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Certification of Daughtry's album

I have changed the certification status to 3X platinum several times after Billboard reflected that "Daughtry" was now so certified 3X platinum. However, someone keeps reverting it back to 2X platinum. This reverting is making the information inaccurate. I would thank you, whoever it is, to refrain from reverting to inaccurate information. Thank you, again.Tent-ripper 02:21, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mandisa Single Sales

How come this is empty. Her single has been #1 for 4 weeks now!!!!!

You can edit the article yourself if you so wish and specify the correct standing of Mandisa's single. Tent-ripper 02:20, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:E. Yamin album cover.jpg

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Katharine McPhee's "Katharine McPhee" album RIAA certification

Unless you can cite a reference, please stop changing the album's certification to Gold. --Aspects 18:45, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Top 24 eliminated males

The sections for Gedeon McKinney and Will Makar are currently much, much longer than the other eliminated performers from the top 24. I want to edit them down to only a few minor, AI-related or current details, as the others have; just wanted to get agreement before I do that. Lauracs 17:30, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking about doing the same thing, but was hoping someone else was up to the task. So I stand fully behind your future editing of them. Plus I do not like the fact the sections say they placed 14th and 15th respectively because they did not. Aspects 02:38, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mystery numbers after contestant names

On the Season 6 article's discussion page, someone asked about these numbers, and since no one's offered an explanation of them in the three months since, I commented them out there, and here as well. (These are the only two pages in which they appear.) 71.255.98.252 (talk) 15:55, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Ben Hausbach

Mensaman34 was hanging a mini-article on Ben Hausbach into this page. I have removed that content, for the following reasons: Firstly, there is no indication that Hausbach is notable, unlike the other entries in the "Other Idol contestants" section. Secondly, the references are of low quality, partly not reliable sources, partly not covering Hausbach in any detail, partly misrepresented. Thirdly, this article is not the place to detail the lives of everybody remotely associated with this season of American Idol (see WP:COATRACK). Since Mensaman34 has a conflict of interest regarding Hausbach, I'd ask him to explain why that content improves this article and our readers' understanding of season 5 of American Idol instead of just re-adding the same content again without addressing the concerns. Huon (talk) 17:01, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]