User talk:Parallelograms

February 2019
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Dan Horne (July 8)
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Bearcat (talk) 02:55, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

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Your draft article, Draft:Dan Horne


Hello, Parallelograms. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Dan Horne".

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! Bkissin (talk) 17:23, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Your recent edit to The Growlers
Hello! I'm reaching out in regards to this edit. In the changelog for that edit, you mention that the band "were never signed to the label" [Burger Records]. I'm wondering if you had a citation for this claim.

That's contrary to reporting by the Los Angeles Times, shown here where they state that the band has released music on Burger. In fact, on Burger's official site (archived copy on 13 April 2020) - you'll find that The Growlers are clearly listed as one of Burger's artists... on the label's own site. I fail to recognize why they would be listed there if they weren't actually signed.

Now, pedantism aside, it's clear they had association to Burger regardless if they were actually "signed to the label" - your edit completely removes that association, especially when looking at the larger picture. There's little doubt that the claims against the Growlers played a part in the controversy with Burger and their subsequent closing. If they weren't actually signed, then the phrasing should be adjusted to accurately reflect the relationship to Burger - not completely remove it.

Needless to say, I don't have any issue with the phrasing of your edit, I just take issue with the reasoning behind some of the removal of some of the original text.

Thanks. JCBird1012 (talk) 19:46, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi JCBird1012! Hope I'm responding the right way here, as I haven't used the Talk feature before. Thanks for your note on my edit. My rationale for removing the Burger Records references from the page was that since The Growlers had a very limited association with Burger, it seemed logical to remove it. But from a historical sense, I actually agree with you and added back in a Burger reference to the opening line of the paragraph. I think it provides a helpful context for understanding the scenario in which the allegations arose. Technically, yes, the Growlers were never "signed" to Burger. Burger printed a cassette for the band in 2012. The Growlers are fiercely independent and generally resist being associated with any scene other than their own. For most bands that would probably sound pretentious or flat-out wrong, but the band pioneered their own sound ("Beach Goth"), started a 9-year festival called "Beach Goth", and released their music on their own "Beach Goth Records and Tapes." They had a loose and adjacent association with Burger at best, but yes, it makes sense to name Burger in the section.

Thank you! Parallelograms (talk) 22:16, 5 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Yup, that's the right way to respond! Otherwise, you make very solid points. Nonetheless, thanks for adding a mention of Burger back to the section - I think it'll be helpful context and information for anyone stumbling upon The Growlers to establish the connection with Burger Records (considering all the news coverage seems to assume that the band was actually signed to the label). Thanks for your edits! JCBird1012 (talk) 00:25, 6 August 2020 (UTC)