Talk:Mannequin Challenge

Improve
I have a good idea. We should improve this article!--NotablePeopleFan (talk) 13:42, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
 * It certainly needs to be improved. I nearly tagged it for speedy deletion while patrolling new pages. I did find some news sources about it, but it's still flimsy at best. Right now, just enough to pass speedy deletion review. But, an AfD would probably delete it. I recommend you expand this article as best you can, as soon as you have the time. --Hammersoft (talk) 15:05, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
 * - I have cleaned it up extensively and added a lot more references. It's now covered by CNN and Washington Post, and not just fringe sports outlets. It's a thing. I saw it performed on TV before I knew what the phenomenon was, so it's a real thing people will encounter. -- Fuzheado &#124; Talk 10:37, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Hey just wanted to let you know. That the group of teens in Jacksonville,FL. The ones that started the mannequin challenge are students at Ed White High School. Msb4ever37 (talk) 06:03, 18 November 2016 (UTC) The originator of Mannequin Challenge is Silviu Caraba ( romanian choreographer )...He appear in public with hes live performance in 13/August/2007 Leicester Square /London/UK.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSOioGNRm24 ( C ) Google inc 08/13/2007.Silviu Caraba PROVE OF ORIGIN — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.202.91.143 (talk) 11:33, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Mannequin Challenge
Mannequin Challenge wasd performed by HRC. I think this should be included. https://twitter.com/MannequinChaECU/status/795977907936129026 --150.216.224.139 (talk) 13:22, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Done before you even hit the save button! :) - Fuzheado &#124; Talk 13:35, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

The newly called "mannequin challenge" first emerged back in the early 70's in a New York beach club. Back then it was just called "mannequin". You called out the word Mannequin, directed the word at a specific person who would have to stand in place and could not speak, until another player shouted out "un-mannequin". Lots of fun in a crowded beach club bar on Labor Day when you stuck your friend with the check and they couldn't answer anyone who attempted to talk to them. Barb

sources are real life experiences — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.20.79.248 (talk) 18:28, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 November 2016
It is believed the phenomenon of remaining motionless like mannequins was started by students from Edward H White High School in Jacksonville, Florida on October 26, 2016 [1][3][4] Please change the above line in the introduction to this: While it is believed the phenomenon of remaining motionless like mannequins was started by students from Edward H White high School in Jacksonville, Florida, it was actually started from a group of five friends that call themselves Friendswhofreeze on Instagram. [#] The students of Jacksonville first posted their video on October 26, 2016, but the Friendswhofreeze group has been posting such videos with a different hashtag of #friendswhofreeze since July.

[#]https://www.instagram.com/friendswhofreeze/

Annabellen96 (talk) 05:23, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
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Please watch this video until the end ! The video properties will prove that the Mannequin Challenge from 2016 have one early version in 13 August 2007 created by Silviu Caraba (romanian choreographer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSOioGNRm24 I can sand you more other videos with hem posted in youtube by many other users before 2016... From 2007 until 20019 — Preceding unsigned comment added by STUDIO3339 (talk • contribs) 15:43, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 November 2016
MLS club Montreal Impact: https://twitter.com/impactmontreal/status/797140671563825152 Campoozmstnz (talk) 20:53, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 12 November 2016
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 7) episode 17 which aired on February 22, 2007 -yeah, almost 10 years ago- has an example of it. Around minute 2, everyone stops but camera. I don't have anything to cite but I've watched it.

176.232.160.20 (talk) 10:05, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
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Merge with Tableau Vivant
At its heart, the Mannequin Challenge is just the newest iteration of the Tableau Vivant.

I move that this should be merged under that page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shorttom007 (talk • contribs) 13:30, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 November 2016
Please add the following to Artists and celebrities section

Decyfer Down created a video during the last show of their 2016 The Other Side of Darkness Tour. Benjamminthrillhouse (talk) 14:01, 14 November 2016 (UTC) Ben

Semi-protect request: Too many vandals
A lot of unregistered users vandalized this page recently (i.e. adding bad defending in a football match as example) Time to semi-protect, I guess? Bijak riyandi (talk) 11:25, 16 November 2016 (UTC)


 * ✅ - 1 week - Fuzheado &#124; Talk 01:35, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

Invented?
The article references 3 'inventors': students in Florida, an early Improv Everywhere (which was not an attempt at the Mannequin Challenge) and then says the inventor is Burna Boy. That needs to be resolved. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ninetytwoseventeen (talk • contribs) 17:55, 16 November 2016 (UTC)


 * No, it doesn't say that three different entities invented it, it just tries to give context that signficant examples of similar actions existed, but were not exactly labeled "Mannequin Challenge" -- Fuzheado &#124; Talk 15:55, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

The video properties will prove that the Mannequin Challenge from 2016 have one early version in 13 August 2007 created by Silviu Caraba (Romanian Choreographer)under the name of FROZEN ACTION PHOTO SHOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSOioGNRm24 I can sand you more other videos with hem posted in youtube by many other users from 2007 until 2019 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t_rmhW6j8Y&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29VxYjys1RQ&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-sC3cdzk2c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f20bbt3bNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFNkCE8bCJ8 — Preceding unsigned comment added by STUDIO3339 (talk • contribs) 16:03, 25 October 2019 (UTC)


 * With rare exception, YouTube is not a reliable source. These won't be accepted as sources. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:49, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Notable instances
The Mannequin_Challenge section is getting ridiculously long. We do not need to include every time the challenge was done, even if it was reported by reliable sources. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Some examples of occasions when it has happened are suitable, but the exhaustive list we have now is way over the top. Unless there are serious objections, I'll be trimming this down very significantly in the near future. --Hammersoft (talk) 19:30, 22 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Agree in general, but I object to trimming it arbitrarily. I do agree that it should really be either 1) early and influential example or 2) notable works as examples. Posting the fact that someone's national soccer team did a video is not notable, unless you were the first or second to do so, or if a major soccer star took part. Similarly, no need for all artists to be mentioned here, unless they did something novel like during a live concert with thousands of people (Garth Brooks), or it's Paul McCartney. -- Fuzheado &#124; Talk 15:51, 23 November 2016 (UTC)


 * We should really be looking to rewrite all of this as prose paragraphs, more like the history section of Ice Bucket Challenge. The current list of "yep, another sports team" isn't very enlightening to read, and gives only a very loosely implied sense of how the mannequin challenge emerged and was popularised. --McGeddon (talk) 09:18, 10 December 2016 (UTC)


 * As seen from the various protected edit requests plus the content as it still is, this article has become a dumping ground of every single time the challenge has been done and reported on somewhere, somehow. This article needs to be gutted, dramatically rewritten, and stop being used as an infinite list of every time it's going to be done. If someone wants to start a notional List of every time in history the Mannequin Challenge has been done or some such, have at it. This article isn't the place for it. --Hammersoft (talk) 19:53, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 November 2016
Martinbogo (talk) 20:18, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. --Hammersoft (talk) 20:52, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 November 2016
I want to add at the end of the Artists and celebrities subsection, the following sentence:

While at the White House to be honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the 2016 honorees, including Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Margaret Hamilton, Robert de Niro, and Ellen DeGeneres got to participate in a Mannequin Challenge. Synthesiser (talk) 01:44, 23 November 2016 (UTC)


 * ✅ - Fuzheado &#124; Talk 15:48, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Video done for Wikimedia Levant
A video was produced to be posted on Wikipedia. It was done by the Engineering students of the University of Jordan. I will add it to the article. --Tarawneh (talk) 20:26, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, great work! Is the music definitely CC-attribution licenced? --McGeddon (talk) 20:57, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, the audio is :) . But the photo is very dark, and does not reflect the concept of a "Mannequin Challenge", a video reflects that. Regarding the print, Wikipedia is not a paper based encyclopedia. --Tarawneh (talk) 21:01, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * A video is essential here, and thanks for providing it, but we should have an image as well - Wikipedia content often ends up in print contexts (whether it's compiled into a book or just printed out on a home printer), and articles should still make sense when viewed that way. --McGeddon (talk) 21:10, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Ok dear, I will get a clear hi-res photo. --Tarawneh (talk) 21:19, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * McGeddon, Uploaded a few hi-res photos. Please pick one> --Tarawneh (talk) 22:41, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Looks like you've gone ahead and picked File:JU_Mannequin_challenge_01.jpg. Apart from a slight telltale glassiness from the guy on the right, this looks more like a photo of two guys looking at something, and the other photos in that category also seem more like photos than freeze-frames. Although it's a bit dark and low quality, I think File:Mannequin Challenge.jpg martial arts screenshot illustrates the concept more clearly, being a more dramatic shot. I've added the martial arts image back, in the sports section. --McGeddon (talk) 13:35, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 December 2016
Please include the names of these black teens and that they are the originators of the Mannequin Challenge. Their names are Emili Allen, Jalen, Bre'Onna, A'laynah, Deryk Hill and Jasmine Cavins. Also include the reason as to why they started this challenge and their academic standing in school at Ed H. White Military Academy of Leadership in Jacksonville, Florida. They all have GPA's of 3.5 or higher. Lastly include that the reason why they started this is because they had time between classes and believe that if the world could collaborate on a challenge they started then there is more that can be done. K.hill (talk) 21:04, 15 December 2016 (UTC)


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Semi-protected edit request on 20 December 2016
Please add to "OTHER EXAMPLES" section:

Silicon Valley style from Coupa

Then, please add the corresponding reference: Silicon Valley company Coupa (NASDAQ: COUP) takes on the Mannequin Challenge". Coupa. Retrieved 2016-12-20. http://videos.coupa.com/watch/bPB8ai5KGU5rWfZEWgkjmV Donnawilczek (talk) 16:12, 20 December 2016 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 10 January 2017
To be added in "Other examples" section:

International Space Station: Expedition 50 crew — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.218.215.229 (talk) 20:33, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 January 2017
On 20 Jan 2017; Rotract District 3141 in Mumbai with the Support of CASI Global, New York (www.facebook.com/casiglobal) shot a video for The Mannequin Challenge ! Volunteers from many colleges participated; NM College, Mithabai College, Rajiv Gandhi Engineering, SIES Nerul, Thadomal Engineering, etc.. to name a few. We thank all the Volunteers to make this a Grand Success. Unedited video can be accessed on "www.facebook.com/casiglobal/videos/1840835669530591/" Link to Edited video will be uploaded soon. Mitesheth (talk) 15:03, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
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Inventor
A quick research to fact check and you'll find numerous sources that all state the same thing, the challenge started at Ed White High School in Jacksonville Fl. It had nothing to do with Dr. Dre's Kush video, it was just a class prank that they were convinced to record and upload. What more evidence do you need than them being credited and the first use of the Mannequin Challenge hashtag coming from said video? Juschilltho (talk) 07:25, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

Google researchers used Mannequin Challenge to train AI
Here's an article from Technology Review saying Google scraped Mannequin Challenge videos and used them to train AI. Worth incorporating into this article?

Frenezulo (talk) 17:24, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Here's one from AfroTech that questions the ethics of that use.

Frenezulo (talk) 17:27, 20 July 2019 (UTC)