Talk:Interview disc

Is every recorded interview an "Interview disc"?

An editor boldly added material. I reverted. At this point, WP:BRD would say it is time to discuss the issue. The other editor, however, seems to feel that adding additional sources (without addressing the issue mentioned in the edit summary) is a good substitute. It's not.

I removed the interview in question as there is no suggestion that the interview is in any way an "interview disc". Yes, it is a recording of an interview. Every episode of Meet the Press is a recording of an interview. Also recordings of interviews: the evening news, various radio shows, my brother-in-law's recordings of parent/teacher conferences, many documentaries, etc. Are all of these "interview discs"? Further, are we then able to comment on whether or not they are "good" examples of "lesser quality" recordings?

Yes, the interview took place, it was recorded and the recording was made available on Der Spiegel's website. Whether you add one source, three sources or 3,000 sources, that much is true. This article, however, is not "Interviews that were recorded". This article is about interview discs, "a recorded disc with spoken word recordings...The term Interview disc started referring to vinyl discs of such recordings but the term can also be used to refer to CDs of the same nature."

Someone interviews Morrissey and sells a CD of the interview. That CD is an interview disc.

Someone interviews Morrissey and releases the interview on a website to prove what he said. That is an interview ~~disc~~. Adding information about this interview and the dispute between Morrissey and Der Spiegel does not tell readers anything about "interview discs", the subject of this article. At Morrissey or Der Spiegel this material would be on-topic (it is about them). Whether or not it is undue weight is another question. Here it is off-topic (it is not about interview discs). - SummerPhD^v2.0 15:50, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

As if attempting to prove that they did not read my comments or edit summaries, Cexycy restore the material, insisting that there are sources. Yes, there are sources. There are lots of wonderful sources discussing this interview. None of them say anything about interview discs, the topic of this article.

I have warned them for edit warring and repeatedly explained the idea of BRD. - SummerPhD^v2.0 16:45, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you had bothered to read what I had put, I explained an example of why some interviews were not of good quality, I did NOT say this was an interview disc. I mearly explained why some such recordings are of poor quality, end of. And when I say quality of interview, I mean the sound quality. The mentioned released interview is a medium volume mono MP3. The quality of the actual interview a totally different matter which is totally irrelevant for this article. You just love jumping in to revert my edits with very poor reasoning Cexycy (talk) 21:22, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about "interview discs". Material that you think is related to the topic -- but is not about the topic -- does not belong in the article. Every source in the article must discuss interview discs. Sources about interviews that are not released as interview discs, discs that are not interview discs or any other topic do not belong in this article.

This article should be 100% about interview discs, not 95% about interview discs and 5% about a dispute Morrissey had with Der Spiegel. - SummerPhD^v2.0 00:38, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You're not listening. I was trying to give an example of the material which could appear on an interview disc and WHY the quality may not be so good, the audio released is listenable but the quality is not as good as studio conditions. It was just to support the statement that the sound quality can vary and also to give a reason why such material can exist in the public even though this was not originally the intention. You are also under the assumption that the said interview does not appear on disc, however due to the nature of the bootleg market no-one can really tell unless they see a copy. Cexycy (talk) 02:06, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The sources do not discuss interview discs, the topic of this article. - SummerPhD^v2.0 02:10, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe not directly but it does discuss the type of material which can be found on some, especially low quality bootlegs. Cexycy (talk) 20:46, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The sources do not discuss interview discs, the topic of this article. - SummerPhD^v2.0 22:58, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]