Talk:Not My Responsibility/GA1

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Reviewer: MaranoFan (talk · contribs) 14:54, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Soon!--NØ 14:54, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • @MaranoFan, thanks for picking this up. I'll be in and out of Wikipedia today due to some house errands, so I'll appreciate a ping every time you leave new sets of comments/replies here. ‍ ‍ elias. 🧣 ‍ ‍ 💬reach out to me
    📝see my work     09:16, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • ... fuck, adding then editing that reply actually pinged twice. I'm waaay in over my head today. Sorry about that ^^ Feel free to spam ping me back as revenge, or something /s

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  • I am a bit confused by the article structure. Shouldn't "Production and release" go above "Plot"? The latter is an abrupt beginning to the article.--NØ 09:59, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Switched. Film articles usually begin with the plot, though obviously per MOS:FILM this shouldn't always be the case. (And given that the film is incredibly short, I do agree it would feel more natural for the plot section to come second)
  • After that is switched, make sure you link Eilish's name at the first mention.--NØ 10:00, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Done
  • "in March 9, 2020"?--NØ 10:00, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Changed to the appropriate preposition, ditto with the "March 2019" one
  • "Its audio was later included as a song in Eilish's second studio album" - a bit convoluted. How about "It was later included as the ninth track on Eilish's second studio album"? Seems to get the point across just as well to me.--NØ 10:01, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • I don't know - I might be nitpicking here, but it feels wrong to say that "a short film was included in an album." Unless the album is a video album, I feel like we have to clarify that the film got converted to a song
      • Actually, hold on. I trimmed "as a song" because it was extraneous. Now it reads as "Its audio was later included in Eilish's second studio album, Happier Than Ever (2021)". Essentially means the same thing - though I didn't include "ninth track" as it is unnecessary detail for the lead. This sentence should be sufficiently trimmed now, I hope. ‍ ‍ elias. 🧣 ‍ ‍ 💬reach out to me
        📝see my work         11:08, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Not My Responsibility begins with Billie Eilish wearing a black jacket in a dimly lit room" - Is she shown putting the jacket on? That's what this seems to imply. Otherwise you could go with "begins with Billie Eilish in a black jacket"--NØ 10:01, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Changed.
  • Do you think the sleeveless shirt link is necessary?--NØ 10:02, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Absolutely not - delinked. I don't know how I forgot to delink that when I first got to the article
  • What's the source for the plot here, the video? I would suggest including that as a reference after the last line so it is clear.--NØ 10:02, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • MOS:FILMPLOT covers this: Since films are primary sources in their articles, basic descriptions of their plots are acceptable without reference to an outside source.
  • "on March 2019 to commercial success"? Also commas needed after dates mid-sentence.--NØ 10:03, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Tweaked this one
  • Link to self-image maybe.--NØ 10:03, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Linked
  • "Eilish revealed that she did this because she was extremely conscious about her body and she wanted to avoid sexual objectification" - Simplify: "This was because she was extremely conscious about her body and she wanted to avoid sexual objectification"--NØ 10:04, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • "negative comments about her appearance" is a rather long term to wikilink. Looks a bit WP:SOB-y. Also a bit iffy on the usefulness of the body shaming link here.--NØ 10:04, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • "getting called a "slut"" - Again, this looks like an odd wikilink to me. How about "being slut-shamed"?--NØ 10:05, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • "in March 9, 2020"...--NØ 10:05, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • "two months later on May 26" - Just one of these would probably suffice. Althought I'd add the year if you decide to keep only "May 26".--NØ 10:05, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Ah, here is what we call a quintuple whammy - I've edited that section to address all 5 points above
  • "a Billboard staff author" - Just one of the latter words would probably do.--NØ 10:06, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Changed to "Lars Brandle wrote for Billboard"
  • "wrote that Eilish got to demonstrate her "creative juices" with the film and commented positively on the background music" - Add a comma after "with the film" so the reader knows it isn't Eilish doing the commenting.--NØ 10:06, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • done
  • "In an opinion piece for Paper" - Probably could do away with "an opinion piece for" in favor of just "In Paper"--NØ 10:06, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Changed to "Riley Runnells, a Paper author"
  • "expressed pity for Eilish's longstanding experience with body shaming, but felt inspired by her continuing drive to speak out against unfair standards" - "but" is not the right conjunction here as these aren't opposing opinions.--NØ 10:06, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • They are opposing moods/vibes though. The first clause deals with something negative (pity, body shaming), and the second clause introduces an upside/silver lining (inspiration, speaking out against shaming)
  • Not sure about "album track" as a section title but I also have no ideas for what to replace it with.--NØ 10:07, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • "Usage as a song" "As a song" ?
  • "The audio from Not My Responsibility the short film was used" - "the short film" seems completely unnecessary to me in this sentence.--NØ 10:07, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also I'd simplify the introductory sentence for the "Album track" section to "Not My Responsibility was included as the ninth track on Eilish's second studio album Happier Than Ever", as I think it conveys all of the relevant points more succintly.--NØ 10:07, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Addressing the two points above - this part got trimmed down to "The short film's audio was included as the ninth track on Eilish's second studio album, Happier Than Ever."
  • It feels a bit weird to start describing the song's composition "An ambient, electropop track... transition between the two" four(!) sections into the article, which I'm afraid indicates the need for a structural overhaul.--NØ 10:07, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Where do you think this should go, then? Sources from the time Not My Responsibility premiered don't really comment on the music from the short film --- remember that we're dealing with a short film here. The plot and the visuals and the message come first. The audio becomes front and center when we are discussing an album track or song. Hence I feel it is appropriate to describe the composition in a section where "Not My Responsibility" (notice how I am now using quotes) is described as a song, or as part of a studio album. Due to the extraordinary nature of the article we're dealing with, it's important we come to a WP:CONSENSUS on how to discuss NMR both as a film and as a song.
    • And fwiw the "transitions into Overheated" part is definitely relevant in that section, considering the placement of it and "NMR" in the tracklist
  • Also what do the live performances have to do with its inclusion as an album track? (I mean why are the performances in this sub-section?)--NØ 10:07, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • With the new section name ("usage as a song") this should be more appropriate.

I have some concerns mainly about the article structure, particularly with the ordering.--NØ 10:07, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thank you for the helpful review, @MaranoFan! Some glaring concerns have been ironed out; I have somewhat objected to few points above. Please let me know if the responses have been sufficient. Thanks, ‍ ‍ elias. 🧣 ‍ ‍ 💬reach out to me
    📝see my work     12:12, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • I am satisfied by the responses above. However, a new concern has arisen, as a lot of album reviews seem to discuss the song as central to the album, but have not been included here. This causes an issue with criterion 3: that a GA should be "broad in its coverage". Can those be added asap?--NØ 12:45, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      • I'll try to dig up those album sources as soon as I can. Though can you give one example of a source that says exactly this, just so I have an idea of what to check?
        ‍ ‍ elias. 🧣 ‍ ‍ 💬reach out to me
        📝see my work         12:49, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
        • Not exhaustive in the slightest but here's two: [1], [2]. I'll be lenient so just add these two for now and maybe you can do the other sources later outside of the GAN!--NØ 12:53, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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