Talk:Generation Z in the United States

Very long
Hi @Nerd271, I added the very long template because the readable prose size is 119 kB. WP:SIZERULE states that articles over 100 kB of prose size "almost certainly should be divided". Why do you think this article is an exception? ~BappleBusiness[talk] 22:36, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * We are talking about an entire demographic cohort. People are complex creatures. Nerd271 (talk) 01:34, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Readability suffers when the article is too long. 119 kB is too long. I agree that there is a lot of information about demographic cohorts. But when an article becomes unreadable, we have to reevaluate how the information is organized, what information needs to be included, etc.
 * You of all people should know this, as you said in the Operational definitions & Alternate names discussion that you broke it [Gen Z in US] off because the article [Gen Z] got way too long. But in fact, Generation Z's article at the time of this article's creation (May 4, 2019) was only 27 kB. If a 27 kB article was too long back then, why isn't this 119 kB article too long now? ~BappleBusiness[talk] 03:40, 15 January 2022 (UTC)


 * You're comparing one section with one article. Nerd271 (talk) 04:50, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * What are you talking about? I'm comparing two articles: the Gen Z article on May 4, 2019, and the Gen Z in the US article today. ~BappleBusiness[talk] 04:47, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
 * @Nerd271, bringing your attention to this again. ~BappleBusiness[talk] 23:00, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * this article is extremely long and Nerd271 is showing signs of WP:OWN behavior in their resistance to changing it. I think the article needs TNT. Amaebi-uni (talk) 01:03, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Pew
Pew reference isn’t valid anymore they retired generations saying it’s arbitrary and not everyone agrees on — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.235.180.87 (talk) 08:52, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I agree that we shouldn't rely on sources unless they specifically categorize by 'Generation Z', otherwise I worry it would be WP:Synth Superb Owl (talk) 18:43, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Atrocious writing, bad sourcing
This ought to be an example of how not to write a lead paragraph. Gen Z spends more time in front of what screens? "Spending so much time on social media"... but how much time do they spend on it?

The sourcing here is also iffy. Citation 33 is a Psychology Today blog post from Jena Pincott. Yet there seems to be a general opinion at RSN that Psychology Today is not reliable.

...and yet the source itself doesn't even mention Generation Z, teenagers, young people, etc, at all. It's literally just an article about the broader impact of social media on society.

If you look at the other sources in this article, you'll see this pattern repeated over and over again: some over-reaching editor has synthed together a lot of sources that don't explicitly support what's being said in the Wiki. This is especially problematic given the sheer size of the article. Amaebi-uni (talk) 01:17, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I agree that this article has a lot of similar issues around WP:OR and WP:Synth (and lack of reliable secondary sources) - have started flagging these but it could be a big effort to clean-up Superb Owl (talk) 18:44, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

"from left to right"
as a picture description DOES NOT WORK, not even in desktop-view !!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:3035:605:9A1F:17D3:4CE0:4A4F:110C (talk) 14:48, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

TikTok Restrictions map
The map of TikTok restrictions on government devices in the United States has been disputed in the edits so moving to the talk page.

I advocate removing the map because it represents: 1) Original research - there is not a source that mentions all the states included in the map that categorizes each state by 'enacting official' 2) Off-topic - if the map discussed bans beyond government devices, that would seem quite relevant to this page, but as it's simply government employees (though without a source it's hard to know exactly which employees, devices, levels of government, etc.), I do not see a connection to this article topic and think it should be removed regardless of whether or not the sourcing and Original Research issue is addressed. Superb Owl (talk) 23:00, 30 June 2024 (UTC)


 * You asked that over in Project 2025 and I answered your question. Sources are given here, where the map used to be. It should stay because it highlights the difference of opinions between state government officials and young people. This adds to the section where the map is currently located. Nerd271 (talk) 23:07, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
 * There are no sources that describe 'enacting official' and categorize this issue that way. The issue of a TikTok ban on government devices being an issue for Gen Z needs its own citations, or else is also WP:OR Superb Owl (talk) 23:14, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Some states are controlled by Republicans, others by Democrats. That's what the map shows. In fact, if you read the sources given over on the page for Restrictions for TikTok in the United States, even the titles state that governors are instituting the bans. Who are they if not state officials? Nerd271 (talk) 23:18, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
 * That is what the map shows, but that is not the reality of how power is allocated in the states. Many states have divided governments and this oversimplification into red and blue states based on the governor's party should be clearly spelled out by secondary sources and not your interpretation of them. Superb Owl (talk) 23:21, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
 * State governors sign the bans. They have political affiliations. Nerd271 (talk) 23:24, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
 * As this page is 92.7% authored by you (with the next highest author at 1.7%), would you be open to my requesting a Wikipedia:third opinion to help settle this and any other WP:OR/SYNTH disputes? Superb Owl (talk) 00:40, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
 * @Nerd271, any thoughts on requesting a third opinion here? You don't have to say yes but it could speed things up Superb Owl (talk) 15:40, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Go head. I have also requested the original mapmaker to redo the map without the political labeling. I think that would improve it. Nerd271 (talk) 16:44, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Agreed it would be a better fit for more articles without the political parties - thanks, will submit the third opinion request Superb Owl (talk) 17:43, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I removed the map until we can get a consensus. Superb Owl (talk) 18:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello, I am responding here to a request at WP:3O. The discussion above appears to be whether to include a map of local partial bans of Tiktok as per . I do not find the concerns about original research very concerning as long as the data in the map is verifiable: collating verifiable data into a map is a reasonable thing for us to do that does not involve original interpretation of the data. The map does not seem relevant to this article, however. What sources discuss regional/state level GenZ attitudes on TikTok bans, in a way that the data would be best presented in a map? VQuakr (talk) 23:08, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Welcome and thanks for taking up our 3O request! Per WP:OR, I do find the interpretation of the data ('by enacting official') to be unique and not yet found in other sources. We might have an updated map without that at some point that would fix that particular issue. However, I agree that I still do not see that map (or any future map for that matter) as particularly relevant here when the closest connection to the issue seems to be whether or not students have to switch to using cellular data to use TikTok instead of public university WiFi, though it doesn't specify which states have that policy in the map, just which states have a policy that might have that implication. Superb Owl (talk) 01:45, 13 July 2024 (UTC)