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Tim Armstrong and Why Do You Want Him info incorrect

"In April 2011 via Twitter he confirmed he is related to Tim Armstrong of Rancid"

Um, LOL! He was clearly joking with that tweet. He's said many many many times that they're not related. The tweet was a joke, he was teasing all the foolish people who still think they're related and providing a laugh for all the people who know they're not. This false info should be removed.

Also Billie has never said that Why Do Do Want Him? is about his stepfather. He has, however, specifically said that it's *not* about his stepfather when he was asked if it was. Again could someone remove this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sleazing (talk • contribs) 15:07, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

i actually know Bille Joe Armstrong personally, and he says that "Why Do You Want Him" was about his stepfather. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dustbunny321 (talk • contribs) 02:28, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately, such first-/second-hand knowledge is not acceptable sourcing, because it can't be readily verified. We'll need a published source to support the assertion. —C.Fred (talk) 15:16, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Well then Dustbunny he must have been lying when he said "no" when he was asked if it was about his stepfather during a Times Talk interview a few months ago. I don't know enough about this place to edit an article lol, any chance of someone removing the Why Do You Want him thing from the Early Life section? And also the ridiculous Tim Armstrong claim in the Personal Life section, it's really making the page look silly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.184.72.225 (talk) 01:37, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Jtessexpress, 22 September 2011

In a recent magazine article, Billie Joe was one of 101 celebrities who have identified themselves as Atheists.<ref>Stopera, Matt (September 21st 2011). "101 Famous Atheists". Buzz Feed. Retrieved Feburary 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)</ref>

Jtessexpress (talk) 03:31, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. As a site allowing user contributions, BuzzFeed is not reliable, and their article does not provide an upstream source to verify against. —C.Fred (talk) 04:20, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Inconsistency

The biography says he was born in Piedmont but the infobar says he was born in Oakland. One of these should be changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.104.198.9 (talk) 03:55, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Needs to be included ASAP

http://www.mactalk.com.au/8/94062-green-day-frontman-attacks-steve-jobs.html http://gawker.com/5847551/green-day-singer-is-probably-regretting-voicing-these-thoughts-on-steve-jobs

If you haven't heard already, he shouted at a concert last year that he hoped Steve Jobs would die of Cancer soon. The video is being removed so it is up to Wikipedia and Free Speech to make sure that they don't remove all traces of what he said. You can take videos off of YouTube but you can't censor Wikipedia.92.19.47.89 (talk) 10:45, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Warner wouldn't like it. I don't want Wikipedia getting in trouble. Joseph507357 (talk) 02:52, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

It's not Wikipedia's job to protect free speech. However, if there becomes a large media fuss about the comment (or its subsequent concealment by Warner), then it might be significant enough to Armstrong's biography to include. —C.Fred (talk) 02:55, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Even though its a terrible thing to say (especially since he just died) the sound bite is not important enough to add to this article. AcuteAccusation (talk) 04:05, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Not important enough? Really? 92.18.219.31 (talk) 16:42, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Really, who cares if he said what he said. Wikipedia is not a collector of information or a gossip site, nor a way to remember words each people says. This is a biography, understand the concept. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 23:53, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

There's no need to (Personal attack removed). If there's a media frenzy, like the other guy said, then it should be included. For now, I guess it remains too small to be included just yet. And Wikipedia is a collector of information. I also don't see how this is "gossip".92.19.32.17 (talk) 19:19, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Being true, or even verifiable, does not automatically make something suitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia. And attempt to attack me again and you will be warned. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 19:34, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm not "attacking" you as I have said on your talk page. I'm being civil as I can when you're being rude and condecending. I also don't know why you said Being true, or even verifiable, does not automatically make something suitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia. I am fully aware of that. There's no need to keep directing me to Wikipedia's rules of how things work here. As I've said before, there isn't enough media frenzy for this to be included so we'll leave it at that.92.19.44.248 (talk) 17:58, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

One of the other IPs that were apparently used by you did make a personal attack in the comment on 21 October. Further, editing another user's comments, as you did earlier today (diff), is to be avoided. I did a straight revert of that whole edit, even the part that may in fact be an edit of your own comment. —C.Fred (talk) 18:08, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Edit request on 29 April 2012

Just saw billy Joe Armstrong appear on Nurse Jackie (Showtime) a receive acting credits.

Nurse Jackie: Season 4 Episode 1- 2012

98.247.105.245 (talk) 18:16, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Bility (talk) 21:56, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Discography

IV by the The Lookouts should be included as he did guest lead guitar and backing vocals — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thedeanjones01 (talk • contribs) 06:33, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

The key word there is guest: he wasn't a member of the band, so I don't think it should be listed. —C.Fred (talk) 11:39, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Incorrect information

It has come to my attention that there is some incorrent information on here, such as, it says his father died on September 10, 1981, when he was 10 years old, the year he died should be changed to 1982, it also states on here that he was 12 when he met Mike Dirnt, but if you watch interviews with them they say that they met each other at 10 years old, and it's says that the demo tape they recorded with Sean Hughes was featured at the end of Green Day's Kerplunk!, this is not true, what's featured and the end of Kerplunk! is their Sweet Children EP from 1990, Sean Hughes left Green Day in 1988, so that is not true, this should be changed too. --Chickenguy12 (talk) 05:36, 31 July 2010

And I also heard that they met a few months before his father's death, but I'm not really sure if it's the truth or not.

His father died on the 16th of September 1982 according to a picture on Billie Joe's Instagram account.

9/26/12: Please change the misleading part about the band saying their performance in Las Vegas was not cut short. The band's statement only says that CLEAR CHANNEL did not cut them short, it did not say they were not cut short.

"Billie Joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse. We would like everyone to know that our set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those we offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. We regretfully must postpone some of our upcoming promotional appearances. " — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.99.74.118 (talk) 05:53, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 8 November 2012

Hello Wikipedia Administration, I'm a new member of the team trying to help you guys making the information better. In this Billie Joe Armstrong page I noticed that in his "Instruments" area there is written "Gibson Les Paul Junior" twice and there is missing "Gibson Les Paul Standard", he plays with that guitar a lot. I hope I was helpful, Greetings from Portugal. Nunodlorena (talk) 11:50, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 15:18, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Genre

Hi, I deleted: -heavy metal: because he used to like not play it when he was young. -hard rock: he never played that. any source? -new wave: he only helped the new wave band "the network"

And I added Garage Rock, because that's what The Foxboro Hottubs play. --Revilal90 (talk) 16:03, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

No, he didn't just help The Network, he was in The Network, so re-add New wave, also, he did used to play heavy metal when he was a kid, and he played hard rock, so i re-added those. --Chickenguy12 (talk) 09:38, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Actually, he did play heavy metal. Him and Mike used to do metal covers under a couple of names including "Condom", "Blood Rage", and I think "Trebuchet" but I can't be sure on that one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.255.37.229 (talk) 04:58, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

All I know is that he liked heavy metal. If you can find a source for it, then heavy metal stays. Untill then, no.--Revilal90 (talk) 07:38, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

In the book "Nobody Likes You" on page 16 their friend Sean Hughes who played with them says "We played a bunch of metal songs as the band Condom", so I'm adding it back Scatteredbomb (talk) 18:04, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi,i suggest you to look at the video of Green Day's new song "The Forgotten" pay attention to the guitar solo. It sounds quite hard rock-inspired. This could help you settle the question about Billie playing hard rock and heavy metal. Oh,and yes,by the way - at some of Green Day's concert video recordings,you can see that Billie plays some riffs that belong to AC/DC,Metallica,and Van Halen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 16karateka (talk • contribs) 09:55, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 15 March 2013

Billie will write songs for a rock ‘n’ roll updating of Shakespeare's “Much Ado About Nothing”.[1] --Ahu.0124 (talk) 17:47, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Done —C.Fred (talk) 18:12, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Not sure if this should be in the awards category but since you already have included the 50 sexiest artists one from Kerrang!, he made it into Vh1's 100 sexiest artists at no. 61. --Ahu.0124 (talk) 17:37, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

References

Edit request on 8 May 2013

The Lonely Island Wack Album (2013)- Vocals

JohnnyBoy69 (talk) 19:02, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --ElHef (Meep?) 20:55, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Request Edit to Media Appearances

In the first episode of Season 4 (2012) of the Showtime show 'Nurse Jackie', Billie Joe Armstrong makes a guest appearance as "Jackie's Pickup" who later over doses and dies in her living room. This should be added to the media appearances list. Here are the verifiable sources.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2087365/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#cast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyj-pnza-i0 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.229.62.78 (talk) 04:13, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Incorrect info about pickups

It claims under the portion about his guitars that his Bill Lawrence pickup in "Blue" was destroyed at Woodstock '94 and was then swapped out for a JB Model. Footage of Woodstock '94 clearly shows, however, that "Blue" was fitted with an unidentified white humbucker at the time of the performance, and not the black Bill Lawrence dimebucker he had used in the band's early days. Additionally, this pickup was not destroyed as a result of the mud-fight, and Armstrong used it for a few months before switching to an SH-4.

108.240.28.194 (talk) 00:35, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

"Best Punk Rock Singers"

So...can that part be removed from his rankings section?(or just remove the section as a whole...) The list from IMDB is just some fan made list that (honestly) is total crap...Sid Vicious is there and he rarely sang (and is one of the msot overrated musicians IMO)... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.184.38.244 (talk) 03:28, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 January 2014

Since Billie Joe Armstrong has identified as bisexual should he not then have the [[Catergory:Bisexual men]]? 184.58.24.163 (talk) 23:55, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

 Done - as he self-identified, as long ago as 1995 Arjayay (talk) 15:12, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2014

In the Awards section, the IMDb "Best Punk Rock Singers" item references a user-made list, not the result of voting or an actual award. It should be removed.

74.40.169.138 (talk) 12:37, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Done Another editor already got it. —C.Fred (talk) 20:15, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 January 2014

Please change that billie appears in anchorman 2 as this was a rumour and is false he and the rest of the band are NOT in the film also he did feature on the whack album on I Run Ny as feature here on the whack albums Wiki http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/The_Wack_Album and http://www.thelonelyisland.com/music their official site 213.249.226.135 (talk) 20:17, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

 Done Joefromrandb (talk) 18:25, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 March 2014

wiki is lying — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.19.115.166 (talk) 06:51, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

To request a change, you'll need to make a specific request in the format "Change X to Y" and provide reliable sources to back up the change. —C.Fred (talk) 12:27, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Place of birth

Billie Joe Armstrong was born in San Pablo, California...He wrote it! You should change that information — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amisfitgirl (talk • contribs) 02:58, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Where did he write that, so we can verify it? —C.Fred (talk) 03:48, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Bille was NOT born in Piedmont! There are NO hospitals in PIEDMONT! I grew up there. This is wrong. He was NOT born in Piedmont nor did he grow up there. He moved there much later as an adult.Rascalfromtaseels' (talk) 06:48, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

He was born in Oakland, California. Refer to the VH1 Special "Driven" here at 2:06 and his brother states it.--Shivertimbers433 (talk) 21:19, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 September 2014

in section 'personal life' someone has added information about Billie Joes home address (street name and neighbourhood) that allows his home to be identified. I request this is removed as frankly its a little creepy to put someones address on a wiki page.

5.64.39.215 (talk) 23:37, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

I've removed it because it was not sufficiently sourced: the address was found online, but at a real estate agent's blog. I'm not convinced it's a major privacy issue because the information was found online, though. —C.Fred (talk) 23:43, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Request removal of personal info ASAP

The neighbourhood, and specific street where he lives has been listed. This is a violation of privacy and completely irrelevant and inappropriate content for this page. Please remove it ASAP.

Already done seems to have been removed per WP:RS Cannolis (talk) 02:07, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

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Awards

The "IMDB Top Punk singers" award is obviously a user made list that contains singers many wouldn't even consider punk. It should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bam2403 (talk • contribs) 03:16, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Agreed, it needs to be removed. It is a user-made list, not the result of communal voting. I could make a similar list touting Armstrong as the #1 Top Disney Princess if I wanted. 74.40.169.138 (talk) 12:29, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

He was in rolling stones' list of 100 best songwriters; this should be mentioned in awards section. Source:http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-songwriters#billie-joe-armstrong — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vivalaashutosh (talk • contribs) 16:40, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

addiction problem

Maybe there should be it's own headline for addiction problem. I mean people are checking this page to see if he is still alive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.76.68.204 (talk) 20:44, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 September 2016

Please include his selection in the list "best songwriters of all time" by rolling stones. Source:http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-songwriters#billie-joe-armstrong Vivalaashutosh (talk) 10:47, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

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Billie Joe picture in Instruments section.

Is it possible to change the picture or add another picture with actual blue? The guitar in the picture is Azul not a copy of Blue. Preceding unsigned

I just now noticed the difference and looked into it. The pic from 2009 seems to show the original "Blue" Fernandes Stratocaster (note the smudgy fretboard!). The pic from 2010 shows a far less "road worn" replica of unknown origin, since there's no visible company markings.93.200.9.93 (talk) 11:13, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Instruments

The amount of instruments listed as being notable is absolutely absurd. Very few of those he has used often enough to be considered 'notable' in the standard way - the guitars that come to mind are the Fernandes Stratocaster, Blue, his Les Paul Jr's (notably Floyd) and the J160. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.240.4.25 (talk) 22:36, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Agreed. And I love adding instruments. AddingInstruments (talk) 08:49, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2017

Change the photo to one more reminiscent of Billie's current state of health. The image currently being used is from a down point in his career. PluckyJokerhead (talk) 12:22, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

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picture?

the main picture doesn't look very good, can someone change it? Gonzoramone (talk) 12:13, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

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Main Photo

Now I have just joined Wikipedia and I saw that on this page you can not edit, but I was hoping to replace the main picture of him with something more current and... flattering. If somebody has the ability to do that or would grant me the ability to do that, I'd be thankful CorrectYourMistakes (talk) 13:49, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

@CorrectYourMistakes: Have you taken a picture of Armstrong yourself recently? If so, tell us about the picture, including where, when, and with what camera you took it, and we can assist with you donating the picture. —C.Fred (talk) 18:36, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

New Picture

Since I do have have the ability to do so, could someone who can update the picture do so? It a little dated and not flattering, I guess... Kcatcernal (talk) 21:24, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Cheating

What about his relationship with an unnamed lady in Nebraska/Iowa? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8804:1581:17E0:40A9:CB10:A848:FF9 (talk) 07:24, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

Incorrect Information Under Discography

Hi,

It says that SWMRS is the band that did those albums, but that band is actually Emily's Army. Swmrs is the current band that his son Joey is in and Emily's Army was the old band. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:98b:8202:5207:6494:f65e:1991:5365 (talk) 02:30, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

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Birthdate

I know from personal knowledge that Billie Joe's year of birth is wrong in this. Unfortunately, I have no secondary source to verify it, but the source being used isn't really a very accurate source, either. 65.78.167.204 (talk) 03:49, 10 September 2018 (UTC) What’s wrong with his birth year? It’s always been ‘72.76.187.211.251 (talk) 04:15, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

Single released in 1977?

I mean, he was 5 years old so I find it a bit hard to believe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.85.237.39 (talk) 13:45, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

The cited Rolling Stone article is sufficiently believable to me. —C.Fred (talk) 19:58, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 October 2019

. 2A02:C7D:4689:CE00:FC37:974B:5E53:B5E0 (talk) 14:26, 19 October 2019 (UTC) He wrote many great songs and these included songs like American Ideot and time of your life

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. NiciVampireHeart 14:29, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 December 2019

Born in Piedmont, and moving away at a young age... 67.169.63.36 (talk) 04:31, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

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Very young and good looking?

can someone please put' he is a very young and good looking man' in there? stating facts... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Natlovesbillie (talk • contribs) 15:44, 22 January 2012‎ (UTC)

First, he's arguably not that young; besides, his age is stated in the introduction to the article. Good looking is far too much of an opinion to be included; the article needs to stay to items from neutral point of view. If he were in People magazine's list of sexiest people, that would be a different matter. —C.Fred (talk) 22:04, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

One could put "he is often considered to be good looking" but not "he is good looking" because the latter would be considered an opinion. Heavy Metal Lego (talk) 18:27, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 April 2021

2601:644:0:4870:9D10:CBDA:7253:7CA6 (talk) 16:52, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

You need to include the requested edit when you make the request. —C.Fred (talk) 16:56, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 June 2021

Change "He toured with this guitar from the band's early days and still uses it to this day, Both middle and neck pickups are disconnected and the pickup selector locked in the bridge position." to "He toured with this guitar from the band's early days and still uses it to this day. Both middle and neck pickups are disconnected and the pickup selector locked in the bridge position." BowlSeller (talk) 17:49, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

 Done, thanks. Pupsterlove02 talk • contribs 18:25, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 October 2021

Add keyboards, harmonica, bass, drums back to his instruments flatlist please! 73.25.173.17 (talk) 19:37, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: Secondary instruments are not listed in the infobox, they're meant to be brought up in the article body per Infobox musical artist - FlightTime (open channel) 19:53, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Birthplace

Where in the UK is he from? Can’t find this in the article.174.21.87.40 (talk) 00:44, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

He's not from the UK at all. He was born in Rodeo, California. Moonbeam102 (talk) 23:30, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2022

Change “he is a guitarist and singer-songwriter who released his first material online in 2015 and currently plays with the band Mt. Eddy” to “he is a guitarist and singer-songwriter who released his first material online in 2015 and currently plays with the band Ultra Q” 192.184.202.92 (talk) 08:31, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. MadGuy7023 (talk) 08:35, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Honorary "Italian" citizenship

I removed the honorary Italian citizenship from the infobox. The source and the certificate in the image show that this was not honorary citizenship of the Italian Republic but of one town, similar to the concept of Freedom of the City in the UK and Key to the City in the US. Also the certificate shows that the power has been exercised by the town council, while matters of nationality are reserved to the Ministry of the Interior.

In the same edit, the categories regarding Armstrong's non-Italian heritage has been removed as it is not sourced on the page, nor WP:CATDEF proof that they are relevant, not just "true". Unknown Temptation (talk) 15:25, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

change to 'former American musician'. he renounced his citizenship.

change to 'former American musician'. he renounced his citizenship

96.61.137.75 (talk) 09:03, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

I think we need to wait and see if that's binding or just a publicity stunt. That will determine whether we remove the word "American", change the wording to "from the United States", add an explanatory note, or do nothing. —C.Fred (talk) 14:33, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Legally speaking, you renounce to your citizenship via a Relinquishment of United States nationality. Unless it is approved, Armstrong is still an American citizen. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 17:41, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

References

Fix the Instruments Section

It's a complete mess. Such as "Armstrong replace the L500XL" and " this also apply " — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:187:C080:3B00:D0E9:B9CB:9BF4:F832 (talk) 00:16, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Be bold. We're all volunteers. If you can make it better, do it! SchreiberBike | ⌨  00:58, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

The grammar of the instrument section is hard to read

Clean up the grammar in the instrument section. 76.178.68.149 (talk) 18:23, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 September 2022

The location of his first gig was Rod’s Hickory Pit in Vallejo, CA, not El Cerrito Jamedearis (talk) 05:32, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:49, 7 September 2022 (UTC)