Talk:Men at Work

message: I don't think MySpace qualifies as a reputable source of information according to Wikipedia standards.  I removed the link to the MySpace page in the template, as it doesn't seem to exist; the other two (one in a footnote and another in the "External links" section) could well be "official", so I gave them the benefit of the doubt and left them there for now, but their veracity should probably be investigated. B7T (talk) 04:53, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  MySpace 

message: Yes, both "Who Can It Be Now" and "Down Under" were released in 1981 in Australia and in 1982 in the U.S., but "Down Under" wasn't released in the U.K. until 1983. I'm ot sure we want to get that detailed on those, though, and should probably leave their release dates at 1981. Comments?
Dewelar (talk) 16:01, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Single release dates 

message: I've expanded the member section listing to include the other Men At Work lineups that have existed (ie, pre-Business As Usual, post-Two Hearts, reunion.)  Any additional info anyone has, particularly regarding the precise lineage of the reunion lineups and info on the Sydney Olympics performance, would be much appreciated.  Colinclarksmith (talk) 12:14, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not really sure all these musicians can be considered "members" of the band if they were basically backing up Colin Hay on tour, or on studio recordings. MFNickster (talk) 03:04, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It's true.  The participants of the reunion (circa '96-'98) were treated as proper members initially, but later musicians were merely treated as backups for Hay and Ham.  CCS81 (talk) 03:16, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Member history update 

message: :The band soon released their second album Cargo. It had been finished in the summer of 1982
This wording is very dubious. In the southern hemisphere, summer is a season that includes New Year, so it is misleading to use "summer of <year>" in a southern-hemisphere context because it is ambiguous.
There is also a chance that it is worded according to Northern-hemisphere seasonal conventions which would be a very flagrant breach of the MOS. One should never use northern-hemisphere seasons in southern-hemisphere topics (and vice versa)!!
To comply with the MOS, it is best to substitute a date range, month range or similar clear descriptor. --<SPAN STYLE="font-family:monospace; color:#008800; background-color:#ffffcc; border:1px solid #ff4444;"> B.D.Mills </SPAN> (T, C) 03:24, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Summer of 1982? 

message: Someone added a blurb about Men At Work performing in 2004 at the "New York State Fair."  I deleted the line - I sincerely apologize if I'm in error, but I simply cannot find anything to confirm this.  Please correct me if I'm wrong and fill in the details as you understand them.  Colinclarksmith (talk) 22:34, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It seems the band played this fair several times, including 2001, but I couldn't find anything on 2004.  Again, please correct me if possible.  Colinclarksmith (talk) 14:14, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: 2004 "New York State Fair" set?

message: Made Down Under/Kookaburra lawsuit section a heading and updated from news of suit as well as added origin of suit and added news of final verdict, references added. <mrbill66>/Veritas100 (talk) 13:04, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  copyright controversy heading added, tv quiz show as the cause of suit