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Infobox:Classical composer

I need to refine this template to use for classical composers. Can someone add parameters to this? Thanks. Nickkontek (talk) 19:07, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

@Nickkontek do you have any ideas in mind, or are you just generally asking for more just to have them? Because it'll be a lot easier to accomodate the former. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 20:16, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Specifically any that couldn't already be covered by adding {{infobox person}} as a module? QuietHere (talk | contributions) 20:18, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

If you don't know already, be aware that infoboxes are a source of great contention among classical music groups. Some groups take the attitude that if one doesn't already exist for an article, it is not to be added; new articles that come with infoboxes are ok. For some reason some people are very vociferous in their dislike of infoboxes (I'm all in favor of them). - kosboot (talk) 20:47, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

I’m new to the concept of templates and the parameters they have, so I was wondering if someone can make some for this since I had no idea how to make them. If someone tells me how I will gladly develop this template further. Nickkontek (talk) 16:59, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Okay, but again, what parameters are you requesting? We need to know what you want to add before it can be added (or rejected if there's consensus against the idea). QuietHere (talk | contributions) 18:45, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Bridgit Mendler

There is a discussion at Bridgit Mendler about including the University of Southern California in the infobox's education parameter. It can be found at Talk:Bridgit Mendler#Education. Input from project members would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:32, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Mahler infobox

I've suggested an infobox for Mahler. We are at an impasse at the moment and require further input. Thanks — Iadmc♫^talk  15:09, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Add comments to the talkpage: Talk:Gustav Mahler#Infobox — Iadmc♫^talk  15:13, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Nationality discussion at Talk:Snow Patrol

There is a discussion currently ongoing at Talk:Snow Patrol regarding a controversial change in the band's nationality, which may be of interest to project members. The discussion is titled Change Snow Patrol from Scottish Rock Band to Northern Irish Rock Band. Thanks. HorrorLover555 (talk) 16:25, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Ghibran#Requested move 2 June 2024

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Requested move at Talk:Madonna#Requested move 1 June 2024

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Requested move at Talk:James House (singer)#Requested move 29 June 2024

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Does the draft for Kim Min-ji (singer) sufficiently demonstrate notability?

Hello, I was wondering if Draft:Kim Min-ji (singer) manages to demonstrate individual notability in order to be re-submitted for review? Some experienced feedback would be much appreciated if anyone has the available time to take a look at it. Thank you :) AlexBW0524 (talk) 19:52, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Michael Jackson sexual abuse allegations#Requested move 15 July 2024

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Discussion at Talk:Kris Kristofferson § Lyme Disease - revisited

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Kris Kristofferson § Lyme Disease - revisited, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 01:21, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

AfD notice

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brock Berryhill has been relisted twice and received zero responses, and it is ineligible for soft deletion. Any attention you could give it would be appreciated. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 06:40, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Shwekey#Requested move 29 July 2024

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Requested move at Talk:Ive (group)#Requested move 30 July 2024

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Requested move at Talk:Paul Mullen#Requested move 1 August 2024

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GA discussions

There are two discussions about making LeAnn Rimes and Lee Ann Womack potential good articles. They can be found at Talk:LeAnn Rimes#GA? and Talk:Lee Ann Womack#Possible GA?. Comments from project members would be welcome. Thanks. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 02:41, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Kelvin Tan (musician)#Requested move 13 August 2024

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The Notorious B.I.G. nominated at FAR

I have nominated The Notorious B.I.G. for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 04:47, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Seeking thoughts regarding a draft

Hi everyone. I stumbled upon some news for an Israeli-Palestinian pop group, of which, a draft already exists. I've since edited the draft based on the new news/existing press in the draft. They have some decent press (Billboard, Variety, People, some newspaper coverage) but have yet to release anything. Conventional wisdom tells me that they're notable based on the publications reporting on them (based on traditional WP:V and note 1 of WP:BAND), but I'm curious what outside opinions would say about this situation, considering they haven't produced any songs/videos. A documentary about the group is due to be released on Paramount+, but obviously has not been released yet. I'm curious, does the existence of good quality articles dictate their notability despite not having released any content? 30Four (talk) 23:21, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Ji-Hae Park (violinist)

Hello, this Korean violinist has repeatedly added material to "her" article that does not meet Wikipedia's standards (PR style, external links, missing references, etc.). I have been in touch with her over email for a while now, but we are unable to move forward. Instead, there have been repeated reverts. Can someone help me 'break the cycle' here? Thank you! Gnom (talk) 07:37, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

I took the user's most recent edit summary ("If you think some expressions are PR words, I recommend fixing those expressions instead of reverting to a page from 10 years ago") to heart and removed any content that was either not properly sourced or was obvious puffery. Perhaps that will help clarify or at least help them feel less frustrated about the full reversions (which, in my opinion, were entirely justified.) Hope this helps! Violetstork (talk) 18:43, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Violetstork, thank you for this. Could we also align the number of weblinks in the "external links" section with WP:EXT? Also, I believe that we do not have a reference for the "entrepreneur" title in the lead sentence. Thanks, Gnom (talk) 06:04, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Deaths in band members sections

I am here to start a discourse about why we should not list these in band member timeline unless they died while still active in the band. To my knowledge, this has not been discussed with meaningful depth. We cannot stop the flow of time, and eventually, all the members of a band will be deceased. Are we really going to put "died 19xx" or "died 20xx" after every former member in such a case? It's only important here, in my opinion, if they died while a member of the band.

There is only one discussion of this topic which I recall, located at Talk:Casting Crowns. One person in that argument claimed there was another older discussion, but was unable to locate it. I supported adding these deaths at the time, simply because it was the widespread standard I observed across numerous bands. My opinion has since changed.

I propose that we formally make it the standard to remove these notes from band members sections. If we note the deceased at all, it would be when the member in question died while still a member of the band, where we would continue to use, for example Kurt Cobain (1987-1994; his death). mftp dan ^oops 12:58, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Them crickets sure do chirp awful loud. mftp dan ^oops 16:51, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

I oppose it. It's been this way for literal decades on Wiki. There's 3 main reasons...#1: it'd take way too long to remove all of those death years. Since this has been the standard forever, it's just not feasible trying to change/revert all of those instances. #2: for 99% of these musicians, the band page they are attached to is all that they're known for. Having their death year next to their name is, at the very least, respectful. #3: it simply helps the reader to know who died when. I see it as an accessibility thing. I understand the purpose of adding death years (informing the reader)...but what purpose does removing death years serve? "Are we really going to put "died 19xx" or "died 20xx" after every former member in such a case?" Yes indeed. It doesn't look cluttered in my opinion. It simply looks informal.

It sucks no one (myself included) saw this until now. But thanks for linking towards it in your recent edit. However, if you really want a strong conversation, go on the Beatles and remove the death years for Lennon and Harrison (as, by your suggestion, their page would fall under this). Xanarki (talk) 18:29, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

If changing everything to fit a standard "just isn't feasible", why are we editing Wikipedia at all? Like I said, 20 years from now are we going to have all the death dates next to bandmembers of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Doors, etc.? Yes, indeed, I would seek to have Lennon and Harrison's dates removed. mftp dan ^oops 19:23, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

I'll take you up on that suggestion, by the way. Hopefully that gets this some attention. mftp dan ^oops 19:28, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

I think my 1st reason isn't as important as the others. I was just highlighting how far back this standard goes, and how widespread it is. Overall though, removing death dates simply creates more questions/uncertainty for the reader...especially like your edit in Alice in Chains. Staley's death year is included because he was technically still in the band, but Starr's death year isn't because he left years prior. In the shoes of someone who jumps to the Members section for the first time, I automatically assume only one member is dead and the rest are still alive (however, I don't support removing Staley's year, because then I would assume everyone is alive). Xanarki (talk) 20:01, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

In the context of a band members section, whether someone is dead or alive really shouldn't be the focus; the point is that they no longer play with the band. If we must thus remove them from both categories, I could get behind that, but it's not my first choice of action. I understand that it has been a standard for some time, but if we continue to live with it, the standard will inevitably age poorly. mftp dan ^oops 20:06, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Tyla (English musician)#Requested Move on 5 September 2024

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Requested move at Talk:Giacomo Benvenuti (composer)#Requested move 6 September 2024

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Requested move at Talk:Akiva (singer)#Requested move 15 September 2024

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Requested move at Talk:Kim Woo-jin#Requested move 13 September 2024

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Requested move at Talk:Kim Jong-hyun#Requested move 22 September 2024

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Requested move at Talk:Choi Min-ho#Requested move 22 September 2024

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Requested move at Talk:Jaehyun (singer)#Requested move 26 September 2024

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Robin Williams

Hello. There's a discussion regarding a potential FA push for Robin Williams. It can be found at Talk:Robin Williams#FA plans?. Input from project members would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 08:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Article for Deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rina Lipa

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Discussion at Talk:Pnau § Pnau and PNAU

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Pnau § Pnau and PNAU. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:09, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

One Direction has an RfC

There is currently an RfC at Talk:One_Direction#RfC:_Band_status_and_members_in_the_infobox, about whether the band should be described in the past tense. Please participate if interested. Thanks. Hemiauchenia (talk) 21:47, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Tag Team (group)#Requested move 16 October 2024

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Requested move at Talk:Christine and the Queens#Requested move 26 October 2024

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Requested move at Talk:Suga#Requested move 21 October 2024

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Issues with antiquated guideline for WP:NBAND that essentially cause run of the mill non-notable items to be kept

For the interested, discussion at Village pump (policy). Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:32, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Most viewed musician articles

Is there list of most viewed musician articles at Wikipedia? Eurohunter (talk) 18:39, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Company (band)

Perhaps someone from this WikiProject could take a look at Company (band)? It's been around since 2006, but only single primary source is currently cited. I did some very minor cleanup, but the lack of sourcing is a concern. I tried Googling the band's name, but there seems to be another band named "Company" and I mostly found sites related to companies in Brooklyn. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:03, 12 November 2024 (UTC)