Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/The Rolling Stones

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[edit] The Rolling Stones

This is a very well written, and put together article about one of the most influential bands in the history of rock and roll. The pictures are great as well. - Mike(talk) 02:20, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

• Support as nominator - Mike(talk) 02:22, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose. I'd suggest that you move the list of members further down. Also, the entire article needs to be sectionalized (try more headings and subheadings); it doesn't look or read like a summary. Also, all images need fair use rationales. Orane (t) (c) (e) 02:57, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Members moved. I thought they didn't really belong at the top as well. - Mike(talk) 03:03, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Object. For several reasons:
  • The lead section is not properly organized into a three paragraph introduction.
    • Okay, okay. I'll drop the three paragraph lead objection. A three paragraph lead is simply customary, that's why I asked for it. RyanGerbil10 20:33, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
  • The article lacks references, which is an important requirement, and when those references are added, they will need to be properly cited within the article, including footnotes.
  • The section titles are not written with an encyclopedic tone, and the sections themselves are extremely long. It seems like they could be reorganized so that instead of a chronology of the band, each section focused on one element of the band and how it changed throught the band's history.

The information is here; it just needs references and organization. RyanGerbil10 03:35, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

• True. I didnt even realise that the article lacked source. I should point out, however, that it is not mandatory for 3 paragraphs to be in the intro. Orane (t) (c) (e) 04:11, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

• Object

1. Lead should be a summary of the articles content, and is rather brief considering the length of the article and the 40+ years the band have existed
2. No list of sources, a few html links in text which lack supporting information
3. Fannish tone.

--nixie 05:10, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

• Comment—I've read only the lead, which I don't think should necessarily be in three paragraphs, RyanGerbil.

This sentence is not nice: 'By the end of the '60s, The Stones had racked up a great number of hit records, each single displaying an alarming rate of musical growth.'

• • Upper-case 'T' for 'The Stones'?
  • 'racked up' is too colloquial for this register.
  • 'a great number of'—would a single word do here?
  • 'alarming'—this appears to be inappropriate here.

Tony 15:51, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

• Object. No references. Most of the images have no source or fair use rationale. Examples: Image:Rstones3.jpg (what magazine is this from, and why is the magazine's name cropped out?)--Fallout boy 04:17, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
  • The Upper case "t" is correct. In their Album "Jump Back:The Best of The Rolling Stones", the little book in the cover capitalizes the 'T' in 'The' in middle of a sentence several times. - Mike(talk) 01:04, 11 May 2006 (UTC)