Talk:Halo (Beyoncé song)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:26, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.

1. Is it well written?

   A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:

   In the lead, second paragraph, shouldn't "Beyoncé" be "Knowles"? Also, you need to have a consistency with that. In the Writing and inspiration section, the quote box, "Ryan Tedder talk about 'Halo'" ---> "Ryan Tedder in discussion of 'Halo'", something like that, and a suggestion cause the original bit reads odd. Same section, this is just me but maybe adding Ray LaMontagne's title might help. Same section, you might want to say that Ryan Tedder is the frontman for OneRepublic, I mean I know that he is, but how 'bout your reader? In the Promotion section, first paragraph, no need for "Beyoncé". In the Critical reception section, the New Music Reviews bit, are you missing a period?

   Check.

   B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

   In the lead, and any dates like this throughout the article, "It was released on January 20, 2009 in the United States" ---> "It was released on January 20, 2009, in the United States", commas after dates, if using MDY. In the Kelly Clarkson controversy section, please link "All I Ever Wanted" to its correspondence article, as at the moment it stands out as a disambiguation. In the Critical reception section, please link "Crazy in Love" to its correct article. You need to have a consistency with italicizing or not italicizing "Digital Spy". Also, why are apostrophes around Digital Spy?

   Check.

2. Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?

   A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:

   Reference 13 is missing Publisher info. In Ref. 30, "Boston.com" ---> "The Boston Globe". The link title in Refs. 34, 73, 87, 88, and 99 are not supposed to be in all capitals, per here. "Billboard" needs to be in the "work" format of the source in Refs. 75 and 89. Refs. 27, 28, 29, 62, and 73 have different url link paths, so you might want to update that.

   Half-check, Ref. 73 needs to be dealt with.

   B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):

   C. It contains no original research:

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:

   B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):

4. Is it neutral?

   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

5. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   File:Beyonce - Halo.png needs a lower resolution.

   B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!

--  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:26, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

All done, except "maybe adding Ray LaMontagne's title might help", because I don't understand this. Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 02:06, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Your title on Wikipedia is that your a Wikipedian, for LaMontagne he's a singer. Alright, one more issue left. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE)

Added. Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 14:59, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

The tool server mark ref 73 as a redirect, but really is ref 74, Reuters. I've tryed to change it, but still the same link. Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 15:06, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Caps of ref 73 fixed. Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 15:09, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

I was just asking for Ref. 73 caps, that's it. Hmmm, I shouldn't have crossed off the entire thing I was asking. Now, we do have a problem, cause Ref. 66 just went dead. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 15:16, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Added another reference. Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 15:36, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Check, and I would like to thank Tbhotch for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 15:55, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Thank you so much for review it. :) Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 16:00, 21 June 2010 (UTC)