User talk:Synthfiend

List of 2600 players
Thank you for your edits to ARP 2600.

I welcome expanding the list of 2600 players again, but as per Wikipedia policy, we should not claim that someone has played the ARP 2600 unless we have a reliable source backing up the assertion (I prefer VSE simply because people can go to the page online and verify its contents more easily, but two references for a given player is OK too). There is a discussion about this at the ARP 2600 talk page which I encourage you to participate in. Samboy (talk) 01:57, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Redirects
Hi there. Just a note that redirects don't need to be fixed, per WP:NOTBROKEN. Cheers! Magnolia677 (talk) 11:44, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Castle Recording Laboratory
Hi, Just wanted you to know all those Hank Williams infoboxes had Castle Studio on the recording date line before I updated them. I will remember the correct format in the fututre, and let me know if you do other pages like that, recording studios are severely neglected on so many pages, it must be a staggering number. In fixing up song pages, I learned a lot about old recording studios, so that makes me a big fan of some of yours. I hope you plan to do some more, it is a niche area to specialize in, right?Tillywilly17 (talk) 17:06, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your help. Yes, I've been on a recording studio / recording engineer kick lately, and so many album / song infoboxes need improving. I'm also finding quite a few notable studios that either don't have an article, or whose article needs expanding, so I'll see what I can do to address those. synthfiend (talk) 17:21, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

Recording studios
Hello, studios have been recently added to several songs. Is there a source for these? (particularly Universal and Chess studios added to songs by Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry). Thanks. Ojorojo (talk) 15:47, 28 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for noticing. Today I went back and added references on all the Chuck Berry songs. I will have to dig up my references on Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Bo Diddley - some of it was based on Chess operating their South Cottage Grove studio location up until December, 1957 and using it primarily for rehearsals and demos. Chess projects recorded Dec, 1957 and later were mostly done at Chess' 2120 South Michigan Ave. studio (first called Sheldon Recording Studio, later called Ter-Mar).synthfiend (talk) 20:28, 28 September 2021 (UTC)
 * That would be helpful. Several bios indicate that Universal and other studios were used to record artists mentioned above, but often the songs aren't noted. Jody Williams who played guitar on several recordings, recalled that Chess' South Cottage Grove studio was often used, including for Howlin' Wolf's "Evil" (to which "Universal Recording Corp." was added.) The Wolf bio Moaning at Midnight also notes "Smokestack Lightning" was recorded at South Cottage, rather than Universal.
 * I noticed that the source that was added for many of the Chuck Berry studio entries is a personal fansite. A quick search shows that the author has several self-published fiction and non-fiction books, but nothing about music or Berry that would indicate that he is a "established expert" to meet WP:SPS. Also, when adding studio names in infoboxes corporate designations (Inc., Corp., etc.) and usually "Studio" are omitted (see Template:Infobox song). —Ojorojo (talk) 14:24, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for October 9
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Lathe (audio mastering), you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Direct-to-disc.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:00, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Rumbo Recorders
Hello! Your submission of Rumbo Recorders at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! RightCow LeftCoast ( Moo ) 00:38, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Castle Recording Laboratory
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Rumbo Recorders
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

Wikimedia Sound Logo project
VGrigas (WMF) (talk) 17:36, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for December 31
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Criteria Studios, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Against the Wind.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:02, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of Sweetwater Studios for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Sweetwater Studios is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Sweetwater Studios until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished. SailingInABathTub (talk) 22:48, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Watkins Copycat
Hi. You might like to pop a project tag or two on the talk page of that there article! Thanks for writing it... Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 08:39, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Sweetwater Studios BlueBlack.png
Thanks for uploading File:Sweetwater Studios BlueBlack.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:21, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for August 16
An automated process has detected that you recently added links to disambiguation pages.
 * Elvis (1956 album)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Farewell Andromeda
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * For LP Fans Only
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * G.I. Blues (soundtrack)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Hair (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Poems, Prayers & Promises
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Rhymes & Reasons (John Denver album)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Rocky Mountain High (album)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Take Me to Tomorrow
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Today (Elvis Presley album)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 09:24, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for August 23
An automated process has detected that you recently added links to disambiguation pages.
 * Elvis (1956 album)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Farewell Andromeda
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * For LP Fans Only
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * G.I. Blues (soundtrack)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Hair (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Poems, Prayers & Promises
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Rhymes & Reasons (John Denver album)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Rocky Mountain High (album)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Take Me to Tomorrow
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 09:23, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Brian Kehew Oct 2010.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Brian Kehew Oct 2010.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

If you are the copyright holder for this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either
 * make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
 * Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en@wikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here. If you take this step, add permission pending to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Non-free content, use a tag such as non-free fair use or one of the other tags listed at File copyright tags, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in [ your upload log]. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described in section F11 of the criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. mattbr 05:31, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Studio formatting in album infoboxes
Hey there. Template:Infobox album writes that for multiple entries, "format the items as a normal bulleted list; don't use other list templates or  ". So this is preferred to hlist templates.  Tkbrett  (✉) 15:35, 30 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the clarification! I could've sworn someone previously pointed me to something else that specifically said to use hlist templates, especially when 3 or more recording studios were involved. I will change the way I format my future edits, and will revise the formatting on my previous edits as I am able. synthfiend (talk) 17:53, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Your self-reverting hlist from studio= (→) in Led Zep IV was correct and has been restored, although parentheses are not usually used for location. —Ojorojo (talk) 18:05, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

ArbCom 2022 Elections voter message
 Hello! Voting in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2022 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:45, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Sweetwater sm.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Sweetwater sm.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:29, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

ArbCom 2023 Elections voter message
 Hello! Voting in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2023 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:35, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for December 15
An automated process has detected that you recently added links to disambiguation pages.
 * Aftermath (Rolling Stones album)
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * Between the Buttons
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio
 * The Rolling Stones No. 2
 * added a link pointing to RCA Studio

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:06, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Pipe links
Hi, why are you making these types of pipe links to hide "Minnesota" https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Power_Generation_(song)&diff=prev&oldid=1193420372 This isnt how it should be done, see WP:GEOLINK --FMSky (talk) 19:28, 3 January 2024 (UTC)


 * If I misunderstood the Template parameters, I apologize. I thought that specifying the City would be most important for the infobox, and that further clarification (like the State) could be included in the body of the article as needed. If this is incorrect, then I can retain the State in the infobox (although that feels like a very US-centric approach). synthfiend (talk) 19:35, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes the state should be retained especially for US cities, since there are often multiple cities with the same name, eg. Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine, so specifying the state is important --FMSky (talk) 19:37, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the clarification. I will proceed accordingly and correct my other edits as time permits. synthfiend (talk) 19:41, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks --FMSky (talk) 19:44, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Marking edits as minor
Hello. Can I ask that you stop marking edits as minor, when in some cases, particularly your edits to Prince's articles linking to Paisley Park, you added what is technically unsourced information as the studio= parameter was not filled out? While a lot of people would be familiar that after it was built in 1987 Prince recorded a majority of his songs there, plenty of casual editors and those who patrol recent changes for vandalism would not understand this, and per Help:Minor edit, edits that can be considered contentious (particularly what is technically unsourced information) and edits that remove or change more than several bytes should not be marked as minor. I haven't reverted any of your edits and as yet I don't have an issue with the substance of what I've seen, but they shouldn't be marked as minor. Thanks.  Ss  112   10:51, 10 January 2024 (UTC)


 * No problem, thank you for the clarification. I will proceed as requested. synthfiend (talk) 14:00, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

NAMM
Given your editing on the music industry, particulary synth stuff, I'm wondering if I know you personally. None of my business either way, but keep up the good work editing on music! This is me, BTW - I just got back from the NAMM Show late Sunday night - A l is o n  talk 00:03, 1 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Our paths may have crossed ... is there any way for me to contact you privately? synthfiend (talk) 13:50, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Sure - drop a note to info@syntheticdreamscapes.com. I restore vintage electronic musical instruments for folks like this guy :) - A l is o n  talk 17:59, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Welcome to the drive!
Welcome, welcome, welcome Synthfiend! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles. CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:56, 1 February 2024 UTC //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Synthfiend&action=purge refresh via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

Disambiguation link notification for February 13
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Henry Gibson (percussionist), you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Hey Love and Closer to the Source.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:10, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Invitation to join New pages patrol
Hello Synthfiend! Thank you for your consideration. We hope to see you around! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:21, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
 * The New Pages Patrol is currently struggling to keep up with the influx of new articles needing review. We could use a few extra hands to help.
 * We think that someone with your activity and experience is very likely to meet the guidelines for granting.
 * Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time, but it requires a strong understanding of Wikipedia’s CSD policy and notability guidelines.
 * Kindly read the tutorial before making your decision, and feel free to post on the project talk page with questions.
 * If patrolling new pages is something you'd be willing to help out with, please consider applying here.

Removing non-breaking spaces
Why are you doing that? How is it an improvement? ―Justin ( koa v f ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:33, 29 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Apologies, I didn't realize what I was doing. I will not remove these going forward. synthfiend (talk) 20:34, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Good deal. Thanks. Keep up the good work, comrade. ―Justin ( koa v f ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:37, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for May 11
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Peace in the Valley, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Title track.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:00, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started
Hi Synthfiend. Thank you for your work on Tiny Telephone Studios. Another editor, Voorts, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

voorts (talk/contributions) 03:04, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started
Hi Synthfiend. Thank you for your work on RCA Type 44. Another editor, SunDawn, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

&maltese; SunDawn &maltese;   (contact)   08:57, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Infobox edits
Hi, these types of edits arent helpful at all. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lover_(album)&diff=prev&oldid=1230791019 Please stop with these types of mass changes --FMSky (talk) 19:15, 24 June 2024 (UTC)


 * I make those types of edits in accordance with my understanding of the "studio" field of Template:Infobox album. What am I misunderstanding about that Template? synthfiend (talk) 19:27, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I dont think it says to switch the parenthesis with commas --FMSky (talk) 19:32, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
 * For a while, I was using parentheses for studio locations, i.e. "Conway (Hollywood)" - then other editors corrected me, telling me that I should use commas, i.e. "Conway, Hollywood". The fact that the template doesn't clarify a standard only adds to confusion over formatting consistency, but no discussion on the topic (they're all archived) seems to have established consensus, so for now I will stop replacing parentheses with commas. I actually prefer using parentheses for studio locations, but I also recognize that's inconsistent with other similar template parameters, and simply wish the template more clearly set a formatting standard that editors could follow. synthfiend (talk) 20:01, 24 June 2024 (UTC)