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The Smashing Pumpkins
I've been working on this article a bit in the hopes that we can eventually get it to featured status. While there are some obvious things that need to be taken care of (we need more soundclips and I'm still trying to find the original source for Billy Corgan's comment that Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was supposed to be a sort of "Wall of the 90s") I want to see what other people think of the article so far, paticularly in how it reads and if there's any aspects that you think need to be included, excluded, expanded, or just moved to related articles. WesleyDodds 08:14, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I think the "reunion" section could be tightened up a bit. maxcap 18:36, 14 June 2006 (UTC)


 * It has unnecessary date links and an incorrectly formatted date. This can be fixed quickly: simply copy the entire contents of User:Bobblewik/monobook.js to your own monobook. Then follow the instructions in your monobook to clear the cache (i.e. press Ctrl-Shift-R in Firefox, or Ctrl-F5 in IE) before it will work. This will give you a 'Dates' tab in edit mode. Hope that helps. bobblewik 18:51, 14 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm not very computer savvy; how does this work? Then again, I have no problem going in and changing the date links manually.  I understand the date links problem, but not the "incorrectly formatted date" part.  WesleyDodds 21:09, 14 June 2006 (UTC)


 * The following suggestions were generated by a semi-automatic javascript program. They may or may not be accurate for the article in question (due to possible javascript errors/uniqueness of articles). If the following suggestions are completely incorrect about the article, please drop a note on my talk page.


 * Per WP:MOSNUM, there should be a no-break space -  between a number and the unit of measurement. For example, instead of 18mm, use 18 mm, which when you are editing the page, should look like: 18&amp;nbsp;mm.


 * Please alphabetize the categories and interlanguage links.
 * I am really not trying to start another edit war here, but the are vs. is issue appears in the first sentence of the lead. Per Lamest edit wars, and since this is an American band, the first sentence should read The Smashing Pumpkins is a popular American alternative rock band


 * There are a few occurrences of weasel words in this article- please observe WP:AWT. Certain phrases should specify exactly who supports, considers, believes, etc., such a view.


 * Please ensure that the article has gone through a thorough copyediting so that the it exemplifies some of Wikipedia's best work. See also User:Tony1/How to satisfy Criterion 2a.
 * You may wish to browse through User:AndyZ/Suggestions (and the javascript checklist; see the last paragraph in the lead) for further ideas.
 * Thanks, Andy t 22:37, 14 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Ok, I've alphabetized the categories/foreign links, changed the "are" to "is" in the intro, fixed whatever measurement problem might have existed, and I've tried to convert the inline external links to footnotes. Not sure I've done that last part correctly, so someone should look over my work and tweak it if need be.  WesleyDodds 03:28, 15 June 2006 (UTC)


 * You asked about 'incorrectly formatted dates'. The date format April 20th should be April 20 . It is 'incorrectly formatted' at least as far as the date preferences mechanism is concerned. In this edit the problem was fixed. Hope that answers your question. bobblewik 18:17, 15 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Alright, thanks! WesleyDodds 23:45, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Are there any opinions on how best to incorporate information about the band's influences and musical style? WesleyDodds 03:21, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
 * What's the best way to include this interview -- http://www.hoarder.net/frenchy/Pumpkins/06-04_Jimmy-batterie/ -- in the article? I have a translation - is there a way that it can be verified? In any case, it makes no sense to state that there is no new information regarding the reunion right now, considering there is the Batterie interview. It clearly goes a step further in giving information about the reunion, and comes straight from the band's drummer. Effloresce 04:25, 20 July 2006 (UTC)