Talk:The Chainsmokers/Archive 1

Small Grammar Suggestion
"The Chainsmokers" is a name of the group. Even though there are multiple people in the group, MLA rules suggest that a "collective noun" or group name should be handled as a singular subject rather than a plural. It sounds colloquially appropriate to say "The Chainsmokers are an America DJ and production trio..." as the intro states, but formal English suggests that it should read, "The Chainsmokers is an American DJ and production trio." Should this article reflect the colloquial tone of the user or the formal tone of an encyclopedia entry? If it is decided that "The Chainsmokers" is indeed a collective noun and needs to have singular verbs, there will be a huge amount of changes to this article. Thank you for your thoughts on this small question! See the following link to Purdue Owl's guide to grammar. I am specifically referencing rule number 10 on this link: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/subject_verb_agreement.html Tailcomet2 (talk) 23:32, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Erase
User Caden undid a revision with this edit, which was removing the false info that "Erase" was a single release from Chopra. The associated link does not state anything like that. The user reverted it saying common sense says that, but I would very much like to know his reasons per Wiki policies. — Indian: BIO · [ ChitChat  ] 16:06, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * The information is not false. "Erase" is the song which was released by her as her first single. It's common sense to say so.  Caden  cool  16:14, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Oops my mistake. I confused it with the song "In My City". Sorry about that.  Caden  cool  16:17, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Well at present it seems like the knowledge is being presented by you, especially the fact that it was her first single, when "In My City" is the song being presented as so. Where is your source for this I would very much like to know. And please don't say common sense. Would you accept if I come here and say "Song xxxx sold gazillions of copies" without having a source for it, except common sense? — Indian: BIO · [ ChitChat  ] 16:20, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh I hit save before checking your reply. Its ok buddy. — Indian: BIO · [ ChitChat  ] 16:20, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed
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Neutrality of article disputed; Advertising artists?
A few sentences/points in the article seem to be biased and/or advertising the Chainsmokers themselves by using rather biased language (fans running them to see every chance they get, their shows becoming the most sought after in EDM, etc., these are specified). I would personally attempt to fix this by revising or simply removing the disputed sentences. HandIsNotNookls (talk) 03:28, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Rhett Bixler?
You can do a simple google search and find plenty of articles on The Chainsmokers before 2012 and this guy used to be part of the duo before Andrew came in. Why is he not included in the article anymore? I'm pretty he used to be.

http://thoughtcatalog.com/thought-catalog/2010/08/alex-bixler-chainsmokers-new-york-city-stadiumred-rhett-pall/ http://pmc-mag.com/2011/11/the-chainsmokers/ http://concerts.eventful.com/performers/the-chainsmokers-/P0-001-000288838-6#more-info — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.89.5.247 (talk) 07:40, 7 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Support Bixler is noted as a former member in the [infobox], so his membership should be noted within the article itself. Vwanweb (talk) 17:37, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Birth year
The birth year for Alex Pall is inconsistent in the Intro and Early Life sections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nickenzi (talk • contribs) 16:27, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Singles
It seems that my edit of adding "New York City" as a single keeps getting reverted as it is a non-charting single. This raises two questions from me: 1. Is that really the only criteria for what qualifies as a "single"? No promotion from their label, no music video, it all depends on their chart status? This is the same problem I have with Martin Garrix discography the singles section. 2. If chart positions is the sole criteria for a single, then all of their singles but "#Selfie" and "Roses" should be removed, correct? I am only asking because this is an issue that genuinely bothers me. I would appreciate an answer. --Shoesquashfan5000 (talk) 07:00, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

sebastian bugtrup] han bor i horsens og har en mor der heder beth og far der heder steen han går i 4.b på skolen sct ib skole '¨¨'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.104.154.136 (talk) 16:55, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Separate article
Although their discography appears extensive on the page, they have not released any actual studio albums yet. Therefore, there appears to be little to no reason to keep their discography on the page itself; rather, I would think it smarter to make it a separate page entirely. Benmite (talk) 22:41, 29 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Oppose - The current readable prose size without the discography included in The Chainsmokers article is 2093 B (2.093 kB). Given the length of this article itself, there is no real reason to separate the discography into another article at this time. Even the Adam Levine article (which is longer) has a discography section that isn't split off into Adam Levine discography. Same goes for Andy Grammer. From the amount of reverts that happened when you tried to split this article into The Chainsmokers discography page, there was clearly opposition to your action; you should wait until this split discussion has reached a general consensus before splitting the discography into a separate article. —SomeoneNamedDerek (talk) 21:54, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Meh, this article is rapidly expanding so I'll withdraw my vote. —SomeoneNamedDerek (talk) 01:55, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Oppose per Derek - I greatly appreciate your good faith edits, this article is quite short already. I understand that the discography looks extensive when compared to the rest of the article, but it's mostly due to the undeveloped career section. Blue Adventure (talk) 23:28, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Oppose for now as well and per above comments. The split should have been discussed first. I don't think the discography section alone has enough substantial content just yet.  Ss 112  23:23, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Support I agree that the discography should be kept as a separate article.  Caden  cool  15:33, 4 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 October 2016
Keithfitz (talk) 19:26, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
 * You need to provide the edit that you wish to have added to the page, not just the template. Please provide what you want to change on the page itself, and what you'd like to add or change it to. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:29, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 May 2017
I want to add some new information about The Chainsmokers. Jxrd.n (talk) 02:27, 31 May 2017 (UTC)


 * ❌. That's not how this works. This page is semi-protected for a reason. We can't trust new users like you to make these edits. You tell us what you want changed. We say yes or no. You are not getting any editing privileges.  danny music editor  Speak up! 02:36, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 June 2017
"future bass" should be linked to the Wikipedia article on future bass: "future bass" The future bass article is the same as that referred to in this article, and mentioned The Chainsmokers under its "notable artists" section. ETHJILA (talk) 04:13, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done DRAGON BOOSTER   ★  04:35, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 June 2017
Add Future bass to the genre category. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Followingthousand (talk • contribs) 14:39, 12 June 2017 (UTC)


 * That's not happening until you give us a reliable source, your opinion generally doesn't matter on this type of issue (and most on Wikipedia).  danny music editor  Speak up! 20:05, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 August 2017
Please add a needed apostrophe to the second paragraph under the section "2012: Beginnings." It is needed in the word, domains. It is a contraction for the words, "domain is." Thus the word should be domain's. There are other punctuation problems in the sentence (missing commas, for instance), but this is the most egregious error. This is the paragraph in question:

During an October 2016 television interview, ABC News Nightline reporter Nick Watt asked Pall and Taggart "What's with the (duo's) name?" Alex Pall replied "At the time of conception it was, it was totally just like I was in college. You know I enjoyed smoking weed and you know it was just like such a yeah the domain's open. I don't have to have any like underscores." Drew Taggart added "Uh it's just a name."[17] Misterchimp (talk) 05:10, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This is a quote, which is taken direct from the source. Also, it's perfectly valid to say "the domain is open." jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 06:08, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

Tour section
Is the Tour section really necessary? I don't see it on most similar articles and I'm sure it's inaccurate because The Chainsmokers have gone on tour many times not just the MDNA one. —  The  Magnificentist 13:26, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 September 2017
Alex Pall's father unfortunately passed away when he was 13 years old, but the article says that he is still an art dealer. I believe that piece of information should be included there. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/26/classified/paid-notice-deaths-pall-william-b.html The link is his obituary.

Talia tammaro6 (talk) 19:41, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —  Za  wl  20:02, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: The mention of Pall's parent's jobs was changed to a direct quote from the Billboard magazine interview. This change to the text obviates the need to specify whether Pall's father is dead or alive.  spintendo   20:56, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

Discography
Should "Bouquet (EP)" and "Collage (EP)" be listed in "Discography"? Abelmoschus Esculentus (talk) 10:05, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
 * No, they're EPs! Only studio albums (and sometimes mixtapes) are listed in the discography section in the main article if a discography article is created. Flooded  with them hundreds 18:33, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Small suggestion for "2012: Formation" section
The "2012: Formation" section explains that The Chainsmokers initially consisted of Alex Pall and Rhett Bixler, before being re-formed with the addition of Andrew Taggart. It may be worth mentioning why Rhett Bixler left the group. Personally, I don't know why Rhett Bixler left the group; however, if someone does, this would be a great add!

Jnagle8 (talk) 15:20, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Small Members Section Suggestion
In the Members section, it informs the reader of where Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart are from, but not Matt McGuire. I feel like adding his birthplace would help keep the article consistent. Thank you for considering the suggestion! Pinkpurpleblue155 (talk) 19:17, 6 March 2019 (UTC)