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GA Review

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Reviewer: Ippantekina (talk · contribs) 07:49, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a. (prose, spelling, and grammar):
    b. (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a. (reference section):
    b. (citations to reliable sources):
    c. (OR):
    d. (copyvio and plagiarism):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a. (major aspects):
    b. (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a. (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales):
    b. (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/fail:

(Criteria marked are unassessed)

Lead and infobox

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  • "backed by acoustic guitar" an acoustic guitar?
    • Rewritten

Background

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  • "for its vocals and eclectic musical style" nitpick-y but "SZA's vocals and its eclectic musical style"?
    • Tweaked. I prefer "the eclectic".
  • "The roster ranged from Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, and Olivia Rodrigo; to Doja Cat, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar" interesting, but what makes you grouop Eilish/Styles/Rodrigo into one group and Doja/Drake/Kendrick into another?
    • Billie/Harry/Olivia are more of singers, and Doja/Drake/Kendrick are more of rappers. Listing them in an "A, B, C, D, E, and F" format feels flat and uninteresting, and "from A, B, C; to D, E, F" adds more flair.

Music and production

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  • "backed by finger-picked acoustic guitar" ditto "a finger-picked acoustic guitar"
    • Done
  • I am uncertain if we need to capitalize "Black" as in "Black woman"
  • "a departure from his usual sound" some more context on Scott's "usual sound" is helpful here
    • Also done

Release and reception

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  • "appears as the twentieth track" shouldn't it be "20th" for consistency?
  • I'd move "Note 3" one sentence prior and only include the Observer ref for Empire's comment
    • +1 for both
  • Any particular reason why the names of the critics for Variety (Amorosi) and the LA Times (Wood) are omitted?
    • Not really, I just thought they'd clutter the prose initially, but on second thought there's no harm naming them. Done

Verdict

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