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On 22 March 2017, it was proposed that this article be moved from AC/DC to AC/DC (band). The result of the discussion was consensus reached. Section sizes in AC/DC Section size for AC/DC (30 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 5,427 5,427 History 12 130,490 1973–1974: Formation and name 16,231 16,231 1974–1976: Bon Scott joins 6,991 6,991 1976–1977: Initial success and record deal 7,765 7,765 1977–1980: Cliff Williams joins and death of Bon Scott 9,225 9,225 1980–1983: Brian Johnson joins and rebirth 7,637 7,637 1983–1990: Line-up changes and commercial decline 11,472 11,472 1990–1999: Popularity regained 10,875 10,875 1999–2008: Popularity confirmed 10,635 10,635 2008–2014: Black Ice and tour 13,719 13,719 2014–2018: Malcolm Young retires and hiatus 16,577 16,577 2018–present: Reunion and Power Up 19,351 19,351 Musical style 5,670 12,581 Influences 1,929 1,929 Genres 4,982 4,982 Legacy 11,056 19,867 Criticism 8,811 8,811 Awards and achievements 13,430 13,430 Band members 49 1,989 Current members 481 481 Touring musicians 533 533 Former members 926 926 Discography 1,030 1,030 Concert tours 1,475 1,475 References 15 5,092 Citations 29 29 Sources 5,048 5,048 Further reading 1,611 1,611 External links 1,112 1,112 Total 194,104 194,104

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Nationality discussions

This section is pinned and will not be automatically archived. If you're here to dispute the nationality of AC/DC, Angus, Malcolm, Stevie or George, please understand this, This topic has been discussed countless times here and at Angus Young or brother's Malcolm Young, Stevie Young or George Young articles. All brothers were born in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1963 they moved to Sydney, Australia. AC/DC was officially formed in 1973 in Australia. The consensus discussions (listed below) and the Wikipedia community have concluded that Angus Young, Malcolm. Stevie and AC/DC will be listed as Australian. Any changes to this fact will be promptly removed. List of nationality discussions Angus's discussions Angus Young -- Scottish-Australian versus Australian Australian Angus, Malcolm George young Scottish born Austrialian musicians v just Austrialian musicians Malcolm's discussions Australian versus Scottish-Australian - Malcolm Young Nationality AC/DC discussions An Australian rock band??? AC/DC plain and simple ACDC and Scotland ACDC is a Kiwi/British/Australian Band Possible Mistakes There are too many to list here, feel free to review other discussions at AC/DC Archive index - FlightTime ( open channel) 04:36, 24 September 2022 (UTC) reply

Has it been established what actually happened? Seems like everyone has a different version of the story to me. Ozzy says it was just a switchblade comb, Geezer says he was just playing around with the knife and not threatening him, and what precisely were the circumstances that led to AC/DC being thrown off the tour? It's all a bit he said, she said. My edit that "accounts of the incident differ" was reverted without a satisfactory edit summary. MaxBrowne2 ( talk) 00:20, 13 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I was reverting for a MOS-type edit but also didn't mind removing your initial portion, because if it was alleged then "accounts differ" didn't seem to add anything. As for what happened, basically Black Sabbath was a bit too rowdy and tipsy compared to the hard work ethics of the Youngs, and Geezer Butler was drunk out of his mind sitting next to an already bothered Malcolm Young. Geezer was either a jackass for flicking something at Mal or just his drunken state was enough to flick Mal's switch. Regardless a really tense altercation happened, tense enough to drop AC/DC from opening. I thought Mal would wipe the floor with Geezer but that was kinda it. There's two Classic Rock refs and a Blabbermouth ref where the relevant sentences are. Carlinal ( talk) 17:52, 13 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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There is a man named Simon Hury in the member timeline listed as "fan." This is ridiculous, he is not a member of the band. JohnnyPStevens ( talk) 15:28, 19 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I don't see a Hury in this listicle nor the article whose talk page you're in, what are you talking about? Carlinal ( talk) 15:35, 19 April 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done: Name not in this article. - FlightTime ( open channel) 16:29, 19 April 2024 (UTC) reply

What are you talking about...? Hury is not listed in the article at all? ― VAUGHAN J. ( t · c) 00:31, 20 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I'm not sure what you mean. I checked earlier today, and I saw no mention of Simon Hury in the member timeline. HorrorLover555 ( talk) 02:24, 20 April 2024 (UTC) reply

To @ FMSky, I'm a little confused at your recent edits to the infobox, which includes using an outdated SVG of the band's logo (without removing the other logo's appearance) and removing the parameter for the head image size. Could you give an explanation? Carlinal ( talk) 18:38, 21 April 2024 (UTC) reply

MOS:IMGSIZE "Except with very good reason, a fixed width in pixels (e.g. 17px) should not be specified, because it ignores the user's base width setting. " - FMSky ( talk) 18:47, 21 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Perfectly understandable, thanks.

I'll add over the logo thing, however, that I don't really see a point in it appearing in the infobox, since I believe it would be better used to further illustrate the origins of AC/DC's name and branding. Not to say adding official branding in infoboxes is a bad thing, but I don't see it as the best solution in this case. Carlinal ( talk) 18:56, 21 April 2024 (UTC) reply