Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/City of Angels (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)/archive2


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was archived by Ian Rose via FACBot (talk) 07:37, 24 December 2014 (UTC).

City of Angels (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)

 * Nominator(s): Earthh (talk) 18:13, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

"City of Angels" is one of the most memorable and iconic songs recorded by Thirty Seconds to Mars. Since the last review in September, the article underwent a copyediting treatment (I'm not a native English speaker) and I believe that it is very close to the FA criteria. I would ask the editors who oppose to provide their reason for such and add additional comments how can I improve the article. Thank you, Earthh (talk) 18:13, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

Image check - all OK (issues fixed)
 * File:Thirty_Seconds_to_Mars_-_%22City_of_Angels%22_(Promotional_Single).png - fair-use rationale needs last parameter filled, "n.a." is no valid NFCC-argument (see other single lead images for usable example phrases).
 * Fixed.


 * File:City_of_Angels_music_video.jpg - fair-use for such a collage doesn't work. Most persons in this collage have their own article and simply showing their portrait photos doesn't significantly increase a reader's understanding. A crucial scene screenshot, widely discussed in reviews, could be shown as "fair-use", or a collage of free images (if available).
 * A collage of free images is not available and the music video basically shows people telling to the camera what LA means to them (it is not a narrative piece). What should I do?
 * You'll have to remove the collage image, sorry - it doesn't meet our fair-use policy. Maybe another reviewer has a better idea for a suitable replacement. GermanJoe (talk) 14:03, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
 * What if a collage were effected through free-use images of the celebrities, a la Frozen (2013 film)? Tezero (talk) 14:22, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
 * That's more like a mini gallery, and would be OK license-wise (assuming only free images were used). GermanJoe (talk) 14:29, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I've created a collage with free-use images of some celebrities who appear in the video.--Earthh (talk) 22:00, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
 * New collage looks fine copyright-wise, thank you. GermanJoe (talk) 08:43, 4 December 2014 (UTC)


 * All other images are CC or valid fair-use, with sufficient source and author information.
 * (Not relevant for this FA) As side note, the song sample is OK here, but has a rather weak FUR in its second article usage. Showing "variety and experimentation" is no valid fair-use reason in an article, which doesn't even mention the song and includes 3 other samples. GermanJoe (talk) 23:28, 22 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Support per last nomination. Everything still looks to be in order, although I find it curious that "experimental rock" is now listed as the sole genre when it generated so much bickering back then. Tezero (talk) 07:00, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Closing comment -- Sorry but this review seems to have stalled so I'll be archiving it shortly -- best of luck with a renomination in the New Year if you choose. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 07:37, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Ian Rose (talk) 07:37, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.