Talk:The Cure

message: There is apparent duplication of information in two paragraphs of this section. One is: Within the same month, the band recorded a demo in Robert's parents' house, entered and won a talent contest, and signed a recording contract with German record label Ariola-Hansa on 18 May.[3]  and then next paragraph’s first sentence is a simple duplication: That year, Easy Cure won a talent competition with German label Hansa Records, and received a recording contract. The only difference is slightly different label’s name. Should be merged into one paragraph in my opinion.
--Rafał Komorowski (talk) 20:47, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Formation and early years (1973–79) Section 

message: hi guys, where is the 'former members' tab that used to be on this page? There's significant previous members of the band and who decided to delete it?  Please advise  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.26.209.101 (talk) 01:11, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree this seems to be an issue that needs to be addressed and we need to pick one. It seems we get a lot of IP editors who see "Pearl" as a typo without researching it or looking at Thompson's own page. It looks like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame uses Porl Thompson in their induction, which happened in 2019 after Thompson's name was changed to Pearl. Other stories like this one in the Hollywood Reporter use Pearl, while this one in Billboard uses Porl in a photo credit but Pearl in text. I suggest there be some kind of consensus on what we pick, at least on this article. Whatever we pick, we should likely add in a commented out note in the infobox directing editors to this discussion about why this name is included and not the other one.  Doc StrangeMailboxLogbook 04:17, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Former Members 

message: "The Cure", like every other band name which begins with the word "The", is a proper noun; you don't capitalize the title according to how you feel, or what is currently trendy. In English, this is a really clumsy use of the English language, and reads as awkward every time I see it. Why has this trend taken hold on Wikipedia?
A person might say, "the Cure concert I went to was awesome!", and that is reasonable; they are referring to the concert, so shortening the band's name is grammatically acceptable.
But to persistently do this for every band beginning with "The", all of the time, is improper grammar. 110.142.116.27 (talk) 02:55, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: This is covered by MOS:THEMUSIC. It is part of Wikipedia's manual of style. If you wish to change it, discuss it at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Capital letters and/or Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Music. Hrodvarsson (talk) 03:17, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I have posted a request for comment regarding a suggestion for updating this on WT:MOSMUSIC. Fh1 (talk) 14:54, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  We need to talk about "the Cure" 

message: Shouldn't Boys Don't Cry (the album) be listed within the "Discography" section of the article? 24.127.236.115 (talk) 14:27, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''Boys Don't Cry'' (The Cure album) 

message: Was the Cure inspired by Joy Division? Many songs sound like Joy Division music. 2001:9E8:CAEA:9600:9188:8199:5A7A:2F2B (talk) 10:16, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Joy Division