Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Mercury Prize/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 Matthewedwards 19:06, 11 July 2009 [1].

---

Mercury Prize

Nominator(s): The Rambling Man (talk) 17:26, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

• Featured list candidates/Mercury Prize/archive1

Following my literary success, the music one is next, hence my attempt here. List is 50% fatter than when I found it, is now appropriately cited, formatted nicely (in my opinion), illustrated with both free and fair use images, and is not a content fork. I'd be thrilled to bits to receive as much comment, suggestion, support or otherwise as possible. And, by now, you know that I'll be working 24/7/365 to fix up anything standing in the way of the list's promotion. Thank you, as ever, for your precious time in reviewing and commenting. The Rambling Man (talk) 17:26, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Resolved comments from Truco

Comments from Truco (talk · contribs) General Dabs, external links check out fine. Great work =] Lead The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland. -- Wouldn't it be "and" as opposed to or? Either is fine I think. The official website uses "or" so that's what I've gone for. The Rambling Man (talk) 08:55, 26 June 2009 (UTC) It is often observed that bands who are nominated for, or indeed win the prize experience a large increase in album sales, particularly for the lesser known nominees. -- +Comma after win the prize Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 08:55, 26 June 2009 (UTC) However, despite being regarded by many as highly prestigious,[7][8][9] it has been suggested that being nominated for or winning the Mercury Prize could be a curse on a career in music. -- Is there like a main reason as to why its regarded as such?--Truco 503 00:56, 26 June 2009 (UTC) Details added. The Rambling Man (talk) 08:55, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

• Support -- Previous issues resolved/clarified; list meets WP:WIAFL.--Truco ₅₀₃ 16:07, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:27, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Resolved issues, Dabomb87 (talk)

Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs) "followed in 1998 by Technics,[3] in 2002 by Panasonic,[2] and from 2004 to 2008 the Nationwide Building Society. " Maybe I'm missing something, but what about 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003? Fixed. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:54, 1 July 2009 (UTC) "or indeed win the prize" Not sure what "indeed" adds here. Gone. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:54, 1 July 2009 (UTC) "while Talvin Singh, the 1999 winner, was dropped by his record label soon after the award." "after the award" seems vague? Try this for size: "while Talvin Singh was dropped by his record label soon after winning the award in 2009." Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:54, 1 July 2009 (UTC) "Lanegan not being British"-->Lanegan's not being British to be grammatical Replaced with being American. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:54, 1 July 2009 (UTC) "is scheduled to be awarded on 8 September." You could do away with "scheduled". Done. PJ Harvey: Spaced ("P J" in the image caption), but unspaced in the table. Fixed caption. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:54, 1 July 2009 (UTC) "BRIT Awards" redirects to "The BRIT Awards". Actually, it redirects to "The Brit Awards" where it says "The Brit Awards, often simply called The Brits and stylized as The BRIT Awards..." - so I assume that any of those is acceptable. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:54, 1 July 2009 (UTC) The following comments all relate to redirects, or inconsistencies with names of people and albums. To save me from having to do this next time, I suggest you insert User:Splarka/dabfinder.js into your monobook.js. The script checks for redirects as well as disambiguation links. "Stereo MC's " According to the Wikipedia article, there's no apostrophe. "His'n'Hers"-->His 'n' Hers "Seven Last Words from the Cross" redirects to "Sayings of Jesus on the cross". "Caroline Mathilde" redirects to "Caroline Matilda of Great Britain". You might double check that all links are going where they're supposed to. "(What's the Story) Morning Glory" Question mark at the end. "Second Toughest In The Infants" "In The" not capitalized. "The Spice Girls" No "The". "Life Thru a Lens"-->Life thru a Lens "Chemical Brothers"-->The Chemical Brothers "MJ Cole" Dots after the M and J. Night on my Side redirects also, but Wikipedia's not consistent on it, so it needs to be sorted. "Boy in Da Corner"-->Boy in da Corner "Black Holes and Revelations" Ampersand, not "and". "Maths and English"-->Maths + English "The Young Knives" No "The". Dabomb87 (talk) 02:46, 1 July 2009 (UTC) Fixing... next time, just point me to the script, I'll do the work, that's my job. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:58, 1 July 2009 (UTC) Interestingly, that tool highlights the redirects but then says "don't fix them"... how curious. I'll get on and fix them anyway. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:00, 1 July 2009 (UTC) I think it was referring to [2] Dabomb87 (talk) 14:11, 1 July 2009 (UTC) I think so too. But still, you wanted 'em fixed so they are, indeed, fixed. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:18, 1 July 2009 (UTC) All fixed, including the ones you didn't highlight. Neat tool, thanks, it's good to learn new stuff here! The Rambling Man (talk) 07:10, 1 July 2009 (UTC) Oppose until alternative text for images is added (discussion). Dabomb87 (talk) 01:19, 10 July 2009 (UTC) I thought the alt text was unnecessary as each image's caption described each image within the context of the list. However, I have added "alt text" regardless. It now reads a little childishly but I could not think of anything useful to add in each case. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:39, 10 July 2009 (UTC) Ignore that rant. alt text added. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:57, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 02:46, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Support, will meet WP:WIAFL once alt text is added. Goodraise 03:12, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.