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I've listed this article for peer review because I hope this discography will eventually reach FL status, and I'd like to get some feedback before nominating this as a candidate. I have looked at other discographies with FL status, and believe this article is similar -- I am ready for comments and suggestions!

Thanks so much! Whataworld06 (talk) 20:03, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One suggestion:

In your introduction you make the statement, "After becoming the first openly gay musician to be signed to a major record label …" Is this true? Can a reference be cited to verify this? Jimknut (talk) 18:12, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, right! Yes, it is true, and I forgot to go back and find a reference for this. Thanks for the reminder. The claim was made on VH1's special program, Totally Gayer, on March 10, 2004, and on a recent episode of the Sundance Channel's "Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." Both references have been added to the list. I will continue searching for a newspaper article or other written source citing this accomplishment. Thanks again! -Whataworld06 (talk) 20:21, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Done.
  • 'includes' or 'consists of'?
Done.
  • one reissue compilation → one compilation album
Done.
  • three music DVDs → three video albums (per infobox)
Done.
  • several singles → nine singles
Done.
  • "After becoming the first openly gay musician to be signed to a major record label,..." Do you think this sentence is really relevant for a discography?
Done. The statement has been removed.
  • "His most successful album to date, Release the Stars charted in twelve countries..." What positions and in which countries? I do not accept answers like: "see in the table".
Comment: Twelve stats is quite a few to list. Perhaps I could just say "including #2 in the UK" (a particularly noteworthy achievement)? I'd appreciate any other thoughts or suggestions.
  • Studio albums and Live albums - Album → Album details
Done.
    • Remove the columns of AUT, DEU, and ESP; per MOS:DISCOG
Comment: Austriancharts.at, Musicline.de, and SpanishCharts.com are considered reliable sources. I am not sure I understand why these columns should be removed.
Haha, I know that all are reliable sources. (In the case of multiple-charts, "comprehensive" does not necessarily mean an exhaustive list of countries and charts the artist has charted on. A limit of approximately 10 separate charts is suggested, using any combination of country, component, or competing charts. There is no set inclusion criteria for which charts should and shouldn't be included, but a good rule of thumb is to go by the relative success of the artist on that chart.)
    • Put the certifications in normal size.
Done.
    • What formats were released? (CD, cassette, LP, DVD-A...)
Comment: Working on this now... DONE.
    • "—" denotes releases that did not chart
      • You have how prove that all albums were released in these countries?
    • Remove the empty columns in the Live albums' table. As suggestion, see In Flames discography
Done.
  • The section "singles", don't looks good.
Comment: Why does it not look good? What can I do to improve it? I see you assisted, and I added "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
  • Note: Promotional music videos consisting of live concert footage for "Vibrate" and "Beautiful Child" can be purchased on iTunes. Remove this propanganda please.
My goal is simply to indicate that promotional music videos exist for these, and they are indeed available on iTunes though I am not sure of the production information. Is there a way I can display their existence without it coming across as propaganda. Certainly I am not trying to promote iTunes.
WP:SPAMMER: Review your intentions. Wikipedia is not a space for personal promotion or the promotion of products, services, Web sites, fandoms, ideologies, or other memes. If you're here to tell readers how great something is, or to get exposure for an idea or product that nobody's heard of yet, you're in the wrong place.
Done.

This is all so far. Cannibaloki 23:25, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your feedback and suggestions. Many edits have been made so far, and I am working on others at the moment.
  • Questions from article creator/nominator for feedback:
- Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall is a live tribute/cover album. Should the infobox and article have this album labeled as a live album, or a tribute/cover album?
Live album. Cannibaloki 23:37, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, thanks!
- Where should the Operas section be in the article? I feel operas are major works, so they may need to be towards the top so that the section is not overlooked. However, I am not sure where exactly it should be placed.
Remove. This opera was released in which form/type? (Prima Donna is the name of Rufus Wainwright's first opera, which is currently in the process of being written.)
The opera is being premiered in a few months at the Manchester International Festival. While there is no word yet if the opera will be recorded and released as an album or not, this is certainly a major work that deserves to be credited. No?
No. Remember that is a discography, not a list of operas created by Rufus Wainwright.
- Also, can the Operas section be added to the infobox?
No.
I thought the infobox could be edited to incorporate 'other' options, but I will leave the Operas section unlisted for now.
- Is the Contributions section laid out properly, with the Soundtrack, Compilation, and Guest appearances listed? Should references be included for any of the contributions, if possible?
Yes; All should be referenced. Cannibaloki 23:37, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Working on this now...

Just a few questions I came up with while taking another look at the article. Thanks! -Whataworld06 (talk) 22:40, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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