Talk:Jimmy Hotz

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Which are primary sources

Which refs are you objecting to? A few dead links need to be removed or adjusted also, but which refs are you concerned about that are tied to the subject? There are two or three Youtube videos that should be removed because they are promotional. Thank you. Hardyplants (talk) 06:54, 10 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I moved this from my talk page because it belongs here. Let me do the review of each source to make my case. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:33, 10 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Here's my review:

I'll start with the exiting refs.

ref	Class
"THE HOTZ MIDI TRANSLATOR, Atari Team Redefines Electronic Instruments".	author: CRAIG ANDERTON, online mag. Probably a RS
"JIMMY HOTZ'S MIDI MAGIC".	author: Mard Naman, online mag. Probably a RS
"Making Tracks with MIDI: Mick Fleetwood".	author: Mard Naman, online mag. Passing mention of subject. Probably a RS
"Making Tracks With MIDI: Rock Musician Dave Mason".	author: Mard Naman, online mag. Passing mention of subject. Probably a RS
"Dave Mason - Two Hearts (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs".	Discogs. Not a RS.
"Moving to the Beat".	author: Karen Moltenbrey, online copy of mag. Interview with Hotz. Probably a RS, but relies heavily on primary.
"Yes / 1994 Talk Tour - 04 I am Waiting".	Eight-minute clip that is a copyvio. Not sure what it's supporting, it has been removed.
"Atari Hotz Box History - Mick Fleetwood, Jon Anderson, Jimmy Hotz and others - YouTube".	Uploaded by Hotz777. Either a primary source or a copy vio.
"Haven - Celebrate".	Primary source as Hotz is as one of three writers.
"You Rock Guitar and The Hotz MIDI Translator".	Dead link
"The Gates of Time - Book".	Primary source
"News, Notes & Quotes - Atari and Hotz Team Up!".	No author. Not a RS.
"Patent for MIDI musical translator".	404 error, but patents are primary sources by the author of the patent.
"Electronic musical instrument for playing along with prerecorded music".	Primary source. patents are primary sources by the author of the patent.
"Patent: Electronic musical instrument dynamically responding to varying chord and ."	Primary source. patents are primary sources by the author of the patent.
"Computer Graphics World's 2001 Innovation Awards".	No author. Probably not a RS.
US Patent No. 5,099,738, US Patent & Trademark Office, Patent Full Text and Image Database.	Primary source. patents are primary sources by the author of the patent.
US Patent No. 5,502,274, US Patent & Trademark Office, Patent Full Text and Image Database.	Primary source. patents are primary sources by the author of the patent.
US Patent No. 5,619,003, US Patent European Patent No. EP 0452347 B1, Google Patents	Primary source. patents are primary sources by the author of the patent.
"Top 100 Christian Rock Albums of All Time".	RS.
"CCM's 500 Best Albums of All Time, 210. Beyond the Crystal Sea – Jimmy Hotz".	Blog. Not a RS. Considered as opinion by the community.
"AngelicWarlord.com - Beyond the Crystal Sea – Jimmy Hotz".	Blog. Not a RS.
Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll p.140 (Thompson 2000)	Author: Thompson. RS.
https://www.discogs.com/Jimmy-Hotz-The-Gates-Of-Time/release/4933379	Discogs. Not a RS.
"Grammy Awards 1988".	Primary source, but in this case, RS, but Hotz is not listed!
"Two Hearts - Dave Mason".	Reliable, secondary source.
"Dave Mason Dreams I Dream Chart History".	RS, no mention of Hotz.
"Dave Mason Something in the Heart Chart History".	RS, no mention of Hotz.
"Grammy Award Nomination 1990".	RS, no mention of Hotz.

So we have 29 unique sources. 28 after the copy vio was removed. 11 are primary sources and the discog entries are poor. That's a good percentage of the refs. What's you're take? Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:40, 10 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]