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kindly shopkeeper (hannah@posts.rat.pictures)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 02:33:20 JST kindly shopkeeper
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Jimmy Wales won't tell you this but here is the secret page that lists all of the good articles on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_articles_that_are_excessively_detailed
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  Category:Wikipedia articles that are excessively detailed
  
  This category is for Wikipedia articles that contain excessive detail. Adding {{Overly detailed}} to an article or {{Overly detailed inline}} after a troublesome statement will add the article to this category.
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  kindly shopkeeper (hannah@posts.rat.pictures)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 02:33:24 JST kindly shopkeeper
  
  I always love finding a wiki page that is absurdly more detailed than you’d expect given the subject’s notability. Real labor of love here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Waterboys
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    The Waterboys
    
    The Waterboys are a rock band formed in 1983 by Scottish musician and songwriter Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Mike Scott has remained the only constant member throughout the band's career. They have explored a number of different styles, but their music is mainly a mix of folk music with rock and roll (folk rock). They dissolved in 1993 when Scott departed to pursue a solo career. The group reformed in 2000, and continue to release albums and to tour worldwide. Scott emphasises a continuity between the Waterboys and his solo work, saying that "To me there's no difference between Mike Scott and the Waterboys; they both mean the same thing. They mean myself and whoever are my current travelling musical companions." The early Waterboys sound became known as "The Big Music" after a song on their second album, A Pagan Place. This style was described by Scott as "a metaphor for seeing God's signature in the world." Waterboys chronicler Ian Abrahams elaborated on this by defining "The Big Music" as "...a mystical celebration of paganism...
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