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Mangled Article

The beginning of this article is obviously mangled, probably because of mis-editing. AmritTuladhar 18:40, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

University

I'm not any kind of authority on Don McLean, but the main page (Oct 22) says he attended Iona College. On Don McLean's official web page link it says, "In this 4 year period, Don moved from a fairly idyllic childhood existence, through the shock and subsequent harsh realities of his father’s death in 1961, to his decision in 1963 to quit Villanova University to pursue his dream and become a professional singer." He might have attended both Iona and Villanova or maybe just Villanova. I hope someone can check the facts and update the main page.AdderUser 00:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good grief! Following my question about McLean's college attendance, someone rewrote the main article to read: "and attended an Upstate New York University". This is fact checking?? Iona College is in New Rochelle, NY just outside of New York City which is DOWNstate, not upstate; Villanova is located near Philadelphia, PA which is NOT-EVEN-NY-state, but a completely different state.AdderUser 03:28, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

His bio clearly states he dropped out of Villanova, and graduated from Iona. "While at Villanova University in 1963 (he stayed for just four months). . . Don also found time to attend night school at Iona College and, in 1968, graduated with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration . . . " [1]. And it will always be upstate to any of us who grew up in NYC/LI - even if we spent four years in New Ro. There is no such thing as downstate. :) -Lciaccio 02:00, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup

Fragmented, needs cleanup. Also, should include something about being the inspration for "Killing Me Softly" Omarcheeseboro 16:29, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Singles discography

He needs a singles discography otherwise people will think hes a one hit wonder. —Preceding unsigned comment added by The Blizzard King (talk • contribs) 23:59, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Andy Breckman

Some people want this part in, others seem to want it out. (I don't care either way.) But it may be ripe for a discussion, so...discuss away.--TheOther Bob 21:47, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have edited the musical roots section and moved Andy Breckman under a new sub-heading. It's a very insignificant episode in McLean's career and therefore probably attributed undue prominence. I would like it to go particularly when more substantive information about McLean's career has been added. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.163.56.42 (talk) 14:28, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Having found and read the two accounts, I vote strongly to remove it. Even if the two parties agreed on the basic facts, which they don't, it's a old personal disagreement of no encyclopedic significance. Imagine what WP would look like if we chronicled every feud between two celebrities. Dpiranha (talk) 03:41, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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	I have edited the musical roots section and moved Andy Breckman under a new sub-heading. It's a very insignificant episode in McLean's career and therefore probably attributed undue prominence. I would like it to go particularly when more substantive information about McLean's career has been added. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures\|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/82.163.56.42\|82.163.56.42]] ([[User talk:82.163.56.42\|talk]]) 14:28, 8 December 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->		I have edited the musical roots section and moved Andy Breckman under a new sub-heading. It's a very insignificant episode in McLean's career and therefore probably attributed undue prominence. I would like it to go particularly when more substantive information about McLean's career has been added. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures\|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/82.163.56.42\|82.163.56.42]] ([[User talk:82.163.56.42\|talk]]) 14:28, 8 December 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

			:Having found and read the two accounts, I vote strongly to remove it. Even if the two parties agreed on the basic facts, which they don't, it's a old personal disagreement of no encyclopedic significance. Imagine what WP would look like if we chronicled every feud between two celebrities. [[User:Dpiranha\|Dpiranha]] ([[User talk:Dpiranha\|talk]]) 03:41, 18 December 2007 (UTC)