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Some readers may wonder why I deleted certain sections of this article. Wikipedia isn't a newspaper and it isn't Facebook. It isn't television. It isn't the place to go for the latest thing. It isn't the place to read about gossip or celebrity scandal. It's an encyclopedia, which means a boring reliance on facts. Facebook cannot be used as a source for Wikipedia. No site that has user-generated content can be a reliable source for Wikipedia, and this includes Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, iTunes, Discogs.com, Musicbrainz, RateYourMusic, Soundcloud, blogs, forums, retail sites, and any site whose purpose is to sell rather than to record facts. Even if the sources are appropriate, Wikipedia isn't the place to post "A new album is coming next month" or "the band said they plan to record a new album" or "the band might go on tour next year". It is not a travel log, a tour book, or a diary. One doesn't "post" to Wikipedia the way one posts to Facebook or a forum or a chat room. One can write or edit Wikipedia, provided one knows the rules.
Vmavanti (talk) 18:21, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Update to Discography required for 'Live From The Baked Potato'.

As above! 86.8.211.244 (talk) 13:37, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Change in bassist

As noted under Roy Babbington, he has now retired. Current bassist is Steve Thelonious Baker I observed this personally at Ronnie Scott’s! GeofffDennis (talk) 10:58, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Too much detail and unencyclopedic.

Epsecially the section on the original line-up suffers from a lack of suitable references. We can't really use any fansites for these. Then lines like 'This made them instant darlings of the Parisian "in" crowd, resulting in invitations to appear on television shows and at the Paris Biennale in October 1967' are too vague and unencyclopedic. I mean, it would be good to know what notable tv shows and are there any reports on the 1967 Paris performance? Karst (talk) 15:11, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try the best I can to tighten up the article and add references where I can. Tbf62 (talk) 16:18, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]