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Casting Crowns studio albums

 * Contributor(s): Toa Nidhiki05

Articles all meet GA criteria and have no issues preventing inclusion. I've worked on these articles for a while now and am glad they are all of good article quality, and I feel this would be an excellent good topic. -- Toa   Nidhiki05  04:29, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't Peace on Earth (Casting Crowns album) be included? They were in the studio for the album, and they wrote songs for it. ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 16:28, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed; it might not be a "proper" album but it's certainly a studio album (much as, say Garage, Inc. would be a studio album but not a "proper" album). I do see where the topic is going but it's hard to set a definition for that kind of "real" album without it being too OR-ish. I don't mind this one sitting for a while if you'd like to work on Peace on Earth in the interim. GRAPPLE   X  20:42, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

I'd be more than happy to improve the article to GA-status, provided this stays open in the interim (within reason, of course - maybe a week or so for improving and nomination). However, my GA nominees tend to take very long periods of time to pass - Come to the Well, for instance, was nominated on July 30 and wasn't reviewed until December 17. To expedite that and prevent this from being open forever, perhaps someone could review it once it is nominated to get it out of the way?  Toa   Nidhiki05  21:53, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I would also prefer inclusion of the holiday album in the current topic before promotion. Nergaal (talk) 20:51, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll do it. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 22:24, 23 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Support now. Hope you don't mind, but I updated the topic since I passed the article as a GA. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 00:35, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't mind, it saved me from having to do it. :P  Toa   Nidhiki05  00:39, 15 January 2013 (UTC)


 * So what exactly is the status of the Peace on Earth article? I see that it has not yet been nominated for GAN (nor do I believe it is currently ready for that). I assume the holidays intervened in Toa's plans, but an update on when things are expected to be completed would be nice. Silver  seren C 11:58, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
 * As of right now, I only need to make three more sections (Background and recording, Composition, and Chart performance) before it can be nominated. I have most of the citations for these so making them should not take too long. I apologize for the delay but the holiday season and resumption of school have both interfered with my availability on here. I should have the article ready by the end of the week at the latest.  Toa   Nidhiki05  16:16, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Cool, no prob. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 16:49, 9 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Oppose until Peace on Earth is a GA. Wizardman  15:52, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Then it will need to be added to the main topic article, the featured list as well. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:49, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * It's already in there. GRAPPLE   X  01:08, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Support. That was fast. Wizardman  23:50, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Good article nomination is up now.  Toa   Nidhiki05  01:07, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * It's reviewed right now. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 18:14, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * All issues are responded to/fixed.  Toa   Nidhiki05  19:12, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, but a few comments on the lead topic article, namely the featured list Casting Crowns discography: The Rambling Man (talk) 19:53, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Any reason why the indie albums aren't mentioned in the infobox?
 * "over 1 million copies" WP:MOSNUM says 1->one.
 * '2x Platinum[10]" there's a "multiplied sign" rather than just an x.
 * Who Am I doesn't appear to have a ? after it in our article.
 * The O in "Jesus, Friend of Sinners" is small allegedly (like the template).
 * Just a polite question, have Casting Crowns' releases (any of them) ever charted in any territory outside of the US?
 * I'll fix I've fixed all those issues but to answer the last question, the answer is yes. Come to the Well charted at number 69 in Canada and number 8 in New Zealand, but to my knowledge none of their others have. Canada is the most likely where they could have charted, but Billboard only publishes a small number of albums overall (around 30 or so) out of the 100 charting albums. Jam! (prior to the removal of the feature) used to publish 100 albums off the same SoundScan number, but it had no archive so I can't confirm it.  Toa   Nidhiki05  20:06, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Could you include those "outside the US" charting numbers so we get a better feel that this isn't just a US-only phenomenon? The Rambling Man (talk) 20:08, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure; the reason I didn't include them was that I wasn't sure they should be included given they only charted once in each, but I will include them now.  Toa   Nidhiki05  20:11, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Cool, I just think it adds an element of diversity and a welcome one at that. Thanks for addressing my comments so swiftly. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:18, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem - if I'm online odds are I'm checking my watchlist regularly, so I was able to see the comments and address them quickly. I agree, it does add that element of diversity that many CCM/Christian rock articles would lack (mainly due to fact most CCM/Christian rock artists, even major ones, don't chart outside the US).  Toa   Nidhiki05  20:21, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Comment my major concerns are now addressed but please do check the references of the GAs which complete the topic, I note a few dead links there which goes against the FT criterion 3 which states: "Each article or list is of high quality, including the referencing." (my bold). The Rambling Man (talk) 21:10, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I've looked through them real quick and don't see any dead link templates. Which citations did you notice were dead? If it was the year-end and decade-end ones, that would be because Billboard recently decided to hide those behind a paywall. The links still work, you just need to pay them money to get the info. :)  Toa   Nidhiki05  21:24, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I used Checklinks to help me with a couple of the articles... The Rambling Man (talk) 21:35, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I've gone through and fixed those links.  Toa   Nidhiki05  22:02, 15 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Closing as promoted. GRAPPLE   X  16:34, 4 February 2013 (UTC)