Talk:Wil Wheaton
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Mr. Wheaton, I see that you have a Wikipedia account or at least are aware of this article. I also see that you seem to be apprehensive about editing this article. Please note that this is not against Wikipedia policy (see WP:BLP), as long as you adhere to all other policies. Bduddy 03:21, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Brother Bear
Removed that Wil Wheaton was not in Brother Bear... Quoting Wil's Slashdot Journal
"I'm sure this is just begging for vandalism (unless those douchebags have grown up and finally kissed a girl) . . . but there is an error on my Wikipedia page that needs to be corrected. I'd do it myself, but that's against Wikipedia editing policy.
I am not in Brother Bear. Willie Wheaton, Wil Wheaton, Jr., and Reginald Maudling (Mrs.) are all not me. I've tried to get this taken off imdb, but someone (well-intentioned, I'm sure) keeps putting it back, and Wikipedia editors (also well-intentioned) are putting Brother Bear back up . . . so we're in an infinite improbability loop, and my towel is getting dirty.
Would someone please correct that, and cite this journal entry so it doesn't get corrected back?" --Tracy Blanton
Moved "Plus he's totally cool. And he rocks. No matter what other people might think" to here. He may be a total babe, but NPOV dictates that you decide that for yourself. Someone else
It seems that Wil Wheaton discovered Wikipedia. He's linked to it from his personal blog at http://www.wilwheaton.net/ and I think he may have submited the orginal bio for this page. His site is somewhat popular; quite a few people seem to have followed the link. --Stephen Gilbert
- Yes, and his fans left some generally positive comments:
- "Well, I checked out some things in which I have expertise, and I found no errors of fact. For something online, that's quite rare..."
- "I am beginning the process of wasting all my damn time at Wiki. I took the liberty of adding "Tom Tomorrow" and "This Mordern World" entries. "Wil Wheaton" was already there! Whatta man!"
- But then there's this one:
- "I notice that the 2 articles I looked at in the wikipedia were based on original articles published in 1897 and 1911. I should look up relativity now, and see if it's in there."
- And this one:
- "the wiki is a great idea. very interesting project, but what is the priority with the experiment here... collaboration or information?"
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- Zoe i got that information about Will not being invited to many conventions for safety reasons from the con organisers themselves - why did you delete it?
Added detailed information about the decline of Wheaton's acting career, but his resurfacing as an internet celebrity. As "cool" as it is that Wil is a fan of wikipedia, please don't delete this added information because you think it's derogatory. There is no shame in being a child star who has faded from the limelight, and everything added is both factual and relevant. -EB-
An anon IP posted: Also in 2004 Wheaton suffered some financial issues forcing him to sell autographed memorabilia on Ebay to raise money for basic living expenses. - I suspect this is vandalism (this article is prone to it). I'd like some documentation for this, or I'm going to revert it. →Raul654 08:20, Mar 1, 2004 (UTC)
- If you search the history of Wheaton's own web log on his website, wilwheaton.net, you will see tht he has discussed this topic himself. Apparently a financial struggle was endured early in 2004 due to Wheaton's pursuit of acting projects for which he was not hired; he discusses "finding old Star Trek" memorabilia in his garage and autographing it and selling it on Ebay. He also discusses doing this with headshots of himself. Not that I think it bar inclusion in an encylopedic entry, but neither was adding it an act of vandalism.
To end the prepetual vandalism of the site address, I created a mediawiki tag and protected it. →Raul654 23:21, Mar 17, 2004 (UTC)
It says that the deleted scene is on the DVD however I can't find it. In addition, I have tried googling about it and some sources say it isn't on the DVD. Could someone either tell me where to find it or can we edit the article to be accurate? Alison9 03:45, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Weird Juxtaposition
Although his character (and by extension Wil himself) was loudly hated by a small but vocal group of Trekkers alt.wesley.crusher.die.die.die) during TNG's first run, Wheaton has emerged as a vocal member of the geek / nerd community and runs his own weblog web site, Wil Wheaton Dot Net
Shouldn't that web site be Wil Wheaton Not Ded ? --Philopedia 14:03, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Brother Bear
Wil Wheaton says the "Willie Wheaton" in Brother Bear is some other guy, and that IMDb is wrong and won't fix it. As this has been "helpfully" re-added back in the past, it needs to be stated explicitly. -- Cyrius|✎ 29 June 2005 16:02 (UTC)
- And just to make clear that this reinsertion problem isn't hypothetical, this little "fact" has had to be removed from the article three times. -- Cyrius|✎ 29 June 2005 16:09 (UTC)
[edit] Pie in the Sky
This entry has a link for Pie in the Sky. However, this link is for the UK TV drama series of that name, not the unrelated film that Wil appeared in. I'm new to Wiki but I assume there should be a new entry for the film and a disambiguation page? -- Nigel Campbell
[edit] Biography Gap
Why does the biography begin after the end of Star Trek and with him struggling to find work/reinvent himself? And must we use "like many actors" twice in a row? --feitclub 04:03, August 17, 2005 (UTC)
Well, after ST:TNG and before The Rest of His Life he worked for NewTek (the Video Toaster people) and then for a bit for G4 (actually G4 would fall into the Struggle to Re-invent Himself). Somebody looking for something to do could probably look up dates and insert some details..... Taco 03:42, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
The biography should definitely include more details about his childhood acting career, getting the part in "Stand By Me", becoming a teen idol during the Star Trek years, etc. Vandelay 17:41, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Cleanup
Okay, Mr. Wheaton has pointed out that some of the information in this article is inaccurate. Additionally, I would like to spend some time cleaning up this article and perhaps later, submit it for feedback from other editors who aren't involved. Why am I writing this instead of just doing it? Well, partly because I'll never actually do the work unless I put a comment like this here. Also, because I'd really like people's help on this. This article is already better than most of the other ones on my watchlist, but I think we can make it much better still. And, quite frankly, I'm going to have a hard time figuring out what's good, what's wrong but should be corrected, and what needs to be dumped. So please, let's all get together and fix this article! Suggestions and comments are most welcome! --Yamla 03:01, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Libertarian cat
There was no assertion in the article that Wheaton has libertarian beliefs or is affiliated with the party, so I removed the cat. --Deville (Talk) 00:19, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
- In an interview, he stated he was Libertarian. Also, on his website, he says "I often describe myself as a 'left-leaning libertarian...'" and "Now, if I had my druthers ... I'd have the Libertarians as a third party..." I will reinstate the LP category and post a link to an interview. -- Moviecritic, May 21, 2006
[edit] Onion Contributions
There is no mention of Wil Wheaton's frequent contributions to the Onion's AV Club, through his feature Games of Our Lives. Someone more closely associated with this article should add that.
--The Frog 15:29, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Monolith Press
The article Monolith Press points to the article Wil Wheaton. This is wrong..they are separate entities, and this makes the article reference itself. --Nemilar 09:34, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- I've created a stub article for Monolith Press. Yay! My first stub!
- --Nemilar 09:49, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Politics
I think there should be a section detailing Wheaton's political views- for one thing, Wheaton's self-identification as a libertarian doesn't seem sufficiently clear to some (see "Libertarian cat" above). For another thing, the only other political references in the article in its present form are "A column that Wheaton wrote for Salon.com in 2005, The Real War on Christmas, attacked conservative commentators..." and "Though never one to shy away from politics, in September of 2006 Wheaton very stringently clarified his anti-Bush beliefs...", both of which strike me as being rather randomly positioned within the article. --Redeagle688 01:43, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Please add Wheaton's birth info--parents, birthplace, etc. Thanks!
