User talk:Shadowghosts

Welcome!

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The article Elite mercz has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article seemed to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.

Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. NawlinWiki 01:00, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Albums sales

Please stop changing The Game's album certifications. When you certify an album platinum, it is because the album had 1 million sales in the U.S., NOT worldwide. Therefore, The Documentary is only 2 times platinum, and same goes with Doctor's Advocate, it is only platinum, not multi-platinum. Thank you, and happy editing. --- Efil4tselaer: Resurrected 17:40, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I noticed you changed Game's album sales to 5x platinum because he sold 5 million worldwide. However, RIAA certification only applies to U.S. sales, not worldwide. Spellcast 23:12, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, he is 5 times platinum... worldwide. The thing where he says he is 8 times platinum is just an exageration. You can get up to date album sales from websites like SOHH.com (I use that one), AllHipHop.com, or HipHopDX.com, but the problem is, they only show sales for albums that are still in the Billboard 200. Doctor's Advocate is not in that chart anymore, so it is harder to get up to date sales on that album. He is supposed to release another single, and I think that can bring it back to the charts. You just gotta pay attention to all this stuff. --- Efil4tselaer: Resurrected 23:56, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How am I supposed to do that? --- Who's the one you call Mr. Macho? The head honcho, swift fist like Camacho 23:28, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Cite sources

Every time you add new info, it must be verifiable. Whether it be record sales or whatever, you need cite your sources. If you need assistance citing references, feel free to leave a message. Thanks. Spellcast 02:19, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted your edit to The Game's discography because answers.yahoo.com is not a reliable source as to whether it officially it went Platinum (it obviously did, but it's still not on the RIAA website. Also, worldwidealbums.tk is a self-published website like GeoCities and not a reliable source. Anyone can start a site like that. It's good that sources are being added, but they have to be from reliable places. Thanks. Spellcast 17:23, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Self-published websites can't be added here. Also, be aware of the three-revert rule. worldwidealbums.tk is also a spam link. Spellcast 17:27, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Final warning

Please stop making disruptive edits such as adding unsourced and falsely sourced info on 50 Cent discography and Tony Yayo. This is not the place to vandalise people/bands you don't like. Go to forums if you want to do that. You will be blocked if you continue (your name says it all). Spellcast 22:21, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding RIAA certifications, it's up to the record company to officially apply for the plaque. It doesn't automatically get certified. And there's already a source cited Tony Yayo's age. You've already been told this before and I won't say it again: If you change info without citing sources, you will be blocked. Spellcast 22:39, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of Juice rapper

A tag has been placed on Juice rapper requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Shadowghosts 22:21, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sales

Ok I've corrected Curtis' worldwide sales based on the source. Are you saying Media Traffic is a spam link? It looks spammy but it's the official site of the United World Chart. Spellcast 23:56, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Shadow, this is about Doctor's Advocates' sales. I know it's sold over one million, but forums can't be used as a reliable source. The people in that site got their info from worldwidealbums.tk, which is on the MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. I hope you understand. Also, I hope you're not one of those people who take these rap beefs too literally. You know it's just entertainment? Spellcast 21:11, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Black Wall Street Records + Attacks

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, we remind you not to attack other editors, as you did on The Black Wall Street Records. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 19:33, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to The Black Wall Street Records, is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. This is especially important when dealing with biographies of living people, but applies to all Wikipedia articles. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are already familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources please take this opportunity to add your original reference to the article. Thank you. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 19:35, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am not vandalising the article. I am removing all unsourced informtion and artists so if the article ends up with 2 artists and 2 mixtapes after I have removed the unsourced ones, it does not mean that they haven't released them. I am not editing from my point of view as you may think I am. Also please do not use your edit summaries to tell me to "fuk off". --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 18:59, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BWS Reply

Hey, well, honestly, and you may not agree, but I usually go to an admin to help. I seem to be good with G-Unit Boss, but I'm not sure of anything at this point, lol. But from what I know, you can go to WP:AIV, WP:WARN, or WP:RFPP. Hope that helps. --J p G r B 20:32, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

About this edit, the HipHopDX ref quotes a BWS fan forum for its sales, and forums aren't a WP:RS. Spellcast (talk) 11:55, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

United World Chart

Please don't refer to my edits as "stupid" or "vandalism". The United World Chart is listed on WP:BADCHARTS. It is unreliable, and contains untrustworthy information. If you can find sources for worldwide sales that do not rely on the UWC, feel free to add them in, but do not reinsert the UWC or figures traceable to the UWC into any Wikipedia articles.—Kww(talk) 12:15, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]