Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Rihanna 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 promoted by Scorpion0422 23:31, 28 February 2009.

Rihanna discography

 * Nominator(s): Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email)

Great music. Great lady. Great list? Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 07:47, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow Matt, way to put this up at such a high point in her career! :-P  iMatthew //  talk  // 13:14, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * :) Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email)


 * Comment
 * I am worried of the youtube links. They are external copyright violations and are not reliable, too. --Efe (talk) 08:50, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * They seem all to be uploaded by the universalmusicgroup, so they should be OK copyright-wise. -- Amalthea 11:06, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * AGF because I cannot access the video, perhaps restrictions due to copyrights. --Efe (talk) 11:46, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Where are these links? I don't see them in the article.-- < TRU  CO  >  5 0  3 14:49, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * In the references for the directors of the music videos. Universal kindly provide directors, producers, and often camera/cinematographers for their music videos. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email)
 * WP:YOUTUBE, they're not automatically bad. The links point to videos provided by Universal Music Group's official channel. You're in South America, right? Perhaps its restricted based on IP address? Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 21:44, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Like Matt stated, if the channel is owned by the official publisher, its fine to link to them.-- < TRU  CO  >  5 0  3 00:28, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Comments by 
 * Lead


 * She has also featured as a guest artist on four charting singles by other performers, and contributed to nine other songs on other artists' albums. | Add 'been' before featured
 * Done


 * Rihanna's music incorporates various styles of musical genres, including R&B, dance-pop, and the Caribbean music styles of reggae and dancehall. | IDK, per consistency with the linking of genres in other discographies, some of these are commonly known enough to have no need of a link [like R&B].
 * Not Done - just for consistency, if one or two are linked, I'd prefer them all to be. But if other people feel the same as you I will change it
 * Well, its not really consistent with other discographies, but it doesn't hurt either way.-- < TRU  CO  >  5 0  3 00:28, 16 February 2009 (UTC)


 * It performed well in English speaking countries, reaching Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, the UK Singles Chart, and the Irish Singles Chart. | Spell out UK in its first occurrence.
 * Done


 * It was released at the end of August and performed moderately well in various charts around the world. | Its not clear in the context as to what year the album was released.
 * Done


 * In the United States it reached Number 10 on the Billboard 200 Chart, Number 35 on the UK Albums Chart, Number 12 on the Irish Albums Chart, and also appeared on a number of other European charts. | Comma after US [it was already spelled out, so that needs to be replaced]
 * Done
 * References


 * How reliable is hitparade? I've never seen it used in discographies.
 * I would say highly. It is an official provider of the Swiss charts. Many of the other sites within the company are also authorized by the countries' record associations, like IFPI, to provide official chart listings, such as http://australian-charts.com/, http://www.ultratop.be, http://danishcharts.com/, http://finnishcharts.com/, http://lescharts.com/ etc etc.

-- < TRU  CO  >  5 0  3 14:49, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reviewing! Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 21:37, 15 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Support | Problems resolved to meet WP:WIAFL.-- < TRU  CO  >  5 0  3 00:28, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

I really like this list, though I did notice a few things that could improve it:
 * Comments from Whataworld06
 * ""—" denotes releases that did not chart" needs to be added to the bottom of tables with chart positions (see this)
 * Done


 * I don't think all of the reference linking is needed (Allmusic is linked dozens of times). Consider linking the work or publisher only the first time it is used.
 * If I do that, what's to say if the first linked referenced will keep on being the first one? Overlinking doesn't usually apply to references, see the capped comments by User:JD554 at Featured list candidates/Sigur Rós discography for an explanation.


 * Add the Wikimedia Commons for Rihanna to the External links section (see the bottom of the Rihanna article)
 * I think its only for bios. --Efe (talk) 02:33, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Gotcha. -Whataworld06 (talk) 03:10, 17 February 2009 (UTC)


 * No source is listed to verify the remix album or the DVD --Whataworld06 (talk) 19:33, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Done
 * Thank you! Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 06:28, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Support Looks great, have hidden my minor comments below. Drewcifer (talk) 20:48, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Two minor complaints, mostly preference-based: the first sentence in the lead is written in the same-old boring "This is a discography of" style. We already know that, from the title. Also, consider bolding the album titles in each of the tables. There's so much data in these tables, that I find it helps to draw attention to what all the data actually pertains to. Also, you should definitely wikilink "Barbadian". I had to look that up separately. Drewcifer (talk) 07:47, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Re: the first sentence -- Not really. It neatly summarises her discog with "it consists of three studio albums, one remix album, fourteen singles, twelve music videos and one live DVD." We have to say "discography" somewhere and this is the most natural place. I bolded the albums, and have linked Barbadian. Thanks for looking! Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 06:49, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Maybe I didn't notice this before, but the singles column has grown to 11 columns. 10 is the recommended cap.  This would also fix the problem of the bottom legend spanning across all of the columns.  It might also help make some more room (albeit not much) for the certifications, based on the conversation down below. Drewcifer (talk) 21:28, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah. You wouldn't believe how many times I've removed these, but the people keep adding them. They even changed FINLAND to TURKEY (and the chart positions) but kept the FIN reference! There's no real difference between 11 and 10, so I think it's OK to leave it as it is. It'd just get added back in again if I removed one. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 08:11, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I kind of assumed it wasn't done by you, since the bottom row wasn't updated along with it. And yeah, I know 11 is close to 10, but I'm kind of a stickler for 10, for alot of reasons.  As it stands, the table doesn't quite fit on my monitor (1024x768, a very common resolution), so the table is getting squished a little bit (about one column's worth, as a matter of fact).  10 is still plenty of data, and anymore begins to border on an indiscriminate stat dumb.  And of course, 11 is close to 10, but 12 is close to 11.  And hey, 13 is only one more than 12.  So it's a slippery slope.  This isn't enough for me to retract my support, but I'm uneasy with it, because of all of the above.  You could add a note to try and curb fans adding another column. Drewcifer (talk) 08:33, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * OK. While I was sleeping Cannibaloki has added singles certifications and removed the US Pop chart. All is well!. C Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 16:43, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Cool. Hopefully everyone is happy. Drewcifer (talk) 20:48, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Comments
 * Some of the links in the singles as featured artist needs to be corrected. Norway and Switzerland.
 * Done
 * The chart for Finland is incorrect, the reference for those charts positions goes to the YLE chart, not the Mitä hittiä.
 * Done
 * Just a question, why did you choose to put the charts for Austria and Switzerland, but not the one for Germany? I believe is the biggest german speaking market.
 * No particular reason. MOS:DISCOG says 10 charts. I just picked 10 charts at random.

Frcm1988 (talk) 22:22, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for looking. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 06:49, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

More comments
 * In the music video section, only link Chris Applebaum and Anthony Mandler one time.
 * Done
 * The references from Allmusic for the Guest appearances: 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45 and 47 are lacking the author.
 * Tomorrow going to bed now :)
 * Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 03:13, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Frcm1988 (talk) 06:55, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 09:10, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Support Good work. Frcm1988 (talk) 08:07, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 00:56, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 00:56, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * "AllMusic"-->Allmusic Dabomb87 (talk) 01:11, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Done Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 17:27, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

 Oppose 
 * Where are the certifications for singles and DVDs?  C anniba loki  03:27, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Seems like a silly reason to oppose, rather than just saying "comment" or "neutral". They're not included because they don't really have to be. Adding an extra column for the singles is going to squash the entire table.
 * I actually agree with Cannibaloki's position here. I find it a poor argument to say major content such as certifications for singles and videos are not included because they don't have to be. If that is the case, then I suggest we might has well remove all charts and album certifications, as they do not have to be there either. Not inserting such information defeats the whole purpose of nominating this discography for FL, which is to come up with the a comprehensive and complete discography. For that matter, I also suggest you add DVD charts and album sales, given the commercial success of Rihanna. Do U(knome)?  yes...or no 05:31, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Album sales isn't necessary because certifications are awarded based on the number of sales. It would just be repetitive information. I'll look into searching for DVD certs later or tomorrow, but I think it's too much information for the singles. It would make the table look extremely ugly, which would make it fail Criterion 6.
 * In fact, Criterion 3: Comprehensiveness. It comprehensively covers the defined scope, providing a complete set of items where practical, or otherwise at least all of the major items; where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about entries, doesn't seem to support including them force their inclusion:
 * All albums, singles and featured songs are included, meeting the "defined scope, complete set of items" part.
 * "All of the major items": the certs for albums are major, whereas the awards for singles and DVDs are not -- the threshold of sales for earning certs are lower for singles than albums
 * "It has annotations that provide useful and appropriate info" -- it has chart positions for all charted releases and bulleted notes for albums, guest appearances etc.
 * I don't see where it fails, and so I think the oppose is invalid. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 06:42, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, the album certifications actually do not tell me how much Good Girl Gone Bad sold worldwide, and also sales are recommended at MOS:DISCOG. In regards to single certifications, saying that the threshold of sales for earning certs are lower for singles than albums is actually not true. If you take a look at the world's biggest music markets, sales thresholds per award are the same for albums and singles in United States, Australia and Japan, while they are actually higher for singles in Germany and the United Kingdom. And also, saying that inserting an extra column will make the tables look ugly is quite subjective and not necessarily true (e.g. Eminem discography). So it really doesn't make much sense to have album certifications but not single ones, which are too recommended at MOS:DISCOG. Do U(knome)?  yes...or no 07:47, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah yes, a proposed WP:CREEP MOS. I happen to think that the singles table in the Eminem discog doesn't look wonderful; there's too much white space, but whatever.
 * I have included chart positions for the DVD, and the RIAA sales certification. Despite what the article said, it wasn't certified in Australia according to http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations.htm, nor in Belgium according to http://www.belgianentertainment.be, the Italian one can't be reliably verified because you need a password. I can't find any other certs for the DVD, from any National record industry assns listed at http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_links/national_associations.html Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 17:13, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Fine, let's ignore DISCOGs, but what about the points I made about sales and certifications? By the way, the DVD also charted on Australia's Top 40 Music DVD chart. (source). You may want to include it if you feel it is appropriate. Do U(knome)?  yes...or no 00:27, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, I guess I was wrong about the thresholds for singles vs albums WRT certifications. I still don't think they're necessary for singles though. Especially when they're in the articles themselves. Sorry. I've added the Aussie chart for the DVD. Thanks for the link, I wouldn't have found it. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 05:28, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Cannibaloki, I see you added this information yourself. I won't remove it, so could you strike your "oppose"?
 * Support, all done.  C anniba loki  01:52, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.