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[edit] "Hits"

I think it's pretty clear that when Maddox says "hits" he is referring to "unique visitors". His hit counters do not increase with refreshes, and he has implied this by using "page views" to express the other meaning. However, most people think "page views" when they see "hits", so it kind of devalues the comments on unique visitors by calling them "hits". I changed this before, but it was lost in passing, so I'm posting the reasoning here. Colin 18:45, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mothers against Maddox

If Geocities site is genuinely notable in criticism of Maddox, that does rather suggest that Maddox is not, in fact, terribly important... Just zis Guy you know? 22:13, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

...believe me, it was a big thing. --mboverload@ 22:18, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
It's still a Geocities site not updated for two years written by somoene who didn't get the joke. Just zis Guy you know? 12:54, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
Um, what are you trying to call for? Removal of the MaM section? Suggestion that Maddox may not meet notability requirements? He's been blocked by three countries - I believe that is very notable... Hbdragon88 17:36, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
how's that notable ? absolutely everything is banned in 3 countries. 190.10.4.55 03:19, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Funny, the attack on Mothers against Maddox is very similar to the method used to discredit the 2004 Osama bin Laden video! The Legend of Miyamoto 01:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Orbitz is unimportant

Previous versions of this article claimed that there was a major backlash against the travel industry as a result; I removed it, asked for sources, and nobody provided any. Over at the Maddox article, previous versions have claimed that Maddox was deceptive and "lost a large readership" as a result. The current version is just lame - a description of one his articles, which in itself is signifiacnt enough for inclusion here (if we include that, then we have to include every other article he's ever written). Any event mentioned here must have had some kind of outside effect, such as the DJ copying from his Diaz article. Hbdragon88 03:53, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I won't edit this in, seeing as I can't find the data again (Orbitz has since changed hands), but there was a noticable drop in the value of Orbitz stock immediately following the Maddox article. If someone knows of a place to look it up, the stock ticker was "ORBZ" 66.165.31.200 02:24, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
Well, even if there was a noticeable drop, it isn't necessarily linked to Madodx's article. It oculd have just been a bad quarterly report or something. I know Maddox does wield influence, but to affect the stock market? Hbdragon88 03:54, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
Granted, but bad publicity does have an effect on companies stock, even if its coming from within a small niche group. Do we know if any larger news sources picked up on the story? If so, that would draw a fairly conclusive link. Also, im refering to a few day period after the article, not a quarter. 66.165.31.201 04:30, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quite ironic, really

This is one of the worst articles on Wikipedia. It reads more like propaganda for the cult of Maddox rather than an encyclopedia article. I've removed some of the junk on the page, but there is so much junk that the article would need a complete rewrite to even be useful to a reader. (Ex. What non-Maddox visitor cares how much he updates? The article attacks the Mothers against Maddox, treats the controversy like babble, and treats Maddox like a god, hence my use of the word "cult"). The Legend of Miyamoto 20:56, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

If you're willing to take a shot at it, by all means go ahead. I've edited it quite a bit - it's much improved over before I edited it - but it could surely use an editor totally unfamiliar with Maddox, like you appear to be. Hbdragon88 06:28, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I can easily identify what doesn't belong in Wikipedia. I'll just be the counterpoint to the massive pro-Maddox POV. As you said, I'm relatively unfamiliar with the site and thus do not support it. The Legend of Miyamoto 20:54, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
How can you say that you are against something that you know little to nothing about? There was a popular movement based on this idea in the not so distant past. It was called Nazism.
I said I did not support it. I did not say that I was against it (I hate it when people don't bother paying attention to my words). The Legend of Miyamoto 03:10, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
"It was called Nazism." <- you are a douchebag that has absolutely no clue what Nazism is about.
Godwin's Law, anyone? 75.70.245.46 07:29, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
Awards the argument to The Legend of Miyamoto Plebmonk 01:33, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

It appears fixed and neutral now, and all remining info is verifialble, so the POV tag is gone. -- Chris chat edits essays 16:10, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Too much of George's personal life

From what I know of it, the Charity has little to do with the site itself, and is more of a personal venture of Maddox's, even if the visitors of the Best Page in the Universe contributed to it. Also, the fued between the Something Awful and Maddox has very little to do with the Best Page in the Universe. It should be moved to Maddox's article. (69.241.228.117 23:51, 4 November 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Commujism and BPITU

Commujism is not the same than Best Page In The Universe, it shoulden't be a redirect. --200.89.6.215 23:24, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hidden Pages

I changed the link of the hidden pages from The Best Fanpage In the Universe, to Maddox Addicts, which has a larger and more complete list, but someone edited it back. Why?DevinOfGreatness 18:33, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

I reverted it because it looked like a really small fan site, in comparsion to the large installed fanbase of The Best Fan Page in the Universe. But if it is a more thorough list, I'll leave it be. Hbdragon88 02:01, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
Maddox Addicts is now linked by Maddox, so I guess there's no debate anymore. DevinOfGreatness 22:34, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
The hidden pages of Maddox Addicts is a copy of the one at www.hidddenmaddox.tk, wich is more idiotic complete. --MarshalOctopus 11:01, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Notability

While this is one of the funniest things on the web, I'm somewhat concerned about possible lack of notability and original research. Almost everything cited here is simply links to Maddox's descriptions. Does anyone know if this actually meets WP:WEB?19:28, 2 February 2007 (UTC)JoshuaZ

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