Talk:Pirates of the Mississippi

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Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 23:44, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a. (prose, spelling, and grammar):

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

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a. (reference section):

   Encouragements: Clip newspapers.com citations to make them available to non-subscribers. Run a date script to render all dates in mdy and IABot to archive reference links. Add author information for articles with listed authors (the Leader-Post piece, for instance). Make author listings consistent in last, first format (some are not).

   b. (citations to reliable sources):

   c. (OR):

   d. (copyvio and plagiarism):

   Earwig catches attributed quotes and song titles.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a. (major aspects):

   b. (focused):

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 and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a. (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales):

   The photo of Hank Williams in the body is PD (no notice). The fair use photo of the band members has a valid NFUR.

   b. (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/fail:

   Copy tweaks are the main thing, but there are also a fair number of side suggestions in the reference department. Clipping the newspapers.com citations should be a priority. 7-day hold; ping when ready. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 23:44, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Criteria marked are unassessed)

Copy changes

• McCorvey and Alves assumed the roles of lead vocalist and lead guitarist respectively, Complete the appositive by adding a comma after "guitarist"
• The five of them began rehearsing in Lowe's basement at night, and decided to pursue a full-time career as a band after noting that neighbors would come over and listen to their music. Remove comma — User:Sammi Brie/Commas in sentences
• According to McCorvey, the cover of "Honky Tonk Blues" was not originally intended to be on the album, but was added because label executives thought the other songs on the album were not strong enough to serve as a lead single. Same
• "Feed Jake" was the band's most popular song with fans, and was described in 1993 as their signature song. Same
• These were Top New Group from Radio & Records in 1990, and Top New Vocal Group award from the Academy of Country Music a year later. Same
• In an article published by the Regina Leader-Post, the band stated they received calls from representatives of Bill Clinton, the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in the then-upcoming 1992 United States presidential election. Said representatives wanted the band to endorse Clinton because they thought the song's lyrics would be appealing to his constituency. Severs refused as he knew that the band members had differing political viewpoints from each other and did not want to involve the band in political matters. Conversely, the song received negative attention from representatives of the Republican Party. Severs stated that an unnamed radio station in a larger market was playing the song regularly, but withdrew it from rotation after "a close personal friend" of President George H. W. Bush called the station and asked them to do so.
  • Maybe rewrite the beginning to "The band stated to Bernard Pilon of the Regina Leader-Post
  • Add comma after "refused" — this will help reading
  • Remove comma after "regularly" (CinS)
• Comma after "Unlike their previous albums"
• died of unknown causes on March 25, 2010 at needs a DATECOMMA

Spot checks

• 3: Oermann's band profile checks out for details such as one of the members making plane parts. Y
• 5: Free-Lance Star profile mentions the delay of the record's release during the merger. Y
• 31: Cash Box blurb includes the title of the single. Y
• 34: Beyer's Citizen review mentions the last track being a live version of Feed Jake. Y
• 40: Cannot check — offline source.

I also checked the Regina Leader-Post reference (22) incidentally, and it worked out.

• @Sammi Brie: I think I got all the copy editing issues addressed. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 03:16, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• @Sammi Brie: Also clipped all the newspapers.com sources. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 01:29, 4 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]