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Re: Britney Spears discography edit

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Christina Aguilera discography edit

It is vandalism!, because of her web site "says" that Christina Aguilera has sold over 25 million [no Back to Basics] (it's more logical 12.5+9.5+2.2+3) not 36 million (16+12+5+3). Kraft. 18:23, 1 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

Do not change Christina Aguilera discography any more! I think you even haven't read the real sources and obviously the last message that I sent you... please see: talk:Christina Aguilera discography.Kraft. 22:14, 6 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

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You deleted several significant edits to the page and replaced it with unsubstatiated edits. Nowhere in any of the sources you cited did it say anything about coloratura. Additionally your edit pattern is notoriously similar to a sockpuppet's that has been banned. If you continue to vandalise the article I will report you to Administrator intervention against vandalism and the sockpuppet notice board. You do realise just having a similar location to one or more editors with an almost identical editing pattern will most probably lead to a block for you, yes? --I'll bring the food 23:32, 27 November 2006 (UTC)Reply



http://www.upto11.net/artistprofile.php?ar=979

it says whitney is a dramatic mezzo soprano

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My Deepest Apologies edit

I would like to deeply apologize for incorrectly reverting your edits... I've been on a revert storm this evening and simply overlooked the edit (I was confused because Pocahontas was released in 1995...) Again, my apologies. Moogle10000 03:02, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Calm down edit

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Mariah Carey edit

Do you read the discussion site? Read it before you talk!Reidlos 22:14, 11 March 2007 (UTC)Reply


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Leona Lewis' voice type edit

I'd like to know why you think that Lewis is not a coloratura. Wiki edit Jonny (talk) 11:45, 7 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

She doesn't do trills, runs, and embellishes, or agile vocal inflections, she is not that comfortable in her soprano range, though she can hit it. You must not only have the range, but also the agility and there is no source that states she is coloratura.

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I didnt "allow" it on, it was just ... there. It will be removed too, that doesnt give an excused to add the whitney source. --— Realist2 (Come Speak To Me) 20:36, 6 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Whitney Houston page edit

Look here buddy, Whitney Houston IS a MEZZO-SOPRANO. I have a good source saying she is. And thanks oh so very much for calling me an idiot. That is the pot calling the kettle black. Leave the page alone!! Sheesh :\ Tribal44 (talk) 17:27, 3 October 2008 (UTC)Tribal44Reply

Like whom? The admin? Whitney is a mezzo-soprano and thats that. Tribal44 (talk) 20:48, 3 October 2008 (UTC)Tribal44Reply

Then go away, jerk. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tribal44 (talkcontribs) 20:56, 3 October 2008 (UTC)Reply

How you YOU finding a source on her being a mezzo, huh? Since you are so good on finding sources.

Maybe you don't want to admit she's REALLY a mezzo. Tribal44 (talk) 21:03, 3 October 2008 (UTC)Tribal44Reply


How am I vandalizing?

And, I posted both of the vocal types. Happy now? Tribal44 (talk) 21:21, 3 October 2008 (UTC)Tribal44Reply


Now who's looking like an idiot? Posting copyright pictures and posting fansites as references. I was right all along. Karma comes back in full force. Tribal44 (talk) 01:56, 10 November 2008 (UTC)Tribal44Reply

You were never right. I still have many encyclopediaic sources siting Whitney as a soprano. And for your info, that picture WAS MY OWN. I got it from an an old magazine and I scanned it on my computer and I cleaned it up. Thank you. And that "fansite" reference had a very reliable NEWSPAPER reference for Whitney's soprano. 5 octaves (talk) 20:59, 16 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

You didn't take the picture, so technically its not really your work. And fansites are not reliable sources. You just won't accept the the fact she is a mezzo so that is why you have to be so anal about it. You are wrong again. Tribal44 (talk) 00:13, 17 November 2008 (UTC)Tribal44Reply

Fansites are reliable sources when they get their sources from reliable sources. Whitney is probably a mezzo NOW, but in her prime, she was not.5 octaves (talk) 02:35, 17 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Whitney Houston edit

I take it this is still ongoing? I see there has been little discussion about this on the talk page between you and User:Tribal44. There does seem to be a bit of edit warring and both of you have already broken 3RR and the name calling in the edit summaries and on each other's talk pages....not good. I've opened up a dialog on the the talk page. I suggest the both of you discuss the changes there instead of edit warring before I get the page protected. Pinkadelica (talk) 23:00, 3 October 2008 (UTC)Reply


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Whitney Houston edit

In the Legacy section, shouldn't the use of the term "Black" be capitalized due to the fact that it is referring to ethnicity? For example, the article Black people does this.

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