Talk:Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman"

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[edit] Factual problem

The words to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star were first published about twenty years after this piece was composed. Any better info?

What problem do you see? The article is not titled Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and there's no assertion in the article that that the English words were written before Mozart wrote his variations of the melody. I have added the date of the English poem in case it will clarify matters. There are several citations and a more complete chronology at Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Petershank (talk) 04:09, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
The original comment/question above was several months old, so it might have been addressed long ago. Its good to reiterate it though. Its a common misconception that Mozart wrote the theme when he "only" wrote the variations, so stating those facts plainly up front in the first paragraph should hopefully eliminate further confusion. DavidRF (talk) 15:10, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Removed external link to seminal performance

I have for the second time removed a link to a seminal performance, first introduced by 86.157.119.247 on 5 January 2008, and again by 86.129.136.179 on 19 January 2008. Both these accounts seem to be single-purpose accounts to promote the linked site using WP:LINKSPAM.

I have removed the link because

  1. it's description is WP:POV;
  2. the file is subject to copyright (which is on its own OK, but together with the other points makes the link unsuitable);
  3. the link is insufficient: it leads to a page of text without any clear navigation to the file in question.

Users should be warned that the file, if they should ever find it, is about 8.3 megabyte in size. Michael Bednarek (talk) 00:51, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

I've put the link back, this time with a direct link to the file. The description I added is neutral, giving only the performer and the instrument. The file is copyrighted, but copyrighted content can be linked as long as it is not a copyright infringement. Graham87 14:00, 24 April 2008 (UTC)