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Guest Appearances and Film/TV Sync Placements sections

Apart from being uncited, these sections appears to me as WP:FANCRUFT. I suggest removing them. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:15, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thank you for reaching out. I didn't know her birthday need to be cited. GlobalMachinery (talk) 19:57, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Like you, I write editsummaries, you can see them at [1]. DOB:s are in no way mandatory in an an article. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:23, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DOB: I understand it's not mandatory, but people want to know DOB when they are researching a living person. No? GlobalMachinery (talk) 22:52, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Unless there's a WP:BLP-good source for it, they'll have to find it off-WP. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:59, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

These are all facts about her, isn't that why we are contributing? GlobalMachinery (talk) 20:01, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A WP-article on any topic is supposed to be a summary of independent WP:RS on that topic, all facts will not be included, there are aspects like WP:ABOUTSELF, WP:PROPORTION etc to consider too. No sources, no content, and in a WP:BLP sources need to be "extra good". Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:22, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure if you have visited other musician/artist pages, but almost every musician discussed on this platform has a "guest appearances" area below their released singles that discusses any collaborations with fellow *reputable* artists of merit that do not fall under the "featured singles" category. This is no different, and most I have seen are uncited as links/citations to articles discussing non-single collaborations (in depth) are rare. If you must remove the categories, do so. Trainsskyscrapers (talk) 18:58, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I checked the 5 first at Category:21st-century American singers and 2/5 had them, so at least some do. None had a "Film/TV Sync Placements" section, though. I'm not going to remove it, but for uncited stuff, WP:OTHERCONTENT is not a strong reason to keep it. Perhaps other editors will have opinions at some point. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:11, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DOB

@GlobalMachinery, why do you keep inserting the uncited WP:DOB? We are now into WP:EW. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:53, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Born

This may be me being WP:BLP-grumpy, but the source [2] doesn't say born in Murrieta. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:23, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You are (and it is getting a tad obsessive), because every source here details Murrieta as her hometown or calls her a "Murrieta Native" ... so here are two more that list she was born there. Please take your pick, and the one you choose will replace the previous source.

1. https://www.iheart.com/artist/joelle-james-32058695/

2. https://guitargirlmag.com/news/music-news/today-singer-songwriter-joelle-james-joins-ascaprealsounds-deconstructed-live-streaming-event/ Trainsskyscrapers (talk) 18:48, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I get nothing on that from your first link (all I get is the startpage), but the second is clear enough. I haven't had the time to get obsessive yet, I only noticed this article a few days ago. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:05, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also, WP:VENDOR refs like Tidal, Spotify and Apple Music should be replaced with better refs if possible. Same goes for Roc Nation, if it's used for non-WP:ABOUTSELF stuff. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:54, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Article Photo

How does a photo of Joelle get added to her article? GlobalMachinery (talk) 20:41, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@GlobalMachinery It starts with there being a photo WP/Commons can use. The default assumption is that any random pic you find online is under copyright and can't be used. You can upload pics you have taken yourself with your own camera, and so can other people. Do you have a photo we can use in mind? More at Commons:Licensing. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 05:45, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thank you for that. I did contact her, and she sent a photo she owns and want to use. How would we upload it? Can I send it to you? GlobalMachinery (talk) 17:46, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The copyright holder, almost always the photographer, can use the instructions here: Commons:Email templates. Other ways at WP:A picture of you. Commons is a site related to WP, basically where WP keeps most pictures. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:51, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'm aware how ownership works. I mentioned that in my communication with her, and she said she purchased the rights to the image for use. Thanks GlobalMachinery (talk) 20:46, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you want, you can try to contact her directly and mention WP:A picture of you. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 05:54, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]