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Gary Portnoy
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Gary Portnoy
Is there a reason why you keep adding a link to Gary Portnoy's home page to all the shows he was involved with? Surely one link on his article page is enough. Have a look through WP:EL when you get a chance. Orpheus 07:43, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

I am curious about this as well. It isn't so much that they were added (we all have done things that others did not agree with or were wrong here) but that you keep readding them when others keep removing them. To sum up the part of the article most relevant to this issue: "WP:EL: Sites that are only indirectly related to the article's subject". If the subject is about a televsion show, then external links directly related to the show are the only ones that should be included. If that link is alowed as an external in a TV article, then the official website of every other person involved in creating one of the TV shows from the producer to the grips also belong in that show's external links, but what sense would that make? There's more to it than just populating articles with links and information. — CobraWiki ( jabber 08:17, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Why adding back something that plays the old song? --George Ho (talk) 01:20, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

This page is not about "Cheers". It is about the THEME FROM CHEERS. So it is definitely relevant and IMPORTANT- and also interesting!- to show that the theme has had a life of its own separate and apart from the TV Series Cheers. And that means showing how it has woven its way into the fabric of American culture. And being used on other TV shows is part of that. As well as being recorded by other artists and used in movies and advertising campaigns. It is all part of "The Cheers Theme On Its Own". That is much more all encompassing than "Covers"- which is too "narrow" a category. FaithinHim (talk) 04:51, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
 * "Interesting" is not a reason. We care about quality of article. Is there any other song articles that mention playing original versions in other materials? --George Ho (talk) 05:11, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

You have been reported at Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring. Please discuss there. --George Ho (talk) 05:15, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi- I thought we were respectfully "discussing"- not "warring". I am certainly not warring with you. Perhaps "interesting" was not my best choice of words. But I stand behind "relevant" and "important". As per your request, here are some articles and other documentation in support of "broadening" this page, rather than "narrowing" it.

http://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/brewers-play-cheers-theme-song-boston-marathon-tragedy/ http://tv.yahoo.com/news/how-gary-portnoy-made--cheers--the-place--where-everybody-knows-your-name---230349578.html?.tsrc=_news&page=1 http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/04/16/supreme-themes-60-greatest-title-songs-all-time/ http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Simon_%26_Marcy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_Pepper  (in “Marketing” section) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0scT-HAR9g http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarley  (at the end of “Plot” section) http://rapgenius.com/Ll-cool-j-clap-your-hands-lyrics   (cheers theme in lyrics) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0blcN01ENk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdt79SBoG6g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzLi6Oc5jvQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKhP3PnB_xM http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0583566/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl http://www.thewildhearts.com/discography/cheers/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfN1E5pSWwA (last ten seconds of clip) http://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/interview-gary-portnoy-cheers-theme-song-writer/ http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/window/media/page/0,,888680-3209786,00.html (the wedding present) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB8oNAZkpqQ (bill nye the science guy)FaithinHim (talk) 16:25, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
 * There is no need to include performances of a same version. No other pages do that today, unless you can counter that with an example. As for the 3RR issue, the report went stale and was archived without result. The rule says I must do no more than three reverts within 24 hours, so I hope you do the same. --George Ho (talk) 22:57, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi, George

On the Wikipedia page for "Sweet Caroline", they include the very same example that I have been trying to include on the Cheers theme page. They mention that "Sweet Caroline" (the original version!!!) was played at various major league ballparks to show solidarity with the poeple of Boston in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. So I hope you will consider allowing me to include the same information on this page- no more and no less. That seems only fair. Here is an excerpt from the "Sweet Caroline" page-           "On April 16, 2013, the day after the Boston Marathon bombings, the New York Yankees—longtime Red Sox rivals—announced they would play the song during their home game, preceded by a moment of silence, as a tribute to the victims.[8] The song was sung out at sporting events across the country after the Boston Marathon bombings, in efforts to show solidarity with those affected by the tragedy. It was also played right before the start of the Hamburg Marathon in Hamburg, Germany, on Sunday, April 21, 2013, subsequent to a minute of silence.[9]FaithinHim (talk) 03:16, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

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