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 * 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.

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Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)

 * Nominator(s): —  Andrew s talk  and  Jivesh    &bull;  Talk2Me  09:09, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

You all probably know this song for its catchy hook and/or its viral dance video. As for the article, it has been through another PR since the last FAC, and the prose has been tightened up. Now, comment away! —  Andrew s talk  09:09, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Also, I am taking part in the WP:CUP. —  Andrew s talk  08:24, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Oppose again - the article has been improved since its previous nomination, but in my opinion it still does not meet the FA criteria. Here are some specific concerns: Nikkimaria (talk) 14:47, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * WP:OVERLINK: don't link very common terms, don't link the same term multiple times
 * Unlinked some terms. At present items are linked once in lead, once in prose body and linked in refs (first time), tables etc. —  Andrew s talk  22:48, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * More work needed. On a quick look I see alter ego, Black Entertainment Television, Eye Weekly, and Saturday Night Live linked at least twice each in article body. Also, wikilinking is not consistently done first-time-only in references. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Allmusic linked in all refs due to the use of Allmusic. I have linked Amazon in refs once per store (ie Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de etc). Would you prefer a link in only one Amazon ref? —  Andrew s talk  00:04, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * No, that's fine, but why is for example Eye Weekly linked in both FN 52 and 101? Why is Los Angeles Times linked twice in two paragraphs? Nikkimaria (talk) 13:37, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * This is fixed now. Jivesh    &bull;  Talk2Me  15:32, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * "hand clap" or "handclaps"? "J-Setting" or "J-setting"? Check for internal consistency
 * Done —  Andrew s talk  22:48, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * File:Singleladies.ogg: "purpose of use" needs improvement, particularly given the sample's placement in the Composition section
 * Done. —  Andrew s talk  21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * File:Single_Ladies_(Put_a_Ring_on_It)_screenshot.jpg: who holds copyright to this screenshot?
 * Added. —  Andrew s talk  21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * "Both singles were sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on October 12, 2008,[13] and "Single Ladies" was also sent to Urban contemporary radio the same day,[14] while "If I Were a Boy" was instead sent to contemporary hit radio" - what does this mean?
 * Attempted to clarify. I think readers will need to read the linked article to understand the concept fully. —  Andrew s talk  21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I did, and unfortunately I'm still confused. Can you explain what you want to convey with that? Nikkimaria (talk) 22:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * In the radio industry, record labels pay to add songs to a playlist&mdash;a pool of songs from which radio stations play. In the US there are distinct radio formats (urban/rhythmic/contemporary/adult etc), and each format has a different playlist. What this text means is that SL was added to the playlists of urban rhythmic radio formats, while "If I Were a Boy" was added to contemporary hit radio. If this is still unclear I will try to find another editor who understands the concept more clearly and have them explain it. —  Andrew s talk  23:44, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay, what if you phrased it like "Both singles were added to rhythmic contemporary radio playlists on October 12, 2008;[13] "Single Ladies" was also sent to urban contemporary playlists the same day,[14] while "If I Were a Boy" was instead classified for contemporary hit radio." or similar? Nikkimaria (talk) 13:37, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I have rephrased it. Jivesh    &bull;  Talk2Me  15:32, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The article is in need of further copy-editing for clarity, tone and flow. Some examples: "recently put a stop to a bad relationship" - not encyclopedic in tone; "thus Knowles became the seventh female in the US to have two songs in the top five positions of the Hot 100.[68] The following week, "Single Ladies" ascended to number one on the Hot 100 chart, selling 228,000 downloads, and thus became Knowles' fifth solo" - repetitive; etc
 * Cleaned up. —  Andrew s talk  22:48, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Those specific examples are done, but this is a general point. I would suggest you find a non-music editor to read it over if possible; if not, you might try reading it out loud to see if you can hear places where the prose is lacking. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC) (Rechecked 13:37, 26 July 2011 (UTC), not done. Further example: "As at November 2009...")
 * Be consistent in what is italicized when. Check for other WP:MOS issues
 * Can you be more specific, or give an example? —  Andrew s talk  22:48, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * For example, why is "audio" italicized in ref 91? Nikkimaria (talk) 22:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * That is the way cite interview formats it, however the source is not actually an interview so I changed to cite audio. —  Andrew s talk  00:30, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay, another example: should Fuse TV be italicized or not? Nikkimaria (talk) 13:37, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * If Wikipedia itself does not italicized it, then i do not think we should do so. Jivesh    &bull;  Talk2Me  15:32, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Nikki, I just realized that you were pointing at Fuse TV being italicized in the reference. My apologies. Jivesh    &bull;  Talk2Me  15:46, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * What makes this a high-quality reliable source? This? This? This? This? This?
 * Paul Grein (Yahoo!) was an editor for Billboard for a long time, and his data is taken directly from Nielsen SoundScan numbers. Billy Johnson (Yahoo!) is an experienced music writer, writing in Black Voice News and Rap Sheet Newspaper, Vibe, The Source, Entertainment Weekly and the Hollywood Reporter. Mark Edward Nero (About.com) has written in The San Diego Union-Tribune, Los Angeles Daily News, The Boston Globe and Pasadena Star-News. The other two have been replaced. —  Andrew s talk  21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Citation formatting needs editing for consistency. For example: compare refs 9 and 10, italicization should be reversed on ref 108, compare refs 3 and 112, compare refs 33 and 128, etc
 * Done a few, will finish soon. Billboard has two different publishers because it changed hands in Dec 09. —  Andrew s talk  21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, the Billboard inconsistency I knew about. There are still quite a few others, though, so don't give up yet. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC) (Rechecked 13:37, 26 July 2011 (UTC), not done. Further example: be consistent in whether or not you include a retrieval date when you include an archive date)
 * Ref 162: page(s)?
 * There has been a dynamic IP address anon adding false information and incomplete citations for Brazilian charts recently, so I have removed the info until someone else can verify (and correctly cite) the info. —  Andrew s talk  21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Need page numbers for multi-page PDFs
 * Done. —  Andrew s talk  21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * This link says "the requested page is currently unavailable or not found".
 * That refers to a banner advert at the top. If you scroll down the article is there. —  Andrew s talk  21:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay. In that case, can you clarify what makes it a high-quality reliable source? Nikkimaria (talk) 22:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Urlesque is an entertainment magazine, part of The Huffington Post and owned by AOL. —  Andrew s talk  23:12, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Struck some, more work needed. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:27, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Comment - UK situation poorly researched and unverified. Regards, SunCreator (talk) 15:31, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I suggest you read the source: "In the US she trailed the album with two separate singles - one from each side - but things were played more cautiously over here. We got the classic balladry of 'If I Were A Boy', but not the club-pop throb of 'Single Ladies'. Until now. 'Single Ladies' has proved so popular, cracking the top ten on downloads from the album, that it's been granted an official release - as a download-only single." I have reverted your addition of OR and fv. Thank you —  Andrew s talk  20:41, 23 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Comments Hi Jivesh and Andrew and habitues here at FAC. Am I allowed to support or oppose? I am member of WikiProject Beyoncé Knowles. Anyways, here are my comments:
 * No citations please in the lead. WP:LEAD.
 * Per WP:LEADCITE some claims need refs in lead. Quotes should always have cites directly afterwards. The sales numbers in the lead have been contested in the past, so I added the cites to maintain stability and verifiability. —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * *Some critics noted its aural similarities to Knowles' 2007 single "Get Me Bodied". I can see only one two, and why the mention in the lead? "Single" is compared to a lot of Beyonce's songs. Thought this might have been compared with "Independent" (other female empowerment-themed songs) in lyrical interpretation
 * Many of Beyonce's songs have the female empowerment theme, but some critics compared it to GMB, musically (dancey R&B). —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The lead is supposed to summarize the whole article. Are we gonna enumerate all those countries?
 * These are the notable top-ten appearances. —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * *I though the term certified should have been linked to Music recording sales certification instead of RIAA certification?
 * The RIAA one is linked because it specifically refers to the US cert. Later on it links to Music recording sales certification
 * *The video achieved great success How do we qualify the term great? Might be POVish.
 * Good catch. Removed the whole phrase. —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Tense issues: "Single Ladies" won numerous awards" it might still earn Knowles awards. "Single Ladies" was a commercial success in the United States the single I believe is still selling.
 * But it has won awards. Past tense doesn't mean it won't again. Eg "I ate some apples" doesn't imply I won't again. Re the second part: Knowles and her labels have moved on to new projects so SL was a commercial success. —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * You got it. You could say has won or a variation of the "won", but retain has. --Efe (talk) 09:46, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Done. —  Andrew s talk  10:16, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * *Inconsistencies: United States and US.
 * United States the first time, US afterwards. —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * *"Single Ladies" was a commercial success in the United States, and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Perhaps the use of and here is incorrect.
 * Changed to "as it" —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * *The-Dream's main inspiration for the song was Knowles' engagement to Jay-Z. The source says this was recorded after their marriage.
 * Changed to 'marriage' —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * First sections doesn't flow very well. Writing -> Mixing -> Inclusion in the CD -> Inspiration -> Wedding -> Recording -> Inspiration -> etc...
 * Shuffled around a bit. Hope it's clearer now. —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Still not smooth. Production (mixing) was relegated to the second para, which is an unlikely place where this info should be. Perhaps you could create another para for the production, so 1 for production, 1 for inspiration, 1 for release. Also, you could merge that block quote. --Efe (talk) 09:46, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Had another go at it; I can see now how messy it was before. Although I think that splitting the first paragraph into two would disrupt the flow of prose. —  Andrew s talk  10:28, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * WP:MOS issues:
 * Placement of quotation marks: That's where Dream got that concept from". Please see MOS.
 * Ooh, nice catch. —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I still can find some. --Efe (talk) 09:49, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * *Italics: People Magazine to People magazine
 * Even better: People :P —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The live performance section is trivia-like. Perhaps needs re-org and expound those with importance.
 * Reorganised into a more logical format. —  Andrew s talk  09:45, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

That's all for now. Thank you. --Efe (talk) 08:44, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Additional
 * No mention of J-setting in the lead
 * Added. —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * *There's a review included in the lead, its not supposed to represent the view of other reviewers/ people in general.
 * Not a review per se, but a title coined for the video. —  Andrew s talk  09:20, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

--Thanks. --Efe (talk) 08:48, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Additional
 * Why is it that Stewart's photo is in the article? What is the basis? How about the other contributor's to the song?
 * Further informs readers and helps to identify person(s) key to the song. I have added an image of The-Dream, as he and Stewart produced the song. I have asked the copyright holder of this image to release it under a free license; if he does, I will add it and a pic of Knowles as the four writers of the song. —  Andrew s talk  10:16, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Placement of multiple images is sloppy. You could somehow juxtapose the two images instead of the current setting. Thanks. --Efe (talk) 14:48, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Could be interesting if you could provide a free photo of the ring and/or glove.
 * I doubt there are any free images, but I shall see what I can find. —  Andrew s talk  10:16, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

--Efe (talk) 09:49, 24 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I cannot support/oppose but here are some comments: Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it!  See terms and conditions.  05:57, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Lead
 * "Single Ladies" was a commercial success -> "was" does not seem appropiate.
 * Changed to "became" —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * "digital downloads in the US" -> "US" is redundant as "in the United States" and "by the RIAA" has been mentioned.
 * Removed. —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Per WP:LEAD, cites are unneeded here, excepting those listed at WP:LEADCITE.
 * The sales numbers in leads often have cn tags added when without refs, so it is better for stability reasons. Also, it's better to undercite than overcite, and it helps readers locate the reference source more easily. The third ref verifies an opinionative quote. —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Composition
 * "According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Music Publishing," According to this, it was published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, not AMP
 * Where are you reading that. "Publisher:Alfred Publishing Co., Inc." in the 'Song Details' tab. —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I am reading it at the sheet itself. At the bottom of it, it appears "©2008 EMI April Music, Inc., B-Day Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing]], LLC," etc.
 * Fixed. —  Andrew s talk  07:36, 29 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Recognition and accolades
 * ""Single Ladies" contains musical similarities to Knowles' 2007 single "Get Me Bodied"; -> this needs a source, if it is somebody's commentary, then rephrase it to "it was/is/has been noted by whom that SL ..."
 * That phrase is credited to the second half of the sentence: "Andy Kellman of Allmusic called "Single Ladies" a "dire throwback" of that song." —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * and in the "Record of the Year" category at the 2009 Premios Oye! Awards." -> There are two "Record of the Year" categories.
 * Fixed, nice catch :-) —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Response and accolades
 * "and it was ranked at number 4 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008 countdown,[109] and at number 3 on VH1's Top 40" -> WP:NUMBERS written below 10 are written out.
 * Fixed —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Cultural impact
 * "included in her live album, I Am... World Tour (2010)" -> (2010) was mentioned when the album was linked
 * Removed —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Usage in media
 * Link mash-up, as far as I know it is not a common word.
 * Done. —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Cover versions
 * "set-list" -> consistency needed
 * Fixed —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * References
 * Refs 13 and 14 -> According to Radio & Records VNU Media published them.
 * Added —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Refs 18, 19, 22, 23, 95, 119, 157 and 159 are publisher by Amazon.com Inc.
 * Adding that an Amazon website is published by Amazon.com Inc. isn't that helpful to readers and just adds clutter, I feel. —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Refs 29, 75, 118, 152, 155 are published by Rovi Corporation
 * These refs use Allmusic, so I cannot add the publisher. —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, you can. See Halo_(Beyonc%C3%A9_Knowles_song). Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it!  See terms and conditions.  05:22, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Done. —  Andrew s talk  07:36, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Ref 47 is published by Contactmusic.com Ltd.
 * Self-published source, we don't need to add the names of publications that are published by their own companies
 * Ref 55 is published by Viacom
 * Added —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Ref 61 is published by the Consejo de la Comunicación
 * New Sabah Times says it's published by Inna Kinabalu Sdn Bhd; where did you find Consejo de la Comunicación? —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * lol, wrong number, I meant the Premios Oye!. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it!  See terms and conditions.  06:22, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * My error, again, Los Premios Oye! are presented by the Academia Nacional de la Música en México and transmited by the Consejo de la Comunicación. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it!  See terms and conditions.  06:28, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Added —  Andrew s talk  06:32, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Ref 99, NPR was linked at ref 91; NPR is published by National Public Radio, Inc.
 * Unlinked. Self-published source, we don't need to add the names of publications that are published by their own companies —  Andrew s talk  06:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Media Review

I put one of the images into a Template:Information page. The only other issue is that the quality of File:Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) screenshot.jpg is abysmal. Please consider doing it over (the video must be online).  S ven M anguard  Wha?  01:20, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Done. —  Andrew s talk  06:55, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Looks good. Thanks,  S ven M anguard   Wha?  22:30, 2 August 2011 (UTC)


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