Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Viking metal/archive1

The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was archived by Ian Rose via FACBot (talk) 05:09, 30 October 2016 [1].

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Viking metal

Nominator(s): 3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 03:28, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

This article is about Viking metal, a style of heavy metal music based primarily on lyrical themes of the Vikings, the Viking age, and Norse paganism. I first started working on this article back in 2011, and, over time, became fascinated with the subject, came to enjoy the style of music, and delved into the scholarly research about Viking metal. My own interest and research seems to have paralleled with that of academia: Prior to 2010, far fewer sources discussion Viking metal existed, so the past six years have seen a sizeable increase in academic interest in the subject. Over the course of the past five years, myself and other editors have vastly improved this article. There was an conflict two years ago over the definitions and origins of Viking metal between myself and an anonymous editor, but we were able to arrive at a compromise that best summarized the existing literature. The article has subsequently become a good article and has undergone peer review. It adheres to basic policy regarding BLPs and copy-righted material. It adequately summarizes the topic, and covers all key aspects with the needed detail. It follows a consistent layout and reference style. I believe that this article is ready to be a featured article candidate.3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 03:28, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Comments by Retrohead

• Can you replace during with "emerged in the early 1990s" in the lead
• Once the band is introduced in the article's body, there's no need to repeat the description such as in "the band Bathory incorporated a diverse range"
• Also Deena Weinstein should be just Weinstein in the third paragraph of "Thematic and lyrical focus"
• There are some other minor c/e suggestions of mine, such as replacing symbolism with symbols and visual media with visuals (from the same section), but it's optional.
• Can we have the name of Allmusic's reviewers who reviewed Enslaved's Eld?
• I'm not 100% sure about this one, but isn't it "longing for return to paganism" (from "Burzum")

Support All in all, a great read. I wasn't aware there was material for an article like this to be promoted to FA.--Retrohead (talk) 11:56, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, I've made those changes. I hope to eventually get the black metal, folk metal, and pagan metal articles up to the quality of this one.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 14:53, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Closing comment

I'm afraid that with a month past and no new reviews, this nom has stalled so I'll archive it shortly. Given the minimal commentary, I'm happy to waive the usual two-week waiting period before a renomination; note also that, as it appears you haven't taken an article all the way to FA yet, you'd be eligible to try the new FAC mentoring scheme if interested. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 05:09, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

• Closing note: This candidate has been archived, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Ian Rose (talk) 05:09, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

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