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Hi there. :) I know that issue #3 covered Skyrealms of Jorune on pages 3-7; sometimes the reviews of certain games also had mini-reviews for game supplements. Did you see any for the review of this game? If you're not sure, could you please share with me a copy of that review? If it definitely didn't cover any supplements, then I'm OK with not seeing for myself. BOZ (talk) 04:59, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! I'm unsure about mini-reviews, as I would have to read all the reviews to know. I searched "Jorune" and other than a bunch of ads the only results I got were: several "Segment Jorune" ("written for to help Game Masters bring their players to Jorune"; I didn't include these, since they are available over the Internet Archive, scroll down to the bottom), the review in #3, a review of Skyrealms of Jorune (Third Edition) in #33, and some feature/tutorial article in #34 written by "Dan Beyer of SkyRealms Publishing". Sent you these. Obviously I might have missed something, so if you know an idea where else to look, let me know. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 09:41, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK thanks, I will go through these probably tomorrow to see if I have missed anything. :) BOZ (talk) 21:17, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I know that the reviews from issue #8 have been added to the corresponding games already: [1] but I'm seeing it could be helpful to go through them manually on my own to make sure we didn't miss anything. :) If you are able to share, we had The PBM corner on page 54, and then a reviews section from pages 56-61 covering the likes of Hawkmoon (role-playing game), Hidden Kingdom (role-playing game), Night of the Ninja (role-playing game), and Whimsy Cards. :) BOZ (talk) 14:35, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 15:06, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, will take a look later today. :) The next issue had a whole lot of reviews that haven't been added yet, so I will get to that one sooner or later. :o BOZ (talk) 15:27, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, so issue #9 [2] is something I can work on tomorrow, if you can share that one. It apparently has a long section of reviews from at least page 33-38 on games including Cyborg Commando, Top Secret, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and Phoenix Command, and then there is a capsule review section on page 54-55 for games like Ogre, Talisman, and more. After that, I really will take a little break from these. :) BOZ (talk) 06:12, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 20:39, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Got it, and thanks. :) I'll work on this tomorrow. BOZ (talk) 20:53, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I am back if you are still up for helping out. :) Issue #10 [3] had reviews for a game called Expendables on page 27 and Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game on page 37, as well as eleven play-by-mail games starting on page 53 if you are able to share that one. :) BOZ (talk) 16:48, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back! Yep, always ready to help. Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 17:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I will take a look. :) BOZ (talk) 18:20, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issue #11 [4] ran its reviews from pages 64-66 for the games Ars Magica, Talislanta, and Enforcers, and I think that I mostly have those reviews already on the articles, but it never hurt to check and make sure. :) BOZ (talk) 07:13, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 09:31, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, I will take a look soon. :) BOZ (talk) 12:49, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issue #12 [5] had a capsule review section beginning on page 3 that reviewed things such as Adventurer's Guild books and Ironhedge and Pandora's Dice Wheel, while the PBM reviews were on pages 22-23 for Duelmasters and Warp Force Empires. BOZ (talk) 05:16, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 11:00, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issue #13 [6] had a computer game review section beginning on page 8 (although this initial column may not have actually reviewed any games, so if not you can skip it), reviews of the GURPS Basic Set and Traveller: 2300 on page 21, Greyhawk Adventures on page 22, board games Supremacy and Rollout on page 24, reviews of the PBM games Kings & Things and Kings War on page 52, and capsule reviews on page 59 including The Make My Day Card Game, Howling Wilderness for Twilight: 2000, Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer’s Manual, and The Broken Covenant of Calebais for Ars Magica - that's a lot. :) BOZ (talk) 00:15, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 00:29, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issue #14 [7] had computer game reviews for Star Command and Character Creator on page 36, and game reviews for Pizza Wars Imperium, The Cyclopedia Talislanta, The End of a Legend for Enforcers, and Cyberpunk 2020 on pages 57-58. BOZ (talk) 12:35, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 12:51, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, one more for now and then another break. :) Issue #15 [8] had some Star Wars RPG supplements reviewed on page 27, the computer game Dungeon Master on page 52, and the RPGs High Colonies, Manhunter, and Space: 1889 on pages 56-57. BOZ (talk) 13:02, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 14:39, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, back at it. :) Issue #16 [9] had reviews for apparently 6 play-by-mail games beginning on page 8, and various computer games beginning on page 49. BOZ (talk) 04:14, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back! Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 11:15, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issue #17 [10] had reviews for the Player's Handbook beginning on page 16, Shadowrun beginning on page 32, Shadow World beginning on page 46, and reviews for computer games Demon Stalkers, The Magic Candle, and Zork Zero beginning on page 61. BOZ (talk) 07:58, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 13:25, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, will check that out soon. :) BOZ (talk) 15:53, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issue #18 [11] had reviews for Ghostbusters International starting on page 32, the RPGs It Came From the Late, Late, Late Show and MEGA Role-Playing System starting on page 34, computer games Hillsfar and Curse of the Azure Bonds starting on page 49, and the Domination PBM starting on page 58. BOZ (talk) 06:31, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 11:54, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issue #19 [12] had reviews for Hero's Quest and The Third Courier computer games starting on page 32, Conquest and The Final Campaign PBMs starting on page 50, and reviews for numerous RPGs and supplements including Ars Magica, Talislanta, Palladium, Bloodbath and Lejentia beginning on page 52. BOZ (talk) 05:52, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 16:35, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, one more for now and then another break. :) Issue #20 [13] had reviews for superhero RPGs Champions, Batman, and DC Heroes beginning on page 15, computer game Sword of the Samurai beginning on page 44, and reviews for numerous RPGs and supplements including Cthulhu, HârnMaster, Ars Magica, Ghostbusters, and Mutazoids beginning on page 48, cyberpunk RPG supplements for Shadowrun beginning on page 51, and The City of Greyhawk beginning on page 54. BOZ (talk) 06:01, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sent. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 10:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I read your userpage and you claim to own Rolling Stone issues which date back to 1967 and as recent as 2007. Do you happen to own a 2002 issue that has a list titled "50 Coolest Records"? I'm currently finding sources to verify the accolades section of the Unknown Pleasures article. lunaeclipse ^(talk) 20:15, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, I do. This particular list was actually available on their website (here's the page for Unknown Pleasures), but I sent you the scans anyway since their website is wrong sometimes. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 20:35, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I also happen to have the 2006 NME issue with the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever" list, so I sent you that as well. And for 1980s-1990s scans check this guy. No luck with Q magazine, unfortunately. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 20:50, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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		Your cookie-based workaround for the Newspapers.com/OCLC logon issue will aid me and others immeasurably in creating clippings for citations. Nick Number (talk) 17:27, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I'm glad I could help. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 17:59, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey, hope you've been well. Curious if you have any Source, Vibe, etc., sources for Questionmark Asylum, a rap group from the mid-1990s. Started a Word draft, but so far have found less than I expected. Cheers. Caro7200 (talk) 15:29, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! I'm doing good, thanks for asking. Hope everything is well for you too. I've checked The Source issues that I have access to (January, March, April, June, and September 1995), along with tables of content for the rest of 1995 issues. It doesn't look like they covered the group itself. However, they reviewed their debut album, The Album, in July 1995 issue, giving it 2.5 mics out of 5. At the time, receiving less than 3 mics was bad, potentially career-ending. That might be why there isn't much info about the group, if their label dropped them after seeing the review (and sales, which were affected by the score). It's a shame, because I listened to the album and I liked it.

As for Vibe magazine, they actually wrote about them in June/July 1995 issue and published a profile of the group in September 1995 issue. Can't seem to find any reviews, but it's possible that I missed it (can't search Google Books now that it removed the magazine, and googling archive.org copies isn't 100% reliable). I've also skimmed through 1995 issues of Rap Pages available online and didn't find anything either.

One more thing available is a review of The Album in AllMusic Guide to Hip-Hop (might need a free archive.org account to access). So the album is certainly notable. According to WP:BAND, the group should be too, considering that both the album and its lead single charted. I will let you know if I find anything else. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 20:08, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]