Talk:Back to the Shack/GA1

GA Review
Reviewer: CyrockingSmiler (talk · contribs) 18:46, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi! I'll be starting the GA review shortly. CyrockingSmiler (talk) 18:46, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Links

 * Disambiguation: Karl Koch leads to a disambiguation page.
 * I just unlinked his name altogether. There is the Karl Koch (Weezer) page, but that just redirects back to the band article.


 * External: They are okay except link no. 1
 * What external links? There's none of those in the article. You mean the citations?
 * Oh sorry, that was my mistake. I was talking about the citations.

Prose

 * Lead
 * "Back to the Shack" is a song by the American rock band, Weezer." Remove the comma
 * Done


 * "It was released as the first single from their ninth studio album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End, on July 22, 2014." Remove the commas after album and End
 * Done


 * "The song was written" It was written
 * Done


 * "Overall reception of the song has been positive." The song received generally favorable reviews.
 * Done


 * "The song debuted at twelve on the Alternative Songs chart." This should be put in the commercial performance section, not in the lead.
 * Done


 * Background
 * The sections Background and composition should be merged into one. Also, a sample of the song would be nice, although not necessary.
 * The sections are now merged.


 * "...randomly" The ellipsis is unnecessary
 * I removed it.


 * "Back to the Shack" was written by Rivers Cuomo and Jacob Kasher Hindlin." After this, add the line, production was helmed by Ric Ocasek
 * Done


 * "based on suggestions from fans, changed" based on fan suggestions changed
 * Done


 * "Producer Ric Ocasek was also said to have added a synth melody line to the song, with Cuomo stating "[he] tried to find different melodies and different beats and all these different things. I couldn't crack the code. So we had to go ahead and record it anyway[...]", during which Ocasek introduced the new melody." Regarding the composition of the song, Cuomo stated that he "tried...things." Further, he stated that as he "couldn't crack the code" they had to go ahead and record it anyway. Ocasek introduced a synth melody line to the song during this period.
 * Done


 * "Cuomo would also explain that the lyrics refer to how he feels bad for the direction the band has taken on some of their past material, with him admitting that he has sometimes "gone over the edge", and that he wanted to create "a classic alt-rock record"." Cuomo explained that the...material. He admitted that sometimes he "went over the edge". He explained his desire to create "a classic alt-rock record."
 * Done


 * "The word "shack" serves as a reference to Amherst House, a home where some of the original Weezer members lived, and had recorded some of their demos at." The word... house, a home where some of the original Weezer members had lived and recorded a few of their demos.
 * Done


 * Composition
 * Should be merged with background. A picture of any of the songwriters or producer would be nice, but not necessary.
 * They have been merged.
 * I'm adding a picture of Cuomo to the article


 * Release and live performances
 * Live performances should be a stand-alone section and should be put after critical reception.
 * Are you sure? There's not much to say about the live performances, so that's why I had it merged in with the release section.
 * The content in 'release' has already been mentioned in the lead. So I'm removing it as it is redundant.


 * Release has to be expanded, or put it in the background section.
 * Like what about it can be expanded?


 * Reception
 * Make it Critical reception and put it before live performances.
 * Done


 * "Carolyn Menyes at Music Times regards" regarded
 * Done


 * "...features hooks" the ellipsis is unnecessary
 * I removed them.


 * "it's simple," its simple
 * Done


 * "the song, as a whole," Remove the commas
 * Done


 * "At Billboard, Chris Payne" Chris Payne of Billboard
 * Done


 * "Hilary Hughes at Fuse" Hilary Hughes of Fuse
 * Done


 * "...a promising" Remove the ellipsis
 * Done


 * References
 * in all the references, the authors should be written as last name, first name and date should be in the format Month date, year
 * Example: Mapes, Jillian August 4, 2014
 * Done


 * Ref#1 cannot be accessed by people not logged in, so it should be replaced.
 * I can't find a replacement. I didn't even add this citation myself, and I'm not a member there.
 * Ref #1 is currently the only error in the article.


 * Ref#13 publisher is Prometheus Global Media
 * I changed it to that.

If you fix these errors within a week, I'll promote this article to GA status. CyrockingSmiler (talk) 19:39, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

I have fixed most of these as noted. I asked a few questions though. Kokoro20 (talk) 00:32, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose quality:
 * B. MoS compliance:
 * 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:

In my opinion, this article is adequate for GA classification. Well done! CyrockingSmiler (talk) 11:24, 12 August 2014 (UTC)