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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 promoted by User:Matthewedwards 15:56, 25 October 2008 [1].

The White Stripes discography[edit]

previous FLC (10:07, 7 August 2008)

If I recall correctly, this didn't make FL due to it being part of a discussion about the amount of positions in charts. The list remains in good condition since then, and hopefully it can make it through the nomination process. Red157 (talk • contribs) 00:33, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved issues from SRX
Comments
  • Having signed to V2 Records, 2003 saw The White Stripes major label debut, entitled Elephant which has since gone Platinum in the United States and double Platinum in the United Kingdom. - why is platinum capitalized?
  • This was followed by Icky Thump in 2007. Both albums made the top five of the Billboard 200, Icky Thump with the higher placing of number two,[1] and both also won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. - very confusing, you need to split these.

--SRX 00:38, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I do believe both are done and thank you for commenting so quickly. Red157 (talk • contribs) 00:44, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There is a second platinum capitalized in the same sentence above.--SRX 00:48, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That was careless of me, done.  Red157  00:57, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comments from Gary King (talk · contribs)
Resolved comments from Gary King (talk) 04:15, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • "acclaim whilst pushing" – "acclaim while pushing"
  • "the current alternative rock scene" — "the alternative rock scene" – what's so "current" about it?
  • "Having signed to V2 Records, 2003 saw The White Stripes major label debut," – "The White Stripes signed to V2 Records and released their debut album on a major label in 2003" – much cleaner
  • "which has since gone platinum in" – "which has been certified platinum in"


Gary King (talk) 21:03, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All done.  Red157  14:29, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strong oppose

  • "This list does not include any material by Jack White as a solo artist or as a member of The Raconteurs." ← remove it!
  • "This was followed by De Stijl, which was well-received by critics and was their first album to chart in the United States." – In which position? 0?
  • "The White Stripes signed to V2 Records and released their debut album on a major label in 2003..." → "...and released their major label debut in 2003..." (?)
  • "entitled Elephant" → "entitled Elephant," (comma)
  • "Both albums made the top five of the Billboard 200, though Icky Thump managed the higher placing of number two. Both Get Behind Me Satan and Icky Thump received Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album." (twice both on the same para?)
  • Peak chart positions = 16? (reduce to 10; both albums & singles!)
  • " — " denotes releases that did not chart. → "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
  • Remove the excess space in the column certifications. (ex. US:__Gold)
  • Formats → Format
  • Videos → Video albums
  • Music Video → Title
  • References (needs a big cleanup)
    • "The White Stripes - Music Charts". acharts. Retrieved on 2008-07-24. (??????)

Cannibaloki 01:38, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Couple of things. All are done besides the excess spaces in column certifications (As I'm not sure why they do that, and if the most minor of superficial issues like that stops it reaching FL, I'll be gutted) and the reducing the chart thing. If I recall correctly, this failed last time due to that very issue regarding the amount of chart positions. And since then I've seen so many articles make FL with the same amount of positions in their charts. It seems the discussion didn't actually make a difference and it's still a matter of personal opinion.  Red157  12:27, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
One question: If you had +30 positions to write on the table of albums & singles, you will write all? Cannibaloki 16:12, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well I don't think anything approaching 30 would be able to fit on the page. 16 looks fine and as I've mentioned, has been the amount present on other FL discographies.  Red157  17:08, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment

  • I don't know if it's due to dilution since we see the same style of discogs here all the time, but WP:FL? says the lead needs to be engaging. This just seems like it's been taken from any one of the already featured lists, with the band name and albums replaced by the ones for The White Stripes. For me, to "exemplifies our very best work" doesn't mean to copy/paste what is already featured; we shouldn't be afraid to try something new once in a while. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 03:25, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
If I was to turn each paragraph into a series of haiku's, would the FL criteria be compromised? As it's certainly something new.  Red157  13:31, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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