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"Needs Improvement" Articles

Latin Music

I believe this article was nominated for "needs improvement" because of multiple reasons:

• The lead description does not really connect with the rest of the article.
• Within the lead description, there is a mention of the different divisions record labels use in regards to Latin music. However, there is no mention within the article on the differences in these divisions other than the fact that it is location based.
• The contemporary usage section has miscellaneous information together. For example, the Julio Iglesias note seems out of place in this section.
• There seems to be a lack of information. Genre-based "good articles" include more information on the subgenres and even the artists listed, especially when relating to umbrella genres like Latin music. Other articles also tend to include the reactions and impact the music have on different generations and in different locations.

Christmas in Russia

I believe this article was nominated for "needs improvement" because:

• This article needs more citations. The only citations and references available are in the Traditional Russian Cuisine section and one in the Complaints to the Russian Constitutional Court.
• There is a lack of information. Most of the descriptive information is in the lead description that can be expanded in the article. For instance, there can be a significant section on the Christmas Eve and potentially Christmas Day activities after the History section in the content and some expansion on traditions, like "Ded Moroz" and "Snegurochka."
• Some copy editing is needed.

Potential Articles

I decided to include four just in case two don't work. The top three choices are currently C-class in quality.

1. Rock music in Mexico
2. British Invasion
3. Folk Rock
4. Feminism in Mexico

Articles Chosen

British Invasion

List of Problems

• Problem with organization throughout the article. For example, it mentions the British culture aspect but hard to find within the article.
• Needs copy editing
• Has tags (nb and excess citations)
• Some of the sections are not adequately titled
• Influence section is very long, and somewhat badly organized.
• Citations needed:

Background: citation needed tag

Beyond the Beatles: excessive citations

Outside music: excessive citations.

List of Tasks

1. Copy edit
2. Title the "Outside music" section as something else
3. Organize the "Outside music" section based on subject: ex. Fashion, Films
4. Separate Influences section: maybe based on genre and then the progression of the British Invasion
5. Add information from British invasion section in Folk Rock article
6. Fix small citation problems

Folk rock

List of Problems

• Lead has too much information
• Rest of article has too much information that can be shortened and linked to other articles
• Lead article has some repetition in Definition/etymology section
• Other tags in the Lead section: "not verified in body"
• Citations:

British Invasion: Citation needed tag.

Other precursors: Original research tag.

Citation error: Reference number 11.

• Some parts read as original commentary, specifically parts about artists related to sound/instrument usage. They don't tend to have citations.

List of Tasks

1. Narrow what sections to work on: perhaps Lead, Definition/Etymology, Antecedents and 1960s?
2. Make Folk revival section more of a summary
3. Make Beatles/British invasion summarized section
4. Make Byrds/Dylan sections summarized and link to main article
5. Transfer information from British invasion section to British invasion article
6. Edit the lead article and Definition/etymology sections to minimize repetition of information
7. Fix citations