Talk:Screeching Weasel

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Sources

For the people who request that this article have more sources, please put citations next to the information that is in doubt. Most of what I added to the page was based on the information in the liner notes from Kill the musicians, which verifies much of the information here.

The article needs to be substantiated by reliable third-party sources. The liner notes from the band's CD does not count. —Centrx→talk • 08:39, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok then put where citations are needed and I'll find reliable third-party sources to add to them.Hoponpop69 20:39, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are currently no reliable third-party sources whatsoever, so the whole article needs them. —Centrx→talk • 10:02, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Which specific parts do you want certified though, you have to be more specific, Im not gonna certify everysingle sentence in this article.

You don't need to cite every single sentence in the article, though ultimately that is a goal for any article, but you should include references—reliable third-party sources—in a reference section at the bottom, and most or all of the information in the article should be substantiated by those sources. As it stands now, the "life story" appears to just be a some propaganda from them or their record company, which a vested interest in making it legendary or interesting; it is not reliable. —Centrx→talk • 10:24, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, I voted to keep this. I think someone should check to make sure nothing has been copy/pasted from somewhere else. Davidpdx 08:47, 26 December 2006 (UTC) I understand but what SPECIFIC facts do you want references for, put ^{[citation needed]} next to them so we know what to put references to.Hoponpop69 06:10, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Anything. Everything. It just all does not need specific explicit citations on every single line, but there should be independent reliable source that cover most everything in the article. —Centrx→talk • 06:14, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Only the first two sentences and the discography are fairly reliable. —Centrx→talk • 06:15, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're still missing the point. As I said earlier add {{Fact}} next to anything you want a source for, I will not add references to every single sentence.

You don't need to. Add references at the bottom, but the references should cover or nearly cover the contents of the article. —Centrx→talk • 22:26, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's still a ton of unsourced material in this article. I'd like to delete it all but the whole article will be massively gutted and I don't want to do that with my third edit. At the same time, it's a lousy article riddled with inaccuracies. It's a fan piece, not an objective article. BWeasel27 (talk) 01:54, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Third Reformation

I removed the fan MySpace blog post regarding the SW's reformation as well as the term "questionable" that preferaced Jughead's post. I realize that the issue of SW's reformation without Jughead is controversial amongst fans and if someone wants to note that in the article (with citations), that is fine, but the Screeching Weasel page on Wikipedia should be written without bias. Ben Weasel is the legal owner of the Screeching Weasel name and therefore has the legal right to use that name with any line up he choses. Therefore, the issue of Jughead's involvement and the "questionability" of the reunion in that regards is simply a matter of fan opinion. There is no need to post a fan's MySpace blog on Wikipedia. It is an opinion piece and not a proper reference for the article. The Civilized Worm (talk) 16:26, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Grammer fix

Because the name of the band is singular, even though the group is composed of individuals, "is" should be used instead of "are" to be grammatically correct. I made the change. Dantedanti (talk) 01:34, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Punx dont give a flying fuck dude

Screeching Weasel II

Can someone please cite some evidence that this supposed recording really exists? Ben Weasel has penned extensive liner notes that detail that band's history for several SW CD releases, including to the 1997 reissue of the band's first LP and has never once mentioned the existence of an unreleased album from the same sessions as the first album. The Civilized Worm (talk) 16:22, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SXSW 2011

I had a pretty decent write-up on the SXSW debacle and its ensuing fallout but one of my references (dyingscene.com) has been blacklisted. I will try to get this ban lifted. In the meantime, someone cited the punknews.org story about the backing members resignation but this update does not explain what happened. I feel this whole incident deserves its own section with a full explanation of the events. --Brendanmccabe (talk) 18:47, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Members

Who are "Joel the Hole" and "Jerry Weasel"? I have never heard of them and they have never performed on an album by Screeching Weasel. The only way these two members could have been in Screeching Weasel at all is if they were members in an early incarnation or something. I will leave them in the list of former members in the infobox for now, though I will remove them if nobody can find a source or anything. Can someone please verify if they were in the group at all? --BLAguyMONKEY! (talk) 09:05, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

They aren't real members. This page is a frequent target for vandalism. The Civilized Worm (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:02, 20 October 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Fourth Reformation

I combined the Fourth & Fifth Reformation sections and divided them into 2 eras, 2009-2011 and 2011-Present. "Fifth Reformation" is inaccurate. It implies that the band broke up after the SXSW incident and then reformed, which is incorrect. The rest of the guys quit (or were fired, according to Ben) and then Ben recruited a new band. At this point, SW is Ben Weasel and whoever he wants to play with, so any line up changes, even if they are wholesale line up changes, shouldn't be considered "reformations" unless Ben officially announces that the band is done and then decides to bring it back again.The Civilized Worm (talk) 16:39, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Pop references

In season 20 of the Simpsons, their song "Cool Kids" was used in the episode where Homer wants to be a cool dad. I think this should be included. 2600:6C40:1300:FA18:CB1C:2084:A14B:F717 (talk) 00:42, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]