Talk:R.E.M./Archive 1

message: I suggest we trim the history section a little bit, or give it a content fork.  Usually i wouldn't mind about such a large section but its currently full of useless, minor and unnotable information thats dragged out too long. Some examples of this are tge announcement of the new compliation album and the part about the band starting to record in the fall.--ScythedRunner 02:05, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Trimming History

message: The picture we currently have in the box (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Padova_REM_concert_July_22_2003_blue.jpg) should be removed from the infobox considering Micheal is the only band member whos face and body you can easily see and isnt really fit like the other ones. --ScythedRunner 04:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Also I'm pretty sure that's Scott McCaughey on bass in the picture, not Mike Mills. Molerat 16:25, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: New Picture

message: Several users have posted a link to this page's entry on a site called Wikilyrics: http://pcking.ca/wikilyrics/index.php/Category:REM . The page has 50 articles of R.E.M. song lyrics but Hapsiainen and Pyrop have deleted the link saying that it does not have enough content. Personally, I think the link should be allowed. Wikilyrics appears to be a growing wiki and the open-source/no-ad style of the site is something the other R.E.M. lyrics pages can't boast. What do other people think?
: Wikipedia's job isn't to link to the best wiki-sources out there, it's to link to the best sources period. We already have comprehensive lyrics sites linked to, so we don't need Wikilyrics further cluttering up the page. Philthecow 00:58, May 9, 2005 (UTC)
:The Wikiyrics Artice is now almost comprehensive and now contains 114 pages of song lyrics. I agree that the  Wikilyrics link should be reinstated. Kafuffle 22:59, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikilyrics Link 

message: Just stumbled across this article... what fact is disputed here? The  tag should only be used when there are specific facts which some users dispute. If there's an NPOV dispute it's not obvious - is this the one from November? If nobody is making an effort to resolve problems with this article, the tag should simply be removed. Rhobite 05:51, May 17, 2005 (UTC)
Not knowing what is disputed, the only clue being from November, I've fixed up the POV I could find and made small enhancements to the article. I'm removing the accuracy dispute tag. If you put it back, please clearly make a list of the facts you disagree with in the article. I guess I don't understand the fuss here, this article is very well-written and mostly free of neutrality problems. The only thing that worries me is the speculation about the next album, this needs to be cited or removed. Rhobite 21:14, May 17, 2005 (UTC)
:Isn't it the record sales? It is discussed above. And there wasn't POV template in the article, it was an accuracy template instead. -Hapsiainen 00:09, May 18, 2005 (UTC)
::From what you said above it sounded like there was a POV dispute, sorry. You're right, the album sales figures appear to be inaccurate. Instead of placing an accuracy tag on the article it would be better to remove them until they can be verified. I hid the album sales, and listed the discography by itself. Rhobite 00:30, May 18, 2005 (UTC)
Why is Chronic Town not listed as their first release?  Why is it barely mentioned anywhere in this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.75.93.110 (talk • contribs) 18:10, 22 June 2006
:1) It's not an album, so it's not listed under "studio albums".  It's an EP.
:2) The first paragraph under "The IRS Years" is about Chronic Town.
:I suspect that you misread the article.  "Radio Free Europe" was recorded and released as a single before Chronic Town and then re-recorded for Murmur.  The 1983 single and video were for the Murmur version; the original single version appears on Eponymous.  -- ChrisB 18:43, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Accuracy dispute? 

message: Article says:
This is the first record to feature their full-time replacement of Bill Berry - Bill Rieflin. It may give you an idea that Bill Rieflin is now the member of R.E.M. which he is not. He is a session and tour drummer just like Joey Waronker was. --Tbonefin 12:02, 17 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  New drummer