User talk:Koncorde/Archives/2020/October

A request

FBI, DOJ agree Hunter Biden emails were not Russia disinformation https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-doj-agree-hunter-biden-225219943.html

Please stop posting disinformation.208.88.4.211 (talk) 01:00, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

They may be right. When it is investigated I am sure it will all be cleared up - but that doesn't change the position of Giuliani or Derkash, or the suspect provenance of the laptop, and even if true the evidence so far provided does not back up the Trump narrative of Joe Biden quashing a prosecution that wasn't happening under a corrupt prosecutor. Koncorde (talk) 01:19, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

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Ok what's wrong with you now ? I merely revert back to GiantSnowman edit before you step in ? You don't want a discussion now ? AnfusMacintosh (talk) 16:37, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

You are a banned user. This account will also be banned. You do not conduct yourself in a way that shows any inclination to build an encyclopedia. Koncorde (talk) 16:38, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

What do you know, I was right. Koncorde (talk) 16:54, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Is this allowed?

Hiya, thanks again for bringing the controversy section to my attention. I honestly wasn't aware of it before as I've only been seeing 'controversy' sections in some BLPs, so I'm glad you opened the discussion. On a different topic, I noticed a new editor just added information about this subject's son. Tried to look on What Wikipedia is not, so please correct me I'm wrong, and I couldn't seem to find a more relevant guide, but it seems to be out of scope? If anything, shouldn't this be included on the son's Wiki (if he himself is notable), and not on this father's? Appreciate your insight, thanks again. --Infogapp1 (talk) 21:12, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Special Barnstar

Many thanks for all the guidance, very much appreciated. In particular, I appreciate your thorough and thoughtful insights in explaining the guidelines, as well as for adding them on my sandbox for easy reference. You make Wiki a much better place - not only with your edits, but for the camaraderie you help build with your constructive efforts to enlighten and improve the community altogether. Many thanks! Infogapp1 (talk) 11:06, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Musical instruments

Hello,

I saw you asking questions at Wikiproject musical instruments, and I don’t know how many are participating directly in the project these days, although I know at least a few of those that created the early musical instrument articles are still around. I have been working on the backlog of unassessed articles, and writing and improving where I can. I’m not sure if notability has been as well looked at in many of the articles. I know in the past there were heated exchanges between editors no longer editing.

My impression is a that there are a lot of geek articles, laden with techspeak and "fancrud", especially with guitar and electronic music. Many articles use manufacturer websites or brochures for a lot of the info.

I, myself, have realized I follow another trend, searching stacks of books for info, but inevitably finding what I need online. The problem for me, and I’m guessing for most, is that 1) subjects are often overlooked in mainstream resources (what source is likely to focus on a specific electronic instrument in depth?)

2)many subjects are foreign/ethnic and English sources are few or extremely old (and foreign language sources tend to be blogs or, if lucky, educated researchers or museums webpages.

I guess I think that noteability in Wikipedia's standard has been something that has been struggled with by editor-writers just trying to find ANY information they consider reliable. I'm not sure people exist on Wikiproject musical instruments that have special knowledge of noteability or standards written somewhere. I hope I'm wrong and can find one of them to educate me.

I would propose a standard for musical instrument notability...at least a decade in existance for manufacturers (to cut down on desperate promtion). Articles should say what an instrument/invention is & does, what cultural niche uses it, and (if it was made since the 1850s) why it was a significant invention.

I believe in the standard of good refs, but cannot say I've been successful: my most recent struggle.

If you know anyone who wants to help me clean up musical instrument articles, please sends then my way.Jacqke (talk) 02:31, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) jacqke I occasionally pop into WikiProject Musical Instruments, but my main focus is on classic electromechanical keyboards and synthesizers. I have a good selection of book sources to use for those articles, but obviously they don't cover instruments outside of that genre. Travis & Emery in London is a good shop for buying music books, as is Foyles on Charing Cross Road; alternatively most local libraries will be able to point you in the direction of some suitable sources. Antandrus and Gerda Arendt regularly work on classical and world music articles, so they may be able to give further advice. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:28, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

reliable source for Bobulinski donations

They were mentioned at https://heavy.com/news/tony-bobulinski/ sorry I will cite that as well when I restore the info to the draft. WakandaQT (talk) 02:26, 30 October 2020 (UTC)