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  1. Well-written: Detailed comments below.
  2. Accurate and verifiable:
    Green tickYBoth the release date and the sales number in the discography are left unreferenced.
    Release date now referenced, switched the sales figure to one mentioned further up the article. J Milburn (talk) 13:21, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Broad in its coverage
  • Article doesn't mention the BGT Tour.
The line that starts "During the show..." that discusses her singing tutor comes right after the comments you added about the tour. People could mistake this sentence as applying to the tour's show rather than the TV show. - Mgm|(talk) 10:44, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Done. J Milburn (talk) 20:18, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Green tickY"Smith performed at the Royal Albert Hall with Jenkins." Was it some notable event, a concert by Jenkins or something else? I'd like to see more detail.
  • It wasn't exactly a notable event, but the press mentioned it and I thought it was an interesting element to the marketing- Universal were trying to show Smith with Jenkins and show them off together. I've clarified that a little in the text. J Milburn (talk) 12:11, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Green tickY Neutral
  2. Green tickY Stable
  3. Illustrated
Green tickYThe article is missing an illustration. What have you tried to get one?
I've emailed Universal, but they haven't replied. I couldn't find any "self taken" shots of her online- just press shots (and they'd never release them). J Milburn (talk) 11:43, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've sent a request, but I'm not hopeful- I think he's a press photographer. I've also sent one to someone else who was lucky enough to be at the BGT live tour, who also has a photo of Smith and Johnston performing together. Hopefully we'll be able to get something from one of them. J Milburn (talk) 11:22, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Copyedit suggestions:

  • Green tickYSmith lives with her parents in Kettering and continues to attend school, despite her musical career. Based on her age, she's HAS to go to school. If you mean to say she attends a regular school rather than having home education or tutoring, then perhaps you should explain more. Otherwise, it's best left out.
  • She then auditioned for the second series of the show... Since the readers can't see the link, the phrase "the show" doesn't make it clear what is being referred to. You should probably rewrite the opening so you can name it explicitly here without repeating it from the first sentence.
  • Green tickY"During the heat" Since she reached the final, she was in several heats. It's not clear which one is referred to.
  • The section about the album should be severely shortenened since it's mostly duplication of the album article itself. I'd also suggest using {{main}} rather than linking the first mention of the album in that section.
    • I've cut out some of minor details already (small reviews, minor sales stats, the trivia about the shipping mistake) and I feel the rest is fairly important. The articles do overlap in what they should be covering- as her only release so far, a significant portion of this article is inevitably going to be about her album. Compare to Connie Talbot and Over the Rainbow (Connie Talbot album); both featured articles. There's a lot of crossover there. What do you feel should be cut? (I have added {{main}}). J Milburn (talk) 11:43, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Green tickYOne sentence ends in: "Eastwood Town F.C.." What does the manual of style say about double periods?- Mgm|(talk) 11:48, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • The MoS seems to imply that the full stops in abbreviations should be dropped as much as possible, so I've done that.