Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Pet Shop Boys/archive1

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

The article was not promoted 19:42, 20 January 2007.

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Pet Shop Boys

The Pet Shop boys are not so prominent anymore, but their greatest achievement- a cover version of Go West by the Village People- became the official song of football. For those sharp-eyed enough, 'Go West' was sung live at the World Cup Final 2006 by the Pet Shop Boys. Over the years, the duo scored 4 worldwide Number Ones, and in the mid 80s, were immensely popular in the US. 'West End Girls' inspired many songs and artists alike in 1985, after its second release. Most important of all, their melodies and lyrics alike have secured them a place in music forever. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheWerewolf (talk • contribs)

• Oppose Haven't done an in-depth reading yet, but this is clearly lacking references -- there are no citations at all beyond the first two subsections. That leaves half the text of the article uncited. Also, there are two sections empty but for a "see also" template; these should contain a brief summary of the sub-articles. Shimeru 10:23, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
• OBJECT. Not sufficiently referenced per WP:CITE, WP:RS, WP:V. Especially with sensitive (libel risk) discussions like "Sexuality" where they are needed. Two dead headers with main article templates (biography and discography) where a summary of those articles should be. Fails 1(a) miserably. Bad writing...reads like a Robin Leach exposé, or an E! Hollywood Stories narration...examples:
  • This band dynamic has played a role in their public image as well.
  • The duo have always been very interested in the artwork, design and photography for their releases.
  • And this sentence takes the paradoxical cake: Traditionally, Pet Shop Boys have always favoured avant-garde tailored fashions. (emphasis mine)
• Also, I am concerned (and thus very extremely hesitant to support) because of the copyright status of the images. There have to be fair use images available. —ExplorerCDT 10:35, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose per above. This needs thorough referencing and then try a peer review. In relation to your nomination and comment here [1], becoming an featured article isn't related to a personal like or dislike for the subject; it has to meet the criteria in WP:WIAFA. Trebor 23:20, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose without even bothering to read the article because of the nominating statement, which doesn't even pay lip service to suggesting that we feature an article because of the quality of the article itself, not the subject's alleged place in musical history ("Go West"? And here I was thinking their greatest achievement was "Being Boring"). Daniel Case 05:15, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article review. No further edits should be made to this page.