Talk:Most of the Time

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Orphaned references in Most of the Time[edit]

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Most of the Time's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "ALLS":

From If You See Her, Say Hello: Margotin, Philippe; Guedson, Jean-Michel (2015). Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers. p. 425. ISBN 978-1579129859.
From Talkin' New York: Margotin, Philippe; Guedson, Jean-Michel (2015). Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers. p. 23. ISBN 978-1579129859.
From Tangled Up in Blue: Margotin, Philippe; Guedson, Jean-Michel (2015). Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers. pp. 452–461. ISBN 978-1579129859.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 18:08, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Amended the ref in the article. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 19:17, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Most of the Time/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Artem.G (talk · contribs) 20:07, 5 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I will be reviewing this article. Please expect comments in the next few days. Artem.G (talk) 20:07, 5 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Comments/questions[edit]

I have very few comments after first reading:

Dylan had started constructing what he referred to as "stream-of consciousness songs". - if it's a quote, ref is needed

Added. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 01:59, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would be nice to have at least few lines of lyrics quoted, maybe in 'Interpretations'. (I mean in a {{quote box} }, not inline. I think such quotation would be fair use, please correct me if I'm wrong.)

I've added something, with commentary from Ricks specifically about it, so I think it's use is fair and in lne with WP:MOSLYRICS. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:33, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

with a number of critics opining that "Most of the Time" was a standout track.[16][17][18][19][9] - refs order

Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 01:59, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Dylan played "Most of the Time" live 36 times on the Never Ending Tour. - is it a lot? or should it be understood as 'he played that song only 36 times'?

Removed that number, as looking at the stats here [1], it's sort of in the middle for number of time played for tracks from Oh Mercy, and I couldn't think of anything particularly interesting to say about that! BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:33, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Two versions of the song were recorded on March 8, and six on March 12. Dylan recorded new vocals on March 16 and April 12. - though there is a yesr in the table, I think it would be right to include it to the first sentence.

Added. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 01:59, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[43][40] - ref order in the table

Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 01:59, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Among the most versions: - sounds clumsy, maybe it can be just "Among the versions", or "Most known versions"?

Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 01:59, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The article is well-written, and very close to GA. I will go through the refs now, but I can't see any major problems. Artem.G (talk) 06:31, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for undertaking the review and for your constructive comments, Artem.G. Let us know if anything else is required. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:33, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've re-read the article, and it seems to me that everything is ok - references are appropriate, given to reliable sources, I checked some and didn't find any copyvio; images are 'fair use' and I agree with that. The article is well-written and broad, and also stable. So I think it's a GA. Congrats, BennyOnTheLoose, and thanks for a nice read :)