On Sting.com, Police members seemingly include only Sting

[njperry]

Looking for discocropahy info, I saw this page on sting.com:

http://www.sting.com/artists/?a=2

Under the listing Police, Group Members there is only one name: Sting.

WTF.

Uh, the Police actually was a 3 person band (very, very briefly a 4 person band). The other 2 guys are good also and really should be mentioned.

(Lest some question my Nutterness, no, I don't often visit Sting.com. I was looking things up for a poll I will post shortly.)

[DirtyMartini]

Looks like someone just assembled some bad architecture.

The main bio page http://www.sting.com/artists/ links to a secondary bio page, but one specifically under "The Police" (hence that screwy "group members" page http://www.sting.com/artists/index.php?a=2 -- in this case, the relevant band member to Sting.com is (obviously) Sting, who is also the one with an account feed), which feeds back again to the main bio page (with the more specific url -- http://www.sting.com/artists/index.php?a=1 ). (There are also two discographies going on: one Police-related one linked from the "member of" discography link: http://www.sting.com/discog/?v=a&a=2 and the Sting-solo one linked from the "group members" page: http://www.sting.com/discog/?v=a&a=1 . )

It's not a slight; it's either poor planning or limited options based on the system they've got assembled. They were trying to put together info for The Police in general and info for Sting specifically, but the two sections are fighting each other some. One template for two functions without any obvious distinction --> architecture nightmare.

[njperry]

[quote="DirtyMartini"] It's not a slight; it's either poor planning or limited options based on the system they've got assembled. They were trying to put together info for The Police in general and info for Sting specifically, but the two sections are fighting each other some. One template for two functions without any obvious distinction --> architecture nightmare.[/quote]

I don't doubt you are right but it really looks bad and makes Sting seem like he thinks the Police = Gordo. I am sure Sting didn't make the site architecture but it sure looks bad.

[TOWOS]

It's why it's called Sting.com, the very place of perdition and contamination..

[sockii]

[quote="DirtyMartini"]Looks like someone just assembled some bad architecture.

The main bio page http://www.sting.com/artists/ links to a secondary bio page, but one specifically under "The Police" (hence that screwy "group members" page http://www.sting.com/artists/index.php?a=2 -- in this case, the relevant band member to Sting.com is (obviously) Sting, who is also the one with an account feed), which feeds back again to the main bio page (with the more specific url -- http://www.sting.com/artists/index.php?a=1 ). (There are also two discographies going on: one Police-related one linked from the "member of" discography link: http://www.sting.com/discog/?v=a&a=2 and the Sting-solo one linked from the "group members" page: http://www.sting.com/discog/?v=a&a=1 . )

It's not a slight; it's either poor planning or limited options based on the system they've got assembled. They were trying to put together info for The Police in general and info for Sting specifically, but the two sections are fighting each other some. One template for two functions without any obvious distinction --> architecture nightmare.[/quote]


This is why Kellie is the master of architecture at the PoliceWiki.

[DirtyMartini]

[quote="sockii"]
This is why Kellie is the master of architecture at the PoliceWiki.
[/quote]

Haha. I put the "idiot" in "savant."

[Mrs. Gradenko]

Wow there were other people in that band? Like who?

[smudge]

As a database nerd, I promise you that the road to perfect content is paved with lousy architecture. And to be fair to the architect in question, Sting has a huge solo canon which must be a bitch to organise. Furthermore, at the risk of getting shoes thrown at my head, I'd also point out that The Police and Sting are viewed as one and the same by many people. Irritating for sure, but maybe a politely worded correction/offer of contributions to the author is the way to go?

[TOWOS]

[quote="smudge"] Irritating for sure, but maybe a politely worded correction/offer of contributions to the author is the way to go?[/quote]

Why not break the pie instead, and separate Sting from the Police by NOT helping him get a decent architecture?

He LOVES being separated from the band he used to become astronomically rich and famous.

[smudge]

[quote="TOWOS"][quote="smudge"] Irritating for sure, but maybe a politely worded correction/offer of contributions to the author is the way to go?[/quote]

Why not break the pie instead, and separate Sting from the Police by NOT helping him get a decent architecture?

He LOVES being separated from the band he used to become astronomically rich and famous. [/quote]

I'm feeling dangerously 'goodwill to all men' right now, so I must suggest in defense of Sting that all three members of the band, and hopefully other close contributors, made a very good living from The Police and went on to have rewarding lives afterwards.

I have no idea what his view is about the contribution The Police made to his life, except for a thank you delivered from a stage in London to Mr Copeland. It was gracious, it may have been scripted, it may have been for the crowd, but frankly, that crowd was no better versed in the history of the band than any other. Who the fuck knows, because he is an enigma wrapped in a fuck knows - apparantly. He's entitled to distance himself from his history if he wishes to. It doesn't diminish the huge contribution he made to the music of that trio. And it doesn't make Mr Copeland's drive, vision, and weird-ass rhythms, or Mr Summers extraordinary wash of sound and lyricism any less wonderful for those who listen.

[DirtyMartini]

[quote="smudge"]I have no idea what his view is about the contribution The Police made to his life, except for a thank you delivered from a stage in London to Mr Copeland.[/quote]

I know we couldn't have predicted it, but I still feel like a jerk that we were screaming stupidly over those words.

[smudge]

[quote="DirtyMartini"][quote="smudge"]I have no idea what his view is about the contribution The Police made to his life, except for a thank you delivered from a stage in London to Mr Copeland.[/quote]

I know we couldn't have predicted it, but I still feel like a jerk that we were screaming stupidly over those words.[/quote]

Yeah. That was mortifying. At the time. And now.

[Susan]

[quote="smudge"]As a database nerd, I promise you that the road to perfect content is paved with lousy architecture. And to be fair to the architect in question, Sting has a huge solo canon which must be a bitch to organise. Furthermore, at the risk of getting shoes thrown at my head, I'd also point out that The Police and Sting are viewed as one and the same by many people. Irritating for sure, but maybe a politely worded correction/offer of contributions to the author is the way to go?[/quote]

sting.com is run by the same people and company that run/manage tp.com. Design and layout are quite similar. They are not perfect, but it should be noted that in the discography section on sting.com there are separate lists for Sting solo albums and The Police (look under the T's). There's more I could say but won't.

[Mrs. Gradenko]

That's probably jsut part of the site they started on, and then went to lunch or something, and ended up going on to something else. We all know they know all they boys were in the band, still slightly intertaining to joke about it.