Talk:Alan Walker/GA1

GA review

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Nominator: Meganenohito (talk · contribs) 07:53, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: GoldRomean (talk · contribs) 16:49, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Hello! Taking this. Comments to come in a week or two. GoldRomean (talk) 16:49, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

@Meganenohito, are you active/able to respond to suggestions at the moment? GoldRomean (talk) 23:15, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I am ready to accept the proposal. Meganenohito (talk) 01:50, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Okay, thanks! You haden't been active for a bit, so I was just making sure. The article is somewhat long, and I am a bit busy at the moment, but I'll get to this in time (before a week or two). Cheers, GoldRomean (talk) 02:28, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

@Meganenohito: Sorry for the delays. I expect to finish this tomorrow or the day after. In the meantime, I was just wondering if you'd be okay with me putting this review in Category:Good article nominees seeking source review after I'm done/mostly finished with the prose check. This would involve another editor coming in to take a look at the article sourcing, as I think the GA community could use an example of this process in action. See WP:GAN#Source reviews for the relevant discussion(s). Cheers, GoldRomean (talk) 23:40, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Yes, you may putting this review. Meganenohito (talk) 01:40, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick responses! Am sorry, the article is long-ish. I'll try chipping away at bits of it from time to time when I am able. Any delays on my part will not affect the status of this nom :). GoldRomean (talk) 00:38, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

Unrelated to GAN, but if you could find a way to archive the talk page, which goes back to 2016, that would be great! It’s ok if not too. GoldRomean (talk) 03:03, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

Prose review

You can use {{Done}} or strikethrough once things are fixed :). GoldRomean (talk) 02:09, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Lead

• There shouldn't be any sources in the lead; since the lead is a summary of the article, all the info should be found and sourced in the main prose.  Done

• Walker seems to be the main "author" of "All Falls Down" and "Darkside", so not sure the other artists need to be mentioned.  Done

• reached as high as number 80 - remove as high as  Done

• Explain what triple platinum is.  Done

• In 2016, after releasing the singles "Sing Me to Sleep" and "Alone", in 2017 released the single "The Spectre", a vocal remake of an early song, "Spectre", which reached the top 10 on the Norwegian, Swiss, and Polish charts. - "In 2016..., in 2017" - sentence isn't grammatically correct, and clarify - did the remake or the early song reach top 10?  Done

• which was released in September of the same year - change to Walker was ranked number 13th on the YEAR_HERE Billboard 21 Under 21.  Done

• Again, not sure if mentioning the other artists for "All Falls Down" is needed in the lead.  Done

• the song "Darkside - no need to say "the song", pretty much implied.  Done

• Again, necessary to mention other artists? Consider this for the entire lead.  Done

• Comma after "Are You Lonely".  Done

• In 2023, Walker ranked  Done

• I wouldn't say as of February 2023, probably just in February 2023.  Done

• In a rating of the most subscribed YouTube channels in Norway by vidIQ, Walker is ranked at the top of the list with around 45.7 million subscribers as of March 2024. He remains the most-subscribed user as of May 2025 with 46.8 million subscribers. - simplify, just say something like As of May 2025, Walker has the most subscribed YouTube channel in Norway, at around 46.8 million subscribers.  Done

• There is nothing in the lead about any of his music after 2021 or significant accolades.  Done

Early life

• Remove the "a" from a Norwegian mother.  Done

• with his two siblings? What about his parents?

• He was originally most interested to as a child, he was interested

• Remove in the center of, link Bergen.  Done

• During middle school, he started making music. Originally, he loved listening to music, but knew very little about it. As a result, he started learning music and production by watching YouTube tutorials. to When he was in middle school, Walker began learning music and production through YouTube tutorials and begain making music.  Done

• "Grandparent's garden" part irrelevant?  Done

• Remove "from high school" in after graduating from high school.  Done

• serve his country in the military to serve in the Norwegian military (linked).  Done

2012–2015: Career beginnings and breakthrough

• also known as DJ Ness - Too much detail, choose primary name and remove the other.

• Confusing - was he inspired by DJ Ness or the others listed?

• He started producing to Walker started producing - Also, this sentence contradicts/repeats the next sentence.