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Most of this section, so far, has been written by me, and for every quote in there I have added a citation, however some citations link to multiple quotes. I do not think it necessary to link to the same citation twice within two sentences, so can other editors please refrain from adding a "Citation needed" tag without checking the citations that are already there. Thank you 87.115.124.173 ( talk) 06:31, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
As far as I know, there is no proof of the writing or production credits for any of the songs so far. While it is known that Ed wrote "Sing" with Pharrell, and that Pharrell produced the track, the rest of the songs have not been referenced. Having heard the track "Don't", it appears that whoever stated the track uses a sample is correct, but until it is confirmed in an interview, or at the very latest proved in the album liner notes, we simply cannot state that the sample is used. In light of this, if there is no opposition, I shall delete all the unprovable information until a date where it can be proved. However, I shall give ample opportunity for people to make an argument for keeping the information while I search for my own sources to improve the article. 87.115.124.173 ( talk) 14:38, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
Saying this for a final time, all unsourced material about the tracklisting will be deleted. I have been searching, mostly fruitlessly, for the last hour or so, and can find no PROOF for the writers of the songs "Bloodstream", "Tenerife Sea" or "Afire Love"; the closest is an MTV article that says he wrote "Tenerife Sea" with "a good friend while in Nashville", which is PROBABLY Johnny McDaid but cannot be proven. Unprovable material is not suitable for Wikipedia (see it's guidelines) so I have no choice but to delete it. If you can find a reference for the material, then by all means insert it. If this message has come across as rude, then I can only apologise.
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https://twitter.com/LittleBirdsUSA/status/474822381257498624 https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/474823621555519488
I don't know how to add it to the table. 108.227.116.150 ( talk) 18:31, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
Is the article named correctly? A number of the sources refer to 'X' or 'x' instead. Eldumpo ( talk) 06:24, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Number 5 7 19:33, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
X (Ed Sheeran album) → Multiply (Ed Sheeran album) – This article's name should be moved for title clarity. The album's name is pronounced as "Multiply", not as "Ex"; per MOS:TM, as an encyclopedia, we cannot expect the reader to have to read the article first to understand what the title means ... or how it is pronounced. Steel1943 ( talk) 02:05, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
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Seems inconsistent to have his first album listed as "plus" but this one listed as "x". Especially since "x" isn't the title, but the stylized multiplication sign. It only makes his album more confusing to refer to it as "x". This is Wikipedia, we always do things by the book. Calling his album "x" feels like we're going for what people think it's called, not what it actually is called. I missed the discussion, but it looks like there's more for than againsts, and if I was here for it I'd strongly be in the "for" category. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.185.231.232 ( talk) 04:30, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
The relatively reliable sources on which Wikipedia relies present a capitalised X. They also present it in a non-italic format but this is similar to most presentations of media titles elsewhere. The Multiplication sign "×" is never italicised as per example text shown. The Wikipedia convention is to italicise titles but I'd propose that this is arguably an exception to the rule. Gregkaye ✍♪ 09:49, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
Why don't we use the "×" instead "x" for the album title? Ed Sheeran call it "multiply" not "X". — Preceding unsigned comment added by FilBenLeafBoy ( talk • contribs) 16:18, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. – wbm1058 ( talk) 02:50, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
X (Ed Sheeran album) →
× (album) – The article for the first album is a plus sign, so to end the dispute between "x" and "X", why don't we just rename it to the multiplication sign?
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The result of the move request was: not moved. Consensus appears to be that the common name of the article is the letter X, regardless of how it's actually pronounced. ( non-admin closure) JudgeRM (talk to me) 15:34, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
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Is the album's title registered as "X" or "x"? Spotify, Apple's iTunes Store and Google Play list the album as
x, whereas some Amazon listings and others list the album as "X" (although this could have been influenced by our article's title).
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I know this has been discussed before, but why can't the page be called × (album) with a redirect for X or x? CB19 ( talk) 01:23, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
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Most of this section, so far, has been written by me, and for every quote in there I have added a citation, however some citations link to multiple quotes. I do not think it necessary to link to the same citation twice within two sentences, so can other editors please refrain from adding a "Citation needed" tag without checking the citations that are already there. Thank you 87.115.124.173 ( talk) 06:31, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
As far as I know, there is no proof of the writing or production credits for any of the songs so far. While it is known that Ed wrote "Sing" with Pharrell, and that Pharrell produced the track, the rest of the songs have not been referenced. Having heard the track "Don't", it appears that whoever stated the track uses a sample is correct, but until it is confirmed in an interview, or at the very latest proved in the album liner notes, we simply cannot state that the sample is used. In light of this, if there is no opposition, I shall delete all the unprovable information until a date where it can be proved. However, I shall give ample opportunity for people to make an argument for keeping the information while I search for my own sources to improve the article. 87.115.124.173 ( talk) 14:38, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
Saying this for a final time, all unsourced material about the tracklisting will be deleted. I have been searching, mostly fruitlessly, for the last hour or so, and can find no PROOF for the writers of the songs "Bloodstream", "Tenerife Sea" or "Afire Love"; the closest is an MTV article that says he wrote "Tenerife Sea" with "a good friend while in Nashville", which is PROBABLY Johnny McDaid but cannot be proven. Unprovable material is not suitable for Wikipedia (see it's guidelines) so I have no choice but to delete it. If you can find a reference for the material, then by all means insert it. If this message has come across as rude, then I can only apologise.
Kielaurie (
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11:52, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
https://twitter.com/LittleBirdsUSA/status/474822381257498624 https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/474823621555519488
I don't know how to add it to the table. 108.227.116.150 ( talk) 18:31, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
Is the article named correctly? A number of the sources refer to 'X' or 'x' instead. Eldumpo ( talk) 06:24, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Number 5 7 19:33, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
X (Ed Sheeran album) → Multiply (Ed Sheeran album) – This article's name should be moved for title clarity. The album's name is pronounced as "Multiply", not as "Ex"; per MOS:TM, as an encyclopedia, we cannot expect the reader to have to read the article first to understand what the title means ... or how it is pronounced. Steel1943 ( talk) 02:05, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Desired Title}} italic formatting
Seems inconsistent to have his first album listed as "plus" but this one listed as "x". Especially since "x" isn't the title, but the stylized multiplication sign. It only makes his album more confusing to refer to it as "x". This is Wikipedia, we always do things by the book. Calling his album "x" feels like we're going for what people think it's called, not what it actually is called. I missed the discussion, but it looks like there's more for than againsts, and if I was here for it I'd strongly be in the "for" category. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.185.231.232 ( talk) 04:30, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
The relatively reliable sources on which Wikipedia relies present a capitalised X. They also present it in a non-italic format but this is similar to most presentations of media titles elsewhere. The Multiplication sign "×" is never italicised as per example text shown. The Wikipedia convention is to italicise titles but I'd propose that this is arguably an exception to the rule. Gregkaye ✍♪ 09:49, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
Why don't we use the "×" instead "x" for the album title? Ed Sheeran call it "multiply" not "X". — Preceding unsigned comment added by FilBenLeafBoy ( talk • contribs) 16:18, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. – wbm1058 ( talk) 02:50, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
X (Ed Sheeran album) →
× (album) – The article for the first album is a plus sign, so to end the dispute between "x" and "X", why don't we just rename it to the multiplication sign?
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The result of the move request was: not moved. Consensus appears to be that the common name of the article is the letter X, regardless of how it's actually pronounced. ( non-admin closure) JudgeRM (talk to me) 15:34, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
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Is the album's title registered as "X" or "x"? Spotify, Apple's iTunes Store and Google Play list the album as
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I know this has been discussed before, but why can't the page be called × (album) with a redirect for X or x? CB19 ( talk) 01:23, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
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