Talk:It's About Time (Christina Milian album)/GA1

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GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
    Article conforms with MoS. Some of the prose is confusing. Milian recorded songs with "Darkchild",[9] Cory Rooney, Warryn Campbell,[4] Bryan Cox and Polli Paul. Unclear whether these performers or producers. Do any of them have Wikipedia articles to be linked?
    Changed, and the producers are linked in the lead. I thought it would be overlinking to link them again. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 03:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    In sentence two of the Music and lyrics section, "more R&B" is redundant to the first sentence.
    I couldn't really see how to fix this, so I just made a quote box for it. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 03:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    An issue Milian had with the album was that its music was not coherent - it is unclear whether this refers to her first or second album. it debuted and has peaked at number fourteen - unclear whether it both debuted and peaked or did it debut at some other position. Perhaps "It debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart, which was also its peak position."
    Good idea, done. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 03:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
    Reference section itself looks good, although current reference 12 duplicates current reference 5 and should be merged.
    Fixed. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 03:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Each direct quote within the article needs a separate citation.
    I have read the criteria and I know what it says, but I think it's more of a rule of thumb. Have a look at the recently promoted FA's: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log/October 2008. I think most, if not all, have quotes that are not directly followed by a ref. A specific example: The Other Woman. Reviewers found several prose problems, however none said anything about the ref problem. If FA reviewers do not find this to be a problem, I'm guessing it will be fine for a good article. Other GA reviewers have also pointed this out to me, and they have all let it slide. What are your thoughts? Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 03:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    The way it's been explained to me is that the citations are needed because the article could be re-arranged and the quote moved away from its reference. By citing each quote that problem is avoided. I've placed a request for feedback here. Otto4711 (talk) 21:01, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Each quote will need a separate citation before the article can be promoted. Sorry. Otto4711 (talk) 03:40, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay, well I went through the article and fixed the sourcing. Is it good now? Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 05:11, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    The song's lyrics were about putting an effort into the relationship as a female - "were" should be "are" and since part of this is a quote from current source 14 it needs to be cited.
    Fixed, and see above. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 03:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Is Amazon.com a reliable source?
    I had been thinking about this for a while, so I just removed it. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 03:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Better sourcing is needed for the assertion that her debut album's release was a result of the 9/11 attacks. The current source says My first album was about to come out in America but a lot of things were key factors in the reason it didn't come out. September 11 didn't help, you know. I had my record "AM to PM" which was blowing up but then (9/11) happened. This indicates to me that there were other factors involved in the decision.
    Better? Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 03:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    The album gained prominence when it received a Grammy Award nomination... - what's the source that the album gained prominence because of the nomination? Perhaps just cut that bit and just say "The album received a Grammy Award nomination..."
    Done. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 03:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
    Covers production, reception, charts, etc. and stays focused on the album ith appropriate information regarding the previous album included for clarity.
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
    Article reports on the positive and negative reviews roughly evenly, other material is balanced although I would like to see what if any response Polli Paul had to the lawsuit included if it's available.
    I tried to find some info, but I don't think there's anything out there. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 03:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars etc.:
    Article is stable.
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
    Sole image is properly tagged and included in appropriate infobox.
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:
    I am placing the article on hold for seven days to allow for the above concerns to be addressed. Thanks for your patience in waiting so long for this article to be reviewed. Please let me know if you have any questions. Otto4711 (talk) 22:52, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for taking the time to review the article. I have fixed most issues; tell me what you think of the rest. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 03:23, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Looks good. I'm going to list the article. Otto4711 (talk) 07:26, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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