Talk:Jim Steinman

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To-do list for Jim Steinman:

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Here are some tasks you can do: Cleanup: rewrite the article to make it sound less like a fan site. There is currently too much focus on the work, rather than Steinman himself. The article needs to be thoroughly cited, using inline citations. NPOV: The legal dispute with Meat Loaf must only contain sourced facts. There are a small group of obsessives, probably from a certain forum, intent on adding unsourced POV.

Contents 1 Expand article? 2 Article name. Page move? 3 Re: Publicity Still 4 Article Expansion

[edit] Expand article?

I think this article needs to be expanded, and improved to a professional status. I'd like to see it on the main page someday. I was thinking that it should mention more about his World Guiness Record with Meat Loaf on Bat Out of Hell, and a couple of pictures on Jim would be cool to. I'm sure his official site would allow us to use some if {fairused}, or wouldn't it? Anyway, give me suggestions. Call me biased, but I think that more people should be aware of this awesome composer/lyricist. EliasAlucard|Talk 18:24, 13 Jun, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Article name. Page move?

To avoid the millions of redirects, can the title of this article not be Jim Steinman? The Richard Wagner is not called 'Wilhelm Richard Wagner'. A page move would make sense as this is the name that he is known by (the opening paragraph would still, of course, include his full name). The JPS 16:06, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Does anyone else think Steinman wrote his own entry (who else would have access to that publicity still?). Nonetheless, he's clearly a genius. I just doubt the utility of being a genius.

[edit] Re: Publicity Still

I believe that image came from Jim's "BAD FOR GOOD" album art.

[edit] Article Expansion

I like your idea of expanding the article on Jim Steinman. Personally, I am a big fan of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf (Meat Loaf is how I heard of Jim Steinman). I just want to add my support for expanding the article by saying I would love to have much more information on Jim Steinman — and his outstanding records as well!! I agree, Steinman truly is a musical genious and (call me stupid if you want) the whole world should be familiar with him and his amazing works!

~ djh2400 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Djh2400 (talk • contribs) 00:48, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree, good job

~ Commander vlad

As long as we remember to keep a neutral point of view. We shouldn't really duplicate much of what's in the other articles: which means keeping it relevant to Steinman, rather than his work (if his work is discussed in a separate artilce). There has been some really bad additions to this article recently. The priority at the moment is to add references (I've started doing that). It's not about expanding the article at the moment, it's about making it better.The JPS^{talk to me} 21:28, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I think this article still reads like a fan site, and it's really one of the poorest articles on Wikipedia. I keep trying to rectify the problems, but anons come along and add fancruft stuff... It's quite limited in view: what about Def Leppeard, etc.? The JPS^{talk to me} 11:45, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

There's Floodland by The Sisters of Mercy, too. -- Beardo 14:16, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

I think the album covers should go. The JPS^{talk to me} 17:31, 16 November 2006 (UTC)