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the history of this page's edits you can very clearly see there is a bias against
Machine Gun Kelly for including this statement. So no, it isn't pointless. The point is to not let vandalism and anti-MGK editors win. Nicki Minaj has verifiably sold over 100 million records by the way, so I don't know why you would use her as an example. Also, I am not trying to pass unproven information here, nor did I ever admit that. The proven fact is this: MGK
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still unproven, but that is not what the statement in the article reads. Therefore, the statement is valid. I have tried to get this page semi-protected but that was denied, on top of that, registered users are now removing it. From now on if it continues to get removed by registered users, I will deflect to the talk page. If it gets removed by unregistered users, I will just revert it. --
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when I attempted to get the page protected, the moderators did not deny the fact that the page was being vandalized. They simply said that the threat of vandalism is not great enough for semi-protection. What does that tell me? It tells me that I am on my own for protecting this page. If you look at
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would the information be unproven. And I wouldn't allow that on wikipedia either simply because that would be an unsourced and unverifiable statement. So yes, it is true that he said it. You said it yourself. He is on camera making that sensational claim. Any attempt to argue against this is so far
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I want to make something abundantly clear. The statement in the opening section of this article is that
Machine Gun Kelly claimed to have sold 20 million records. This statement is true, because MGK made that claim. The statement is not that MGK sold 20 million records. That statement in itself is
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Stil it is pointless. Wherever you go you will see sales according to
Nielsen Soundscan, or sales according The Guardian. Not "Oh Nicki Minaj says that she claims she sold 100 million records" If you even tried to get page semi protected and you did not get that, what does that tell you? You are
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to have sold over 20 million records. That is the fact, and that is what the statement says. The sentence is written as such to convey the simple fact that MGK claimed to sell 20 million records, and it is up to the reader to interpret that he is saying this without evidence to back it up
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has only come from biased angles and I presume the biased edits will persist. Every time I see it from a registered user, I will deflect to the talk page. And every time I see it from an unregistered user, I will just revert it because it has happened so many times already. --
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and with this particular case, his certification sales under his name in RIAA are close to the 20M figure (at the same time, i guess actual sales could be less). Maybe with a footnote could be fine. You guys should consider have more opinions from music wikiprojects.
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Exactly. Since this is not a fanclub, we should not include bias. I don't think you understood what I meant about interpretation though. It is the encyclopedia's job to cite the quotes. It is the reader's job to read the quotes and interpret them.
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Is there any other reliable source instead xxlmag magazine? music sales claims from artists themself/record companies should be replaced or avoided. Actually, I don't have problems with or without the current statement because
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I have to say I completely disagree with the way it is worded right now. His claim is not verified so I'll have to change it again. But sales figures from artists themselves has a whole section on the
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As I pointed out, my opinion was just a suggestion, although I've modified your edition since sounded awkward. Both of you guys, once again, could have more opinions in WikiProjects like Hip Hop.
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The original source is available as well on YouTube. Why would music sales claims from artists be avoided though? Anyway, I can add a footnote as well. That is no problem. --
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This is wikipedia, not some fanclub that is gathering here around to interpret what he is trying to say.
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which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —
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