Talk:Backspacer/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Rp0211  ( talk2me ) 01:13, 9 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Infobox
 * Include release date in "Release and reception" section
 * Put locations of studios in brackets as seen in California King Bed


 * Lead
 * According to WP:LEAD, articles with more than 15,000 characters but less than 30,000 characters need a lead of two or three paragraphs
 * Expand lead section to include chart history, certifications, accolades, etc.
 * Backspacer is the ninth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on September 20, 2009. – Include release information at end of first paragraph


 * Recording
 * No issues


 * Music and lyrics
 * According to WP:SAMPLE, an audio sample should be less than 10% of original recording up to thirty seconds. "The Fixer" must be less than 17.7 seconds and about 64kbps in quality.


 * Release and reception
 * Those who purchase the Compact Disc... – "Compact Disc" does not need to be capitalized
 * ...where it holds an 79 after 24 reviews or "generally positive" reviews. – "...where it received a 79/100 on an average of 24 reviews, which indicated "generally positive" reviews."
 * Allmusic should not be in year-end chart if it did not rank at all
 * Album chart information should be in separate section; certification should be separate from charting info, but in same section


 * Packaging
 * Try and rename the section to fit all details within it
 * On the cover and spine of the limited edition gatefold sleeve version, the "Backspacer" keys glow in the dark. – Should not be standalone sentence
 * Album artwork can have its own section while the album title could be in a "Background" section


 * Promotion
 * Not all singles released from album have sources to validate information


 * Track listing
 * Sources are needed to validate all information in this section


 * Personnel
 * Sources are needed to validate information


 * References
 * According to this, there are ten dead links and others with suspicious activity and connection issues.

Overall review
After thoroughly reviewing this article, I have decided to fail the article at this time. Here are the main reasons why:
 * MoS compliance with Lead: The article should have a two or three paragraph lead because it has between 15,000 and 30,000 characters, according to WP:LEAD.
 * Accordance to music samples: Audio samples should be less than 10% of original recording up to thirty seconds, according to WP:SAMPLE.
 * Citations of reliable sources where necessary/No original research: There are some sections that do not contain sources, making it violate WP:VERIFY and WP:NOR
 * Reference usage: Ten references are dead links and others have suspicious activity and connection issues, making it violate WP:DEADREF.

It is in good faith that I believe this article does not meet the good article criteria to the point where it can not be fixed in the general seven days. Once you have addressed these issues, you are welcome to renominate. Rp0211 ( talk2me ) 02:47, 9 August 2011 (UTC)