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Re: Undo
I undid your edits because the Hot Digital Songs chart doesn't go in that table. It should be mentioned only in the prose in the chart performance section. You can see other articles for this. My love is love (talk) 09:20, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Discussion on ringtones
Hi again,

I would like to invite you to participate in this discussion on whether ringtones should be considered singles or not.

Your input would be appreciated, especially if we want to reach consensus.-- Mαuri ’96  “...over the Borderline ” 04:04, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Adding your best-selling singles table
Given that an editor has recently posted the download-only sales of "Low" (6,372,000) and "Irreplaceable" (3,076,000), I'm now planning to add your table to the real list.

Once this is done, everyone will see how ringtone sales contribute to single sales and the edit war around "Irreplaceable" will hopefully end.-- Mαuri ’96  “...over the Borderline ” 04:02, 28 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I've been busy recently, so feel free to add my table. · Mcdonalds  (talk · cont ), at 05:19, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Three million song section on the List of best-selling singles in the United States
I would like to formally invite you to participate in the discussion concerning the inclusion of the "Over 3 million copies" section.

Your opinion will be appreciated in an effort to consider both viewpoints and come to an agreement.-- Mαuri ’96  “...over the Borderline ” 23:41, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Britney spears sales
Hi, Sales are supported by a source, it is just your opinion that they are inflated. What you are doing is against wikipedia's rueles, next time you will be reported. Thanks--Albes29 (talk) 15:02, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

October 2012
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End of Time
End of Time is a single. Why do you keep removing the song from the Singles table without a reason or consensus? If you believe End of Time is not a single, you need to discuss this first at Talk:End of Time (song) and invite other users from the WikiProject Beyoncé Knowles into the discussion. 114.77.226.195 (talk) 04:20, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Gangnam Style
Please stop adding unsourced content, as you did to Gangnam Style. This contravenes Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Widr (talk) 10:46, 23 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I will add it tomorrow and you'll notice you were wrong. And sources usually don't prove anything. Mostly Wikipedia articles are full of fake numbers. · Mcdonalds  (talk · <font color="#1C62B9">cont ), at 10:50, 23 October 2012 (UTC)


 * If you use the source in question, you have to do it when that source is updated. That will usually happen by the end of the week. There is no need to add rush information, especially when no official rankings have been released yet. Widr (talk) 10:56, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Unsourced, again
Please stop adding unsourced content, as you did to List of number-one albums of 2012 (U.S.)‎. This contravenes Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. - eo (talk) 12:10, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
 * This is beyond funny. Sources don't prove anything on most articles. Wikipedia is full of fake numbers, especially artists' sales figures. · <font color="#1C62B9">Mcdonalds  (<font color="#1C62B9">talk · <font color="#1C62B9">cont ), at 16:48, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Super Bowl XLVII halftime show
Hurricane Beyonce caused a power failure! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:58, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

Halo
Thank you for your edits on the article though it is not compulsory to change the certifications table. Since you have already done that, is there a way to fix RF 193 here? Jivesh 1205 (Talk) 10:38, 6 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Always wanted to do it so you're welcome. I don't understand what's wrong with 193 to be honest. I'm trying to discover. · <font color="#1C62B9">Mcdonalds  (<font color="#1C62B9">talk · <font color="#1C62B9">cont ), at 16:27, 7 February 2013 (UTC)


 * It's fixed! · <font color="#1C62B9">Mcdonalds  (<font color="#1C62B9">talk · <font color="#1C62B9">cont ), at 16:31, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I think I will have to remove the box because of the way the references it contains got automatically formatted. It's FA status could be questioned because of that. It has led to over-linking and over-referencing. Jivesh 1205 (Talk) 04:51, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

FAC comment?
Hi. Would you be interested in commenting at/reviewing this FAC for Aaliyah (album)? If not, no need to reply back. Dan56 (talk) 03:26, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Please participate ...
... here. Jivesh 1205 (Talk) 04:04, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

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Tone and tense
Hey! Thanks for your additions of UK sales to Beyonce articles. However, can I ask that you take a look at your style of prose please? Contractions such as "it's" are not encylopaedic. Also when using "as of" (or "as at"), please use the correct verb tense (ie "has sold" or "had sold", respectively). Again, thanks for your edits, and keep up the good work! Adabow (talk) 22:36, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * In Spain, "Empire" debuted at number 29 on the PROMUSICAE chart, while in France, the song managed to

November 2014
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Reference errors
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June 2015
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Britney Spears BOMT and OIDIA: 250,000 in Brazil.
Hi. I put in the certification table, that both Britney's album BOMT and OIDIA, sold each 250k in Brazil because I found an brazilian article from ISTOÉ, that says that. I have another one that says the same thing, it came for brazilian magazine Veja, and you can find it in the acervo digital of the magazine. They are reliable sources, and have articles in the wiki about both of them. Someone inflated the worldwide sales, but I corrected it, as you can see.--88marcus (talk) 23:39, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Single Ladies and your associated edits
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Beyoncé sales figures
Just a friendly query... I honestly don't care that much about the sales figures in these articles and won't be getting into an edit war over them, I just added what I found – if it's considered unreliable, fair enough. But I'm wondering why you believe the Huffington Post article is not credible, despite it stating that the figures were provided directly to it by Nielsen SoundScan, and why the figures from a women's magazine are. Richard3120 (talk) 02:51, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Well, it's not an actual article from the Huffington Post; it's just an article from a contributor of the site. Nielsen SoundScan doesn't track global sales - actually, nobody does! - but though it does track U.S. sales, the U.S. sales figures from the article aren't even correct. · <font color="#1C62B9">Mcdonalds  (<font color="#1C62B9">talk · <font color="#1C62B9">cont ), at 02:59, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Fair enough - I only added them because that IP kept altering the sales figures for all Beyonce's album articles, without saying where the source came from... I just found the source and added it, if other editors deem it unreliable then at least they knew where the IP got the figures from and could check it.
 * You're so right about global sales - I came to these articles because I try and keep an eye on List of best-selling girl groups, which frankly is a bit of a joke because of the constant arguments over worldwide sales figures, which as you rightly say nobody has, so it's a bit of a waste of time having an article about it. Richard3120 (talk) 03:30, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

French chart
I have previously discussed this issue with a variety of users, including IndianBio and ChrisMartinYoung. The downloads chart is still an "official" chart, as it's published by SNEP; I understand you're probably referring to the megafusion chart that only started several months ago that includes downloads and streams. There is no policy on Wikipedia that states we cannot use a component chart before the "main" chart is available. Also, the download chart is often added because its peak is closer to what lescharts.com, an accepted French chart archive, eventually hosts on its site as a song or an album's peak. To allay your concerns, I have added "download" to the chart name on the article.  Ss 112  03:35, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Per your edit summary on Look What You Made Me Do, yes, other countries don't have the downloads peak there if the main chart is available. That was my point. You also forgot to change the reference title, which still gave the impression the downloads chart was being used.  Ss 112  19:45, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Chartmasters.org
With regards to your edit here, is there any particular reason you say this site "isn't allowed here"? I found nothing on the matter at WP:WikiProject Albums/Sources, its talk page archives, or WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard. For what it's worth, the link does base its figures from International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and Spotify data. <b style="color:#009900">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#009900">talk</b> / <b style="color:#009900">edits</b>) 18:00, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
 * It doesn't base its figures from IFPI since we hardly get anything from the federation. The figures posted are pure sales only so they have nothing to do with Spotify. I think Chartmasters.org is good but I fail to see how it would be allowed on Wikipedia as the website is just a personal blog at the end of the day and they're usually not allowed on Wikipedia (Lord knows it's still more trustworthy than all those 'reliable' sources that Wikipedia allows). I actually reverted ShaneFilaner's edit because he didn't use Chartmasters.org for a few records just because their sales estimates were much lower than what they found elsewhere. Anyway, I don't mind it being used but I'd think Wikipedia wouldn't allow it. But if it's fine, then it should be used for all albums and songs on the Katy Perry article. · <font color="#1C62B9">Mcdonalds  (<font color="#1C62B9">talk · <font color="#1C62B9">cont ), at 21:39, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree its use (or lack thereof) should be consistent, and have definitely seen worse publications than that. While Shane might have been trying to cherry-pick figures to keep higher estimates (which wouldn't surprise me given his past tendency to defer to bigger numbers even if inflation is a concern), that shouldn't be the basis for whether this is viable or not. Might be worth taking to a noticeboard or WikiProject talk page for further input. <b style="color:#009900">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#009900">talk</b> / <b style="color:#009900">edits</b>) 22:08, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Blackout (Britney Spears album)
Hi. Metacritic says "generally positive". If users can't agree with a summary, we should stick with what Metacritic says. I, and other users as far back as 2014, disagree with "mixed". Summarising reviews in this way violates WP:SYNTH as you're summarising without a source explicitly stating your conclusion. Saying "generally positive" is what Metacritic says, and therefore not SYNTH. Please leave it or open a discussion instead of being involved in a slow-motion (or active) edit war when you go back to edit the page every few months. We leave the page as it was (the last stable version) in disagreements, and quite frankly, what other albums state with a score of 61 is irrelevant (and if they are summarising reviews as "mixed", this violates SYNTH as well if no source says "reviews were mixed"), so this should not be seen as a precedent. Thank you.  Ss 112  12:53, 1 October 2017 (UTC)

Beyoncé discography
Per your removal of references on Beyoncé discography, the references supporting the peaks need to stay there, as Billboard's chart history page(s) for Beyoncé do not include songs she is featured on but not the primary artist of. The French ref in the column is also inadequate and does not cover the peak.  Ss 112  00:25, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Your edit to Perfect (Ed Sheeran song)
I'd like to reiterate what I said in my partial revert of you: we go by what the sources say. The Spanish and Swedish sources are crediting that the certification ONLY applies to the version with Beyonce. We can't say that the certifications include sales for the original version if that's not what the source says, even if it appears obvious. The source used on the article for Spain states that it is the Beyoncé version that is certified: (that page is only for the duet). Searching "Ed Sheeran" on sverigetopplistan.se only brings us "Perfect Duet" for the song altogether, and this is what is certified. If you think we should disregard that only the remix is shown as certified, please take it to the talk page per WP:BRD, WP:CONSENSUS. Thank you.  Ss  112   19:20, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!
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Happy Birthday!
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Best wishes, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 20:56, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!
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