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I removed citations to Drum Corps Wiki and the "From oral transmission of Bluecoats corps' traditions" per WP:V and WP:RS with this edit for the following reasons.

The "Drum Corps Wiki" site is currently down, but even if it wasn't it almost surely would not be considered to be a reliable source since it most wikis are user-generated content and not subject to any form of vigorous editorial oversight. The last archived version I could find of the page was here from February 4, 2014 and the last archived version I could find of the Drum Corps Wiki main page was here from December 20, 2014. The creators of the website clearly state that it is intended to be an open-wiki which people can edited as they see fit. This is not how Wikipedia defines a reliable source; for reference, Wikipedia doesn't even consider itself to be a reliable source for the same reasons per WP:WPNOTRS.

The "From oral transmission of Bluecoats corps' traditions" also is not considered a reliable source per WP:OR. Reliable sources are required to be published. Sources can be offline, but there has to be a way for someone somewhere to access them and verify them. Oral tradition is impossible to verify per WP:VNT; There's no way for someone reading the article to go and check to see if the source is used in proper context based upon what someone has said to someone else. There's no way to verify if what has been said has not been embellished or changed by various individuals over the years. Try to claim that such a thing is a reliable source simply does not work on Wikipedia.

If someone feels these are reliable source, then please feel free to ask for other opinions at WP:RSN. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:30, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2016 Bluecoats Uniform Image

I found this image that I think would work well to show the uniform described in the article, but I'm not sure how to cite the source for it, if it even can be uploaded. Here's the article it's used in.

Gumland (talk) 06:40, 21 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Great pic... Unfortunately, it is a copyrighted shot, or I would have been happy to upload it... GWFrog (talk) 06:47, 21 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Unneeded Deletions

Please do not delete information that would lead to a composer's page. I have had to fix it several times because one particular member keeps deleting it. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aaathomas08 (talk • contribs) 17:00, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

User:Aaathomas08 please note: Composers are linked ONCE on a page... Additional links are redundant and against Wikipedia policy... For example, Paul Simon is first named and linked in the 1976 program; there is no reason to link to his article again in 1977 or 2008 or 2013... Just as George Gershwin is first named and linked in 1977, leaving no reason to link to his article again in 1981 or 1996 or 1998... Et cetera... GWFrog (talk) 21:32, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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