Talk:Thriller (album)/Featured articles checklist

=What we need to meet to make FA.= A featured article exemplifies our very best work and features professional standards of writing and presentation. In addition to meeting the requirements for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes.
 * 1) It is well-written, comprehensive, factually accurate, neutral and stable.
 * 2) *(a) "Well-written" means that the prose is engaging, even brilliant, and of professional standard.
 * Will copy edit now. DizFreak talk Contributions 20:35, 26 April 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) *(b) "Comprehensive" means that the article does not neglect major facts and details.
 * 2) ✅ I think we have not deleted any major fact or detail. DizFreak talk Contributions 20:35, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) *(c) "Factually accurate" means that claims are verifiable against reliable sources and accurately represent the relevant body of published knowledge. Claims are supported with specific evidence and external citations; this involves the provision of a "References" section in which sources are set out, complemented by inline citations where appropriate.
 * 4) ✅ - All citations were checked in first FA review.
 * 5) *(d) "Neutral" means that the article presents views fairly and without bias.
 * 6) ✅ - its quite hard to say anything negative about Thriller but I've managed to say a few things about the title track.
 * 7) *(e) "Stable" means that the article is not the subject of ongoing edit wars and that its content does not change significantly from day to day, except for edits made in response to the featured article process.
 * 8) ✅ - Never been an issue really.
 * 9) It follows the style guidelines, including:
 * 10) *(a) a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the greater detail in the subsequent sections;
 * I think we need a couple of things here. First, we have info on Thriller 25 being a commercial success with no references.  There is no balance of the first re-release of Thriller.  Either we need to put something up on the first release with a ref, or delete the final sentence in the lead.  Personally, I say take out that final sentence, it is not relevant to Thriller in the most concise sense.  Note that I am used to editing in terms of journalism so I have a tendency to cut things as short as possible in the lead.DizFreak talk Contributions 20:32, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) *(b) a system of hierarchical headings and table of contents that is substantial but not overwhelming (see section help);
 * 2) ✅ - now that T25 is out the way, its no issue.
 * 3) *(c) consistently formatted inline citations using either footnotes or Harvard referencing (Smith 2007, p. 1), where they are appropriate (see 1c). (See citing sources for suggestions on formatting references; for articles with footnotes or endnotes, the meta:cite format is recommended.)
 * 4) ✅ - all sorted from first FA review
 * 5) It has images and other media where they are appropriate to the subject, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status. Non-free images or media must meet the criteria for the inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly.
 * 6) ✅ - removed the one questionable image. DizFreak talk Contributions 20:42, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) It is of appropriate length, staying focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
 * 8) ✅ - I will give it one last go-over after I copyedit this myself. However, with the new page on Thriller 25 and the influence and legacy sections done I think we are close to good to go on this section. DizFreak talk Contributions 20:32, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Advice from individual users

 * User:Tony1/How to satisfy Criterion 1a
 * User:Jengod/Some common objections to featured status and how to avoid them
 * User:AndyZ/Suggestions
 * User:Yannismarou/Ten rules to make an article FA
 * User:Giano/A fool's guide to writing a featured article