CRAW Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Just a basic question for you all... The Song Facts posted just below the song info (album title, lyrics link..etc) and above where any average Joe can post his/her feelings on a song, are they confirmed 100% accurate? And if so, by what source? Thanks in advance, CRAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I don't think they're confirmed as such, but just as everyone can suggest them, everyone can correct them as well. I'd say they're quite accurate. I for my part always check twice if the information I submit is correct, and I expect others to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAW Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I would hope so too, but why the separation between the two groups of posts about a song? Some also have a "Thanks to so and so" after a fact, which leads me to believe that they have been confirmed. Am I wrong in thinking this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 the first ones are the actual Facts. the second group are just random, unchecked comments about the song etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 You can either post a comment, which is the lower part, or submit facts, which are sent to the admins I believe (not too sure about that). I don't know what exactly they do with them, but they process them so they appear in the upper part, and add "thanks to [whoever submitted them]". Perhaps a mod could clarify... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAW Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Perhaps a mod could clarify... Yeah, some clarification is what I'm looking for. Thanks again guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Hi Craw! Anyone can submit facts to the site. They are then verified by members of the Songfacts team. The "thanks to so and so" is a shout out to the person who submitted the facts or to the artist who spoke to Carl (the founder of the site and our fearless leader) about the song. I'm not sure about the facts without a "thanks". Perhaps they are facts that Carl already knew about. He's been a DJ for years and knows all sorts of song facts. Every so often a fact will slip in that turns out not to be true. They are corrected as soon we are aware of them. We encourage everyone to comment about possible corrections. The comments are monitored on a daily basis. Thanks for the question. Hang around a while...you might like it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Hi Craw - welcome to Songfacts. The facts that are posted for any given song are the result of interviews with the person who wrote the song, extensive research (Internet and otherwise) about the song, and/or facts submitted by our members who may have an inside track. If we have talked with the songwriter or artist who contributed to the song, we give them credit at the end of the write-up. With any submittal, we do extensive checking to confirm the information before it is posted on the site. The submittals are credited to the person who sent in the idea for the facts. That's why you'll see the "thanks to so-and-so" at the end. We make every effort to assure accuracy of the songfacts. However, as with any original creation, with the exception of obtaining the information first-hand from the writer or artist we cannot guarantee everything is 100% accurate. So if you find an error, please send in the correct information (you'll see the area where you may do this at the bottom of the songfacts) and we will double-check. Your help - and that of all our members - is greatly appreciated and valued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Is it just mods who do the corrections and such? Of submitted facts, I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I don't know if all the mods do that, but I do know there is a staff of individuals, including me, who receive the "facts" from the members, and it is our job to confirm them, and then make them official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Okay, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAW Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 These were the answers I was looking for, and again, thank you all so much. I think I might hang out here a while, and I might jump in head first. LOL! I love the site, and I'm just now becoming familiar with the forums. I've been coming to the site regularly for about three months now to do research for my List. I'm making a list of my top 100 songs of all time - I know I'm a dork, but this site has really helped me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I know I'm a dork and with that sentence alone, you are heartily welcomed into the fold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Where's Kevin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 A DORK!!! Welcome! You are one of us already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 The dorks will one day inherit the earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 We love dorks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Birds of a feather flock together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAW Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I'm a cool dork though. I swear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I'm a cool dork though. I swear! aren't we all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Dork is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Hi Craw, Welcome to SF. ALL songfacts are guaranteed to be 99.99999999999999999999999 percent accurate 99.9999999999999999999999 percent of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I know I'm a dork, but this site has really helped me. Where's Kevin?..He would have a field day with this... Welcome to Songfacts CRAW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAW Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Where's Kevin?..He would have a field day with this... Welcome to Songfacts CRAW! Inside joke I take it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Kind of CRAW...After you've been here awhile you'll see....we are all dorks! But we have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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