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Contents 1 Re: Certifications 2 NIN 3 Down a few pegs 4 Block them 5 a-ha discography 6 Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Sendai International Music Competition‎ 7 Bot errors 8 Music certification 9 Lebanese music records 10 WikiProject Good articles newsletter 11 Year Zero 12 Ecuadorian Music Industry 13 A Featured List contest 14 re: Ghosts

[edit] Re: Certifications

Hey, thanks for letting me know, that's actually pretty cool. If you have any questions or need help, just throw me a line eh? Cheers. -- Reaper X 02:30, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

In-fucking-credible. All I can say. Good job, I've added my support @ the FLC. -- Reaper X 16:08, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] NIN

Just wondering: do you plan to work on all the Nine Inch Nails albums eventually? And if so, are you going to approach them in a particular order? I can probably help you track down sources for the older stuff. WesleyDodds (talk) 09:01, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

I thought the Pretty Hate Machine book was already out. You check the release date on Amazon? WesleyDodds (talk) 21:58, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

For future reference: Alan Moulder interview about the making of The Fragile. WesleyDodds (talk) 09:50, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

. . . and here's one about Pretty Hate Machine. WesleyDodds (talk) 09:54, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

I have a 2005 Spin issue with a cover story about With Teeth. I thought it was used as a source in the Nine Inch Nails page, but apparently not. Let me know what you need and I'll try and find it in the article. WesleyDodds (talk) 22:44, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Yep. WesleyDodds (talk) 01:53, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

You see this yet? WesleyDodds (talk) 02:15, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Down a few pegs

Hey, I hope my remarks don't discourage you. You clearly work hard and have terrific writing skills. I comment because I want to see the article promoted, not because I don't want to see it promoted. Good luck on the FAC. --Laser brain (talk) 23:52, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I didn't mean for you to do the exercise, I just pointed you there because the exercise maybe explains the problem with the sentence better than I could. At any rate, feel free to contact me ahead of time if you're trying to bring other articles to FA. I can help you identify if they are ready. I see Ghosts had a peer review, but you'll get much better results if you inform the people on the volunteer list who state they are interested in popular music. That way you can identify problems and get the article fixed up before it gets to FAC, which is how the system should ideally work. --Laser brain (talk) 14:45, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Block them

217.218.65.2 and 88.88.53.242 have been adding fake chart positions, certifications and sales. --Alive Would? Sun (talk) 12:27, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

You can't see that Scoundrel Days, Stay on These Roads and East of the Sun, West of the Moon has been certified unless you search on their name on Song Title. How can you have this as a source. --Alive Would? Sun (talk) 13:09, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] a-ha discography

I'm finished with all the things you said i was going to fix on the a-ha discography. --Alive Would? Sun (talk) 13:39, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

What do you meen with Similar columns between tables should ideally kept a consistent width (ie the "Title" and "Certification" columns). --Alive Would? Sun (talk) 12:09, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Sendai International Music Competition‎

Hi, I was just wondering if you had a look through the change made to the article, thanks. Sunderland06 (talk) 15:09, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Scratch that last comment, I'll keep it at FLC. Sunderland06 (talk) 21:49, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah concensus based. Sunderland06 (talk) 22:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Do you think there is any chance of your comment eventually turning to Support, I am going to edit tomorrow as I'm a bit tired. Sunderland06 (talk) 22:55, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bot errors

Your right, that is an error. Bot stopped, am rechecking contribs. Thanks. MBisanz ^talk 07:26, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Yep, it was picking up the }} wrong on some types of images, I've tightened the regex, so it shouldn't happen again. MBisanz ^talk 08:12, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Music certification

Hey there, noticed you removed the table from Music recording sales certification and replaced with a link. I actually think that was a great move, however, looking at the table on the other article, I really believe the one on MRSC had superior formatting and data. Might I suggest moving the table from MRSC to the other article (replacing it)? Or do you have a reason in mind for not doing so? Cheers! — Huntster (t • @ • c) 11:21, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I really only meant that the formatting of information seemed better on the old chart. The new chart emphasizes the certifying body too much and does not have columns for "Info as of" and "Source", which I found very useful. I guess I can see use in having separate tables for each type, but I preferred the old because it was more concise. At the end of the day, of course, so long as all data is present, it'll be fine. — Huntster (t • @ • c) 02:29, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lebanese music records

hi i'm not an expert in Arabic or Lebanese music and i've never heard of any lebanese recording associations but i can give u some links to some of the labels operating in lebanon

1. Rotana has a quasi monopoly over Lebanese music industry, a company owned by Saudi emir Walid Bin Talal who's mother is lebanese.

check out http://www.rotana.net/RotanaNew/Rotana/default.aspx there's also a wikipedia article on rotana

1. Melody music holds a share in the Lebanese pop sector
2. Alam Al Fan or Alam El Phan (art world) manages many important Lebanese artists see http://www.alamalfan.com/eng_main.htm
3. EMI Arabia http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=306041556
4. Vibe Lebanon www.vibelebanon.com (dance / trance music)
5. elefrecords http://www.elefteriades.com/
6. I.R.S. World

hope this helps

[edit] WikiProject Good articles newsletter

The Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles Newsletter

The WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter Volume I, No. 8 - June 2008 May issue Project News There are currently 4,266 Good Articles listed at WP:GA. The backlog at Good Article Nominations is 157 unreviewed articles. Out of 215 total nominations, 44 are on hold, 13 are under review, and one is seeking a second opinion. Please go to WP:GAN and review an article or three as soon as you have a chance! The oldest unreviewed articles are: Choctaw, One Night Stand (2007), Justin Tuck, Tristan Tzara, The Stake Out (Seinfeld episode), Impalement arts, Backlash (2007), Adelaide Rams, and Sam Cowan. The categories with the largest backlogs are: Theatre, film and drama (31), Sports and recreation (31), Transport (24), Music (13), and Art and architecture (11) The backlog at Good Article Reassessment currently stands at 4 articles up for re-review. GA Sweeps Update The GA Sweeps process is progressing nicely! During the month of May, a total of 82 articles were reviewed. Of that total, 71 were found to continue to meet the GA criteria, and 11 were delisted. There are currently 15 articles that are still on hold in this process, awaiting revisions. We are once again recruiting new sweeps participants. Candidates should be very strong and comfortable in reviewing GA and familiar with the GA processes and criteria. If you are interested, please contact OhanaUnited for details. GAN Reviewer of the Month Giggy (talk · contribs) (a.k.a. Dihydrogen Monoxide (talk · contribs)) is the GAN Reviewer of the Month for May, based on the assessments made by Dr. Cash on the number and thoroughness of the reviews made by individual reviewers each week. Giggy had a whopping 45 reviews during the month of May! Congratulations to Giggy (talk · contribs) on being May's GAN Reviewer of the Month! Other outstanding reviewers during the month of May include: Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) Eustress (talk · contribs) GaryColemanFan (talk · contribs) Ice Cold Beer (talk · contribs) Juliancolton (talk · contribs) Nikki311 (talk · contribs) ThinkBlue (talk · contribs) Yllosubmarine (talk · contribs) Also, with 19 nominations, Mitchazenia (talk · contribs) is the nominator of the month, followed by TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs) with 8 nominations submitted. Member News There are now 216 members of WikiProject Good Articles! Welcome to the 6 new members that joined during the month of April: Jack Bethune (talk · contribs) Jordan Timothy James Busson (talk · contribs) Limetolime (talk · contribs) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fan (talk · contribs) Mm40 (talk · contribs) Redmarkviolinist (talk · contribs) This WikiProject, and the Good Article program as a whole, would not be where it is today without each and every one of its members! Thank you to all! 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[edit] Year Zero

Sure I'll copyedit it. I guess I should ask for a favor in return. I like researching and writing prose, but I hate doing chart tables and chart positions. I'm trying to improve some Nirvana articles right now; could you add chart positions for "In Bloom" and "Lithium"? You can copy the chart position tables at "Smells Like Teen Spirit". WesleyDodds (talk) 06:34, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ecuadorian Music Industry

We don't have an overarching musical body, like say Canada or Britain does. What we have is an affiliation of domestic labels, and many of our artists are recorded on Colombian labels. We haven't got an equivalent of the Junos or Grammys or whatnot. The lifted lorax (talk) 15:07, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A Featured List contest

Grettings. FL directors Scorpion0422 and The Rambling Man have decided to run a contest for FL contributors. We are trying to get some interest in the process and get some FLs for the under-represented topics. If you would like to learn more about this contest, you can find such information here. If you are uninterested in it, then you could still help out by reviewing FLCs submitted by the entrants. Thanks for the time, Scorpion⁰⁴²² 18:25, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] re: Ghosts

Hey, I would be glad to help out. What is your timeframe for getting it back to FAC? I have one other article I need to copy-edit first. --Laser brain (talk) 13:58, 11 June 2008 (UTC)