Talk:Blink-182 (album)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: - (CK)Lakeshade - talk2me - 04:04, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

   Your references are not formatted, please use {{citeweb}} not bare URLS and please add; work, title, author, date, publisher, accessdates to all your references where available. You use; "(April 18, 2002)" and "2009-02-15". Choose one or the other. You have incorrect italics in your references. Please fix.

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   Most of the article falls under WP:OR such as; Blink-182_(album)#Singles, barely any references, need much more. Blink-182_(album)#Track_listing is completely unsourced and so is your Blink-182_(album)#Release_history section.

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   Reference 70 is not allowed. WP:CHARTSCHART states "Good and Featured class articles should not rely on unlicensed archives as convenience links, and should use official sites and licensed archives" You use Youtube numberous times, this is not a proper reference. Please remove.

   C. No original research:

   Read 2a and b.

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   Under Critical reception, you use 12 reviews. 10 reviews is the maximum. Your critical reception and Chart performance need expansion, thers alot more information available in the references, so please add more.

   B. Focused:

   Dont talk about the singles in the chart performance section, thats what the singles section is for. "Many critics and fans praised the new direction the band had taken." You cannot speak for the "fans" remove this claim. "The album was initially hoped to be released in time for the next summer, as previous albums Dude Ranch, Enema of the State, and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket were" what? i have no clue what that is trying to say, and it has nothing to do with chart performance. Overall your sections are not focused.

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

   "The singles received very high airplay from radio stations and music video channels." is not neutral, and is WP:OR,

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   Album covers cannot exceed 300x300 for copyright issues. You cover is 370something.

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Overall this article is poorly focused. I suggest a peer review. Also, if your looking for a good reference for what to include in an article and where to include it, please see Animal (Kesha album), The Fame, Confessions on a Dance Floor, or Hard Candy (Madonna album) - (CK)Lakeshade - talk2me - 04:04, 19 September 2010 (UTC)