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The list was promoted by Matthewedwards 02:04, 10 March 2009 [1].

M.I.A. discography[edit]

Nominator(s): ChrisTheDude (talk)
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The format and sources for this one were cribbed from the recently promoted Dido discography, so hopefully it's OK. Let me know what still needs tweaking. And apologies if you suffer any eye ailments after looking at her outfit in the photo :-) ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:25, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support Looks great. All of my concerns have been addressed. Drewcifer (talk) 19:53, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Drewcifer

Comments Good start, and most of my comments from the recent peer review have been addressed. But here's a few more nonetheless. Mainly, there's a few inconsistencies between this and the Dido discography you cited as your inspiration. I think Dido's discog is a good target, so I'll point out some ways to mimic it better:

  • For the chart columns, use 3 ems rather than 4. This not only makes it look more consistent with other discogs, it also makes the table slimmer, since right now on my monitor (1024x768) it's being squeezed.
  • "Paper Planes - Homeland Security Remixes EP" should be "Paper Planes – Homeland Security Remixes EP" (the dash should be an en-dash, not a hyphen)
  • We're only concerned with the original home-land release for most data. So, I don't think the US labels are needed here, only the British ones.
  • The Belgian sub-columns are interesting here, but the Wallonia column is empty, so I think there's a better solution here. Such as a single column called BEL (FL), for instance, while keeping the note to explain.
  • Year columns should be centered.
  • Bold the album/ep titles. There's alot of data in these charts, so I find bolding the titles focuses all the data on what it's all about.
  • The table proportions here are still wildly inconsistent. The details columns should ideally be the same width, as should chart columns and year columns. Drewcifer (talk) 08:02, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Already done, I think, unless there's anything I've missed.....
  • I'm always a little wary when "EP" is put in the title of something. In most cases it's not really in the title at all. How Many Votes Fix Mix looks like one of those examples: I don't see "EP" anywhere on the cover. Double check all three.
    • Changed them on this article, whether or not the articles need re-titling is something that can be addressed outwith this FLC
  • In the iTunes Live sessions, don't capitalize "Download".
    • Changed
  • For the sake of consistency, most discogs use the following country abbreviations: US, NLD, DAN, US DANCE, US R&B.
    • All changed, I think
      • U.S. → US
        • Done
  • I would generally suggest using "#18" rather than "number 18", since it's a statistic you're quoting. Drewcifer (talk) 21:35, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • M.I.A. is British, though, so (per my understanding of WP:ENGVAR) British English should be used for the article, and in the UK we don't use the hash mark to signify "number"......
      • Huh, I didn't know that. Interesting. Nevermind then. Drewcifer (talk) 22:31, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Many thanks for your comments and assistance...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:41, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Truco

Comments from Truco (talk · contribs)

General comment
  • Most of my problems are the same as Drew came up with, I will re-review once their comments are resolved.--TRUCO 16:53, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, pretty much everything raised above has been sorted, but for the life of me I can't figure out (and I've been trying for the best part of an hour) why, even when I specify the width of the second column in the Mixtapes and EPs tables, it refuses to "force" to that size. What am I doing wrong (bound to be something really obvious that I've missed.....)???!?!?!?! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:01, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Figured it out, 30 seconds before I threw the PC out the window. And as it's technically my wife's PC, that would probably have been a bad move..... :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:04, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmmm, spoke too soon, it still isn't working right, the width of the second column doesn't match across all the tables, even though they're all set to the same width.....anyone.....? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:07, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It looks fine to me, but there's alot of variables that might be affecting what you're seeing: screen resolution, font size, web browser, etc. I added some forced line breaks to the stuff that is longer than a single line. Did that help? I also made a few other small edits that were easier to do myself than explain. I also added a few more notes above. Drewcifer (talk) 21:35, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It was only out by a couple of pixels on my screen, maybe I was trying too hard to make it perfect :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:41, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
So are Drew's comments resolved? Since not all of them are capped.--TRUCO 00:39, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think so..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:28, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Lead
  • The band's lead singer, Justine Frischmann, lent her a Roland MC-505 sequencer/drum machine which she used to make a demo tape which secured her a contract with British label XL Recordings. -- The second which should be "that"
  • Although the album had limited commercial success, it was highly regarded by music critics for its blending of such genres as grime, hip hop, ragga and Brazilian baile funk, and for its politicised lyrics. -- Don't you mean "genres such as"?
  • Spell out US and UK in their first occurrences.
  • The album featured the song "Paper Planes", which proved to be M.I.A.'s breakthrough hit and was nominated for Record of the Year at the 51st Grammy Awards. -- Comma before and
  • The song also appeared on the soundtrack of the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire along with "O...Saya", a new song by M.I.A. and A. R. Rahman, which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards. -- a new song is WP:WEASEL wording, specifically state when it was released
  • Please state when it was released.--₮RUCӨ 21:39, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • It wasn't "released" other than by being on the soundtrack of the film, the date of which is already covered by the phrase "The song also appeared on the soundtrack of the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire along with......" -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:52, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well that should be clarified a bit more, that it was only released on the soundtrack and not in a studio album.--₮RUCӨ 22:31, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I reworded it a bit, however.--₮RUCӨ 21:48, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Mixtapes
  • Initially only given to the press and

distributed at live performances. -- This is not a complete sentence and thus does not need a full stop.

Singles
  • Her 2003 and 2007 (Sound of Kuduro) singles need to be verified in some way because they did not rank and have no verification.--₮RUCӨ 17:32, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- Previous issues resolved to meet WP:WIAFL standards.--₮RUCӨ 21:48, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 05:02, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved issues, Dabomb87 (talk)
Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs)
  • "but moved into making music after" This is a false contrast, "but"-->and.
  • "which further increased the anticipation for her official debut."
  • "Her second album, Kala, was released in 2007 and was again praised by critics-->Her second album, Kala, was released in 2007 and was also praised by critics
  • "The song also appeared on the soundtrack"
  • "but not on an M.I.A." "an"-->a
  • "O...Saya"-->O... Saya Dabomb87 (talk) 00:33, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 05:02, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

All addressed now, I think..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:59, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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