User talk:The0ther

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The0ther 20:17, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Your pic

Thanks for uploading Image:Sixfat 1955.gif. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can use {{gfdl}} if you release it under the GFDL, or {{fairuse}} if you claim fair use, etc.) Thanks so much, – Quadell ^{(talk) (help)}[[]] 02:02, Oct 5, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Six Fat Dutchmen

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article Six Fat Dutchmen, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at its talk page. Removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, but the article may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. Oo7565 04:53, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

I stumbled on the article tonight (but I can't remember how, now that I think about it... I know nothing about polka music), and with a little googling I made an attempt to expand the article a bit. For what it's worth, in 1958 they had a vinyl LP issued by the famed RCA Victor record company, so they weren't entirely some unknown local act. A website said they were popular for a time in Texas, well outside their home stomping grounds of New Ulm, Minnesota. The band was created in the 1930s, yet a couple of "Greatest Hits" compilation CDs for them came out in the 90s and as recently as 2006, so somebody still thinks there's a market for their music.

There's apparently not a whole lot of historical background on the web about old acts such as these; it's not too hard to understand why since those who were around when a band like this was at it's most popular are probably dead by now, or if alive may have not be very inclined to create web pages. It's up to another generation of people dedicated to a genre's musical history to put historical content up on the web. Polka has limited appeal to begin with, except in certain geographic locations, so that probably is one strike against it as far as building a comprehensive historical online narrative about it... Or maybe I just didn't find one better resources in my brief bit of searching. - Itsfullofstars 06:42, 10 February 2007 (UTC)