Talk:Jon Lajoie

Notability
Is this guy, or his series notable outside of youtube (etc.)? I can't see any proffesional references in the provided or on google. - 86.144.1.145 (talk) 15:06, 25 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Look again cause Radio-Canada and the Montreal Mirror are reliable sources. --Loremaster (talk) 19:14, 25 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Did you read either of those articles? They are both clearly 15-minutes of fame jobs, that were written purely as part of the fad of making comment on items with minor internet popularity. Note that on the same basis, I could have precedence for making articles about myself based upon at least 2 BBC articles... and i am certain i'm not notable. The same could be said about many people. Don't get me wrong i'm a fan, but neither of these articles claims that his is notable or truly well known, only comments on his average internet placement. Both articles are also both canadian... While there is no rule that people have to be well known or published outside there own country, in cases of claimed world wide fame through the internet, a few substantial references from at least one other country would be appropriate. It definetly has to be better looked at... not passed off because you saw the title of two major news outlets in the links. Thanks, 86.144.1.145 (talk) 15:24, 26 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't really care for your condescending tone because not only have I read and *listened* to those two reliable sources (one is an article and the other is a radio interview) but I'm the one who added the article as a source! Anyway, I would take your opinion more seriously if you weren't an anonymous contributor... --Loremaster (talk) 22:06, 26 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Yeah fair point... the fact i didn't sign in for any of these posts makes me wrong... wait... did i get that right, or are you just posting for the sake of it now and don't realise that anyone could respond to my questions not just you? I didn't ask for the sake of being nasty to anyone (grow up, things are meant to be questioned and discussed), but to make people think about and check whether this guy really is notable. You haven't actually argued any of the valid points i made in my last post so you were just responding for the sake of it... There is still no clear proof that Jon Lajoie is notable, even the verifiable articles don't claim to be anything more than notes on the fad. Again, don't bother responding if you're not going to tackle the actual pont, like i did when i actually mentioned something about it and didn't just respond because pride got my knickers in a twist. Thanks. 86.144.1.145 (talk) 12:29, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
 * wow "86.144.1.145", never heard of him, he must not be notable. i've followed jon lajoie for over a year now and appreciate the fact that he has a wikipedia article. i bought his album off you tube the first day it was released, even though i already had all of his skits. he's more popular than most of the people who have articles on here. who is this guy "Baron Joseph Maria Christoph von Lassberg". he has an extensive article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JohnEcakes (talk • contribs) 07:27, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Guys, guys, stop fighting! Think of the children! We need to stop touching the children... 82.43.67.196 (talk) 21:13, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

82.43.67.196|82.43.67.196 - That's right, we MUST stop touching the children, and if the above posters have trouble containing their feelings over Jons' notoriety or lack thereof, they could always try Not Giving A Fuck - worked for Jon. Watch out for the side effects. 96.54.72.207 (talk) 02:48, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * "You haven't actually argued any of the valid points i made in my last post so you were just responding for the sake of it." Welcome to Wikipedia.205.133.160.182 (talk) 03:08, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

While I don't have the URL handy, there was also an article about him in USA Today. Apparently the fact that it's a US publication is important to you.

I do think he's at least as notable as some random pokemon.


 * Here is a link to that article: http://www.usatoday.com/life/2008-03-03-lajoie-web_n.htm. btw, sign your posts by typing four tildes. ZXS9465 (talk) 22:08, 31 August 2008 (UTC)


 * ZOMG!!...AMERICA knows of him?! /breaking out my 4th of July fireworks, some lube, and firing up that YouTube machine! Watch out, internets!


 * Dito on the thought, ZXS9465. XeeleeSycamore (talk) 06:24, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

He tours at clubs around the world. Write something about that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.178.53.151 (talk) 16:53, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Youtube account
Should we provide an external link to his youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/jonlajoie? I know his website has all his videos, but since he gained his popularity through youtube, shouldn't we provide a link to that? ZXS9465 (talk) 21:54, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I added it since nobody expressed concern. If you do, discuss it here before reverting it. ZXS9465 (talk) 14:15, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Posting his own YouTube channel/account is fine under WP:EL, as it's an "official" webpage of his.--Boffob (talk) 00:10, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

French Quebecker and Anglophone Quebecker?
I realize it's possible for someone to be an anglophone of French descent, or someone from a bilingual home with two mother tongues, but does someone have a source for his ancestry/linguistic background other than assuming that he's French because his name is Lajoie, or assuming that he's an anglophone because of how he talks? 'Cause if he's an anglophone, apparently that doesn't go under "French Quebecker". Furthermore, is there a category for "Quebeckers with both English and French as mother tongues"? ;p

Furthermore, I'm not sure why everyone's wikipedia entry has to mention their ethnic heritage in the first place, but okey doke. 24.79.238.203 (talk) 22:55, 9 January 2009 (UTC)


 * "Furthermore, is there a category for 'Quebeckers with both English and French as mother tongues'?" A bilingual Quebecker. Of course to be Quebecker (or American, or English, or French) is not to be white and english- or french-speaking; you can be any color, be from any ethnic background, and speak any language. Hopefuly you can also speak the mother tongue (!), and in Quebec's case...there's Quebec's french and Canada's english for mother tongues. So by my own definition, being a "bilingual Quebecker" can mean speaking french and cantonese... Bring in the fun! ;) XeeleeSycamore (talk) 06:18, 3 July 2009 (UTC)


 * What I think the original poster was trying to get at was, does Jon speak French and English? I would also like to know this. 71.233.13.147 (talk) 16:22, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Jon Lajoie
He is obviously notable enough to have a Wikipedia page, he has appeared on a show on the FX channel several times, and he is also the number one most subscribed to person on you-tube of all time... (Afudge (talk) 03:10, 3 February 2010 (UTC))
 * It is perfectly acceptable to remove a prod tag but it shouldn't done by simply undoing the edit. An explanation should given in the edit summary. There are no sources to verify his status on YouTube, just a link to his YouTube page isn't enough, or reliable sources at all. I didn't find any either. Since you removed the tag please try to find more reliable sources to back up the claim to notability.—Sandahl   (♀)  00:20, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

I'll get on that sometime tomorrow, huge exam tomorrow morning :( (Afudge (talk) 03:10, 3 February 2010 (UTC))

Other names
I think the section and all the names in it should be removed. "MC Vagina" etc are merely the names of characters Lajoie plays in his videos/shows and not actual pseudonyms or aliases of his. Renaming the section "Notable characters" or similar might be an option but I don't really think that that is information that belongs in the sidebar. --Fibbo (talk) 22:40, 3 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I agree. The only "other name" I think is notable enough to even be worth mentioning is MC Vagina. There others were in at most two sketches, and aren't necessarily going to be revived at the level MC Vagina is. Sdbulldog (talk) 03:51, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

page-moves reverted
See WP:COMMONNAME. ―cobaltcigs 20:03, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

call me  214-412-6495  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.122.217.25 (talk) 22:04, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

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