User talk:Metromusic

The links have been restored to their original order for the following reasons:

1) The Golddiggers Super Site is NOT exclusively a fan-based site -- it is produced with the ongoing involvement of several of those who performed with both The Golddiggers and The Dingaling Sisters;

2) Super Site contributors wrote all of the history of The Golddiggers through 1973 that's contained in this Wikipedia article;

3) The Super Site was the first (and originally, the only) link listed in this Wikipedia article -- some 8 months before any other was inserted.

Please observe the common norms of courtesy and Internet etiquette, in recognition of the aforementioned factors. Thank you.

Interbang (talk) 01:06, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Please note:

I have restored the position of the Official Golddiggers website (www.originalgolddiggers.com) to first position on the External Links section of this Wikipedia article.

Wikipedia requests that comments be posted under the Talk pages, so I have listed my explanation here.

I am new to Wikipedia and since Interbang chose to “undo” my edit, I first gave him/her the benefit of the doubt and I considered the possibility that I may have made an error in judgment when I placed the Official website of The Golddiggers in first position. So in all fairness, I decided to do some research.

I first checked a number of Wikipedia’s websites about other entertainers. Of those that I viewed where an Official website was actually listed with the article’s External links, the entertainer’s Official website was always in first position. This appears to be either a common Wikipedia practice or a common courtesy out of respect for the entertainer.

I also spent some time during the last few days reviewing the other websites listed under the External Links of the Wikipedia article about The Golddiggers. These other websites are interesting, educational, and some are presented in the tabloid style. Some have more information posted than others. However, although all of the websites listed have at least a webpage within the website containing information on the Golddiggers, only one website, the Official Golddiggers website, is devoted solely to The Golddiggers and their history. Their website covers no other groups. Their website is the only website that belongs to The Golddiggers and the first words listed on the website are, “Welcome to our only Authorized, Official website.” Some of the other external link websites list current activities of Former Golddiggers which is informative. However, this particular Wikipedia article is focused on the activities of The Golddiggers and their history of when they were performing actively as The Golddiggers. The Official website of The Golddiggers is the only website that I have seen that contains information on the active group of original Golddiggers who continue to perform today. I do not understand why the only website operated by The Golddiggers themselves and listed as their “Only Authorized Official Website” should not automatically appear first in the list of External links on the Wikipedia article about The Golddiggers.

I do not believe that the position of an External Link should be based on which contributor was first in line because this article is about The Golddiggers - not about the contributors to the article. That said, out of respect for The Golddiggers (and for the dedicated work of all former Golddiggers), I still believe that first position in the External Links section of this article should, without question, go to the website that The Golddiggers themselves state is their “Only Authorized, Official Website.” I believe it is the least that can be done to honor this fine group of ladies.

MetroMusic September, 18, 2008

By the way, I just noticed that in Interbang's "#1" comment, it is mentioned that the Supersite was "not" a fan-based site, but it really is.

When you go to the website, you will find that it is not affiliated with The Golddiggers at all, but it states that it is owned by an organization called "Integrity Communications" and according to other reports, the site is definitely perceived as a Fan site. Please see the article on this link where it refers to the site as a "Fan site": http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Dean-Martin-Analysis-Ownership-Rights/8121

It is not unusual for former performers to contribute to fansites because it supports the group of which they used to be members. If you look at other Golddigger fansites, you will find many contributions by other "former" Golddiggers, however, these sites are still "fan" sites and are not affiliated with the Golddiggers themselves. Fan sites are a good thing. They support the performer(s).

MetroMusic September, 19, 2008

Metromusic (talk) 11:45, 19 September 2008 (UTC)