Bono's impassioned vocals, and The Edge's textural guitar playing." Noted by who? "Anthemic", "impassioned" and perhaps "textural" sound POV to me. Sentence needs neutralising
  •  Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:05, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• Wikilink Bono and The Edge
  •  Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:05, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• Ref 3 needs placing after punctuation
• Final lead paragraph is a stub. And it doesn't have any punctuation.
  •  Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• LP, cassette and CD only need wikilinking once in the album table
  •  Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• As does Island Records
  •  Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• "The Best of 1980-1990" and "The Best of 1990-2000" — ndash for year spans. Numerous times throught the article
  •  Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• Sentence for "Music videos" is unnecessary
  •  Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
• Are there any music videos that aren't related to a single? If so, keep those and get rid of the rest. Music videos are generally just an extention of a single
• I suggest removing the content of the Videography section, and making a new U2 videography article, wikilink to it under the Videography section, and providing a small over-view table or prose.

Agree with Dream out Loud. And there's a lot of MOS breaches at the moment. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 06:18, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

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