Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Slipknot

Possible Good Topic?
I think that this wikiproject has created enough good (and featured) articles to form a potential Slipknot good topic. The one I feel that may most likely succeed in becoming a good topic would be Slipknot's discography. Here is a proposal for the possible good topic; the topic will include all four studio albums the band has released as well as live and video albums. &mdash;Terrence and Phillip 13:38, 1 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Have a look at this. Gary King  ( talk ) 15:24, 1 July 2009 (UTC)


 * They may argue it's not comprehensive if we do not include Slipknot Demo though... which sucks because we will never be able to get that up to GA status due to lack of sources.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  16:15, 1 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Wow, I guess I came way too late in bring this up. Also if someone got the first demo into GA, how come there's not enough refs for the second demo? &mdash;Terrence and Phillip 19:34, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I dunno... it wasn't as big of a thing.... I think it was more for just record labels instead of public release. There just isn't that many publications on the second demo, or the first DVD (which is also not a GA).  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  23:17, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Update: See this. &mdash;Terrence and Phillip 04:48, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Images
Just to let all you guys know... I have uploaded nearly every free image of Slipknot from Flickr to WikiCommons. I also uploaded a set of photos from 2005 which I requested permission for. Just letting you guys know, in case you feel the need to use them. However, don't just use them for the sake of it. (images here)  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  07:17, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

New Goals?
The slipknot wikiproject has just finished trying to make its first good topic featuring about Slipknot discography and its related articles. Right now it has been nominated (for the 4th time actually) at WP:FTC. After the GT nomination passes (knock on wood), I think the wikiproject should either shift its focus from album articles to expanding band member articles or trying to get the main article Slipknot (band) to FA status. I personally favor expanding band member articles to GA/FA would be a better idea since it could form a potential second good topic. &mdash;Terrence and Phillip 09:41, 21 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Whatever you guys want, I'll help out. I think bringing Slipknot (band) to FA will take less time, since there are nine band member articles that we'd have to work on, and all are at C-class status right now. It could be a great morale booster to have our main article at FA, too. If we work on band members, maybe we should split the nine up among us, so we each get our own article to work on? Gary King  ( talk ) 16:59, 21 July 2009 (UTC)


 * As for individual band member articles, right now I'm working on the Joey Jordison article to get it to GA, hopefully after it finishes its current peer review. I also think getting the main slipknot band article to FA would be a fantastic idea, but it would unlikely be included in any good/featured topic. One major problem of getting all the band members' articles to GA would be the relative lack of information. Most band members rarely mention anything about their personal lives outside of Slipknot. &mdash;Terrence and Phillip 17:13, 21 July 2009 (UTC)


 * The Jordison article should be pretty darn close to GA. The member out there with the most info on him besides Jordison would be Corey. Beyond that it will be a stretch to get some to GA, I doubt it will be possible for all of them. Getting singles to GA will be difficult, especially for the early ones, simply based on a lack of reliable info. Same goes for Behind The Player: Paul Gray. I want to help, but like Rezter I've been limited in the amount of time here because of work.  black ngold29  23:46, 21 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Just so you guys know... I'm in talks with a lot of photographers tryign to get their permission to issue photographs of Slipknot under a free license to use on Wikipedia. Like I said in the previous section I did get some from 2005, but there seems to be a little trouble with them ones because the permission wasn't explicit enough. But I did get some KILLER photos from earlier this year and there are a few other photographers who have already shown interest and they just need to give me their explicit permission with this kind of informal contract thing. As for what we should work on... How about these articles; Nic Diederichs Technical High School slashing, Rollerball (2002 film), Infected (video game). I know these articles are low on importance within the project, but I think we could turn these articles over quite quickly and get them to GA status without too much hassle. I am also mid-way through writing the article for Come What(ever) May and that is shaping up to be easily GA status if not FA, I'm pretty sure the side-projects and all that is lower on peoples importance lists but as the collaboration elements have unfortunately dwindle as of late, I have been working on the side-project articles on my own.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  01:41, 22 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I think I've found one task the wikiproject could work on. If we could pass this one through, it could be a major accomplishment for this wikiproject. I also tried looking for some info about Behind The Player: Paul Gray, but all they have is amazon.com, youtube trailers, online stores, and torrent sites. Nothing useful from this guy. &mdash;Terrence and Phillip 15:48, 22 July 2009 (UTC)


 * If anyone is interested, check this out. Additional input could be really helpful. &mdash;Terrence and Phillip 05:11, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Good work guys. Two more featured articles and we can bump it up from a Good topic to a full Featured topic (as of now Slipknot and All Hope Is Gone are the two closest). I didn't realize how few bands have achieved this. Ultimately after all of the band members and singles are improved (though doubtfully all will be GAs or included in a mega-topic, but hey, who knows?) I hope to order this!  black ngold29  03:16, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Damn I'm so gonna order one of those. After all the time I put in to Wikipedia and definitely Slipknot on wikipedia, it would be awesome to have a physical record of it.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  06:24, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Tour article image consensus
I'd like to have people's opinions on this topic. It would be appreciated to get as many people involved in the discussion as possible.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  09:06, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

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 *  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  01:29, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
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"Unauthorized" consensus
I would like to get a project consensus on this. Are Unauthorized releases notable enough for Wikipedia? For example Behind the Mask (Slipknot film) and Up to our Necks, I know they're real DVDs and everything but a quick glance at WP:NF would make them appear non-notable. I had a similar problem with the stuff on Music made in tribute of Slipknot and my conclusion was to put them in to a combined article. Do you think this is a good idea with these? If so, would the article be (for example) Unauthorized films about Slipknot? Because then one might also argue that Unauthorized CDs such as these:     would deserve a place on Wikipedia and I'm sure that would then bring all kinds of connotations including a multitude of bootleg albums and we all know that will bring Crowz in to it. Then that would bring about copyright issues and verification. There's also books including  , I have all these books but once again per WP:NB they don't seem notable. The point I'm trying to make is we need to reach a consensus on whether we make similar articles to Music made in tribute of Slipknot for unauthorized stuff or rule it out on notability and verification grounds. Does making a combination article make any difference on notability or should we hard line with the guidelines? Add comments below and add your name to one of the lists below.  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  17:02, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Vote
I believe we should remove all unauthorized material according to Wikipedia guidelines.
 * 1)  REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  17:02, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

I believe that this information has a place on Wikipedia
 * 1) Crowz  RSA  17:56, 18 January 2010 (UTC) - Comment: I'm pretty sure bootlegs are like unauthorized, so take this for example.

List of Slipknot concert tours
Like many of you know, I've submitted List of Slipknot concert tours to be a FL Candidate. If anyone, especially the participants of the Slipknot Project, could help with stuff the people say. You can see all thier comments here. Thanks, Crowz  RSA  02:16, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

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Slipknot: A-Class?
The main Slipknot page goes beyond the requirments for GA and I think it meets the A-Class criteria. Appearanlty, it requires more copyediting to become FA but the page surly should be A-Class. I notice their are their are only two other bands in the Category A-Class biography (musicians) articles but why shouldn't Slipknot be included? Crowz RSA  03:30, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually I don't see how it's not FA now. Crowz  RSA  22:42, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

(sic)nesses
I have made an article of the DVD (sic)nesses. I was reluctant to make the article as I thought that it would be very small. I believe that we have enough information to start a stub and we can keep expanding it as more info gets released. Some clean up might be required. Torque3000 Talk 16:23, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Paul Gray
can someone please change paul out of the former members catagory and put him into a new catagory called deceased —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quakemasterscarecrow (talk • contribs) 23:33, 11 September 2010 (UTC)


 * It is not practice within Wikipedia to create a separate section for deceased band members, they are simply categorized as Former Members. See similar topics: Metallica and Queen (band). -- REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  23:42, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

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"No articles for former members"
If Donnie Steel continues on with the band as a full time member, will he qualify for a article sometime in the future? Jasper420 21:16, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Roll Call August 2014
With the fifth album just weeks away and loads of information is being released concerning the album, singles, tours etc. I would like as many people as possible to join in to help get some more of Slipknot's articles in the Good Article section and even help push the main page as a featured article. Just so the Project can keep an updated list of people who continue to contribute to the Project a Roll Call will happen from time to time. It is understood that over time, users may have lost interest in the Project or Wikipedia all together; if you have, it's no big deal. If you would like to keep contributing to the project please sign the list. If you do not add your name to the list by September 25, you will become an "Inactive member", this will bar you from voting in the AoF. Remember, if you ever want to join the project again, you are always welcome!!!


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 * I am so rusty and busy... but I'll try help when I can. -- REZTER  TALK   &oslash;  20:24, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Crowz RSA  21:41, 25 August 2014 (UTC) — Wow, haven't seen Rezter in quite some time. I'll help if I can, but classes just started back up so we'll see.

Donnie Steele
An editor has expanded Donnie Steele from a redirect into a full article. I noticed that there's a notice on the talk page saying WikiProject Slipknot had decided it should remain a redirect; has the situation changed since that note was made? — Paul A (talk) 05:51, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

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