Talk:Out of the Blue (British band)

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A Cappella Mid‑importance

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Article Structure

I suggest that this article needs a good restructuring by someone not involved in the group. One of the problems is the lack of chronology in the article. While I agree that the categories used at the moment are logical, some of them, especially the "Prestigious Performances" section lead to the article still feeling very biased in favour of the group, and needs rewriting to improve neutrality. I may get working on this myself if others feel this would be worthwhile. MrMarkBGregory 15:35, 9 July 2011

I agree with this - but it's been a while. I would like to get involved, but am aware that I have a biased interest having been a member of the group. Happy to help, but open to guidance if anyone feels I'm not being impartial. Sparkytheteacher (talk) 23:10, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sparkytheteacher, I've added a tag to the top of the page based on your disclosure here (I'm the one who created your account by the way) that will help others be more objective. Might I also suggest that on your user page you add another disclosure that you may have a COI with this article that would look like {{User:Technical 13/Templates/Contributor_connected|Out of the Blue (Oxford University)}} (not a mainstream template yet, but there are some that think it is a good idea if an editor is willing to add it to their own talk page). Anyways, happy editing! Technical 13 (talk) 03:37, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notability Guidelines: Music

I think this article satisfies notability criterion 9 for musical groups having recently placed in a major international music competition, as referenced in the article.

I concur, and added the perspective that they were instrumental in starting the European ICCA division, and have travelled extensively in the U.S. in their efforts to bring American-style college a cappella to Europe.
Don Gooding
Owner, ICCA
Acafella58 16:20, 14 December 2006 (UTC)acafella 58[reply]

Hopefully enough has been added to the entry now to satisfy criteria.

Stub class

I would suggest that this article should be elevated from the status of stub class given the recent extensive (albeit biased) work done on the page.217.137.120.129 (talk) 19:20, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Additional references

Re: extensive recent work, there is a case that the request for additional references should be removed.217.137.120.129 (talk) 19:20, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reopened October, 2019: Reopened this conversation with a [more citations needed] tag for the History section. Some sections in this article are very well-cited, while others (such as History and History) are not. Generally, the claims in this article seem verifiable, which is why I did not remove them, and simply marked them as needing references. Shrinkydinks (talk) 02:11, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Advertisment POV

I have editing the opening paragraph - does this improve the article re: advertisement style?217.137.120.129 (talk) 19:20, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Members Lists

I want to declare an association with the group (past member and currently secretary of the Alumni Association), but also get involved helping to maintain this page. I am open to suggestions on edits needed - but I particularly wish to update and clarify the list of alumni for Out Of The Blue. Comments and suggestions welcomed Sparkytheteacher (talk) 23:08, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I just rated this articles as Stub and Low Importance.

Stub: short article, no references Low importance: fairly obvious. Not related to the academic workings of the University, and while it is a great achievement on the part of the students, it is not of great importance to the wider world. Music notability is justified.

Cricketgirl 23:00, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there! To any and all interested: I've proposed a WikiProject dedicated to a cappella. This would be a group of editors interested in improving the quality of articles related to a cappella. If you're passionate about a cappella—ranging from the Pentatonix to collegiate a cappella groups like OOTB, or perhaps pop culture representations like Pitch Perfect and The Sing-Off—please check out the proposal and share your thoughts!

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