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The article was archived by Gog the Mild via FACBot (talk) 17 March 2021 [1].

Love for Sale (Bilal album)

Nominator(s):
talk) 00:03, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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This article is about an unreleased album by the singer-songwriter

talk) 00:03, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Support from Kyle Peake

This article looks to be in amazing shape, having only improved if anything since my review that helped improve it to a strong degree! It would be not only incredible, but also deserved of Isento for this article to become a FA. --K. Peake 06:17, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Source review by Ealdgyth

Do you have any follow-up comments @
talk) 17:38, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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I have struck some above, but the problem with interviews isn't being primary but the reliabilty of the actual interviewer and the site publishing the interview. See
WP:RS policies. Ealdgyth (talk) 20:49, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Thanks for that reference @
talk) 17:14, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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I've struck a few more but the others I'm not persuaded by. Ealdgyth (talk) 13:15, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I understand. I would like to continue examining each of the rest further one by one, with additional research, and respond to your reservations.
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I'll throw in Gearslutz, which is listed in the Bibliography as an "interview" but is in fact a page from an online chat forum. EddieHugh (talk) 23:22, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The source is under the site's Expert Q & A section, which fits the definition of an interview. The site is actually reputable, even referenced in various articles at Google Scholar and Google News, and Elevado is a verified contributor, even has recommended it as a source of research for audio recording topics.
talk) 04:00, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Elevado's statements are attributed to him as a
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So we're confident that whoever posted on that forum was Russell Elevado? EddieHugh (talk) 14:10, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. He is the only poster with that name there, and he confirms the location of his posting on the site in the Red Bull interview I linked earlier.
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Thanks for the clarifications. It looks ok for how it has been used in this article. EddieHugh (talk) 17:35, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hi Ealdgyth, I got a bit lost in there. How is it looking? Gog the Mild (talk) 12:51, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • The ones that are unstruck are still concerns for me. I'd probably call it an oppose on sourcing at this point. Ealdgyth (talk) 18:08, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Ealdgyth. Isento, I would suggest concentrating your efforts on addressing Ealdgyth's concerns. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:18, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@
talk) 20:11, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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I was asked to revisit - I acknowledge that there are only a few spots of disagreement, but I stand by my oppose - I do not think the remaining contentious sources meet the high quality criteria as set forth in the FAC criteria. And I do not feel that I've been unwilling to be persuaded - there are a number of sources that I questioned that I've been persuaded that do meet the criteria given the subject area. Please don't badger me about this - I have my opinion, I've set it forth, and it's for other reveiwers and the coords to decide if it's valid or not. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:16, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You were not asked to revisit this. You were asked if you have any further remarks to give, considering you told me a few weeks ago that you'd "reply more in depth". And you still haven't. I am sorry if you consider holding you to your word an attempt to "badger" you.
talk) 16:54, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply
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I have been asked to revisit, as a coordinator. For whatever reason, Ealdgyth seems to have been generous with what they have accepted as high quality. The areas on which they are opposing seem well founded. Until and unless they are resolved I do not see this article being promoted, on this or any future nomination. I would note in passing that I very much doubt that any future nomination would find as forgiving a source reviewer as this one has. I am also "restarting the clock" for archiving as noted in the coordinator comment below. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:45, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You volunteered revisiting. I didn't ask you to begin with. I doubt a source reviewer would come around next time to be as foolish as to question the quality and reliability of AllMusic or Andy Kellman. To quote another reviewer below, WP:RSP is clear: 'There is consensus that RhythmOne websites are usable for entertainment reviews with attribution.' ... WP:CONTEXTMATTERS and saying it is unreliable because it is hosted by a yellow website is merely an incorrect opinion on the subject and not an objective assessment of the writer." I don't want mysterious forgiveness; I want engagement with the material so I can trust some thought went into the assessment. As of now, I don't trust much did from either of you. You want to dismiss this merely as frustration, that will be another incorrect opinion.
talk) 17:34, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Support from DMT biscuit

Resolved comments from
User:DMT biscuit

In conclusion, a very good article that needs a little tinkering and further detail.

talk) 20:27, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Thank you so much for the review and the positive feedback, @
talk) 01:13, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Thank you so much for the support @
talk) 06:40, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Hi. From what I can see the only new inclusion is the inside pulse source. From the examination of it, I do conclude that it is not a reliable source. The writer does not seem to be well-versed in high-quality sources—mentioning that his previous occupation was for 411Mania. It also lacks an about us page making it impossible to verify the structure and professionalism, present. If removed my stance will be the same.
While this discussion is happening I noticed that the userscript
talk) 15:04, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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I have removed the Maven and CHRY sources, along with the accompanying text. As for Inside Pulse, the site does appear reliable enough to be included by Google News and is verified by Muckrack, which profiles John Babos, the editor-in-chief, among others. While primarily a comics journalist, Erhardt also wrote columns for Inside Pulse's music webzine Moodspins and TV section Primetimepulse. His review text adds good detail to the paragraph on lyrics in Music and lyrics, and to the paragraph on the album's online acclaim, particularly as an example of the extent to which the leak's popularity crossed over. (Note: 411 Mania is also Google-News approved and Muckrack verified).
talk) 03:43, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Ok, that's sufficient reasoning. My verdict still stands.
talk) 18:55, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Comments from Vmavanti

This person isn't a jazz musician. My guess is R&B, not jazz. I request that references to jazz be removed unless reliable sources proving he is a jazz musician can be found. Thanks.
Vmavanti (talk) 05:57, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Have you read this article, or even
talk) 06:05, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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AllMusic calls him a jazz vocalist ([30]), as do numerous other reliable sources out there.
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  • "a jazz and soul singer" ([31] Jesse Thorn, NPR)
  • "much of [Love for Sale is] based around his signature sound as a trained jazz vocalist" ([32] Jonathan Cunningham,
    Detroit Metro Times
    )
  • "soul, jazz and R&B impresario ... catapult[ed] himself into the holy ranks of jazz and soul crossover vocalists" ([33] Eric Tullis, Indy Week)
  • "his performances usually extend beyond jazz and even soul" ([34] Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader)
  • "The album showcased Bilal as more than just a neo soul singer, with forays into jazz and blues" (The Urban Daily)

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"based around his signature sound as a jazz vocalist". Does this mean anything? What is his signature sound? If he is a jazz vocalist, then is this a jazz album?
"holy ranks of jazz and soul crossover vocalists". Holy? Cat out of bag. Does this mean "jazz crossover" and "soul crossover". Neither genre exists. Bow down to ambiguity.
"more than just a neo soul singer" Why neo-soul instead of soul, and what's wrong with being either one? Why "just"? What's elevated about jazz? It came out of the brothels of New Orleans. "his performances usually extend beyond jazz and even soul" Does performances refer to concerts or albums or this unreleased album or none of the above? And "beyond jazz and even soul" means what? "Forays into jazz and blues" What does this mean? I would like to see some specifics. Where do these forays occur? Does a foray into anything mean one can steal it the title and claim it as one's own? If I played basketball as a kid, does that make me a basketball player for life? Or does it have a clear definition? I'm supposed to accept these mushy-headed statements as reliable sources regarding facts? That's wishful thinking, an article of faith. The will and desire to make something true although it really isn't.
Vmavanti (talk) 08:54, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Actually the sentence reads "One of a kind R&B/jazz vocalist". There's our friend the slash again, celebrating ambiguity. I don't know what the write means by "R&B/jazz vocalist" given that those two genre, properly understood, have little to do with each other. Elsewhere on that linked page he is labeled "R&B" under Genre and under "Styles": Alternative R&B, Contemporary R&B, Neo-soul, and Adult Contemporary R&B. The infobox for this article calls the album "jazz fusion", a genre that combines rock with jazz. So that adds another genre to the debate: rock. I didn't know this guy is also being called a rock musician. Maybe he is so profound he can do everything, or at least that's the impression sent by this article.
Vmavanti (talk) 18:57, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
In your edit summary you called my comment "misguided". I would like to hear you defend that accusation in specific detail. The infobox says "jazz". I would like to see that removed. He isn't a jazz musician and this isn't a jazz album. If you put "jazz" in the infobox, you are saying this is a jazz album. It isn't. It's an unreleased R&B album by an R&B musician. This is a typical Wikipedia article where a fan tries to elevate something insignificant merely by insisting it is significant. It's a mistake to love protocol more than common sense. "On occasional trips to the city's jazz clubs with his father, he witnessed the working habits and lifestyles of musicians, which inspired him to pursue music seriously." What habits? What "lifestyles"? What does "language" refer to in "music theory and language". What does "connecting with" mean? That's slang. "Buzz" is a slang term that has no place in Wikipedia. Why is it a contract "from" Interscope rather than contract "with" Interscope? Was it a gift from them? Or was it a deal, an exchange? Why use "tenure" in "tenure at Interscope"? How did they "pressure" him? "I was trying to come from a jazz perspective." What does this mean? "Expand his fanbase" is slang. Why neo-soul rather than soul? Is this album soul, neo-soul, R&B, or jazz? It can't be all of them. Choose. And that's merely sentences after talking about his "alternative-rock style demos". Where they alternative rock demos? And how is that different from alternative rock "style" demos. I could go on.
Vmavanti (talk) 13:38, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
There's been a considerable influence/merging between/on hip hop/r&b from jazz and vice versa in the last decade. Bilal's contributions to the seminal jazz album To Pimp a Butterfly and his work with Robert Glasper certainly underline this. No Swan So Fine (talk) 13:07, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It's telling that in your attempt to explain you fall back on slashes and vague references to imaginary, hybrid forms of music that lack names or definition. One of the jobs of an editor is to replace ambiguity with clarity. It's your opinion that To Pimp a Butterfly is a "seminal jazz album". We don't deal in opinion on Wikipedia. We deal in boring facts. If you are interested in opinions, movements, causes, idealism, romanticism, and boosterism, you shouldn't be editing on Wikipedia. This isn't a jazz album. It's dishonest to hint/suggest/imply that it may be/might be/could be/influenced by/wants to be/smells like/was in the same room as...jazz.
Vmavanti (talk) 15:11, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
When we write about art on Wikipedia, the only 'facts' we can cite are other peoples opinions. Wikipedia is inherently an idealistic project. "Imagine a world where the sum etc...". Every time someone says of an album 'that's not jazz', that when the next musical revolution begins. No Swan So Fine (talk) 09:06, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"When we write about art on Wikipedia" — You're not writing about art. You are writing about R&B music. Artists uses paint brushes. "the only 'facts' we can cite are other peoples opinions"— Wrong. I don't know where you got that idea but you should drop it. Wikipedia is not in the opinion business. Facts differ from opinions. Facts actually exist and thus don't need limp quotation marks around them suggesting that they do not. You should be writing facts, not quoting opinions, no matter what the subject of the article. "Wikipedia is inherently an idealistic project" — To the degree that Wikipedia continues to exist as a reference work, an impartial encyclopedia, this comment is wrong. Wikipedia is not a soapbox. It's not the place to inject your opinions or your feelings about life. "Every time someone says of an album 'that's not jazz', that when the next musical revolution begins"— This is another arbitrary, frivolous remark that really doesn't mean much of anything. It's irrelevant to this article and irrelevant to Wikipedia. Let's not make virtues of ambiguity, ignorance, confusion, hope, and wishful thinking.
Vmavanti (talk) 01:28, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Coord note -- I was pinged on my talk page to look at this discussion. There seems to be a lot of focus on whether the artist is considered a jazz musician or not. That's a concern for the artist's article, not for this article. The focus here should be what
undue weight being applied, IOW if the term jazz keeps coming up in the sources, I'd expect to see the term prominent in the WP article. If the term is less prominent in the sources then one would expect it to be less prominent in the article. Our opinions as WP editors on an album's genre or styles matters not a bit, what RSs say does. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 06:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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I agree that it's possible for someone who isn't a jazz musician to make a jazz album. It's possible. But I can't think of any examples off the top of my head. Linda Ronstadt's albums weren't jazz. Steve Miller? Almost. Rod Stewart? Uh, no. Jay Geils pulled it off. There's a difference between "lightning" and "lightning bug". There's a difference between "jazz" and "jazz influenced". I have seen the latter many times. Usually it means puffery, promotion, and pretense—particularly if the musician in question is approaching the end of life or looking for work. I'm not here to sell albums. I'm not here to sink albums.
Vmavanti (talk) 19:42, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The genre field in the infobox "should include the music genre(s) that best describes the album. It should come from a reliable source and also be stated and referenced in the body of the article" (Template:Infobox album#genre). I don't see a source cited that clearly states 'this is an X album', for "jazz fusion", "blues rock" or "avant-garde" (is this really a genre?), and I haven't looked for the others. I see "inflections", "closer to", "arrangements drawn from", "perspective", "directions of"... even the "progressive jazz" line is "began displaying Bilal's love affair with progressive jazz and electric rock" in the source. There's an impressive array of sources, and they're saying, overall, that this is something unusual, original, influenced by lots of things, and that it's not of a particular genre (or genres)... which suggests that the infobox shouldn't contain these things. EddieHugh (talk) 00:02, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think that depriving this article's infobox of genres because sources opt for nuanced descriptions of the music, as opposed to rigid, singular designations phrased in explicit and simple enough terms for you (like "this is a jazz album"), is a bit short-sighted and denies readers any impression of what this music is like. The kind of standard you are expecting for editorial discretion here is usually reserved for cases where there are too many genres to pick from sources, or when there is a controversy among sources explicitly disagreeing on genre. Not only does that quote you cited ("love affair with progressive jazz and electric rock") support those particular genres, but the other details cited in the article -- radical and unorthodox rhythms, free-form composition, experimental song structures -- add credence to the fusion and avant-garde designations, as merely soul or funk -- traditionally simple three-minute songs of popular music -- would not capture adequately what this music is, according to what's been cited in the article.
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In short, I don't agree with your interpretation of
talk) 04:27, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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I wasn't "demanding a source categorize the album rigidly or singularly". I was saying, quoting Infobox album#genre, that, for any genre specified in the infobox, cited sources should state what genre(s) a recording is part of. I also gave a summary of what the sources are actually saying, which isn't 'this is a [genre] album'. A solution I've used in these circumstances is to leave the genre field blank and let the reader... read the article (the first two paragraphs contain everything). (On the specific point, "began displaying Bilal's love affair with progressive jazz and electric rock" doesn't say that those genres were major parts of this album.) EddieHugh (talk) 14:25, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
A love affair, figuratively speaking, is defined as an intense interest or passion in something, which in my opinion makes a strong enough case to note it, along with the other discussion of jazz, fusion, and related characteristics in the article... There is actually one source that defines the music on the kind of explicit terms you're touching on, and it's Hart in Aftermath and legacy, in reference to soul. But that wouldn't do the whole of the music summary justice, to merely include that one genre in the infobox. Again, the guideline does not say to note the "major parts," because that would be a one-size-fits-all policy that would neglect the fact that album articles are not a monolith.
talk) 15:18, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Exactly...figurative. That's what makes it a bullshit statement in a bullshit article. We deal in literal here, not the cloudland of figurative. On Earth, people have love affairs with people. You literally can't have a love affair with an abstraction. That kind of flowery, excessive language is what makes music articles inferior to other articles on Wikipedia. Frankly, it makes all of us look bad.
Vmavanti (talk) 15:34, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"sources opt for nuanced descriptions of the music, as opposed to rigid, singular designations phrased in explicit and simple enough terms for you (like "this is a jazz album")"—Hold on there, sport. These insults need to be refuted with facts. The first job I had when I was a teenager, long ago, was as a jazz disc jockey. EddieHugh plays piano and I played guitar in college. We both have shelves full of books about jazz. We have many years of experience editing jazz articles. Eddie is a skilled collector. Sure, these facts don't indicate we're right all time. But it does mean we deserve better treatment than repeatedly being dismissed as rigid and simple-minded. What you called "nuanced" is really an attempt to make a virtue of ambiguity and ignorance. There may be some naivete about how musicians, advertisers, and writers of articles find ways to promote topics without actually saying much about them. Sometimes people who don't know what they are doing fall back on generalizations and ambiguity, while those who deal in facts and specific arguments are dismissed as rigid, simple minded rule-mongers. Consequently, I'm not surprised that you fall back on "ignore all rules". If want nuance, how about this? There certainly is a difference between topics like jazz which involve a degree of subjectivity and interpretation. But that's different from believing, "It's all so subjective and relative that it's hopeless to figure out, so I'm going to do and say whatever I damn well please." Eddie and I deal with these subjects all the time, maybe every day. We talk about them and give them a lot of thought. What's the difference between avant-garde jazz and free jazz? What is "avant-music"? What is "avant" Anything weird? Anything an untalented person wants it to be? What is experimental music? What is progressive jazz? What is progressive rock? We have literally spent years talking about these subjects on Wikipedia. I'm going to repeat this because it is a masterpiece of brevity, precision, and accuracy:
The genre field in the infobox "should include the music genre(s) that best describes the album. It should come from a reliable source and also be stated and referenced in the body of the article" (Template:Infobox album#genre). I don't see a source cited that clearly states 'this is an X album', for "jazz fusion", "blues rock" or "avant-garde" (is this really a genre?), and I haven't looked for the others. I see "inflections", "closer to", "arrangements drawn from", "perspective", "directions of"... even the "progressive jazz" line is "began displaying Bilal's love affair with progressive jazz and electric rock" in the source.
Vmavanti (talk) 15:15, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
AllMusic classifies this person as R&B. What's wrong with R&B? I heard a lot of great R&B in the 1970s. What's wrong with being an R&B singer? Or being called an R&B singer? Obviously something, or people wouldn't feel the need to "elevate" it. There's nothing elevated about jazz or any other genre of music. And it's music, by the way, not art. If you want art, go to art school. AllMusic doesn't even have an article about this album. Maybe because it was never released. So for most people it doesn't exist. Are we retreating into Harry Potter fantasyland now? Why is there an article about an album that was never released? Because a handful of people out of a world of 7.5 billion want to promote it? That's not a good enough reason.
Vmavanti (talk) 15:28, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Image review

  • Blue Note image is missing alt text
  • File:Love_for_Sale_-_Bilal.jpg: not convinced this is sufficiently original to warrant copyright protection - it's not really "cover art" so much as a default press design, if I understand correctly? Nikkimaria (talk) 18:25, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@
talk) 19:29, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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It seems the one response you got was more with regards to selecting which cover design to include rather than what tagging to use?
If it doesn't warrant copyright protection the tagging will need to be changed to reflect that. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:33, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not an expert on this subject. But hopefully this suffices.
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I've requested that the original file here be deleted so that the Commons version of the same name can be used here.
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Here is the new file and tagging @
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That's fine. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:17, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support from SNUGGUMS

Resolved comments from User:SNUGGUMS

That's all I have to say. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 00:11, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the comments @
talk) 03:15, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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You're welcome, and I support following article improvments. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 04:11, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support from zmbro

  • Honestly, the article looks great to me as it is. There's nothing I can say that would be repeating what's above. Happy to support. – zmbro (talk) 21:00, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks :)
      talk) 21:07, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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      • In light of the mess
        talk) 22:47, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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        • Isento I actually had a similar issue for Bowie's Blackstar in which a user pointed out that Bowie was never a jazz musician despite the infobox having jazz as a genre. It really doesn't matter if Bowie or Bilal weren't "jazz musicians" per say. Hell, Neil Peart of the rock band Rush (rest in peace) experimented with jazz styles in the 1990s despite him having a primarily progressive rock background; again, this doesn't mean he was a "jazz drummer". Anyways, if multiple sources describe Love for Sale as having elements of jazz then it's perfectly fine to have it in the infobox. Just because a genre is in the infobox of an album doesn't mean the artist themselves were musicians of that genre. – zmbro (talk) 23:02, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It matters to people with integrity who know how to use words properly and whose first interest is the reader. It matters because words matter. And if it's not a big deal, then why not remove it? Why fight it so hard? Therefore it must be a big deal, right? I don't know how many times I have to say this: "elements of jazz" is not identical to jazz, and it's such a vague statement as to be meaningless. What specifically does it mean? Just like "forays into jazz". It allows the writer to sound elevated while saying nothing, a common tactic in music journalism. Puffery, in other words. And since when does one person's feelings determine the quality of an article? Are we done with facts?
Vmavanti (talk) 08:40, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

Sandy is going to kill me for the header, but anyway. Took a spotcheck of 20 sources:

Regarding the interviews and user-generated posts Ealdgyth questioned, I am inclined to say that if we can assure that the interview/post a) wasn't altered from the original and b) it actuall comes from Bilal, they can get a pass. I don't know about the others. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 13:14, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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talk) 05:15, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Please note that particularly in the various fields of sport or popular culture, "high quality" often has to be interpreted as "best available". (
talk) 06:03, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Thoughts, feedback @
talk) 05:35, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Along with Kellman's professional experience, another indication of his reliability is how the Philadelphia Weekly source echoes Kellman's bio, which is cited to support in this article that Bilal developed an interest in singing while growing up in Germantown and sang in the choir at the behest of his Baptist mother. The Weekly source says exactly that as well.
talk) 08:26, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply
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The Shadow League article echoes high-quality source claims as well, including the shelving, leak, and touring claims ([35] Swan in
talk) 08:35, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Sorry, but I don't feel comfortable enough with the other sources to comment on them. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 11:15, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Out of the nearly 200 shortened footnotes in the article, the remaining sources questioned above make up around 20 of those. Even if they are not high-quality, as still-reliable sources comprising a minority of sourcing, would that really prevent this article from passing a source review?
talk) 11:26, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Comment by Buidhe

Please take the quoteboxes out. I think it disrupts the flow and gives too much weight to these short quotes, which would be better integrated into the text. (t · c) buidhe 10:19, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I have removed two of the quoteboxes, about his live performance and about his newfound artistry in the album's aftermath. But I kept the "Love for Free" quote in the section about the leak. As I reasoned to DMT biscuit in
talk) 18:09, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Also, the box is pretty small and the content is on-topic with the theme of the section. I understand how the other boxes may have been distraction or conflicted with the flow of the text. But this case acts as a clever conceit, as well as a culmination of the aforementioned delays and failed release expectation. Without it, I feel that moving from the idea of its promo vinyl being manufactured (at the end of the preceding paragraph) to the preliminary mix leaking on the Internet (the beginning of the next paragraph) may feel a bit abrupt to readers.
talk) 18:13, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply
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It is neither a weight or POV issue. His quote is stating a fact, just in a clever turn of phrase.
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Feedback @
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Sure, the quotebox still sandwiches with an image contrary to MOS but it also gives too much prominence to this one quote. I would integrate it into the text somewhere. (t · c) buidhe 11:49, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I've made it a block quote, which
talk) 17:43, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Support from Tbhotch

  • Comments on
    WP:ACCESIBILITY
    .
  • "and black sunglasses playing a piano (it suggests "the piano").
  • "neo soul categorizations" ("neo-soul")
  • "He did not want to labeled as" ("label")
  • "this point become a homebase" ("home base")
  • "in contemporary neo soul" ("neo-soul")
  • "In mid 2005" (mid-2005)
  • "Love for Sale in the seven months since its leak, while noting" (suggests to remove the comma)
  • "A black man dressed in black t-shirt" ("a black")
  • "17th century literature" (17th-century literature)
  • "his vocal delivery changed by a shooting to the face"
  • "it showcased an experimentation outside" (an)
  • "An" carries the connotation that this is a certain kind of experimentation outside of soul, rather than in general. And the former connotation (along with the phrasing "an") is more faithful to the source cited.
    talk) 04:20, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply
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  • "crucial to honestly appraising the singer's career" ("apprise")

I have copy-edited to address the above concerns, added a subtitle file to the audio sample, and left responses to a few leftover points. And thank you very much for that take on the earlier sourcing issue.

talk) 04:20, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Coordinator note

isento, currently this nomination is failing its source review. I cannot see that any action has been taken to address the concerns which were confirmed more than two weeks ago. Unless they are addressed in the next two days this nomination is liable to be archived. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:30, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not wasting my energy arguing with you people anymore. The original source reviewer backed out of his word to offer more in depth replies, another a few sections above us felt uncomfortable addressing it after I asked for a second opinion, the other reviewer right above us confirmed the lack of objectivity in the original reviewer's assessment of a certain source... I had to deal with the insult of you guys mentioning my nom in connection with "quid pro quo" supports and "serious" sourcing concerns at the FAC talk page... and now this from you. Do what you want. I'll just renominate in a few weeks. Hopefully I'll get a different source reviewer who won't fail the whole of the sourcing over a handful of sources they erroneously deem of questionable quality and are too obtuse to engage in thoughtful dialogue over it. I knew this would happen. No one took it seriously when I brought it up as an issue. I even apologized for being too intense at the expense of politisse. Pfft. Why should I care at this point? Just archive it now so I can get closer to the renominate date.
talk) 16:39, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply
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