Talk:Royal Artillery Band

Footnotes and other article tags
A Wikipedia article is only as trustworthy as the sources it refers to. Footnotes help readers to check where the information is coming from. For an example, look at John W. Johnston, today's "Featured article" - all the way through the text, there are footnote markers showing which source backs up each sentence or paragraph.

Now look again at Royal Artillery Band. There is a list of sources at the bottom, but nothing in the article to explain which sources backs up which parts of the article. That's why I added the more footnotes tag, and why I am putting it back after it was deleted without explanation.

See Help:Referencing for beginners for the basics of creating footnotes.

I note that the main author,, has removed this and other tags several times already: [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery_Band&diff=540630584&oldid=539358003 February], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery_Band&diff=544667975&oldid=543305056 March], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery_Band&diff=557389266&oldid=555196322 May]. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:39, 12 October 2013 (UTC)


 * And the response is [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Artillery_Band&diff=576869137&oldid=576869083 another removal]. I don't edit war. I am taking this article, and Royal Artillery Mounted Band, off my watchlist. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:30, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I've added it back in again. Hchc2009 (talk) 12:30, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Message from the articles creator
Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:05, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Gråbergs Gråa Sång, for trying to bring some good attention. That linked to a Help-desk request opened, indeed, by this article's creator (FranckLeprince) that is archived at Help desk/Archives/2013 November 7.  Too bad the discussion there was not satisfactory (in my view).  And too bad the editor has pretty the same concerns now (see current January 1, 2015 similar statement at Wikipedia talk:UK Wikipedians' notice board, which brought my attention to this article.  I appreciate FrankLeprince's continuing to try both to improve this article and to raise questions at an appropriate forum.  Seems like some good discussion is needed.  Where though?  What needs to be discussed is both specifics of article development needed, and possibly also feedback to the creator and main editor.  At the UK noticeboard, the first responder seemed to suggest some discussion should be at FranckLeprince's Talk page; I may post there but I will watch here too. -- do  ncr  am  22:31, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Bdr. George Browning, R.A. Band
Bombardier George Browning was the last serpent player of the Royal Artillery Band, circa 1847. This was during 1845-1865 when Corporal William George Collins was Master of the Band.   I believe this is worthy of note, but do not know where to put it in the article. Tjlynnjr (talk) 07:23, 13 June 2014 (UTC).
 * Could it go in the development section? Timewise, that would seem to work. Hchc2009 (talk) 07:46, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Not a source, but interesting
The Bandmaster of Bonnie Blink http://e-shootershill.co.uk/bonnie-blink/ Retrieved: 13 June 2014. It appears well researched. Tjlynnjr (talk) 08:15, 13 June 2014 (UTC).

Eton Boating Song
You say: The Eton Boating Song is not connected to the famous British public school... But the wiki page on the Eton Boating Song says it’s ‘the best known of the school songs associated with Eton College that are sung at the end of year concert and on other important occasions.’ Valetude (talk) 13:43, 20 April 2018 (UTC)