Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Surfer Rosa


 * 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 promoted 03:52, 21 April 2007.

Surfer Rosa
The Pixies' 1988 album, written mostly by Black Francis. I've worked on this article since mid-March, and I feel it's comprehensive, well-written, has images with suitable rationale, and worth of featured status. CloudNine 10:23, 12 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment Is there a way to replace citations 17 and 18? It seems it is an unreliable personal fan site. Plus when I click on the links, a blank page opens, so I have to scroll down to see the content of the page. That's unprofessional. --Crzycheetah 07:01, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment addressed. Replaced the two refs with a more reliable ref. CloudNine 08:35, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Well done. --Crzycheetah 18:07, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 'Comment the volume on those music samples are a bit wayward again, CloudNine. Some are much louder than others. (update) On second hear they are not so bad, but "Gigantic" still seems very quiet compared to the other two.-- Z leitzen (talk)  21:57, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm. Apart from "Bam Thwok", I've not had this problem before. Thanks for pointing it out again though; working on it. CloudNine 09:14, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I've definitely increased the volume of "Gigantic", although I've not heard much difference in the player. Could you take another look? CloudNine 10:13, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * That sounds more even now.-- Z leitzen (talk)  12:54, 14 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment Is it possible to do some different captions for the samples? More like the ones in 1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?), where it gives some description of the song itself so that users know what to listen for.  It also helps us make a stronger fair use argument since illustrating, for example, the use of a sample is more important than illustrating what the third verse of the seventh track sounds like.  ShadowHalo 23:53, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I've added some more detailed captions. How does it look now? CloudNine 09:22, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * It might be worth mentioning the dynamic change (the quiet to-loud template that later bands picked up from them) on the "Gigantic" soundclip. WesleyDodds 12:31, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Support A couple minor things to consider. The release dates in the infobox have "United States" and "United Kingdom", but the labels are listed as "UK" or "U.S."  Either way, these should probably be consistent.  Also, in the quote "like that Obsession ad, you know?", consider linking Obsession to Obsession (perfume) or if you don't think an article should be created for that, then link it to Calvin Klein.  It look me a couple seconds to figure out what he was talking about, so a link would help provide some context.  ShadowHalo 16:20, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Someone changed US -> U.S. I prefer those to be consistent as well. Thanks for your support and comments. CloudNine 16:24, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry, what I meant is that either the abbreviation or the full word should probably be used for both. U.S. and UK are actually the correct abbreviations, as opposed to US or U.K. (see WP:ABB).  ShadowHalo 16:26, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Fixed now. United States and United Kingdom are mentioned once only; abbreviations are used elsewhere. CloudNine 17:26, 15 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Support Well-done, and a perfect companion to the Doolittle FA. WesleyDodds 21:20, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Nicely done. M3tal H3ad 08:07, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
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