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The article states that the festival was cancelled in 1971. I was a senior that year at The University of Wisconsin. It is my distinct recollection that the festival was held that year at the Union Theatre at Madison. I recall that we hosted it because it was not being held in Ann Arbor. It was one of the best concerts I ever attended. Badger71 ( talk) 01:47, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
James Cotton should be added to the roster of musicians at the inaugural 1969 festival. Cotton was the next to last performer and was in the most prominent position on the schedule. He was followed by a short acoustic set by Son House and his wife.-- Goatcactus ( talk) 23:58, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm curious about why you changed the discography format in this article when none of the other Wikipedia articles do it this way. It's important to maintain consistency of format, and it's important to apply some common sense. Discography sections are always labeled "Discography", not "Recordings". Given the obvious heading, and the obvious list, it's unnecessary to treat readers as children by reminding them "Various performances have been released as records and CDs over the years." You added "which itself began in 1969" into a sourced sentence. Doing that is OK if you have that source and can verify that information appears in that particular source. But if you are doing it off the top of your head because you "know it's true", sorry. The same goes for the sentences in the first paragraph of the History section where you added names to list of names which was in alphabetical order. It's interesting that you found it OK to use a nickname like "Fast Fingers" for someone, overriding the Wikipedia article name, yet you found the contraction "wasn't" unacceptable. What's your reasoning here? You've got it backwards. Contractions are OK. Don't let anyone fool you about that. But avoid nicknames unless they are part of the article title or a v. common name, like Sting or Dizzy or Ringo. Last, I'm puzzled by your attraction to the word "various". You used it twice in your corrections. You wrote, "An album containing various musicians performances". You need the plural possessive, so the line should read "musicians' performances". Can you tell me the difference between "musicians" and "various musicians"? What about "performances" and "various performances". They wore funny hats? Click on my name for any more questions you might have. Thanks.
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The article states that the festival was cancelled in 1971. I was a senior that year at The University of Wisconsin. It is my distinct recollection that the festival was held that year at the Union Theatre at Madison. I recall that we hosted it because it was not being held in Ann Arbor. It was one of the best concerts I ever attended. Badger71 ( talk) 01:47, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
James Cotton should be added to the roster of musicians at the inaugural 1969 festival. Cotton was the next to last performer and was in the most prominent position on the schedule. He was followed by a short acoustic set by Son House and his wife.-- Goatcactus ( talk) 23:58, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm curious about why you changed the discography format in this article when none of the other Wikipedia articles do it this way. It's important to maintain consistency of format, and it's important to apply some common sense. Discography sections are always labeled "Discography", not "Recordings". Given the obvious heading, and the obvious list, it's unnecessary to treat readers as children by reminding them "Various performances have been released as records and CDs over the years." You added "which itself began in 1969" into a sourced sentence. Doing that is OK if you have that source and can verify that information appears in that particular source. But if you are doing it off the top of your head because you "know it's true", sorry. The same goes for the sentences in the first paragraph of the History section where you added names to list of names which was in alphabetical order. It's interesting that you found it OK to use a nickname like "Fast Fingers" for someone, overriding the Wikipedia article name, yet you found the contraction "wasn't" unacceptable. What's your reasoning here? You've got it backwards. Contractions are OK. Don't let anyone fool you about that. But avoid nicknames unless they are part of the article title or a v. common name, like Sting or Dizzy or Ringo. Last, I'm puzzled by your attraction to the word "various". You used it twice in your corrections. You wrote, "An album containing various musicians performances". You need the plural possessive, so the line should read "musicians' performances". Can you tell me the difference between "musicians" and "various musicians"? What about "performances" and "various performances". They wore funny hats? Click on my name for any more questions you might have. Thanks.
Vmavanti (
talk) 03:30, 18 May 2020 (UTC)