User talk:Eight88

Hello Eight88, and Welcome to Wikipedia! Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field . Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing!   ■ MMXXc.t  10:03, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply] Getting started Introduction The five pillars of Wikipedia How to edit a page Finding your way around Table of contents Department directory Editing articles How to develop an article Manual of Style Getting help Frequently asked questions Cheatsheet Where to ask a question Help pages New contributors' help page How you can help Contributing to Wikipedia Community Portal Follow Wikipedia etiquette Practice civility

Hey thanks for the heads-up. The page is on my watchlist so I'll keep an eye on it. Looks like the IP has been warned a bunch of times already in the past 24 hours and if needed I'll block the user or semi-protect the article again. - eo (talk) 09:53, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Everything written in newspapers is written by a living person. The authors name being displayed does not make it unreliable. Reliability is based on where the source comes from, not who wrote it. — Realist² 19:07, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Those sources like live daily are actually terrible in comparison. Find and use sources that comply with

WP:RS. If there is a dispute amongst the sources than both figures can be presented for neutrality. — Realist² 19:57, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply

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You need to stop edit warring on that article, I have added a legitimate source, that is actually better in quality than the ones currently there. Neutrality needs to be reached whereby both figures are present. — Realist² 20:06, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for catching that. If you look at my contribs, you can imagine how bleary-eyed I'm getting in looking at references to the United World Chart. It's like a cancer.—Kww(talk) 04:14, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not sourced information. Perhaps if you paid attention and tried to look up the source you'd realize it's not real. 76.223.67.167 (talk) 08:20, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

For that matter if it was real...it's not cited properly. And if it's supposed to be a link to a website then it should actually link to a website. But it doesn't, so therefore, because it's A) not cited properly and B) Because it does not link anywhere, and C) Because there is no real way of accessing the source to verify it, it's being removed. 76.223.67.167 (talk) 08:23, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for pointing that out. Some vandal had removed the reference URL. All fixed. You were correct in your assessment to remove from what you saw. Eight88 (talk) 18:21, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

From TSort (1993 - 2008)[1] = 25 million Global claimed, 20 - 27 million claimed on Internet.

From Entertainment wire Press Release (1998) [2] - 24 million.

From New York Times Press Release (2002) [3] = 23 Million.

From Universal Music Group Korea (2004) [4] = 25 million.

From publication "The Story Behind 50 Years of Great Recordings": Outline Press Ltd (2005) -

ISBN 1-59223-295-7

= 27 million.

From Undercover.au (2008) [5] = 32 million.

Therefore from all the verified sources (Press Releases, Record Company, publications) - the figure is 23-27 million. From one source that does not state where primary source detail is from (Undercover.au) - has highest figure, does not meet criteria as being a notible Press source compared to the others, and is so varient to the others, has limited credibility. Wikipedea has policy on using verified sources, as well as concensus

WP:RS, and this has not been met by the one source being used. Therefore as the publication of 2005 meets all criteria, this should be adopted.Eight88 (talk) 03:50, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply

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Although I am aware of the 3RR, I have not seen this mention of multiple reversals by anybody constituting a failure. I therefore accept I have broken this rule. Eight88 (talk) 04:24, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How do I remove the request for unblock? If an administrator comes to this page as a result of the request - please simply faul the request. I fully support the enforcement of policy Eight88 (talk) 04:33, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We need good people: Wikipedia:WikiProject Record Charts - eo (talk) 13:49, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's true, but at the time the singles were sold more than albums and the most selling albums pre-'80s were certified by ARIA, like The Dark Side, Beat Out Of Hell, Rumours and Jeff Wayne for to have a correct best selling list. We can to leave your modifie like is written in the article, but i don't think that there are other best selling albums pre-'80s weren't certified. The certifications are a good promotion for the sales. SJ (talk) 18:54, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Beatles albums were certified ( http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_physical_album.asp?chart=1A50 ) and they don't sell over 700,000 copies. This is a list of number ones in Australia: http://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=706&Itemid=40 and the Beatles that still the 1 much times, don't won at least 10x Platinum. SJ (talk) 22:54, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yikes, the article as a whole is kinda, well, in need of help. The link you sent looks thorough and interesting but I have a feeling you may run into a problem with editors who feel that it's not reliable. I see the website author's source (The Crosby Years by Ken Barnes (St. Martin's Press, 1980)) and this could be good... have you done a search on this publication? Perhaps with an ISBN number it would hold up, especially if the bulk of that website is built on it. - eo (talk) 17:52, 14 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think you'd be looking for the Kent Music Report, it was run before ARIA was created. Go to the further reading section, there are 3 books by David Kent. Hope this is what you were after, I think you can also order them from this website! Or there are a few users who own one or two of them I think. k.i.a.c (talktome - contribs) 11:34, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current