Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Mariah Carey singles discography/archive1


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

The list was not promoted by Dabomb87 21:41, 24 September 2010.

Mariah Carey singles discography

 * Nominator(s): Peter Griffin   &bull;  Talk   06:32, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

I am nominating this for featured list because I feel this article meets all the necessary criteria in terms of writing, sourcing and everything else. Thanks in advance, to all the editors that take place in this nomination. Peter Griffin  &bull;  Talk   06:32, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment— a dab link to Babyface, and among the external links, http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?year=1999&type=7 leads to certifications for 1999 instead of 1998 and http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?year=2000&type=7 to those for 2000 instead of 1999. Ucucha 09:56, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Fixed! :).-- Peter Griffin  &bull;  Talk   16:44, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Ucucha 16:53, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment Just a suggestion, the Canadian references next to the position looks kinda messy, I know that the RPM archives go single by single by could you consider doing something similar to the Lady Gaga discography. For example reference 36 lists all of her charting singles in Germany without having to put a reference in every space of the table something like a sub-reference, that way the table looks cleaner. This is just a suggestion. Regards. Frcm1988 (talk) 20:09, 14 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Frcm1988, I just did as you suggested, and I think it looks awesome. Thanks for the tip, check it out and tell me what you think.-- Peter Griffin   &bull;  Talk2Me   22:52, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Great, looks much better now. I will see the rest of the article later, if there isn't any big problems I will support. Regards. Frcm1988 (talk) 23:47, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Perfect. Thank you :)-- Peter Griffin  &bull;  Talk2Me   00:00, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

So I fixed the notes as you asked Rambling Man, thanks for the help!-- Peter Griffin  &bull;  Talk2Me   01:24, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Oppose Peter, I have to oppose this discogaphy at present since there are quite a few outstanding issues I find regarding prose, MoS, citations etc. I will list some of them All these issues makes me believe that the nomination was underprepared and rushed out. — Legolas ( talk 2 me ) 05:48, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
 * The beginning line is so abrupt for a discography article. You need to cehck other FL discogs as to how they begin. Fixed
 * Again it shows your kind of obsession with "Vision of Love". There were other #1 singles from Mariah Carey, there's not even a passing reference to them. Fixed
 * "Without You" is listed as toppping the charts in Austria and Sweden, but not supported by the charts. Fixed
 * Again there is a huge skip of timeline, there's no mention at all of the singles from Emotions and MTV Unplugged. Fixed
 * the best-selling single of 1994 -> the best-selling Japanese single of 1994 Fixed
 * US Hot 100 --> the charts name is Billboard Hot 100 Fixed
 * There is absolutely no mention of Butterfly, #1's, Rainbow, Glitter. I don't understand the exclusion of the last two. Just because they were commercial disappointments doesnot mean that they should not be included. Hence there is no neutral point of view in the article. Fixed- FYI, Rainbow was not a commercial disappointment
 * At the end of the decade -> which decade? Fixed
 * spending the most weeks at number one of the decade (fourteen weeks).[ --> ellipse Fixed
 * Reference 13 to the Yahoo blog was deemed unreliable because of its author. Fixed
 * In 2009, Carey's cover of Foreigner's classic "I Want to Know What Love Is," became the longest-running song number-one song in Brazilian singles chart history, spending 27 consecutive weeks atop the chart --> trivial seeing the chart itlsef is not mentioned. REmember, this is a discogaphy, not a songography. Fixed
 * The lead seems littered with trivial soundscan and BDS information from Billboard and thus catering only to the US market. Another instance of WP:BIAS and WP:POV violation. It is a similar situation, where there's no flow, cohesion and looks like a WP:DIRECTORY, as I pointed out in the talk page of Mariah Carey biography article. Fixed
 * The infobox: "Singles", "Promotional singles" returns a dead link, same for "Other appearance" Help
 * Moving on to the table. Carey's primary market is the US, and US certifications should be before any other market. Fixed
 * For the Canadian charts, what you did for the RPM ones, you can similarly merge the Billboard Canadian hot 100 reference to make it a single one, so that you don't need two separate reference tags. The Canadian Hot 100 is 1 reference.
 * Why is there a certification called Million in AIWFCIY? That's what its called in Japan
 * "One Sweet Day" - Boyz II Men had featured credit, please reflect it in that way. Fixed
 * Similar to the other featured credits, par "When You Believe". Added and fixed
 * For AUS and NZ charts in Featured Artist, you can do a similar thing like the RPM ones. There is no need, its the same thing as with "The Official Charts Company in the UK"
 * Coming to the citations: I don't understand why are online sources italicized and why are printed media not in italics?Fixed
 * About.com --> online source Fixed
 * Reference 3 needs volume, issue, issn, author etc. Fixed
 * FL quality article shouldnt use ChartStats Fixed
 * Ref 7, pubished media Fixed
 * sky.org is an unreliable source Fixed
 * After that so many of the references lack author name and date I have provided author and date where available
 * I suggest a thorough re-checking of every reference in the article. I did that
 * Use en-dash in the references please and in the artile body, wherever applicable. Fixed
 * Using the template Mariah Carey is of no significance here. Fixed
 * You are already once linking the albums discography in the top, then why at the bottom in the See also section? Fixed


 * I fixed almost all the things you mentioned, as well as almost re-writing the lead. Please explain a few of your issues, as I do not understand the problem, thanks.-- Peter Griffin  &bull;  Talk2Me   15:01, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I got some advice from a freind,so now all the issues are fixed Legolas. Thanks-- Peter Griffin  &bull;  Talk2Me   13:11, 18 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Although prose has increased a little, most of it still needs a copy-edit. Also, most of the MoS issues which I pointed out regarding en-dashes and online/printed publications are still there. — Legolas ( talk 2 me ) 05:38, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * My oppose still stands as there are the MoS issues still pending, as well as some other outstanding issues now intriduced.
 * as well as her third number one single in Canada --> you haven't mention any peak position in Canada, why this one?
 * Jackson 5's classic --> Jackson 5 classic
 * became her second chart topper in New Zealand --> see b4
 * Music Box yielded other successful singles, --> You are saying that Music Box yielded other successful singles, but you mentioned only one, "Hero"
 * produced the Christmas classic --> it is noted as Christmas classic by whom?
 * The song performed well outside the US, peaking at number two in Australia and the UK. The song is Carey's best-seller in the United Kingdom, with sales of over 670,000 units --> Consecutive singles beginning with the same intro
 * I find similar instances as my previous comment, throughout the article
 * Another really outstanding issue, which I previously ignored, was the size of the lead. It is the largest I have ever seen for an article, albeit being a discography. I would suggest pruning down all the miscellaneous statistics. — Legolas ( talk 2 me ) 07:39, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Fixed I fixed those issues and removed allot of repeatedor miscellaneous mentions.-- Peter Griffin  &bull;  Talk2Me   23:59, 23 September 2010 (UTC)


 * neutral, i'm not convinced that there's enough precision for FLC status.
 * first of all there is inconsistancies for example every time a song is mentioned it should be given in Speech marks. Vision of Love → "Vision of Love". Fixed
 * there is still some issues with neutrality.
 * e.g. The album's lead single "Loverboy", failed to top the charts in any major market, peaking only at number two in the US and the top ten in Australia and Canada. This sentance appears to suggest that reaching number two is bad thing. Fixed
 * The following singles from Rainbow were not as successful outside the US, where the album's follow-up single, "Thank God I Found You", peaked outside the top twenty in most European countries, with the exception of the UK, where it reached the top ten. reorder the sentance from best to worst chart achievements. Fixed
 * It should be noted that the article uses two different types of English. As an American subject the article should use purely American English. E.g. US → U.S. Fixed
 * The album's second single, "We Belong Together", became her highest charting single in years. Specify how many years. Fixed
 * topping the charts in the US and Australia, and reaching the top five in the Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland and top two in the UK. - re-order sentance from best chart achievements to worst. Fixed
 * The album's second single, "Bye Bye", performed weakly on the charts, peaking in the top twenty in the US, and barely cracking the top forty in Canada, Germany and the UK what's barely cracking? surely it didnt reach the same number of positions outside the top 40 in Canada, Germany and the UK? Fixed
 * Did any of her singles have particular success outside of the US that should be noted? For every single that I listed I wrote info on other territories, so I don't understand the issue. --  Lil_℧niquℇ №1 &#124;  talk2me  22:39, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry I meant, is there any singles which performed well in the UK/internationally that didnt chart in the US? --  Lil_℧niquℇ №1 &#124;  talk2me  00:25, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * So, I mean most of her singles were hits in the US, and many were hits elsewhere, so there isnt a specific single which only did well in Europe. I did express how IWTKWLI did better in Europe than US, thats all I can think of :)-- Peter Griffin  &bull;  Talk2Me   00:30, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * How successful was "Hero"? was it equally as successful as "Without You"? Less/more? Also why is there no mention of her re-release of this? --  Lil_℧niquℇ №1 &#124;  talk2me  00:45, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Oy vay Unique, I can't write her whole career here. Look at Madonna singles discography, just as an example. The intro is already long IMO, but acceptable. If you want all that info go to her biography page. Honestly, I wrote the major aspects of almost all her singles. And Hero was not re-released. It was re-recorded for her "The Ballads" album, though NOT commercially re-released, so I don't think there is any reason to mention this. I will explain more on Hero's worldwide success as you ask.-- Peter Griffin  &bull;  Talk2Me   01:15, 21 September 2010 (UTC)


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