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[edit] Q-Zar

I made some changes to the Q-Zar article. Hopefully you approve.. Your cousin.. —Cliffb 09:59, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to VandalProof!

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, ParticleMan! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. Betacommand (talk • contribs • Bot) 15:38, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Hey ParticleMan, thanks for reverting vandalism to my userpage! Sorry he hit your userpage too :( Cheers, – Riana shiny disco balls 03:42, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Films considered the worst ever

ParticleMan,

My edit was not an experimentation, not in the slightest, but was an attempt to show the absurdity of the article. Nearly two-thirds of the movies on the list (31 out of 50) were created in either the '90s or the 2000s. Do you really expect me to believe that the past decade and a half was uniquely responsible for the pits of American cinema? That's quite the tall claim to make.

Quite the contrary, my belief is that the reason why people are biased toward selecting movies from these decades is because these movies are still fresh on their minds. The average user on Wiki probably wasn't even alive to see some of the flops of the earlier decades, and probably isn't familiar with historical cinema. And it's exceedingly difficult to make the claim "This must be the worst movie of ALL-TIME!" when only a couple years have passed since the release of said movie.

By using the exact same standards that other users have used for that article, I was able to show the absurdity of their logic. Citizen Kane was also poorly received when it was released and, as previously mentioned, was booed for each of its nine Academy Award nominations (it only manage to take away one of those nominations for best screenplay). It is far too early to cast judgment on movies immediately after their release. This is true of most forms of arts and, tragically, most artistic genius isn't recognized until generations after its release.

Now, I'm not claiming that many of the films on the list will ever amount to anything; I very much doubt that Gigli or From Justin to Kelley has any potential. I am simply pointing out that I'm extremely skeptical as to whether these particular films are the WORST of all-time. And using the reactions of audiences near the time of the film's release is a very bad standard for determining which film is worst, as is shown through the Citizen Kane example. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.12.20.131 (talk • contribs).

"ParticleMan" (e.g. My young and anti-vandalism cousin) I think the key to responding is from the article:
The films listed have either been cited by a combination of reputable sources as the worst movie of the year, or been on such a source's list of worst movies. Examples of such sources include the Golden Raspberry Awards ("Razzies"), Roger Ebert's list of most hated films, and the Internet Movie Database's "Bottom 100" list.
So if 128.12.20.231 provides a source (perhaps a 1941 movie review?) then it would be fair game for inclusion. —Cliffb 05:19, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
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