Talk:Zola 7

2006 comments
Bold textMoved from article ...--Jcw69 11:26, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Zola u are doing a thing to help people. I wish God can give more power, more instrest. I do'nt miss yuor show. I make sure that every Thursday at 20h30, I 'm watching TV.
 * God bless u man
 * Thanks
 * L.P. Masondo -- 198.54.202.195 11:05, 16 March 2006 (UTC)


 * i wish you good luck to everything that you are doing.
 * May you see many more
 * thanks
 * N.K. Mabizela ### 2:05, 11 sept 2006 (Dbn)

hey Zola my friend there's story i want to tell you, sure you are interested in this one, just tell when to tell you my story of a virgin teenager, but this does'nt mean i need help! no just for you to read i know it can give you a very nice short film to persue, u know why i want you? i believe in you very much. you are my hero. the story iss waiting for you and only for you.

thats me! your future friend

Much respect
Zola! much respect man.May God bless you in the most awesome way ever because you have done alot yourself to save the country of South Africa. As a whole may you carry on the awesome work you are doing because truly you are a pure gift from God —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.34.167.22 (talk) 08:18, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Copy/paste
Some sections of this article are clearly copied from http://article.wn.com/view/2011/12/12/It_s_a_rap_for_Zola_as_show_rolls_to_an_end/

This should be removed as potential copywright infringement. --RichardMills65 (talk) 05:08, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I didn't find any material from that link, but I did find text copied from http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=1427 and http://www.kultureclashinternational.com/zola.html and have removed it. This is quite a notable artist, but the current article is a real mess—disorganized, poorly written, and full of random unreferenced assertions. Voceditenore (talk) 16:24, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed
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"musician Zola"
"Entertainer" suggests a comedian. "musician Zola" is how he is normally referred to in print. In ictu oculi (talk) 05:28, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: Moved. EdJohnston (talk) 14:57, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Zola (entertainer) → Zola (musician) – Known to South African TV and newspapers as "musician Zola", the only results for "entertainer Zola" are ghosts of the en.wp article. Relisted. BDD (talk) 23:44, 13 September 2013 (UTC) In ictu oculi (talk) 15:12, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Zola is known as both a singer/musician and an actor. See these Google Books results. It takes quite a bit of weeding out false positives, but the majority of sources refer to both Zola's music and acting careers. "Entertainer" is thus an appropriate umbrella term to use in this case. Choosing "musician" leaves out the notability as actor, and vice-versa. Dohn joe (talk) 18:33, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
 * WP:AT CRITERIA 2. Naturalness – The title is one that readers are likely to look or search for and that editors would naturally use to link to the article from other articles. Such titles usually convey what the subject is actually called in English.. Sources above demonstrate "musician"; wikt:entertainer means someone who combines multi-facets in one show, such as vaudeville and burlesque. Which is why sources have "the musician Zola" not "the entertainer Zola." This is a neologism in this sense. In ictu oculi (talk) 02:53, 3 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Support. The article is clear that his general notability derives from being known as a singer. 168.12.253.66 (talk) 18:53, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Support per nom and IP. Sources and the article itself make it clear that this individual is better known as a musician. --BDD (talk) 05:39, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
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Zola Down and out
I will add a section ( which I'm not sure what to call for now) about Zola's current financial state. There are many media reports that he is down and out due to a string of improper public conduct. Moreover we don't hear of him or see him on magazines or media anymore. Bobby shabangu  talk  02:58, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

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POV check
Parts of the article seem to suffer from plagiarism and tabloid style. I think this holds for the sections "Zola rocking the airwaves" & "Giving back to the community" both in their name and content. Please compare the sources' text with the sections' text. Could the two sections be removed completely? Information on Zola's work as a radio host could be mentioned elsewhere in the article, e.g. together with his work as TV presenter (under a more general heading). --Chip Ahoi (talk) 16:41, 23 January 2019 (UTC)