Talk:Caroline Calloway

Potential source of information
NY Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/style/caroline-calloway-explainer.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 40.142.140.74 (talk) 01:05, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

Why is this a Wikipedia entry?
Surely this nonsense is not worth an entry. She has no accomplishments. And if this kerfuffle is in any way significant from an "Instagram influencer" perspective. It should be in that article as a relic of online ephemera. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Glindathebest (talk • contribs) 05:33, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
 * If you think she isn't notable you could take the article to articles for deletion. Given that the NYT have just published an article about her, though, I think you might not be successful. Wham2001 (talk) 06:13, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Given the recent controversy, shouldn't the page be updated accordingly? She finally found the fame she craved via infamy MaskedSinger (talk) 15:08, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * While she doesn't seem of overwhelming importance to the world, having skimmed through the sources in the article, she appears to me to pass the notability guideline WP:BIO. Robofish (talk) 22:50, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I was thinking that myself while struggling to read a dense and opaque article about her in Vanity Fair whose author apparently assumed her readers knew all about its subject, focusing on all sorts of minutiae about her dress and furnishings. So I came to Wikipedia to get the “short version” of who she is. Say what? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2D80:ED08:A00:8DE4:62F2:63C:B982 (talk) 16:33, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Excellent source
Best sourcing, with links to additional third party sources, found on Vox. Incorporating the facts would improve this article by leaps and bounds. I don't have time to be bold. //Blaxthos ( t / c ) 12:34, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Should happen. Page views went up from hundred and something to 37,000! MaskedSinger (talk) 15:10, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Several additions requiring fact-checks
Noticing repeated amendments without presentation of cited facts. JavierBona22 (talk) 11:17, 4 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Do you have sources that contain information that could be used to improve the article? If so I suggest adding them.  I agree with you that the article would benefit from more high-quality sources (what Wikipedia article wouldn't?)  If you feel that there is content that is insufficiently sourced you can of course edit the article to remove it.  Best, Wham2001 (talk) 20:48, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 July 2020
I made a typo! Could you please change:

website           = carolinecalloway.com

to:

website           = carolinecalloway.com

Thank you! Tswift luvr13 (talk) 01:21, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Done, although you wrote the same link. © Tb hotch ™ (en-3). 01:37, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Oh boy I got so confused with the editing process I'm sure I totally messed it up, sorry for the million edits here and thank you for your help!

}} Tswift luvr13 (talk) 01:58, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Article clean up
I've tried to clean up this article, which was a mess, particularly concerning NPOV and persuasive writing, but it could still use some help from more experienced editors as well as someone who knows more about the subject than I do. I've cleaned up sources, formatted and created sections, and added additional sources and details. I think it is worth noting that there is a concerted attempt to vandalise this page on Reddit, with users there posting details about the kind of vandalism they have and intended to undertake. Please keep an eye out for edits that alter the links to the websites to redirect them back to Reddit.R1988 (talk) 14:45, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Please don't use numbers while naming the references like :0 or :3 and use descriptive names instead like the source or author. Using numbers would get confusing when the references reorder when people add references later on. Morbidthoughts (talk) 17:09, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks - I was using the visual editor's automatic citation generate function, but I'll cross-check manually to avoid that going on. This page is still being edited by a number of suspicious accounts, but I think I've done what I could so far. Hope someone else can get involved in the clean up. R1988 (talk) 02:58, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

COI tag (June 2021)
User:Kiddo12345 is likely the most recent but the contribution history is plagued with at the very least SPA editors. S0091 (talk) 22:33, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Independent editors have been addressing suspect contributions as they come in. What recent unaddressed contributions triggered this template? If there are no unresolved issues with respect to neutrality, this template should be removed. Morbidthoughts (talk) 01:22, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

BBC TV programme
A BBC TV programme called My Insta Scammer Friend has been produced about her https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0019mh9/my-insta-scammer-friend#xtor=CS8-1000-[Discovery_Cards -[Multi_Site ] -[GR01 ] -[PS_IPLAYER~NP_MyInstaScammerFriend ] ] Veryscarymary (talk) 11:02, 2 August 2022 (UTC)