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I'm... not sure they should be listed at all. It's not like we do it for writers or directors. It's information that sometimes comes up in the description of the Creator, but we don't have a segment for "influences" that says George Lucas borrows from Akira Kurosawa.
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That's a good point. There is an Influences box on the majority of musician pages, though, and they've been very helpful to me in finding similar artists.
Artistic influence is easier to track in music than in other media, and I think it's helpful to understanding the style of the artist.
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Out of curiosity, can you link to an example or two of music pages with an "Influences" box? I can't say I've ever seen that, but then I don't hang out on music pages much.
Sure thing! My Chemical Romance, The Smashing Pumpkins, even The Beatles. The page I was asking in light of is the new Billie Eilish.
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You know how you said "on the majority of musician pages"? My Chemical Romance cites 10 influences, but only 2 of those do the same. The Smashing Pumpkins cites 13 influences, but only 1 of those do the same. The Beatles cites 18 influences (only 11 have current pages), but 0 of those pages do the same. That's 3 of 34, a far cry from a "majority". Even adding in the 2/8 ratio from Billie Eilish, that's only 5 of 42.
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Believe it or not, I was asking a casual question and didn't think to investigate to make sure my impression was correct
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Of course! :)
But you made a claim and I challenged it because I don't think the box is needed. What we need is more music tropes, ones that can be used for linking artists with similar styles.
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Oh, I see. Thanks for clarifying
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How are the "Influences" listed on Music pages determined? Does it have to be an artist the creator has specifically stated to have influenced them to be listed?