Talk:Ray LaMontagne

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Former good articleRay LaMontagne was one of the Music good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
October 23, 2006Peer reviewReviewed
October 30, 2006Good article nomineeListed
February 27, 2010Good article reassessmentDelisted
Current status: Delisted good article

Help Wanted[edit]

Does anyone know more about this man?Swatson1978 08:03, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is a more detailed biography here. Gflores Talk 08:04, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In the October 5th issue of Rolling Stone there is an article on Ray. It states that he lives in Wilton, Maine not Lewiston like this article says.

Main Image[edit]

I found a picture which i think would be better for the main page instead of the album cover. I can't find a copyright so help me out if it can be used. You can find the picture im talking about right around....here.--SteelersFan UK06 10:03, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good Article[edit]

This article meets the requirements for a Good Article: It is very well-referenced, the content is stable, and it appears to meet Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy, a trait fairly rare amongst musician-related articles. I see no need to deny this article GA status any longer. Firsfron of Ronchester 02:01, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I do. There's a "LaMontagne" in almost every sentence. "LaMontagne" makes an annoying reading. "LaMontagne" should be replaced with personal pronouns every now and then. :-D --Zoran M (talk) 00:35, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ditto. Some of the references cited don't support the text, a number of others are dead links. Some statements in the text appear to be personal opinion.97.91.254.54 (talk) 17:15, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Links[edit]

Most of the external links were removed, based it seems, on a strict read of WP:EL. I'm moving them here as some of them still might be useful to those working on the article.

-MrFizyx 20:48, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Upbringing[edit]

After the move from Nashua, New Hampshire, I know that Ray attended Buckfield High School in Buckfield, Maine. Also, the shoe factory that he worked in was (I believe) in the Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston, Maine.

GA Reassessment[edit]

This discussion is transcluded from Talk:Ray LaMontagne/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the reassessment.

Starting GA reassessment as part of the GA Sweeps process. Jezhotwells (talk) 14:43, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Checking against GA criteria[edit]

To uphold the quality of Wikipedia:Good articles, all articles listed as Good articles are being reviewed against the GA criteria as part of the GA project quality task force. While all the hard work that has gone into this article is appreciated, unfortunately, as of February 27, 2010, this article fails to satisfy the criteria, as detailed below. For that reason, the article has been delisted from WP:GA. However, if improvements are made bringing the article up to standards, the article may be nominated at WP:GAN. If you feel this decision has been made in error, you may seek remediation at WP:GAR.

GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
    Awards section: It would be appropriate to mention the major awards here, rather than just having the link to another article.
    Lead: this could do with slight expansion to more fully summarise the artcile as per WP:LEAD.
    The stray sentence at the end of the biography section needs rescuing. Please consider re-arranging this section into balanced paragraphs.
    Overall the prose is reasonably good, although as usual there is room for improvement to improve the flow.
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
    I found two dead links using this tool. No archived versions were available at the Internet Archive.
    ref #11 [1] fails verification
    One citation needed tag requires attention (August 2009)
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Just a few concerns as listed above, on hold for seven days, major contributors and projects will be notified. Jezhotwells (talk) 15:13, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  1. No progress made in seven days so delisting. Jezhotwells (talk) 14:28, 27 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rewrite[edit]

This article has a lot of information and nice photos. It has the potential to have GA status again. At present there are a lot of problems with the writing (prose). For example the Lead is awkward, contains too much detail and does not properly summarize the article. So I am going rewrite the lead and clean up the writing style in the entire article. Then I will resubmit it for GA approval. If anyone wants to help or discuss changes here on the talk page, I welcome their participation. cheers! -- — Keithbob • Talk • 18:08, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well I haven't been back for a while. I'll try to work on this article some more. Not sure I will resubmit it for GA review though. We'll see.-- — Keithbob • Talk • 17:45, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Assessment comment[edit]

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*Well sourced and thorough
  • Features pictures
  • Adequate prose

Last edited at 21:50, 12 October 2006 (UTC). Substituted at 03:58, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Ray LaMontagne[edit]

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Reference named "metacritic":

  • From Supernova (Ray LaMontagne album): Metacritic (April 29, 2014). "Critic Reviews for Supernova". CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  • From Turn Blue (album): "Critic Reviews for Turn Blue". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

Reference named "theguardian":

Reference named "rollingstone":

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LaMontagne residence[edit]

I don't know where he's living now, but I was just reading this morning that the farm in Ashfield, MA is on the market again. https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/ray-lamontagne-selling-historic-massachusetts-farmhouse-for-5-25-million-94fc5327 Rich (talk) 03:51, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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