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Name

They did not get their name from a nirvana song. They made this up, as clearly stated in this interview [1]. They actually got it from the CS Lewis novel. I tried to put this into the article, referencing the interview, with clear proof, yet it still got deleted. Nomae (talk) 09:49, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

YouTube is not considered a reliable source. Does this interview appear anywhere else—is it verifiable in any other reliable sources? Giggy (talk) 10:01, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just watched the interview, looked through some sources, and the stuff Chris says in it is indeed backed up. Edited as such. If we can find something definitive either way that'd be good. (Do you know the source, or anything like that, of the interview on youtube?) Giggy (talk) 10:16, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And yet I clearly remember Daniel Johns stating in an early Triple J interview that this was NOT the case. He claimed that the name was thought up when they wrote down two songs to request on Triple J's Super Request show - Nirvana's `Sliver' and You Am I's `Berlin Chair', and the two words sounded good together.

The current format, simply listing the different theories that have been expounded over the years (including by band members) is OK, but it would be better with sources. 220.233.12.16 (talk) 22:50, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There was a sentence insisting that the band name be spelled with a lowercase s, but the only source was a personal page hosted on tripod. Whether the statement is factual or not, caution should be taken with self-published sources, so I changed the sentence unless a more reliable source can be found. Lusanaherandraton (talk) 06:28, 11 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Can you add punk song 2 by silverchair JIBBZSHUGZ (talk) 02:01, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Grunge in the lede

What is the reason for removing the link to grunge from the first sentence? It is essential. Dartslilly (talk) 09:02, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for bringing this here. 3 reasons: 1 - there is a policy specifically related to this (but I'll be damned if I can find it now, been searching for ages. If another editor doesn't come along soon to remind me and you insist, I will find it!) that states we should keep the opening line as simple as possible and use a generalized description of the genre's. Given that rock is all encompassing of the 3 genre's, it gives that general description. 2 - Grunge is sourced lower down in the musical style section and specifically states they incorporated in their earlier work, hence the "early" text in the infobox next to the genre. 3 - Grunge is possibly not even the most prolific genre they are known for. One could just as well open the article with "Silverchair were an Australian Alternative rock band"... What about "Silverchair were an Australian Alternative Art rock Grunge band"... I'm sure you get my point. I realize you want to link a featured article to the opening sentence but that, in my opinion then corrodes at the quality of this featured article. Rob van vee 12:20, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Robvanvee: You make some good points, I agree that Silverchair could fit within multiple genres including alternative. Perhaps improving the rock music article would be a better approach to improving the quality of those articles that are linked prominently. Dartslilly (talk) 12:41, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for being so understanding Dartslilly. Yes I guess that would make more sense. Once I find that link for the policy I mentioned I'll share it to your talk page. Happy editing! Rob van vee 12:46, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]