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We are nominating this for featured article because we feel it is safe to bring it back to FAC after three peer reviews, three failed FACs, four copy-edits by four experienced copy-editors, and much work done by the two of us. We hope the fourth time will be the good one. We will be very happy to make the corrections needed. Your help and suggestions are everything we need and more, we've written all over the page (forms part of the song's lyrics). :D With the essential being said, "Help us put an FA icon on it". Jivesh1205 ( Talk) 13:16, 11 January 2012 (UTC) and Tbhotch. ™ 19:36, 11 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Source review - spotchecks not done. Nikkimaria ( talk) 22:18, 11 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support: My points have been satisfactorily addressed. Happy to give the thumb up. -- Sp33dyphil © hat ontributions 10:34, 12 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support – At the nominator's request I ran an eye over the prose a little while ago. It seemed fine to me then and it still does. The subject of the article is not within my area of expertise, but I can say that I found the article clear, well proportioned and easy to read. Moreover, it looks to my layman's eye to be comprehensive and objective. Tim riley ( talk) 15:41, 12 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support: Declaration - I did some heavy copyediting on this article, so I am not quite a disinterested party. Nor am I knowledgeable about the subject, but it does seem a much-researched article with over 3,000 edits, and appears to cover every possible aspect of the song (and the prose is good). A labour of much love, indeed. Brianboulton ( talk) 17:21, 13 January 2012 (UTC) reply
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Support on prose and comprehensiveness. I did some copyedit work before it reached FAC, and with the combined efforts of several before or during the FAC, it seems to have overcome a tendency towards overly stiff prose. It is also certainly comprehensive; I can't imagine there'd be any more to say about the song. I'm not a Beyonce fan (I'm not even certain I've heard her music) but this seems very well done.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 09:12, 16 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support on prose and references. I am really satisfied with how this article looks after some good c/e. I really can't find on what could I possibly oppose. Nice song, well-written, comprehensive = perfect formula for FA =)! Cheers. — Tomica1111 • Question Existing? 14:14, 16 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support After raising a few small issues, which have all been fixed, I am glad to support the article for FA. It is comprehensive and in-depth and I really do have to agree that there is little or nothing more that could be added to the article. The prose is good and it does make good reading, indeed parts of this article have intrigued me enough to make me go on to read others about issues raised by it. Chaosdruid ( talk) 02:03, 17 January 2012 (UTC) I have discussed my concerns outside the review, most were dealt with but one still remains. There is a possibility that SYN or OR have crept in, in interpretations of sources. I will include the previous conversation from the talk page: reply
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Are we not missing some hyphens? — SandyGeorgia 01:03, January 18, 2012 — continues after insertion belowIncluded on the I Am... disc, it was intended to give a behind the scenes glimpse of Knowles, stripped of her make-up and celebrity trappings.
OneRepublic had to cancel their tour after Tedder had broken his Achilles tendon and underwent surgery.
Subordinate clauses? Can this be more smoothly worded?Having spent 33 non-consecutive weeks on the chart, the song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), denoting shipment of 15,000 copies.
Denoting? I'd like to see another pass at the prose, please?
number 40, but number two ? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 01:03, 18 January 2012 (UTC) reply"Halo" debuted at number 40 on the New Zealand Singles Chart on February 2, 2009,[71] and peaked at number two three weeks later.
Support - with a few comments. This fine article is the result of a healthy collaboration, which is true to the spirit of Wikipedia. I saw two possible problems. Here, "The song also consists symphonic crescendos and electronic accents" is there an "of" missing as in "consists of". And, would "arrangement" be better than "song"? Is [ sic] required in this quote, "the music and the emotion in the story is told so much better" ("is" should be "are")? Graham Colm ( talk) 13:31, 22 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Spotcheck of sources still pending. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 22:54, 23 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support. Read through the article. Good job you guys. Ryōga Hibiki ( talk • contribs) 07:34, 24 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Spotchecks of 6 sources found no verifiability problems or clear copyvio. That being said, compare "she was unaware of any similarities between the two songs" and "she was unaware of any similarities between her song and Beyoncé's "Halo"", or "the similarities are most notable in the backing tracks, which in both cases feature a melancholy piano, loud drums, and handclaps" and "some striking similarities, most notably in the backing track, which features somber piano, crashing drums and hand-claps.", or "challenged people to listen to the two ballads and to form their own views" and "challenge people to listen and form their own opinions". These are examples of wordings that are quite close between the article and its sources, and should be avoided or put in direct quotes as appropriate. Nikkimaria ( talk) 04:04, 27 January 2012 (UTC) reply
The article was promoted by Ucucha 20:56, 28 January 2012 [1].
Halo (Beyoncé Knowles song) ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
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We are nominating this for featured article because we feel it is safe to bring it back to FAC after three peer reviews, three failed FACs, four copy-edits by four experienced copy-editors, and much work done by the two of us. We hope the fourth time will be the good one. We will be very happy to make the corrections needed. Your help and suggestions are everything we need and more, we've written all over the page (forms part of the song's lyrics). :D With the essential being said, "Help us put an FA icon on it". Jivesh1205 ( Talk) 13:16, 11 January 2012 (UTC) and Tbhotch. ™ 19:36, 11 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Source review - spotchecks not done. Nikkimaria ( talk) 22:18, 11 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support: My points have been satisfactorily addressed. Happy to give the thumb up. -- Sp33dyphil © hat ontributions 10:34, 12 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support – At the nominator's request I ran an eye over the prose a little while ago. It seemed fine to me then and it still does. The subject of the article is not within my area of expertise, but I can say that I found the article clear, well proportioned and easy to read. Moreover, it looks to my layman's eye to be comprehensive and objective. Tim riley ( talk) 15:41, 12 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support: Declaration - I did some heavy copyediting on this article, so I am not quite a disinterested party. Nor am I knowledgeable about the subject, but it does seem a much-researched article with over 3,000 edits, and appears to cover every possible aspect of the song (and the prose is good). A labour of much love, indeed. Brianboulton ( talk) 17:21, 13 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Image review
Support on prose and comprehensiveness. I did some copyedit work before it reached FAC, and with the combined efforts of several before or during the FAC, it seems to have overcome a tendency towards overly stiff prose. It is also certainly comprehensive; I can't imagine there'd be any more to say about the song. I'm not a Beyonce fan (I'm not even certain I've heard her music) but this seems very well done.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 09:12, 16 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support on prose and references. I am really satisfied with how this article looks after some good c/e. I really can't find on what could I possibly oppose. Nice song, well-written, comprehensive = perfect formula for FA =)! Cheers. — Tomica1111 • Question Existing? 14:14, 16 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support After raising a few small issues, which have all been fixed, I am glad to support the article for FA. It is comprehensive and in-depth and I really do have to agree that there is little or nothing more that could be added to the article. The prose is good and it does make good reading, indeed parts of this article have intrigued me enough to make me go on to read others about issues raised by it. Chaosdruid ( talk) 02:03, 17 January 2012 (UTC) I have discussed my concerns outside the review, most were dealt with but one still remains. There is a possibility that SYN or OR have crept in, in interpretations of sources. I will include the previous conversation from the talk page: reply
(Composition and lyrical interpretation (section))
Are we not missing some hyphens? — SandyGeorgia 01:03, January 18, 2012 — continues after insertion belowIncluded on the I Am... disc, it was intended to give a behind the scenes glimpse of Knowles, stripped of her make-up and celebrity trappings.
OneRepublic had to cancel their tour after Tedder had broken his Achilles tendon and underwent surgery.
Subordinate clauses? Can this be more smoothly worded?Having spent 33 non-consecutive weeks on the chart, the song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), denoting shipment of 15,000 copies.
Denoting? I'd like to see another pass at the prose, please?
number 40, but number two ? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 01:03, 18 January 2012 (UTC) reply"Halo" debuted at number 40 on the New Zealand Singles Chart on February 2, 2009,[71] and peaked at number two three weeks later.
Support - with a few comments. This fine article is the result of a healthy collaboration, which is true to the spirit of Wikipedia. I saw two possible problems. Here, "The song also consists symphonic crescendos and electronic accents" is there an "of" missing as in "consists of". And, would "arrangement" be better than "song"? Is [ sic] required in this quote, "the music and the emotion in the story is told so much better" ("is" should be "are")? Graham Colm ( talk) 13:31, 22 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Spotcheck of sources still pending. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 22:54, 23 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Support. Read through the article. Good job you guys. Ryōga Hibiki ( talk • contribs) 07:34, 24 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Spotchecks of 6 sources found no verifiability problems or clear copyvio. That being said, compare "she was unaware of any similarities between the two songs" and "she was unaware of any similarities between her song and Beyoncé's "Halo"", or "the similarities are most notable in the backing tracks, which in both cases feature a melancholy piano, loud drums, and handclaps" and "some striking similarities, most notably in the backing track, which features somber piano, crashing drums and hand-claps.", or "challenged people to listen to the two ballads and to form their own views" and "challenge people to listen and form their own opinions". These are examples of wordings that are quite close between the article and its sources, and should be avoided or put in direct quotes as appropriate. Nikkimaria ( talk) 04:04, 27 January 2012 (UTC) reply