Talk:U2#Merge discussion

something I've been wondering recently is whether or not Irish use British English and would thereby treat bands as collective nouns, considering that their country—contrary to popular belief—is not part of UK like Northern Ireland (think of Snow Patrol). that said, are bands like U2, Interference, and Stockton's Wing (the latter two articles of which I recently fixed) supposed to use British English, thereby treating bands and groups as collective nouns? Geoyui (talk) 05:18, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

:Generally speaking, the originator's style should be maintained, unless agreed to otherwise. GenQuest ^"scribble" 05:28, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

The new collection, sort-of album, tied to a primary album, is out and beginning to garner mentionshttps://variety.com/2024/music/news/u2-how-to-re-assemble-an-atomic-bomb-unreleased-songs-1236156849/ and reviews. It has been taken back off the album list, but the article must reflect it in some way, so any proposals as to how best to do that?

SeoR (talk) 01:41, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

:I don't see why the main band article needs to reflect it. It's not all that significant in the grand scheme of the band's 48 yr history. It's only available packaged with the 20th anniversary release of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb or in a limited pressing for Record Store Day. It's not as widely available as the band's other releases and it has only received a couple of reviews. The best place for the info on the Re-assemble collection is in the Dismantle article, where the info has been added already. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 01:47, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

:: I'd have to respectfully disagree there. It's good it's added to Dismantle, but it's a whole separate publication, wide apart in time, and the band considered it significant enough to release. To be frank, any release by a world top 10 band, single, EP, collection, etc., should have some mention in their article - it's not as if they've released dozens of albums, or put something out every year, so that it would be lost in the detail. But let's have some other editors' opinions... SeoR (talk) 10:45, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

::: And for now, a reference which confirms all original content, to add to consideration - {{cite web|title=U2, 'How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb': Album Review"|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/u2-how-to-re-assemble-an-atomic-bomb-album-review/|access-date=30 November 2024|quote="the newly recovered songs - all previously unreleased"}}

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SeoR (talk) 10:53, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

This article is way too long, contains much duplication and very mixed writing quality. It needs a good trim. John (talk) 18:16, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've had a look at bringing it closer to a decent standard. I'm glad to see that only one two of my edits were reverted. The article is still way too long, particularly the lead. Not everything needs to be mentioned in the article, which is why we have summary style. Not every album needs to be mentioned in the lead. Phrases like "new musical direction" have a comic effect which takes away from the article's encyclopedic tone and should be kept out. John (talk) 22:19, 23 December 2024 (UTC)