Talk:Arcángel/GA1

GA Review
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 * Infobox
 * Per Template:Infobox Musical artist, only official stage names should be included in this field. Did Arcángel ever release any material as La Maravilla or El Fenómeno?
 * He introduced himself as "La 'Fucking' Maravilla" during his first concert, I believe that is as official as it gets. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  21:30, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * What about "El Fenómeno"? —  Σ xplicit  23:04, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Ditto, but I'm not sure where to find a reference for that one, the CD's title is flooding the seach. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  07:27, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Lead
 * Per WP:LEADCITE, there doesn't need to be citations in the lead. Try working Arcángel's birth name and date into the body of the article.
 * "The duo eventually went on to make other songs that became popular among reggaeton fans in the United States and Puerto Rico…" POV issues.
 * …"with hopes of following in the footsteps of the popular musical phenomenon, reggaeton." Popular musical phenomenon are point of view words.


 * Early life
 * "Arcángel also has two smaller brothers." This sentence is awkwardly in the paragraph. How about combining it with a preceding sentence, for example: "Arcángel was born and raised in New York City, New York. He was born eldest of three children to Dominican mother, Carmen Santos, and a Puerto Rican father." Something along those lines.
 * "Growing up listening to various types of music like rock music and salsa, he was always a true fan of rock music. One artist in particular is Robi Draco Rosa, a Puerto Rican pop/rock artist and a former member of Menudo." → "He grew up listening to various types of music and has been a fan of rock music, particularly Robi Draco Rosa, a Puerto Rican pop rock artist and a former member of Menudo."
 * "Arcángel was not always a fan of reggaeton music, and claims that it is not actually his favorite music, but it is easy to sing to." → "Arcángel he was not always a fan of reggaeton; he claims that it is not his favorite type of music, but it is easy to sing to."
 * "During the early 2000s, when reggaeton music was more underground type of music, Arcángel grew fond of the new kind of music. Listening to artists like Tego Calderón and Tempo, it inspired him to try and pursue a singing and rapping career in reggaeton music."
 * The last paragraph that explains the meaning behind his stage name "Arcángel" is stubby and doesn't flow well. This might go well under the following section as the first paragraph.
 * This paragraph seems to have disappeared. —  Σ xplicit  23:04, 12 April 2009 (UTC)


 * 2004–2007 : Beginning of career
 * "After moving to Puerto Rico in 2002, Arcángel had decided to follow in the footsteps of the ongoing musical phenomenon which was the upbringing of reggaeton music." Again, musical phenomenon is POV.
 * "He eventually went on to form part of a popular then-underground reggaeton act, Arcángel & De La Ghetto." Popular is POV; then-underground should just be underground.
 * "The duo eventually went on to make other songs that became popular among reggaeton fans in the United States and Puerto Rico…" same POV issues as the lead.
 * In the last paragraph, only the chart positions of "Chica Virtual" are cited; everything else in the paragraph isn't.
 * The references added (CD Universe) only cites the release. The information preceding has yet to be cited. —  Σ xplicit  23:04, 12 April 2009 (UTC)


 * 2008–present : Solo career and debut album
 * All the content, beginning with, "The tracks were distributed through his official website…" to the end of the paragraph is not cited.
 * One sentence has been cited. The rest of the paragraph hasn't. —  Σ xplicit  23:04, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * "He claimed that it was a lot easier having his mother be his manager so that he did not have to pay 20 percent to anything." It's unclear what this means. What did he pay 20 percent of before?
 * All the content, beginning with, "He went on to release his debut album, El Fenómeno…" to the end of the paragraph is also not cited.
 * One sentence has been cited. The rest of the paragraph hasn't. —  Σ xplicit  23:04, 12 April 2009 (UTC)


 * External links
 * The link to Allmusic is used as a referenced, so it's unnecessary as an external link.

Media review

 * Everything seems to check out okay.

General comments
I'm placing the article on hold for seven days to allow for the above concerns to be addressed. —  Σ xplicit  22:09, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Throughout the article, there is an inconsistency of bare tags and citation templates. Please convert all bare references. Also, make sure to link the publishers on their first occurrences.
 * Per WP:NAMB, the dab at the top is unnecessary.
 * More comments may be added as edits progress.
 * I will take a look at the review, but will not be able to fully attend it until Tuesday. Regards, -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  21:16, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No worries. When the rest of the concerns are resolved, I will review the article again and either make additional comments or pass it. —  Σ xplicit  23:04, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

It has been well over ten days since my initial review and the article has yet to meet the good article criteria. Therefore, I must fail this article's GAN. Please make sure to resolve all my concerns above before renominating the article. Thank you. —  Σ xplicit  02:15, 22 April 2009 (UTC)