Talk:Planet Rock

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I read somewhere that GCap did not own this station fully, but actually owned a very small share of it. This is not made clear here, and in fact (after a search on google) it doesn't seem to be too clear on the net either. Could someone please clarify this? Cheers Anon Dude 08:38, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Since the music single and album of the same name preceeded the digital radio station, shouldn't "Planet Rock" point to them? Robotam 10:31, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

not trying to be funny--I'd like to know your rationale for deleting whole swaths of edits on Planet Rock without discussing. I can be as wrong as the next wiki, so I'll gladly concede if you can show cause. Otherwise, the edits should stay.Robotam 03:56, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

no one has responded to my issue. I am reverting, but I seriously would like some input on this. If there is another way to deal with it, let's do it. Robotam 13:36, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

I tried to clean this up without slamming anyones hard work. hope it works. Robotam 14:12, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Anon Dude, thanks for your input. the link is not improper, a mistake, or out of the ordinary. the disambiguation page is there for a reason. A disambig page is proper when a single term can be associated with more than one topic[1]. The way the page was created sent you to a disambig page which linked back to the original page, in addition to other meanings. A wiki user searching for "Planet Rock" is just as likely to be searching for one of the other meanings as the digital radio station. This way, the radio station is not hidden, and neither are the other uses of the term. See other examples here[2] and here[3]. Thanks! -Robotam 14:37, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Planet Rock

Mate, what have you done to this page. It used to link to a radio station, but now it links to a disambig. page, which contains links to a new page created for the radio station. I don't mean to be rude, but you seem to have fucked it up slightly. Could someone who has a better understanding of wiki please help sort this out? Thanks Anon Dude 08:04, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

I've sorted this out myself mate. Don't worry Anon Dude 16:20, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Anon Dude, thanks for your input. the link is not improper, a mistake, or out of the ordinary. the disambiguation page is there for a reason. A disambig page is proper when a single term can be associated with more than one topic[4]. The way the page was created sent you to a disambig page which linked back to the original page, in addition to other meanings. A wiki user searching for "Planet Rock" is just as likely to be searching for one of the other meanings as the digital radio station. This way, the radio station is not hidden, and neither are the other uses of the term. See other examples here[5] and here[6]. Thanks! -Robotam 14:37, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

OK. You don't seem to understand. Planet Rock (as it stands after your edit) is not a dsambig page as it does not have (disambiguation) in the title. Planet Rock (disambiguation) IS a disambig. page as it has the word in the title. If you go to Planet Rock at the moment and click on 'What Links here' you will find that ALL enteries (bar a couple which can be changed easily) mean to link to Planet Rock (the Radio Station). Your edits to this have actually made it harder to get to the Planet Rock (radio station) - par example, if you go to Gcap Media and click on 'Planet Rock' instead of getting to the radio station instantly you now have to go through a new page to get there. Also if you go to Planet Rock - The Single and Album and click on 'What links here' you see that all the pages want to link to The Single and Album - none of them want to link to the radio station. I will revert this back to how it was soon, unless you have any objections.Anon Dude 17:14, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification on "Planet Rock." Howewver the point still is true, and looking at the links, there are more than a couple that have nothing to do with the radio station that point directly to Planet Rock. Check out Mercury, the page given as an example of a DA page within the WP primer on disambiguation, which also does not have "(disambiguation)" in the title. Without even getting to the user pages, the links that intend to point to something other than the radio station are close if not equal to those pointing to the radio station:

Radio Station (18) Led Zeppelin, Rick Wakeman, Leicester Square, Alice Cooper, Ian Anderson (musician), Sky Digital (UK & Ireland), List of radio stations in the United Kingdom, Power FM 98.1 FM, B-Rock 99.3FM, New FM, GCap Media, Nick Abbot, Digital One, Core (radio station), Nicky Horne, Winchburgh, Image:Planetrock.jpg, Planet Rock (Radio Station) (redirect page)

Other than Radio Station (14) Timeline of trends in music (1980-1989), Music history of the United States (1980s to the present), Electro (music), Chris Barbosa, Timeline of trends in music from the United States (1970-present), John Benitez, Arthur Baker (musician), Planet Rock (disambiguation), Talk:Generation X/Archive01, Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/List of notable songs/10, Warrior princess, Winchburgh, Image:Planetrock.jpg, Frosty Freeze

If you think I did a crappy job (!) of creating the page and links, I'll completely accept that critique and and get an admin to do it in a more proper way, but IMO, the topic clearly warrants the Topic "Planet rock" pointing to a disambig page. I'm fine with RfC or mediation as well, if you wish.-Robotam 19:16, 25 September 2006 (UTC)