Talk:Jack of All Parades/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Thebiguglyalien (talk · contribs) 16:41, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

I'll post a review for this in the next day or two. Thebiguglyalien ( talk ) 16:41, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

, the article mostly looks good. The one issue that stands out is WP:OVERQUOTING, which happens enough that there wasn't enough encyclopedic text under "themes and reception" for me to fully evaluate criterion one. Thebiguglyalien ( talk ) 23:43, 24 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Many thanks, . I've attempted to address all of your comments. Let me know about anything else that is needed. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:44, 30 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I looked over the revised themes and reception section. The article is just about good to go except for a few points where the wording is unclear or reads awkwardly:
 * as openly about Costello's love for O'Riordan
 * and that the narrator was clearly genuine about this
 * songs that were more affecting than Costello's other output
 * Thebiguglyalien ( talk ) 15:40, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, - I've had another attempt at those. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:31, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

I was unable to closely review "Themes and reception" because there's little original prose, mentioned below in criterion two.
 * Well-written


 * Avoid one-line paragraphs per MOS:PARA.
 * Clarify in the body where he was credited as MacManus and where he was credited as The Little Hands.
 * I've amended the article per the two points above. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:14, 30 August 2023 (UTC)


 * and one of only three "three songs of relational celebration" – three three
 * Fixed. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:42, 25 August 2023 (UTC)


 * The song contains an obscure reference – Obscure according to whom?
 * I've removed that word, and slightly reworked that part. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:42, 30 August 2023 (UTC)


 * "Crimes of Paris" was a song on Costello's next studio album, Blood & Chocolate (1985) – Wasn't Blood & Chocolate the previous album?
 * The year has been corrected to 1986. (King of America was released in February 1986, and Blood & Chocolate came out in September 1986). BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:42, 25 August 2023 (UTC)


 * The image is a little too long, and it can bleed into the references section on some displays.
 * I added a "clear" template. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:14, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

All sources appear reliable. The article suffers from WP:OVERQUOTING, which is a common problem in music articles. Given how short this article is, the quotes make nearly half of it a copy-paste construction. It's generally better to paraphrase rather than quote unless there's a good reason not to.
 * Verifiable with no original research
 * Fair comment! I'll work on this. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:42, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I've trimmed quotes (and tried to avoid simply rephrasing them). BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:42, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Spot checks:
 * Brackett (2000) – Good.
 * Griffiths (2008) – Good.
 * Hinton (1999) – Good.
 * Gouldstone (1989) – Good.

Covers all of the main aspects. It's on the shorter side, but about what can be expected for a non-single song.
 * Broad in its coverage

No ideas are given undue weight.
 * Neutral

No recent disputes, no major updates are expected.
 * Stable

The one image is Creative Commons and the caption explains its relevance. I took the liberty of sizing down the image to limit any stretching into the next section.
 * Illustrated
 * Ive added another which I think is relevant, but happy to remove it if you disagree. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:14, 30 August 2023 (UTC)