Talk:The Crater Lake Monster

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I have declined the request for Speedy Deletion under WP:CSD#G1. No comment on wether the article should remain, but I have tagged for clean up. Pedro |  Chat  07:27, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

WOW, this article needs alot of help. I tried cleaning it up abit, but it was not alot. This article needs to be put up for Speedy Deletion. Cinco555 20:50, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

The speedy was declined, and the prods were contested as well. The nonsense about Oscars for "Best Man Alive" and such seems to have crept back in as well. If it's gonna be deleted it'll have to go to AfD. I don't think I could do the complete rewrite necessary to fix it either, but if someone thinks they can salvage it, go for it. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 22:30, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Yeah i tried cleaning it up eg. getting all the award crap and POV statements out. But yeah if anyone is up to the challange of rewritting it go ahead. i still say it should be deleted until a beter versio nof it can be written. Cinco555 02:04, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

I've given another try at rewriting, but all I really managed to do is clean out the nonsense again. I'd probably need to see the film (my inner MSTie is practically demanding it at this point) to get a good synopsis written without copyvioing someone else's review. Many particularly bad B movies are quite disorienting and difficult to explain in text, and this movie looks to be no exception. :) -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 02:10, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rewrite tag

Here are some suggestions that may turn this article into an encyclopedic style. There needs to be sources. Most of the sources discuss the shortcomings of the movie. These need to be included. It is notable because it is considered to be "bad". Make the plot summary short but inclusive. A very few sentences will describe it. It will be on its way to becoming an article that can be used as a reference. These are a few of my opinions. Happy editing! --Stormbay 20:52, 20 September 2007 (UTC)