Talk:Lita Ford/Archive 1

Factual errors.
This page is one of the most inaccurate Wikipedia pages I've ever seen. First off, by looking on the searchable database of Gold and Platinum albums at riaa.com, I see that Lita has only one Platinum album (Lita), and it isn't multi-platinum. Her other albums didn't even achieve Gold status and didn't gain much attention. She did have two certified singles off that album. Her albums Stilletto and Dangerous Curves was released on RCA, not Spitfire. That label later reissued the albums, since RCA no longer was interested in keeping them in print. Spitfire Records didn't even exist in 1991. The label is largely home to once popular artists and newer artists.

Also, a brief section on the Runaways should be included on this page.

Plagiarism.
AllMusic.com should at least be cited as a reference, since some of the wording is lifted verbatim from the site. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll -- Kevin Browning 08:34, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

WHO THE HELL VANDILIZED THIS PAGE? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.22.24.154 (talk) 18:31, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

people r really making up her discography now b4 it was fake but questionable i mean it was funny but now its just kinda annoying but the titles r funny so w/e

I will clean up this page
Anyone have any useful sources? I've checked the RIAA site which will give her certified albums in the USA but other than that no idea what to do. (The Elfoid (talk) 18:55, 3 January 2008 (UTC))

those links at the top of the table WERE correct but idk if they r now yeah she only came out w/ 6 studio albums. lita is platinum. and she only had 4 charting singles so yeah its def not right now. ha —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.175.138.207 (talk) 01:58, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism?
The chart positions and certifications are constantly being changed by some anonymous users (actually it seems to be always the same person with a dynamic IP address). Someone please check those numbers as they look inconsistent. --Calavera (talk) 01:53, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Grammar and sentence structure!!
Has anyone noticed that there are many sentence fragments starting with "And", as well as use of very informal or loosely put-together language? Maybe even some excessively short sentences? Examples:

"Ford toured a lot..."

"With Sharon Osbourne as her manager, and again produced by herself...."

"Her first two releases were hard rock and loud. And Ford did not look like a pop star. With this album she had a so called popish look and was pop rock instead of hard rock. And was also half naked in the videos of Kiss Me Deadly and Falling In and Out of Love. She also did stripper like dances, unlike her first two albums. Many fans called her a sell-out, but many people liked the new sound and look."

The rest of the biography section is less than stellar in writing quality. I would edit it, except due to already-existing complaints of lack of factuality, I don't see the value in using elegant phrasing to present false information. I also lack the time and dedication to do the necessary research. So the least I can do is complain about the problem. :)

New picture
I uploaded a new picture to Commons that I found on Flickr, here it is: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lita_Ford.jpg. --KEN (talk) 19:07, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Personal life
I added a reference to her mid-'80s engagement to Tony Iommi.--Locutus1966 (talk) 02:37, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

And undid the deletion. Check rock magazine stories from the time period 1985-1986. Why the delete?--Locutus1966 (talk) 21:43, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Some twat keeps removing factual, sourced information about her past personal life. Knock it off.--Locutus1966 (talk) 06:06, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Said twat keeps doing so.--Locutus1966 (talk) 22:38, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Said twat did it again; do you think you're some sort of bright arse by doing this and not signing yourself?Locutus1966 (talk) 05:49, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Lita ford isn't dead
http://www.metaltalk.net/news/2010925.php

The story was fake, please stop editing the page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.186.208.3 (talk) 22:26, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

her name is wrong
on sep 10 of 2011 i met lita in poirson and she sead she saw this page on her and told me and the hole shop she was born lita forn not Carmlita and that she wanted this changed i tryed to do so but i guess i did it wron or somthing but trust me you can ask the people at nothing but skulls in las vegasa NV the owners were there and know her her name was lita form birth.Shadowolf71 (talk) 00:08, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Awards
What is the problem with her awards section? The citation is accurate. There is no reason to continuously remove it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xffactor (talk • contribs) 15:29, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The problem is simple: Wikipedia has a policy of verifiability, which means that editors are required to cite a reliable source which can verify the information you are adding. Your source in this instance made absolutely no mention of Lita Ford's awards. Improperly sourced material can be reverted immediately and without discussion. ChakaKongtalk 16:31, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Nationality in the lede
Are there any sources for nationality/citizenship? She moved her when she was 4 and not notable, so we usually go with the nationality that she held when she became notable. Either way, this could be written better and more clearly. Thank you, --Malerooster (talk) 17:10, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Please see WP:OPENPARA about country of birth. --Malerooster (talk) 17:14, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I concur. As I see it, Lita Ford was American when she became notable. The most current and relevant nationality gets the mention in the opening sentence. And even though there is such a thing as two or more simultaneous citizenships, it would become a hassle to have more than two nationalities in the lead sentence. Classicalfan626 (talk) 14:19, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Lita Ford discography
 Support split -Discography section takes up approximately one third of the page, and should be split to a new article entitled Lita Ford discography. --Jax 0677 (talk) 17:12, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Lita Ford birth name
Her birth name is Carmelita Rossana Ford and Lita is her nickname. Here is proof:

http://www.biography.com/people/lita-ford-17169494#synopsis — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.179.143.159 (talk) 18:21, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

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