Talk:University of Wisconsin Marching Band

Original research in Instrumentation section
The section contains conclusions about sections of the band. Each rank has OR, per WP:OR policy 2. I can't speak to their technical correctness, but there needs to be citations from reliable sources. A few specific examples:


 * "provide the Band with the base of their powerful and deep sound."


 * "provide the Band's sound a great deal of color with their high note riffs at the end of songs. By far, this is the loudest section in the Band based on a per person basis."


 * "They are the hardest working section in the Band".

-RoyalbroilTalk  Contrib 16:25, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Changed
I changed much of the page to get rid of the opinionated phrases and things copied from the Badger Band website. Any further suggestions would be appreciated. Crayolatwo 00:34, 11 January 2007 (UTC)


 * 1) Your image is up for speedy deletion. Let me know if you need help tagging an image. Essentially you can only upload an image that you took yourself, so don't bother trying to upload someone else's image. You can read more about it here: Uploading images. I always use Creative Commons: ShareAlike Attribution, as it is the most restrictive license that can still be uploaded to Wikipedia.
 * 2) The Instrumentation section describes how each part of the band contributes to the sound. It may be technically right, but it needs a citation for verification from a reliable source, or I will remove it soon. RoyalbroilT : C 04:18, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't have any verification other than the music itself and experience, so I just did away with most of that section. It is probably cleaner now anyway.  Crayolatwo 07:56, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

general comment after quick look
a) REFERENCES!!!!

b) the various probations, suspenions, and stuff should be expaned into a full section.

--Rocksanddirt (talk) 04:18, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Band Banned from performing at Michigan State?
I removed "The Wisconsin Marching Band is banned from performing at Michigan State due to allegations surrounding treatment of host families" from the the Controversy section as it was uncited and my own search for the story was fruitless. Farmercarlos (talk) 02:25, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

This is especially humorous as MSU is one of the locations we're thinking of visiting in 2010. I doubt it would have been put out there if we were banned. Crayolatwo (talk) 13:37, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Jump Around?
How is there nothing about Jump Around? For non-Wisconsin alums, this is the far and away the most recognizable thing about the band. I've never heard of "5th Quarter" or "Varsity" and I don't really care. I came to the page because I was curious about the Jump Around tradition and there's not even a mention.

"Jump Around" is a STADIUM tradition, not a band tradition. Memery107 (talk) 02:18, 15 March 2010 (UTC)]] It's mentioned at Camp Randall Stadium. 63.87.189.17 (talk) 21:22, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Recentism
The photos I added are a joke, really, since the periods they depict are never even discussed in this article -- everything is current implementation, structure, and procedures (which appear to be original research) and recent events. Even the "traditions" only go back a couple of decades, and nothing really pre-dates Mike Leckrone. For an institution dating back to 1885, the lack of any real history in this article is appalling. Nusumareta (talk) 08:47, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Rank A
There has been a bit of back-and-forth with people adding/removing the “A” under trumpet ranks. There is a rank in the band that is called Rank A. If you think it’s a typo, it’s not. If you’re in the band and removing the A to mess with the folks in A, please stop vandalizing the only resource on the internet (that I’m aware of) that correctly lists all the ranks and their instrumentation. Thank you! 184.60.27.242 (talk) 03:26, 23 February 2023 (UTC)