Talk:Girls Aloud discography

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[edit] Lots of redundant info

I'm going through this article and deleting all the info that is irrelevant. See Delta Goodrem discography and Christina Aguilera discography for examples of good discography pages. — *H¡ρρ¡ ¡ρρ¡ 13:23, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

The Sugababes discography looks exactly the same as this page. I decided to clean that page up as well, but added reasons on the talk page as to why I deleted particular sections, and these reasons also apply to this article too. This is what I wrote:
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It looks like the writers of this article carefully followed the Girls Aloud discography page. Or maybe it was the other way around. Either way, both articles have lots of redundant information. I have deleted this information as it is obvious that it's listcruft.

  • I deleted the samples section because this is hard to maintain, and it does not belong in this article, which is about Sugababe's releases. Information about which sample used in which song should be in the song's article (if it has one).
  • The Soundtracks & Themes sections is also gone because, again, this is hard to maintain. Are we supposed to list all tv shows/films etc that use Sugababes songs? I don't think so.
  • "Planned Singles & Unreleased Tracks" is also gone because it is obvious that these songs will never be released. Why list them, then? The unreleased tracks listed are those that have been performed live. So what if the Sugababes have performed a particular track live? It does not mean it belongs in this article. That was on obvious form of both listcruft and fancruft.
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If you have any problems, start a discussion here or go to my talk page. I will accept messages from fans who wish to verbally bash me up. But take note - I have followed one of WP's policies - Be Bold. Cheers — *H¡ρρ¡ ¡ρρ¡ 13:51, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
I recon you have done a great job with cleaning the article up, I agree that some of that information in the discography were not needed that much. Lillygirl 23:02, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
Well I think you've done an awful job. The planned singles are there for informational use, "Wicked Game" was announced on the official website and in newspapers and everything. The unreleased tracks are still relevant because they could appear on a rarities disc or become future b-sides. Fans may want to know what songs they are missing out on. And as for the live songs, that's also relevant because live songs do get released sometimes, like Girls Aloud's covers of "I Predict A Riot" and "Teenage Dirtbag" among their own hits. XL XR2 05:18, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article changes

I have reformatted most of the article. I have also cited all sales, certification and chart data using reliable websites. Any information that has come from fan sites has been removed because it is unknown if the sales totals, etc. are accurate or reliable. Sound samples have also been removed because I feel that they cannot be covered under fair use. -- Underneath-it-All 01:55, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Music video directors?

Does anyone know who directed the music videos for "Walk This Way" and "No Good Advice"? -- Underneath-it-All 16:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Trudy Bellinger directed the video for "Walk This Way", it says so on the Merge Films website. There is a link on her Wikipedia page.XL XR2 03:38, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Changes

I'm going to remove the denotes sign because some songs were not even released in some countries andthat is why they didn't chart. I'm going to add some songs to the unreleased and mscellaneous sections, some have cites but some need to be done. Please keep these changes Charmer 14:49, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fake chart peaks

I hardly doubt Girls Aloud had a #1 single and album in Greece. Some needs to add some citations 218.101.80.21 10:14, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] UK sales figures

I've updated their UK sales figures to match those in the source. If the figures that were there before are correct, a new source must be found. Also, the source for the Sound of Girls Aloud says it only sold 84,000 copies - either this is a typo or the article is out of date. A new source needs to be found for that. I did come across a copy of an article from the Observer Music Monthly on LiveJournal, but not sure how reliable that is. If someone can find an official source and quote it, then that is that problem solved. ~~ [Jam][talk] 12:58, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Black Jacks

Someone added Black Jacks to the list of single releases. Can anyone add citations for that, as I have not found anything and nothing is on the main Girls Aloud article as well. If not, I will delete the information.LPMA (talk) 15:56, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Neither Black Jacks or Control of the Knife have been confirmed as singles. Feel free to delete them. ~~ [Jam][talk] 18:34, 24 April 2008 (UTC)