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featured articles on songs and singles. These are articles that the community as a whole have judged as being some of the best articles on Wikipedia. They can serve as excellent examples for articles on singles and songs.
The featured article process in Wikipedia is fatally flawed and I do not support it nor do I subscribe to it. I've seen one too many articles that I've worked hard on be named to Good or Featured status only to lose that status because of the changing whims of editors.
23skidoo 19:50, 6 November 2006 (UTC)reply
I'm not suggesting trying for the featured article status. I'm just pointing out the need for real citations in any article per
WP:V and
WP:CITE as there are people who don't understand about citations.
Mattisse(talk) 19:58, 6 November 2006 (UTC)reply
If people want to read more about the facts here, they can track down the three books listed. All the information here is in those 3 sources. That's my point. Footnotes do not work on an Internet-based forum, and fact tags basically ruin the article, too. Not every statement has to be crossreferenced if there are books and websites clearly listed that people can look for themselves.
23skidoo 15:52, 8 November 2006 (UTC)reply
Germany
Why is there no mention or details about the song inadvertently causing a riot at a German concert? Source:
[1]68.60.90.240
For one thing there's no source saying this particular song started riots. Haley and the Comets had riots occur during their German tour of 1958 but by all accounts the riots broke out during their opening number, or otherwise very early on in the show, and in fact where riots broke out Haley never did get to perform Rock Around the Clock. And it's not just Germany, anyway. There were also riots in France and the UK, so to single out Germany would be inaccurate.
23skidoo 20:43, 24 March 2007 (UTC)reply
I didn't state that the song itself caused a riot, I asked why the circumstances of the riot in Germany concerning the song were not included. I'm curious as to why it made a "shocking" moment in music history via the VH1 special but was left off this article. It's simply a curiosity. No harm, no foul.
71.238.55.175
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Songs, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
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This article is within the scope of WikiProject Rock music, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Rock music on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Rock musicWikipedia:WikiProject Rock musicTemplate:WikiProject Rock musicRock music articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Library of Congress, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the Library of Congress on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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The following are a list of
featured articles on songs and singles. These are articles that the community as a whole have judged as being some of the best articles on Wikipedia. They can serve as excellent examples for articles on singles and songs.
The featured article process in Wikipedia is fatally flawed and I do not support it nor do I subscribe to it. I've seen one too many articles that I've worked hard on be named to Good or Featured status only to lose that status because of the changing whims of editors.
23skidoo 19:50, 6 November 2006 (UTC)reply
I'm not suggesting trying for the featured article status. I'm just pointing out the need for real citations in any article per
WP:V and
WP:CITE as there are people who don't understand about citations.
Mattisse(talk) 19:58, 6 November 2006 (UTC)reply
If people want to read more about the facts here, they can track down the three books listed. All the information here is in those 3 sources. That's my point. Footnotes do not work on an Internet-based forum, and fact tags basically ruin the article, too. Not every statement has to be crossreferenced if there are books and websites clearly listed that people can look for themselves.
23skidoo 15:52, 8 November 2006 (UTC)reply
Germany
Why is there no mention or details about the song inadvertently causing a riot at a German concert? Source:
[1]68.60.90.240
For one thing there's no source saying this particular song started riots. Haley and the Comets had riots occur during their German tour of 1958 but by all accounts the riots broke out during their opening number, or otherwise very early on in the show, and in fact where riots broke out Haley never did get to perform Rock Around the Clock. And it's not just Germany, anyway. There were also riots in France and the UK, so to single out Germany would be inaccurate.
23skidoo 20:43, 24 March 2007 (UTC)reply
I didn't state that the song itself caused a riot, I asked why the circumstances of the riot in Germany concerning the song were not included. I'm curious as to why it made a "shocking" moment in music history via the VH1 special but was left off this article. It's simply a curiosity. No harm, no foul.
71.238.55.175