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Mustaine's Sexual Experiences?[edit]

I'm confused here. Since when did The Mechanix pertain to Dave Mustaine? I've made a change to the article saying that the lyrics refer to a horny gas station attendant. If you listen carefully, the attendant is "singing" the song and saying that the person, presumably a lady, is a "burner, yeah, a real motorcar." Another reference to sexual implications is the last stanza of the refrain:

Made my engine crank
Made my pistons bulge
Made my ball-bearings melt from the heat

Sigmund1989 ^{Talk to Me} 11:04 A.M., 1 May 2007 (PDT)

Fair use rationale for Image:Combat KIMB.jpg[edit]

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Fair use rationale for Image:Image-Nolifetillleather.jpg[edit]

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BetacommandBot 22:57, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Youtube reference[edit]

On 4 February 2008, Durova (talk · contribs) removed the external Youtube link that supported the statement,

Later, after leaving Metallica to form Megadeth, Mustaine would sometimes perform the song in concert, differentiating between "their way" and "our way" of playing the song.

without comment. I have added this link back. I feel it is an excellent citation; Mustaine clearly says those exact words at the beginning of the clip. Noca2plus (talk) 23:02, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We cannot use this citation. Simply because the YouTube video was not uploaded by Megadeth or anything affiliated with the group, it was uploaded by a regular user, making it a a copyright violation; if it were linked to from Wikipedia, it would constiute a copyright violation.Jonah Ray Cobbs 01:13, 21 December 2009 (UTC)JRC3 —Preceding unsigned comment added by JRC3 (talk • contribs)

Don't need citation[edit]

"When Mustaine was kicked out, Metallica changed the lyrics, added a small bridge section, and retitled the song "The Four Horsemen" but still gave Mustaine credit for the song, although he asked them not to use his material.[citation needed] "

In the re-release of "Killing is My Business.. and Busness is Good!", Mustaine clearly states that he did not want Metallica to use his material for their "Kill 'em All" album. Look it up in the album booklet.JackorKnave (talk) 20:03, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking interest in this page Jackor. It could use some TLC! I put the {{cn}} tag on that sentence to try to get someone to list, in the reference section, where that idea came from. It sounds like that person might be you! The reason a citation is needed is because verifiability is Wikipedia policy (see WP:V and WP:CITE). I only have the original release of that album, so I haven't read the liner notes you're talking about. Also, I've never cited liner notes from an album before, so I'm not exactly sure of the format. I looked through WP:CITET but didn't find a template. I'm sure you can copy the format from some other music articles. I'm going to put the {{cn}} tag back in for now. Yank it when you're done. Noca2plus (talk) 23:02, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Same Info[edit]

I read this page tonight and it blagged my mind. It reads as if someone has just copy and pasted the same paragraph of information 4 times over, is this necessary? Panzer16 (talk) 23:40, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Necessary? No. It'd be great if you took the time to improve it! Noca2plus (talk) 00:45, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

THE Mechanix?[edit]

Why is this called The Mechanix, the song title is just Mechanix, with no The attached —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.150.236.209 (talk) 13:22, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ongoing reverts[edit]

BoxxyBoy, please comment here regarding the back and forth edits on the article. I'll leave a message on the IP's talk page about it. David O. Johnson (talk) 21:59, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This unregistered user has been constantly vandalizing anything to do with Mechanix. It's getting quite annoying. What's funny is that they said I was a vandal and could be blocked from editing, when clearly they are in the wrong! Could we please get a moderator involved and get this person blocked from editing? BoxxyBoy (talk) 22:02, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have dealt with that IP before when they had edit warred on the articles Psychotic Supper and Edison's Medicine, regarding a source which was in fact an image, which was not reliable. They argued and said that the reverts were omitting information, but they were refusing to listen to the fact that the source they were using was not reliable, and was inconsistent. HorrorLover555 (talk) 22:09, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have checked out their talk page and saw that they have been involved in numerous edit wars. This is getting quite annoying. BoxxyBoy (talk) 22:12, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I fail to see how they are “vandalising” the page when it’s true it’s a Metallica song originally released by Metallica in 1982 and later covered by Megadeth in 1985. You keep ignoring that very important piece of info for some reason. 85.255.233.156 (talk) 12:54, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Then they need to discuss on the talk page regarding their edits. No one on Wikipedia, not even an IP, gets to say "my way only" as they do not own the article. If they want their edits included, then they need to come to a consensus on the talk page, in which they need to present the edit they want changed and then wait until there is others that can work on an agreement to include their edits. HorrorLover555 (talk) 13:01, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is not a "cover". If it is to be listed as a cover, then it should be credited to the band Panic. This would also mean songs like Sunday Morning, Secret, Ragdoll and Not Coming Home by Maroon 5 would need to be listed as Kara's Flowers covers, due to the band recording demos of the song, and Set the World Afire would need to be listed as a Fallen Angels cover. BoxxyBoy (talk) 18:40, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]