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The reason we can't accept those edits on ABBA is because of this... Have a read, then come back and see if you can help the article without using them, thanks! HawkerTyphoon 14:04, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Regarding the ABBA article again: People are getting uppity about each other, and I'm stepping in to see what I can do. I wondered if you wouldn't mind a few editing tips?

Most of your edits, especially this one are very good, and I commend you on them! However, for edits like this, we need proof that they're characterised by that sort of sound - proof which I'm afraid is impossible to find. That ABBA are 'characterised by an uplifting but melancholy sound' is an opinion, as much as it's probably true, and impossible to prove. This is why your edits keep getting reverted. Sorry! HawkerTyphoon 16:23, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

This is your last warning.
The next time you violate Wikipedia's NPOV rule by inserting commentary or your personal analysis into an article, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.

HawkerTyphoon 09:56, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Anyone can use warning templates, but there are strict rules regarding their use. The fact is that irregardless of how much you know about ABBA, or what company you work for, Wikipedia has a strict policy on 'neutral point of view', and another fundamental tenet of Wikipedia is community concensus. The current concensus is that your edits don't belong in the article. The accepted thing to do is to take your arguement to the talk page, and if it's still rejected, there isn't much you can do, except perhaps file an official Request for Comment, whereother editors will comment on the dispute. After that there are several more levels, but right now, take it to the talk page, and if that fails, file an RFC using the link above. If you want my personal advice, I'd help out with a few other projects aside from the ABBA article - it helps your case lots if you're seen to be 'moving on', rather than anything else. If you need any help with anything else, feel free to message me, or put {{helpme}} on your talk page, and a much more experienced editor will be along to help. HawkerTyphoon 08:45, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Edits regarding Ice Cream

Do you have any sources for the claims that you put in there? Thanks. JoshuaZ 23:08, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Dave, you need to read WP:RS and WP:OR. Wikipedia requires that all information come from verifiable, reliable sources with no original research. Calling up a store is unfortunately original research and so cannot be included under that basis. If you could, for example find a newspaper or other source which made the claim then we could put it in. JoshuaZ 23:35, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Inquiry on my talk page.

The references for the ice cream claim you gave might be a start. I'll try to track down some of the claimed quotes on that webpage, especially the New York Times one which would probably do a large part of the sourcing. I would still strongly suggest you read WP:RS,WP:V and WP:OR - it is possible in fact that your experience as a reporter is slightly hindering things, since we have much stricter rules on Wikipedia about what is acceptable sourcing and conclusions. Finally, in regard to ABBA, I've only skimmed that matter and knowing almost nothing about the situation or the band I can't reasonably comment beyond to say that it seems hard for me to see how "uplifting but melancholy sound" would be NPOV since they are inherently very subjective terms. If you were able to find a critic or set of major music critics who used that or a very similar description you could cite them for it and say something like "Music critic X for organization Y had described their music as Z" I hope that helps. JoshuaZ 14:28, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

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Hi! Since you are (or have been) one of the main contributors/maintainers of the Abba article, I'd like to request your opinion on a dispute about the proper handling of sales figures in the article's lead.

The dispute is at Talk:ABBA#Sales and your input would be very much appreciated. --Kmhkmh (talk) 15:53, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

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Please note the details of chart trajectory should not be included in articles according to Wikipedia guidelines WP:CHARTTRAJ as they are considered indiscriminate addition of trivial information. I have removed these edits. Hzh (talk) 12:28, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

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List of songs written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil

"See That Girl" was not a chart hit or otherwise notable, so far as I know - so, it shouldn't really be added to the list. The point of the list is not to include every song they wrote, but only those that made the charts in any version, or had some other reason for notability. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:35, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

"See That Girl" has been a fixture of Righteous Brothers greatest hits packages since their first in 1966. I appreciate that a BM/CW List of Songs is not meant to be comprehensive, but "See That Girl" is, I feel, a notable and relevant track, especially considering BM/CW's track record with the Righteous Brothers: http://www.allmusic.com/song/see-that-girl-mt0005384073 — Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidOPerson (talk • contribs) 22:47, 30 November 2016 (UTC) ‎

If you think it's notable in Wikipedia terms, perhaps you should think about starting an article about it. Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:41, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

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It's clear that a number of Mann-Weil songs - including, for instance, "Make Your Own Kind of Music" - were first recorded by this trio. I'll correct and rationalise the "List...." article, and also try to put together a stub on the group, though there seems to be very little published information available about them.. Do you have any more information? Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:35, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

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Dashes

Please take a look at MOS:DASH. The big em dash does not get spaces on either side. Too many em dashes near each other make the text hard to read. Binksternet (talk) 09:02, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello,

I bow to the rules, and thank you for performing the updates.

I am a professional sub-editor (in the UK), and I love an em dash with spaces on either side. But that's me.

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