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Controversies

Only heard of this guy today. Came here to find info and found none. Why is there no 'controversies' section? Seems pretty major to his history. 216.154.1.17 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 14:25, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There’s multiple paragraphs covering his legal controversies in the article. Pdubs.94 (talk) 00:40, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Profile Picture

Hi - Eric from team Bassnectar here. You may have noticed that I changed out the profile picture a few days ago per request from Lorin. He was tired of seeing the photos that show up by default on google. I noticed that @Pdubs.94 changed it the next day. Since this was a Lorin suggestion, would anyone object to me changing it to his preferred image? Denman.eric (talk) 06:58, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

the reason it was changed was that the "preferred" picture, while nice artistically, does not do a good job of showing his face. most artist articles across wikipedia try and utilize a clear image of the artist in the infobox (when available), then supplement further down as required with additional images. if there is a promotional photo that the team would like to utilize that accomplishes this goal, i think it would be a great addition to the article Pdubs.94 (talk) 19:28, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Peacock

Hi Pdubs.94, this doesn't need a discussion: this is WP:PEACOCK and not appropriate, whether or not it is cited. With a career spanning several decades, Bassnectar has gained recognition for his innovative sound design and energetic live performances is not encyclopedic in tone. Several decades can be be two or eighty and is vague. If it's a quote, it should be attributed and written as such, that Ashton is considered to be by some, it can't be presented as fact. kicking off a string of annual performances at the festival that would continue Kicking off is again not a formal tone. Would continue? No, use simple past tense. In 2005, Ashton signed with Madison House, a booking agency predominantly known at the time for its work with jam bands - Jam bands? So? What does that have to do with Ashton? UnlocktheOtherSide.com", which would act as a “centralized hub” for the community going forward - this is fluffy adspeak and there is no reason to mention the website at all. Bassnectar concerts is under the section 'Live performances' - do you think the general reader would somehow think it's about concerts in general? soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 21:37, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to revise the language as you see fit but i don't think removing it entirely is very collaborative. Let me give you my thoughts on each area you are seeing issues with:

"Career spanning several decades...." this provides context on the career length. if you are unhappy with the phrasing i'm sure we can edit to make it more specific and less ambiguous.
"Recognition for innovative sound design and live performances..." this is discussed at length in the cited source and is important context that ties into emphasizing his impact as an artist further in the lead. I can see the argument that this could be considered WP:PEACOCK but in the WP article, they provide suggestions on how to rephrase to comply with tone, so i think that we should try and do that vs removing entirely.
"Kicking off..." I agree
"Jam bands" provides some interesting context on Madison House's history as it demonstrates a departure from their prior work (Bassnectar =/= jam band) and offers an opportunity to link Jam Band and provide general info on MH since they have no WP article
"Unlocktheotherside.com" I can see your point on adspeak and that's not the intent. The reason it's included is not to drive links to the website but to mark a significant change in the bassnectar timeline. I think it's worth noting since artists don't usually change their platform mid-career. Previously, much of the artist's content was on bassnectar.net and now it is on another website so that is the context i was trying to provide.
"Bassnectar Concerts" I think this reads better vs just "Concerts" but it's not worth arguing about.

Pdubs.94 (talk) 22:01, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]