Talk:The Cockroaches

Needs work

This article needs work. I haven't been able to tackle it up to now, since I was busy with RL concerns and other WP articles after The Wiggles was passed to FA. I've now put it on my To-do list. I've noticed that some of the information, specifically the chronology of events, are incorrect. I suspect that much of the text has been plagarized (however unintentionally) from the source listed at the end of the article. For example, according to this article, Paul Field's daughter died of SIDS in 1988, and this article seems to state that she died during The Cockroaches' 1999 national tour. So like I said, this needs work, and I intend to get to it, unless some other soul wants to tackle it. However, it seems that I'm only individual in the WP-world interested in seriously editing Wiggles-related articles, so it'll probably be me. (Not that I mind.) Just not right now, but hopefully soon. --Figureskatingfan (talk) 05:29, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

If I ever get around to doing the above, this would be a good reference to use: It's a speech given by Paul Field about the business practices of The Wiggles, but it has some good info about The Cockroaches. --Christine (talk) 15:53, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

I found this article too which mentions "They were on tour in Queensland on September 2, 1988 - a date they will never forget." so it seems to be a combination of both. Kathodonnell (talk) 06:33, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

I'm familiar with that article; it's a source in The Wiggles and other related articles here. I recommend culling some of the sources in those articles for sources for this one. Some of them are very helpful, especially the ones about the pre-history and early history about The Wiggles, and Paul's involvement. Christine (talk) 13:15, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Question

I'm finally getting around to rewriting/improving this article. I'm mostly unemployed this summer, so I have the time. Plus, the publications of Anthony Field's book has helped; the information in it has provided us with what's been needed to make this article more comprehensive. It's brought up a question for me, though: When referring to Anthony, do we call him "Anthony" as he's called as a part of The Wiggles, or do we call him "Tony", as he's listed on The Cockroaches' albums? For now, since the book is post-Wiggles, I call him "Anthony" until there's consensus amongst the editing community surrounding The Wiggles articles. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:35, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

GA Review

Review withdrawn 4 May 2013

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

Reviewer: Shaidar cuebiyar (talk · contribs) 12:04, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Check toolbox at right.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 12:06, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Starting the review

I will be going through each of the criteria in order. I reserve the right to return to earlier comments/sections and revise/add to them until the review is finished. Unless otherwise indicated, maintain existing wikilinks and formatting. The review process should take about a week. I will allow an additional week for any requested changes to be made before making my decision.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 12:04, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

I've done my review, and will now allow one week for these changes to be made.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 11:38, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

A good article is—

Criterion 1

Well-written:

1. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and
2. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, list incorporation, and table accessibility.
1. Almost automatic fail on this criterion alone, numerous prose, formatting and clarity issues.
2. Above the infobox add templates for Australian English and dmy.

Infobox

1. Use the suggested template, (see Template:Infobox musical artist#For articles about musical groups), leave in unused entry lines, other editors may add-in material.
2. Check content of caption=
3. Check lack of content at associated_acts= hint: The Wiggles; add any other act with two or more common members e.g. The Field Brothers
4. MoS: past_members.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 12:26, 20 April 2013 (UTC) While there check wikilink on Phil Robinson and avoid redirect.
5. MoS: years_active
6. More entries are available for: label
7. Add R&B for: genre (see McFarlane)

Infobox expanded, fixed, and completed. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 01:34, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Not yet, these are still pending:

1. MoS years_active= {{start date|1979}}–{{end date|1991}} Note: end date may also be 1994, 1997 or 1999 depending on source. See also discussion below.
2. for associated_acts you added The John Field Band: make sure the line-up has/had two or more former The Cockroaches not just John.
3. Add labels, according to singles discography: labels=R.D.S, [[EMI Records|EMI]], [[Phantom Records|Phantom]], [[Powderworks Records|Powderworks]], Possum, Regular, [[Festival Records|Festival]], Roach Note, I may have missed some.
4. Depending on line-ups, more past_members may be needed according to third and fourth albums.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 02:33, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Fixed new stuff above. The source states that the band disbanded in 91. The past members were taken from the sources. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:03, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

1. If there is a dispute between reliable sources then this should be reflected in the article. McFarlane literally says "By the end of the year, however, The Cockroaches as a band concept had run its course." He then goes on to describe The Wiggles in the same entry (see archiveurl below at ref[6]&[9]). He does not mention their 1994 album, St Patrick's Day 10 a.m. Greg Page, in his autobiography, says "A misconception is that The Cockroaches disbanded before The Wiggles were formed. They in fact kept performing for a few years after that, and recorded albums in 1991 ... and 1994" (see url below) Mackie says he was still in the band until 1997 and that they issued another album (compilation) in 1999 (ref in article). Glenn A. Baker in his liner notes for St Patrick's Day 10 a.m. says that they were still performing to 1994, at least: "But the Cockroaches never went away, they just keep playing, very much in the mode of their earlier days...". Consequently you will need to modify the article to reflect these differences between reliable sources.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 06:40, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Shaidar, I asked on your talk page if you had access to the album's liner notes, but you said that you saw them online, and that they probably an illegal image. Doing a google search on the album, I see that it's on the Wiggles Wiki site. I still think we could use it as a source, but treat it like an off-line source. I've also noticed the discrepancies that arise from using McFarlane, but I went ahead and used it because it's a secondary source, and the most reliable I had at the time. My understanding about using sources that contradict is that the most reliable sources trump unreliable ones. Anthony, in his autobiography, is very clear that The Cockroaches disbanded before the formation of The Wiggles. It's strange that St. Patrick's came out in 1994, well after that, and that the liner notes lists Anthony as a part of The Cockroaches. Anthony, for whatever reason, glosses over that, and directly contradicts Greg. I think that Anthony's book trumps Greg's, since Greg was never a member of The Cockroaches and Anthony was. Wouldn't it also trump the liner notes? That's unclear to me. I have tried to find Greg's book, but wasn't able to do so. Amazon isn't selling it; I can't even access it through a library.

I think you can keep McFarlane's comment but add in a contradictory quote by Baker (both are equally reliable in this context). From Baker we can say they existed until March 1994. The dispute between Anthony and Page is not as easily resolved. Page was the talent manager of The Cockroaches at the time of St. Patrick's (credited on album cover). I got Page's comments about The Cockroaches from Google Books but it doesn't seem to supply page numbers in the views I get.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 23:12, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

I agree with you about McFarlane and Baker, but I think that Anthony is more reliable than Greg. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 01:55, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

I think that this one point is the breaking point for this little article. (To be honest, I was expecting a GA review; not a FA review, so the amount of issues you have with it is a little alarming to me.) I'm seriously considering withdrawing this article until this issue is resolved. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:15, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

My advice is to have disbandment as 1994 (according to Baker) until further reliable evidence comes to light. As for the review, I'm sorry if you believe its an FA one, if you need help in resolving these issues I can jump in to make the changes I've suggested.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 23:12, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

You can if you like; I may look at your suggestions sometime in the future. I've looked at the album liner notes from The Cockies' other albums on Wiggles Wiki, and it looks like I need to incorporate them here. Sometimes that happens; you submit an article and discover that more work needs to be done. In this case, I think that it's become obvious that I need to do some more research, and then resubmit it at GAN at another time. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 01:55, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

I've had a go at addressing the issues I raised. I believe that I have got most of them.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:28, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Lead

1. The Cockroaches were In Australian English bands are plurals. Other similar fixes required in the article.
   1. Done.
2. an Australian pub band? Is this in the genre? If you go that way then use piped wikilink to Pub rock (Australia).shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 02:04, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
   1. Fixed.
3. Conflict between infobox, Lead and History: when were they active?
   1. See above, fixed.
4. Conflict between the Lead and opening sentence of the main text/History: who and how many Field brothers founded this group? Also give main instrumentation.
   1. Got it, thanks.
5. Was Fatt a founder? If not his joining should be early in the Lead together with his instrumentation.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:49, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
   1. No, he joined later on.
1. Founded in Sydney by brothers Paul Field and John Field, > Founded in 1979 by brothers Paul (lead vocals), John (rhythm guitar, vocals) and Anthony Field (lead guitar, vocals), or Founded in 1979 by brothers Paul (lead vocals) and John Field (rhythm guitar, vocals), they were later joined by their younger brother Anthony on lead guitar and vocals; and by Jeff Fatt on keyboards. or other similar. Note Sydney as location of formation is not notable enough for the Lead.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 11:30, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
   1. Ok, chose the first option. Question: the first mention of Jeff in the lead is in the second paragraph, when The Wiggles are discussed. Is that adequate? Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:30, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
   2. I'd add In 1981 they were joined by Jeff Fatt on keyboards. or similar to the next sentence after introducing the brothers in the first paragraph. He is a notable member of The Cockroaches before The Wiggles were even conceived.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:14, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
2. Words to watch: "one of the biggest crowd-drawing groups in the country". I hope you've got a very good ref for this; otherwise it is puffery.
3. Clarify: "They remained as independent as they could,"
4. Clarify "producing three albums," Instead of 'producing' consider 'releasing' or 'issuing' or similar. Also contradicts discography; which gives five albums.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 11:30, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
5. sold 100,000 copies > shipped 70,000 units The ref[2] does not give 100,000
6. became platinum > certified platinum by their label, Regular Records. Note this is before ARIA took over certifying recordings.
7. Clarify: "In 1988, Paul Field's infant daughter died of SIDS; although the band continued for a few years more, The Cockroaches were finally disbanded in 1991." Impact of the child's death and disbandment three years later is left hanging here. While there: once Paul, John and Anthony are introduced in the Lead they can be referred to by their first name. Likewise in the History section, after first introduction refer to them by their first name when differentiating between the various Field brothers.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 13:25, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
8. Second paragraph mostly concentrates on The Cockroaches becoming The Wiggles. Can this be condensed more efficiently? Furthermore, do The Cockroaches have any other legacy? Did they reform in 1994 or is the infobox wrong?shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 13:40, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
9. Fix Fellow band member Anthony Field, along with keyboardist Jeff Fatt, went on to found the successful children's music group The Wiggles in 1991. > Early in 1991 former band members, Anthony and Fatt, founded The Wiggles, a children's music group Precision on the date of formation of The Wiggles is required. From History I get the idea that both The Wiggles and The Cockroaches co-existed for most of 1991.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:49, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
10. Fix Individual Cockroaches members have gone on to pursue solo music careers. They are The Cockroaches not Cockroaches. Track this throughout the article, likewise The Wiggles (except in direct quotes) not Wiggles. Also does it need a possessive apostrophe?shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:35, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
11. John Field wrote many of the group's music > John Field wrote much of the group's musicshaidar cuebiyar (talk) 03:05, 23 April 2013 (UTC)




History

1. Follow up problems from above. Make content consistent without loss of clarity.
2. at the prestigious boarding school St. Joseph's College in Sydney > at St. Joseph's College, a Sydney boarding school Reworded for brevity and removed 'prestigious' as puffery.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 14:01, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
3. Précis: to allow them to demand a small charge for their lunchtime performance > to allow a charge for the performance Apply similar process to other wordy sentences/paragraphs.
4. many of the group's underage > some of the member's underage
5. Clarify because of lax licensing laws at the time. Were these laws lax or were they poorly enforced?
6. ¶2 "who played guitar and vocals" Check: Paul is not listed as a guitarist.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 02:04, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
7. Now we have the line-up with instrumentation, but this should have been in ¶1.
8. Again we're told they're brothers: redundant.
9. Again we're told its a boarding school (or is it boarding-school?): redundant.
10. DAB or delink Tony Henry.
11. Without any time line, this gives the impression that these are the founders; however the Personnel list tells me otherwise: which is correct?
12. While there change bass to bass guitar unless you mean double bass.
13. "Their road manager was Graham Kennedy" If this is Graham Kennedy then wikilink to his article, and give some description of his wider role. If someone of same name and not notable then its unnecessary. If the person is notable, but not the former, then disambiguate and explain how long he was their roadie and what effect he had.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 11:35, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
14. Delink New South Wales.
15. even through alcohol and drug use was never part of the band's culture ahem!, methinks it should be even though alcohol and drug use was never part of the band's culture? If not you need a very good ref for the alcohol and drug use.
16. After first mention in History refer to Jeff Fatt as Fatt, likewise for other people (except the brothers who are referred to by their first name).
17. "they hired him and his brother to manage their sound system during gigs" Does this make them roadies too? Still no time as to when Fatt joined.
18. ¶3 "In the heyday of The Cockroaches, they played" A bit hackneyed? When was their 'heyday'?
19. over 300 gigs/a year? Does anyone else say this? You need "According to Anthony" in front of all this rather than is second half of sentence.
20. Ian McFarland > [[Ian McFarlane]]
21. called The Cockroaches > described The Cockroaches as
22. "They began writing their own music" When? Does this mean they were initially a covers band, if so what did they play? While there who, exactly, wrote their stuff? Give a sample.
23. "issued their first seven singles" Name the very first one and when it was released. Give a time span for these singles. e.g. In June 1980 they issued their debut single, "I Want a Leather Jacket", which was followed by six singles to "Another Night Alone" in December 1985.[9]
24. "a variety of independent labels" Name some labels, put them in the infobox.
25. They were "shunned" Why?
26. "their first record went gold". Name it, is it a single or album?
27. Trim "and paid for everything out of their own pockets"shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:35, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
28. ¶4 "the band signed with Regular Records"
29. Relationship to Festival Records? Latter should also be in infobox.
30. A Phil Carson is mentioned here, but where else should he be? Also check time spans.
31. Likewise for Peter Mackie.
32. B-sides are usually not notable enough to be mentioned.
33. "Top 40 hit in Australia" specify the charting authority being used, give a reliable source as ref. Also note use of a hard space between Top and 40, apply similar elsewhere.
34. reached #13 > reached No. 13 (includes hard space).
35. Was "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" a cover version?
36. "sold over 100,000 copies, ..." see comments above. Source does not mention 100,000 sales.
37. Too much of this content is close paraphrasing of McFarlane's entry, it should be re-written in your own words.
38. ¶5 "regretted giving over much of its sound to producers" Name them.
39. While the band was touring to promote the album in 1988, Paul Field's seven-and-a-half month old daughter Bernadette died of SIDS > In September, while touring to promote the album, Paul's eight-month-old daughter, Bernadette, died of SIDS.
40. Anthony left in 1988? Check time span in Personnel.
41. Paul continued with other members? Name them. Especially the line-up for Positive.
42. Reword They even made a third album, Positive, which came out in June 1991shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 02:04, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
43. flavored > flavoured per Australian English.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 03:05, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Post-Cockroaches and The Wiggles

1. Don't like this sub-heading. Remember they're The Cockroaches, I'd prefer something like: Afterwards and The Wiggles.
2. While a student at Macquarie University, Anthony Field founded The Wiggles with fellow students Murray Cook and Greg Page and fellow Cockroaches bandmate Jeff Fatt. Should tie-in better e.g. Former member of The Cockroaches, Anthony Field attended Macquarie University, and in 1991 he founded The Wiggles, a children's music group, with fellow students, Murray Cook and Greg Page, and The Cockroaches' band mate, Jeff Fatt. Note Fatt is not wikilinked here as he was linked previously in History.
3. When in 1991, were The Wiggles actually formed? Was Fatt still with The Cockroaches or had he left before their disbandment?
4. Where's Phillip Wilcher as a founder of The Wiggles?
5. When did The Wiggles' first material get released? Name/describe it.
6. "They produced their first album, which was" for 'produced' do you mean released/issued or do you literally mean produced? If the latter provide a ref, if the former reword.
7. Some more MoS work needed in this paragraph including: check for any missing 'The'. Ending of direct quotes e.g. matter, " > matter",
8. Who else is/was in The John Field Band or The Field Brothers?
9. The Lead had "Individual Cockroaches members have gone on to pursue solo music careers". Substantiate.
10. wrote the musicals Evie And The Birdman and > wrote the musicals Evie and the Birdman and MoS & wikilink.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:33, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Personnel

1. Follow up problems from above, especially missing members and time spans.
2. List members chronologically, then alphabetically.
3. Adjust each line per * [[Paul Field (musician)|Paul Field]] – lead vocals (1979–91) Note: there's a hard space in there.
4. Are Dunworth and Hallion founders? If so they should be given an introduction up in History.
   1. I can't find a reliable source for Paul Dunworth (1979–81) as their founding bass guitarist. He was added to the article back in late November 2009 without any citation, but with a timeline of 1978 to early 1981 and the claim that he was replaced by Phil Robinson. According to singles' cover notes he was not present on "I Want a Leather Jacket" (July 1980 with bass guitar by Bruce Hatfield), "Bingo Bango" (June 1981, bass guitar: Geoff O'Reagan) or "Used to Be" (August 1981, bass guitar: Phil Robinson).shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:28, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
5. Sax > saxophone

Discography

1. Wikitables?
2. Charting?
3. For singles, remove B-sides as unnecessary.
4. MoS "She's the One"

Works cited

1. For Field and Truman: wikilink: author, location, publisher; number of pages for entire book not needed.
2. Fix isbn for McFarlane ref; wikilink: author, title, publisher, location; number of pages for entire book not needed.

References

1. Most of these will be discussed under Criterion 2. For now I'd rather see Field and Truman, rather than Field alone per refs 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 04:01, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Other than the problem with Paul Dunworth not being sighted, I have covered all of these.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:28, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Criterion 2

Verifiable with no original research:

1. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;
2. 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); and
3. it contains no original research.

References

I will be checking all the references and each numbered comment below is related to the ref's number as it existed at this time. The order in the article may change from this numbering as refs get moved, added or deleted.

Preliminary comments: For online refs, I suggest you reduce chance of future linkrot by using archived sources. Also consider changing {{Reflist|2|refs= to {{Reflist|25em|refs= (or similar).shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:54, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

1. How is YouTube a reliable source? When using a video as a source use Template:Cite AV media. Fill-in appropriately, especially the 'time=' parameter for each event being cited. Note "Mr Wiggles Is Back in Town" is a track by The Cockroaches. Format the date style to dmy (same for other refs, where applicable).
2. wikilink author, give publisher, e.g. {{cite web | url = http://from.ph/365504 |title=Platinum record award, The Cockroaches | last = Powerhouse Museum | authorlink = Powerhouse Museum | accessdate = 21 April 2013 | publisher = Powerhouse Museum, Australia }} or equivalent.
3. , 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16: per above give both authors. Note: I don't have the book and will accept in good faith it being used to verify direct quotes attributed to Anthony. However this may be problematic at Criterion 4 for possible biased points of view.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:54, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
6. Combine with ref [9], use the online archived version from former WHAMMO site. e.g. <ref name="McFarlane">McFarlane, [http://web.archive.org/web/20040419100602/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=212 'The Cockroaches'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=212 the original] on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2013. pp. 128–129.</ref>
11. Change note: According to Anthony Field, The Wiggles used many of the business practices developed earlier by The Cockroaches. (Field and Truman, p. 25)
12. Expand: publisher=Texas Radio and the Big Beat Official Website (Phillip McIntyre, Joe Velikovsky, Dave Carruthers)
14. wikilink newspaper, give publisher. Note Stapleton gives "Ten years ago, Anthony asked him to be manager of the Wiggles." which means ca 1998 not mid-1990s.
15. Wikilink publisher, add in its parent company in parentheses. Note the source is reliable for the direct quote but is not reliable for record sales, you'll need a better source than a band member. Note: it does support claim of mid-1990s for old manager leaving.
17. Wikilink newspaper, add in publisher, add in second author.
18. wikilink publisher and expand to include CEO.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 01:59, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
19. Expand publisher similar to [12]. Site is by John (and his band) so is reliable for the band, its members names but not reliable for his musicals: another source is needed.
20. wikilink newspaper, add publisher.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 03:23, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

The refs are now better. More have been added.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:28, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Criterion 3

Broad in its coverage:

1. it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and
2. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).

1. There is little or no discussion of their music/songwriting styles.
2. Are there any reviews of albums/singles/gigs?
3. Details of specific influences.
4. Who were their record producers?
5. Any of their work covered by other artists (besides The Wiggles or The Field Brothers)?
6. Who were the members in the latter years, especially line-up for third album.
7. When did Fatt leave?
8. Did they reform in 1994 or just release an album. More details about St. Patrick's Day 10am is needed.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 03:33, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
9. Other than The Wiggles what other projects/solo careers were ex-The Cockroaches involved in.
10. Who wrote their material, give some examples especially of any charting/notable tracks.
11. 1964 was recorded, but was it also released? Does it include any The Cockroaches' material?shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 06:10, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
12. Were The Wiggles named for The Cockroaches' song "Mr Wiggles Is Back in Town"? Who wrote it? A good source is required.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 06:19, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
13. When did they disband? Texas Radio and the Big Beat says "The band continued to record radio friendly singles and albums such as St Patrick’s Day 10am and a collection of hits was released in 1999. Peter had left the band by 1997." Were The Cockroaches still going after 1991? Contradicted by McFarlane. However in Now and Then: Greg Page, Page says they continued for a few years after The Wiggles had formed. (see here) This requires clarification.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 07:04, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

I have tackled many of these but I'm not sure of the following:

[7] Fatt and Anthony Field are both members of The Wiggles by early 1991 but also appear on later The Cockroaches albums. I'm not sure of their membership status continuing beyond 1991.

[8] I've gone with Baker's description that the band was still performing into 1994 including for the fourth album. More details have been provided for that album including the recording line-up.

[12] I can't find a reliable source for The Wiggles being named for The Cockroaches' song, "Mr Wiggles Back in Town". Nor can I find a reliable source for its songwriters.

[13] This is not clear, as indicated in the discussion above, different reliable sources give differing years. I've used Baker as giving their existence to, at least, 1994. He wrote the liner notes to the album released that year. McFarlane, however, suggests they disbanded in 1991. Both of these are mentioned in the article so readers can understand that the issue is not definitively settled by these alternate sources.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 07:09, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

Criterion 4

Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.

1. The article relies heavily on Anthony Field & Greg Truman's How I Got My Wiggle Back: A Memoir of Healing. Some statements/claims from this source are not neutral.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 02:04, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Provide a neutral source for:

2. "allowed them to perform because of lax licensing laws at the time"
3. "built the Cockroaches' reputation for being a party-band"
4. "they played over 300 gigs a year all over Australia" (In the Lead without indication of it being a quote by Anthony)
5. "one of the biggest crowd-drawing groups in the country" (likewise)
6. John ... "wrote the musicals Evie And The Birdman and Who Loves Me."

A second, neutral opinion for:

7. Paul Field was "a picture of professional efficiency",[5]
8. John Field ... was the showman of the group
9. alcohol and drug use was never part of the band's culture (Given they played in pubs and clubs from when underage and that they were "an Australian pub band", then this claim is anomalous: I see the possibility of individual members eschewing the use of these substances but they are still part of the 'band's culture' if they play to audiences that do use them or in venues that actively promote such usage.)
10. the group was "shunned"[10] by the major record companies in Australia (see next point too)
11. They remained as independent as they could (in Lead, however in History we have them signing with Regular Records in 1986, about a year before their first studio album. Although an independent label it was distributed by Festival Records which was one of the major record companies in Australia.)
12. because both The Cockroaches and The Wiggles were inspired by 60s pop music, the main difference between the groups was "just the lyrics".[1]shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:06, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

I've provided other sources and opinions on various facets of the band's history but I'm not sure I have addressed all of these adequately. Where possible I've tried to make it clear when an opinion from Anthony Field is being used to describe various issues. I have re-written some of the sentences above to give the article a more neutral tone.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 07:13, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

Criterion 5

Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.

1. Acceptable.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:06, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Criterion 6

Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:

1. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and
2. media are relevant to the topic, have suitable captions, and have alt text.

1. You are encouraged to provide acceptable images and/or sound samples.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:06, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Although the article has no images and/or sound samples this should not hinder it becoming GA.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 07:15, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

Summary

I've jumped in to make the suggested edits with the permission of the nominator. However, I would like a second opinion on its GA status. I'm confident of the article meeting Criteria 1, 2, 5 and 6 but I'm not sure of Criteria 3 and 4: see specific concerns above.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 07:21, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

As the nominator, I'm good with either withdrawing the nomination or of it failing for now. This GAN has, I think, made it apparent that this article needs more research, something I'd rather not spend the time on now. That's why I stopped participating in this GAN. I might take improving it on later on down the road, and then I'll resubmit it. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 13:46, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

GA Review

Good Article nominate was successfull. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 18:38, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:The Cockroaches/GA2. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: TLSuda (talk · contribs) 20:48, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

I will be taking on this review and expect to have my review complete in a few hours. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 20:48, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Below is my review, separated into sections. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. It looks like most of the previous GA review has been cleaned up. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 23:45, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Overall Review

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

   Needs some work, see review below.

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

   A few places need sources, see below.

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   Needs work. See below.

   B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   Almost there. TLSuda (talk) 23:45, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Content review

Lead

• The second sentence: Founded in 1979 by brothers... is a sentence fragment. If you remove all of the descriptions it says, “Founded in 1979 by brothers et all.” Right now its just a preposition.

Oo yuck got it, thanks.

• The lead is not chronological, the second paragraph is from 1991 through today, whereas the third paragraph is 1988 through 1991.

Restructured as per your request.

Formation

• ...the Fields grew-up... I would add the word “brothers” after Fields, since in the subject you are just talking about the brothers, where the end you are talking about the whole family.

Great feedback, got it.

• ...so they were very close. is not sourced. Where did this information come from?

My personal viewpoint about refs is that we tend to overuse them here. For me, a reference supports everything after the previous citation and all statements made before it. But I tend to follow the suggestions of my reviewers, so I added the extra ref.

• Joseph Hallion is listed as a founder, but is not listed in the lead?

Done, thanks for the catch.

• The last sentence of this section is not sourced. (This was an issue from the first GA review.)

Got it.

Beginnings

• By early 1980 & In July 1980 both should have commas after the year.

Fixed.

• ...was the showman of the group. This is not sourced. (Another issue from the first GA reivew.)

Same issue as above, but got it. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 05:23, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

• The quote following: Paul, who returned to St Andrews... is rather long, and much of it could be paraphrased.

You're right, of course. Re-worded as per your request.

Rise to success

• Who is Phillip McIntyre of Texas? The sentence should say “Phillip McIntyre of Texas Radio and the Big Beat website.”

Looks like someone already fixed this for me.

Later years

• There is a random parenthesis after Jenny Morris.

Corrected, thanks for the catch.

Afterwards and The Wiggles

• In early 1991, Anthony Field attended founded... I think the word “attended” should be removed.

Another excellent catch; thanks again.

Personnel

• All of the musicians are linked throughout the article, and therefore do not need to be linked a second time.

Okey dokey smokey, as my uncle used to say. ;)

Explanatory notes

• I’m not sure if this section is necessary. The second point should/could be included in the article itself. I’m not sure if the first point is required information that is needed in the article at all.

Actually, I agree. The first note was added because another editor insisted upon it, and I didn't feel strongly about it one way or the other, so I'm good with removing it. I compromised on the second point by keeping it, but putting the note with the refs. Hope it's okay. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 05:23, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

Media review

• File:Cockroaches band.jpg Might be a little large for WP:NFCC. My personal rule of thumb is that non-free images should never be larger than needed for the actual article. In this case the article’s image is approx 320px wide, whereas the image is nearly twice that. This is just a suggestion.

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking, but I changed the image size to 260. Let me know if I did it incorrectly please.

• File:Cockroaches.ogg has no fair use rationale for The Cockroaches (only for The Wiggles). This needs it per WP:NFCC#10c

Got it.

• File:Cockroaches.ogg (same file) the current fair use rationale says the file is no more than 30 seconds, when in actuality it is 47 seconds. It is recommended that non-free audio clips (per Wikipedia:NFC#Audio_clips) be 30 seconds or 10% of the whole song, whichever is less, so in this case 30 seconds would be appropriate.

Ooo, are you asking me to cut the 17 seconds?

• File:The Monkey Dance.ogg also has no fair use rationale for The Cockroaches.

Got it. Thanks again. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 05:42, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

Final Thoughts

Everything looks good, except File:Cockroaches band.jpg, where I wasn't very clear. 320px in the article is fine, but the file itself is 650px. I'm happy to resize it for you if you would like, upload a new version, and delete the old. Also File:Cockroaches.ogg does need to be shortened, per policy, so we would need to cut 17 seconds of it yes. I'm happy to do this as well, but I'd probably cut off at a beat right at the 30 second mark, whereas you might want a more specific cut. After these are addressed, or at least acknowledged and in process, I'm happy to promote yet another example of fantastic work. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 22:14, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Suda. Yes, I will take you up on your offer, sir! ;) I've always said that my weakness in editing for WP is dealing with images; perhaps I should change it to all things media, even though I initially created the ogg file. I'd have to research how to do it now, so I'd appreciate your assistance, since you probably already have the resources at your disposal. Cutting the ogg file off at 30s would be fine. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:10, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

In that case, I have no choice but to pass this as your most recent example of a {{Good Article}}. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 18:31, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

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