Talk:Rosanne Cash/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 05:37, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   Number signs generally aren't allowed in text; for instance, #1 should be written out as No. 1 or number one. Otherwise, I see no formatting issues.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   See below; I had several issues with the citation, but adding them in bullet form breaks the GAList template.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   I don't think that the article discusses her 1980s material fully enough. This was the peak of her career, and it could easily be split into album-by-album detail. I was able to go into album-by-album detail on GAs for far less prolific artists, such as Joe Diffie. Also, does she have a middle name? If so, it should be added to the article.

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, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   Right now five images may seem like overkill, but if the article is lengthened per my suggestion, it'd probably be better off.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   The article still has a long way to go. As I said, use citation templates, weed out the bad references, and add more information on the segment for her 1980s career. I could probably take a whack at the expansion myself at some point.

Issues with sourcing

• Source #4 (CountryWorks.com) is a 404.
• Source #7 (Musician Guide) has been deemed unreliable in past GANs because the site lacks an editorial policy.
• Source #17 (Legacy Recordings) seems to be just a directory listing. Could a better source be found?
• I removed one source that was a Wikipedia mirror.
• Source #21 (WNYC.org) is also a 404.
• Some sources are formatted as bare links. I would also recommend using citation templates such as {{Cite web}} for neatness.
• Finally, there was an interview in the external links which I removed, since it was almost singlehandedly spammed on several articles.

Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 05:37, 5 November 2010 (UTC)