Talk:Theory of a Deadman

message: Has any organization (record labels, fan sites) criticized the band for only have one topic in literally all of their songs: relationship problems? I liked their sound so I bought their two albums, and after listening to them all the way through it occurred to me that the only topic of all of their songs is about breaking up with a girl, missing a girl, or being with a girl then the relationship not working out.
Surely some other news-type source has noticed this?
Anyway, if there is a source maybe that should be added--24.206.64.240 08:59, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's done.. three times already by IP's.. So: It's in, don't need to be added anymore, thank you IP's! --J-PG ¬_¬ 20:02, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

text: I believe that it's officially 'Hard Rock'. Ad@maniac 12:00, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This article is horrible written, and is in much need of grammatical improvement.  I'd do it myself, but I really can't stand the band.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.139.0.75 (talk) 00:06, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Horribly Written

message: Why isn't there any information about him on this page, you know TOAD along with Usher helped with his fame.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.88.253.147 (talk) 20:44, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: No, in fact, I don't know. Come up with some sources or stop adding Bieber to ToaD's and Nickelback's templates, thank you. ×××BrightBlackHeaven(talk)××× 20:48, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Justin Bieber 

message: The link leads to an album by a different band. Leads to an album by the British band Failsafe. 76.253.50.241 (talk) 21:50, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Truth Is... 

message: First Wikipedia "contribution" so I hope this is the right place. I noticed their first self-titled album was missing from the studio albums section but I'm too nervous to try and add it back in without messing everything up. This revision comparison link shows the revision that removed it.
Thanks!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Talonarc (talk • contribs) 20:34, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing Album 

message: It's come up a couple places, so I figured I should start up a discussion on it. Since 2001, the band has been called "Theory of a Deadman". However, with their 2017 album, they've used just "Theory" on their album cover and their social media accounts. While this is worth mentioning, I do not believe it warrants a change in article title due to a number of factors.
# Per WP:COMMONNAME, we go by the most commonly used name for a subject. With it being their name for 17 years, and still being used heavily currently too. (See point #3.)
# Per WP:NATDIS - we prefer to use article titles without disambiguation. If we use "Theory of a Deadman", we can have an article right at that location. If we go with "Theory", we need to use "Theory (band)" since Theory is obviously already an article. Its preferred to avoid the "(band)" type stuff if there's a reasonable and valid alternative.
# "Theory of a Deadman" is still heavily used. At Billboard - the official source for tracking sales and charting in the US, still uses "Theory of a Deadman" for the database entry, and all of the band's releases, old and new. Additionally, retailers still use "Theory of a Deadman" for the band and their new album too.
:All in all, this seems more like just a shortening of their name that a full rename. (Think something like Stone Temple Pilots and STP, for example.) Definitely worth mentioning, and okay to use in the article, but not for renaming the article entirely. Sergecross73 msg me 13:09, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I strongly support Sergecross73's opinion per the reasons mentioned. Moving the page may cause confusion to people who are unfamiliar with the band and/or new fans looking for more information. As indicated above, there are 17 years worth of sources that mention the band by their original name in addition to the fact that current interviews, charts, and concert promotions are still using "Theory of a Deadman" as opposed to "Theory" on an international level. The name abbreviation has been mentioned in the article and is notated in the infobox, but if someone feels that the information should be revised and/or expanded, please do so! — Miss Sarita 17:16, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article title - "Theory of a Deadman" or "Theory"