Talk:The Good Guys!

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Contents 1 Good guys in Australia 2 Article cleanup 3 Agreed 4 Fixed Typos 5 Footage 6 Fair use rationale for Image:Gg head.gif 7 This is NOT about the Australian stores 8 Fair use rationale for Image:Gg head.gif

[edit] Good guys in Australia

The chain is particually strong in Australia. Going with the slogan, "Pay less, pay cash."

I'll edit the page now.

-- Whoever you are, your spelling is atrocious, and you failed to produce any evidence that the two retail chains are even remotely related to one another (in fact, having seen stores from both chains in person, as I now live in Sydney having grown up in the U.S., I can tell you that THEIR - NOT there - branding and decor is/was entirely different). Your section had no relevance to the actual subject matter as far as I could see. Therefore, it has been removed.

I've re-inserted the mention about Australia. The fact is, the stores here DO have the same name, and even though they're completely unrelated, I suspect the identical name is a result of something very much like the way Woolworths Limited in Australia has nothing at all to do with Woolworths overseas- ie, someone liked the name and thought they'd borrow it. At any rate, it would be most un-encyclopaedic not to at least acknowledge that there is a chain of electrical retailers in Australia with the same name, hence the re-insertion (albeit in an edited form) of the appropriate paragraph. --Commander Zulu 13:04, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article cleanup

Basically, the whole article needs more information about the store itself and not the robbery. --Snkcube 07:31, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Agreed

However, I don't know much about the chain of stores themselves, only the infamous hostage siutuation. Also, to my knowledge they don't exist anymore, after being bought by CompUSA. Coolgamer 16:40, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Well, I know that pretty much all the Good Guys stores are closing off. Most of the products they sold were mostly car and home electronics. So like televisions, car stereo, and home theatre equipment. --Snkcube 23:39, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fixed Typos

This article was very informative. I read it after viewing a recent program called "Shootout!" on the History Channel in which this incident was featured. While reading the article, I found several minor typos which I then corrected. None of these corrections altered the facts or meaning of the article. For example, I changed "crowed" to "crowd", "retrive" to "retrieve", etc.

I forgot to enter a summary of my changes in the summary box. Sorry about that. This is the first time I've edited a Wikipedia article so I'm still learning. Next time I'll remember to enter a summary.

Also, at the time I made my corrections I didn't have an account. Now I've signed up for an account. In the future, I'll be sure to log on before doing any editing so my changes can be tracked more effectively.

I hope my corrections were helpful. I really appreciate all the time and effort expended by Wikipedia volunteers who make these informative articles possible.

Finally, I'm not sure if I'm editing this Talk Page properly. I've read the help facility, but am still a bit confused. I'll keep reading and will learn eventually! --ChezChas 18:58, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

You did a pretty good job with the edits. And not bad of editing this talk page for a first timer. =) --Snkcube 05:03, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Every bit helps, man. In fact, keep up the good work and good things are bound to happen. Glad that this article was helpful for someone, i'm still working on finding footage and better information on the Bradford City disaster. Sadly, most of the footage has been pulled from the public-domain and is only available to train firefighters due to the sensitive nature of the footage and the families involved. Coolgamer 21:19, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Footage

If anyone can figure out how to backup the footage, i'm willing to try and host an edited version, with the commercials removed. Also, I need a backup for my own uses in case this one ever goes offline. Coolgamer 21:21, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Never mind, I've got that covered. Only problem is it seems the second half of the coverage is missing from that file. Coolgamer 22:58, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Gg head.gif

Image:Gg head.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

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[edit] This is NOT about the Australian stores

The Australian chain is completely unrelated to the subject of this article.

Anyone who wants to write about the Australian stores is COMPLETELY welcome to create a new article entitled The Good Guys (Australia) (click this link to get started).

When you write about the Australian stores in the NEW article, you MUST NOT include copyrighted information. Also you must cite reliable sources and prove that the Australian stores are notable. Everything you contribute in the new article will be subject to editing review and the consensus decisions of the Wikipedia community, so don't be sloppy and do your research well.

But whatever you do, make sure you do it in a NEW ARTICLE.

Here endeth the rant. Thank you. OfficeGirl 15:27, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Gg head.gif

Image:Gg head.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 23:26, 2 January 2008 (UTC)