Talk:Syntax (band)
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Remove unsourced speculative details from the lead paragraphs
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The introduction contains a few details that do not have any reliable sources. Specifically, there are no references to verify that the band formed in 2000, or that Mike Tournier left Fluke because he was looking to create a darker production style. Since I have a conflict of interest, I cannot edit the article directly. Could a reviewer please strip out those unsourced claims and instead use their actual documented release history? Their debut was the Pray promotional vinyl (Catalog: 12DJPRAY002) distributed on December 19, 2002, followed by the retail singles (Catalog: 12ILL012) on January 27, 2003. Thanks. Douglas at Syntax (talk) 20:13, 1 August 2026 (UTC)
Please change the opening history sentences that currently read:
"After the success of Fluke's album Risotto, Mike Tournier wanted to move to a much darker production style. He left Fluke and founded Syntax with Jan Burton in 2000."
to:
"Syntax released their debut single 'Pray' as a promotional white-label 12-inch vinyl (catalogue 12DJPRAY002) on 19 December 2002, followed by the commercial retail single (catalogue 12ILL012) on 27 January 2003."
(The formation-year and “darker production style” claims have no reliable sources on the page.)
Douglas at Syntax (talk) 20:21, 1 August 2026 (UTC)
Declined The request asks to remove information about the band's founding date "He left Fluke and founded Syntax with Jan Burton in 2000"
. This information is also in the lead section, but that mention has not been asked for to be removed. Edit requests must cohere, that is, they need to be logical in their requests for removal. If an article mentions twice that the band formed in 2000, it makes little sense to ask that one of those mentions be removed whilst the other remains. Spintendo 17:37, 14 August 2026 (UTC)
Remove unsourced “poor album sales” and 2004 split claim (COI)
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Please change this sentence in the History section:
"Despite the originality of Meccano Mind, the band suffered from poor album sales and the group split in 2004."
to:
"The singles 'Pray' and 'Bliss' reached numbers 28 and 69 respectively on the UK Singles Chart. Meccano Mind itself did not enter the UK Albums Chart. No further releases appeared on Illustrious after 2004."
(The original claim about “poor album sales” and the reason for the split has no reliable secondary source. The replacement is supported by Official Charts Company data.)
I have a COI, so I am not editing the article myself. Thanks.
Douglas at Syntax (talk) 20:41, 1 August 2026 (UTC)
- Unable to implement The prose which the COI editor is asking to be removed does not appear in the article. Spintendo 17:37, 14 August 2026 (UTC)
- Not sure if I'm missing something, but the sentence they want changed is in the article, at the end of the second history paragraph. crtbob@talk:~$ ls contribs 00:58, 15 August 2026 (UTC)