Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Phil Collins/archive1

Phil Collins

Well written article about an important, famous, and talented musician. Captain Jackson 20:48, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

• Object - lead section is very sparse, needs to be a brief summary of the entire article ie his solo career is not even mentioned. 3 references seems to be inadequate. Potentially contentious items, such as the purported sales figures of his albums, needs to be referenced. The entire "Solo career" section is unreferenced. Will look at it more closely when these areas are fixed. Rossrs 22:52, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
• Object. Agree with Rossrs above, though the lead seems okay to me. The article is dominated by many short paragraphs and short sections, especially childhood. Biography should be changed to "biographies" or even better "further reading". The entire section of the bottom is just several long lists. I agree also that 3 references probably won't do. AndyZ 23:11, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
• Comment. Did you write the article? Because I can't find your name in the history and you appear to be a new user. I assume you mean that you want Phil Collins to be a featured article, right? Like Rossrs and Andy said it needs references and some cleanup. The discography looks a bit chaotic and the bolding of unverified sales figures needs to be changed and they really need to be verified, because contrary to popular belief there is no such thing as reliable sales figures. But if you want to work on the article, try to find some references and check some information and if you have found a reference then make a note of it and change the article during the verification. Go to a library because there are books about Genesis and Phil Collins and research the subject and check the details. After you have done that the best way is to get a WP:Peer Review and then apply for Featured Article. KittenKlub 00:31, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
• Nomination Withdrawn because it is not well-referenced, and because I want to support the nomination of the Black Death. Captain Jackson 04:34, 11 January 2006 (UTC)