Talk:MuggleCast

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This article was nominated for deletion on 9 November 2005. The result of the discussion was Keep. An archived record of this discussion can be found here.

Less than a week later, on August 14, it reached the number one position. Number one of what? - Brian Kendig 13:56, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 What's the difference? 2 "potterverse" 3 The Current Events 4 Laura Thompson/Mallory 5 MuggleCast Slogan > No Theory Is Safe... OR The Latest In Harry Potter News? 6 Guest Hosts Section 7 New art

[edit] What's the difference?

A few days ago I wrote a new article about another podcast. I wrote that article in a similar format to the MuggleCast one, yet somehow mine was picked for speedy deletion. What did I do different?--Fez2005 (sorry I forgot to sign my name originally!)

It may be that your podcast is not as notable as MuggleCast, or that if it is, you did not prove its notability within the article. What was the podcast? You may want to merge it into the main topic, unless it's a fan podcast, in which case it probably doesn't belong on Wikipedia. MuggleCast is special because MuggleNet is an enormous web site which has been acknowledged by J. K. Rowling herself. If your podcast is, for example, a discussion of the books Eragon, it probably doesn't belong on Wikipedia unless Christopher Paolini has said "I listen to X podcast all the time" or "I go to X website [which produces X podcast] a lot." You might want to read WP:NN. Thanks! --Fbv65edel / ☑t / ☛c || 06:09, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Mine's not a fan podcast; it's not related to Harry Potter at all. It's a Jewish podcast, extremely popular at the moment in terms of its demographic. I thought it was notable because it was the first podcast for Jewish teens. The only reason I mention it under the MuggleCast discussion is because I modeled it after MuggleCast's wikipedia article. I could send you the code for the article which I saved before it was deleted. --Fez2005 06:07, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

It may that you didn't prove the notability of the podcast. Try to assess as neutrally as possible: would you say your podcast deserve an encyclopedia entry? Is it known? Check out also WP:CSD, especially A7. In addition, if you do recreate the article with a statement of its notability, make sure to watch it not long after its creation to make sure that it isn't deleted under G4 (another criterion on that page). I would be bold and recreate the page, making sure that its notability is testified to; that way, editors will really have the chance to see if it deserves an entry or not. If the page is tagged for speedy deletion, insert the template {{hangon}} onto the page to present your argument. Good luck! --Fbv65edel / ☑t / ☛c || 18:23, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for you support. I ended up putting the article on a different wiki. --Fez2005 00:49, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "potterverse"

Is there a reference for this term? I've never heard it before, myself, and I'm an avid HP fan. Yavoh 03:20, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

MuggleNet uses it. Though it may be just one of those words that was coined and sounds official… forget what you call those things. :-) --Fbv65edel / ☑t / ☛c || 03:48, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Current Events

Should the ban on selling t-shirts and merchandise, and Andrew Sims's Wizard Rock band single about MuggleCast be added?

Yes, definitely. There are many recent events in MuggleCast history that ought to be included. Yavoh 02:46, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Laura Thompson/Mallory

Various users keep changing host Laura Thompson's last name to Mallory. Laura Mallory, who is discussed on several episodes, is a mother who is suing the local school district to remove the Harry Potter books from shelves. Laura Thompson is the host of the show, verifiable at http://www.mugglenet.com/mugglecast/index.php?page=about.php. I'm fixing her name again, but if anyone disagrees, please discuss it here first. Yavoh 03:10, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] MuggleCast Slogan > No Theory Is Safe... OR The Latest In Harry Potter News?

I am hoping someone can clear up the slogan of MuggleCast is it No Theory Is Safe... or The Latest In Harry Potter News, as it is required for a caption in the infobox, I have created it as No Theory Is Safe... as I think The Latest In Harry Potter News, is a general comment.. - Hpfan9374 00:24, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't know if they have an official slogan. I've seen the No Theory Is Safe motto on merchandise and logos in particular, whereas the hosts seem to use The Latest In Harry Potter News more often in the show's introduction. Yavoh 18:45, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Guest Hosts Section

I noticed user E Brown 3 added a guest hosts section. This is in need of more information, such as more notable hosts, or perhaps a list of episodes on which there were guests. Yavoh 15:56, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Yeah, i wasn't done editing it yet. I was going to go back and make it better like what yavoh said. -E Brown 3

What about Mikey B.? Wasn't it stated that he will be a regular on MuggleCast? Should this be added?--[[User:Yossi842| Yossi842]] 22:39, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

I was about to add Mikey but decided I should check here. I think he should be added to the list of hosts. It was stated he would most likely be a regular on the show from now on.
Nickm717 01:50, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

If someone can just get a refrence from a transcript or an exact qoute that would be perfectly acceptable to just add him for guest hosts for the time being- and if another refrence is made- than we will add him to the reg. hosts section. --[[User:Yossi842| Yossi842]] 21:49, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New art

Someone should probably change the album art in the infobox to the new version. Insanity Incarnate 02:23, 9 April 2007 (UTC)