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List of tributes to AC/DC in popular culture[edit]

Self-nomination. Resubmitting this list as I believe all problems from its last nomination have been adressed and it now fully meets FL criteria. ĤĶ51→Łalk 16:47, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment How can you be sure it's complete? Tompw (talk) 09:30, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Well, the main references have been covered, if that's what you mean. But, like any Wikipedia article, I doubt it will ever be fully complete. ĤĶ51→Łalk 17:44, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • I added the dynamic list template. No-Bullet (Talk • Contribs) 19:07, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • I understand its a dynamic list. I should have said "comprehensive" rather than complete. Have you considered media other than film/TV/music? (e.g. radio, books, internet, comics, modern art, computer games...) Tompw (talk) 19:30, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Mainly due to the references and not comprehensive wrt covers.
    • The lead paragraphs could do with some copyediting. For example, phrases and words are repeated. Adjectives are adoring ("massive"). Try to become a dispassionate music reporter.
    • Generally, IMDB isn't regarded as a reliable source as much of the content is anonymously user-contributed like Wikipedia, and has very limited editorial review. The trivia pages in particular are very much deprecated (which is the source for several movie items). The soundtrack might be a bit more reliable but if you have the film, then usually the soundtrack is detailed on the end credits. If AC/DC is mentioned in the credits then you can use {{Cite video}} and cite the movie directly.
    • TV.com has the same problems as IMDB. I can sign up and add any guff. This affects the Simpsons items. You may be able to use the episode as a primary source via {{Cite episode}}, provided you meet the WP:NOR policy on what you can glean from such a source.
    • The My Name is Earl source is a personal fan site. No editorial control means not a reliable source.
    • The Covers Project is based on data from MusicBrainz, which is user-contributed. Although this isn't a reliable source, their list of AC/DC covers should be helpful and appear to be longer than your list.
    • The "Tributes and covers by other artists" section appears to be unordered. I suggest you split tribute albums from individual cover songs (not on tribute albums). You might find it helpful to use a table (columns for date, artist, album, song, etc). The sort order could either be publication date or artist name.
    • A dynamic list such as this is rarely served well by general references (the bullet points). The general refs you list are either unspecific (the whole of Rolling Stone) or are personal fan sites (though they may be useful to you as an editor since their lists of covers gives you an idea of what to search for elsewhere).
I could list more but you get the idea. Finding reliable sources for pop culture is difficult. Try searching online quality newspapers and professional music and film magazines. Colin°Talk 20:58, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Quick comment: IMDb is reasonably authoritative on credits, since they get those from official sources. As you say, trivia, comments, etc. are user-contributed and fails Reliable Source. --129.241.210.96 01:46, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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