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Miss Bono (talk) 15:18, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

IRISH BAND?

Surely a claim can be made that 2 of the band are by point of fact English?

Brit-Irish band perhaps ? :P — Preceding unsigned comment added by VinDibs (talk • contribs) 00:43, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Nah, Edge was born in Wales but moved to Ireland when he was an infant and probally has no memories of living there. Clayton moved to Ireland when he 5 and stayed ever since. The band was formed in Ireland and its roots are in Ireland and they live mostly in Ireland so how are they not an Irish band? It does not matter where you are born it matters where you grew up and who you identify with. Clearly the lads consider themselves Irish citizens and nationals. Sorry England you can't get all the good bands. Tra3535 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.126.244.74 (talk) 04:16, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

England alone is not Great Britain, however I don't think that the nation of individual members determines the band's origin. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:39, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

This shit again? I fought hard for "a band from Dublin, Ireland" but that just pissed off both British and Irish nationalists. --Merbabu (talk) 08:39, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Their Irish, end of story. And the UK has plenty of good bands. --Τασουλα (talk) 18:18, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Not Anglo-Irish then? Walter, matey. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.24.231.138 (talk) 20:32, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry Manchester. Just because members lived in England doesn't make them an English band. They formed in Ireland which would make them an Irish band. However if you can find a reliable source that says they're an Anglo-Irish band I'll support your claim.

Please don't think I'm your mate either. I may be a fellow editor, but taking liberties the way you're doing is close to a personal attack, particularly when it's done in a friendly an unfriendly manner. If you want to keep that IP available for editing, I suggest that you behave like an adult not the way you've been doing. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:45, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Don't you mean in an unfriendly manner? It would be tiresome. --Merbabu (talk) 22:03, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Some striking self-righteousness going on here. It seems perfectly reasonably to me for someone to say that this band is Anglo-Irish since two of its members were born in the UK. It is a matter of discussion whether the band should be termed Irish because they were formed in Ireland. It seems ok to me to do so, but why the unpleasant attitude at this IP? And the term 'matey' is perfectly acceptable, you are being too sensitive. And it looks like you are threatening someone when you say 'if you want to keep that IP available for editing..' Rather childish, we need adult behaviour on Wikipedia.92.24.231.19 (talk) 21:23, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Sorry to the individual anon. It's just that it does need a reference. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:58, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

O how many places this comes up at, or at least could. O how few realise that "band" is a term for the collective, not the parts of the sum. Are Queen a Zanzibari-English band because of where their lead singer was born?
Surely a claim can be made that 1 member of the band is by point of fact Welsh-born-in-London. I would say that 'moved to Dublin at age one' and 'moved to Dublin at age five' hardly speaks to strong personal English ties. If they had decided to move back to the island of their birth when they came of age that would make this an entirely different situation but they decided to stay in Ireland. delirious & lost ☯ ^~hugs~ 07:25, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

New material

They released "From The Ground Up". It should be posted. Miss Bono (talk) 15:52, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Who release what? Reference? Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:21, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

It was U2 who realeased new material:...... From The Ground Up: U2.com Music Edition brings you the inside track on U2360° - the stories, the photos, the music. Presented in a bespoke, wrap-around sleeve, the large-format hardback book opens to reveal FOUR exclusive lithographs of the band, some very cool bookmarks and Edge's Picks - a limited-edition, 15-track live CD, curated by The Edge. These are the cuts you asked for after our one-off release of U22 and the moment you subscribe (or resubscribe) to U2.com you can also instantly access TEN LIVE DOWNLOADS - FIVE FROM EDGE'S PICKS ( Breathe, New Year's Day, 'I'll Go Crazy', In A LIttle While and "40") AND FIVE BONUS U2360° DOWNLOADS (No Line On The Horizon, Spanish Eyes, Desire, Pride (In The Name Of Love) and Angel of Harlem).//Taken from U2.com, that's my reference. I got something more about it!! Do you want it Miss Bono (talk) 16:48, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Fanclub releases are not important enough to be worth mentioning in an article containing 30 years+ of history. Melicans (talk, contributions) 04:22, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

It was not take from a fanclub, it was taken from official U2 website. u2.com  Miss Bono (zootalk) 18:42, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

I meant the U2.com fanclub. Those releases come each year, and are simply not important or noteworthy enough to mention here. The most applicable article for that would be U2 discography. Melicans (talk, contributions) 02:38, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

New Promotional Tour for U2

Jordi Tardà confirms that the new U2 promotional tour (in 6 countries with 6 concerts in each one) will be named "6x6" in 2014. And then in 2015 they're gonna launch their international tour. It is already a true information NOT rumors. So when we gonna add it to main space?? Miss Bono (zootalk) 12:30, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Hey! I was not posting material for a forum discussion! I was asking when can we add this new information to the main article of U2... and this is the reference [1]  Miss Bono (zootalk) 16:07, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the reference. I know you're an experience editor and I was surprised to see what I perceived as "forum talk" (I know a guy who knows a guy who says that this is going to happen...) so I removed it just to be both fair and safe. I trust that the removal of the content doesn't impinge on your reputation as a stellar editor. Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:52, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

New Information for Bono's Article

I've heard that Bono sold his New York duplex in 5.5 million USD. I need more information about that. Can you check out??  Miss Bono (zootalk) 19:35, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Green Day again?

As was discussed in Archive 7, template:Infobox musical artist clearly states that "this field is for professional relationships with other musicians or bands that are significant and notable to this artist's career.

"This field can include, for example, any of the following:

• "For individuals: groups of which he or she has been a member
• "Other acts with which this act has collaborated on multiple occasions, or on an album, or toured with as a single collaboration act playing together
• "Groups which have spun off from this group
• "A group from which this group has spun off

"Separate multiple entries with commas.

"The following uses of this field should be avoided:

• "Association of groups with members' solo careers
• "Groups with only one member in common
• "Association of producers, managers, etc. (who are themselves acts) with other acts (unless the act essentially belongs to the producer, as in the case of a studio orchestra formed by and working exclusively with a producer)
• "One-time collaboration for a single, or on a single song
• "Groups that are merely similar"

The association with Green Day was for a single. That's all. It doesn't qualify. Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:21, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

I didn't post that in the infobox of U2, (I read the discussion about that) I was pointing out that it was wrong. Maybe I didn't explain very well. I was asking if I could remove Green Day form the infobox. User:Scsigs was the one who post such information. Miss Bono (zootalk) 19:55, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

It may not have been your intention, as I know you agree that it shouldn't be there, but you did add it back in. I was just clarifying here per WP:BRD. I wasn't trying to accuse. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:25, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Sorry. I didn't remove it because I didn't know whether I was able to do it or not. I don't want to mess things up :( Miss Bono (zootalk) 12:09, 22 May 2013 (UTC)