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The list was promoted by PresN via FACBot (talk) 16:21:49 17 May 2019 (UTC) [1].

List of songs recorded by the Smiths

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Nominator(s): BeatlesLedTV (talk) 16:51, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Now that Lennon's list is featured, it's time for my next song list, this time by the English rock band the Smiths. I believed they deserved better than this so here we are. This one was a little more challenging since out of the 74 songs they recorded, maybe 40–50 were singles, so I made separate symbols for regular singles and for B-sides. B-sides I have the compilation album they were released on and what song they were the B-side of. I did this because having both as the same color seemed to overfill the page, which I thought was too much. As always I'm open to any comments or suggestions anyone might have. Happy editing! BeatlesLedTV (talk) 16:51, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comments
  • "of which included 70 originals" => "which included 70 originals"
  • "The Smiths' often addressed" - there should not be an apostrophe on Smiths
  • A major query is how you indicate the album against some songs. You list "Oscillate Wildly" as being from "The World Won't Listen", but you list "Shoplifters of the World Unite" as simply "non-album single", even though it was on the same album. You show "Panic" as "non-album single" but with a footnote saying it was later on "The World Won't Listen", which "Shoplifters...." doesn't have. And "Rubber Ring" is shown as being from "The World Won't Listen" but also with a footnote saying it was later released on "The World Won't Listen", which makes no sense. So that's four different inconsistent ways of indicating tracks that are on that album. Similar problems occur with tracks that are on "Hatful of Hollow"..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:31, 22 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
ChrisTheDude Sorry I've been away but now I'm back. I think I got everything taken care of. I must've missed the times I listed both albums in a note and in the table. Thanks for the comments! BeatlesLedTV (talk) 02:42, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
ChrisTheDude Done. BeatlesLedTV (talk) 14:39, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comments from Ssven2
  • "The band formed in Manchester in 1982" — "band was formed".
  • Done
  • Is there any wikilink related to one-off recording contract for readers who might not be aware of its meaning at first?
  • There actually isn't
  • "Despite their chart success, tensions began growing in the band, mainly between Marr and Morrissey and the band's label;" — Could there be a little more explanation as to the cause of this? Just to let readers know.
  • Done. Put it into a note.

Other than that, nothing more to add from me. Neat list though, BeatlesLedTV. Address my comments and thou shall receive my support.  — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 08:39, 7 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ssven2 Thanks again for the comments! :-) – BeatlesLedTV (talk) 20:16, 7 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
You are welcome, BeatlesLedTV. You have my support.  — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 04:52, 8 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • No comma after 1982 in second sentence (not followed by independent clause)
  • No commas around "Hand in Glove" (it's a restrictive appositive)
  • Same for the follow-up singles
  • would announce -> announced
  • No comma after keyboards
  • In the key, "Indicates" is superfluous
  • Both tables of contents includes notes and references: Remove links from the second or just hide the first.
    • Though I'm not sure the second is even needed; the list isn't that long to require it, and it doesn't work when sorted differently. Up to you.
  • Removed
  • Fix 1960s in note 1, but actually I don't see why a detail like that even belongs as a note. Either it's important enough to include in the main text or it's not important enough to include at all. You could add further details about anything in the summarized lead of their history, no reason why this is special or relevant to the list of songs.
  • Removed note

Reywas92Talk 07:36, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reywas92 All done. Thanks so much! – BeatlesLedTV (talk) 17:52, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support Looks great! Reywas92Talk 21:29, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 21:34, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • "70 originals and four covers." should be 4 covers per MOS.
  • " independent record label Rough Trade Records" sea of blue.
  • What does this mean exactly?
  • "underground success" jargon really, especially for non-UK folks who may be thinking that means underground.
  • Sortable tables means all linkable items should be linked every time.

Otherwise good stuff. The Rambling Man (talk) 09:52, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man Thanks for the comments. Other than 'sea of blue' all taken care of. What does that mean exactly? – BeatlesLedTV (talk) 17:23, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
WP:SEAOFBLUE. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:26, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The Rambling Man Oh I got it. Removed first link. – BeatlesLedTV (talk) 19:24, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
PresN this is good to go I think. The Rambling Man (talk) 10:46, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Source review passed; promoting. --PresN 16:21, 17 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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