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The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 05:10, 1 June 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Regine's picture

Can someone pls change her picture here, that was her ugliest! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vj rom (talk • contribs) 15:15, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Redirecting Regine Velásquez

[edit] The use of accent marks or Á á

According to a few Wikipedia editors, as well as multiple web sites, I can't find instances of her name being spelled with any accent marks. So I've redirected Regine Velásquez to Regine Velasquez, and am removing the merge template. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 00:13, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

  • This is a result of a general lack of knowledge of how to use Spanish-language accent marks in the Philippines and thus cannot have anything to do with preference. With regard to web searches, please see Talk:Andrés Bonifacio and consider it as a precedent. 210.213.172.16 22:47, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
  • We have never used these accent marks in our language. I don't think its ignorance as you are suggesting. Its more of a preference. When our forefathers created the Philippine official language, they wanted to establish our own identity by creating our own alphabet. What you are suggesting requires a radical change in the Philippine language and that would require a constitutional ammendment. Maoster 12:30, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Please note that the artist doesn't use the 'á' character in her name.


[edit] Tone of this page

The tone of this page is inappropriate for an encyclopedia article. I'd swear the whole thing is taken from some Regine Velasquez promotional website or something. I did a lot of clean up work, but there's still more that needs to be done so I added the clean-up tag. TheCoffee 05:38, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

  • Ok , it turns out pretty much everything was taken from [www.soundclick.com/reginevelasquez]. I did my best to rewrite most of it. TheCoffee 10:55, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • The tone is still very un-encyclopedic. The "Twenty Years and Still Going Strong" and "Fashionista" sections need particular attention, but the entire atricle sounds like a long promotional advertisement (as TheCoffee said) or an overzealous fan. I'm going to try to edit it later but I don't want to remove any information, except the "fashionista" section, it lacks importance and verifiability.
  • EDIT: I just finished trying to cleaup the tone of the article. I tried to make stylistic improvements and fix grammatical errors as well as remove unnecesary or irrelevant information. The article still needs a lot of work, especially since the article is huge, but only has 8 citations. A few suggestons:

—-Add citations!
—-Remove the "Fashionista" section, or at least change it radically. This seems more like fanworship than anything.

  • Fashionista section should stay because part of her success depends on her public image or persona. Please read the article "Out There on Her Own" which I posted below if you want to see citations/source. 144.101.10.81 14:25, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

—-Organise and complete the "Acting" and "Television" sections (after "Controversies")
—-Clean up the style and tone of the article some more
—-Don't use "Regine" to refer to her, it's not encyclopedic.

Hopefully I'll be able to work on the article some more; I'm also excited to see the additions/changes that others will make. The article has tons of potential.Surelyican 02:00, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images

There are far too many images currently being used in this article in order to qualify as fair use. In addition, a lot of these images are not properly sourced or licensed. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 15:02, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Pls. arrange regine velasquez images on this article. Some are automatically deleted by the admins for some reasons.. Tnx.

The smart DOT commercial pic. Please put this tag so that it can be added here in wikipedia. {{PD-PhilippinesGov}} —for all works created in the Philippines by the Philippine government.


[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Paano kita iibigin OST.jpg

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[edit] Articles

[edit] Ogie Alcasid

The paragraphs with quotations from Ogie Alcasid's expression of his love for Velasquez seem to have been lifted from a tabloid interview and are unworthy of gracing an encyclopedia, at least in such form. I may get around to editing it. Doctorqui 06:07, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Are we not going to include her affair with ogie alcasid? --I included it since I found reliable news links, with categorical statements of both Ogie and Regine supported by verifiable links. Florentino floro 09:19, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

  • Tabloid fodder IMHO and has no place in an Encyclopedic Entry Maoster (talk) 19:51, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Discography

Her 1992 album is called Tagalang Talaga, not Talaga Talaga. Mind your accuracy!

  • It should be 'TAGALA TALAGA' with no "NG". Maoster (talk) 19:47, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mariah Carey Controversy

Who took away the Mariah Carey paragraph in the Controversy section?It deserved to be there--User:Butterfly52

  • Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia. The controversy section which was primarily composed of rumors, has been removed according to Wikipedia Policy. This is a biographical article for a living person and must adhere to Wikipedia policy on Living Biographies. See the tag on top of this Talk page. I also posted the text below for your reference. Maoster 19:20, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

"This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons policy as it directly concerns one or more living people. Negative material, especially if potentially libelous, must be removed immediately if it is unsourced or poorly sourced. The three-revert rule does not apply to such removals. Concerns relative to this policy can be addressed on the living persons biographies noticeboard."

But it IS a fact that Regine copied Carey's tatoo. User:Butterfly52

  • to Butterfly52, I thought you were referring ot the brown monkey issue. I'm not sure if Carey even has a tattoo. Do you have a picture of it? It would be an interesting tidbit to add to the article. The problem would be getting a good reference stating that Velasquez had the tatoo made because of Carey. Showing the pictures is not enough. We need to have a statement from Velasquez saying that she copied Carey's tattoo because there are millions of people who have butterfly tattoos. If you can find a good source or reference such as a published newspaper or magazine article or an interview that could prove it, then we can add it to this encyclopedic entry. Maoster
  • To have an almost-identical tattoo placed in a similar body part screams "not coincidence!".
  • can you show me a picture of Mariah Carey with that tatoo? Can't seem to find one. Its probably a temporary tatoo that Mariah copied from someone else. Thanks. Maoster 14:05, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
  • watch the video called Breakdown and there's like a whole butterfly theme and look for the butterfly tattoo on her back!
  • it's not a tattoo it's a sticker for covering up a scar mariah got when removing a tache de beauté —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.241.65.220 (talk) 19:50, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the clarification. Regine has a tatoo... Mariah has a sticker. Maoster (talk) 21:19, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mariah Carey - Brown Monkey Issue

That interview with Donita Rose NEVER occurred. There is no factual evidence for the information that Carey offered Velasquez any apology, that there was any need for one, or that Carey knows of Velasquez in any way. Velasquez's lying fans have tampered too much with her wikipedia article; it is borderline garbage.

The edits were also ungrammatical: "The issue clear up by Carey when she back in the US." What a pathetic edit. Doctorqui (talk) 23:03, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

  • Strongly Agree. That Brown Monkey brouhaha is nothing but a smear campaign against Velasquez by ABS-CBN. The issue came out from their website PinoyCentral and written by one of their tabloid writers. Personally, I don't understand why people would believe that Mariah Carey is capable of uttering such racist comments. Mariah Carey, coming from a Mulatto background herself (she is half african, half caucasian), is very conscientious about the negative PSYCHOLOGICAL effects of Racism. Only Uneducated-lowlifes would say such harsh words. Maoster (talk) 19:12, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Thank you. I see you can be objective when your "why-can't-people-just-be-happy-with-Velasquez" fits are absent. Of course it doesn't stop you from saying Velasquez was once again attacked. That kind of lie ("brown monkey") actually seems to have been created to win sympathy for Velasquez, not defame her.Doctorqui (talk) 20:28, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
  • That's a good theory, but the "brown monkey" issue was more likely propagated by insecure Mariah Scarey fans. Maoster (talk) 14:55, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Voice Section / Vocal Profile

Regine Velasquez Vocal profile: pangako- D3 -chest voice all by my self- F5 -chest voice i don't wanna miss a thing- G5- chest voice I have nothing- A5 -chest voice butterfly- F5 -chest voice

vocalization in an interview in singapore- F6 -head tone Velasquez was globally famous for belting out in full voice notes in the 5th and 6th octave using her crystal voice and sustaining extremely high notes for long time.

Vocal Profile Velasquez's vocal profile should be noted as only 3.375 octaves. some fans are overexaggerating this information. I have already sent in the corrected vocal profile info in the youtube video cited in this article. This is the corrected details as I have exactly posted in Regine's vocal profile video:

More ACCURATE Vocal Profile (based on this video):

  • Pangako - C3
  • Vocalization (Interview) - G5
  • sickness factoid omitted --
  • You'll Never Walk Alone - F5 [CORRECT]
  • Next song (in a yellow gown) - E5
  • This is the Moment (?) - F#5 [CORRECT]
  • ...Upang Sa'yo ay Lumayo - F#5 [CORRECT]
  • Say That You Love Me - G5 [CORRECT]
  • What Kind of Fool - G5 [CORRECT] (...and maybe then "I" know...)
  • Next song (with Ryan Cayabyab) - G5 [CORRECT]
  • Call Me - F#5
  • Pangarap Ko ang Ibigin Ka - G#5 [CORRECT]* Next song (in yellow/red dress) - A5* I Believe - G#5
  • Reasons - B5 [CORRECT]
  • I Have Nothing - G#5 (...stay in my "a"rms if you dare...)


Whistles:

  • I Know - B5
  • With a Smile - D#6
  • More Than Words Can Say - F6 [CORRECT]

Based on this video, Regine's vocal range is from C3 to f6, giving her more than 3.5 octave range. c3-c4 one octave c4-c5 another one octave c5-c6 another one octave d6-f6 0.375 octave, such that 3/8=0.375. This vocal profile, stating that Velasquez has 3.375 octave voice is not verified. No one really knows what is the highest note she can produce.

  • No one knows what she really can do until she forces herself to do all she can. But one thing is for sure, she has a crystal voice with more than 3.375 octave range.
  • regine posseses a vocal range of 4. when she and fellow filipina kuh ledesma visited singapore, they were guested in a show and the host said that regine has a 4 octave vocal range.
  • Not because some host of some unnamed show said this at some unspecified date and time, means it is accurate. Please do not forget to leave a signature after posting on the discussion board. Thank you. Doctorqui 05:04, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
  • i have a question.... What is the difference between range and octave? do they really mean the same? pl````Aspire3624
    think of it this way: an octave on a piano is a set of 8 white keys, each of which play 7 different notes(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, a, or you could call it do, re, mi, etc.). a piano has about 7 sets. that means the piano's range is 7 octaves. Regine can sing 3 octaves. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.45.184.228 (talk) 05:42, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Voice section is very biased. The article was better without it.Doctorqui (talk) 23:00, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
  • if I see this voice section again, I will delete it. Espspecially since It doesn't have any source to back it up. Maoster (talk) 19:18, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Guess what, Maoster? Some rabid fan put the section back, complete with biased adjectives describing Velasquez's "greatness." I have once again deleted it.Doctorqui (talk) 08:10, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] REGINE or NINA

Just wondering if regine really has higher tone than nina and or with kyla.

  • Like that's any significant to the article, which is the subject of the discussion pages. Please go to a fansite. Thank you. 209.77.246.203 09:18, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Miscellaneous comments

Regine's high notes are superhead. Any person who knows the difference can attest to that. Also, her fans persistently increase the octaves to her voice. Many descriptions about her and her achievements and abilities are overblown. The entry is supersaturated with permutations of adjectives about her "greatness", which makes the article less credible than an encyclopedia entry and more like a shrine. And when the fans change what the editors have cleaned up, the grammar is left in need of serious help. Some paragraphs were also lifted from entries about other singers, like the part that says her albums received criticism, used to be very like the one on Mariah Carey's page. I edited that paragraph a few months ago. Thanks. Doctorqui 20:41, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Please do not forget to leave a signature, or edit someone's comment and pretend that the same person wrote that comment after it has been edited. As it is, this article is a bloody fanpage, a wreck of a fan-edited encyclopedia entry. Please don't be so low as to edit even comments on the discussion page. Doctorqui 20:43, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Is there a way to prevent Velasquez's rabid fans from tampering with user comments? Doctorqui 20:41, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Apparently not. If it continues, please make a note at WP:ANI. The Evil Spartan 21:12, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

The neutrality of this article should be challenged. Doctorqui 23:04, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Velasquez is NOT famous as the "STAR BUILDER OF HER GENERATION." This is outright preposterous.Doctorqui 03:20, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] In Love With You

The article states that the song was a Velasquez single and a duet with Jacky Cheung, and it was a number one hit all over Asia. There is no proper documentation for this, as the source simply links to http://www.mtv-asia.com, and http://www.channelv.com/, not to any historic chart of some sort. Also, it is more appropriately a collaboration with Cheung, not a Velasquez single that just features Cheung, since according to All Music Guide, Velasquez's 'Listen Without Prejudice' fared "quite well" in a few Asian countries likely due to Cheung's presence on the album.Doctorqui 02:06, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

  • As a matter of FACT...The song was released in Velasquez 'Listen Without Prejudice' album in 1994... at the same time the single hit the airwaves. Later on, it was included in one of Cheung's compilation of hits and was never included in any of his solo albums. I do wish that some people can "Listen Without Prejudice" and stop nitpicking on this article when they obviously hate Velasquez. Why do you care so much about this article? Can't you just work on Mariah's article? Nina Girado's article? Does Velasquez pose too much of a threat against your Mariah Scarey? Why can't these crab-mental-people be happy with the "relative" success of a Filipino? Maoster (talk) 07:35, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Maoster, you are commenting like one of those trashy Velasquez fans ("Mariah Scarey"??). There is no need for that. I care that this article should be an encyclopedia article, not a fansite teeming with ludicrous lies by ludicrous, lying fans. And yes, it will be on my watchlist until the day wikipedia shuts down-- if that will ever happen.Doctorqui (talk) 19:55, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Hello Mariah Scarey - Nina Girado fan. We are happy to have you here. You are doing us a great "service" by maintaining and improving the quality of this article. Thank you very much for the free editing and proofreading.  :) Keep up the good work. Just keep your opinion in check and away from the main article. Maoster (talk) 15:04, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lupang Hinirang

Utterly bewildering, why the Lupang Hinirang section was added. More and more of Velasquez's fans' mania keep the article a laughable swamp.Doctorqui 05:53, 3 November 2007 (UTC)


  • Hello Mariah Scarey - Nina Girado fan. Thank God you are here to help keep the article clean. You are doing us a great "service" by maintaining and improving the quality of this article. Thank you very much for the free editing and proofreading.  :) Keep up the good work. Just keep your opinion in check and away from the main article. Maoster (talk) 15:05, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ibong Adarna

Francisco Balagtas wrote 'Florante at Laura', but not 'Ibong Adarna'. This is just one of many twisted facts in the encyclopedia entry.75.51.173.249 06:59, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Velasquez's diction

Although it is stated here that Velasquez credits her good English diction to St. Lawrence High School, early in her career, it was no secret that she had difficulty being interviewed in English and would prefer to be spoken to in Filipino. Doctorqui 06:53, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

  • So what? Manny Pacquiao also has some difficulty speaking in a foreign language. Charice Pempengco also has some difficulty with her diction. What is your point? Are you trying to compare Mariah Carey's diction to Regine? Maoster (talk) 19:47, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Once again, Velasquez fan, this was a comment on a piece of information from the article about her diction. It was not a personal attack. And as for your Mariah Carey side comment, this is an article on Regine Velasquez, and Mariah Carey has nothing to do with her diction.Doctorqui (talk) 20:00, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Be true to yourself Girado-Carey fan... I know a personal attack when I see one. Its very obvious that you hate Regine Velasquez. I don't even have to be a psychologist or a psychic to know what's on your mind. Just read all of your comments from this Talk page. All of them are negative comments. I just hope that its all worth your time. Maoster (talk) 15:25, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Velasquez's early career

While Velasquez won the Asia Pacific Song Festival, her early endeavours as Chona Velasquez were unsuccessful. She was not an instant hit. She became more popular in the 90's, but actually did not have the superstar status she now is enjoying in the Philippines until later in the 90's and years 2000 and after.

Of course Velasquez is, at present, widely accepted in the Philippines as the country's top female singer, but prior to the late 90's, artists such as Rachel Alejandro and Donna Cruz enjoyed greater popularity than did Velasquez.Doctorqui 06:53, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Her rise to prominence was a long and arduous process, which makes all of her current success and stature even more special. A lot of people say that she's like Cinderella. her Rags to Riches story is a source of inspiration to a lot of hardworking Filipinos. Maoster (talk) 19:47, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Of course her story is, if you will, inspiring. But this was a comment on the statement in the article, that Velasquez was "an instant hit after winning the Asia Pacific Song Festival," which she was not, or else "Chona Velasquez" would have lived to this day. The comment was not a personal attack, Velasquez fan.Doctorqui (talk)
  • Why so defensive all of a sudden? My comment about her being an inspiration didn't say anything about a personal attack. Maoster (talk) 15:48, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Too Many Details

The whole article is messy, and I have done some cleaning-up. An encyclopedia article does not have to include or describe every single performance, interest, or activity of Velasquez's in too much detail. There are too many adjectives and repetitions throughout the entry. Doctorqui 06:28, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] News Bulletin

Fans, we know you love Velasquez to death, but this an ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE, not a NEWS BULLETIN of her every concert and public appearance!Doctorqui (talk) 23:11, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reverted the article to a more current version.

The article was subjected to vandalism. Somebody reverted to an older edit but that version had a lot of problems such as broken links, missing picture files, no source cited, and some inaccuracies.

I reverted to a more recent edit. I hope that this is ok. Maoster 16:22, 17 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Regine Disambiguation

I'll be the first to admit that I'm completely oblivious to a good 90% of pop culture, but I have never heard of this woman. Can anyone here justify why she is the forward for "Regine"? Wouldn't a disambiguation page be more proper and more useful (for en.wikipedia.org/Regine)? Elysianfields (talk) 02:09, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

  • In the Philippines, when you hear the name Regine, she is the only person that comes to mind. Due to her fame and popularity in my country, Her first name has become synonymous to her even though there are other ladies in showbusiness with that name. For Example, When you say "I interviewed Regine in Singapore" A lot of people would think, You interviewed Regine Velasquez in Singapore and not Regine Tolentino. But based on Wikipedia standards, I agree that the name "Regine" should have a disambiguation page. Maoster (talk) 19:03, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
  • That Velasquez is the "only person that comes to mind" when the name 'Regine' is uttered in the Philippines is a hasty generalization. There is no room for such in an ENCYCLOPEDIA.Doctorqui (talk) 05:36, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
  • That's why it's in the talk page. Its the truth though. Just go inside any mall in the Philippines and scream that "Regine is inside the mall" and people would think that you are talking about Regine Velasquez. Nobody else. Maoster (talk) 15:38, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I am requesting to this page to be locked

  • Regine Velasquez article must be locked.There are so many vandalism happened in this page.We know that Regine is the Asia's Song Bird of Asia.We must be proud of her.We must give her a privacy.{Jennyandalizapurok4 (talk) 03:39, 11 March 2008 (UTC)}
  • Hi. Velasquez's pathetic fans continue to vandalise this article. It is VERY tiring to maintain its neutrality.Doctorqui (talk) 02:57, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
  • I don't see much vandalism on this page just an edit conflict. Blocking anonymous users doesn't look likely to resolve this issue. Most edits seem to be by registered users and a semi-protect will not effect them. If anonymous users are making edits that are WP:BLP violations or poorly referenced, remove them and warn the user. If they persist that user can be blocked from editing. Try to work out the issues on the discussion page. --NrDg 03:21, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
    • If you disagree, request a protect at WP:RPP. --NrDg 03:24, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Voice section is PATHETIC

Velasquez's rabid fans insist on adding the voice section, which is very biased. Also, it includes content that was lifted from other Wikipedia entries, notably that of Mariah Carey: "whispery vocals... but she has maintained 'it has been here all along.'"

PLEASE DELETE VOICE SECTION; IT IS BORDERLINE GARBAGE.Doctorqui (talk) 02:57, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

  • It is no big surprise that you know Mariah Carey's article by heart. LOL. And you can even quote from it. (talk about pathetic) I agree! Delete it now and I hope that it never comes back. PLEASE STOP POLLUTING THIS ARTICLE WITH PATHETIC INFO LIFTED FROM MARIAH CAREY'S STINKY GARBAGE ARTICLE! Maoster (talk) 15:17, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
  • LOL Maoster-- Velasquez fan-- you have officially CRACKED. LOL. And please do not edit comments on the Talk page. The tone of your comments is pathetic (not to mention DISRESPECTFUL) enough.Doctorqui (talk) 20:58, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Its the pot calling the kettle black. Read your comments and tell me who's pathetic and disrespectful. DUH! Maoster (talk) 14:56, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Yes, Maoster (die-hard, BIASED Velasquez DEFENDER), you are PATHETIC. You started out sounding like a balanced wikipedia editor, and then you CRACKED-- just like that-- because you cannot handle other people's checking on your bellllloved idol's characteristics and successes, which your co-fans have put upon themselves to overblow with a whole host of adjectives.

Velasquez, while great in the Philippines, is NOT GREAT in THE WHOLE OF ASIA. She has not had a #1 single or album in Asia in many years (a requirement to gauge success and popularity). Actually-- 'Listen Without Prejudice' was the only album that was a hit in Asia, and it wasn't even NUMBER 1. One hit album does NOT make a SUPERSTAR. One has to be constantly hitting the charts and consistently being awarded international accolades by foreign audiences to be an INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR (On that note, Lea Salonga is NOT a GLOBAL SUPERSTAR-- her material does not grace the Billboard charts, and copies of her albums usually have to be ordered by a customer to be made available in a store in the US-- not because they are flown in from the Philippines; it's just that way with albums and books that stores don't want to keep on the shelves. Salonga is, however, the Philippines's SOLE INTERNATIONAL STAR, and she has the right to carry that label for having won a Tony and a Laurence Olivier). Velasquez doesn't even have an award that has nothing whatsoever to do with the Philippines! Even her MTV Asia Award is Favourite Artist - Philippines, bestowed upon her by her SMS-addicted Filipino fans (her other MTV award was given by MTV "Pilipinas")! She is, further, NOT GREAT in terms of the INTERNATIONAL (GLOBAL) music industry, to think that she has performed at the Carnegie Hall, performs in many different locations around the world, and has collaborated with many powerhouse artists and songwriters, such as Peabo Bryson and Michel Legrand, respectively, throughout her 25-year career. That's not to say she does not sing well. In all honesty, she's one singer that can belt all her insides out. She's a great singer, but she is not a GREAT, RENOWNED, MULTI-AWARDED ARTIST elsewhere BUT THE PHILIPPINES. She doesn't warrant much attention OUTSIDE THE PHILIPPINES.

And Maoster-- Velasquez fan-- it is PATHETIC of you to throw Mariah Carey and Girado(?) at me to divert the issue of your co-fans' MANIA's persistence in Velasquez's SUPPOSEDLY ENCYCLOPEDIC article. My comments criticize Velasquez's WIKIPEDIA ENTRY, not even Velasquez's PERSON. I have, thus far, not even praised Carey or Girado(?) AT THE EXPENSE OF VELASQUEZ THE PERSON (I did not even make up names to trash Velasquez's name, a sort of activity to which YOU, in all your "DUH-ness," "MARIAH SCAREY-ness," and "STINKY MARIAH GARBAGE-ness," have resorted).

Maoster, Velasquez defender DUDE, you are SO TOUCHY. It is really quite rabid of you to be picking fights with me-- I don't like you; I don't dislike you; I am simply keeping watch on Velasquez's article, and, yes, it is a LOT better than what it once was-- except for the section on 'Voice.'

Wikipedia supposedly has a policy against peacock terms; that is, if you don't already know, the avoidance of overt adjectives by instead presenting facts such as DOCUMENTED statistics and events, the more sources the better; it is, then, up to the reader to discern the qualities of the artist from the facts. For example, a reader should not be told or FORCED TO READ in the article that Velasquez uses "extreme, brilliant vocals" and "sheer lung power" or that Velasquez's rendition is the "most beautiful rendition of the Philippine National Anthem ever." Now, if you are unable to disagree with statements in the article that are clear biases (please refer to a few examples very recently cited) or with claims that are subject to question (it really was no secret that Velasquez, as Chona Velasquez and young Regine Velasquez, used to be uncomfortable being interviewed in English, AND 'In Love With You,' while having reached Asian music charts, did not TOP them) then you are UNFIT to be watching or editing this article.Doctorqui (talk) 04:24, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Hahaha. 28 lines... Man! I really riled you up big time!  :P Maoster (talk) 18:03, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Hahahaha. You are SUCH a LOSER, Maoster. Velasquez fan. Diva-defender MAN(?). Hahaha. Duuuuude. Don't even try to turn tables on me now. Go revisit your comments. You're the one who's SO TOUCHY about Velasquez ("Why can't everyone just be happy with relative success of a Filipino?! *huhuhu*"). Actually-- you're the only one who's touchy at all! You're almost mom-like, really, in your PROTECTIVENESS for Velasquez. Hehhehe. And look who's riled up? You must be in UTTER embarrassment from your gay fits (you couldn't even stop yourself from editing comments ON THE TALK PAGE. Tsk, tsk pity.); all you could do was count lines! Ehehhehe. Go to a fansite and die praising Velasquez with your co-gay fans. Ehehhehe. ^_^Doctorqui (talk) 18:46, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Sticks and stones, "buddy".  :) Ooooh! I'm so pissed right now that I wanna write five long paragraphs to defend my daughter 'Regine'. hehehe. Aren't you supposed to take the "mature and classy" high road, 'bro'? Maoster (talk) 20:19, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Hey people act like your age. This is not a proper place to talk stupid things.Reinbowe (talk) 00:31, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 2-year GMA-7 exclusive contract

On May 6, 2008, Kapuso Regine signed a 2-year exclusive contract with GMA 7. Earlier, Regine almost transferred to ABS-CBN after being considered to play the lead role in the Filipino version of the Colombian telenovela Betty La Fea. But in the end, she decided to be with Kapuso network.GMA NEWS.TV, Regine Velasquez signs 2-year exclusive contract with GMA 7