Talk:11 (Bryan Adams album)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Adabow (talk · contribs) 21:35, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose quality:
 * B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. References to sources:
 * B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
 * C. No original research:
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. Major aspects:
 * B. Focused:
 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * Pass or Fail:


 * ✅ 2 dab links, 2 dead external links

Lead

 * ✅ Could do with a rewrite to form a NPOV, especially the 3rd paragraph, which is contradictory ("The album was a commercial success... the album has been viewed as a commercial failure").

Conception

 * ✅ ...it was his eleventh studio album, if you include... Don't use second person pronouns, maybe ...it was his eleventh studio album, when album x is included
 * ✅ ..significant portions of the album was produced.. were produced
 * ✅ They'd record the album.. → Vallance and Adams recorded the album..
 * ✅ ..which they'd usually carry along.. → ..which they usually carried along..
 * ✅ There are more contractions used in the rest of the article which need to be expanded

Writing and themes

 * ✅ They hooked up.. - remove colloquial language

Release

 * ✅ The finishing touches to the album was done → were done
 * ✅ B-sides are usually written with a capital 'B'
 * ✅ Write a summarising sentence for the reviews
 * What do you mean? --TIAYN (talk) 15:48, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry I missed this one. I mean something like "11 received mixed reviews from critics." Adabow (talk · contribs) 03:22, 28 October 2010 (UTC)


 * ✅ "10 thousand" → ten thousand
 * ✅ All numbers less than ten should be written out in full, however I strongly recommend that you do this for all numbers below 100.

Track listing

 * ✅ Needs a reference for writers
 * Is that really neccessary? The source for this would be the album itself, it would be like sourcing the cover.. Second, its not usually referenced in other GAs i've seen. --TIAYN (talk) 08:16, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, the album liner notes are fin to use as a source; you can use Cite music release notes Adabow (talk · contribs) 05:34, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Personnel

 * ✅ Needs a source
 * Is that really neccessary? The source for this would be the album itself, it would be like sourcing the cover.. Second, its not usually referenced in other GAs i've seen. --TIAYN (talk) 08:16, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Release history

 * ✅ Needs refs and completion
 * Is that really neccessary? The source for this would be the album itself, it would be like sourcing the cover.. Second, its not usually referenced in other GAs i've seen. --TIAYN (talk) 08:16, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Charts and certifications
--TIAYN (talk) 08:14, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ References should be next to the chart name, not the peak position. For certifications you can place the ref in either cell.
 * ✅ Link charts
 * What's up with the European Albums Chart whacked on the end?
 * It charted, but they don't know what position it reached..
 * look like number three Adabow (talk · contribs) 08:38, 21 October 2010 (UTC)


 * ✅ --TIAYN (talk) 15:48, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Media

 * ✅ Does the deluxe edition cover add anything to the article? It uses the same photograph as the original, and is just recoloured. I feel it fails WP:NFCC #8.
 * ✅ The same goes for File:BA-I Thought-Video.jpg it is not discussed in the article.

There is a lot of work to do, butI will place the review on hold now. Adabow (talk · contribs) 22:18, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the amendments; I will pass the article now. Just a couple of final comments: why is the European Albums Chart not in alphabetical order? The final sentence of the lead also needs a rewrite. Adabow (talk · contribs) 04:10, 3 November 2010 (UTC)