Talk:The View (band)

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There's more information to come here and the entry is growing to the point it should have History etc. sections. I'll do it as/when I have time if nobody else does. As the band are just now gaining national attention, the page is likely to be accessed more frequently. I've been a user and occasional Wikipedia contributor for a few years - but I'm not an expert by any means. Feel free to improve on any of my efforts or to discuss things here. --Citizensmith 23:51, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

More history added and split into sections--Citizensmith 23:19, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Way too long

This page is massively overlong for such an unknown band. It seems to have been compiled by someone with an interest in the success of the group --80.41.227.205 02:08, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The band are about to have their second top-20 hit (number 10 on Monday chart update). They topped the Scottish sales charts. They're signed to SONY-BMG. They've twice topped the MTV2/NME video charts. They feature in NME almost every week. They were at T in The Park, Reading and Leeds Festivals. They've just sold out the London Astoria. They've just completed an MTV Gonzo tour. Their 30 min set went out live on Radio 1 at 7:30pm. They are even on Jools Holland in a couple of weeks. They're not exactly an "unknown band" any more!Citizensmith 16:11, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Um...we don't need a detailed itinary here, just a biography. There is so much irrelevant, superfluous crap in this entry it is unreal. Wikipedia is not a promotional tool. --80.41.227.205 01:13, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image Copyright Problems

The original promo photo image used on this page has been deleted by user User_talk:Betacommand as invalid fair use. However this is disputed. See discussion on their talk page. I have replaced this image with one taken by myself, which I have immediate access to, while this is sorted. If anyone has a better image they took themselves or can get written permission from 1965 Records to feature promo shot images in a manner that will satisfy Wikipedia copyright extremists then please do so. Hopefully a better image will be back soon.Citizensmith 13:41, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've now cropped and sharpened the image so that it's not too bad considering the conditions it was taken under (camera phone held high from the crowd) and, on the plus side, I suppose it does illustrate the band at a large venue.Citizensmith 15:31, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Future singles claim

Removed "Dance Into The Night and Face For The Radio are scheduled to be the last releases from the album next year." as no verification. Citizensmith 16:54, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone know what age the guys in the view are?

They look about 12!