This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page. |
This article is rated Start-class on Wikipedia's
content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | |||||||||||
|
I added the {POV} tag - this currently unreferenced article includes the following sentence: " Whoever was performing, the music was united by its gentle surges of melancholy and by Watts-Russell's highly influential aesthetic." There are more examples of fancruft and blarney. Can someone with a decent knowledge of the subject matter, and Wiki editing skills, try to knock this in to shape. Thanks,
Derek R Bullamore ( talk) 14:20, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
I made the original entry, and "fancruft and blarney" aside, I didn't think it so bad:)Comparing, I still find my original version to have notably more information about personel and so forth than the current version. I'd be happy to see it properly expanded and referenced, but it doesn't look like it will ever happen (and I have very poor Wiki editing skills). 64.230.111.43 ( talk) 13:51, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
The article would benefit from removing or, at least, clarifying the otherwise clumsy, if not ludicrous, definition of the group as a "gothic dream pop supergroup." Amongst other things, it clearly contradicts the ensuing quotation from its founder describing the group's intentions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.2.39.82 ( talk) 21:38, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
I think perhaps the statement that the name This Mortal Coil was taken from Monty Python's Dead Parrot Sketch should be, at least, reworded. While the name may have been inspired by the Monty Python sketch, the phrase "this mortal coil" has been in use for hundreds of years, most famously by William Shakespeare in Hamlet's soliloquy ("To be or not to be..."). To say that the name was "taken from" Monty Python is to suggest that Ivo Watts-Russell, et al., were unaware of Shakespeare's and other prior uses, which is hardly likely given that Watts-Russell is known to be quite cultured. Stvartak ( talk) 23:35, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
As near as I can tell, the vast majority of this article is taken from allmusic.com's entry on This Mortal Coil. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifexqr5ldse~T1 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.216.235.60 ( talk) 08:54, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
I removed a POV tag from the article that dated from 2009; afaict the issues noted in the talk page have been addressed. If anyone still feels there are POV/Neutrality issues with the article as it is now, please re-add the POV tag *and articulate your specific concerns on the article talk page* so they can be addressed. Thanks. BrideOfKripkenstein ( talk) 16:22, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified one external link on This Mortal Coil. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at {{
Sourcecheck}}
).
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 23:05, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page. |
This article is rated Start-class on Wikipedia's
content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | |||||||||||
|
I added the {POV} tag - this currently unreferenced article includes the following sentence: " Whoever was performing, the music was united by its gentle surges of melancholy and by Watts-Russell's highly influential aesthetic." There are more examples of fancruft and blarney. Can someone with a decent knowledge of the subject matter, and Wiki editing skills, try to knock this in to shape. Thanks,
Derek R Bullamore ( talk) 14:20, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
I made the original entry, and "fancruft and blarney" aside, I didn't think it so bad:)Comparing, I still find my original version to have notably more information about personel and so forth than the current version. I'd be happy to see it properly expanded and referenced, but it doesn't look like it will ever happen (and I have very poor Wiki editing skills). 64.230.111.43 ( talk) 13:51, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
The article would benefit from removing or, at least, clarifying the otherwise clumsy, if not ludicrous, definition of the group as a "gothic dream pop supergroup." Amongst other things, it clearly contradicts the ensuing quotation from its founder describing the group's intentions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.2.39.82 ( talk) 21:38, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
I think perhaps the statement that the name This Mortal Coil was taken from Monty Python's Dead Parrot Sketch should be, at least, reworded. While the name may have been inspired by the Monty Python sketch, the phrase "this mortal coil" has been in use for hundreds of years, most famously by William Shakespeare in Hamlet's soliloquy ("To be or not to be..."). To say that the name was "taken from" Monty Python is to suggest that Ivo Watts-Russell, et al., were unaware of Shakespeare's and other prior uses, which is hardly likely given that Watts-Russell is known to be quite cultured. Stvartak ( talk) 23:35, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
As near as I can tell, the vast majority of this article is taken from allmusic.com's entry on This Mortal Coil. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifexqr5ldse~T1 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.216.235.60 ( talk) 08:54, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
I removed a POV tag from the article that dated from 2009; afaict the issues noted in the talk page have been addressed. If anyone still feels there are POV/Neutrality issues with the article as it is now, please re-add the POV tag *and articulate your specific concerns on the article talk page* so they can be addressed. Thanks. BrideOfKripkenstein ( talk) 16:22, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified one external link on This Mortal Coil. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at {{
Sourcecheck}}
).
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— cyberbot II Talk to my owner:Online 23:05, 27 June 2016 (UTC)