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Larger than Life (Backstreet Boys song)

Hey there. I appreciate your attempts to add info to articles. The problem with what you're trying to add is that it is unreferenced. I completely agree, yes Max Martin wrote the song, and yes he wrote It's My Life for Bon Jovi, and yes he wrote BSB's Everybody, Quit Playing Games, and Britney Spears' Baby One More Time, etc. Noone is denying that he wrote both songs. Now the question is whether there's any reason to mention that he also wrote It's My Life in this article. You have noted a connection that the two share structural similarities. The problem is that, first of all - this term isn't clear. Melodic structure? Phrasing structure? Verse/Chorus Structure? Rhyming structure? The second problem is that, on wikipedia - an encyclopedia with a policy of "No Original Research", you cannot post a personal opinion or discovery like this without citing a reputable source. I know there IS sometimes a lot of original research in some wiki articles, but there shouldn't be. If you can cite a source that the two songs are similar, you can make a comment that "[source] has noted that the two songs are similar [in this way]" with a reference link, but without a source, it's just one person's opinion. I hope that clears it up. Keep up the editing. TheHYPO 23:10, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Max Martin

Once again, I will remind you. Posting "these songs are similar" is not a fact. It's an opinion. It requires a citation, and that doesn't mean linking to the other song on wikipedia which you also wrote the same thing in. It means linking to some established authority in this field on the web, in a book, on tv, etc., which has stated this as fact. Continuing to add this personal opinion could ammount to vandalism which would result in your account being suspected. I ask you to refrain from adding the comments again. TheHYPO 20:11, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

This is your last warning.
The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. TheHYPO 08:55, 29 October 2006 (UTC)