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Listing December 4 As Release Date is Still Speculative

There are no news sources that definitively state that Coldplay is releasing on December 4. All the articles are speculative, which is not appropriate for a Wikipedia article.

Stereogum's article title from November 2 (yesterday) states "Is Coldplay’s ‘A Head Full Of Dreams’ Dropping In December?" - http://www.idolator.com/7613565/coldplay-a-head-full-of-dreams-release-date-cover-art

Exclaim.ca's article title from October 30 (4 days ago) states "Coldplay to Release 'A Head Full of Dreams' on December 4?" - http://exclaim.ca/music/article/coldplay_to_release_head_full_of_dreams_on_december_4

Stereogum's blog entry sounds more definitive on October 29, but states in the article "So, it looks like we can expect the new Coldplay album to arrive 12/4!" - http://www.stereogum.com/1840863/london-coldplay-stans-suss-out-124-release-date-for-a-head-full-of-dreams/news/

So the problem is that the web articles are speculative, but the article for A Head Full of Dreams lists December 4 as if it was fact. It probably is true, but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a blog, and requires verifiable, accurate sources per Verifiability.

Mburrell (talk) 22:05, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed track

"Confirmed" is a bit much for the second one! Apparently, a Shazam search names it as "Adevnture Of A Lifetime", which in connection with the hashtag "#AOAL" used by Coldplay on social media is a pretty sure thing, but it's not like they already confirmed it or something. 黄雨伞 (talk) 21:11, 4 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, it's to early to include that info in the article, in my opinion. Mayast (talk) 14:43, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Highly speculative article does not have good sources

Much of this article is based on dubious sources and rumor. I already removed one claim (that the design has a specific name) that was sourced to an anonymous fan. The source is still in the article and it is debatable as to whether this speculation is reasonable to be included. Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. jps (talk) 11:53, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Is there an alternative WP:PAG somewhere that I do0n't know about, specifically for Coldplay? -Roxy the dog™ woof 12:04, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the article requires a lot of work and better sources. However, when it comes to the 'flower of life', there are multiple sources calling the pattern that – I'm going to revert your edit and provide more references. Secondly, I don't see this "attribution made by a fan" anywhere – I would say that it's the same pattern, and it's pretty straight forward. Would you argue that there was an attribution made by a fan if it there was a square, stripes or polka dot on that poster? Or would you just call it "a square", "stripes" or "polka dot"? The only attribution I see here is the fact that it was a fan who linked the design to Chris Martin's T-shirt. Unless you have a problem with the quality of the Flower of Life (geometry) article, but that's a entirely different topic. — Mayast (talk) 16:24, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The onus is on you to provide sources to keep content. The "Flower of Life" is a neologism. It's just circles. jps (talk) 17:32, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"neon soul"

googled that phrase, came up empty.63.142.146.194 (talk) 22:33, 11 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]