Talk:¿Qué Creías?

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Kyle Peake in topic GA Review
Good article¿Qué Creías? has been listed as one of the Music good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
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May 14, 2022Good article nomineeListed

GA Review edit

This review is transcluded from Talk:¿Qué Creías?/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 07:36, 12 May 2022 (UTC)Reply


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Criteria: 1a. prose ( ) 1b. MoS ( ) 2a. ref layout ( ) 2b. cites WP:RS ( ) 2c. no WP:OR ( ) 2d. no WP:CV ( )
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This is the article before mine in the queue, making a review only appropriate! --K. Peake 07:36, 12 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Infobox and lead edit

  • The A-side is not sourced anywhere in the body
    • Done
  • Only keep Mariachi under genre(s) in the infobox, as the other two are only sourced as influences
    • Done
  • Pipe EMI Latin to Capitol Latin
    • Done
  • Replace hlist with bullet points per Template:Infobox song
    • Done
  • "It was written by" → "The song was written by" removing the backup vocalist and brother/music producer introductions since them being solely in the body is sufficient
    • Done
  • Add a sentence after the above one mentioning that A.B. challenged Astudillo to write the song before they got to Las Vegas and what it was inspired by
    • Done
  • ""¿Qué Creías?" is a mariachi ballad, that Selena describes as" → "A mariachi ballad, the song was described by Selena as" with the pipe
    • Done
  • "It is the singer's torch song, the lyrics" → "It is the singer's torch song and the lyrics"
    • Done
  • "and feminist lyricism" → "and female style of lyricism." per the body, ending the sentence here because the other two parts aren't notable for reception
    • Done
  • The commercial performance sentence should be the first of the second para instead
    • Done
  • "often asks for a" → "often asked for a"
    • Done
  • "in the Netflix two-part limited drama" → "by Christian Serratos in the Netflix two-part limited drama" with the wikilink
    • Done
  • Mention the Alicia Villareal performance in the lead after the above sentence
    • Done

Background and production edit

  • Remove comma after brother and music producer
    • Done
  • "the tour bus broke down." → "the bus broke down." to avoid overusage of the full name
    • Done
  • "really let it roar."" → "really let it roar"." per MOS:QUOTE
    • Done
  • "Guitarist of the group, Chris Perez, recalled" → "The group's guitarist Chris Perez recalled"
    • Done

Music, theme and lyrics edit

  • Retitle to Music and lyrics, as the theme is to do with the lyrics
    • Done
  • Most of the direct quotes in this section should be in critical reception instead; you could start a reception section below with this and the other form of reception in the commercial success section
    • Done
  • ""¿Qué Creías?" is a" → "Musically, "¿Qué Creías?" is a"
    • Done
  • Pipe ballad to Sentimental ballad
    • Done
  • After ballad, you should write "and a", moving the refs also to the end of the sentence instead
    • Done
  • The conjunto influences are not sourced
    • It is sourced to Browne, 1995 (Entertainment Weekly)
  • Pipe culture of Latin America to Latin American culture
    • Done
  • The instrumentation sentences that are currently at the end of the section should come directly after the above one instead
    • Done
  • The part about Selena painting herself as a wronged women should be the first one of the lyrics sentences
    • Done
  • "she tells him that he" → "letting him know he"
    • Done
  • "confessing that she can live" → "confessing she can live"
    • Done
  • Remove comma after Tucson Citizen and it is quotes like this that definitely belong in reception instead
    • Done
  • ""with such aplomb."" → ""with such aplomb"." per MOS:QUOTE; fix multiple issues like this with the quotes
    • Done
  • "and lyrics echoing the" → "and lyrics echo the"
    • Done
  • "showcases her as" → "showcasing her as"
    • Done
  • "John Storm Robert, believed "¿Qué Creías?" lack" → "John Storm Robert believed "¿Qué Creías?" lacks"
    • Done
  • Lola Beltran → Lola Beltrán with the wikilink
    • Done
  • For any quotes that will be moved to reception, ensure that you attribute them
    • Done
  • "fire." and found the track" → "fire", finding the track"
    • Done
  • Pipe cumbia music to Cumbia
    • Done
  • "of the Lakeland Ledger, found that" → "of the Lakeland Ledger found that" with the pipe
    • Done
  • Wikilink song structure
    • Done

Commercial success edit

  • Create a Reception section instead here with the critical, radio and commercial reception; place critical commentary as the first para
    • Done
  • "it entered at number 38 on" → ""¿Qué Creías?" entered at number 38 on"
    • Done
  • I think the radio information should come before commercial performance
    • Done
  • "received extensive airplay in" → "received extensive airplay in various locations, including" only mentioning notable ones like Austin and Houston, so you avoid a supermarket list
    • Done
  • "rose to number 30,[23] though it fell to" → "rose to number 30 on the chart,[23] though fell to" to avoid overusage of it
    • Done
  • Remove the holiday season rise sentence, as the following one will still be succeeding a sentence about the song going up
    • Done
  • "to number 24 the following week," → "to number 24 for the week of January 16, 1993,"
    • Done
  • "on the chart for an additional four weeks before falling off, for" → "on the Hot Latin Songs chart for an additional four weeks before falling off, lasting for"
    • Done
  • The music video, press conference and live performances should be moved to a promotion section instead
    • Done
  • Wikilink music video
    • Done
  • Pipe EMI Latin to Capitol Latin
    • Done
  • "in Monterrey, Mexico, the record company aimed to" → "in Monterrey, Mexico, aiming to" with the pipe
    • Done
  • Remove "in the state" at the end of the report sentence because that is implied
    • Done
  • "at number ten on" → "at number 10 on" per MOS:NUM
    • Done
  • Add the date that the song received the certification and mention it was in the United States
    • Done
  • Add the before Del Rio News-Herald
    • I'm not sure what you're asking here.
  • "to convey that message" → "to convey the message"
    • Done
  • "independence from it."" → "independence from it"." per MOS:QUOTE
    • Done
  • "Selena performed "¿Qué Creías?" on" → "Selena's performance "¿Qué Creías?" on" but it is not sourced as being in 1994 anywhere
    • It is listed on the inlay of the DVD as well as in commentary from Johnny Canales.
  • Alicia Villareal → Alicia Villarreal with the wikilink
    • Done
  • The benefit concert and limited drama should come after the promotion info in the following section because they are not through Selena
    • Done
  • ""just so badass." because of the singer's" → ""just so badass" because of her heavy" per the source
    • Done

Promotion and media appearances edit

  • Make this the last section, with one para for Selena's promotion and another for the benefit concert and limited drama
    • Done

Charts and certification edit

Weekly charts edit

Certification edit

  • Good

Credits and personnel edit

References edit

  • Copyvio score looks amazing at 13.8%!!!
  • Should ref 37 really be citing Anon rather than RIAA?
    • I cite any website that does not explicitly provide an author as Anon rather than the website's name. Let me know if you'd like me to change it for this ref.

Notes edit

External links edit

  • Good

Final comments and verdict edit

  •   On hold until all of the issues are fixed; that didn't take too long! --K. Peake 09:21, 12 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
    • Thanks for your review! I've left maybe one or two comments for issues that were not made too clear for me. Thanks – jona 21:49, 12 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
      • AJona1992 Nice work, however I have two points left; the A-side should be surrounded by speech marks and source it in the body by mentioning the release, also you need to add "the" before Del Rio News Herald. --K. Peake 09:36, 13 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
        •   Done Thanks – jona 11:41, 13 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
          •  Pass now, did some brief copy editing but good job elsewise! --K. Peake 09:44, 14 May 2022 (UTC)Reply