Talk:Mal Evans

message: I have no idea where this photo came from, other than a tag accompanying it saying it is from 1968. It may be licensed, I really don't know. There aren't a lot of photos of Mal Evans out there (except for dark and blurry shots of him standing behind The Beatles).-ZincOrbie 13:58, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo

message: I am working on this at the moment, and hope it will go from Start to B, and then to GA.  ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 18:53, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Start to B

message: I have changed this article to B-Class, as I believe it warrants it. ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 18:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: B-class

message: I know the article looks a little bit less than perfect, but it is getting better - honest... ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 18:34, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Work

message: It is a bit of a mess at the moment, but I am putting in everything (and there's not a lot) about Mal before polishing. Please edit when you can. ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 20:18, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: A mess

message: Hi Andreasegde, good work on the article so far. However, I've noticed that the first paragraph is just sentences copied from other sections - what's your opinion on this repetition? I'm aware this is the first comment on this page from anyone but you, so do I get a bottle of champagne or something? Liamshaw 22:51, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Because everything in the Lead should also be in the article. The Lead is a short summary (in three paragraphs) that gives a reflection of the whole thing. Anything that is in the Lead that is not in the article is frowned upon by the powers that be. You are right though, the Lead should be paraphrased so as to make it more interesting, but I'm just filling in the gaps before polishing. If you want to change it, then please, please do. It would save me doing it, and it would mean that two editors are working on it, which would be most welcome... :) ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 20:23, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Repetition 

message: Mal is now up for GA. ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 12:15, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Added GAnominee at the top of this page. I am not familiar with the GA process so if that's wrong, please correct me. John Cardinal 12:37, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I thank you kindly. ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 11:06, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: GA

message: I have tried as hard as I can to find out more about where Mal went to school and his early life, but have found absolutely nothing. I even sent an e-mail to Bill Harry and received two replies, but he didn't know anything either. I hope this does not affect the article's rating. ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 18:07, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Would probably for Featured Status, not GA. M3tal H3ad 07:34, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Early life

message: What about Epstein ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.169.176.65 (talk) 18:28, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Bugger, you are TOTALLY right. How could I have missed that? I took it from a page about him, but I didn't see the obvious. I thank you very kindly (Mal thanks you as well... :) ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 19:26, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Evans was the first of The Beatles' inner circle to die" 

message: Should the lifespan dates (after name in paragraph 1, and in infobox) be in British "dd mmm yyyy" format? I assume they should, but didn't want to change them because I might be crossing a Wikipedia policy about those specific dates... John Cardinal 23:16, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you think they are wrong then go for it John. (I'm a poet and I don't know it...) ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 06:01, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I did it. Thanks, John (any relation to him? :) ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 16:19, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Whom him? John Cardinal 08:39, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Johnny Winston O'Boogie MBE (returned). It was not "I'm only sleeping", it was "I'm only joking" :) ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 17:26, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Date question

message: the article says that extracts of Evan's diaries have recently been released. It doesn't say the actual date they were released. (Unsigned)
:Look at the reference from "Timesonline". --andreasegde (talk) 17:40, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of diaries 

message: Although the police report specifically mentions a rifle, it seems difficult to see how even a police officer could mistake an air pistol for a rifle!? Unsigned comment by 198.166.255.32.
: Yeh guys there is something weird about this whole cops and the air rifle thing. For a start there is no such thing as a 30.30 air gun. I have never heard of this air rifle bit before.
:"The officers repeatedly told Evans to put down the rifle (which they did not know was an air-rifle) but Evans constantly refused. The police fired six shots, of which four struck Evans". Air-rifles look a lot like normal rifles, and can be just as deadly if they use pressurised gas cannisters. --andreasegde (talk) 17:44, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  His death 

message: Any edit made without a verifiable reference will be deleted, including edits that are slipped into referenced sentences, BTW. --andreasegde (talk) 02:47, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: References

message: First off, nice article, all who worked on it.  But in the "Later life and death" section, the image of the National Portait Gallery is rather strange - it's not even referenced in the text as far I I could tell.  If his portrait is in there, shouldn't it simply be addressed in text, rather than in a caption on an image that doesn't show anything? Huw Powell (talk) 22:47, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I switched the photos around, so all is now clear. The painting of Evans is referenced, but was in the wrong section. Well spotted.--andreasegde (talk) 11:53, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strange image 

message: Bugger, the incident is not mentioned.--andreasegde (talk) 21:56, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It is now.--andreasegde (talk) 10:49, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Imelda Marcos]]

message: The section about Evan's death is inconsistent - was it a rifle he was holding or wasn't it? Article states many times it was - and many times it wasn't! 68.254.169.228 (talk) 15:52, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It has been fixed.--andreasegde (talk) 10:30, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it needs a bit more fixing. The main source cited in that section—the Miles book—says Evans was holding a 30.30. It doesn't say anything about it being an air rifle. It does say the weapon was unloaded. — John Cardinal (talk) 12:31, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Death]]

message: Unless I'm missing something, the citation for "did not receive any royalties and stayed at his £38-a-week pay" is inadequate -- all I can see there is a reference to his pay in 1969, nothing about royalties and nothing about his pay in 1967. 87.115.56.122 (talk) 17:10, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Then look at the articles referenced and correct the page numbers and references. There are 5 pages in the Times article alone. Don't complain, get to work.--andreasegde (talk) 12:37, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sgt. Pepper contribution 

message: Hey, I'm reassessing this article for GA sweeps, where we double-check old GAs and make sure they're good. After reading through this, I don't see any reason why this should not still be a GA, so keep up the good work. Wizardman 03:42, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I thank you.--andreasegde (talk) 12:37, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA reassessment 

message: I find, at the beginning of that section:
"The Beatles' last concert was at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, on 29 August 1966, but Evans continued to run errands for them and to work with them in the studio. After recording Revolver in 1966, McCartney went by himself on holiday to France ..."
The Beatles went their separate ways after their last touring concert.  Then I am confused by the reference to "After recording Revolver"; that album was done earlier in the year (mostly or entirely in spring 1966), and the Beatles went on tours to the Far East and to the U.S., with some people being disappointed that they performed no songs from Revolver (the newest song they ever did while touring was "Paperback Writer", which was then only on a single but was recorded during the Revolver album sessions).
The photo shows Mal Evans and Paul McCartney in moustaches.  I am not aware of the Beatles in moustaches (other than as disguises) until after their touring ended.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.63.16.82 (talk) 16:43, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  questions about chronology in "Kenya and Sgt. Pepper" section 

message: I added this, using IMDb as a reference source. The information on the IMDb website appeared in the "trivia" section which is a compilation of user-provided trivia. By viewing the actual scene from the film, it is clearly Mal carrying the upright bass in the scene.Khandisi (talk) 03:27, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mal Evans in "A Hard Day's Night" 

message: Substituted at 22:53, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

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message: Hi , I was going through this article checking for new wlinks and for refs for the play. Went to add Echo ref and realised you'd just removed. Have added back a minimal mention - OK? JennyOz (talk) 07:02, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem at all.  These kind of mentions always stick out to me like a sore thumb, borderline promotional without reliable third party sources.  Cheers.  The Rambling Man (talk) 07:04, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Play 

message: Because Mal Evans was killed during a law enforcement action, the proper cause of death is legal intervention, a separate classification from homicide.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1447171/161.7.59.24 (talk) 17:31, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Homicide vs Legal Intervention 

message: It says in the article that Mal hit the anvil on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" because of Ringo supposedly not being able to lift the hammer high enough, but this is impossible, because despite not being present for the three days it took to record it prior to the Moog overdub (his name is not even mentioned on the July 9-11 sessions - see here https://www.dmbeatles.com/history.php?year=1969), Geoff Emerick contradicted himself by saying that Ringo didn't have the strength to lift a hammer, which is obviously nonsense, only to say that Mal had no sense of drummer's timing and don't forget, Geoff himself stated in a 1979 interview that he had next to no ability to remember much of his work on The Beatles' sessions at Abbey Road Studios.
27.32.188.134 (talk) 01:42, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Musical contributions 

message: I would willingly make a 1 off contribution from time to time but I definitely do not wish to provide all my personal details. However if you were to provide your banking details I would make an anonymous donation.
I am a retired 77 year old who takes advantage of the numerous on line Pro democracy news media both here in the UK and the USA. And I am deterred from making occasional modest payments as they all adopt the same approach of requesting sensitive data before you can donate. Perhaps you might have a rethink on this and maybe amend your procedures to allow for anonymous contributions. 
Many sincere thanks for your incredible encyclopaedic service. 80.7.25.127 (talk) 09:18, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Monetary donation.