Talk:My Bologna/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: HeyJude70 (talk · contribs) 07:22, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

For some reason, I didn't get a message on my talk page that this had been placed on hold, nor did I get an update on my watchlist. I'd be more than happy to get these issues fixed today, if you'd be so kind as to give me the benefit of the doubt.-- Gen. Quon   (Talk)   19:20, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Some points:
 * I have addressed/fixed all of the prose issues that you pointed out. In regard to why Capitol didn't promote the single, I'm not sure why that is. No source mentions a why, just that it happened.-- Gen. Quon   (Talk)   19:34, 4 February 2017 (UTC)


 * In regards to why the lead doesn't have citations, per WP:LEADCITE, "Because the lead will usually repeat information that is in the body, editors should balance the desire to avoid redundant citations in the lead with the desire to aid readers in locating sources for challengeable material." I have cited all of this information in the body of the article, and as such, I feel that it is redundant to cite it again in the lede. The no-citations-in-the-lede approach has been embraced by myself and used in nine featured articles. As such, I feel that there is a precedent for my stylistic approach.-- Gen. Quon   (Talk)   19:34, 4 February 2017 (UTC)


 * In regards to the info about Yankovic's background, I feel that this is necessary for this article, because it was Yankovic's first single. In addition, before the article starts talking about "My Sharona", only one sentence is given that sets the stage.-- Gen. Quon   (Talk)   19:34, 4 February 2017 (UTC)


 * In regards to the inclusion of CalPoly, personally, I disagree. He was a student at the university, and the radio station was affiliated with the university. Without a mention, readers might be left to wonder about the background and context for the song.-- Gen. Quon   (Talk)   19:34, 4 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Gen. Quon, I'm very sorry that you were not notified of the review, as I'm sure it would have been fixed quite quickly if you were. I would be happy to readdress this review, I am just not sure if I can use this page again as I have already marked it as a fail. You may know more about this than I, does the article have to be re-nominated? If so, I'd be happy to review it again. ThomDevexx ॐ (talk) 01:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)


 * ThomDevexx ॐ, I've just reopened the review for you; you should continue the review on this page. In cases where the reviewer has closed the review prematurely and wants to continue where they left off, you can just revert your edit that closed it, which I have done for you. The reason Gen. Quon wasn't notified was that you didn't formally put the review on hold; instructions for doing so, so you'll know in future, are on the GAN instructions page at Putting the article on hold. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:26, 5 February 2017 (UTC)


 * BlueMoonset Thank you, a life saver as per usual.
 * Gen. Quon The review is reopened and now 'properly' On Hold. I've updated it all just one little thing in the top box to be checked. Also, I was wondering if you had any comment on the suggestion for the image of Yankovic used to be changed? ThomDevexx ॐ (talk) 01:53, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for opening it back up! I went ahead and added a citation to back up a genre tag. As for the image, I really would love to include something like that, but because it's already being used on the main Weird Al page, and because it's copyrighted, I think it's best to be judicious with its use and instead have a picture that's Creative Commons licensed, if that's OK.-- Gen. Quon   (Talk)   03:05, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Brilliant, pleased to see all the changes have been made. I thought that image couldn't be used, hopefully it the future an older one in free-use will be uploaded. Sorry for the difficulties with the review, but I'm happy to pass it now. Congratulations. ThomDevexx ॐ (talk) 03:41, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
 * No worries! Thanks for giving me the second chance!-- Gen. Quon   (Talk)   03:43, 5 February 2017 (UTC)