# Talk:Rumors (Lindsay Lohan song)

The "description" of this song is horrid, with all respect to its author(s). Grammar, tense, syntax and just about everything else are simply awful, and it reads as one individual's assessment of her life as scripted by tabloid media rather than a neutral presentation of the song and/or video and why it's notable per WP:SONG (it's notable in that it's her first-ever single, and the article all but throws away that fact in favor of someone's individual research). As written, this qualifies for speedy deletion, and I will do so absent a top-to-bottom rewrite. Sorry if I seem harsh, but these are the facts. RadioKirk (u|t|c) 04:27, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 09:48, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:01, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Lindsay Lohan was caught lip syncing on to this song on Good Morning America live on TV.  YouTube has a video of it:
[1] (See around 2:13 - 2:17 where she's singing "I just need to clear my mind... my mind...")  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.159.151.3 (talk) 05:09, 1 April 2009 (UTC) 

This review is transcluded from Talk:Rumors (song)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Till (talk · contribs) 10:22, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi! I will review this article :) Till 10:22, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


### Lead
It was released as the first single from the album --> so lead single?
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
The lead and "background/composition" section state that it derives from the "teen pop" genre although the Infobox does not.
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
critics --> music critics
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
It received mixed reviews from critics, who deemed it as infectious, yet unnecessary. --> Did some critics call it infectious and unnecessary? Or did some call it infectious, while others called it unnecessary?
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
An accompanying music video was directed by Jake Nava and features Lohan in several scenes dancing in club like surroundings and running from the paparazzi, emphasizing the song's theme. --> Something annoys me here. It seems hard to digest.
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


### Background and composition
New York, New York -> Distinguish from city and state please
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
The lead states that the song was released on 21 September 2004 although this is nowhere in the article (besides infobox).
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


### Reception
The song received generally mixed reviews from contemporary critics. -> Start with the song's actual title, "Rumors", and again - music critics.
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Some quotes could do with some paraphrasing
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
I think it is worthy of mentioning that it was certified Gold by ARIA (in Australia).
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
It also charted in Sweden and Netherlands.
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


### Promotion
Commissioned is spelt wrong.
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
There are some commas that need to be put in the music video section for a better flow.
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


### Credits and personnel
Make a column for personnel.
Why is this necessary? - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Because it looks more appealing Till 03:15, 24 May 2012 (UTC)


### Track listings
Instead of [...], use (...)
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


### Weekly charts
Need to be separated into 2004 and 2005 peaks.
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


### References
Make it only two columns. Three forces it for those on smaller screens.
 Fixed - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
References are all fine
Thank you! :) - Saulo Talk to Me 20:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


### Overall
GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written.
a (prose):  b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): 

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR): 

It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):  b (focused): 

It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: 

It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.: 

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): 

Overall:
Pass/Fail: 
Short article but good, giving time to fix the issues.
Till 10:50, 23 May 2012 (UTC)