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August 2
[edit]A question for finding the Arabic CG Astroganger sequel asked by a blocked user on Teahouse interests me
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They said this information is on the Japanese Wikipedia article for Astroganger and multiple Japanese websites. However, this user coundl’t find the Arabic CG Astroganger sequel series. When asked whatever or not this information is vandalism done in the Japanese Wikipedia, they said that this information is on multiple Japanese websites. Astroganger was very popular in Arabic-speaking world, and was also kind of popular in Spain and Italy. While i’m not from either of these countries, i do know Astroganger and i am interested about finding the Astroganger sequel. So this blocked user isn’t the only one talking about the Astroganger sequel in the Teahouse. I would like if we could find the Astroganger sequel. ~2026-42678-73 (talk) 11:11, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
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August 3
[edit]questions about the song "Return to Innocence"
[edit]Is Return to Innocence a New-age and worldbeat song? Is yes, there any reliable source for helping me for making this article as Wikipedia:GA? VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 00:54, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
- This article can be used to support the "new-age" and "worldbeat" genre labels. ‑‑Lambiam 09:45, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- GA requires a very specific level of authenticity, and I would suggest that the article as it stands is guilty of over-promotion. Check out some other popular music articles that have reached GA, they are generally less ecstatic about the subject. MinorProphet (talk) 02:03, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
over-promotion
@MinorProphet Over-promotion? How so? VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 20:43, 11 August 2026 (UTC)- One possible improvement would be to restructure the Reception section. Currently it's got contemporary and later reviews mixed together, and several of them are just describing the track rather than actually being critical about it (in either a positive or negative way). It'd be worth separating out the initial reception from its legacy, and checking the articles to see if they've got any more critical comments to highlight. Adam Sampson (talk) 23:28, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- GA requires a very specific level of authenticity, and I would suggest that the article as it stands is guilty of over-promotion. Check out some other popular music articles that have reached GA, they are generally less ecstatic about the subject. MinorProphet (talk) 02:03, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Can you guys confirm this text?
[edit]Is a true that Return to Innocence was released in December 1993 by Virgin Records as the lead single from the group's second album? yes, there any reliable source for helping me for making this article as Wikipedia:GA? VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 23:25, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
- Billboard 1994-02-05 would be a good source for the "by Virgin Records" and "lead single" parts in the US. British Hit Singles and The Great Rock Discography confirm the same is true in the UK - note the dates in BHS are first chart entry, not release. I can't find a source for a December 1993 release date; it didn't enter the UK charts until 29th January. (And apparently Waylon Jennings liked it!) Adam Sampson (talk) 23:23, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
August 5
[edit]Newspapers
[edit]If a newspaper is published five days in a week - all except Saturday and Sunday - would it be called a "daily newspaper" then? And in English-speaking countries, are there any newspapers that are published two or three times in a week? Many newspapers in Finland are published in such a density. --40bus (talk) 12:28, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Depending on the context, yes it might be described as a daily, but the lack of weekend editions would probably be noted. I don't know the newspaper trade any more these days, but not publishing perfectly weekly or perfectly daily is still unusual I think (though see The Meridian Star). Of course, when everything is online the concept of days and editions is almost meaningless. If I heard of a paper that printed/published twice a week or something, I would assume it was a local or regional paper and not a serious publication. Canadian context. There are sections or articles on dailies and weeklies. Matt Deres (talk) 12:41, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- It is becoming common:
- "The once-routine, seven-day-a-week print run is disappearing, with 42 of the largest 100 newspapers now delivering a print edition six or fewer times a week. Eleven of those largest dailies publish in printed form only one or two times a week." Northestern
- The same article explains that 'daily' and 'weekly' are used as value terms, not necessarily frequency. So, the definition of 'daily' still means "more often than weekly" but not necessarily 7 days a week. ~2026-41824-87 (talk) 12:59, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Traditionally in the UK, daily newspapers published Monday–Saturday but not Sunday, however a particular daily was/is often closely associated with a Sunday (only) paper having a similar graphic design (and some overlap of staff), though much thicker and often with one or more supplementary colour magazine(s); these would be called something like The Daily Gossip, and The Sunday Gossip with its accompanying Sunday Gossip Magazine. Some Sunday newspapers, however, had/have no associated daily.
- A variation was the influential London daily newspaper The Evening Standard (at times in its long history being an evening edition of The Standard, but latterly appearing from the early morning like other papers, though with updated editions appearing later in the day). This was published Monday–Friday with a Weekend edition appearing on Saturday to also cover Sunday, but in recent years this has been reduced to a weekly free paper.
- Other 'provincial' papers have always appeared once weekly, often on Thursday. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} ~2026-41275-62 (talk) 16:05, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- USA Today is considered a "daily", though it does not have Saturday or Sunday editions. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:57, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- A little odder, the Daily Illini (student paper at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) is – or, as of 1981, was – published Tuesday-Saturday. —Antonissimo (talk) 20:27, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- The masthead on the Chicago Tribune for Sundays used to say Chicago Sunday Tribune, until they changed it starting with the edition of February 17, 1963. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:32, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
August 9
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Song in video
[edit]Greetings! What song is in the YouTube video Happy Birthday Singing Cake by The Chinafake Archive II? Not Happy Birthday. The one that plays in the background at the beginning. ~2026-43428-78 (talk) 10:42, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Can you provide a link? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 10:54, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- @Baseball Bugs https:(slash) (slash)youtu.be(slash)Z7h6sxTHRIQ?si=96vIMyc2WUOObuoF ~2026-43428-78 (talk) 20:07, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Shazam says it's "Yi Ge Ren Tiao Wu" performed by A-Mei. The fourth track on her 1997 album Bad Boy ("一個人跳舞" (Dancing Alone)). ---Sluzzelin talk 11:28, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- (Yi ge ren tiao wu = Alone dancing) I'm curious if it has the same double meaning as Dancing with Myself. ~2026-41824-87 (talk) 11:20, 10 August 2026 (UTC)