Talk:Oh! You Pretty Things/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Tkbrett (talk · contribs) 17:44, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Got this one. Tkbrett (✉) 17:44, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

• Recorded as a demo, it was given to singer Peter Noone ... Seems a little ambiguous. This phrasing isn't clear on whether Bowie physically gave the demo to Noone or simply gave Noone permission to perform the song. Reading the body makes it clear it was the latter, so how about: Bowie recorded the song as a demo before giving it to singer Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman's Hermits, who recorded it as his debut solo single. or some similar variation?
• I again made changes as I went through, included adding subsections which I thought worked nicely. If you disagree, feel free to remove.
• I think the formatting of the chart isn't immediately intuitive; when I first saw it, I thought it was for Bowie's version before looking closer. How about if you remove the bolded "Noone's version" and change the chart's title to "Weekly chart performance for Peter Noone's version", or something slightly similar.
• copyvio score of 24.8% (violation unlikely).
• Images are all PD or have an appropriate fair use tag. What do you think about the audio sample at the bottom of the infobox? I'm not sure it meets the criteria as its content isn't really discussed in the article as far as I can tell.
• I have to say, Peter Noone's version is pretty atrocious. Doesn't hold a candle Bowie's. Tkbrett (✉) 01:59, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Tkbrett Ngl I completely forgot about this until now. Queries resolved. I agree it's very bad. Pales in comparison to Bowie's, without a doubt one of his finest of the pre-Ziggy era. Thanks for reviewing! – zmbro _(talk) 16:40, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

No worries. Easy pass. Tkbrett (✉) 16:47, 9 December 2021 (UTC)