Talk:Andy McKee

message: This article looks fairly new; it could use some simple formatting to "wikify" it a bit more; proper spacing, some incorrect spelling, citations, etc. DISCUSS!!!
Yeah, I wrote pretty much the entire article, but I'm relatively new to wiki formatting and whatnot, so feel free to make changes where needed. Most of the information in the article is pulled from biographies of McKee on his personal page and record label site, responses he's made to fans on his message board, and live interviews such as his appearance on NPR's Woodsongs. If I can help clarify anything needing clarification, don't hesitate to ask. Dandon TRJ 06:23, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:   New article clean-up 

message: There is a citation for Andy's third place showing at Winfield in 2001, but not for the first place in 2004... did he actually win this?  From the festival's website he doesn't appear to be listed as a winner or runner-up for that year:
http://www.wvfest.com/contests/byyear.html?year=2004
According to his label's bio of him, "In 2004, Andy Released his 2nd CD titled 'Dreamcatcher'. With the title track, Andy won a competition to have a chance to perform on stage with bassist Michael Manring. Andy also won 1st place in the Kansas Fingerstyle Guitar Competition and 2nd in the Canadian Fingerstyle Guitar Competiton." Dandon TRJ 03:55, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:   Guitar competition citation 

message: I don't want to spoil the party, but this article reads like a promotion for Andy McKee. I don't doubt his merits for fingerstyle guitar in general, and he's an accomplished player. But the text by it's wording and choice of phrases is not encyclopedic and doesn't follow  the WP:NPOV guideline. A lot of sections lack references (could be mended by some research, no doubt). Additionally there has been a lot of editing here lately under anonymous IPs, which is not a good idea. I don't want to use heavy artillery like the NPOV-tag here, but I would suggest to rework the article to meet the Wikipedia criteria for a good article. Jm2c, --Jo (talk) 14:19, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, sorry about that. I'm admittedly a big fan of his, and am astounded to see how quickly he has gained popularity in the last year, but I guess that enthusiasm bled into my writing a bit too much. Many of those anonymous edits are me, by the way - I tend to edit McKee's entry when I'm bored in my college classes and don't bother to log in all the time. I've removed a lot of the PR-sounding language, and will probably trim a bit more in the near future. I'll see what I can do about adding research references, too - information on McKee is somewhat sparse. I can't even find his birthday! Dandon TRJ (talk) 07:06, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 

message: im a nube? and this is the only way i could figure out how to post something..sorry...
i personally thought that the space in the article devoted to anti-drug and anti-piracy statements set up an unnecessary pessimistic view toward the attitudes and opinions of some of his listeners. it is possible that this artist feels strongly on these issues, in which case it should be stated as boldly, but it set me off a bit, just when i wanted to know more about his talent. the article needs to focus more on his talents, music, life and achievements, as apposed to his personal views on particular unrelated subjects.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.114.166.90 (talk) 07:29, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
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