Talk:Telegraph Road (song)

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The web presence http://knopfler.net seems to be down as I write this (2009-04-17). I don't know whether just temporarily or forever. Does anyone know more about it?

There's still a reference link pointing to http://www.knopfler.net/telegraph.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.43.213.203 (talk) 23:01, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

NPOV?
I added this section, yet confess to not being entirely happy with it:

"...yet has remained well-regarded over the years by many fans of the band."

I feel that something should be said to justify its inclusion - I don't believe it was a hit (from what I know), yet I know it's still fairly famous as Dire Straits songs go (Mark Knopfler is known to still play it at his gigs). --unsigned comment by User:Andrew Spinner 05:37, June 6 2006 (UTC)

Well, it appeared on two of the three "best of" collections (one more than "radio" songs such as Skateaway and Lady Writer) and fan reviews (including mine) often cite it as their favorite song. Is that "Well-regarded by fans"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.13.71.166 (talk) 05:57, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Great Song.--The opinionist (talk) 22:16, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Inconsistent to not have Telegraph Road as a separate reference
Wikipedia is not applying a consistent policy in respect to articles about individual songs.

For example, Tina Turner's song "Private Dancer" has a separate page on Wikipedia, but Wikipedia puts in a redirect to a generic page instead of having a page discussing one of the most important tracks on one of the most important albums that Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits had released.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Dancer_(Tina_Turner_song)

By the way, the website for Mark Knopfler is here: https://www.markknopfler.com/

2406:E001:501D:D001:5CA:EFA0:C084:AFBF (talk) 10:32, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Where is the inconsistency? You are trying to compare an album track with a single that was a top twenty hit in nine different countries... "Private Dancer" is clearly far more notable as a song. You need to provide evidence that the song is as important as you say, otherwise it's just your personal opinion. Richard3120 (talk) 14:15, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Here is the inconsistency. I had bowed out of the discussion because I could not really keep up with it and didn't have enough strength to rewrite the article. But I've just discovered the existence of this article:
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_per_Cent_for_Nothing
 * So, Yes' shortest track ever, basically a throwaway piece, never played on the radio or released as a single, not played live for decades, not referred to much on its own either... can have such a long (and well-sourced, mind) article, but a bonafide classic like Telegraph Road, the longest track Knopfler ever wrote and one of the mainstays in his musical career, keeps getting redirected. I just find it utterly bizarre. Jules TH 16 (talk) 21:28, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
 * You guys seem to be laboring under the assumption that a single person makes all the decisions on which subjects receive standalone articles on Wikipedia. That's not the case; Wikipedia is free for everyone to edit. Even when a reasoned community decision is made to keep or redirect an article, a single editor with no admin privileges can undo that keep or redirect. They don't even need to provide a reason for their action unless another editor objects. Thus, WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is a pointless line of discussion. Martin IIIa (talk) 03:32, 1 May 2024 (UTC)