It would be good if you could add a source or reference to your recent edit at Session musician. On a personal level, if you put something, anything, on your user page then your user name will turn from a red link to a blue link, usually seen as a positive move in an editor's evolution. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 15:11, 11 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Looks great. If you put something on your page, and turn it into a blue link, that can sometimes help avoid things such as the message below. Carptrash (talk) 21:06, 11 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

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April 2013 edit

  Please do not add or change content, as you did to Session musician, without verifying it by citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 17:09, 12 April 2013 (UTC)Reply


Hi Drmies - my apologies - it was just about my first attempt to edit a wikipedia article. I have had a bit of a trial by fire and have learned a lot over the last week or two. I feel my edit was valid but agree it was unsupported by sources - although it was deleted before I had a chance to edit it in line with your comment above. I would like to write something again on the session musician page in the near future along similar lines but this time with proper citations. I would very much appreciate it if you would be prepared to review it for me and make sure it is appropriate, valid and correct. Is this something you would consider helping with?

With thanks

Musicfanlondon (talk) 20:45, 15 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

  • Here's the thing. I think I know what you want to do, and what I think you want to do you can't do. On Session musician, you can't, for instance, add a list of session musicians. A category (or set thereof) exists for musicians, Category:Session musicians by nationality, and that can (should) be added to individual biographies. Now, an association (like a union, for instance) is worth mentioning, of course, but its existence and importance need to be established with secondary sources--newspaper articles and such that discuss the organization and what it does. I hope that helps. Drmies (talk) 21:30, 15 April 2013 (UTC)Reply


  • Thanks - that's really useful. There has been a Wikipedia entry for The AllStars since 2007 which I wanted to flesh out and update. It unfortunately has now been proposed for deletion since I started editing it. I have had a go at establishing notability and providing sources etc - I think it is a group of musicians working together in a very innovative way and that has created a real reputation / identity in the music industry internationally as well as a loyal fan base with the public at home, but I fear I am not articulating this well or at least sufficiently to save the entry. I would be very grateful if you could take a look and let me know what you think. With thanks Musicfanlondon (talk) 23:12, 15 April 2013 (UTC)Reply
    • Well, I can't go through all the sources, but this and this don't really count as reliable, I'm afraid, and adding them only strengthens the impression that it's a non-notable outfit. You need newspapers, magazine articles, stuff like that--stuff in print. Drmies (talk) 04:38, 16 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Blocked for sockpuppetry edit


sock puppetry - in reality... edit

Just a quick note to set the record straight - I wasn't actually using 2 identities - it genuinely was someone else working out of my home-office, but the whole system of appealing and working out what to do was too time-consuming and didn't feel like it was worth it. I looked up the appeals rules and there was something called 'quack's like a duck' (no really - is that an american expression?) which basically means, even if you weren't doing it, it doesn't matter if somebody thinks it looks like you were doing it...I gave up there as the whole thing seemed pointless.

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The following comment was left at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Baluji Shrivastav but it will be deleted shortly as part of the history-merge discussed below:

I believe the notability requirement is met. Some clean up of grammar and tone along with filling in the Discography and this article could be accepted at a starting level. The Ukulele Guy - Aggie80 (talk) 19:39, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

For the time being, you can see the "diff" here: [1].
You may wish to improve the grammar and fill in the Discography. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 03:01, 15 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

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I will ask an administrator to merge the histories of the older submission into the newer submission, which was recently accepted and is now at Baluji Shrivastav. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 02:49, 15 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

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