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GAN concerns

Article currently has numerous citation needed tags. Ritchie333 You think you'd be able to assist in getting these resolved? Otherwise I'm going to take it to GAR. Thanks. – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 21:39, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Zmbro: I can probably fix all these, but I am busy pretty much all weekend and I'm struggling to think of a free evening I've got to check my book sources and fix everything up. I do intend to do it at the first possible opportunity, though! Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:12, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ritchie333 I'll check out the other Floyd GAs as well and report back if they need tweaking. I unfortunately have no Floyd material so I can't be that much help. – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 15:33, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No probs. AFAIK the ones I personally took to GA should be alright, though stuff does occasionally slip through when I'm not keeping an eye on them, plus I've got better at writing and presenting stuff in the last ten years anyway. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:04, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've had a quick look, and there is far more unsourced and unverifiable content than what's just tagged, a bunch of fan sites (which should not be used in a GA; often received wisdom by fans has been contradicted by official sources years later), some sources are not formatted correctly, and there's a general feeling that I probably should have watchlisted this and kept an eye on it. I'll see what else I can do, but if you want to send it to GAR (with the intent of getting wider support), that might not be a bad solution. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 18:50, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]