Talk:Be Sweet to Me

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:16, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that the title of Violet Grohl's debut album Be Sweet to Me began as an in-joke between her and her best friend? Source: Los Angeles Times
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Overture in G minor (Ives)

Converted from a redirect by Zmbro (talk) and Chchcheckit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

– zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 15:43, 5 June 2026 (UTC).

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Expanded within the 7 day window (28 May had 31 words, versus the present 1600+). High copyvio reading is from cited quotes. My advice would be not just pasting quotes, but cutting them down and rephrasing in your own words. Due to the high reading, I feel like you guys need to cut down on the quotes; e.g. you don't need the full quote of her saying it's an injoke, just say she said it was an injoke. @Zmbro and Chchcheckit: jolielover♥talk 11:00, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

*gal also i haven't written much of the prose here but yes agreed // Chchcheckit (talk) 11:07, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

...I'm also a "gal", I consider and use "guys" in a gender-neutral way jolielover♥talk 12:53, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

That's definitely on me, I started to wonder if it was too quote heavy. I'll do some paraphrasing and report back to you! – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 16:04, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Jolielover I apologize for the delay. How's it look now? Last time I checked, the detector was picking up simple things like studios and album titles rather than full quotes. – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 14:34, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Jolielover I condensed and reworded some quotes. I re-checked the copyvio detector and we should be good to go now! – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 21:04, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks a bunch! Passed; lot less quotes now. jolielover♥talk 05:24, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

GA review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Be Sweet to Me/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Zmbro (talk · contribs) 21:07, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Vestrian24Bio (talk · contribs) 11:41, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi! I will be reviewing this article for WP:GABD, expect the initial remarks soon! Vestrian24Bio 11:10, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Comments

Be Sweet to Me (as of this rev)

• Add an appropriate ENGVAR template to the page.
• Add an alt text to the album cover image.
• Add translated titles for refs 10, 33, 45 & 46.
• WP:DUPELINK – The Music (magazine) in the Release and promotion section.
• Is Discogs an appropriate WP:EL??

• Yes, Discogs links appear as external links on countless album articles. It's been discussed several times over the years on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Albums. Discogs is allowed as an external link but not as an in-line source (see WP:NOTRSMUSIC). – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 18:23, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

Vestrian24Bio 11:10, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

@Zmbro: that's all I got, ping me when you're done addressing these.. Vestrian24Bio 11:10, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Vestrian24Bio Thanks for reviewing! Everything is all set. Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns! – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 18:23, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

Source spot-check

• Initial check: pass. Vestrian24Bio 10:46, 15 June 2026 (UTC)
• Proper check: This table lists 10 random passages from throughout the article (14.5% of 69 total passages).

  These passages contain 14 inline citations (13.2% of 106 in the article). Generated with the Veracity user script. Vestrian24Bio 10:46, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Reference #	Letter	Source	Archive	Status	Notes
Background
Violet Grohl said in an interview that she does not care about her status as a nepo baby:
2	a	thefortyfive.com	web.archive.org
Recording
Grohl did not play any instruments on the album, saying that she felt shy and outclassed by the skilled musicians around her.
15	a	themusic.com.au	web.archive.org
The first song recorded was "Thum",
9	b	kerrang.com	web.archive.org
Composition
She said in a statement: "There's something so powerful about that period of music, from the messaging to the visuals, it's authentic and raw."
11	c	rollingstone.com	web.archive.org
Grohl explained that because she often used visual and symbolic imagery in her music, her songs combined her love of cinema and music.
15	f	themusic.com.au	web.archive.org
Release and promotion
and "Cool Buzz" on April 28.
30		nme.com	web.archive.org
To promote the album, Grohl conducted interviews with numerous publications across America, Europe, and Asia. These included Consequence,
18	c	consequence.net	web.archive.org
RockUrLife,
24	c	rockurlife.net	web.archive.org
Critical reception
Erlewine similarly praised Grohl's vocals, saying she successfully adapted to different musical styles.
22	d	Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (July 2026). "Filter Albums". Mojo. No. 392. p. 89.
Notes
Attributed to multiple references:
23	d	allmusic.com	web.archive.org
19	d	clashmusic.com	web.archive.org
25	c	loudersound.com	web.archive.org
37	b	exclaim.ca	web.archive.org
22	c	Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (July 2026). "Filter Albums". Mojo. No. 392. p. 89.

@Zmbro: all good in spot-check. Vestrian24Bio 10:46, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Final review

• EARWIG shows possible violations. ---
  • 51.3%
  • 47.4%
  • 43.8%

Vestrian24Bio 10:51, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

• All fixed. Did some paraphrasing and condensing. – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 21:53, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

@Zmbro... Vestrian24Bio 10:24, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

• According to link-dispenser (permalink),
  • 6 refs need archive URLs.

• Done – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 21:53, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Vestrian24Bio 10:51, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

• Media usage:
  • File:Violet Grohl - Be Sweet to Me.jpg
  • File:VioletGrohl2022.jpg

  All files have proper copyright tags, captions and alt texts. Vestrian24Bio 10:51, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

• Vestrian24Bio All set! Lmk if there's any other issues. – zmbro _{(talk) (cont)} 21:53, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

  All else good, passing for GA. Vestrian24Bio 10:08, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

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