User talk:Thornder

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I currently am in the process of creating an article for an album. I think I figured out most of the editing process, but am still a bit unsure if I am headed in the right direction. I created a subpage under my username. If anyone could check it out for me and let me know what's up, I'd appreciate it. The page I am creating is located here: User:Thornder/FlattScruggsBonnieClyde

Thornder (talk) 05:53, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
 * It looks good, but I would recommend adding references to assert notability. Take a look at this page. =) Ks0stm  If you reply here, please leave me a  message on my talk page. 07:03, 19 November 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree with the person above me. For example, look at the "References" section in The Dark Side of the Moon. References help establish notability, a criteria that has to be met for something to have an article on Wikipedia. The references have to be made of reliable, third party sources. If you need help formatting references, you can ask with the helpme tag again, but take a look at WP:REF first. Killiondude (talk) 07:36, 19 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Two further points regarding our non-free content policy:
 * One of the criteria for non-free content is that it be low quality/resolution, so that it is not useful as a means of infringing copyright (ie. the image hosted here should not be suitable for use in producing counterfeit albums), whilst being of sufficient quality to serve its purpose in the article. I've taken the liberty of uploading a scaled down version of the image.
 * Non-free images should not appear in userspace, even in draft articles. Again, I've taken the liberty of fixing this by commenting out the image in the draft article.  The comment tags can simply be removed when the time comes for the article to be made live.  Note, however, that as the image is not used at present, it will be vulnerable to deletion if the article is not made live within seven days. But don't rush too much, make sure to find suitable references, as described above, before moving the article.  The image can always be re-uploaded if necessary.
 * Regards,  AJ Cham  08:19, 19 November 2009 (UTC)


 * According to the notability page, "album articles with little more than a track listing may be more appropriately merged into the artist's main article or discography article, space permitting." This might be more indicative of what I am trying to accomplish.  While I won't argue this album probably isn't important enough to warrant a separate article (such as an album like DSOTM), a tracklisting might come in handy for some.  Do you know of any discography articles that contain a merged album article  I appreciate the comments and help on the image.Thornder (talk) 10:13, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt are the closest that there is. Ks0stm  If you reply here, please leave me a  message on my talk page. 13:27, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (File:The Story of Bonnie and Clyde Album Cover.jpg)
 Thanks for uploading File:The Story of Bonnie and Clyde Album Cover.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 orphaned, meaning that it is 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).

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Redirecting to the right spot, adding things
helpme Everyone above me has requested that I scrap what I have (no arguments there from me) and redirect User:Thornder/FlattScruggsBonnieClyde to the main artist's page. Should I redirect this to Foggy Mountain Boys, Lester Flatt, or Earl Scruggs? The only page of the three that mentions the record is the Foggy Mountain Boys one; therefore I think it should redirect there. But perhaps after this, I should include a link in each (both flatt and scruggs' pages) that points to a discography with the Foggy Mountain Boys, since they were notably present on these records, and the discography sections of their respective pages don't mention this? For example, under Lester Flatt's discography, it could say "Discography with the Foggy Mountain Boys" and have a link pointing to their discography section. Comments welcome!


 * A draft in your userspace doesn't need to be redirected anywhere, since it's not in the main article space. If you want to scrap it entirely, then it can be speedily deleted at your request. Is there an actual article you were interested in redirecting? Hers fold  (t/a/c) 08:25, 25 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Well I was planning on putting it in the main article space at some point, but before I did I wanted to make sure things were ok. Obviously in previous conversations this article is something that would be deleted eventually, due to lack of notability.  Hypothetically, if I made a redirect article for The Story of Bonnie and Clyde, what would the general consensus be as far as redirecting it? --Thornder (talk) 09:48, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I never suggested you redirect your subpage and if that's the impression you got, I should have been more clear. I suggested that you red link in your post above should be redirected to Earl Scruggs if you can't find more source to verify a stand alone article. But you're right that that page didn't have the album listed; it does now as I've added it with a reliable source (with this edit).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:31, 25 November 2009 (UTC)