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Do you have some problem with cassette tapes as a format and you are removing them in discographies? They were obviously released in the late 90s to early 2000s, for you to completely remove them. The main reason why I only posted discogs links in the edit summary, instead of the article space, was because the other formats such as Cd and digital download didn't have a reference next to them in those discographies. Hotwiki (talk) 15:44, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
As for Discogs being an unreliable. Then how a featured article has a discogs reference for these sections?[1][2] Surely, if discogs is unreliable, you would have deleted every discogs link, a long time ago in that article. Hotwiki (talk) 15:49, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Hotwiki:WP:RSDISCOGS is where it states it is unreliable. It states The content on Discogs is user-generated, and is therefore generally unreliable. There was consensus against deprecating Discogs in a 2019 RfC, as editors noted that, although it should not be cited, external links to the site may be appropriate. So yes, both of those citations should (and will) be removed. livelikemusic(TALK!)16:03, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
And what about cassette tapes for those albums? they obviously exist even before those albums were released for digital download. Hotwiki (talk) 16:06, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Hotwiki: And it has since been fixed. Also, please stop copy/pasting your signature. Please put your actual signature in, as you keep placing "|}" into your posts, and I keep having to remove it. And a vinyl is a phonograph record (which is what's linked), while an LP is an LP record (which is a type of phonograph record). livelikemusic(TALK!)16:18, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I used the instant reply button and I don't know why "|}" were included in my edits in your own talk page, since I didn't even type "|}" in the first place. Must be a scripting issue that I'm not aware of.Hotwiki (talk) 16:29, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, I hope you're well and I hope I'm not breaking any protocol by messaging you here – it's my first time doing anything like this.
Regarding your reversion of a comma I added after "London" in the Cheryl (singer) article: I added it to make "... Barnet, north west London, ...", two locations named in succession, in a manner similar to one of the examples on the MOS:GEOCOMMA page ("... Chattanooga, Tennesse, ...") and which I've seen in other Wikipedia articles.
I have to say the only thing that gave me a brief pause for thought before making that insertion was the "north west" bit, but your comment didn't mention that or the town of Barnet. You instead stated "this is simply London", having emphasised the necessity of "England" for such a comma.
@Frank Thistle: Hi. Thanks for reaching out. I'd be happy to explain. As you exampled at MOS:GEOCOMMA, the correct set up is: He traveled through North Carolina before staying in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the night as "Chattangnooga, Tennessee" is a city followed by state. London itself is the city for which Barnet is located. Had "England" been included and "north west" excluded (ie: The couple were married at a ceremony at Barnet, London, England, on 15 July 2006 the comma would be placed in. And, if I am being completely honest, the sentence structure in the article is a bit askew with the mentioning of "north west London," which was never stated in the cited article. Perhaps the sentence would be better served with some slight re-writing, etc. Hope that helped explain. The content for it's included now is not as... geographically proper as it could/should be. livelikemusic(TALK!)20:36, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi again, thanks for taking the time to answer so swiftly.
Two things you mention (the American example being "city, state," and the less-than-ideal wording of the line in the Cheryl article) were apparent to me when editing. I admit I still feel a tad unsure and it's tempting to elaborate, but perhaps the moment has passed and I see you've now reworded the line. Thanks again for being generous with your time! Frank Thistle (talk) 21:42, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I hope you don't mind me asking you this, but I'm about to start editing again and am slightly apprehensive: given what you've said, is it okay for me to add a comma after "Ireland" in this passage of the Graham Norton article:
"Norton was born Graham William Walker on 4 April 1963, at 48 St Brigid's Road, in Clondalkin, County Dublin, Ireland to ..."
In the actual article, there are two footnote markers immediately after "Ireland", so I was going to just squeeze one comma in between those and "Ireland". Is this okay? It seems like a textbook case to me. Frank Thistle (talk) 22:28, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
