Talk:Joe Mande

Deleting nickname
I'm deleting his nickname "Old go with the flow" per WP:RS given that it was added without a source here. Was tipped off to this when I saw this tweet: https://twitter.com/JoeMande/status/348202634232070146 Almonroth 01:55, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Podcasts
I removed a section effectively listing podcasts on which he's appeared, which is WP:UNDUE and WP:TRIVIA. I'm copying it here in case someone wants to salvage the refs.--&mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 19:38, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

Podcast guest
Mande has been a guest on numerous comedy podcasts such as How Was Your Week?, How Did This Get Made?, Sklarboro Country, You Made It Weird, Yo, Is This Racist?, Call Chelsea Peretti and WTF with Marc Maron.

Semi-protected edit request on 5 August 2015
Remove the description and citation/reference of "Internet personality[1]" from the main paragraph.

The article cited does not say anything about nor provide any proof of being an "internet personality"

2602:306:CF6F:A30:B1F2:C9D1:1750:9D4C (talk) 15:02, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. He's known for what he does on the internet: the first words of the reference are "Joe Mande is an internet rascal", which satisfies the definition "someone who has become famous by means of the Internet", from our internet celebrity article. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 18:55, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Mande seeking attention through the Internet
All of you are giving this guy Joe Mande way too much attention than he deserves. He hasn't become moderately-known for his comedy but rather for mentioning the names of people who are actually famous on Twitter and/or in his stand-up, even recruiting ignorant athletes like Blake Griffin to be part of his gimmick. Mande is as successful as a comedian as Trump is as a politician. They both have the position they desired but got the position through gimmicks rather through any kind of skills. Mande is every definition of the words "Internet troll" and based on cited sources has consistently been for years, no matter how much Wikipedia moderators want to make him appear to be just an innocuous comedian. Anyway, how about we stop giving Mande even more Internet attention that he seeks. What is written on his Wikipedia page is true and has been modified and verified by Wikipedia moderator, EricEnfermero. So, how about Wikipedia moderators work both ways and prevent any subjective info on the subject's page to make him look worse while also undoing any blanking of objectively written and cited info to make him look better. Also, if you're going to quote him in saying "I don’t wake up in the morning and rub my hands together thinking about who I’m going to mess with today." be fair and use the entire quote: "I love the fact that these retarded celebrities share their thoughts. That’s my favorite thing. It’s so much fun to do, but I don’t wake up in the morning and rub my hands together thinking about who I’m going to mess with today." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.137.121.67 (talk) 15:07, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking this discussion to the appropriate place. I should just point out that WP doesn't have moderators and that I don't really hold any role other than plain ol' volunteer. I haven't had any role in fact checking or verifying all of the content here. I just took a stab at making the wording more neutral. I don't object to using the whole quote in the situation mentioned above. EricEnfermero (Talk) 15:35, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Biased language / consistent vendetta editing
This article is being continuously edited by a person or persons who clearly have a negative view of the subject and wish to convey that with their edits, defending their edits with citations that don't back up the included information (e.g. claiming Mande has struggles with mental illness, with a cited article clearly showing a joking reference in an interview). They revert all attempts to remove biased language and unremarkable / excessive quotation. This activity has apparently been occurring for over a year.

Whether you like the subject or not, attempts should be made to keep a neutral tone. I would suggest removing all but the most basic information and temporarily protecting this page against further edits if this activity continues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection#Joe_Mande Fearfulsymmetry (talk) 20:08, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

It appears as though all the edits were written in a neutral tone based on the above verified section citing Mande's Internet activity. A person or persons has recently started to delete valid citations. For example, the subject did reference his mental illness saying "It's definitely a sign of mental illness. I do need to get it in check. It's not helpful for anyone, really. It -- briefly, I get a laugh out of it -- but all troll behavior, people should figure themselves out. Me included, obviously". There's no indication that that statement is a joke. The person deleting the statement is claiming it as a joke to devalue the statement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.63.207.106 (talk) 16:38, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Regardless whether you interpret the comment as a joke or not (the interview transcript you quoted from is preceded by "(Laughs)" btw), the context is his assessment of all trolling behavior and not a notable or strong enough source to describe it as him "openly [speaking] about his struggles with mental illness". These edits taken together are clearly intended to paint a negative picture of this individual that isn't backed up by the citations referenced. If you intend to argue he has serious struggles with mental illness, find legitimate sources that describe it more plainly. Fearfulsymmetry (talk) 18:44, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

The quote is very objective, your interpretation of the statement is subjective. The subject suggests that all troll behavior (which he participates in too) is a sign of mental illness. Therefore, he's suggesting he has mental illness along with the other people he mentions. That would be an accurate interpretation of what he said. Look Fearfulsymmetry, you obviously are working for the subject in some form because this info has been verified by another NEUTRAL editor, EricEnfermero who had no problem with the words written. I do agree that some of the words are excessive and can be trimmed down but they still should be up there. The subject's behavior has been consistent enough for it to be on his profile page. Joe Mande's inappropriate Internet behavior is as consistent as Roseanne Barr's is. It was unnecessary to put a protection on his page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.24.101.138 (talk) 20:58, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I disagree and think the protection was needed. As we know Wikipedia rules get strict on subjects being the sole source of their information. If you want to write that this person has a history of mental illness you need more than a video of him stipulating on an idea that he may have it, especially since he said it in a context that can be interpreted as a joke.  I don't think that rises to the criteria of notable and think that for such a claim it does not have good enough sourcing. This was also said by Fearfulsymmetry. Peachywink (talk) 03:46, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The content is being restored time to time by the IP. Some content is sourced to sources I haven't heard before and I don't think if it belongs to "Personal life". We need a section like "views". D4iNa4 (talk) 15:26, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I've requested and received extended protection on this article. If the IP user wants to create an account and address their edits in a constructive way I'd be happy to help add well-sourced information they deem relevant while maintaining a neutral, academic tone. Clearly multiple experienced Wiki users have a problem with the notability and tone of the additions on this article. Fearfulsymmetry (talk) 20:31, 12 June 2018 (UTC)