Talk:Pulp Fiction (film)

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Contents 1 wikiproject Film template 2 Why isn't this page at Pulp Fiction? 3 Information, not analysis 4 "Medieval" quote

[edit] wikiproject Film template

I re-evaluated the template above, assigning a top class and require an attention. I think most film buffs would agree that Pulp Fiction is somewhat of a landmark film. Also it's become a centerpiece in many film analysis. And considering the state of the article, I think it requires an attention. Speculations abound on the meaning of some parts of the film and many are merely speculation that often creeps back into the article after removal. I think it needs somekind of a rewrite or at least an expansion.~ Feureau 14:16, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps it does need a bit of expansion, but I would hesitate to call it a stub. It has the essential parts.--Agent Aquamarine 07:07, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why isn't this page at Pulp Fiction?

Right, so pulp fiction is a dab page linking here and to pulp magazine. How is that better than a top link on this page? Right now pulp magazine gets a one-line link on the dab page. It gets a one-line link here, too. Anyone searching for the magazine type instead of the movie has to make an extra click either way. Someone looking for the movie has to go through the dab page when there is no other article by that name. Doesn't make sense to me. -Anþony 12:25, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Please see the archived discussions at Talk:Pulp_Fiction_(film)/archive#Move_article and Talk:Pulp_Fiction_(film)/archive#Title and the discussion at Talk:Pulp_fiction. --duncan 21:14, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

I saw Talk:Pulp fiction, but I missed the archive here. It seems a lot of this is based on some poorly chosen wording in Wikipedia:Naming conventions (films):

Where a film or book title is unique or virtually unique, let the title of the article be the same as the title of the film. But where it is the same as a subject in science, a novel, or whatever, unless the film title is far and away the most common accepted meaning of the word or phrase, title the film article like this: Film Title (film).

That seems to imply that the title should be dabbed if there is another topic of the same name, even if that topic does not have an article on Wikipedia, such as in this case. I don't believe that's entirely appropriate. Also, the RM discussion did not address my earlier point: adding the two-item dab page doesn't make pulp magazine any easier to find, but it does make this article harder to find. -Anþony 22:33, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

I've tried to start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (films)#Pre-disambiguation of film titles to change the wording in the guideline. Your input is appreciated. -Anþony 02:18, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I understand the thought behind using a disambiguation page, but it seems in this case pointless, seeing as there's a disambiguation link at the top of the article and I'm guessing that 95% of the people who search for "pulp fiction" without the capitals want the movie. If you're looking for "pulp magazine", you probably wouldn't search for "pulp fiction", at least not without expecting to see the movie first. It seems silly to me. Butterboy 20:02, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Information, not analysis

There used to be a large amount of interesting analysis of this movie including motifs, themes, and such. I was inquiring as to why it was deleted —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nebben4 (talk • contribs).

me too. Goddamnit, there's always a lot of interesting things on Wikipedia that you learn from, and when you go back to see them some old stuffed shirt has taken them out. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.253.50.101 (talk • contribs).

Encyclopedias do not exist for the purpose of analysis and interpretation; they exist to diseminate information. Offering analysis and interpretation of a film, book, individual, etc., would be a violation of Wikipedia's rules against POV-pushing and OR. And, Mr. Anonymous User who has made no contribution whatsoever, you can call us "old stuffed shirts" if you like, but some of us are actually devoted to creating a decent encyclopedia. ---Charles 15:40, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Medieval" quote

...is never, ever, going to amount to more than a stub, so let's merge it here, shall we? Her Pegship (tis herself) 05:42, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. Has no significance whatsoever --Ted87 20:46, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Absolutely agreed. No reason for that to be a separate article. ---Charles 03:19, 12 December 2006 (UTC)