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[edit] Reason for the shelving of the Control video

I noticed this quote in the article, under the "Typical" section, in reference to the "Control" video: "The music video for the single was filmed in Nashville in January, but its distribution was halted due to copyright issues in regards to a previously released clip from a european group." As far as I know, this theory is only speculation among fans, as the band has yet to release an official statement about why the video was shelved. Either someone has access to private information or it's just the theory being stated as fact. Sir Lemming (talk) 17:20, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Records, or not

I get dizzy watching all instances of "Teleprompt" get changed to "Teleprompt Records" and back again—can we please have a consensus on what it should be? —PrintHorizon 04:04, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

It looks like the records should be included as the link requires it either way... --T-rex 02:28, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Mute Math or MuteMath?

According to the official site the band's name is spelt MuteMath (no space) [1], though iTunes lists it as Mute Math [2]. Can someone comment? Shall we change the article's title? --Redreth 18:37, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I have yet to see any consistent spelling of the name. If you’ll note, “Mute Math” was also used further down the page. The credits inside the debut album (both the original and the rerelease) do clearly use “Mute Math,” so that is what I go with for now. —PrintHorizon 19:12, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
Most official stuff I have seen has used it as two words... --T-rex 19:48, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
I had noticed the ambiguity. Their MySpace site offers the same confusion. All titles: single word; text: both options. I've sent an email to the band to get an official response. --Redreth 00:18, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
The ambiguity may be worth noting somewhere in the article, yes? —PrintHorizon 02:18, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
You might notice, the ambiguity most often comes into play with their logo, which often has no space in it. However, I believe the band's name is two words, both capitalized. Souldier77 08:26, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The amazing disappearing photo caption

OK, folks... what is the reason someone keeps removing the caption under Mute Math's photograph that lets you know which one is which? Of course, I know who they are, but if someone is learning about them for the first time through this page, how would they figure it out?


[edit] Typical Video

The video wasn't done in one take. There are a few cleverly hidden (and maybe not so clever) cuts in the video. Also, the footage on YouTube shows them doing shots in the video several times CerpinTaxt 19:16, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

MUTE MATH is the best band. darren king is absolutley a master of the drums. Darren KING, is a KING of drums!(chris...) by the way... on youtube...it shows the making of the mute math video "typical." just type in mutemath typical! the video is not in reverse!!!!!!!! it is actually made backwards! Dude!

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Mutemath fon-2-.png

Image:Mutemath fon-2-.png is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 05:22, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fear of disappearing album cover galleries & lists

OK, some people may disagree with the way I incorporated the album covers into the biography (myself included), but I did it for a good cause! For those of you who remember a recent upset where "fair use laws" were enforced and those who didn't comply had their photos deleted from the page? Well it looks like the next annoying wave of Wikipedia policy enforcement is going to be wiping out "non-free" images from galleries and lists. The first victim was the Yolanda Adams discography that I spent some personal time working on. Their justification per Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images and Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria is that "non-free" images within galleries are "considered decorative." So some administrators are going through and sweeping out all photos from lists and galleries such as discographies and videographies, etc. So if you've done any work that you really value, I suggest that you take a backup copy of the photos or otherwise archive it yourself. Wikipedia is not being friendly about these things for whatever reason. Souldier77 17:38, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recent edits and early band history

Edits in the past month deleted some notable events in Mute Math's early history, particularly:

  • Singles released from Reset EP (some typical examples of content deletion are this edit and that edit)
  • A notable 2005 award for the song "Control", again from the Reset EP (example: this edit)
  • Over at the Teleprompt Records article, the section of the associated legal controversy was recently removed without explanation this edit

There is no issue with verifiability since these items have citations, and likely have more sources available.

Rather than have this degenerate into a full-on edit war, we need to bring in some consensus here.

  1. is there a valid reason to remove such milestones from the articles?
  2. if such information is removed, doesn't this distort the band's history and therefore result in an undue weight situation (part of Wikipedia's fundamental WP:NPOV policy)?

Dl2000 16:56, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

The singles, award, and controversy are part of their past whether or not they like it. Since the edits are well sourced, they should NOT be removed. Removing it gives undue weight to their current genre. I don't think that this controversy should spill over onto the record label's article, except if it has impacted other groups. I could see at most a few sentences of text. Although I am a member of a Christian music WikiProject, I listen to as much mainstream music as Christian so I am not biased. I am not familiar with the band. Royalbroil 12:43, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chaos

The song Chaos isn't on the single list and it was played non-stop on the radio stations (in Canada) around the beginning of 2007 and it was on the charts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.216.64.18 (talk) 10:15, 23 November 2007 (UTC)