Talk:Martin Lewis (humorist)

Needs more helpful DAB notice
While the financial journalist of the same name only operates in the UK I think there should be a link to that article in the DAB note at the top of this article. Though people from around the world who are looking for information about the person who has worked with the Beatles, Monty Python, The Who etc will not have heard of the UK financial journalist there will definitely be some people from the UK who might be looking for that specific person. So we should make it easier for them. I have added to the DAB notice and strongly feel it should be there. Davidpatrick (talk) 21:10, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Use of YouTube links
Is it appropriate on Wikipedia to link to YouTube videos that relate to the article? I have seen a couple of video clips on YouTube that correlate to text in the article. Not sure if that's okay. Bunde (talk) 03:16, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

As i understand it, its ok to use references to you tube that are pertinent to the article on wiki as long as the video on you tube isnt in copyright breech eg with movie clips or using well known music etc. I have added you tube clips to wiki articles in the past. But be sure to check back occassionaly to make sure that the link is still active. Davidpatrick (talk) 20:49, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

If the clip helps support the article I think it's definitely a good idea to add. Davidpatrick does make a good point about checking the links every now and then. I just checked a YouTube link on the article about the Who and discovered that the clip was active but the video in question had been taken down! So keep on checking is wise advice. --Dendennis (talk) 01:43, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

This Page should be Disambiguous
I came back to this page expecting to see the big debate about why this page is not a disambiguation when there is not clear consensus and found it gone. Then I found out it had been "archived". Not very helpful to someone looking at this page. I had to read the page twice before I saw the tiny link above. Here's a helpful link to the long and not yet finished debate for anyone who's interested and wishes to continue. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.0.111.188 (talk) 11:24, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Promotional tone and unsupported statements
Continuing problems with this article as it appears to be the work of a PR company. Many of the sources don't directly support the claims and much of the language is unencyclopedic. Viriditas (talk) 07:22, 30 October 2012 (UTC)


 * He is a prolific columnist for The Huffington Post website
 * The source doesn't exactly support that statement. Rather, it's just a link to his blog. Viriditas (talk) 07:26, 30 October 2012 (UTC)


 * The entire "Career overview" section is promotional rather than encyclopedic.  First, we don't do overviews, we do leads, and second, it's pure PR fluff that relies on his primary source bio. Viriditas (talk) 07:29, 30 October 2012 (UTC)


 * It is unclear how much, if any, secondary sources are being used to support the "Producer" section. Are these sources about Martin Lewis? Viriditas (talk) 07:32, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Made a couple changes - much more to do later. GoingBatty (talk) 16:27, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Speaking of a promotional look, what are the Wikipedia rules about photos? Would be a better photo? I know it's not exactly flattering but I wouldn't recognize him in a million years from the one that's currently on display. When he was on Real Time with Bill Maher last I didn't know if it was the same person this article refers to 94.197.127.43 (talk) 04:36, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I disagree with the community on that one. I believe the community prefers to use current images in the lead, but I prefer to use the best images.  The current one is fine with me. Viriditas (talk) 06:04, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * For the most part I'd agree with you. Some of the pics on Wikipedia are just terrible. But I do think that recognition is the main reason Wikipedia has photos and he's just not recognizable by the current image. The best, most professional image of me is from when I was a baby (believe me I looked gorgeous!) But it wouldn't be very useful helping identification. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.40.253.184 (talk) 00:05, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Not entirely surprising that a PR/marketing guy (or those around him) is going to make certain that his Wiki page is glossy, up to snuff and reads like a resumé (CV). I guess it's up to us to challenge, alter the tone and/or remove content if necessary. Personally, I don't think there is too much peacock phrasing here; just some over favorable tone that might need adjusting. Lewis has had an incredibly varied and busy career that's hard to document without it looking like one enormous brag. I agree that the photo needs updating. I think it's only acceptable to use a younger photo if the subject is deceased, and the photo illustrates them in their prime, or how they are best remembered. This is particularly true of celebrities who have been captured on film over a significant period of time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.121.27.231 (talk) 04:06, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Martin Pranks Beatle Book Writers
I'm not sure, how this would fit into the article , but it is of honourable mention. Back in the early 1970's Martin Lewis "leaked" a story about "unreleased" Beatles songs. ( Among them: "Litmus Paper Shirt", "Colliding Circles" , "Left Is Right" & "Right Is Wrong". ) These non-existant songs were assumed to be actual recordings by several authors - failing to do any form of proper researching - and acknowledging them as the real thing! These songs are still mentioned in numerous Beatles publications as "missing" songs! ( Even after Martin has copped to them being a joke at many Beatles conventions! )

This joke was taken even further a-circle, when Neil Innes , incorporated the song titles into a song titled "Unfinished Words" , for The Rutles album "Archeology". ( Co-incidentally produced by Martin Lewis! ) Harvey J Satan (talk) 20:13, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
 * One could use the USA Today link in the External links section as a reference. GoingBatty (talk) 23:06, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

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