Talk:R.E.M. (band)
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[edit] A note on GA status
I see that this article was at one time a Featured article or FA candidate. However, the article is not listed as a Good Article 
. As part of the Rock music WikiProject, it is suggested that an article achieve Good Article (GA) status before having it's candidacy re-newed. So be sure that points from any previous Features article candidate (FAC) archives and peer reviews are taken and applied to the article, and shoot for a GA nomination. Good luck! --Reaper X 22:37, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Requested move
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The result of the proposal was NO CONSENSUS to move page, per discussion below. -GTBacchus(talk) 01:03, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I suggest to move this page to R.E.M. not only because R.E.M. already redirects to R.E.M. (band) but also because R.E.M. with periods between the letters seems to refer to the band only, while REM without periods seems to be the usual abbreviation for Rapid Eye Movement. The only other article titled R.E.M. with periods, R.E.M. a record by a Chicago-based band Green, is according to me less notable (the members named their album R.E.M. because of R.E.M. album Green). Your comments are welcomed, please write them below. Thanks. Frédérick Lacasse (talk • contribs) 20:51, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Survey
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[edit] Survey - in support of the move
- Support. See P.O.D. Not confusing at all. The periods disambiguate it from "REM" fine. After the flip, there'd be some double redirects to fix, but not that many relatively speaking. Crumbsucker 06:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
- Support. The requested page name R.E.M. is just a redirect back to R.E.M. (band) anyway, so it's an unnecessary disambiguation. I've seen many move requests like this added to the Uncontroversial proposals list and performed straight away with no discussion, all the proposer is requesting is that the redirect be swapped around. Saikokira 06:06, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Survey - in opposition to the move
- Oppose, there's no need to tinker with this, it is fine as is, and it may just create confusion for new users down the road. --Reaper X 21:13, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
- Oppose. Don't make more work for yourself - it's likely to be a waste of time, because That's How Wikipedia Works™. - Dudesleeper · Talk 21:33, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
- Oppose. There's no overriding reason to move the article. I would readily argue that R.E.M. should point to disambiguation, not to this article. (I think REM should point to disambiguation as well.) -- ChrisB 01:20, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
- Oppose. It's just fine the way it is. --Guinnog 19:36, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
- Oppose. The other articles, particularly on REM sleep and its association with dreaming, are at least as important in the context of an encyclopedia. I would actually agree w/ ChrisB that both "REM" and "R.E.M." should point to disambiguation. --Turangalila (talk) 22:40, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Discussion
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