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Good articleYeah 3x has been listed as one of the Music good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
August 6, 2011Peer reviewReviewed
August 8, 2011Good article nomineeListed
Current status: Good article

Title

Isn't this song called "Yeah 3×"? Yves (talk) 00:35, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yves, I agree. I suggest "Yeah 3x" be moved to "Yeah 3×" and be move-protected. Naming wars happen on such articles. Hillcrest98 (talk) 21:37, 18 December 2011 (UTC)Hillcrest98[reply]

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

No consensus to move. Vegaswikian (talk) 23:28, 8 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah 3X → Yeah 3× — I moved this article to "Yeah 3×" awhile ago, and it was moved back to "Yeah 3X" by User:Candyo32: "Title of the song per single cover." X and × are going to look nearly identical when printed in most fonts... the title is read as "Yeah 3 Times", not "Yeah 3 X" (as made clear from the "yeah yeah yeah" hook in the song), which is why the title I moved it to is more appropriate. –Chase (talk / contribs) 03:12, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I'm not sure what you mean by "clearly": in most fonts, including the one used on the cover, x and a times symbol are nearly, if not completely, identical. Can't find any reliable sources showing that the song is pronounced "Yeah 3 Times", but likewise, can't find any that show it's pronounced "Yeah 3 X". "Yeah 3 X" makes no sense, especially when the hook is the word "yeah" being said 3 times. WP:COMMONSENSE applies. –Chase (talk / contribs) 04:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Graphic designers often lack typographical accuracy: people may not know there is a different unicode for the multiplication symbol, and if they do, it takes effort to find what it is. On album covers and articles, Beyoncé's name is spelled many times without the acute accent as is Céline Dion's, even in French ([1], [2], [3]), where it is present on the keyboard . Yves (talk) 04:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The times symbol always uses right angles. If they aren't right angles, it's an X. Powers T 12:36, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • So when you go to the hardware store you're buying "2 ex 4"s? Because that's how it's always written on sales tags. Yves (talk) 20:04, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hardware stores are not known for their typographical accuracy. People involved with creating a single covers generally are. Besides which, we shouldn't be involved in divining intent; it's clearly an X, not a times symbol, and we need strong evidence from reliable sources to justify deciding that the cover designer made a mistake. Powers T 14:08, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's not decorative. The "×" symbol, with or without the context of this song title, is generally meant to be read out loud as "times"... it's not like ":-)" and "♥", which don't have a pronunciation, substituting for "Smiley Face" and "Heart". –Chase (talk / contribs) 16:27, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
is 'generally meant to be read out loud as "times". Actually "♥" has a pronunciation "heart". If we cannot type "×", why we'll call the article Yeah 3×? Just because Yeah 3x redirect there, does not means that is correct. Moreover the cover shows it as 3X (even if the cover probably was meant to shown ×). Tbh®tchTalk © Happy Holidays 21:06, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"♥" can also be pronounced "love" or "loves". Yves (talk) 02:18, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • So would you be saying Billboard, other magazines, newspapers, and official chart companies spelling it "Jason Derulo" instead of "Jason Derülo" make that correct? Or single covers that incorrectly spell "Beyoncé"? Yves (talk) 02:27, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • You have a point, except surely a lower case 'x' is closer to a '×', and the cover artists would have used "Yeah 3x" that if the title were "Yeah 3×". Under that circumstance I would concede. But it is a capital 'X' being used, which is different. Do you see what I mean? Adabow (talk · contribs) 02:32, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • You are correct, but a lowercase "x" is not vertically centred, but rests on the baseline. Looking at the slot the character encompasses, an uppercase "X" is vertically and horizontally centred and symmetrical. Yves (talk) 02:35, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
In looking at the single cover, it definitely seems "Yeah 3X" As for examples on the singles covers for the named examples, their names are correctly with the accents. Candyo32 02:53, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I meant to say for the Derulo and Beyonce examples, their names are corrected with the accents on the single covers. Candyo32 03:02, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
But not the aforementioned Céline ones. Yves (talk) 03:07, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
That may be a different case as even her page isn't accented (Celine Dion) as is Beyoncé Knowles and Jason Derülo. Candyo32 03:11, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
But it is in French, where é is present on keyboards. Those covers are all of French-language albums. Yves (talk) 03:16, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • X and × are going to look nearly identical in the font used on the single cover. How do you know it's not a ×? It's clear which is meant. "Yeah 3x" makes no sense. "Yeah 3×" does, and WP:COMMONSENSE would tell you that that is clearly the intention behind the title. –Chase (talk / contribs) 03:00, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Saying that the X is a × is like saying "How do you know the X is not a X." Candyo32 03:03, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Because WP:COMMONSENSE would tell you that in a song where the hook is "yeah, yeah, yeah", it's a times symbol, not an X. –Chase (talk / contribs) 03:48, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose on manual of style grounds. "Non-language characters such as "♥", as sometimes found in advertisements or logos, should never be used in titles." Even if we were to accept that the character is intended by the song's producers to be ×, that is a "non-language character" (see I Heart Huckabees). As a separate concern, I see no evidence allowing us to state that the character involved is necessarily ×. Ideals of typographical accuracy notwithstanding, both the capital and lowercase letter X are frequently used to represent "times". While the intention behind the symbol is clear, determining the symbol involved based solely on that intention constitutes novel synthesis. Sources have been identified which do not use ×; especially with that in mind, the default title should be the one following the MOS recommendations. I do not object to a redirect from the ×-based title, however. Serpent's Choice (talk) 06:22, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

GA Review

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Reviewer: Rp0211 (talk2me) 06:26, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]


GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

  1. Is it well written?
    A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
    B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
  2. Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
    A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
    B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):
    C. It contains no original research:
    D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
    B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
  4. Is it neutral?
    It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
  5. Is it stable?
    It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
  6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
    A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
    B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:


Infobox
  • No issues
Lead
  • An accompanying music video was directed by Colin Tilley and filmed at the Universal Studios. – Remove "the"
  • ...in a neighborhood of old-timey storefronts... – Use a different phrase beside "old timey"
Background and recording
  • No issues
Composition
Critical reception
Chart performance
  • No issues
Music video
Live performances
  • No issues
Track listing
  • No issues
Credits and personnel
Charts and certifications
  • No issues
Radio and release history
  • No issues
See also
  • No issues
References
  • Use {{reflist|4}} to organize section better
  • References 3, 6, 45, 50, 54 – Rap-Up does not need to be wiki-linked because it is already wiki-linked in Reference 2
  • References 8, 9, 47 – "MTV News" and "MTV Network" should not be wiki-linked because they are already done so earlier
  • Reference 11 – "Musicnotes.com" should not be italicized because it is not a print source
  • References 18, 28 – "Yahoo! Music" should not be italicized because it is not a print source
  • References 22, 25, 26, 49 – "Billboard" and "Prometheus Global Media" should not be wiki-linked per above
  • Reference 28 – Should not be wiki-linked because it is already used in references section
  • Reference 48 – Idolator does not need to be wiki-linked per above
    •  Done


Overall review

After thoroughly reviewing this article, I have decided to put the article on hold. It is a very nice article and is close to reaching good article status. However, there are mistakes above affecting the prose quality of the article as well as the "References" section, which needs some work. I will give you the general seven days to fix these mistakes and/or discuss the items you believe do not affect good article status until a consensus is reached. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Rp0211 (talk2me) 16:17, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Since all of the issues have been addressed, I feel confident passing this article. Congratulations and keep up the good work! Rp0211 (talk2me) 01:57, 8 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

MOVE AND MOVE-PROTECT TO END NAMING WAR

Move the article and retitle it "Yeah 3×" and move-protect that new article. There are way too many naming wars. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hillcrest98 (talk • contribs) 21:41, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you look above to the Requested move section, the naming decision has already been made. Oz talk 22:19, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't mean you cannot talk about it anymore. Really, this doesn't make sense. Hillcrest98 (talk) 03:39, 20 December 2011 (UTC)Hillcrest98[reply]

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