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November 30, 2004	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
August 21, 2005	Featured article candidate	Promoted
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Ok, this article used to featured a long time ago. Now i dont think we will get it back to FA but we are gonna attempt GA in the next 3/4 weeks. So lets get started. Sourcing is a priority. Realist² ('Come Speak To Me') 18:33, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reunion rumors... (RESOLVED)

Though Jermaine has talked about the brothers reuniting, I doubt that this will come to fore wishing since Michael is working on his new album and it seems most of the Jackson brothers except Tito have retired unless Michael is open again to collaborate with them on an album. So I vote that we remove the "2008 reunion" paragraph from this article. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 21:59, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, i think MJ is staying solo, he can still shift records as seen with Thriller 25, the rules have changed. Lets get ride of it, wikipedia isnt a crystal ball. Realist² ('Come Speak To Me') 22:02, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removed. Realist² ('Come Speak To Me') 22:18, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cut down (DONE)

We need to cut the article down, before we start sourcing, there is stuff that doesnt need to be there. Realist² ('Come Speak To Me') 22:14, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The "band personal" sub section should go. Realist² ('Come Speak To Me') 22:19, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Way too much detail on the "American dream" film. It has an article of its own which isnt much bigger. Realist² ('Come Speak To Me') 22:22, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Early works and influences should go together, i dont understand by influences comes after. Realist² ('Come Speak To Me') 22:44, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So is all of this done? Cheers, Kodster (You talkin' to me?) (Stuff I messed up) 22:40, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, done. Realist² ('Come Speak To Me') 22:53, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Randy as a member of the Jackson Five

I believe there was a period when the Jackson 5 (under that name) officially had all six brothers as members. The name change came about because Motown owned the rights to that name, not specifically because Jermaine left. Timothy Horrigan (talk) 19:17, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Im not sure about that, if always heard that Randy replaced Jermaine. — Realist² (Who's Bad?) 19:31, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah they had to change their name and Randy did replace Jermaine, lol. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 21:26, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Should I take the Jacksons out of the category as a "funk" group?

I have thought about this for a while and though I know there were elements in the Jackson 5's and Michael's music that was funk-esque, they didn't really struck me as a funk outfit. Maybe pop-funk but, I don't know... what you guys think? BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 02:30, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, besides it's a sub genre anyway. — Realist² 20:19, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

100 million records sold

Jackson 5 sold over 100 million records; sources

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Jackson-5 http://www.nypost.com/seven/03232008/news/nationalnews/jacko_clan_in_a_deep_funk_103188.htm?page=0