Talk:Meg & Dia

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[edit] GA review comments

Even though I nominated this article, I would like to make some comments.

  • Picture was recently deleted as "fair-use image which can be replaced with a free one"; hoping to find a free one soon. Will not be easy as I seem to be the main contributer to the article now, and Meg and Dia don't seem to come to England much. Also, since they aren't the biggest band in the world, free pictures on websites such as Flickr are not common.
  • References in my opinion are very well used. For a small band such as this, references are scarce, and I feel they are well used here, so please take this into account!
    — jacĸrм (talk) 21:39, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Picture uploaded. My own, so free use. -Thepeoplesuck 22:28, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Biography section was converted into a History section with proper subdivisions. Thepeoplesuck 08:17, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA on hold

Indeed it's close. A few notes.

  • The biography section should be split into subsections sorted by significant milestones (see Powderfinger etc.) or by album.
  • The last few sentences in it are one sentence paragraphs - merge 'em
  • The members could potentially get their own articles...(not a GA requirement though)
  • "and Cursive. [11] During live" - should be no space before ref

 Dihydrogen Monoxide 11:37, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Fixed?

The following has been done by Thepeoplesuck and I:

  • Biography section arranged chronologically and by important milestones.
  • Last sentences merged.
  • References fixed (references after grammar, no spaces).
  • Members for individual members would be stubs, if that. Simply not enough information available on individual members of the band, only the band themselves.

-- Jack 23:16, 11 November 2007 (UTC)