Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Christian music

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Far and Away (band)

I'd appreciate the services (sorry, couldn't resist that) of some people who know Christian music better than I do at the above. It's an interesting case of possible false identity and socks. Peridon (talk) 21:46, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

3rd-party compilations in discographies

What is the consensus on including compilations like WOW and X Worship in discographies? See, for example, David Crowder Band#Collaboration. It seems unnecessary to me to note all the places that songs appear, as it clutters up the discography, and in this case, definitely isn't a collaborative effort (rather, the songs from various artists were just "borrowed" for the CD). Even if they were re-filed under "compilations", I would consider them to be of little added value to band articles. For now, I'm going to go ahead and clean it up, but I thought I'd mention it here just in case. --Fru1tbat (talk) 19:09, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

The various WOW series albums out-sell almost everything else. See Christian Albums. The current WOW album has been the number one on five different occasions for a total of seven weeks. They almost always go Gold or Platinum. I think it's important to tie that in. they should be referenced, although they usually aren't in other articles either.

As a different discussion, it might be time to split out the discography into its own article. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:06, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Compilation projects with pre-recorded songs from various artists (like WOW) I believe should not be included in an artist's discography. I also agree that those are not really "collaborations" because they are not original recordings. --Musdan77 (talk) 21:34, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Request for input in discussion forum

Given the closely linked subjects of the various religion, mythology, and philosophy groups, it seems to me that we might benefit from having some sort of regular topical discussion forum to discuss the relevant content. I have put together the beginnings of an outline for such discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject Religion/2011 meeting, and would very much appreciate the input of any interested editors. I am thinking that it might run over two months, the first of which would be to bring forward and discuss the current state of the content, and the second for perhaps some more focused discussion on what, if any, specific efforts might be taken in the near future. Any and all input is more than welcome. John Carter (talk)

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Totally awesome project

I am very happy to be a member of this project. I pray that it will turn out great day by day.--CrossTempleJay (talk) 02:01, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Nomination for discussion

Christianity in heavy metal has been nominated for deletion. Comments are welcome at the nomination page Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christianity in heavy metal. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:18, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

So there's a resource....

Hello friends. I have a story to tell. Long ago, I wrote bunches of articles here, ranging from bands to eventually big topics like Christian music industry and Christian music festival. Over time while doing research for numerous articles, I realized that even where resources were already available, finding specific references inside of them was not an easy task.

For instance, if you had all 30 years of CCM magazine in front of you, you still couldn't write effectively about Andrae Crouch. Trouble is, it's too much to look through, and you don't specifically know where it is, etc. Second, While building pages like WP:CCM/S I came to realize that there were numerous smaller resources which could offer a unique perspective, but were next to impossible to find without a guide or way too wasted time. Finally, obscure topics were next to impossible to research properly. Christian ska, for instance, spend over a year in various stages of research before seeing the light of day.

What was really needed was a new resource, one that would simplify research where such sources were available. Since I have a background in programming, I figured that I could make it happen. Check out what I've been working on at the CMnexus.

Dan, the CowMan (talk) 00:16, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Has this project died? Dan, the CowMan (talk) 19:01, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

No but most WikiProjects aren't as active as they were a few years ago. I wish you good luck with your website! Royalbroil 03:25, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

I Can Only Imagine GA review

I have nominated an article I have heavily worked on, "I Can Only Imagine", for 'good article' status. The article is ranked high-importance, and it has been up 38 days with no users reviewing it, so I was wondering of anyone here would be able to review it or at least aid in the process. Toa Nidhiki05 00:20, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I made a few changes to the article, mostly formatting, especially WP:NUMERO, but I don't have time to review it, sorry. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 01:42, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

That's fine, the more help the better - by the time this actually gets reviewed, it may be FA-status instead of GA, which could expedite things further. :) Toa Nidhiki05 01:44, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I don't think it's fair to have a member of a associated WikiProject review the file. It looks like a case of cronyism. I've seen some very shoddy GA reviews that end up getting the article failed later. 38 days isn't real bad - I know that I've waited longer. Don't worry, someone will do it eventually. Royalbroil 12:28, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Eh, alright... I just hope somebody does it soon. Toa Nidhiki05 12:47, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

More Beautiful You

I want you all to go and take a look at this article, which give me all the feedback you want on this page or on my talk page, and that is because I will be working on some more of your projects album articles.HotHat (talk) 23:38, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Please remove Miranda Stone Wikipedia from your list of "Christian Music"

Hello all! It appears that a few years ago, someone decided to add Miranda Stone into this data base. I would like to know how that decision was made. I am Miranda Stone, and i would not like to be included. If anyone needs proof of my identity, i would be happy to email them. I have not been actively touring for many years now, being on retreat, which also means retreat from social media and computers in general. Last week i bought a computer, got on line, and happened to see that i have a wikipedia on my name. It appears that members of this community would like to highlight my religion. I would prefer to have privacy in the area of spiritual matters. Beliefs change. I am now working with fans of my music who would like to add information to this wikipedia stub to bring an actual "history" to the last 15 years of my career. I would be happy to dialogue about the "christian music" quote that's up there now, but for the record, i don't do "christian music." I never have and i never will. While it's true that i have played coffeehouses run by churches and the like, and festivals like Cornerstone, and while i may refer to spiritual themes, that makes my music about as "christian" as bands like Over the Rhine, and Sam Phillips. I think that quite clear. If you're going to make statements about a living person, it should be based on what's true and should have a few actual quotes or references from an artist themselves. On an issue like this, those quotes should at least be recent, not something pulled from 1997. I mean no disrespect, but what a person says concerning their own faith should matter, not what you think their faith is. I apologize in advance if i'm missing protocol in this post. Not entirely fluent with the computer thing. Thanks. Miranda Stone (Earthdress (talk) 22:46, 25 January 2012 (UTC))

First, there is no database so I'm not sure where she's listed. Special:WhatLinksHere/Miranda_Stone only lists her linked from a few articles, and none of them to any Christian music lists. So if you want the the subject's article changed, you'll have to do that at the article. However, the most likely change is that the Phantom Tollbooth interview will likely simply be referenced as historical and not removed entirely. As far as I can see, she has no link to the Christian music project though. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:50, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi there Walter! Thanks for writing back! If you go to the "Miranda Stone" Wikipedia, and look into the talk pages, you will see that the page has been placed under the support(?) of the wikiproject Christian music. I would like to see that removed. I do not know how, or if, i can do that myself, but it does not make sense to have this link there since the music it is "supporting" is not "christian music." Can you look into this for me? That would be helpful. I'm not sure who made the connection, but i believe it was done without checking to see if that connection was appropriate. miranda stone (Earthdress (talk) 20:27, 26 January 2012 (UTC))

That was added by Argolin. Maybe you should ask that person (User talk:Argolin). --Musdan77 (talk) 21:17, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

R&R Archives

I was wondering if anyone on here has access to Radio and Records Christian chart archives dating from 1995 to mid-2003 - I want to create a FL-class discography page for Third Day, but have no first-hand chart data and definitive charting dates. If I do not have the information, I will not be able to do this. Toa Nidhiki05 17:30, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

archive.org has indexes of the website such as this. It looks like a lot of work but they frequently indexed it. Good luck! Royalbroil 02:07, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Member list

Currently your membership roster utilizes a category. Most WikiProjects have their members sign a page, with addition of a userbox optional. There are a number of benefits of having a member page, one being automatic newsletter subscriptions. If there are no objections, I'll create a member page and designate userboxes as optional. – Lionel ^(talk) 11:00, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Perhaps we can get some feedback one way or the other rather than assume tacit approval. Some editors may no longer be active while others may not come daily. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:51, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Let's give it another week. – Lionel ^(talk) 08:33, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

Casting Crowns discography FLC

Seeing as it is getting little input, I would like to note that I have nominated the Casting Crowns discography page for featured list. Any input is welcome. Toa Nidhiki05 00:41, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Userboxes

Where can I find userboxes for userboxes for specific Christian music artists/bands/groups/record labels? Allen (talk) 01:41, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

You can start at Wikipedia:Userboxes/Music and click from there. Royalbroil 01:12, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Revelation FA nomination

I have nominated Third Day's album Revelation for Featured Article. If you are interested in providing input, please go to the FAC page. Toa Nidhiki05 00:48, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Mervyn_Warren

I have no doubt that this is important, but can we bring this to par? I'm more than willing to help bring this up to A or Featured.

the_undertow ^talk 09:19, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Individually, not that important. The band was important though. Not sure how you would like us to help. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:43, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

MercyMe discographies nominated

I have nominated MercyMe albums discography and MercyMe singles discography at WP:FLC; any discussion or input is welcome. Toa Nidhiki05 01:02, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Goals

Hello,

I am really like to help you with translation in French of your articles for the French Christian community.

I am already translating the article about Plus One.

Blessing,
Laurent Franky-68