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Forever Changes

I've just noticed how poor and thin the article on the album is. Entire books, and countless articles, have been written about it - one of the all-time great albums. I'd be willing to start making some improvements to the article - what do you think about joining in an improvement drive? Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:21, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Ghmyrtle I would be happy to help in any way I can. I have a book or two I can dig up that should lead to some more details (just gotta find them!). I could work on some of the background history and perhaps find more in-depth reviews for its reception section. Let me know how you want to divide the work and I can adjust to that. Thank you for including me in the project.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 16:36, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

The best way to start it, I think, would be simply for each of us to use whatever sources we have and gradually piece a better article together. We could use a sandbox, or simply work on the article as it stands now - I don't have a strong view on how best to do it. So long as we know we are both working to the same end and can discuss anything that arises, I don't think there should be a problem. I have a couple of books, and of course we can find good online sources. I'm not promising to start it straight away, but I'll see if I get something going in the next week or two. Ghmyrtle (talk) 17:05, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Ghmyrtle ok I got it. I need to finish an article to have space in my sandbox, so it will be a day or two before I start any editing. When that is complete, I'll focus on a little pre-history: mention the release of Da Capo, the state of the band, and Arthur Lee's relationship with his bandmates. If I recall correctly, the group was rapidly deteriorating at the time recording sessions began so it should be an interesting backdrop to the album itself. We can stay in touch and ultimately I think we will create a much more in-depth article.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 19:55, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

No problem. You can have as many sandboxes as you like of course (just call them Sandbox1, Sandbox2, etc.)! Ghmyrtle (talk) 20:11, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Ghmyrtle I added some background information to the article. Let me know how you feel about it and we can move forward. It covers the state of the band before recording sessions commenced. I think from this point on it would be more appropriate to discuss on the article's talk page if that is okay with you.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 13:30, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

All looks good so far. I have the books by Hultkrans, Barney Hoskyns, and Michael Stuart-Ware, which I can draw on - and probably some other more general ones. My problem at the moment is in finding the time to do all the things I need to do (not just on WP), so I suggest you carry on, and if I disagree with anything I'll raise it on the article talk page (or direct with you if necessary). Regards, Ghmyrtle (talk) 18:21, 2 June 2016 (UTC).

I haven't forgotten about this - it's just a question of finding the time. Can I suggest that we use a similar format to that at Marquee Moon (a featured article) - that is, Background, Recording, Music and lyrics (I suggest a song-by-song approach), Release and reception, Legacy and influence, Track listing, Personnel. I've now received the Einarson book, Forever Changes: Arthur Lee and the book of Love, which looks pretty good and reliable to me. By the way, there is an article about the creation of the album in the new August 2016 issue of Uncut, which is great to see, but a quick look suggests that it doesn't add anything new to the story. Ghmyrtle (talk) 11:22, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Ghmyrtle it's fine, I actually stopped adding to the article for now because I was waiting for the same book to be delivered. I can still contribute to the reception section in the meantime. The format you suggested sounds good, I'll go back to work on the article in a day or two.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 16:39, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Sunny Gale

Are you planning to make any use of this section of the fan site you found? It takes her story through to the 1970s, at least. Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:28, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

Protection

I've re-protected your talk page for an additional month. Please let me know if you need the protection length modified in any way.--Jezebel's Ponyo 23:22, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Given the persistent abuse of sleeper accounts, I've increased the protection from semi-protection to extended confirmed protection. Please get in touch if you have any comments, questions, or concerns. Best, Mike V • Talk 01:42, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

• Take care GracefulSlick. Drmies (talk) 04:13, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

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		Thanks for being a friend :) Jennica✿ / 05:06, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Jennica no problem, I'm happy to help. I wish there was more assuming of good-faith here by others so this kind of thing could be avoided. Oh well, I am sure the AN/I will be closed sooner than later with no action taken. By the way, happy holidays!TheGracefulSlick (talk) 05:14, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I just appreciate someone coming to bat for me. I didn't actually anticipate that. Happy Holidays to you as well :) --Jennica✿ / 05:17, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Hamish Ross

So I saw that Zzuuzz believes that Hamish Ross is behind the socking on this page. I've opened up a sockpuppet investigation to see where this is all coming from (see Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Hamish Ross). —MRD2014 (Merry Christmas!) 14:28, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry, merry!

From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 02:12, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

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Say what? No, I passed it! What's going on here? Ritchie333 10:45, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

FYI, just

And the interaction analyser thingy is rather revealing too, no? O Fortuna! 03:57, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Fortuna yes this only helps confirm my suspicions. I know his editing style by heart because I had to clean up plenty of his messes. I do not know very much on how to initiate a SPI so I guess I will wait for Bishonen to respond. Thanks for the data.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 04:06, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

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Garage Rock task force

Hey TheGracefulSlick, I did a bit of editing on some Shadows of Night pages the past two days. Did a summary on the Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Rock music/Garage rock taskforce talk page. Tell me if this is what one of our goals is, and if I should continue to summarize my improvements(?) on the talk page. I'll tackle some more of the second album next.Frankzappatwin (talk) 16:38, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

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Leon Day

Good job on getting the Leon Day entry situated for a GA review. Our articles on Negro league stars really lag behind the rest in terms of quality, and it can be difficult to find readily available sources on these guys. I tweaked some of the syntax in the article - hope you don't mind. Happy to help on articles like this if you need anything in the future. EricEnfermero (Talk) 03:36, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

EricEnfermero I don't mind at all and I agree with you: Negro league stars need a lot of help in improving their quality. Some of it is sources but another point is many people simply are not aware that the league existed. I apologize if there is a NPOV (since you noted it); it is difficult to describe Day without being a little complimentary. He excelled at some much for one player. This is actually my first attempt at GA not related to music so I expected some things I need to work on. Thanks for the help!TheGracefulSlick (talk) 04:06, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

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Mifter (talk) 12:03, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

I'm curious - is there a reason why you used an image of the A-side rather than the B-side (such as the image here)? I'm sure you had a good reason, so I won't change it myself. Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:14, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Ghmyrtle, honestly, I never noticed that the A-side was pictured when I revised the article. I didn't originally put it there. I'll change it shortly.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 01:25, 21 February 2017 (UTC)