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[edit] Sorta Annual Summits?

I'm guessing it said "sorta annual" because that is how the Aquabats described it... they would say Sorta, not semi. If someone could find an official release saying they are "sorta annual" it could prevent an edit war... the fact that it said "sorta annual" in quotes probably meant that it was a quotation... but I'm extrapolating a little. A source would be excellent. --Darkage7 (talk) 10:17, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

On the T-shirt from the last summit, it says something like... "The 5th Sorta-Annual". --RdCrestdBreegull (talk) 22:51, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Yes the t-shirt says "sorta-annual," but it's a tongue-in-cheek way of saying they used to be annual, but aren't really anymore. I changed it to "cadets summits are held every few years" because that sounds a lot more professional. I mean, how are you going to provide a source for "sorta annual"? You can't cite a t-shirt. "Every few years" is probably the best way to summarize this statement, because that's literally how often the summits occur. --IllaZilla (talk) 23:49, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
I'll agree with the current way it's stated. But, for the record, I find it quite humorous that you wish an article about 'The Aquabats!' to be (shudder) professional. Haha. Yes, it is an encyclopedia, but why exactly can't you cite a t-shirt? If it is officially produced by the Aquabats! then it seems to be a valid source. --Darkage7 (talk) 08:11, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Theoretically I guess you might be able to, but how? LOL --IllaZilla (talk) 09:00, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
I don't know, I've never really tried it. Perhaps add a link to a picture of the t-shirt? I personally don't have any such shirt, so I'll leave it to a more t-shirtified wikipedian. --Darkage7 (talk) 17:29, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
I'll see if I can't find a picture of it. --Gh5046 (talk) 17:47, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Just remember that we can't use a picture off their website, as it's copyrighted. --Malinaccier Public (talk) 17:55, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

An Aquacadet took this picture and uploaded it, per this discussion. I'm not sure how to work it into the article, yet. --Gh5046 (talk) 05:47, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Honestly guys, I don't think it's worth it. It's just a little tongue-in-cheek joke on a shirt. It won't add anything constructive to the article. Believe me, I've worked with images on Wikipedia a lot and I doubt you'll be able to make a case for including it, especially if its only purpose is to prove a point about 2 silly words. --IllaZilla (talk) 06:49, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Why are you fighting it so hard then? Just looking at this talk, it seems that 4 people want it to say "sorta annual" and only you are for "every few years." Every few years seems to imply once every 2-3 years, but often they are year to year. Semi annual would be correct, but clearly we have a source that states they are "sorta annual." --Darkage7 (talk) 06:59, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
If it's going to be a consensus issue count me with IllaZilla. I'm tempted to nominate the whole thing to lamest edit wars, though. --Zytsef (talk) 18:43, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
It's not really a "lame edit war", seeing as how it's not an edit war. We're discussing it on the talk page like good wikipedians. I just think that if the Aquabats say it's "sorta annual" the page should too, plain and simple. --Darkage7 (talk) 19:53, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
After viewing and laughing at lamest edit wars, even tho I don't think this would technically qualify, I figure it's not worth it. For the record, I wish it said "sorta annual", but as it currently stands is fine. I consider the issue closed. --Darkage7 (talk) 20:06, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
I looked at that page too. I find it interesting that such a highly subjective article exists outside of userpsace.
Given that the most recent summit was titled in such a way it does bear mentioning. It gives extra insight into The Aquabats. It may not be a defining moment in history, but it can add to the overall quality (as in content, not "professionalism") of the article. If it can be worked in, let it be. --Gh5046 (talk) 20:28, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A question of punctuation

Is is "the Aquabats!" or "the Aquabats"? --DaRkAgE7 (talk) 00:21, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

See the section "Exclamation mark in name" in the archive. It's really a matter of preference, though technically they've used the exclamation point more often than not. But for simplicity's sake, and since the band has been a bit inconsistent over the years about whether or not they punctuate the name, we decided to leave the article title as "The Aquabats" and explain the "!" in the first sentence of the article. --IllaZilla (talk) 01:06, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Ah, didn't see that. Thanks. --DaRkAgE7 (talk) 01:36, 19 February 2008 (UTC)