Talk:Clay Aiken/Archive 7

message: Reference for telephone problems issue:  http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA417981.html?display=Top+of+the+Week
(Note: the article requires registration to read UNLESS it is referred by Google.  If you do a Google search on "american idol FCC Clay Aiken" and scan down about 1/2 page until you find this reference, you can link to it without registering.) 66.82.9.55 01:19, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Phone voting log jams 

message: Clay has said MANY times in public that he is fine with the Claymate term. He has also said MANY times that his fans are not crazy - that they are "enthusiastic".  We certainly can not refereence all the comments that every celebrity makes - this is an encyclopedia - not a diary.
The reference is not indicitive of the term "Claymates", however it is factual that both the media (talk show hosts, radio DJ's, and including general public awareness) and Aiken himself, in public statements in the past, have been critical of the nature of the overly enthusiastic fans within that group. Thus, not all fans embrace the term. --207.200.116.199 22:06, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Enthusiastic Fans 

message: Thought you'd want to know that this guy-- only idol--is claiming this work as his own, and even posting a copyright notice! -Jmh123 15:03, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  If you check the copyright link - it shows a link to Wikipedia.  This is apparently acceptable according to the wikipedia fair use statement.  Michigan User 66.82.9.82 15:33, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: onlyidol website rip-off

message: 71.141.102.200 removed the Awards and nominations section.
I'm assuming it was an error, and I'm putting it back.
ArglebargleIV 17:37, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Awards and Nominations section

message: Clarifying revert of Sales number edit:
For Merry Christmas with Love:
Per ClackHouse: http://www.theclackhouse.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=498
[quote]Tally to-date: At least 1,211,016 copies sold through 25 December 2005. 1,030,880 copies sold through 2 January 2005. Cumulative Soundscan tally through 3 July 2005 is 1,009,735, so I guess our provisional cumulative tally would add 27,349 to that (this was the disparity as of 2 January 2005). Cumulative Soundscan tally (not including sales to Christian retailers) through 25 December 2005 is 1,176,384.[/quote]
Either way the 1.2 figure is valid.
For Measure of a Man:
Measure Of A Man sales to date: 2,719,311 copies sold (Soundscan confirmed total through 3 July 2005; before 27 March update, previous known tally was 2,592,782; 2,674,983 copies sold through 2 January 2005).  
Not sure what the sales were in the last 6 months - so leaving the 2.7 for now.  66.82.9.82 15:31, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sales Tracking

message: I'd like to get some feedback from the other editors on an issue that has come up.  Carlossuarez46 has twice deleted the category of Baptist from this entry.  The second time the following exchange occurred:
from Carlossuarez46 talk page:
I see that you have removed "Baptists" from Clay Aiken's entry again, again saying there is no evidence.  In his memoirs Aiken states that he grew up in the Baptist church, attended the Moravian church for a time as a teen, and then returned to the Baptist church (pp. 212-213). On page 213 he states, "Today I am a proud Southern Baptist."  In addition to that evidence, here's a link from the Raleigh Leesville Baptist Church's website: . -Jmh123 00:35, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think some of the more general argument is that if it his being a Baptist is so insignificant that it is not mentioned in the article, then classifying him as such in a category would be unhelpful.  On the other hand, if his being a Baptist is significant then it should be put in the article.  --Hamiltonian 00:49, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: While his being a Christian is a significant part of his identity, being a Baptist is not especially so, in my opinion.  Anyone have a different view?  -Jmh123 04:41, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religious affiliation category 

message: According to the searchable database at the RIAA's website, Measure of a Man has only been certified as a 2x Platinum album -- a 3x certification may be coming, but until it does, it only should be listed as a 2x Platinum.  ArglebargleIV 05:37, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Platinum album certification 

message: I'm not sure where to put this -- if this is wrong, move it and let me know, thanks!
At 19:42 on 27 February 2006, 69.253.150.96 (in one edit) :
* Reverted the article to the 13:32 16 Feb 2006 version (predating Michigan user's effort to put the album info in tables)
* Removed the warning comment on the 'speculation' paragraph
* Added  a description of the John Paulus story to that paragraph.
I've reverted it -- due to 69.253.150.96's history at his/her talk page, is there somebody who should be notified of this?  ArglebargleIV 01:16, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've placed a new warning on his talk page.  If he vandalizes this page again (wihout leaving some kind of commentary as to why he blanked the other edits), then leave him a final warning, or report him at WP:AIV. Kuru talk 02:41, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you.  He's done it again (and blanked his own user page), so I'll report him. ArglebargleIV 14:31, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism report