Talk:The Genius Club

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Contents 1 Good Article 2 POV 3 Eliminated GA Tag 4 Eliminated Future tag 5 New York Times Readers Poll 6 Re new NPOV 7 New edits 8 New edits....to remove problems with article

[edit] Good Article

Quick fail for GA due to no references. Wiki-newbie 20:59, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

May I also say the article cannot be GA for it is a future film and thus not stable. Wiki-newbie 21:33, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] POV

Whomever started this article must be the unit publicist (or a relative) of the film. But not one who is familiar about wiki and non-POV edits. I learned soon enough. This article is nowhere near GA. A stub maybe! Take a look around for examples.Luigibob 14:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eliminated GA Tag

I eliminated failed GA tag. Start tag was applied incorrectly only. Never was GA as per history. Article need lots of work for start and then B status.Luigibob 14:28, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eliminated Future tag

Eliminated future tag in article and in discussion. Film was released in 2006 in Dallas area. Luigibob 11:36, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New York Times Readers Poll

I added info as per the NYT link: 31 voters, with reference. Because the numbers are so low this edit will probably have to be deleted at some point in the future because it does not belong in an Encyclopedia. Especially if the numbers remain so low. Moreover, I've seen IMDB voting figures in film articles removed because of the nature of such polls. i.e. not scientific. But because this film is being rolled out across the nation, I see no harm at this point. Luigibob 23:03, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re new NPOV

What was added earlier, and deleted, is now added once again, even though the WIKI encyclopedia is NPOV. Again, the info added reads like a "press release" and no references.

Wikipedia has had problems in the past. Do we expect every publicist to add info such as this to Wiki, a supposed "NEUTRAL" encyclodepia.

Also: The quote: "The film was selected as a finalist in the DC Independent Film Festival for March 2007 where various government VIPs in Washington, D.C.'s 'Beltway' are expected to show up" should not be a part of an encyclopedia.

I've tried to help, but the new edits are out of bounds as far as Wiki goes. Good luck! Luigibob 07:24, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New edits

Now all we have left is sources. However, press releases and company info releases are not sources. As such, coments by the director will be removed if they have not been published elsewhere. Remember, the Wiki article is not a COMPLETE tool to be used by publicists of film. It can be however be used by snap publicists who know and realize NOT to PUSH the envelope too far. HELLO! I've tried to communicate this in the past, but to no avail.

Realize that NEUTRAL is not a dirty word. Let it go. Think about some of the adjectives used in the past. Let others do the work for you who are experienced in NPOV editing and can be considered friends.

Think!!!!!! The Wiki article does not have to reflect, in toto, all your publicity material, as much as you may want to. I'll check in in a week as the film is no longer on my watch list. Luigibob 11:49, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New edits....to remove problems with article

I've made some edits today to remove some problem areas. Deleted many ext links, and references using Blogs as ref...etc...there is still some problem areas, but. Best-- Luigibob (talk) 10:10, 27 March 2008 (UTC)