Talk:Stan Polley
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[edit] Delete?
The necessity of a wiki page on Stan Polley is rather dubious, especially if the bulk of it is in reference to Badfinger. Without more biographical information and details about his other artist-clients, this page probably could be blanked. ZincOrbie 16:43, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
>>>No. It is relevant. It's good for the world to know about filth like Polley. It's people like him who are a good reason that rectal cancer exists.
- Blanked, no. You are free to nominate for deletion, that's how we get rid of articles on non-notable persons. The other option is this, if you believe that all of the information can be sucessfully moved into the Badfinger article:
- You merge the content into Badfinger, and save that article
- Then you clear this one of all content (apart from category assignment) and as the first line of this article you insert:
- #redirect [[Badfinger]]
- I'd urge you to consider whether a merge is possible and desirable, and if you want to do it either leave a note here asking for opinions or be bold and go ahead. I'd recommend against deletion, however, as I figure the guy is notable and the article worth keeping. --kingboyk 20:31, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
- I've added quite a bit of info since my deletion suggestion (namely the criminal judgment in Riverside). I think it can hold up now on its own, especially if some more is added regarding Polley's management of Christie and Kooper. Polley also managed some lesser-known personalities like record producers and conductors that could be included.ZincOrbie 22:27, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
- I'm of the opinion that this one should stay here, since he managed other bands. But I think Pete Ham should be merged into Badfinger. What do you think? --kingboyk 20:39, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. Aside from the two posthumous CD releases, Ham really is not recognized outside of the Badfinger sphere.ZincOrbie 22:27, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sources
It might be best to start quoting sources, including page numbers if the Mantoniva (sp.?) book is used - not that I'd advocate using him as gospel; other sources ought ideally to be introduced. --kingboyk 16:16, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
- Will do. Unfortunately, most of my Wiki time is at my office, where I do not have access to my files (and Matovina's book). Although I do not advocate using Matovina's book as gospel either, I have confidence in its facts as the author is a stickler about accuracy; plus, I conducted many of its interviews, transcribed, edited, and read the legal papers and contracts cited in the book. Instead of relying on third-hand sources for info, Matovina went straight to the sources themselves in most instances. ZincOrbie 18:13, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
