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It is my belief that the "Other Songs" section looks cleaner and clearer when the extra information is put between brackets in stead of behind a hyphen. Also, there is no reason for the removal by this user of the information I added.
I.e., his
as opposed to my
Is the latter not clearer and more complete than the former? Also, something that doesn't matter much probably, I'm in the progress of (very) slowly completing discographies of some bands (I've already completed Asian Dub Foundation and Cypress Hill discographies), and where applicable I also add "Other Songs" sections to those, in the same style as I did here, which adds coherence across wikipedia.
On a final note, the title of the song is "Win or Lose", not "Win or Lose (Make a Bet)", as is seen on the page that this user referred to directly.
I hope some people see this and respond ^^
EzraZebra 23:12, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Why doesn't Foo Fighters list the soundtrack they made for "The Other Side Of Aids"? Is it because they have reconsidered the lunacy of Christine, who allowed her child to die? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.11.23.13 ( talk) 19:09, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
This album is STILL only certified as platinum. It may have sold over 2 million units, but is NOT certified 2x platinum. BGC ( talk) 14:36, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Tenacious D Fan ( talk) 12:20, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
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The song Exhausted really shouldn't be included in the Singles discography. The reason being that it is only a promotional single and not an actual commercial single. Singles discographies on wikipedia, according to guide lines should not include promo only singles. Promo only singles, if listed at all should go in a seperate section, under the title "Promo singles" or "Other charted songs". 193.195.193.52 ( talk) 13:32, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
Since when did This Is a Call have a music video ? There is not one and it should not be listed in the Music videos section. 193.195.194.44 ( talk) 12:15, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Foo Fighters have now released singles over three decades. They have also released a lot of singles. Far to many to just have in one table. QuintusPetillius ( talk) 20:12, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
Guidelines say that there should be approximately 10 different singles charts in a discography. We currently have way more than that in the Foo Fighters one. The problem with the Belgian chart is that the hits listed are not all from the same chart: Some are from the "Ultratip" - combined sales and airplay chart, and some are from the "Ultratop" - sales only chart. Perhaps the Belgian chart could be removed ? QuintusPetillius ( talk) 10:46, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
I just realized that on WP:USCHARTS, it says this: "On singles discography tables, add 100 to the corresponding Bubbling Under peak if the song never entered the Hot 100 proper (e.g. 101 for a song that peaked at #1 on the Bubbling Under and got no higher). Ideally, a footnote should indicate that this is a Bubbling Under peak." I triple-checked to make sure that it is really correct information, and it is. I don't want to start an edit war by undoing any edits on the page but I thought this should be brought to attention...
I don't think it is necessary to include all the fan made videos in the Music Videos section. Also Hot Buns was not a music video as such. mjgm84 ( talk) 09:18, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
There have been queries in the past about the singles part of the discography being divided into decades (90's, 00's and 10's). This was mainly done due to different charts being relevant at different times during band's career. Wiki guidlines state that charts should be included that are relevant to the bands success and suggests approximately 10 different charts. Just in case anyone wanted to change the singles discography back to one big long list rather than being divided into different decades then I think the following charts should be used: US Hot 100, US Airplay, US Alternative Songs, US Mainstream Rock Tracks, US Rock Songs, Australian Singles Chart, Canadian Singles Chart (now called Canadian Hot 100), Irish Singles Chart, Netherlands Singles Chart, New Zealand Singles Chart, Swedish Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart. These are the singles charts that have been most relevant to the band throughout their whole career and so would be suitable if the singles were to be put back in one table. It also narrows the number of charts down to 12 - which is a little closer to the approximate 10 given in the Wiki guide lines. Extra charts can always be added on the pages for each individual release of course. Comments appreciated. QuintusPetillius ( talk) 16:26, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
Please note we are now keeping the number of charts to 10 for each table as per guidelines. QuintusPetillius ( talk) 10:17, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
It needs to be made known that the Belgian Ultratop and Ultratip charts are completely different charts, that are compiled differently and are not an extension of one another. It is all explained on the official website here: [3] Ultratip is based mainly on airplay while Ultratop is based entirely on sales. User Cathartica cannot get his/her brain around this. QuintusPetillius ( talk) 12:45, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
Ok, so as mentioned in the paragraph above the Belgian Ultratop and Ultratip charts are completely different charts, that are compiled differently and are not an extension of one another. It is all explained on the official website here: [4]. It took a very long time for User: Cathartica to understand this, and that user was intent on putting false chart positions in the table. The same also applies to the US Bubbling Under Singles Chart: It is NOT an extension of the US Hot 100. In fact on Wikipedia:Record charts it states the following: On singles discography tables, do not add 100 to the corresponding Bubbling Under peak if the song never entered the Hot 100. Doing so would violate WP:SYNTH by creating information not directly supported by the source (i.e. the notion that the Bubbling Under chart is an extension to the main chart and the position). It should be indicated as an uncharted song with a footnote to indicate the Bubbling Under peak. We had this all sorted out before User Cathartica came along. The same user also wants to put US Airplay chart positions in the column for US Hot 100 positions, again this is incorrect and we already had them in a separate column. QuintusPetillius ( talk) 14:20, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
I found a link to a demo of I'll Stick Around if someone can verify. The Mo-Ja'al ( talk) 18:31, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
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It is my belief that the "Other Songs" section looks cleaner and clearer when the extra information is put between brackets in stead of behind a hyphen. Also, there is no reason for the removal by this user of the information I added.
I.e., his
as opposed to my
Is the latter not clearer and more complete than the former? Also, something that doesn't matter much probably, I'm in the progress of (very) slowly completing discographies of some bands (I've already completed Asian Dub Foundation and Cypress Hill discographies), and where applicable I also add "Other Songs" sections to those, in the same style as I did here, which adds coherence across wikipedia.
On a final note, the title of the song is "Win or Lose", not "Win or Lose (Make a Bet)", as is seen on the page that this user referred to directly.
I hope some people see this and respond ^^
EzraZebra 23:12, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Why doesn't Foo Fighters list the soundtrack they made for "The Other Side Of Aids"? Is it because they have reconsidered the lunacy of Christine, who allowed her child to die? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.11.23.13 ( talk) 19:09, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
This album is STILL only certified as platinum. It may have sold over 2 million units, but is NOT certified 2x platinum. BGC ( talk) 14:36, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Tenacious D Fan ( talk) 12:20, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
References
The song Exhausted really shouldn't be included in the Singles discography. The reason being that it is only a promotional single and not an actual commercial single. Singles discographies on wikipedia, according to guide lines should not include promo only singles. Promo only singles, if listed at all should go in a seperate section, under the title "Promo singles" or "Other charted songs". 193.195.193.52 ( talk) 13:32, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
Since when did This Is a Call have a music video ? There is not one and it should not be listed in the Music videos section. 193.195.194.44 ( talk) 12:15, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Foo Fighters have now released singles over three decades. They have also released a lot of singles. Far to many to just have in one table. QuintusPetillius ( talk) 20:12, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
Guidelines say that there should be approximately 10 different singles charts in a discography. We currently have way more than that in the Foo Fighters one. The problem with the Belgian chart is that the hits listed are not all from the same chart: Some are from the "Ultratip" - combined sales and airplay chart, and some are from the "Ultratop" - sales only chart. Perhaps the Belgian chart could be removed ? QuintusPetillius ( talk) 10:46, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
I just realized that on WP:USCHARTS, it says this: "On singles discography tables, add 100 to the corresponding Bubbling Under peak if the song never entered the Hot 100 proper (e.g. 101 for a song that peaked at #1 on the Bubbling Under and got no higher). Ideally, a footnote should indicate that this is a Bubbling Under peak." I triple-checked to make sure that it is really correct information, and it is. I don't want to start an edit war by undoing any edits on the page but I thought this should be brought to attention...
I don't think it is necessary to include all the fan made videos in the Music Videos section. Also Hot Buns was not a music video as such. mjgm84 ( talk) 09:18, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
There have been queries in the past about the singles part of the discography being divided into decades (90's, 00's and 10's). This was mainly done due to different charts being relevant at different times during band's career. Wiki guidlines state that charts should be included that are relevant to the bands success and suggests approximately 10 different charts. Just in case anyone wanted to change the singles discography back to one big long list rather than being divided into different decades then I think the following charts should be used: US Hot 100, US Airplay, US Alternative Songs, US Mainstream Rock Tracks, US Rock Songs, Australian Singles Chart, Canadian Singles Chart (now called Canadian Hot 100), Irish Singles Chart, Netherlands Singles Chart, New Zealand Singles Chart, Swedish Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart. These are the singles charts that have been most relevant to the band throughout their whole career and so would be suitable if the singles were to be put back in one table. It also narrows the number of charts down to 12 - which is a little closer to the approximate 10 given in the Wiki guide lines. Extra charts can always be added on the pages for each individual release of course. Comments appreciated. QuintusPetillius ( talk) 16:26, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
Please note we are now keeping the number of charts to 10 for each table as per guidelines. QuintusPetillius ( talk) 10:17, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
It needs to be made known that the Belgian Ultratop and Ultratip charts are completely different charts, that are compiled differently and are not an extension of one another. It is all explained on the official website here: [3] Ultratip is based mainly on airplay while Ultratop is based entirely on sales. User Cathartica cannot get his/her brain around this. QuintusPetillius ( talk) 12:45, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
Ok, so as mentioned in the paragraph above the Belgian Ultratop and Ultratip charts are completely different charts, that are compiled differently and are not an extension of one another. It is all explained on the official website here: [4]. It took a very long time for User: Cathartica to understand this, and that user was intent on putting false chart positions in the table. The same also applies to the US Bubbling Under Singles Chart: It is NOT an extension of the US Hot 100. In fact on Wikipedia:Record charts it states the following: On singles discography tables, do not add 100 to the corresponding Bubbling Under peak if the song never entered the Hot 100. Doing so would violate WP:SYNTH by creating information not directly supported by the source (i.e. the notion that the Bubbling Under chart is an extension to the main chart and the position). It should be indicated as an uncharted song with a footnote to indicate the Bubbling Under peak. We had this all sorted out before User Cathartica came along. The same user also wants to put US Airplay chart positions in the column for US Hot 100 positions, again this is incorrect and we already had them in a separate column. QuintusPetillius ( talk) 14:20, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
I found a link to a demo of I'll Stick Around if someone can verify. The Mo-Ja'al ( talk) 18:31, 8 November 2019 (UTC)