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Wrong I formation

Latest comment: 22 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Your information about the rock group the Who is not right.

My cousins formed the original rock group called "The Who" in 1960. 2600:6C64:6AF0:8B20:252E:C727:2892:966F (talk) 13:20, 5 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

yeah, and i thought of the iPhone before Steve Jobs--but here we are. ~2026-39058-59 (talk) 22:44, 9 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Jigsaw Puzzle (album)" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect Jigsaw Puzzle (album) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 July 17 § Jigsaw Puzzle (album) until a consensus is reached. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 19:34, 17 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Katie Jacoby back in the touring band

Latest comment: 10 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

As per Brian Kehew's blog (https://www.thewho.com/backstage-blog/thursday-28-august-2025-jones-beach-wantagh-ny/) Katie Jacoby has rejoined the touring musicians on violin -- I can't add her to the list of active touring musicians, but someone should! Opheliascarlet (talk) 16:17, 11 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

The Who’s retiring?

Latest comment: 9 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

They just did their last tour but I noticed the years duration is “1996-present” and I thought “aren’t they retiring?” since they just finished their final tour. Unless Daltrey and Townshend specifically said they only stopped touring but the band themselves will go on…..? RayKVega (talk) 18:12, 3 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Talk:The Who

Wrong I formation

"Jigsaw Puzzle (album)" listed at Redirects for discussion

Katie Jacoby back in the touring band

The Who’s retiring?