User talk:Bifftar

test Gomers page for review:

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The Gomers band founder Biff Blumfumgagnge engineers, records, tours and performs with Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp,.

He also appeared on Willy Porter's 1994 release Dog Eared Dream, as a performer and co-writer of the song Be Here Now. Biff also appeared on Ghost Stories from Lonesome County by Marques Bovre and the Evil Twins.

1998 WAMI Award, Best Instrumentalist: Strings Biff's musical loops performed on the Swedish Nyckelharpa, Viola and Violin are used worldwide. Biff's loops have been released with Sony Digital Pictures, Beeftone Productions, Omnium Records and Apple/i-Life.

In 1992-present Biff has appeared in Headpump producing their only album, Org@sm.com The record was recorded at Warzone Studio in Chicago and featured Biff on violin and guitar and Sugarcubes/Björk drummer Sigtryggur Baldursson on drumkit, samples and vocals.

Biff appeared on the Bradley Fish recording "The Aquarium Conspiracy" CD again with Sigtryggur Baldursson in 1996. Biff was co-producer, engineer and violinist on that recording, as well as touring with Fish and Baldursson.

In April 1996, Biff toured with Sigtryggur Baldursson and Dave Adler to support the album "Ut od Sud" of Kurt Weill music they recorded at King Size Studios in Chicago.

Image:BIFFblaster.JPG listed for deletion
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:BIFFblaster.JPG, has been listed at. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. RJASE1 Talk  12:39, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Image:GOmers2002Group1.JPG listed for deletion
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:GOmers2002Group1.JPG, has been listed at. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. RJASE1 Talk  12:40, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Bogomil_Font, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is notable, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add  on the top of the page (below the existing db tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. N o l 888 ( Talk ) 22:34, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

The Gomers
Hey, Biff - sorry it took so long, but I finally got around to looking at your draft and your sources.

Before I tear your heart out, I want to say that I'm definitely not denigrating your band or your accomplishments. You guys sound like exactly the type of band I love to see perform...and I think your charity work and community involvement are particularly laudable. I also envy you for getting to visit Iceland - I always wanted to go there, and even had orders to Keflavik back in '86, but they cancelled when the fighter squadron there switched from F-4s to F-15s. Now the USAF is pulling out of Iceland, so it's unlikely I'll ever get there, at least not on Uncle Sam's dime.

Anyway...like you already surmised, your first and biggest problem is conflict of interest. It's going to be hard to convince people that you're not putting the article together to promote your band.

As far as notability and sources - a lot of them you can't really use (like the mayoral proclamation) because they're considered primary sources or original research. The same goes for some of the sites that only mention The Gomers in passing (like the Demento playlists). The blogs and some of the other references aren't acceptable because they are self-published sources. The Les Paul article may be usable, but you probably need a little more than that to establish notability.

I looked over the WP:MUSIC criteria again - number 6 might possibly apply ("has become the most prominent representative of a notable style or of the local scene of a city") but you still need sources to back it up per the central criteria.

I guess what I would recommend doing for now would be to put the information together on your user page. There's no restriction on that being autobiographical, so long as it's not used for blatant promotion.

(BTW, I replied to your post on Headpump on my talk page.)

I'm sorry if this is bad news - keep in mind I'm not an administrator, this is just my opinion from looking at the guidelines. Best of luck - RJASE1 Talk  01:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Reptile Palace Orchestra
Hi,

I put Reptile Palace Orchestra on deletion review, hopefully to be undeleted, if you would like to contribute to the discussion. Acornwithwings 01:35, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

It seems that the page still exists in the Google cache and can be recreated, but I think more sources are needed- would you happen to have some good reliable sources? thx Acornwithwings 01:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Headpump and RPO
Regarding possibly making the above articles redirects to Sigtryggur Baldursson if they don't stand on their own - keep in mind that you don't just have to leave it as a simple redirect page. The way to do it would be to make sections in the Baldursson article titled "Headpump" and "RPO" - then you can include those bands' history, discography, etc. Just make sure to include some references so someone doesn't come along and delete it as unsourced. Let me know if you need any help. RJASE1 Talk  21:35, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

pics
If you've recently taken any pictures of bands, and those pics are decent, feel free to upload them. I notice that Adrian Belew Power Trio needs a couple. I was sitting next to you at the show, and noticed your camera. (was talking to your buddy Tom before the show). No, you don't know me, but I've seen you play a coupla times. Drop a line if you've got any decent ones, and I can give you a hand, if you're unfamiliar with the process. -Freekee (talk) 05:50, 18 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Sure. On your menu list, near the bottom, you'll see a link for "Upload file". Click that. The page will ask you for three things. First, use the browse button to find the pic on your computer. Next is summary. This is kinda open ended, but I usually give a short description of what is pictured, and then say something like "I took this picture on date, using a camera type." After that, it asks you to pick a license. I usually choose "release to public domain," but you could choose a Creative Commons license, if you'd like to get credited for it if someone else decides to use your picture elsewhere. Whichever you choose, all pics of living people must have a "free" license, or they can't be used. And that's it for uploading pictures, but don't close the window - you'll need it (but you can find it again on your watchlist). Do you edit your images, like cropping or resizing? I often make my pics a bit smaller, just to save and bandwidth, but there doesn't seem to be a restriction on that. And feel free to respond here if you have further comments, to keep the discussion in one place. -Freekee (talk) 16:15, 19 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Next, you'll want to add the images to articles. Use the following code: [[Image:filename|thumb|caption]] Replace "filename" with the name of the file. After you upload it, the image page will have its name at the top. Copy and paste that name, minus "File:". After that is the word "thumb" which makes it a certain size. If you don't like that size, you can add "|250px" right after "thumb", with whatever size you want (the number is pixels). 200 to 300 is the usual range. Then, if you want, you can put in a caption. If you don't, just leave it blank.
 * Where to put it... Some artists have an infobox. There is a field in the infobox, where you can just put the file name. If the artist doesn't have one, just put that image tag at the top of the article. In the case of Julie and Eric, they don't have their own articles, so just put it under their section headers. For more help, see WP:IMAGE.
 * When you've got your code typed in, use the preview button to make sure it looks good. It usually takes me a few tries to remember all the details and get everything right. If you have trouble, let me know, and I can fix it. If it doesn't look right, you can add it, and someone else will fix it. Here's one that I did: Image:Ozaukee-Interurban-Trail.jpg, in Ozaukee Interurban Trail. Have fun! -Freekee (talk) 16:33, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * One other thing. When you upload pics, give them names that you think are unique. If the image has the same name as an existing one, it will overwrite it. Nor do you want someone else to overwrite yours. Putting the date in the title is a good idea. If the file isn't named the way you want it on your computer, you can change it on the upload screen. -Freekee (talk) 17:55, 20 April 2009 (UTC)