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I have nominated The Nation of Ulysses discography for featured list removal here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured list criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks; editors may declare to "Keep" or "Remove" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Mm40 (talk) 00:55, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

So I was working on a discog I was hoping to eventually see through to FL-status, but I'm having a hard time finding info for all of the music-video directors. And it struck me: is this stuff really necessary in a discography? I've been a part of alot of flc's for discogs, and every once and a while a list is failed basically because the list of directors is either incomplete or is lacking a reliable source or two. Is this a standard we really want to keep this lists to? Is this necessary? We usually don't require the producer, for example, to be included with the albums, so are the music video directors in a similar category? I'm not trying to get around doing this work for lists I'm working, it's just that as far as I know this question has never been specifically posed, and I'm not really sure where we (as a project) stand on the issue. Any thoughts? Drewcifer (talk) 03:13, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

What discography? Normally when I find the name of a music video director, I also find information like the year it was created, the album, etc.--Cannibaloki 03:26, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

LCD Soundsystem discography. As far as I can tell sources for the directors besides nvdbase.com just don't exist. But like I said, I wasn't asking because of this particular list, I was asking a in broad project-wide sense. Drewcifer (talk) 03:58, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

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Ikip 05:04, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi guys just to let you know we are tying to end an edit dispute here-> Talk:Michael Jackson albums discography#Page Style..... I am post info here as you may want to comment as it pertains to layout.
Please leave a comment Talk:Michael Jackson albums discography#Splitting The Page here thanks for your help!..Buzzzsherman (talk) 08:37, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

heya, was wondering if anybody could review the above for FLC and add any comments here? thanks :) Mister sparky (talk) 22:01, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Hello! I tagged the Dinosaur Jr. discography as needing an expert - it certainly needs one! The numbers are likely incorrect - I used numbers from AllMusic.com but it's clear that some of their songs were established as singles in the UK. Additionally, their footer box seems to be out of date or incorrectly organized. It links to singles articles that have not been created.

Hope someone sees this request and can assist. Thank you very much. mheart (talk) 03:59, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Should discographies (i.e., a "Discography" section in an article about a musician) be in chronological order or reverse-chronological order, or neither? Is there an MoS that addresses this? I've seen past proposals in various talk page archives, but can't find anything that explicitly says "this is a guideline" etc. Thanx, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 00:45, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Releases should be listed in chronological order. This is covered at WP:LOW#Discographies. — ξ^xplicit 00:47, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! -- Gyrofrog (talk) 16:09, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Rather than get in an edit war, I thought I'd pose the question here: Should major label and indie label releases be separate lists within a discography? I would think not, and the majority of discographies I checked here bear that out, but one user (and an IP that is likely the same user) keeps reverting my edits along those lines at Gucci Mane discography. Anyone care to weigh in? TheJazzDalek (talk) 17:02, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

No reason they should be separate like THAT, no. That doesn't even make sense -- "studio" vs. "independent"? Am I missing something here? Now, separating by label specifically I could see, however, especially if the case in question formed their own label. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ (talk) 17:07, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Are there any existing guidelines for discographies of conductors, soloists et al? The guidelines for discographies of pop performers don't lend themselves to classical discographies. I have followed the customary book layout for a recent attempt (Malcolm Sargent discography) but would be much obliged for any guidance members of this project have to offer, as I have another similar discography on the tapis. - Tim riley (talk) 12:56, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Hi. The Wikimedia Foundation received a notice about this discography, over half of the contents which are albums of Jethro Tull. It's been this way since the 9th. I've tagged the accuracy problem on the article but am a bit swamped with copyright work right now. Anyone around, Blue Öyster Cult fan or otherwise, who might be willing to fix this mess? The creator hasn't returned since launching it. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 15:47, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Looks like someone was using the Tull discography as a template and created the new page after adding only the first four BÖC albums. I redirected it to Blue Öyster Cult until someone can put a little more effort into it. TheJazzDalek (talk) 16:19, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. :) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 16:28, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Help please!! I am working on the discography of Shirley Bassey: I am having problems with an editor who keeps removing my additions. Is there a rule about adding B-side to a singles discography? He removed the B-sides quoting it as not alllowed..... I maust add he has not offered any help and just quotes the 'rule book', which is a great shame as I thought Wikki was about helping people...I see on other discographies that B-sides are listed but want to know what the official line is on this - can anyone help? (talk) 19:09, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

B-sides are usually kept on the pages for the singles themselves, not included in the discography. See MOS:DISCOG#What should not be included :D --^{SteelersFanUK06} HereWeGo2010! 01:06, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Just to inform any who may be interested, Melanie C discography has been nominated to become a FL. If you want to comment on the article you can post here: Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Melanie C discography/archive1. Happy editing! Tsange ^►talk 19:17, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Someone recently added the article Music recording sales certification to the Discographies Project, which I noticed because it is currently on the "Unassessed" list. I'm not sure if adding that article to the project is appropriate given its topic. And how would it be assessed? I would either assess it as "NA" or remove it from the project altogether, but see no need to be so bold because the article might have some use as background info for project work. Comments? DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 21:54, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Certifications is quite relevant to Discographies. I'm not sure why anyone would even question it. You assess it like any other article on the quality scale, currently a Start-class I'd say. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 23:17, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Allow me to clarify... it's information that is certainly relevant to discographies, but the article in question is not about a discography itself. That's my concern. DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 23:29, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

As Discography. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 23:49, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

I have nominated Smoking Popes discography for featured list removal here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured list criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks; editors may declare to "Keep" or "Remove" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. --IllaZilla (talk) 03:19, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello my name is Caden. I'm looking for some feedback from others and I hope some of you can tell me which edit is best. I contacted an admin here [1] over an issue I was having with an IP editor concerning edits on the Tears for Fears discography article. The admin suggested I post here.

Here is the intro version that I believe is good:

The discography of Tears for Fears, a British Synth Pop group, consists of six studio albums, two compilation albums, one live album, and thirty singles. Consisting of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, the duo were signed to Polygram Records/Mercury Records in 1982. The group's debut album, The Hurting was released the following year. While the second single, "Mad World" reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart, it was their third single, "Change " that became their first charting single in the United States. Songs from the Big Chair was released in February 1985. The single, "Shout " became the group's first major hit in North America, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the next single, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" followed similar suit. Their third studio album, The Seeds of Love was released on Fontana Records in 1989. Its lead single, "Sowing the Seeds of Love" reached the Top 5 in the United Kingdom and also followed similar success in the United States. "Woman in Chains," a collaboration with Oleta Adams was a minor international hit, as was, "Advice for the Young at Heart" and "Famous Last Words." The band's first compilation, Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) was issued in March 1992, and spawned one major hit in the United Kingdom. In 1993, Elemental became Tears for Fear's first studio album in four years. Although it was certified Gold in the United States, the lead single, "Break It Down Again" only reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Raoul and the Kings of Spain was released in 1995, and their most recent album, Everybody Loves a Happy Ending was released in 2004.

Here is the IP's preferred version:

This is the discography of the British rock band Tears for Fears. Formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, the duo signed to Phonogram Records in the UK and released their first single the same year. It wasn't until their third single, "Mad World" (1982), that they scored their first hit, and their platinum-selling debut album The Hurting (1983) was a UK number one. Their second album, Songs from the Big Chair, was released in 1985 and became a worldwide hit, establishing the band in the US. After a third platinum-selling album, The Seeds of Love in 1989, Smith and Orzabal parted company and subsequent Tears For Fears albums Elemental (1993) and Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995) were effectively solo albums by Orzabal. However, the duo reformed in 2000 for a new studio album, Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, which was released in 2004/05.

Which version is accepatable for a discography? Just so you know, the IP and I were not able to agree as seen here [2] on my talk page. Thanks. Caden ^cool 14:32, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried to merge the texts into a new one?--Cannibaloki 15:07, 20 April 2010 (UTC)