Talk:Stan Polley

message: It might be best to start quoting sources, including page numbers if the Mantoniva (sp.?) book is used - not that I'd advocate using him as gospel; other sources ought ideally to be introduced. --kingboyk 16:16, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Will do. Unfortunately, most of my Wiki time is at my office, where I do not have access to my files (and Matovina's book). Although I do not advocate using Matovina's book as gospel either, I have confidence in its facts as the author is a stickler about accuracy; plus, I conducted many of its interviews, transcribed, edited, and read the legal papers and contracts cited in the book. Instead of relying on third-hand sources for info, Matovina went straight to the sources themselves in most instances. ZincOrbie 18:13, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: As this article was nominated for deletion, I am prepared to rework it so it will better meet WP standards. However, I also do not wish to spend any lengthy time doing this if it is ultimately deemed unworthy due to the subject. I will wait and see how the nomination process unfolds before I attempt a rewrite.-- ZincOrbie (talk) 23:53, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Complete rework of the article 

message: I changed the line that discussed Pete Ham's suicide.  It previously read, "...[Ham] blamed Polley for his death."  I changed it to, "...[Ham] indirectly blamed Polley for his death," because Ham's suicide note had as the only reference to Polley a post-script that read, "Stan Polley is a soul-less bastard. I will take him with me."  Although people with background knowledge of the Badfinger-Polley drama can make inferences, and the fact that Polley is the only other person referenced besides Ham's girlfriend and unborn child certainly adds context to the note, the actual text of the suicide note does not clearly state why Ham thought what he did of Polley; nor does it directly state what bearing Ham's relationship with Polley had on his decision to commit suicide.  Srajan01 (talk) 06:10, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone trimmed off half of the article which included your edit. I restored it. Hopefully it will remain. -- ZincOrbie (talk) 22:14, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

text: Yes, please keep this article if for no other reason than to have a link from the Badfinger site and expand even a little bit on what a creep this guy is. If you appreciate Badfinger even a little you can imagine what was taken from the music world when Pete Ham committed suicide. Emmetlang (talk) 05:06, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changed "..blamed Polley for his death" to "...indirectly blamed Polley for his death." 

message: At some point, someone added the "citation needed" tag for Polley's death date. I find this strange since I've never seen such a thing on any other article of a deceased person. At any rate, Polley's death date can be found in the United States Social Security Records database online. ZincOrbie (talk) 00:22, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it's normal to provide sources for all dates, if available, whether the subject is alive or not? i.e. birth, marriage and death. If you know where that record is, online, I think it would be useful to add it. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:18, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death citation 

message: Is there any source for the connection between Polley and The Wigs? Nothing seems to be mentioned in the Dan Matovina book. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:51, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[The Wigs]]