Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/The Smiths discography/archive1

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The list was promoted by Crisco 1492 00:25, 26 August 2014 [1].

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The Smiths discography

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Nominator(s): SchroCat (talk) 21:57, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

The Smiths were one of the formative bands of my youth – and I still make my friends jealous by reminding them that I saw the band live back in the 80s. This list was in pretty good nick when I looked at it, and needed only a bit of work around the accessibility aspects, sorting and referencing to bring it up to nick. All comments, questions and observations are gratefully received. Cheers – SchroCat (talk) 21:57, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

• Comment - Citation 8 seems to be dead and Citation 24 redirects to its main page. GamerPro64 03:04, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

• Well spotted! Replaced one with a different source, and readjusted the addres of the other. Many thanks. - SchroCat (talk) 09:51, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

• Looking through this article again, I would like to add that in the "Music videos" section, the columns for "'Ask' (live)" and "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" are unreferenced. GamerPro64 18:40, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

• Aargh! I took ages to find these first time round!! Re-found and now added. Cheers – SchroCat (talk) 19:33, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

I believe this list meets the FL criteria now. Support. GamerPro64 19:26, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Many thanks, GamerPro64: this is much stronger with your input, and it's much appreciated. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 21:11, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Support with comments from Cassianto

• We have a lot of "reached"'s in the second paragraph and it does become quite repetitive after a while; I counted seven! I know this is going to be a bit difficult, but what are the chances of trimming a few?
• Third para, new para, new title needed rather than simply "Despite the band's chart success..."
• "Failing to find a replacement, The Smiths disbanded by the time their final studio album, Strangeways, Here We Come, was released in September that year." Something seems wrong here. How about "Failing to find a replacement, The Smiths disbanded by the time of the release of their final studio album, Strangeways, Here We Come, in September that year"? Cassianto^talk 20:47, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

• Good eyes, as always! I've tweaked and twisted as per your comments, and all is now tickety boo! Cheers – SchroCat (talk) 21:23, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Support and inconsequential quibbles from Tim riley

• Lead
  • At the opening of paras 2 and 3, you have The Smiths debut/chart success without a possessive apostrophe. One apiece needed, unless this lack of punct is a pop group affectation in which case ignore the old codger
  • "failed to break the UK Top 40" – break into?
• The list
  • Capitalisation: pray examine your conscience and your sources: What Difference Does It Make? How Soon Is Now? Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me, etc etc etc. In the three examples I have plucked out, "It", "Is" and "That" wouldn't normally have a capital. Stick like glue to the original punctuation on the LP covers, of course, but just in case you haven't I draw it your attention.
  • Sources: "Rogan, Johnn" – Johnny, I assume

That's my lot. I am to popular music what hippos are to hang-gliding, but I hope there are some random shots above that are useful, and my support is firm notwithstanding these trivial points, – Tim riley talk 22:24, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

• Many thanks indeed for your thoughts. I've tweaked as appropriate, with only the capitalisation untouched: what is there is as per the original punctuation: inconsistent, but they were Lancastrian, after all... Thanks again. - SchroCat (talk) 22:44, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
  • (Bloody nerve! Southerners!) But my support is unwavering. Tim riley talk 22:57, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
    • Worse than a Southerner, I'm afraid: a Yorkshire-born southerner! - SchroCat (talk) 07:09, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

• Closing note: This candidate has been promoted, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FLC/ar, and leave the {{featured list candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:30, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

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