Talk:Shearwater (band)

message: any chance of a picture showing the entire band?
:Anyone want to pick one out from here: ? H3xx 22:02, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Shearwater.jpg

message: : The fact that other articles have Twitter and Facebook links is not a reason to keep them on this one, see WP:OSE. The guideline I quoted, WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, is very clear on this matter: "Normally, only one official link is included... if the main page of the official website for an author [read: band] contains a link to the author's blog and Twitter feed [which this one does], then it is not appropriate to provide links to all three." Please explain why you think we should go against the guideline in this case. Thanks, --Viennese Waltz 16:16, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi : Agree that just because it's a common occurrence doesn't make it right, but it does call into question -- at least to my mind -- that it might need to be a policy that is re-addressed, especially given the prevalence of both Twitter and Facebook for many entities. I think it's impractical to delete the links, especially since they are super active resources. Shearwater uses both their Twitter, but especially their Facebook, to communicate news and information directly to the public online. More even, I believe, than their website. So while I wouldn't usually list the Facebook as a link it seems like it would be an absolute oversight to not list it here. Twitter as well. Would these reasons be enough of an exception to the official guidelines? Please advise. -- Erika aka BrillLyle (talk) 16:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Just to let you know, I'm also a fan of the band and have also been posting in the threads on their facebook page in the past couple of days like you have.  I know they use facebook and twitter a lot and like you I want to see this new record do well but I really can't see why that should trump Wikipedia guidance.  Further guidance is given at WP:ELNO #10 and WP:ELPEREN. FWIW I fully agree with the guideline, I don't think facebook and twitter links are encyclopaedic.  The official website has prominent links to both social media sites.   If the guideline (for that's what it is, not an official policy) should be re-addressed then that is something that should be raised on the guideline's talk page.  I've therefore had to revert your adding back of the links, but please feel free to discuss further on this talk page. -- Viennese Waltz 09:00, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  I'm disappointed. I think it's a mistake to take them off, especially because it reduces the helpfulness of the external links section if it's not a practical application of the band's web presence. Not a fan of many Wikipedia policies that I think actually hurt the entries, so pretty much disagree completely with this reversion. But thanks for talking about it on the Talk page. -- Erika aka BrillLyle (talk) 14:21, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Twitter and Facebook links 

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