Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Dragostea din tei/archive1

Dragostea din tei

Featured article candidates/Dragostea din tei/archive1

Nominator(s): Cartoon network freak (talk) 14:32, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about the 2003 song "Dragostea din tei" by Moldovan band O-Zone, which by now might be the most prolific moment of Romanian language and music in international pop culture. It has been a project close to my heart ever since I began working on it, and I was happy to see it pass to GA status. I am happy for feedback on how to improve it even further to hopefully get it to FA status. Greets; Cartoon network freak (talk) 14:32, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Image review

Here'll be my comments. Arconning (talk) 09:20, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:DragonsWhateverCover.jpg - Fair use
File:Dan Balan.jpg - CC BY 2.0
File:Lucas Prata cropped.png - CC BY 2.0
File:Gary Brolsma.jpg - CC BY-SA 2.0
File:Mona01.svg - CC BY-SA 3.0, the erroneous speedy delete template should be removed.
File:T.I. at Bumbershoot.jpg - CC BY-SA 2.0
File:Rihanna V Festival 2011 cropped.jpg - CC BY-SA 2.0
File:Dragostea din tei.jpg - Fair use
File:Gabry Ponte @ Troppifiky Bellaria.jpg - CC BY-SA 3.0, upon watching Eurovision I was quite happy he's in this article.
All of the images have alt-text for accessibility and have proper captioning.

@Arconning: Thank you for the review. The template was removed. Hope you enjoyed Eurovision this year just like I did :) Greets; Cartoon network freak (talk) 10:42, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Shall give a pass based on the image review. - Arconning (talk) 14:44, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Drive-by comments from Erick

I will be doing a more technical review than a prose review (although I will do my best on that part too)

If the genres sourced in the body of the article, I don't think it's necessary to source in the infobox.
Same goes for most of the infobox such as when it was recorded. I noticed it's mentioned and cited in the body of the article.
I would remove the "ca." part on the released section on the infobox and just leave it as "June 2003" or just "2003" since the exactly release is unknown.
I don't speak Romanian, but I used a translation on ref 71. It verifies that it sold over 12 million copies, but not that it's among the bestselling singles of all-time. I know it's listed on Wikipedia's best-selling singles article, but we can't use Wikipedia itself as a source. Could you please provide a source that says it's among the best-selling singles of all-time? It doesn't have to be from a list and you can keep it on the "See also" section.

Overall, this article is in pretty great shape and I'll be more than happy to support this once the issues above are resolved other than prose (because prose reviewing isn't my strongest suit and I do apologize for that). Erick (talk) 22:49, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Magiciandude: Thank you very much for having taken the time to comment. I have removed the links in the infobox. They were there to begin with because in particular the genres were the subject to some edit wars in the past (not anymore though). I have also removed the "ca." and the mention of the song being one of the best-selling; instead, I moved the latter to the "See also" section. Let me know if you have other comments and whether you support the nomination. Greets; Cartoon network freak (talk) 10:21, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I support this article except on prose since I didn't review that. Good job! Would you like to do a drive-by comment for El Alma al Aire? Erick (talk) 18:49, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinator note

This has been open for three weeks and has yet to pick up a support, or any general comments at all. Unless it attracts considerable movement towards a consensus to promote over the next three or four days I am afraid that it is liable to be archived. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:06, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gog the Mild: Thank you for your comment! I am new to the FAC world and I did not anticipate this lack of input. I have written to several users with potential FA experience, and I am awaiting their input. I'd be thankful if we could give it a week before we think of archiving it. Greets; Cartoon network freak (talk) 21:10, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kusma

Alo! Salut! I did the GA review a few months back. At first glance, the article seems to have become better since then. I will try to look through it properly but it could take a couple of days, I hope I will be on time. —Kusma (talk) 09:35, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The image captions could be slightly more descriptive of the images themselves. In particular, readers should be told that Haducii is pictured in 2025 so they know she is 20 years older than back in the day. I would suggest to remove the Las Ketchup image, it is low quality and doesn't add much to the article (all of the information is in the caption here).
Writing and authorship dispute: was 60 million leu a lot of money?

More later! —Kusma (talk) 15:22, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Christian

Overall impression This article is impressively comprehensive—covering everything from musical style and lyrics to global charts, Virality, covers, and cultural impact. The prose reads smoothly, and references are reliable and well-placed.

Scope: Excellent balance between factual (release, charts, certifications) and contextual (viral memes, cultural significance).
Virality section: Strong coverage of the "Numa Numa" meme, supported by credible sources like Billboard, CNET, BBC, and The Believer.
Academic grounding: Good inclusion of scholarly perspectives from Marina Cap-Bun and meme analysis—adds depth.
Multimedia integration: Well-integrated images with alt-text and proper captioning across the article

Minor areas for polish Chart tables & certifications

Consider adding standardized symbols (like 🇫🇷 for France) in the certification tables for consistency.
Ensure each chart/certification entry uses the correct template parameters.

Virality—Internet meme analysis

You could enhance the existing sections by explicitly linking the meme’s spread to early internet culture, using papers like Memes as Genre: A Structural Analysis of the Memescape
A sentence connecting “Numa Numa” to emergent online content could be helpful.

Balance of tone

The WatchMojo mention (“annoyingly catchy”) adds flavour, but you might choose to keep reactions more neutral (or reframe as “widely considered iconic for its earworm quality”).
If retained, ensure it’s clearly attributed and balanced with mainstream praise.

Internal links & Wikidata

Link keywords such as Eurodance, singles chart, and meme to relevant Wikipedia entries.
Perhaps link the Believer article or meme studies to internal topics like Internet meme.

Next steps

Add a brief line in Virality connecting meme culture and internet spread using a scholarly PDF cited above.
Tweak the certification charts for formatting consistency.
Decide whether to keep or reframe commentary like “annoyingly catchy” to maintain encyclopedic voice.

Closing note This article is well-positioned to cross the finish line — just needs a few stylistic polish points. Thanks for the great work!--Christian (talk) 18:47, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]