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POV - Jolly What edit
The "Jolly What" section has a para that does not meet Neutral Point of View requirements. I have flagged it for improvement. RJ4 (talk) 08:49, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
- You are quite right. Unable to find any reference, I have removed the paragraph (in any event, it is arguably more about The Beatles than Ifield).
- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 15:51, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Copyright problems edit
Text was introduced here. This article will either need to be rewritten in original language or restored to the last point before that text was introduced. I am blanking to give interested contributors an opportunity to address the issue. An administrator will revisit the article in about a week. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:44, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
- Can I suggest that the article be returned to this version (as at 27 February 2009) for the time being - editors can then add new non-copyvio information from a "clean" base, but at least we have something to work from. Ghmyrtle (talk) 00:08, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Ambiguity of origin edit
The article states that Ifield was born in Coundon, Coventry, England but his "Origin" was Sydney, Australia. Why isn't his Origin England? Even if Origin refers to his childhood, part of that reportedly was country NSW not Sydney. 203.221.122.109 (talk) 04:28, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
- Origin refers to where the performer first started working, not their place of birth. WWGB (talk) 08:12, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- Australian radio said today he was born in Britain to Australian parents. He seemed to have had Australian citizenship which also explains his later return because aged care might not have been available for him in Britain. Another prominent Australian, Germaine Greer, also lived most of her life in Britain but returned to Australia in agend care. 2001:8003:A070:7F00:41F0:6645:5DA5:87A9 (talk) 04:58, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
Years active edit
The infobox gives "1953–1986". Was he still performing in 1986? The only significant event after 1965 seems to be his contracting pneumonia in 1986, which meant be could not sing or yodel. But the article also suggests that he recovered, so perhaps he performed again after this? Martinevans123 (talk) 07:28, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
- Ifield was more than a singer. He was, amongst other things, a talent spotter and radio and TV host. The "years active" should reflect all these roles, and close out when he stopped doing any "work". WWGB (talk) 10:56, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, of course. It's just that there seems to be nothing currently in the article, even unsourced, that supports this date. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:06, 21 May 2024 (UTC)