Talk:The Motels

message: I linked Martha Davis and Warfield Foxes to The Motels page
:And NONE of the links work Trentc (talk) 02:29, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think this line was added back in March 2007 so it's tough to figure exactly the individual line it was referring to. Most links work but The Motels main website may have had a meltdown in the last few days. I'm sure it will be back up soon. Fyunck(click) (talk) 06:19, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Links

message: I've started to add in the sources but it's gonna take awhile to hunt down all the articles. I'll try to add a few more each day or two.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.129.87.69 (talk • contribs)  
::Excellent. Try to remember to sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~). I'll check out what you add and try to give you some formatting tips that will make this article likely to be considered for Good Article status and maybe one day Featured Article. IvoShandor 09:09, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I often forget that tilda signing until "after" I click save, darn it. And I haven't forgotten your suggestions on other info to include but I want to get this tedious business of sourcing out of the way first. Somehow I can't see this article ever being important enough in the scheme of an encyclopedia to merit Featured status, but if it could just reach the noble position of "Good" I'll know that whoever clicks on it will be receiving truthful, well-rounded and relevent information on The Motels. Fyunck(click) 09:29, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Eh there are plenty of FAs on obscure topics. GA won't be a problem with a little work. IvoShandor 09:51, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources

message: I worked really hard to source everything...weeks and weeks. What 75.51.191.113 added was fine except we don't know where it came from. If you are a former band member let me know so I can source it properly, otherwise we need something in print that we can use to verify. We want to stay off Wikis unsourced article listings. Thanks. Fyunck(click) 06:34, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Additions Without Sources

message: I changed "So the Story Goes" from Motels listing to her solo, it was released as Martha Davis album according to Amazon.com and other then in it's "Special Thanks To" section it dosen't even mention the Motels as a band. (Floppydog66 19:26, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm... unfortunately it is very difficult to classify her albums these days. There is no difference between "Standing Room Only", "Clean Modern and Reasonable" and "So The Story Goes" as far as it's her and the new Motels band members. Sure the new album says Motels (a moniker that she alone owns since she traded it for a microphone) but that is just marketing sense Down Under. They are all Motels albums. How is it best to do this? Maybe we should just tile the section <U>Albums - under Martha Davis or The Motels</U> ? Fyunck(click) 21:27, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Martha Solo

message: Let's try to keep the sources within the wiki protocol... no personal research. Most personal interviews are not allowed. I have tons of info I could put on this page from personal conversations, memories and keepsakes... but it isn't allowed unless the band members themselves put it up on a website. Internet interviews are shakey and one should always look for another source if possible, however sometimes it's all we have. Fyunck(click) 23:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Published Articles

message: We were told by wikipedia early on in the development of this page that images of albums were not allowed, even small ones, without the record company's permission. Has the record company relinquished their rights for this image of All Four One, or has wiki changed its tune on allowing them? We can't use photos of band members without expressed permission from the photographer so it seems very shaky to use album cover art also.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fyunck(click) (talk • contribs) 18:52, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see Wikipedia:Fair_use#Images. — Wackymacs (talk) 19:07, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess it's very tricky. Wiki tells us it is illegal to use album cover art as part of the discography in an article, but it is fair use to use Cover art for identification only in the context of critical commentary of that item. I don't recall the original objection to the art but it looks fine to me where it is. Fyunck(click) (talk) 19:36, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Images That Can Be Used

message: There is a big problem with adding D. Secord as an original drummer. The line reads that there were extensive auditions i.e. they may have played a gig or two. Heck there was Fretts Ferrari on guitar once also. I know plenty of things I could add but they have no sources and wikipedia requires sources. Word of mouth is unacceptable. You linked Secord to an article that I own and he is not mentioned in it. You also simply erased another reference instead of supplying a good reference. Please find the source and constructively add a sentence about it instead of replacing members of the band. Finally your link to a trust fund is a private website with no info at all. Fyunck(click) (talk) 08:37, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Unknown Drummer

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replies: text: It should be now. Fyunck(click) (talk) 00:14, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Image copyright problem with File:All Four One.jpg

message: Before I edit the section again I want to check out some facts, unless you have them at your fingertips? The conflict is timing. Did Only the Lonely reach #9 before Mission of Mercy reached #23? I can see that OL was released as a single before MM album cut reached #23 on the album cuts chart. Did OL reach #9 in one month? Fyunck(click) (talk) 21:45, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem was with the opening sentence of the paragraph—"Before any singles were released from All Four One, the song 'Mission of Mercy' had enough airplay to reach #23 on the Billboard Rock Album Cuts chart."  That statement is inaccurate, the single "Only the Lonely" was released well before "Mission of Mercy" even entered the chart.  I don't know the dates when the various peak chart positions occurred, but here is the basic chart information relevant to this section of the article: the single "Only the Lonely" entered the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending April 24, 1982, it remained on the chart for 23 weeks and peaked at #9.  "Only the Lonely" entered Billboard's Top Tracks chart the week ending May 1, 1982 and remained on the chart for 22 weeks, peaking at #6.  The song "Mission of Mercy" entered the Top Tracks chart the week ending May 29, 1982.  It remained on the chart for 15 weeks and peaked at #23. Piriczki (talk) 00:45, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I understand that there was an error, which was obvious after you edited the article. But the timeline you then supplied would still be in error wouldn't it? I would think "Mission of Mercy" info should be before "Take the L" and "Forever Mine." Fyunck(click) (talk) 05:20, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks perfect now. Thanks. Fyunck(click) (talk) 17:24, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Mission of Mercy Timeframe

message: The 2013 gigs that I have seen so far are back under the name Martha Davis & the Motels.  I don't want to louse up the article by making a trivial change, but the new date (2013) should probably be mentioned -- not sure about the name.  AtomicNewWave (talk) 00:24, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep... I see you are correct. All the listings are at Martha Davis and the Motels, such as at the M15 gig. New manager must have wanted a bit of a change. Fyunck(click) (talk) 06:03, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  2013 Gigs / Name 

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