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This article needs some serious reworking. eh? I'd love to just go at it, but I'm afraid people will yell at me, because believe me, I would do quite a bit. I'm just a poor little newbie, but I can't seem to verify the discography info in this article. See the Earthsuit discography on MusicBrainz for more info. I'll go ahead and do some of the stuff that doesn't involve changing the layout of the entire article. I'd love to hear what anyone else thinks about anything beyond that. If someone could direct me to info on how to do a discography on Wikipedia properly, that would be much appreciated as well. Thanks. Aidje 02:42, 2005 Mar 1 (UTC)
Thanks. I'm doing some research and hopefully I'll be able to fix this article soon. By the way, does that link mean that album info should go on separate pages? Aidje 22:54, 2005 Mar 3 (UTC)
The article completely lacks reliable sources – see Wikipedia:Verifiability.
The topic is treated in an obviously non-neutral way – see Wikipedia:Neutral point of view.
There are cleanup banners that are obviously still valid, including cleanup, wikify, NPOV, unreferenced or large numbers of fact, clarifyme, or similar tags.
The article is or has been the subject of ongoing or recent, unresolved edit wars.
The article specifically concerns a rapidly unfolding current event with a definite endpoint.
Ref #1[1] is an on-line shop, not an RS; ref #10 [2] is a ministry, as is ref #11[3], not an RS; ref #27 [4] myspace blogs are not RS; Other sources such as Jesus Freak and CCM may just be judged reliable, I will assume good faith. Jezhotwells (talk) 18:07, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ref #1[5] is solely being used to verify the comments of the band members. If the interview was fictional, Sparrow Records would have retaliated with some sort of libel lawsuit.
ref #10 [6] and #11[7] are published by Cross Rhythms. While they may be ministry minded at times, those references are examples of CCM reporting in the UK as per their vision. They are considered a reliable and respectable news source in Christian music à la Jesus Freak Hideout and CCM Magazine.
No it doesn't, I don't think you have grasped the concept of reliable sources. Please provide evidence of how these sources are considered reliable by other reliable sources. This has nothing to do with how such sources may be considered within a particular religious community. Jezhotwells (talk) 08:13, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Just so you know, Cross Rhythms is a reliable magazine source; I'm an active member of the Christian music WikiProject and use this as a reference frequently. I agree with you that FamilyChristian.com should be replaced, but Cross Rhythms is definitely an RS. Jamie☆S9319:41, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The FamilyChristian.com interview is irreplaceable and I fail to see why it cannot remain. The website has conducted numerous interviews with other Christian artists which establishes notability and reliability. Normally, I would agree with both of you; a webstore is not typically considered a reliable source of information. But considering their broad coverage with CCM artists and the weight this reference carries, I believe an exception should be made. Regards -- Noj r (talk) 21:51, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
FamilyChristian.com is a shop and cannot be considered a reliable source. As a commercial organisation statements on its web site are likely to be promotional material for the merchandise it is selling, thus it is not a reliable source. If you insist on retaining this source then I will fail the Good Article nomination. The fact that you cannot find another source is irrelevant. If material cannot be supported by RS then it should be removed from the encyclopaedia. Jezhotwells (talk) 17:04, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Then go ahead and fail the nomination. The idea that this website hosts interviews to generate interest isn't unbelievable. Yes, "statements on its web site are likely to be promotional material for the merchandise it is selling," but these sourced statements were not made by FamilyChristian.com! They are statements made by Earthsuit, a band unaffiliated with the site. If any statements made by the interviewees were false, these people would have been slapped with a lawsuit long ago. Not that arguing matters, you've already made up your mind. Cheers -- Noj r (talk) 17:38, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As the nominator wishes to include a non-reliable source, I will fail this nomination. This can be challenged at WP:GAR or the references can be re-sourced to reliable sources and the article can be renominated at WP:GAN. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 19:18, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]