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Biased Article

Swathes of the article are written by Drake fanboys.

For one, how is the critical reception 'generally positive'? I cannot comprehend that word seeing all the aggregates. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ackner2 (talk • contribs)

I partly agree with you, Ackner2, and have removed the unsourced mention of "generally positive". It's not for Wikipedia to take on a storytelling/narrator's role – we just report what reliable sources say. For some reason (and this issue has been discussed centrally somewhere, can't remember where), some editors feel the need to add a summary upfront with a statement about critical reception, and, imo, it's often somewhat optimistic and seemingly out to "big" up the subject. Aside from the OR/undue concerns, it's redundant – just like, say, including a statement saying "The album took quite a long time to record" under Recording.

Might want to go easy on the "Swathes of the article are written by Drake fanboys" line, though ... I mean, keep the criticism constructive and then it is helpful, because any bias or original research, whether subtle or blatant, has no place in a Wikipedia article. JG66 (talk) 05:25, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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2601:2C0:4701:9C0:1879:77AF:D909:2397 (talk) 00:46, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

On the TSU samples list DJ Screw needs to be added as additional vocals from DJ Screw.

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — IVORK _Talk 01:01, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Robyrob93 (talk) 00:53, 14 September 2021 (UTC) “TSU contains additional vocals from DJ Screw.[reply]

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Race My Mind Credit Addition

Under subheading Tracklisting, Race my mind interpolates Rick James' Give it To Me Baby.

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Untitled background vocals from juice wrld 105.235.241.9 (talk) 20:46, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 21:27, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned references in Certified Lover Boy

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Certified Lover Boy's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "Guardian":

From Kanye West: Michaels, Sean (June 11, 2013). "Kanye West still working on Yeezus even though it's due out next week". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
From Un Verano Sin Ti: Petridis, Alexis (May 6, 2022). "Bad Bunny: Un Verano Sin Ti review – this is why he is the world's biggest pop star". The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2022. Hopping from psychedelia to indie-pop to woozy reggaeton [...] From psychedelic cumbia to indie-pop...
From Scorpion (Drake album): Petridis, Alexis (June 29, 2018). "Drake: Scorpion review – a maddening monument to superstardom". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 02:33, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]