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Former good articleBruce Springsteen was one of the Music good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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DateProcessResult
December 5, 2005Good article nomineeListed
January 20, 2007Featured article candidateNot promoted
July 5, 2009Good article reassessmentDelisted
Current status: Delisted good article

Request for discussion

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I’d like to replace the 11-year-old infobox picture with this current picture. I know at least one other editor disagrees. Can others weigh in, please?

Bruce Springsteen performing at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington 28 February 2023

Dharmabumstead (talk) 06:43, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not a fan of it. Bad angle, 4:3 aspect ratio, and too much of a focus on the crowd behind him. There's nothing wrong with the older picture, and it's significantly better than this replacement choice. Aria1561 (talk) 05:09, 22 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Also do not like it. Shows Springsteen as some kind of passive singalong leader. He is a singer and guitarist, and the lead image should reflect either or both of those roles. WWGB (talk) 05:22, 22 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well, the original picture is 11 years old and isn't really what he looks like anymore, and it shows him standing there passively, *not* singing or playing the guitar. How's that any better? Dharmabumstead (talk) 01:29, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
At least it portrays him as a guitarist, not a microphone stand. WWGB (talk) 03:48, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It certainly portrays him *holding* a guitar, but it doesn’t show him *playing* it, or singing, which are your two big arguments in favor of the existing picture. Dharmabumstead (talk) 04:09, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The "he's not a singalong leader" argument is a bit tenuous - he actually does that all the time in concert. The fact that he's not holding "his instrument of choice" doesn't mean much, either - there are *plenty* of lead pictures of musical performers on Wikipedia where the artist isn't shown holding their "instrument of choice" (or even performing, for that matter). A picture from a month ago showing him interacting with his audience is at least as valid as an 11-year-old picture where he's standing there passively holding a guitar and staring off into the distance.
That being said, the consensus (slim as it is) clearly isn't with me, so I will indeed drop it. It would certainly be nice if someone could provide a good pic of Bruce from his current tour to replace the outdated pic used in the article.
Dharmabumstead (talk) 02:14, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Comfort with sexual ambiguity"

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I think under the Personal Life section there should be mention of Springsteen's unique and only vaguely-explained relationship with the late Clarence Clemons, as well as his support for the LGBTQ+ community. This Salon article is a tad unclear about things, but I'd imagine with some other sources for clarity, it would make a worthwhile addition to the article. 98.251.192.45 (talk) 05:28, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Second to last part (alinea?) of born to run.

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It says:....The River became Springsteen's biggest and fasting-selling album yet, topping e.t.c. e.t.c. Is the word "fasting" there right ? I thought fastest, but english not my native l... you get the idea. G Wijnsma (talk) 12:30, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Fixed, thanks. WWGB (talk) 12:45, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]