Talk:Gareth Gates

message: I thought Gareth Gates was a supporter of Leeds United--Victoria Eleanor 15:39, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Leeds United supporter

message: Why have all the pictures been removed as unlicensed when they are still there for many other artists (see for example Emma Bunton, Will Youngs discography etc)?
:The uploader probably forgot to tag the images with the correct licences and fair-use rationales. Album covers can be uploaded again, and with the correct information, they should be kept. — AnemoneProjectors (talk) 10:36, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Pictures

message: Would the person who is keen to list all the playground level gossip please try to remember that Wikipedia is not a gossip website, but is intended to be an online encyclopedia.  Please try to keep additions relevant, and note that tabloid reporting of hearsay is not a quality, verifiable source. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 90.240.131.19 (talk) 21:36, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Pointless, playground level gossip

message: Please stop reverting each other's edits. If you continue and are in violation of the three revert rule, you may be blocked from editing and the page may be protected. — AnemoneProjectors (talk) 15:02, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit warring

message: There is absolutely nothing wrong with stating that Gates' third album has been a commercial failure. There is nothing wrong with stating it BECAUSE IT IS TRUE. Despite all the hype and press attention, the album failed to make the UK top 20, as did the second single from it (the first failed to make the top 10). Should the album ever start selling, then you would be justified in changing this information on the main page - but as it stands, the album has not sold well at all and you simply have to accept it. Please note that Wikipedia is NOT a Gareth Gates fan page. It is an online encyclopedia that has to offer a balanced view, and that often means stating the bad along with the good.
:: Yes,this is Wikipedia, so should include facts only.  It is no more an anti-fan site any more than a fan site.  The definition of a hit single or album in the UK is top 75, so it isn't even factually correct to label the album as such.  As an editor, you may judge it a commercial failure, but it is not your business to impose that onto other readers.  The chart positions should be included, but readers can decide for themsleves whether or not it is a success.  62.136.181.236 06:59, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  That is absolute rubbish. The chart positions themselves are secondary to the amount of copies sold, and this is dictated by a number of things including how long an album stays in the album chart. Gates' third album only entered the album chart at #23 and then fell to #66 the week after? This would indicate low sales and would constitute a flop. But if chart positions are so important to you, then please bear in mind he was dropped by BMG after his second album failed to make the top ten. 212.139.110.118 07:48, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh God yes, of course the new album has flopped. There is absolutely no doubt about it, but I think Gareth fans are just having a hard time accepting it. I imagine Universal will pull out all the stops to hype the next single as high in the singles chart as possible in the hopes that it will generate some interest in the album. However, unless the album turns around and hits the top ten I think Gareth will be dropped again. Also, just because an album makes the top 75, that does NOT mean it was a hit. That is just BPI/Guinness Book propaganda. Like the previous posting said, it's about the number of copies sold rather than the chart position it achieves. But for an album to fail to make the top 20 and then virtually disappear the week after, it means weak sales - pure and simple. 80.47.165.48 08:05, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

text:  Then I suggest they grow up and stop acting like one. Like one of the above posts said - this is Wikipedia, NOT a Gareth Gates fan page. 80.47.160.200 06:42, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: 2007 career

message: As I said in January, please stop reverting each other's edits. If you continue and are in violation of the three revert rule, you may be blocked from editing and the page may be protected. Please use the talk page to discuss the issue instead of making further reverts. — AnemoneProjectors (zomg!) 16:32, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have now semi-protected the page as reverting has continued. — AnemoneProjectors (zomg!) 08:38, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  As you can see, the TALK page has been used to try to resolve the matter, but there are immature Gareth Gates fans who are trying to block relevant facts from being placed on the page because they cannot handle the truth that his latest album has not done very well. 79.73.83.222 12:21, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well I had to do something to stop the edit war as obviously discussion didn't work. — AnemoneProjectors (zomg!) 12:30, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit warring part two 

message: I have clarified the certification amounts for gold/platinum records in various other countries as it was somewhat misleading. For an album to achieve platinum status in the UK it has to have sold 300,000 copies. However, for platinum status in Taiwan it only need sell 20,000 copies. A massive difference. Furthermore, the sales info used on this page does not seem to have any sources where the information can be verified. If there are going to be sales fact and figures on the page, it is necessary to add a link to a reputable and impartial source (i.e. - not a Gareth Gates fan website). If the sources for the information cannot be provided, then the information should be removed. MassassiUK 01:35, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: International sales info

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Gareth Gates.jpg

message: If you lock a page make sure it's at least spelled correctly.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.5.12.208 (talk) 11:54, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Liaison

message: This needs a citation.  According to this article, Gate's debut album "What My Heart Wants to Say" achieved first week sales of over 100,000 - I am dubious about this because the album that held it of #1, "A New Day At Midnight" by David Gray, only sold 15,000 copies in its first week according to the David Gray wikipedia article. Should this in fact be 10, rather than 100, thousand?  Or is the David Gray article wrong? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.63.116.72 (talk) 14:49, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: David Gray article is clearly wrong. 15,000 for a No.1 album? Most likely it's 150,000 - both very impressive figures though.--Tuzapicabit (talk) 23:21, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: First week sales of debut album

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