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I've removed the citations that use songfacts and zobbel as sources as these are not considered to be reliable sources, see here and here. The Q magazine quote should be obtainable from a back issue of the magazine and the chart position should be obtainable from a back issue of either Music Week or ChartsPlus. -- JD554 ( talk) 08:06, 19 May 2010 (UTC) reply

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Hello all,

I just did a bit of work on this article to make it contain less unsupported claims and be more concise. However, I am left wondering if the "Merchandise" section is really necessary - I'm just not 100% sold that there needs to be an entire section (or even a mention) that a merch shirt on the tour was designed with this song in mind. Lots of bands release merch to coincide with their concerts. Plus, I couldn't find any solid, citable material that proves the existence of this "42" shirt.

Thoughts?

Lukebechtel (
talk) 20:55, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
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I think it's totally non-notable trivia. Martinevans123 ( talk) 22:18, 5 June 2019 (UTC) reply

@ Martinevans123: I agree. I'm going to remove that section for the time being, unless anyone else is opposed. Lukebechtel ( talk) 16:34, 6 June 2019 (UTC) reply