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	== Alternative rock ==

	Given the amount of work and attention you give to the topics of grunge and alternative rock, I thought I'd run a few ideas by you. Namely, how to improve the Alternative rock template box. Obviously there are far more subgenres than we can adequately fit into it, but what do you think should should be added to it? I've added a few in the last few weeks (Paisley Underground, noise pop), but we can still add a few more in order to give people a more well-rounded view of the genre.

	I also think we should add a few more links to the "Other topics" section. The Heavy Metal template has stuff like ] and the ]. Some ideas I have for the alternative rock template are ], ], ], and ]. If you have any other suggestions, let me know.

	In regards to the ]: I've done what I can to fill out the 80's more fully, but I do agree that the 90's probably needs some trimming, or at least a reassessment of which albums and events to include. And personally I think the "last album" bit attached to some albums is unnecessary, as many bands are listed as breaking up immediately afterwards anyways.

	Lastly, I want to make it known that I certainly bear no ill will regarding our debate about the subject of grunge's relation to ]. While I disagreed with your assessment, your response to the topic was certainly the approach I prefer when it comes to debates on Misplaced Pages. I trust your judgement in nearly all editing circumstances I have witnessed, and I appreciate any sort of help you can offer in developing and improving these topics on Misplaced Pages. ] 02:09, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

	:Ok, I'll add Lollapalooza and Indie (music) to the template. As for the genre list, I've added all the ones I can think of and that have articles on WIkipedia (as far as I can tell). However, the recent addition and removal of Emo is one that highlights an unclear consensus. I didn't add it when I expanded the list because of the uncertainty. Obviously emo emerged in the DC hardcore scene, but I must say it has ventured closer to alternative rock since the 90's, especially since Sunny Day Real Estate. In it's current form (with the likes of The Used, My Chemical Romance, and scores of bands I personally don't care for at all) it pretty much is alternative rock. AMG lists it as an alt-rock genre. Consequently I think it should be listed both under punk and alternative rock genre lists. ] 02:53, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

	I'm looking at trimming some items on ] because recent edits have fluctuated past the 30 kb mark. There's some notable bands/albums, especially from indie bands sicne the 90s, that still should be listed (material by No Doubt, Sebadoh, and Fugazi are the first to spring to mind) and I think a few of the lesser mainstream alternative bands and albums from the 90's can be removed to make room for them. I'm thinking along the lines of Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Better Than Ezra, Luscious Jackson, and a few others. Let me know which artist/albums you think can be trimmed from the list.

	Also, I think we should the White Stripes and the Strokes both to the timeline and the list of bands. While they may be garage rock revial, they aren't mere traditionalists like, say, the Hives or Jet are. They are indie rock bands that revive garage rock styles (The Strokes more so than the White Stripes; the Strokes basically defined the NY indie scene when they debuted), which certainly belong on such lists; also, the White Stripes reference blues and the Strokes have veered more toward traditional alt-rock in recent years. Even though I'm not particularly a fan of either, I feel by excluding them we ignore an important part of modern alternative/indie music. ] 10:38, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

	This sounds like a bad idea if it is just because of file size. Why not just split the page into decades or something? The current article, if it is so bloated, can still be retained as an abridged/summary version to trim per your liking or the latest whim without loss of content elsewhere. -] 17:09, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

	== Arbitration case (Danteferno and Leyasu) ==

	I read at ] that you have been involved in a recent dispute with ]. He filed an RfAr a few days ago against ]. The case is currently listed on the main ] page. Just letting you know, in case you had any ties to the ] article or anything else to say about the users involved. --] (]) 01:18, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

	== A barnstar - no more, no less ==

	], hereby award '''LGagnon''' a barnstar for the sheer amount of ]-related articles he has created, expanded, corrected, etc... 15:14, 26 February 2006 (UTC)]]

	I though it was about time you got one of these... ] 15:14, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

	== Re:Barnstar ==

	Oh! And thanks for putting the Barnstar on your user page. - ]<sup>] 18:23, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

	== ] ==

	I left a comment on the ] about the edit you reverted. I'd appreciate it if you could take the time to read over it and respond. (I'm adding this here because I'm not sure if you're watching that page or not). Thanks. —] 00:06, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

	== Pearl Jam vs. Ticketmaster ==

	I think there should be something about Pearl Jam's battle with Ticketmaster on the ]. Maybe something specific like the date they testified before the Senate (or House, I forget). I figured given your knowledge of grunge you would be able to add the relevant information. I know a lot about grunge myself, but that's one of the things I never paid much attention to. ] 10:38, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

	== Wikiproject ==

	I'm interested in starting a WikiProject for Alternative/indie music. From months of combing through various band and genre pages I've noticed that there should be better coordination between them. Additionally, since a good deal of the subjects aren't exactly the most well-known and many bands are notable yet have barely presence out of the underground rock scene, it'd be nice to coordinate a group of interested editors who are willing to work together on alternative rock and its various subgenres. Cetainly the level of care put into featured articles like ], ] and ] should be applied to ], ], ], ], ], and countless others. So I'd like to start a project in the next few days. I know that a previous WikiProject called ] exists, but's it's been inactive for nearly two years, and its scope was limited. I want give attention to all forms of alternative music by cataloguing genres, expanding band pages, looking up sources, and so forth. If you are interesting in joining and/or can recommend anyone else, let me know. ] 03:27, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

	I made a temp page for the project at ]. I also listed the project at ]. Feel free to edit the temp page and add relevant pages to the relevant sections as you see fit. Also feel free to recommend how the page should be laid out (I just used the heavy metal project as a template, but we can alter it in order to better serve our purposes). ] 07:05, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

	== article clean up ==
	I was wondering when the "clean up" tag is going away in the Gen-X article as you specifically asked me to make certain ammends. Even though this article is far from, say, pinponting a demographic, it does cover a lot of credible viewpoints. Also, the "American Generations" Table that mysteriously appears here and elsewhere is very disputed; 1) it slants the article "American" 2) the birth years are in dispute. ] 20:54, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

	== Wikiproject started ==

	Ok, I started the project, which is located at ]. ] 22:57, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
	== Hello: ==

	Hi I'm a new Wikipedian from Natick, Mass... just popped in to say hello to my Wiki neighbor:"
	] ] ] <font face="Comic Sans MS" colour="navy" size="-1"><b>] (])

	*Hi I Am Marc:
	I was recently married to my lovely wife;
	We have lived together for several years already...
	*We love cats (''3 currently own us'')... Jeffy(15), Echo(6) & Gizmo(3). All sleep with us in the big bed and no room to move an inch.
	*I was Disabled in a 1993 (Coma)/ and am very slowly recovering. It's tough going out sometimes, though with friends I still do. I have a few supportive friends.
	*I am an "]." Democrat/ Republicans, I don't care, whoever serves makes my life better in the long run I vote for!
	*Avid reader. Has collection of many hundreds of rare books. Especially Science Fiction and Fantasy.
	*Avid Music collector (2,500 albums)...mostly bootlegs...mostly rare bootlegs...Stones, Kinks, Clapton, Beatles. and solos!
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	''I am what I am''
	I'm strongly opinionated about disabled peoples' rights and jobs for American citizens who have trouble finding minimum wage jobs in my state today and support ], I would be dead if I did not have it. I am an idiot about Internet social skills. I hope that the Immigration Reform bill will protect disabled citizens who wish to work like myself first before considering allowing new people to come here. I was searching for an internet forum to be my outlet to express my needs, but found that Misplaced Pages is not best suited for that. I'm brushing up on Misplaced Pages's rules of conduct, and slowly starting to begin contributing again.
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	'''Current book and CD
	I own hundreds of rare books'''

	*''Current Book'' Jack Whyte: "Uther"
	*''Current CD Faves'':
	**Warren Zevon... "Life'll Kill Ya"
	**Howlin' Wolf: "Greatest Hits"
	*Latest Flick: "Charles II: The Last King"
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	== Good Articles ==

	Hey! Since I've given you some work to do on ], perhaps you'd like to review one of my nominated articles? :) I trust you to pass it if it so deserves or fail it if doesn't :) --] 14:40, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

	== Article Reversions ==

	Dear LGagnon,

	We noticed that you totally reverted the recent editing done to the following articles: Dead Kennedys, California Uber Alles, Holiday In Cambodia, Mutiny On the Bay, Alternative Tentacles, East Bay Ray, Jello Biafra.

	As the original entries contained obvious bias and misstated facts, we believe that a total reversion does not conform to the ‘neutral point of view’ policy of Misplaced Pages. On your User page we notice that you list Jello Biafra as a hero, and perhaps you have reverted the articles with that in mind.

	However, Misplaced Pages is more than about advocacy. There were things in the above original entries that are factually incorrect, based on unreliable sources or are simply biased opinion. Please leave the recent edits alone until you know all the facts. And please feel free to contact us by email on any fact that you might question and we can work to resolve the issue.

	Some of the original information looks like it simply came straight from Biafra’s press releases, but he was found to “lack credibility” by all the courts involved. Copies of the Court Judgment against Biafra are on public file in San Francisco, CA. You may not like some of the information in the corrected articles, but it has been found to be true by a neutral court of law and it is the public record.

	Thank you,
	]

	== EBR sock puppet is back ==

	...and he's got his astroturf kit with him. I just had to revert several things he redid back to your rv's. What a pain in the ass. If it's really EBR, I'm surprised he was able to lift his head away from his coke mirror, the prick. Have a nice day. --] 12:36, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

	== Gremlins ==

	Oh hey, appropriate you're the first one to comment on it... you're the guy who started the thing! ] <small>]</small> 01:31, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

	== Smashing Pumpkins ==

	Hey, for the past few days I've been trying to mold ], currently a Good Article, into a Featured Article. While I'm still hunting down a few more sources and have major parts to add (an Influences section) or subtract (move the Discography to a new page), it'd really help if you could go over the article and provide some feedback about it before the inevitable Peer Review. Most importantly, I'm concerned with how it reads; is it wholly accessible and does it cover all important information an uninformed reader might need to know? Is it written well? Feel free to fix up little mistakes or (if possible) add new material with sources, but feedback would be most appreciated. ] 08:04, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

	== Reminder... ==

	When using template tags on talk pages, don't forget to ] by adding '''subst:''' to the template tag. For example, use {{subst:test}} instead of {{test}}. This reduces server load and prevents accidental blanking of the template. <!-- Template:Subst --> — ] <small>]</small> 22:54, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


	==Infobox Writer==
	Slow down on this - You have had only two responses on this template since you announced it on the Books WikiProject - both negative and you are rapidly propagating it's use - slow down and get some reaction and concensus first. :: ] : ]/] 15:56, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
	* As I noted at ] I don't see that the infobox has added any value to the article, and has detracted from the layout. --] 01:47, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

	== Sub Pop ==

	Hey, there. I've added a section the the ] page regarding their marketing (partiularly in the 80's early 90's) I was hoping to be able to explore that area further. Do you have anything you might be able to add? ] 19:45, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

	== Blind Melon ==

	I saw you contributed to the ] article. Were they a Jam Band? ] 18:58, 28 May 2006 (UTC)TommyBoy76
	:Thanks. I was looking for a new song for my MySpace (Heh, I'm a teenager, gimme a break) and when I looked them up, it said Jam Band was their genre. Not exactly a reliable source, MySpace, but it sprung a question. Anyway, thanks again. See ya, in th next life. --tommyboy76

	== Chris Matthew Sciabarra ==

	It's not entirely clear from his stub-like article, but ] quite likely qualifies as a critic of Objectivism. He's sympathetic but not an Objectivist, and much of what he says is not welcome news to Objectivists. Check out some of the links and see for yourself. ] 19:59, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

	== ] ==

	Do you understand his userpage? I think that this user might be intentionally NPOV to ] as part of some sort of test or program. ] 23:39, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

	:You do realize that I consider myself an Obectivist, albiet a rational one that thinks NPOV is still a good idea. ] 00:29, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

	:: '''The RJII Project began as a one year mission, however, due to a stronger than expected show of resistance due to entrenched bias and irrational integration of information, the Project was extended for a few months so that its goals for Misplaced Pages could be fully realized. Though resistance was significant, through the use of advanced...''' Sounds like a spam / NPOV campaign to me, especially with their accusations that LGagnon is taking part in personal attacks -- ] 15:50, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

	==Clear Channel==
	I have decided to stop editing the article as I feel I would not want an article I created under such a high degree of scrutiny to the point where I may feel defensive. I do ask however that you attempt to find a link of the document scanned, reproductions barely serve as evidence since they lack hints of proof such as letterheads or for the case of emails, addresses and identifying servers etc. I wish you the best in your wiki editing and not that it should be relevant, I wish I would have noticed you created the article sooner. I hope no hard feelings come of this. --] ] 00:41, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

	== Research Question ==

	Where did you find the info that The Stand is a reworking of Night Surf?

	== Ayn Rand and Objectivists ==

	Hey, what is your problem with Objectivists? I think you might have been soured by a few bad apples. Do you know any? Perhaps if you actually talked to some, you might change your mind. I run ObjectivismOnline.Net – the biggest Objectivist community on the net. Go to our forum http://forum.objectivismonline.net/ and check out some of the discussions. We have all kinds of people on board.
	Message me on AIM - GreedyCapitalist if you want to discuss your views.

	I also run the Objectivist Wiki here: http://wiki.objectivismonline.net/
	Cheers, --] 23:57, 8 June 2006 (UTC)


	=== Ayn Rand POV links ===

	What is the procedure for removing the POV links you put up? Why did you put them up in the first place?

	=== Cult Category ===

	Sounds about right for a non-religious cult based on the ] entry and the Objectivist entry as well... You do realize that you're just adding fuel to the fire with that category addition though, right? --] 20:43, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

	==Don't make personal attacks against other editors==
	Please do not make personal attacks on other people. Misplaced Pages has a policy against ]. In some cases, users who engage in personal attacks may be ] from editing by admins or ] by the ]. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. Please ] appropriately. Thank you. <!-- Template:Attack -->

	A couple examples of your many personal attacks: ] 15:40, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

	: Those don't look like personal attacks at all; perhaps the term "Randists" is what you're focusing on? Sounds like how I'd use the word "fan" when editing POV from a music group page. I don't really see much comparison to the ]... --] 15:36, 14 June 2006 (UTC)


	I'm new to Misplaced Pages, and I noticed the request for expert help/mediation on the Objectivism page. I have a PhD in philosophy, am not an Objectivist though I know quite a bit about it, and have no particular animus one way or another. I think I might be able to be of some assistance; the only shortcoming is a lack of experience with Misplaced Pages editing and policies, but I think I'm just the man for helping you all with your difficulties with the article. I'm not even sure if this is the right place for me to be posting this message, but if not, let me know what a better way of communicating would be. Because I am an untenured academic, any assistance offered as expert or mediator would have to be anonymous, at least as to my real name appearing in Misplaced Pages, and at least until my tenure case is concluded. --] 20:14, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

	== Wikistress ==

	I'm sorry to hear that you're stressing out about things on Misplaced Pages. Take a second and sit back and relax, hopefully that will help things to calm down. -- ]<font color="green">]</font> 18:56, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

	== Grunge timeline ==

	Sweet! ] 19:46, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

	== removing my edits ==

	excuse me! why do you keep removing my edits from the ] article? are you trying to hurt my feelings or somethin? ] 19:26, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

	== A new section ==

	hey LGagnon! i have added a new section to the ]! i want you to see want you think.] 19:40, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

	LGagon WHY will you not accept that last edit that i just made? what is WRONG with you? i am TRYING to make the article miles better here! ] 19:50, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

	:Take a look at ] and then a look at ] and you should be able to see the problem. You're adding an '''article''' to a list of '''lists'''. If there were an article that was titled ] and consisted of nothing but a list of games in which Lemmings characters were used, with links to their individual title articles, ''then'' you could add it. You're adding full articles where they do not belong. --] 19:56, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

	: Point taken, copying to Touth's talk page. --] 20:02, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

	==cult cohesion==

	::''In religion and sociology, a cult is a cohesive group of people (often

	"A cult is a '''cohesive''' group..."?? Objectivists are as far from cohesive as it gets! ] 00:23, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

	:ARI sticks together quite well. And all Randists I've known are cohesive. -- ] 00:29, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

	That shows you haven't known many, or much. So ARI sticks together: why not say therefore that ARI is a cult, rather than that Objectivists, including those who oppose ARI, are a cult? If ARI is cohesive, that's very remote from saying Objectivists are cohesive. ] 00:32, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

	:As I pointed out elsewhere, the cult allegations predate the ARI. Rand's own inner circle, The Collective -- was seen as cultish. ] 04:05, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

	You wrote

	::It follows the Word of Rand, and those who do are willing to work together despite differences

	In view of the BLATANTLY obvious fact that they are NOT willing to work together despite differences---that some of them refuse to have anything to do with some of the others others, I have to conclude that you're pontificating on matters of which you are 100% ignorant. ] 22:07, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

	:Oddly enough, you appear to be saying things that are clearly false. You can see that these Randists are quite capable of putting aside their differences to work together so as to remove the cult categories from the Rand articles. ] 00:04, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

	== User notice: temporary 3RR block ==

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	====Regarding reversions made on ] ] (]) to ]====

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	\|\| You have been temporarily blocked for violation of the ]. Please feel free to return after the block expires, but also please make an effort to discuss your changes further in the future.
	\|}<!-- Template:3RR5 --> The duration of the is 12 hours. ] 06:29, 15 June 2006 (UTC)</div>

	: Re your mail: "vandalism" is difficult to define sometimes; for 3RR purposes, it must be blatant, which this wasn't ] 16:08, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

	:: Um, why are you only talking by email? You do know you can edit this page, don't you? Anyway, read ] paying careful attention to the vandalism bit ] 19:18, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

	Not that Connolley wants to hear this, but the very fact that you had a good-faith belief that you were removing vandalism ought to be enough to leave you with a warning and explanation, not a block. Blocks are overused and punitive, which goes against ]. ] 19:43, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

	== ] ==

	LGagnon, anyone can remove a <nowiki>{{prod}}</nowiki> tag. Even Touth. It should never be restored once removed. You can list the article on AfD if you feel the need. ] 00:03, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

	== Your Apparent Sockpuppets ==

	I have good evidence to believe that you have a number of sockpuppets used to back up your views on controversial pages. These include Alienus and, more recently, Courtland Nerval. The evidence include Alienus' (erased) response on YOUR talk page to accusations made against you, a strikingly coincidental agenda and edits on pages such as Ayn Rand and Objectivism, plus an obvious coincidence on the topics both usernames edit and their (your) respective POV, common language traits, etc. Considering I don't have that much free time, and am not willing, at this moment, to make a formal complaint, I'd just like you to know that someone is aware of this. In case I'm wrong, which is very unlikely given the bulk of evidence I could pretty much just point out, please dismiss this. Otherwise, I would recommend a change in your behavior lest you get in trouble with users who may be less lenient than I.] 17:45, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

	:You figured me out, I'm actually LGagnon, and in my spare time, RJII and LaszloWalrus. :-)
	:Rather than wasting time denying an obviously false claim, I encourage you to file a Checkuser request so that you can have this all confirmed, but not to make any further accusations until and unless the admins support your theory.
	:Thank you for understanding. ] 17:59, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

	Please by all means run a checkuser request on me. When the results come back that I am not a sockpuppet can I expect a formal apology on my talk page? I think that that would only be appropriate. --] 18:31, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

	== Imposter ==

	You may be interested to know that ] has been blocked as an apparent imposter of you. Congratulations, if that is appropriate. :-) ] 22:33, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
	:Do be careful with that statement though. NPOV is policy, so forcing you to follow it isn't necessarily such a bad thing. It just depends on various interpretations of NPOV, of course, as with all POV disputes. :-) Anyways, I don't really wish to get involved with a content dispute -- I just came to inform you about your imposter. ] 23:08, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
	Aside from the fact that these Rand fans keep pushing their POV, which conflicts with NPOV, there's the little problem of using tools such as vandalism to intimidate those who want the article to be less hagiographic. ] 23:59, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

	== Hello ==

	Please let me know directly if there are any additional sockpuppets. I'm keeping an eye on this one. Best, ] ] 23:41, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

	== Touth ==
	There was only one questionable action that I could find recently at all.''']''' \| ] 02:21, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

	== Touth ==

	LGagnon! you do know that i dont like what they put on that talk page. it just HURTS me! why wont you at least let me remove that little info? once its gone then i will be alright and my feelings might get a little better. ] 01:39, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

	just why wont you help me get better? you dont like me do you? ] 02:01, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

	== Reply on ] ==

	Please see my reply on ]. I look forward to your thoughts. ] 05:39, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

	== ] notice ==

	Hi, I have removed your entry on the ] about ]. The one edit you refer to is only a borderline instance of a personal attack and the user hasn't been warned. Please use the appropriate {{]}} through {{]}} warning templates if you see instances of personal attacks. Of course if attacks continue after the final warning, please bring this back to the Personal Attacks noticeboard. Thanks, ] 19:55, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

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