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Contents 1 Chili Peppers 2 Alphaman 3 Featured Article queue 4 Persian Gulf mediation 5 Surfer Rosa 6 Radiohead Taskforce 7 WikiProject Alternative music Newsletters 8 Accelerate 9 Double Nickels 10 Wakey, wakey - Persian Gulf again! 11 WikiProject Alternative music Newsletter 12 Overhaul of FL criteria 13 Requesting your input at Wikipedia:WikiProject Economics/Featured Article drive 14 grunge 15 Progress 16 WikiProject Alternative music newsletter 17 Pixies songs 18 WikiProject Alternative music newsletter 19 Wikipedia:Manual of Style updates 20 Some Pixies discussion 21 Album FT 22 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for July 2008 23 Tagging 24 Thanks 25 States 26 Let us talk 27 CfD nomination of Category:Pixies 28 Sub Pop 29 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for August 2008 30 Wikipedia 0.7 31 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for September 2008 32 WikiProject Rock music Newsletter for October 2008 33 Orphaned non-free media (Image:The Replacements 1985 promo.jpg) 34 Main Page redesign 35 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for October 2008 36 Teen Idles 37 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for November 2008 38 Love Systems 39 Disputed non-free use rationale for Image:HereComesYourManVideo.jpg 40 Friends 41 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for December 2008 42 Disputed non-free use rationale for Image:MonkeyGoneToHeavenVideo.png 43 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for February 2009 44 Hullo 45 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for March 2009 46 Disputed non-free use rationale for File:PixiesVelouriaVideo.png 47 Pixies 48 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for April 2009 49 GA Sweeps invitation 50 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for May 2009 51 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for June 2009 52 Disputed non-free use rationale for File:This Ain't No Picnic.png 53 GA reassessment of Alternative rock 54 GA reassessment of Kurt Cobain 55 WP:Hornbook -- a new WP:Law task force for the J.D. curriculum 56 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for July 2009 57 File:Buster Martin.jpeg 58 WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for August 2009 59 Cynthia Lennon

[edit] Chili Peppers

Unfortunately, the article is once again receiving heavy vandalism from IP users. If it isn't too much trouble, could you perhaps protect it again? NSR77 ^T_C 04:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Alphaman

I noticed that you deleted the Alphaman article on July 12, 2007. I looked up what "prod" meant in this context. Am I correct in assuming that you proposed deletion of the article, then no one responded within 5 days, so you went ahead and deleted it?

The fact that it wasn't a long article, that if I'm correct in assuming that no one objected within 5 days, and the fact that it took me 8 months to realize it was deleted seems to confirm that it wasn't notable.

Still, I think it's notable in relation to the rouge-like games. And I'm asking now because today there was some information I remember was on the Wikipedia page and no where else.

I was going to ask if the page was truely deleted everywhere, but while I was looking I found the page archive on the Internet Archive http://web.archive.org (and found the information I was looking for). So now I'm more just asking if it was deleted simply because it was short and no one objected to its deletion.

[edit] Featured Article queue

I'm not sure exactly what the issue is you're tackling at the TFA requests talk page, but if you can't watch the page constantly (to do . . . whatever it is you need to do), I can handle that for you. It'd be nice to have Surfer Rosa appear on the Main Page for its 20th anniversary, and you've been long overdue an appearance there (For comparison's sake, I've had two articles appear on the Main Page already. This was back when we could nominate any article, and I personally nominated neither. Odd that.). WesleyDodds (talk) 06:57, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

There's my three official current projects (In Utero, Definitely Maybe, and Britpop), but I get distracted easily. As a result I've done a lot of work on Bauhaus (band). There's a few more Replacements articles I should send you. Remind me to if I don't e-mail them to you over the weekend. WesleyDodds (talk) 22:05, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I just listed my support for Surfer Rosa, by the way. If you have time, could you take a look at Vitalogy? I think we can list it for a Good Article nomination soon; it just needs some tweaking. WesleyDodds (talk) 11:12, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Persian Gulf mediation

For the third time, I would like to know if you are abandoning the Persian Gulf mediation. It seems to have foundered with the dispute unresolved, and at least two other editors are misconstruing the notes from the mediation. If you are unable or disinterested in remaining involved, please let me know, so we can resubmit to mediation. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 22:40, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

I disagree, the current mediation shouldn't be abandoned. We were closer to a resolution than ever, before Arcayne all of sudden abandoned the discussions. However, a solution is still not out of reach. --Sia34 (talk) 22:49, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Then you are far ore optimistic than I, as I haven't really seen any compromise from any of your edits in the article, discussion or mediation, as that is somewhat the intention of mediation. Also, might I trouble you to avoid stalking my edits? It's kinda creepy. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 22:58, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

You haven't seen any compromise from me? I am the one who introduced a compromise version, which everyone was OK with BUT you. If you were willing to compromise and hadn't abandoned the discussions, there would be a solution by now, and I am not the only one who is saying that. It's still not too late, you can still show that you're willing to compromise by resuming the discussions on the mediation, rationalizing your objections and bringing counter-proposal until there is an agreement. And how am I "stalking your edits" exactly? I am simply leaving a message for the mediator. --Sia34 (talk) 23:27, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm happy to resume mediating the dispute. (Arcayne, I may have missed your messages on the mediation; if so, I'm sorry! I haven't been on here as much recently, but I should be back to normal editing levels now.) Do you we all agree to resume on the current mediation page? CloudNine (talk) 23:30, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much CloudNine, I do agree with the resumption of the current mediation. --Sia34 (talk) 23:40, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

As do I. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 23:45, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Ready when you are, Cloudnine. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:16, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Surfer Rosa

Really nice article here...a great read. Congrats on the TFA! dihydrogen monoxide (H₂O) 09:51, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Radiohead Taskforce

WesleyDodds and I had the idea of a Radiohead taskforce. He told me that you would be the person to talk to in setting one up, as you have set up all the other ones. Could you please help? Ka5hmir^Talk _To ^Me! 10:41, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative music Newsletters

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 12 - March 2008

"Expressions of irony through clothing are very important.'"- Carlos Dengler Project news "Just Like Heaven" (song), Flea (musician), Bernard Fanning, Odyssey Number Five, In Rainbows and Silverchair reached featured article status in the past month! Additionally "This Charming Man", a former Featured Article, has been re-promoted to FA status. Well done to WesleyDodds, NSR77, Grim-Gym, the various WikiProject Powderfinger editors, Atlantik, Ceoil and Dihydrogen Monoxide. The discography of Silverchair reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Dihydrogen Monoxide. Surfer Rosa was featured on the Main Page on March 21. We collaborated on In Rainbows, Vitalogy, The White Stripes, Blur (band) and Accelerate (R.E.M. album) during the past month. During the month of March, Nine Inch Nails live performances, Oasis (band), Boredoms, Hoodoo Gurus, and Vitalogy were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Editors - An End Has a Start (2007).

New members NewMarqueeDayMoonRising, Thundermaster, and SuperNeek joined the alternative music fold during March. Editors User:WesleyDodds

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[edit] Accelerate

I've only heard the singles, although I might get a cheap copy soon. "Supernatural Superserious" sounds better if it's on the radio surrounded by lesser tunes. "Hollow Man" sounds good when you get to the chorus, though (at least judging from the live performances on YouTube). WesleyDodds (talk) 23:14, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

By the way, editing Accelerate (R.E.M. album)‎ has been consistently frustrating. You really have to go through pages of history and the archived talk page to get the full story, but suffice it to say it's taken a lot of work to try to shape the article into something decent while constantly running into problems. Funny thing is, I haven't even heard the album yet. WesleyDodds (talk) 06:02, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Double Nickels

I only had to do a little bit of prose tweaking on Double Nickels on the Dime (unfortunately couldn't find more references). It's definitely ready for GAC; go ahead and nominate it. WesleyDodds (talk) 03:13, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

By the way, I'm confused by this: "Several songs on Double Nickels on the Dime were outsourced to or inspired by contemporaries, such as Black Flag's Henry Rollins and Jack Brewer of Saccharine Trust." WesleyDodds (talk) 03:17, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Put it up for GA! WesleyDodds (talk) 22:13, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wakey, wakey - Persian Gulf again!

A recent post seems to pretty much seal the deal on adding the term. What do you think of The controversy over the name of the Arabian Gulf / Persian Gulf? - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 04:31, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

How does that post "seal the deal" about anything? I think you should re-examine it more closely, it's just a bunch of rants and original research added by a Pan-Arabist who needs to be reminded that Wikipedia is not a soapbox.--Sia34 (talk) 04:58, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Sigh. Then Sia, I urge you to go to the page an discuss the matter there. Had you actually read all of my post, you would have seen that the point of the post was to have Cloudnine check it out for themself. And please, stop tossing around labels, Someone could easily salp you with the label, Pan-Iranist. He isn't soapboxing; he is presenting info. Maybe you could actually read it before dismissing it? - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 05:04, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

I did read it, it's propaganda, soap-boxing, and nothing more. "He is presenting info"? Whose info? His own original research? I don't see a single verfible source in that post. --Sia34 (talk) 05:10, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative music Newsletter

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 13 - April 2008

"God is in your scrotum!'"- Perry Farrell Project news This month was the first in over a year in which no articles were promoted to featured article status. In the period between March 2007 and April 2008, the project produced a whopping 70 Featured Articles. Let's keep adding to those numbers! Pearl Jam was featured on the Main Page on April 22. We collaborated on My Bloody Valentine, The Queen Is Dead, Double Nickels on the Dime and Ten (Pearl Jam album) during the past month. During the month of April, Diorama (album), Editors, Neon Bible, Ghosts I–IV, "Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home" and "Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)" were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997).

New members Arleach, Panic!out, N0tverycreative, and Gallagher2x2 joined the alternative music fold during April. Editors User:WesleyDodds

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[edit] Overhaul of FL criteria

I've re-started the process here and am notifying the four candidates for director as well as advertising at FLC talk and FAC talk. Your input would be valued. TONY (talk) 05:24, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Requesting your input at Wikipedia:WikiProject Economics/Featured Article drive

Since you are a member of WikiProject Economics, I would like to direct your attention to Wikipedia:WikiProject Economics/Featured Article drive. We are currently deciding on an economics-related article to bring to Featured Article status and we would like your input. Thanks! Gary King (talk) 15:18, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] grunge

just to let you know i have reverted your your revision you failed to address the issue on the talk page there has been an on going disscusion there,as an administrator you should know better than to just revert without a disscusion please see grunge talk page and please do not do any further revisions without a disscusion as an administrator you are not suppose to show a bias one way or another but i can clearly see there is a click like mantality and a unwillingness to work with other people who have issues on alternative music pages smells like article ownership happening--Wikiscribe (talk) 04:18, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

me and dodds had come to some sort of consenus that is why i suggested that you should have gone to the talk page and would see--Wikiscribe (talk) 22:34, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Progress

A lot of other users have been less active (NSR77) or disappeared (Brandt Luke Zorn). I was pretty busy in April so my editing dropped off drastically as well. April was the first month in over a year with no alt-rock articles promoted to FA staus. However, we're trying to turn that around this month, and there's already some FAs and FLs for May (in particular, check out "Touch Me I'm Sick"). If you're interested in cleaning up some Pearl Jam articles and getting them to GA status, that would be great; User:-5- has done a lot of work on them, and we've already pushed Ten and Vitalogy to GA status. By the way, the last issue of Spin I bought (R.E.M. on the cover) has a Kim Deal interview, so let me know when you get the urge to work on that article again, and I'll help you out. WesleyDodds (talk) 23:24, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

"In Bloom" became a GA a few hours ago. WesleyDodds (talk) 11:27, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative music newsletter

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 14 - May 2008

"I go to a fucking office and I write. I'm not one of these dickheads who opens a beer, high fives his mates and opens his mouth and shit pours out, which he then writes on a beer mat. It doesn't come easy."- Nick Cave Project news "Touch Me I'm Sick", Diorama (album) and Nine Inch Nails live performances reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Indopug, Dihydrogen Monoxide, and Drewcifer3000. The discographies of Sonic Youth, The Libertines, Foo Fighters and Smoking Popes reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Drewcifer3000, Indopug, Tenacious D Fan and Teemu08. We collaborated on Superunknown, Supergrass, Kate Bush and Foo Fighters during the past month. During the month of May, The Killers, "Under the Bridge", Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc Party, Coldplay, Beck and Ten (Pearl Jam album) were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984).

New members Seraphim Whipp, Guitardude3600, Lunar Jesters, Kristmace, Freedom (song), TwentiethApril1986, JD554, Thom, and Sethward joined the alternative music fold during May. Editors User:WesleyDodds

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[edit] Pixies songs

Please explain why you reverted the redirects that I put in place for the following songs

• Tame (song)
• Dead (Pixies song)
• Crackity Jones

As I explained in the edit summary, they all fail Wikipedia:Notability_(music)#Songs, and thus do not require articles. Regards Nouse4aname (talk) 15:03, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

From the link above... "Most songs do not merit an article and should redirect to another relevant article" and "Songs that have been ranked on national or significant music charts, that have won significant awards or honors or that have been performed independently by several notable artists, bands or groups are probably notable". None of these songs charted, and there is no assertion of significance for any of them. Generally album-tracks are not notable enough to require a separate article, regardless of what information you can find. Such information should be incorporated into the album article, if anything. Nouse4aname (talk) 15:30, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

But you have failed to assert any significance or notability for any of the songs. Nouse4aname (talk) 15:35, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

OK, fair enough if you are confident of that, but I want to see three featured articles by Friday! Happy editing... Nouse4aname (talk) 15:39, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative music newsletter

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 15 - June 2008

"I've gotten into communication states with cats where I know I heard their voices in my head and we'd sit around and have conversations with each other. Like me and one cat there, one cat there and one cat there and I would sit there for like three hours talking to them before I realized 'I can't believe I've been talking to cats for three hours.'" - John Frusciante Project news "Under the Bridge" and Year Zero (album) reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to NSR77 and Drewcifer3000. List of Nine Inch Nails tours and the discographies of The Strokes, Faith No More, Pearl Jam, Echo & the Bunnymen and Death Cab for Cutie reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Drewcifer3000, Indopug, Balthazar, -5-, JD554, and Teemu08. Wilco was featured on the Main Page on June 8. We collaborated on "Under the Bridge", Siouxsie & the Banshees, I Should Coco, Stone Temple Pilots, and MTV Unplugged in New York during the past month. During the month of June, Double Nickels on the Dime, Jeff Buckley, and "In Bloom" were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll (2005).

New members Fvasconcellos and Alternative_Idiot joined the alternative music fold during June. Editors User:WesleyDodds

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[edit] Wikipedia:Manual of Style updates

Hi CloudNine. I was in the process of categorizing Wikipedia:Manual of Style updates, but noted that it doesn't seem to have much activity. If you would like to have it speedy deleted, please add {{db-author}} at the top of the page. Otherwise, please add the category Updates to the bottom of page. Thanks. Bebestbe (talk) 19:01, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Some Pixies discussion

Hi,

I tried to make some corrections on the Pixies article that were overturned by you and I just wanted to go into some details to maybe hammer this out.

Kim Deal stated in numerous interviews that she was not responsible for the content/lyrics/any songwriting of any of the songs other than the two (unless you count Levitate Me, a multi-credit one that shifted later, three) songs in which she was credited for songwriting. In fact, she said they never talk/talked about the lyrics at all, and she had to learn them by listening to him (radio interview on TLM tour??) It therefore seems unlikely to me to think that a change in the songwriting and subject matter had anything to do with her. On the contrary, Charles (Black Francis) talked about in his Melody Maker tour diary about writing the new songs on tour and wondering what type of response they might get from their other fans. It's also worth noting that several other songs regarding aliens etcetera had been recorded before Bossanova (Manta Ray, Into the White etcetera).

That being said, Kim did express in interviews a frustration at being marginalized in other ways, like not having as many backup vocals to sing (most of the songs w/prominent vocals on BN and TLM were ones that were written/arranged before the recording of the album, i.e. Dig For Fire, Subbaculta)

I think that is a much clearer way of presenting the information.

24.22.170.115 (talk) 19:36, 14 July 2008 (UTC)Sean R

[edit] Album FT

I know you aren't too active right now, but I'm sure we'd all appreciate your input here. WesleyDodds (talk) 08:21, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for July 2008

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 16 - July 2008

"We are the best band in the world....modestly the best band in the world." - Darren Middleton Project news List of Nine Inch Nails live-band members, List of The Killers awards, and the discographies of Kaiser Chiefs, Soundgarden, Garbage, and Mark Lanegan reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Underneath-it-All, Drewcifer3000, -5-, WilliamH, and Be Black Hole Sun. R.E.M. was featured on the Main Page on July 10. We collaborated on With Teeth, American Idiot, Weezer, and "Creep" (Radiohead song) during the past month. During the month of July, The Black Parade, Arcade Fire, and "Live Forever" were promoted to good article status. We are currently discussing various alternative rock albums as possible candidates for a project-wide Featured Topic collaboration. Please join the discussion here. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996).

New members Arbocalaviv, Samushi101, Carbonrodney, Red157, and dmodlin71 joined the alternative music fold during July. Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot II (talk) 03:13, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tagging

I pretty sure I explained to him why he doesn't need to do this. I thought he had stopped. Go ahead an tell him again if need be. It wa pretty annoying when he copied the project layout and then just copied and pasted alt-rock WP and Metal WP FAs and FLs onto the WP Rock front page. WesleyDodds (talk) 07:01, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Reminder that I have a Kim Deal Spin article from this year. Or, if you want to hold off a little longer on that, there's been some vague talk between a few of us at getting MTV Unplugged in New York to FA, possibly in time to appear on the front page to mark the 15th anniversary of the performance. WesleyDodds (talk) 09:12, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for unblocking me. really appreciate it. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 16:10, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] States

I do live in California, but I'm actually on vacation at the moment. I was in Chicago the last week or so and right now I'm in Seattle. I'm going to London in a couple of days and then to New York (where I'm originally from) for another couple of days before I'm due back in LA for school and stuff. If you're taking a road trip, I highly suggest you (when you come to the West Coast) go to Big Sur. I've gone there for years and it's an amazing place. Absolutely serene. Thanks for the offer; I'll drop you a line when it's done. On another note, where have you been for so long? NSR77 ^T_C 23:32, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Well, it seems like Disintegration is finally done. Are you still willing to look it over? Oh, and "Monkey Gone to Heaven" is a disturbing, but impeccably crafted work of art. NSR77 ^T_C 03:26, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Let us talk

As you said "Yes, but the alternative wikiproject is the more specific of the two", thats wrong when it comes to Queens of the Stone Age related articles, One genre has something to do with alternative rock, while three genres which is in scope of the rock project. If its goin to be specific the rock music project should be added. I can find reliable sources if you want to. I'm not adding it before this discussion over okay. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 13:06, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Why duid you revert my edit on the Template:WikiProject New Wave music? --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 18:30, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Okay thanks. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 18:42, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm replacing the alternative wikiscope with the rock scope on the queens of the stone age articles cause of this discussion Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Alternative music#Queens of the Stone Age scope where i've got to supports. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 04:41, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] CfD nomination of Category:Pixies

Category:Pixies, which you created, has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Occuli (talk) 15:56, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sub Pop

I've started work on Sub Pop. I'm focusing on the basics for now, so there's a lot of things to fill in when you can get around to it. WesleyDodds (talk) 05:58, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for August 2008

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 17 - August 2008

"Oh, we've been called an alternative band before. But we eat meat, so I think we're disqualified: chili dogs, corn dogs, Jimmy Dean Sausage Breakfast."- Kurt Cobain Project news "My Happiness" (song) reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Giggy. Isobel Campbell discography, List of Nine Inch Nails awards, List of Soundgarden awards, and List of Pearl Jam awards reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Red157, Drewcifer3000, -5-, and Be Black Hole Sun. Flea (musician) was featured on the Main Page on August 19. We collaborated on "Interstate Love Song", The Smiths, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Sub Pop, and Bleach (album) during the past month. During the month of August, Superunknown, Vs. (Pearl Jam album), Black Holes & Revelations, "Clocks" (song), and Disintegration were promoted to good article status. We are currently discussing various alternative rock albums as possible candidates for a project-wide Featured Topic collaboration. Please join the discussion here. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Velocity Girl - Copacetic (1993).

New members Corythepaperboy, Hiram111, Yozzer66, and Lugnuts joined the alternative music fold during August. Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot II (talk) 21:36, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia 0.7

Have you seen this news yet? If you aren't too busy with the non-Wiki world, can you select versions of your FAs and GAs that have made the selected queue? WesleyDodds (talk) 05:39, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for September 2008

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 18 - September 2008

"And suddenly the plane dropped to the right, then to the left, and the ground was right there. And all I could think was, Fuck, I didn’t finish "Fix You." That would have been my last thought: I didn’t get that chorus right."- Chris Martin Project news Disintegration reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to NSR77 and WesleyDodds. List of Björk awards, List of Rage Against the Machine awards, and List of awards and nominations received by Muse reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Gary King, who wrote all three featured lists. David Lovering was featured on the Main Page on September 17. We collaborated on Parklife, Tragic Kingdom, Bauhaus (band), and OK Computer during the past month. During the month of September, The White Stripes, "Yellow" (song), No Depression (album), "Speed of Sound" (song), "The Scientist" (song), "God Put a Smile upon Your Face", "In My Place", Demolition Plot J-7, No Age, and "All the Way" (Eddie Vedder song) were promoted to good article status. Help us select good versions of WP:ALM articles for inclusion on the Wikipedia 0.7 release! Find out more about Wikipedia 0.7 selection on the project talk page and add your thoughts to the discussion. If you are personally responsible for a Featured or Good Article listed here, please the select a version to include in Wikipedia 0.7 on that page if you haven't already. Page versions must be selected by October 20. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is The Long Blondes - Someone to Drive You Home (2006).

New members ThinkBlue joined the alternative music fold during September. Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot II (talk) 19:57, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Rock music Newsletter for October 2008

The Rock music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 9 - October 2008

"As long as my face is on page one, I don't care what they say about me on page seventeen."- Mick Jagger Project news The project has a total of 106 GAs and 91 Featured Articles and Lists put together. We collaborated on Soul Bomb. Help us select good versions of WP:ROCK articles for inclusion on the Wikipedia 0.7 release! Find out more about Wikipedia 0.7 selection on the project talk page and add your thoughts to the discussion. If you are personally responsible for a Featured or Good Article listed here, please the select a version to include in Wikipedia 0.7 on that page if you haven't already. Page versions must be selected by October 20. The genres in infobox fields have been removed cause of the discussion found here Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Music#Time to remove genre section on info box?. You can provide any opinions you may have about this. This month's "Recommended Rock Album" is Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994).

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[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:The Replacements 1985 promo.jpg)

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[edit] Main Page redesign

The Main Page Redesign proposal is currently conducting a straw poll to select five new designs, before an RFC in which one will be proposed to replace the Main Page. The poll closes on October 31st. Your input would be hugely appreciated! Many thanks, Pretzels^Talk! 10:09, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for October 2008

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 19 - October 2008

"When we were trying to sell 'This Corrosion' to Steinman, we said it was like the high point of a Borgia disco evening and he went for it. Nobody makes gloriously stupid records anymore."- Andrew Eldritch Project news "Paranoid Android" reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Brandt Luke Zorn and Giggy. List of awards and nominations received by The White Stripes, List of awards and nominations received by The Strokes, List of awards and nominations received by Nirvana, List of awards and nominations received by Beck, List of awards and nominations received by Gorillaz, List of awards and nominations received by Barenaked Ladies, and the discographies of The White Stripes and Supergrass reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Gary King, Red157, and TwentiethApril1986. A Rush of Blood to the Head reached good topic status during the past month. Well done to ThinkBlue. We collaborated on Modest Mouse, "Paranoid Android", "Alright" (Supergrass song), and "Karma Police" during the past month. During the month of October, Parachutes, X&Y, A Rush of Blood to the Head, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, The Singles 1992–2003, I Should Coco, The Beacon Street Collection, Tragic Kingdom, and "No One Knows" were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Siouxsie & the Banshees - Juju (1981).

New members SanePsychotic joined the alternative music fold during October. Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot II (talk) 02:44, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Teen Idles

Have a look. Ceoil (talk) 13:53, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for November 2008

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 20 - November 2008

"I had access to the most quality fanny available." - Jarvis Cocker Project news No Depression (album) reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Teemu08. List of awards and nominations received by Bloc Party and List of awards and nominations received by Radiohead reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Gary King and WilliamH. We collaborated on Blessid Union of Souls, Britpop, Morrissey, Yield (album), and "No Surprises" during the past month. During the month of November, No Doubt (No Doubt album), "The Hardest Part" (Coldplay song), "Talk" (song), "Violet Hill" (song), "Don't Panic" (song), and "Fix You" were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995).

New members A Stop at Willoughby and Trap The Drum Wonder joined the alternative music fold during November. Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot II (talk) 02:53, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Love Systems

I was working on a "company page" and I wanted to make sure several Wikipedia admins would approve the page. Whenever you have time, could you give me some pointers on how to improve the page? The page has to go through a DRV before it can get back up. Any feedback is much appreciated!

The page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Coaster7/Love_Systems

Thanks in advance. Coaster7 (talk) 01:19, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed non-free use rationale for Image:HereComesYourManVideo.jpg

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[edit] Friends

Hey there. I understand that you were working on the Friends article last year and attempted to get it into shape. :) Well, I have begun working on it, User:Cornucopia/Friends, but it is a mess right now. If you want to help, please feel free, but if you don't really want to, I was wondering if you have any leftover sources that I could use, especially filming information in the apartments. Thanks, Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 13:56, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for December 2008

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 21 - December 2008

"Anthony's a sex symbol. You see the thing is for the girls they're like 'oh Anthony he's so beautiful! And his muscles and his hair and oh golly he's so sexy!' but with me its like [with men] 'DUDE YOU'RE SO AWESOME...WOW DUDE. WOW!" - Flea Project news The Cure discography and Audioslave discography reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to JD554 and Cannibaloki. Parachutes and Hey Venus! reached good topic status during the past month. Well done to ThinkBlue and Cavie78. We collaborated on Thom Yorke, Dirt (album), Suede (band), and Nothing's Shocking during the past month. During the month of December, In Utero and White Lies (band) were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Badly Drawn Boy - Have You Fed the Fish? (2002).

New members Papa November and S. Dean Jameson joined the alternative music fold during December. Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot II (talk) 17:39, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed non-free use rationale for Image:MonkeyGoneToHeavenVideo.png

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[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for February 2009

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 23 - February 2009

"I want to find the guy that invented compression and tear his liver out. I hate it. It makes everything sound like a beer commercial." - Steve Albini Project news In Utero reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to WesleyDodds. The discographies of Bauhaus and Sigur Rós reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to JD554 and Matthewedwards. Year Zero (album) was featured on the Main Page on February 2. We collaborated on "All Apologies", Shoegazing, The Stone Roses, and The Jesus and Mary Chain during the past month. During the month of February, Augie March, Modern Life Is Rubbish, "Give It Away" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song), and The Get Up Kids were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff (1988).

New members MikeGruz and Blackadam2 joined the alternative music fold during February. Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot II (talk) 03:07, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Hullo

Are you ever going to finish up the rest of those Pixies album articles? WesleyDodds (talk) 10:23, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for March 2009

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 24 - March 2009

"I got a lot of shit for the Rolling Stone review of Reckoning because the guy really likes my guitar style and he wrote, 'on this record, Pete Buck does everything.' We'd stop for gas and it would be, 'Pete Buck does everything. Why don't you go pump the gas, Pete?'" - Peter Buck Project news Yeah Yeah Yeahs discography reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Drewcifer3000. We collaborated on Liam Gallagher, Riot Act (album), Automatic for the People, Jane's Addiction, and "Give It Away" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) during the past month. During the month of March, "Lovers in Japan", "Hello Sunshine", Evergreen, Reckoning (R.E.M. album), Love Kraft, "Golden Retriever" (song), and Delorentos were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985).

New members LizParker and Cavie78 joined the alternative music fold during March. Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot II (talk) 02:07, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed non-free use rationale for File:PixiesVelouriaVideo.png

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[edit] Pixies

Hi, I've noticed that you've been heavily involved in the Pixies articles and though I'd let you know that I've uploaded a new image of the band to commons - file:Pixies 2004.jpg. Do you think it should be used to replace the non-free image currently being used on Pixies? --JD554 (talk) 08:51, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for April 2009

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 25 - April 2009

"The other day I had these Jehovah's Witnesses come round to my house, and they tried to convince me that the Pope was the Devil's representative on Earth. So I told them that Jesus was the world's first communist. So they left. They were genuinely enraged.'" - Ian Brown Project news We collaborated on The Stone Roses (album), "Don't Speak", Indie rock, and Eddie Vedder during the past month. During the month of April, Slow Life, "Lost!", and Phantom Phorce were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Stereolab - Chemical Chords (2008).

Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot (talk) 10:50, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] GA Sweeps invitation

Hello, I hope you are doing well. I am sending you this message since you are listed as a GA reviewer. I would like to invite you to consider helping with the GA sweeps process. Sweeps helps to ensure that the oldest GAs still meet the criteria, and improve the quality of GAs overall. Unfortunately, last month only two articles were reviewed. This is definitely a low point after our peak at the beginning of the process when 163 articles were reviewed in September 2007. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. All exempt and previously reviewed articles have already been removed from the list. Instead of reviewing by topic, you can consider picking and choosing whichever articles interest you.

We are always looking for new members to assist with the remaining articles, so if you are interested or know of anybody that can assist, please visit the GA sweeps page. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles or has a significant impact on the process, s/he will get an award when they reach that threshold. If only 14 editors achieve this feat starting now, we would be done with Sweeps! Of course, having more people reviewing less articles would be better for all involved, so please consider asking others to help out. Feel free to stop by and only review a few articles, something's better than nothing! Take a look at the list, and see what articles interest you. Let's work to complete Sweeps so that efforts can be fully focused on the backlog at GAN. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or OhanaUnited and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 07:08, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for May 2009

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 26 - May 2009

"Well, I remember hearing girls behind me in English class talking about turning 18 and being old enough to strip. It wasn't that weird at the time.'" - Brandon Flowers Project news John Frusciante and U2 were featured on the Main Page on May 2 and 26. We collaborated on The Bends, Interpol (band), "How Soon Is Now?", "Hand in Glove", and "I Wanna Be Adored" during the past month. During the month of May, Fantasy Black Channel was promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country (2006).

Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot (talk) 10:50, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for June 2009

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 27 - June 2009

"The only confusion was, I think we all thought they were women. Kim was obviously a woman, but they all had this shaved-headed, pretty, soft look. And there were lots of lesbian bands at the time, and we always got booked with them, so we just thought the Pixies were another, like maybe they were like angry divorcees or somthing that formed a band.'" - Kristin Hersh Project news Fantasy Black Channel reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Rafablu88. List of awards and nominations received by Snow Patrol reached featured list status during the past month. Well done to Suede67. Phantom Power reached good topic status during the past month. Well done to Cavie78. In Utero was featured on the Main Page on June 20. We collaborated on (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Silent Alarm, Pornography (album), and Bossanova during the past month. During the month of June, Phantom Power (Super Furry Animals album) was promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants (1986).

Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot (talk) 22:44, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed non-free use rationale for File:This Ain't No Picnic.png

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[edit] GA reassessment of Alternative rock

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found some concerns with the referencing which you can see at Talk:Alternative rock/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 18:09, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] GA reassessment of Kurt Cobain

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found some concerns with the referencing which you can see at Talk:Kurt Cobain/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 16:42, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] WP:Hornbook -- a new WP:Law task force for the J.D. curriculum

Hi CloudNine,

I'm asking Wikipedians who are interested in United States legal articles to take a look at WP:Hornbook, the new "JD curriculum task force".

Our mission is to assimilate into Wikipedia all the insights of an American law school education, by reducing hornbooks to footnotes.

• Each casebook will have a subpage.

• Over the course of a semester, each subpage will shift its focus to track the unfolding curriculum(s) for classes using that casebook around the country.
• It will also feature an extensive, hyperlinked "index" or "outline" to that casebook, pointing to pages, headers, or {{anchors}} in Wikipedia (example).
• Individual law schools can freely adapt our casebook outlines to the idiosyncratic curriculum devised by each individual professor.

• I'm encouraging law students around the country to create local chapters of the club I'm starting at my own law school, "Student WP:Hornbook Editors". Using WP:Hornbook as our headquarters, we're hoping to create a study group so inclusive that nobody will dare not join.

What you can do now:

1. Add WP:Hornbook to your watchlist, {{User Hornbook}} to your userpage, and ~~~~ to Wikipedia:Hornbook/participants.

2. If you're a law student,

• Email http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Hornbook to your classmates, and tell them to do the same.
• Contact me directly via talk page or email about coordinating a chapter of "Student WP:Hornbook Editors" at your own school.

(You don't have to start the club, or even be involved in it; just help direct me to someone who might.)

3. Introduce yourself to me. Law editors on Wikipedia are a scarce commodity. Do knock on my talk page if there's an article you'd like help on.

Regards, Andrew Gradman ^talk/_WP:Hornbook 20:24, 2 August 2009 (UTC)Andrew Gradman ^talk/_WP:Hornbook 04:45, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for July 2009

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 28 - July 2009

"I rip off more fuckin' people than anyone in the world. I rip off my own rip-offs." - Jared Followill Project news Silent Alarm reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Rafablu88. We collaborated on Trompe le Monde, Bush (band), Debut (album), and Hot Fuss during the past month. During the month of July, Intimacy (Bloc Party album) and "Hand in Glove" were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Ride - Going Blank Again (1992).

New members Guitarherochristopher and Andrzejbanas joined the alternative music fold during July. Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot (talk) 08:03, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:Buster Martin.jpeg

Hi, I nominated this file for deletion as replaceable. Regards Hekerui (talk) 09:44, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for August 2009

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 29 - August 2009

"We've been having lots of sex, and we're pregnant with the new baby already. It's vicious! It will have claws, like Freddy Kruger's lovechild.'" - Tom Meighan Project news Alice in Chains was featured on the Main Page on August 27. We collaborated on "Panic" (song), Daydream Nation, Kings of Leon, Goo (album), and Suede (album) during the past month. During the month of August, Nevermind and "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Galaxie 500 - On Fire (1989).

New members Dylan620, SteelersFan UK06, Guitarherochristopher and Thatguykalem joined the alternative music fold during August. Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot (talk) 15:21, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Cynthia Lennon

It was recently de-listed as not being good enough, but I have worked a lot on the article and have cleaned lots of things the de-listing reviewer had problems with. Could I ask you to review it again for a GA rating? Thanking you in anticipation, --andreasegde (talk) 01:35, 16 October 2009 (UTC)