Talk:Kurt Cobain

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Former good articleKurt Cobain was one of the Music good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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June 17, 2005Featured article candidateNot promoted
December 26, 2005Featured article candidateNot promoted
February 18, 2006Good article nomineeListed
August 16, 2009Good article reassessmentDelisted
March 7, 2014Peer reviewReviewed
On this day... A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on April 5, 2020.
Current status: Delisted good article

Request for Minor Typographical Error Correction[edit]

Ninth paragraph under Early Life header: “His mother gave him a ultimatum…”

Would it be more grammatically correct to use “an” rather than “a”, since ultimatum begins with a vowel?

Thanks. Kuggerands (talk) 04:57, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 DoneC.Fred (talk) 05:00, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Much appreciated. Kuggerands (talk) 05:03, 16 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 October 2023[edit]

Alternative rock is something that goes from pop but Cobain has said himself he made loads of pop songs like Teen spirit and the album of Nevermind AnrachyIsForCoolKids (talk) 08:10, 8 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 12:11, 8 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 October 2023[edit]

This is an edit request for the Sexuality tab. While Kurt cobain did state in an interview in 1992 that he could be bisexual, he definitively identified himself as heterosexual in a 1993 interview with the LA times while talking about his love of dresses. I believe a concrete statement like that is worth noting on the page. <https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-29-ca-29282-story.html> 2600:6C58:4BF0:3590:9C41:E849:52F4:41D1 (talk) 21:12, 27 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

What needs to be said about the matter is already addressed in the Kurt_Cobain#Sexuality section. There is no need to explicitly state "hetero" in the inbox, and I highly doubt ant biography in the Wikipedia has never done so. Zaathras (talk) 23:38, 27 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 10 November 2023[edit]

The last sentence in the section “death” > aftermath: Another photo shows Cobain's foot resting next to a bag of shotgun shells, one of which was used in his death.[99] Please remove the words, “one of which was used in his death.”

Safe suicide messaging includes removing the method used. https://reportingonsuicide.org/ 68.235.110.65 (talk) 12:59, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Not done: Wikipedia is not censored, and information like the method of death would be informative to readers. Liu1126 (talk) 13:38, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Lol, "safe suicide messaging" ? We're never going to sanitize encyclopedic information for the sake of feelings. Zaathras (talk) 14:19, 10 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

the picture[edit]

seriously though, is THAT the best that you can put in for the picture? 92.24.144.253 (talk) 21:42, 1 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Perhaps you'd like to suggest an alternative? DonIago (talk) 21:51, 1 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hey mate, this one actually shows his entire face.[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJCRcpDihe0UXRX7iW200ff5DKHCoO19OOjg&usqp=CAU 220.233.36.21 (talk) 07:40, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Another iconic one would be this one as well [1]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQynHMbkanrC-brbiRXrOPh2j-I-VdAJpoxUA&usqp=CAU 220.233.36.21 (talk) 07:47, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
What's the copyright status of those images? We can't just use random photos we pulled off the internet. DonIago (talk) 14:20, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  1. is of indeterminable origin. It is used in a Facebook group called "Kurt Cobain Forever Alive In Our Hearts," and there's a similar pic likely from the same photo shoot on pinterest, where someone with long black hair is cropped out. Possibly Dave. Either way, likely copyrighted, not usable.
  2. is credited so Frank Micelotta, Getty images. From the Unplugged session. Unusable. Zaathras (talk) 22:09, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]