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When editing, REO Speedwagon, their management and employees are advised to review Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View Policy.(NPOV) --REO157

One obvious error : "In My Dreams" peaked at #19 on The Billboard Hot 100.

NOTE - Someone should do a fact check on this article... For example the statement "Cronin recorded one album with the band, 1972's R.E.O./T.W.O., but left the band soon after, ...." does not match with the credits for 1980's High Infidelity. I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure this needs fixing.

Dear "No Expert": Please read the ENTIRE paragraph, and you'll note no "fixing" is required. The facts perfectly match Hi Infidelity's credits: "Cronin recorded one album with the band,1972's R.E.O./T.W.O., but left the band soon after, over missed rehearsals and creative disagreements. Ridin' the Storm Out was the band's third release with as many singers; this time Mike Murphy took the microphone. Murphy stayed on for two more albums before Cronin returned to the fold in 1976."" ~~

REO157,

I have noticed the following problems with your version of the article on REO Speedwagon:

NPOV Problems -Your version claims that the group's lineup changes were a "stinging blow" to fans, which is obviously your personal opinion and not factual information -You insinuate that the group's recent tours have not been successful, which is not true -You have repeatedly removed information about the new album that the band is currently working on -You purposely omit important information regarding the band's recent releases. Specifically, you state "the band re-recorded many of the same songs from 1977's Live: You Get What You Play For, and distributed this live concert under four separate titles including 2000's Arch Allies." This seems to be an attempt on your part to mislead fans. Only a few of the songs in this live release are the same as the ones from the 1977 album, and these are all new versions. In addition, each of the four separate releases is different from the others.

Other Problems -Your version has three separate sections that all list album information. This is very confusing, so I combined them into one section. However, you have reverted it back to your version multiple times. -You have repeatedly restored superfluous interwiki year links which were removed by an administrator.

To sum this all up, while none of the information in your article is false, much of it is misleading and there is a very obvious bias against the current incarnation of the band. This failure to "paint the whole picture" is a blatant violation of Wikipedia's NPOV Policy.

Due to the problems described above, I have made several attempts to clean up the article and make it more neutral. However, you have continued to revert to your version. In addition, I have made at least three attempts to reason with you, but you have ignored them and continued to revert the article. Unfortunately, you leave me with no choice but to request mediation if this problem continues.

Regards, KeepOnRollin

Cobra Kai reference

Season 1, episode 9 of the Netflix series Cobra Kai (titled "Different but Same", see Cobra_Kai#Season_1_(2018) has the two main characters bonding over an REO Speedwagon song that comes on the radio. Just noting in case any of the page editors think it's worth highlighting a recent pop culture reference.

Will Break Up, Has Broken Up, May Break Up, On Hiatus

Editor 2601:1C2:C080:9D30:E58:19D2:8713:54CE has twice reverted a change regarding the announced breakup of the band. Because they haven't taken the issue to the talk page I will do it for them.

I tend to agree with the position a band hasn't broken up until it really breaks up. Their announcement was pretty unequivocal, but it's a prediction. IMHO we shouldn't put an end date on until it actually ends without any more dates being announced -- of course, many bands (the Who, for example) have had farewell tours followed by a final farewell tour, but we can't anticipate that.

Happy for other views, but better here rather than as a revert battle. Oblivy (talk) 01:15, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]