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[edit] Track title?

Is it "Shanti/Ashtangi" or "Shanti/Ashanti"? Both appear in the article. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 19:48, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

The song title you refer to has the "g". I have the US edition CD myself and checked. The Madonna Lyrics Archive has the "g" as well; the guy who runs that site is a walking National Archives (IMHO) when it comes to Madonna. - Thanks, Hoshie | Grand Union Flag

[edit] Certifications

I can cite sources for the U.S., Canada, the UK, etc., but cannot for the following countries. If someone can back these claims up then they can be added back into the article. -- Underneath-it-All 02:00, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Country Certification
Austria 2x Platinum
Belgium Platinum
Brazil 3x Platinum
Greece 2x Platinum
Hong Kong Platinum
Ireland 7x Platinum
Italy 6x Platinum
Mexico 2x Platinum
Nederlands 3x Platinum
Norway 2x Platinum
Poland 2x Platinum
Singapore 3x Platinum
Spain 3x Platinum
Sweden 3x Platinum
When adding new certifications, please cite where you got the information from. Thanks. -- Underneath-it-All 23:44, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re-write

I have done a massive re-write on the article, expanding sections and such. I feel I need to add a few more things to it and then will nominate it for good article status. -- Underneath-it-All 02:02, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Good editing. Jkelly 02:03, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks so much! -- Underneath-it-All 02:04, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Madonnavillage.com does not exist anymore, so those references are incorrect now. 84.2.202.192 (talk) 01:11, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA promotion

Great work, this to get better :

  • The external links in the table should be placed as footnotes.
  • Needs more references.
  • I would rework the lead. Lincher 03:18, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Album Sales

The following are sites have show the different album sales of Madonna: http://www.beautifulmadonna.com/charts/albumven.html = 17m, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-Biggest-Selling-Madonna-Albums/lm/37BXBHN8JKB68 = 15m, http://charts.mlvc.org/CHThist.php = 15m, http://www.world4madonna.com/charts/ = 14m, http://www.madonna.com/home/ = 14m, http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41261&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 = 12.46m. The first link is always considerably higher for all sales, so likely to be overly inflated. The concensus being between 14 - 15 million.

[edit] GA review

I've listed this article at Wikipedia:Good article review#Ray of Light because it is underreferenced. 17Drew 04:54, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Issues appear to have been addressed, therefore the article shall retain GA. Regards, Lara♥Love 21:51, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Track listing

The track listing is done according to Wikipedia standard. --Gunsfornuns (talk) 10:54, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Move?

Should we move the page to avoid confusion with Ray of Light (Michael Wong album)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.180.0.88 (talk) 12:07, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

This article has been renamed from Ray of Light (Madonna album) to Ray of Light as the result of a move request.

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was - unopposed move as most notable article for this title. Keith D (talk) 22:04, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Ray of Light (Madonna album)Ray of Light — The disambiguation page is not needed, as the 'Michael Wong' album is far less notable, and was perfectly fine as a disabiguation link at the top (which still remains). Additionally, the page was moved without discussion. —Asdfasdf1231234 (talk) 17:27, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Survey

Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.
  • Support per nominator. Old move not necessary. Nobrains atoll (talk) 04:31, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support I'm all for disambiguation, but when there is an overwhelmingly more common usage, that should be the main article. -Justin (koavf)TCM☯ 19:38, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. Michael Wong should be re-examined under WP:NOTABILITY. Reqluce (talk) 20:19, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  • No harm in this move since the Michael Wong album will still be accessible with one extra click. However, methinks "Michael Wong should be re-examined under WP:NOTABILITY" seems an extreme case of Geo-bias. — AjaxSmack 03:27, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

Any additional comments:
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.