User talk:Johnfosterthird

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January 2013
Hello, I'm Unforgettableid. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Unforgettableid (talk) 05:37, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Unforgettableid. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Unforgettableid (talk) 05:37, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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Fire Records (UK)
Hi Unforgettableid -

I understand your concern with my earlier edit, as I did include language from the quoted interview that is the opinion of the person being interviewed. I do believe the added context served by the addition of some of the artists on the label is a worthwhile addition. Would the edit below meet with your approval?

Fire Records is an independent record label headquartered in London, England, with offices in Washington, DC and Japan. The label was founded by Clive Solomon in 1986 and released early records from Pulp, Teenage Fanclub, Spacemen 3, Blue Aeroplanes, and others. In the early 90's the label was home to Neutral Milk Hotel, The Lemonheads, Built to Spill, Urge Overkill and many more. After slowing down, the label was reinvigorated in the late 90's by current label head James Nicholls and has released records by Guided By Voices, Giant Sand, Pere Ubu, Mission of Burma, Wooden Wand, Opossom, Blank Realm and Surf City.

Thank you - Johnfosterthird

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnfosterthird (talk • contribs) 22:13, 15 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Johnfosterthird.


 * Yes, it is useful to list some of the label's artists in the lead section.


 * Your proposed new Fire Records (UK) lead is better than what you wrote in your original edit. But please use only boring encyclopedic language:


 * Instead of many more, write others.
 * Instead of reinvigorated, write taken over.


 * As for dates:


 * Instead of 90's, write 1990s.


 * If you'd like more information, please see Simplified ruleset. If you require more information on word choice, please look at Manual of Style/Words to watch.


 * I know I sent you a lot of canned messages above; this was partly for administrative reasons, and partly to save me time instead of having to instruct you myself. If you reply to this message, please do so on my talk page; indent each paragraph using two colons and sign your post using four tildes. Or better yet, ask for help at Teahouse: they have more spare time than I do. And again, welcome to Wikipedia!


 * Cheers, --Unforgettableid (talk) 22:59, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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