Talk:Didacts and Narpets

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Article milestones Date Process Result April 8, 2025 Good article nominee Listed
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GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Didacts and Narpets/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: HumanxAnthro (talk · contribs) 21:08, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 10:42, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a. (prose, spelling, and grammar):

   b. (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a. (reference section):

   b. (citations to reliable sources):

   c. (OR):

   d. (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a. (major aspects):

   b. (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a. (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales):

   b. (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/fail:

(Criteria marked are unassessed)

You deserve this review after the nomination has been pending for two months! --K. Peake 10:42, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox and lead

• Drum solo should not be listed under genres in the infobox since that is not a genre itself, just a section of the song
  • 100% of "Didacts and Narpets" is a drum solo. User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 13:02, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  My point still stands though; this is not a genre in itself. K. Peake 19:38, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Alright, removed then. User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:32, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• "final track on" → "final track on their third studio album,"
  • Fixed User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:22, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• "by drummer Neil Peart and" → "by drummer Neil Peart, and"
  • Fixed User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:22, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• "most bizarre recording." → "their most bizarre recording."
  • Done User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:22, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• "frequently highlight "Didacts and Narpets"," → "frequently highlighted "Didacts and Narpets","
  • Done User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:22, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• "covered it for a" → "covered the song for a"
  • Done User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:22, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Background and composition

• ""No One at the Bridge" and" → ""No One at the Bridge", and"
  • Done User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:33, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Are you sure there shouldn't be a comma after Geddy Lee per American English?
  • Rush are a Canadian band. User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:23, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• "aggressive and "thunderous"" → "aggressive, and "thunderous""
  • Done User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:32, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• I would suggest starting a new sentence as "The piece is punctuated by dramatic" to avoid a run-on and if this is done, re-invoke the ref that uses the thunderous quote at the end of its sentence per direct quoting
  • Done User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:29, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Link distorted to Distortion (music)
  • Done User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:29, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• "its guitar and vocals" → "He commented that its guitar and vocals"
  • Done User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:29, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reception and legacy

• First para looks good!
• "bizarre recorded sequence."" → "bizarre recorded sequence"." per MOS:QUOTE
  • Oh yeah, that is a partial quote. Good catch! User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:41, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• The art rock review mention is fine to keep, but shouldn't this genre be added to composition too so it is sourced as a genre itself?
  • I see what you're saying, but since a lot of composition sections are sourced to the same reviews that are cited for Reception sections, there is a lot of overlap between them. Having the genre description sourced and established anywhere would seem to suffice, plus it was to avoid redundancy. User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:41, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Fourth para looks good!
• Add any further info to establish notability of the cover version per WP:SONGCOVER
  • What's wrong with the Bloody Knuckles source? User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:35, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also, these rules apply if a lot more than one artist covered the song, and the Mike Mangini one is the only recorded cover by a notable artist that exists for "Didacts and Narpets" "When a song has been recorded or performed by more than one artist,". User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:45, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Personnel

• Good

Notes

• ""Across the Styx" and "7/4 War Furor"," → ""Across the Styx", and "7/4 War Furor","
  • Done User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:45, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

• Copyvio score looks superb at 3.8%!!!!
• Wikilink Voyageur Press on ref 11
  • Done User:HumanxAnthro (BanjoxKazooie) 19:31, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• MOS:CAPS issues with ref 20 or is that how RUSH is stylized?
  • Yes, that is how the band's name is stylized.

Final comments and verdict

•  On hold until all of the issues are fixed; nice job on this one for the most part! --K. Peake 20:33, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

•  Pass now, your second QA in the same day and I did some copyediting to improve a few spots too! --K. Peake 07:38, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]