Talk:Vancouver Film School

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[edit] Notable Graduates

Unless a reasonable reason is given as to why the notable graduates should be removed from the article, stop removing them w/o reason, please. Luke 22:15, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

They're not notable. A search on IMDB shows that none have done any recognised work, and the Scott Lew at IMDB appears to be a different person, given the "graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1993)" note on his IMDB profile. — Saxifrage ✎ 00:41, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough. I can take that. But, it was just bugging me before when no ratinale was given. Luke 03:30, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

It was an anon IP, right? Yeah, unexplained edits that don't seem to make sense are very annoying... — Saxifrage ✎ 07:33, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Ya, anon IP, totally annoyed me there. Luke 07:28, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

It seems that the vfs.com website is being heavily referenced, and many of the notable graduates are really not notable. Simply landing a job does not qualify for notability. It's fairly evident to me that there is advertising going on here. Euphonic 04:01, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Either some people do not know how to use IMDB or there are some bitter people out there. If you know film at all then you should know of these people and they are notable people. Chad Moffitt,Clifton Murray,Ernesto Bottger,Daniel Osak,Kevin Smith and Jewel Staite these people are notable and some are award winners in-fact there is an academy award winner here.

I get the same impression regarding the advertising - there is a combination of alumni trying to put their own name out there and the school trying to enhance its reputation. While no doubt, some of these alumni are notable, many of the edits have been questionable. At bare minimum, film-based notability would require an imdb credit for a feature-length film or equivalent. If on imdb, the individual should have received significant critical attention for their role in the production. Others should have a major role in creating or co-creating a distinguished production, or being widely recognized for creating a new concept or technique. Please note that hypothetically, if alumni were to gain employment at a notable organization such as Disney, this does not qualify that individual as notable. Their work at said organization must be critically recognized (not just the production itself, but *their* specific contribution must be critically recognized) in order to qualify. In short, if a feature film wins an Academy Award for best editing, that does not qualify actors, make-up artists, animators, or the like for notability. Before re-adding, or adding any new "notable" alumni, please carefully review the Wikipedia policy on notability guidelines - specifically the section on Creative Professionals. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(people)#Creative_professionals) Peekachu (talk) 03:58, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Peekachu: I have reinstated the full list of notable graduates. In their field, these are notable people. And as graduates, they are notable alumni for this school. Although not all these graduates are well-known, they do still qualify as notable in the context of this wiki entry. It does not seem necessary to remove them. user: donkeye —Preceding comment was added at 19:02, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Evidently you did not review the Wikipedia Notability Guidelines as I suggested. By the wikipedia definition, they are indeed not notable. I reviewed each and every one of the alumni listed, both using imdb and google searches, and left the ones that do meet the criteria. If you would like to discuss a particular individual that you have a difference of opinion on, we can certainly debate that. However, your blanket removal of my edits is less than constructive. Again, please review the policy and ensure your future revisions are consistent with the guidelines. Peekachu (talk) 03:46, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Saxifrage and Luckyluke: Thanks for the help!

I hope to figure out how to add pictures and more information soon. This is a work in progress for me. I'll try to have the whole page complete within a couple weeks. Q: how do I add to the table of contents?

Thanks again for your swift and accurate help. Donkeye 23:49, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

The table of contents it automatically generated from the headers in the article, so if you add new headers they'll automatically show up.

For information on images, see Help:Images. Keep in mind that copyright is a big deal at Wikipedia, so perhaps take a look through Wikipedia:Copyright too. — Saxifrage ✎ 00:04, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

The images that were added to the article are copyrighted and Wikipedia doesn't have a right to use them in any way. I've removed them.

I removed the directory of buildings that make up VFS, as such material is inappropriate for an encyclopedia (see Wikipedia is not a directory). I also removed the material about Vancouver since that's what we have the article Vancouver for, which is already linked from this article. — Saxifrage ✎ 01:43, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Donkeye, per your comments on my talk page. Saxifrage has addressed my rationale for my edits above. Relevant Vancouver-specific information is provided at the main Vancouver article. Looking forward to improving this article with you and everyone. Luke! 02:09, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi there. I was responsible for the majority of the information that is on this page. As it was my first experience with a Wiki entry, what does it still require for cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Donkeye (talk • contribs) 23:39, 1 May 2007 (UTC).