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Jonathan Coulton

Should this article include something about Jonathan Coulton collaboration with They Might Be Giants? Benjamin (talk) 06:35, 15 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Added to associated acts. Thanks for the suggestion.Yogibeera (talk) 12:14, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Lede

The article looks pretty good. I'm just wondering if the lede needs so much detail on awards received. Any other opinions? Ragity (talk) 20:27, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A stretch?

i am fan of TMBG but this sentence is a huge stretch and an opinion: "The duo has been credited as vital in the creation of the prolific DIY music scene in Brooklyn in the mid-1980s" -- even if a writer from Rolling Stone thinks so, the entire idea of DIY music is DIY, musicians were DIY-ing it themselves way before and way after TMBG -- even in Brooklyn! 98.167.186.78 (talk) 21:42, 11 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I personally think the fact it notes that they were influential at a specific time and location makes it a bit more applicable. Macdrown (talk) 08:32, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Quibble re Twisting

I noticed looking at the TMBG singles chronology that "Twisting" is listed in the discography as the second single off of Flood, but in other places "Istambul Not Constantinople" is listed as the second single. Looking at the TMBG wiki (https://tmbw.net/wiki/Twisting), I see that, according to that, "Twisting" never received a commercial single release, only promo and test releases (which would explain why it had no chart appearances). I don't usually meddle with these technical matters, so I'm not sure whether promo and test releases count as a "release as a single", but at the least someone might want to figure out whether "Twisting"'s single release(s) were before "Istambul..." and make our information on that point consistent.Brianyoumans (talk) 17:17, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Citation in History section

I noticed that for a good 3-4 sections in History, there is little to no sources, I added a marker at the top of the history page, but it would be great to get an expert on Dial-a-Song or whatever working on that. Adeeta (talk) 20:29, 12 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Johns picture dupe

The same picture of the Johns from 2020 is used at the top and bottom of the articles. Is there a better pic that could be used for the start? Adeeta (talk) 20:35, 12 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Update Photo

The photo is extremely outdated. They don't look like that anymore. I added a new photo and the edit was undone. I really do think there needs to be a new photo. Ailurophobic (talk) 14:14, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]