2008 (UTC) 

 ==Genres== 
 I'm not really involved in contributing to this article, but I wanted to throw my 2 cents and give a little levity with regard to the seeming disagreements over the band's genres. As far as the infobox goes, see Template:Infobox Musical artist#Genre: "Aim for generality (e.g. [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] rather than [[East Coast hip hop]])." So, "rock" or "alternative rock" should be just fine. Further discussion of what genres or subgenres the band's music falls under (ie. emo, screamo, etc.) should be discussed in the article body, with references to reliable third-party sources. The only genres that should be listed in the infobox are those that are mentioned in the article body. It shouldn't be necessary to use references in the infobox, since the genres are already referenced in the article body (plus it just makes the infobox look cluttered, and it's supposed to be a simple at-a-glance thing). I've got several reliable sources with articles about The Used laying around (Alternative Press, Spin, Rolling Stone, etc.) and they all describe how the band fits into these different genres. So there's plenty of supporting source material out there, and there's no reason to go on arguing or reverting genre disputes when we should just be writing what the sources tell us. Discussions about genres shouldn't be added into the article without references, and only the genres discussed in the article should be listed in the infobox.    

 :I'm in support of this idea.   

 ::Yes that's a great idea, agreed.    

 :::I don't think the "aim for generality" rule should apply here; it applies more to terms and, unlike east coast hip hop, which is a term not an actual genre, emo and screamo are valid rock sub-genres. I don't see why we can't have those in the infobox too.   
 ::::You can, I'm merely suggesting that you should only list genres in the infobox which are discussed in the article body with good references. For example, if you have good referenced discussion in the article which says how the band is "alternative", "emo", and "screamo", you can then list those genres in the infobox. But you shouldn't add, say, "post-hardcore" to the infobox if it's not part of the referenced discussion in the article body. The "aim for generality" guideline is meant to help readers get a general understanding of the subject in the infobox, and to help avoid nitpicky edit wars (which seems to have happened here).    
 :::::And you should start with the most broad genre, ie. "rock," to give readers that general understanding. The idea is to simply say to the reader "this is a rock band", to differentiate the subject from, say, a classical orchestra, a hip-hop group, or a jazz ensemble.    
 ::::::I would suggest this Broad Genre:Rock Sub Genre:Hardcore/Punk Specific Genre: ______core make up a name for the used specifically. they don't fit into any specific genre.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by   •    

 * Oh yeah! We have reached a concensus atlast! 
  19:37, 25 May