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Speed
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My wife's a big fan of Kenny G, so we went to Wikipedia to find some information on him.

I found it very enlightening.

[ September 25, 2005, 02:22 PM: Message edited by: Speed ]

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fugu13
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Fixed it for you (I reverted to a previous version).
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And look, already fixed. [Smile]
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Speed
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Oh, now it's ruined.

By the way, I didn't have anything to do with the changed page, but I thought it was good for a laugh, and more accurate than the "correct" version.

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*laugh*
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fugu13
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Here's the old version for your viewing enjoyment: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenny_G&oldid=23980587
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Speed
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I'd just fixed the link in my original post, but thanks. [Smile]
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Come on dude, even after the page was fixed I still thought that it was very funny. You should appreciate what Pat Metheny said regarding Kenny G.
Thank you for the link though Speed that was good laughs.

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While we're on the subject, here's some Norm MacDonald quotes on Kenny G.

quote:
Playing in a music store in New York this week, Kenny G set a world record by holding a saxophone note for 45 minutes. While he did warn spectators that it would be quite boring, it should be noted that it is every bit as boring to hear Kenny G play different saxophone notes for 45 minutes.
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Kenny G has a Christmas album out this year. Happy Birthday Jesus. Hope you like crap!

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Jay
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So when someone makes these type of changes are they banned from being an editor?
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Joldo
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Ouch. Ouch ouch ouch.

Poor Kenny G. He tries so hard.

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fugu13
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If someone keeps doing it, particularly at a high rate (many times per day), yeah, they can get banned, permanently or temporarily.

Most times the defacement only last minutes, or maybe a few hours. This one appeared a bit before nine in the morning today, and isn't repeated, so nobody cares enough to ban the person; they might make worthwhile contributions to other articles.

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Every time someone compares my saxophone-playing abilities to Kenny G, I cringe a little inside.
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Tante Shvester
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You don't like Kenny? Gee!
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It's messed up again. Regardless of what anyone thinks of Kenny G as a musician, the original article is much better. [Smile]
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fugu13
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Tatiana -- nobody's messed with it since I fixed it except to remove a couple newlines. What are you referring to?
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It is messed up. It has all the factual stuff again.
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I don't know, after watching people I care about get vilified on Wikipedia, I don't think it's that funny anymore.
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Oh, my mistake, sorry! I had a link I thought was to the current revision, but must be to the bad one.

Joldo <laughs>, that wasn't what I meant. [Smile]

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