There's talk of merging out of existence the Detroit techno article on Wikipedia. It currently consists of little more than a summary of the first part of the main Techno article, which I and others had put an enormous amount of effort into over the years, relying heavily on citations of Techno Rebels.
So much more could be said about Detroit techno - things like what it is in musicological terms and how it's different from other forms of techno, which notable artists and labels are purveyors of the genre, and how producers in the UK & Europe came to emulate the style - but to date, the article has languished, attracting virtually no contributions of any substance, mainly just self-promotion or vague statements that the genre exists, nothing properly cited, except for material copied from the main techno article. I feel strongly that the topic of Detroit techno deserves more than just a brief sentence or paragraph in the main Techno article. The main techno article instead needs a paragraph which summarizes and points to a detailed, separate article about Detroit techno. So I'm putting out a call for volunteers to help improve and add more detail to the Detroit techno article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_techno Thanks.
