Talk:Ray William Johnson/Archive 2

Changes
Should there be a star by ones that are disabled with Safety Mode, as there are a few that are. Also, should it be said if the video uses different graphics (ex. We Like Them Girls being Legos). You know, add a note column to the chart. Be peaceful. Be a Dalai Lama. (talk) 02:16, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 17 April 2012
Jason Biggs appeared on Equals Three, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qtTHMPnpF0

Sweenez (talk) 11:49, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Not done: Please make your request in a 'please change X to Y' degree of detail. I cannot understand what that has to do with this article. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 16:12, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Done. 117Avenue (talk) 03:53, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Fatty Spins
there isn't mention of FattySpins what so ever why is this? Ericdeaththe2nd

Because it isn't noteworthy, nor is it really relevant to Ray's career. It's one of a dozen different documented projects he's tried over his five years online. There's also no mention of his first Youtube vlogging channel on this Wikipdedia page. Why? Because it isn't noteworthy, and he didn't really go anywhere with it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.89.180.85 (talk) 07:59, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

True true, but "Doing your mum" was a big hit and has been referenced in some of his YFM songs  Ericdeaththe2nd   (Talk)

Edit request on 20 June 2012
Your Favorite Martian are covering Love the Way You Lie.

86.45.6.233 (talk) 17:14, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. AndieM   (Am I behaving?'')  17:58, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Edit Request on 23 June 2012
Stated recently that he was born in oklahoma http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL6A40AB04892E2A1F&v=PoQa_HdyLmk&feature=player_detailpage#t=272s my apologies if I did this wrong — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.245.95.48 (talk) 13:15, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
 * What do you think needs to be changed? Your source shows Johnson saying he is "from" Oklahoma, not born in Oklahoma, the Background section already covers this. 117Avenue (talk) 22:26, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 17 July 2012
currently:
 * num_episodes= 265 (as of March 3, 2012)

should be:
 * num_episodes= 304 (as of July 17, 2012)

81.129.172.22 (talk) 20:46, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Ryan Vesey Review me!  14:09, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Current projects - Equals Three
Equals Three episodes are usually uploaded to his channel every Wednesday and Saturday.

This should be changed to 'every Tuesday and Friday'.

http://www.youtube.com/user/RayWilliamJohnson?feature=watch — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.52.146.164 (talk) 23:51, 1 August 2012‎ (UTC)
 * Well, if he keeps changing it, does it need be mentioned? 117Avenue (talk) 05:18, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 17 July 2012
I was going to leave a request to edit the page Ray William Johnson, because under the "Your Favorite Martian" section, it has been confirmed by Amazon's song previews, that the next yfm song will be a rock remix of "My Balls" link here: http://www.amazon.com/My-Balls-Rock-Remix/dp/B008LB7HU6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342562386&sr=8-1&keywords=Your+favorite+martian+my+balls

Thank you

Darkraian10 (talk) 22:40, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done, but for how long are we going to continue this list, before this bio becomes a discography? This article should be about the person, not a list of a select videos. 117Avenue (talk) 03:51, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Birthday
On today's episode of =3 he mentioned its his birthday. We might not know the year, but the day and the month are known now 173.180.223.52 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:18, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

RWJ Picture
There are like a Million Pictures of Ray on the Internet so why don't we have one of him on this to make it better — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sonicmario7 (talk • contribs) 23:57, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * They're all copyrighted. We don't steal. 117Avenue (talk) 05:18, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Your Favorite Martian Album and Ray William Johnson's TV show production
Ray recorded a Your Favorite Martian Album and there is no new word on it and a little bit before he went to record it he said he had 2 TV shows in production. The wikipedia page says he still has a full crew and he no longer does, he works in his apartment again with no crew and is living with girlfriend. If proof is needed the last 2 videos he has on 10/16/12 and 10/19/12 are applicable. Info is needed because his wikipedia is not up to date. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.236.198.236 (talk) 01:57, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Your Favorite Martian
On http://www.youtube.com/user/Yourfavoritemartian you can read: "THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN RETIRED Unfortunately, this project has been retired. We were the #1 music channel on Youtube and have sold over 1,000,000 songs on iTunes. Thank you for your support. Twas fun while it lasted. :) RayWJ.com". Karanko (talk) 22:45, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I was very sad to hear that the project has been discontinued. It was quite unexpected. They had been working on a full-length album. Nataev (talk) 02:33, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

my girl
ray william johnson also did a song called my girl and i dont see it on there 24.21.2.130 (talk) 01:51, 25 October 2012 (UTC) 10-24-2012 lord4571
 * The song you are talking about is not by RWJ. It's a poor imitation. Nataev (talk) 11:10, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 27 November 2012
 Runaway Planet 

On November 24, 2012, Ray announced on his Twitter that he has started his own production company. He then revealed to NewMediaRockstars that the new company was going to be called "Runaway Planet" and would be partnering with Julian Smith of Papertown to "create a few high-quality scripted and unscripted projects" http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/11/ray-william-johnson-partners-with-julian-smith-to-start-his-own-production-studio-exclusive-interview/ Ray William Johnson Launches His Own Production Studio [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW].]

68.99.185.96 (talk) 04:53, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done--Breawycker (talk to me!) 22:10, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Your Favorite Martian New Article.
I think it would make sense to start a new article containing the YFM info, because the discography is very long! --Rayukk (talk) 16:43, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I think it would make sense to delete the discography, since it is as trivial as a list of videos. 117Avenue (talk) 03:39, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Done - It was unneeded an just took up too much room on the page Willbev (talk) 21:03, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

The Maker Studios Fiasco
The Maker Studios fiasco should be noted under the =3 section of the article. The details surrounding Ray's removal of =3 from Maker Studios garnered more news coverage than =3 ever did on its own. I re-added said information and attached FIVE sources to verify its accuracy - so let's please stop removing these details from this Wikipedia page.

I suspect someone from the Maker Studios PR team has a hand in removing this information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Afropuff76 (talk • contribs) 04:23, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Runaway Planet
Runaway Planet is officially a corporate-funding backed company. It's been in a few of the trades as of last week. Maybe we should devote a section to that. I don't want to start it though, if someone is just going to come along and delete it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Afropuff76 (talk • contribs) 01:38, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

I agree. I've read about his company a few times in the trades. — Preceding unsigned comment added by John9215 (talk • contribs) 20:17, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Remove BreakingNYC Section
I vote we remove the BrekaingNYC section. Ray had some pretty interesting guests on there, but not enough media coverage to warrant the project getting coverage on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by John9215 (talk • contribs) 19:00, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Atheist
Is he Atheist?--Kaiyr (talk) 12:51, 8 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Content is only added to a biography of a living person if it can be verified by reliable independent sources. 117Avenue (talk) 03:07, 10 July 2013 (UTC)


 * How could Ray's religious beliefs possibly be relevant to a Wikipedia article? 76.89.180.85 (talk) 23:21, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Riley Rewind
New to wikipedia, but I would like to add a section talking about the long awaited release of Riley Rewind on Facebook. Derickito (talk) 06:03, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: Can you provide third-party sources to cooperate your "long awaited" statement? How is it a notable part of internet content creator's life? 117Avenue (talk) 06:32, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Still getting used to wikipedia editing, BTW. Although the section has been added I wanted to answer the request for 3rd party sources. I honestly meant long awaited by me, but I think a lot of other fans also were waiting for it. First IMDB uses "long wait" (not long awaited) here http://www.imdb.com/news/ni56281489/ and they are quoting TubeFilter from this article: http://www.tubefilter.com/2013/10/09/ray-william-johnson-riley-rewind-release-date/. I realize they're not using it in the same sense I was, but what's it important is that it should be included "long awaited" or not. Also in the IMDB profile http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2944454/?ref_=nv_sr_1 it has a rating of 8.4 at the moment. There's also an article on GeekBytes http://www.geekybytes.org/watch-riley-rewind-ray-william-johnsons-awesome-sci-fi-web-series/. I don't know if any of these pass the third party source bar. Derickito (talk) 18:04, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
 * IMDb is not a third party source, it only cites the fact that Riley Rewind exists, it doesn't establish the notability, the section needs to be expanded. 117Avenue (talk) 05:55, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

It's arguable that he "starred" in Riley Rewind. I think it's more accurate to say he had a cameo appearance or a minor role. On the other hand, his girlfriend, Anna Akana, starred in it. Silverhand Talk 05:00, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 February 2014
Gbygygbygbgyzahid (talk) 07:38, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Some of the information is wrong

If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ". Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. - Arjayay (talk) 12:03, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not requested a change.

Capitol Hill Gangsta
The article states that Equals Three was his first set up show, but his Youtube channel had a different show, called Capitol Hill Gangsta, which centered around political humor. He later removed those videos when he switched over to the =3 format permanently. A few of them can be dug up around the internet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.231.133.182 (talk) 00:03, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

→Capitol Gangsta wasn't really a "show". It was a series of about 3 videos where Ray satirized political pundits, hardly worth a mention on Wikipedia. Also, Ray had almost 2 years worth of videos before he even set up the RayWilliamJohnson Youtube channel. Capitol Gangsta wasn't the first comedy video he made on his old channel nor was it even the most popular. 76.89.180.85 (talk) 23:19, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

→→It was definitely far more than 3 episodes. I wish I could find more concrete info on it, but it's hard to come by now. But I personally started watching it back in 2008 and followed it for many episodes over the course of nearly a year before he started doing =3. There is a reference to the Capitol Hill Gangsta videos here: youtube.come/EPUk_T6PpiQ?t=4m40s If there were different videos he did before that, I don't know about them or know how to find them, nor do I know about his old channel before that one, but the article seems to imply that =3 was what he did from the start when he first started making youtube videos, which is incorrect. 107.214.136.181 (talk) 05:47, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

→→Capitol Hill Gangsta was really a show, it was more than a few episodes, I subscribed to him more than 5 years ago when he did Capitol Hill Gangsta but he had to stop because of his new job or something. As far as I remember he did it for quite some time. Bobjuh (talk) 23:18, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 March 2014
I have a more recent picture of Ray and the one that is currently up for the main portrait of him is almost 18 months old. I'll just leave a link to the picture and whoever gets around to my request can handle it. Thanks. https://yt3.ggpht.com/-hRXKieB44W8/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/wgjphzDvYw8/s176-c-k-no/photo.jpg

Deamonic45 (talk) 01:10, 15 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Per Wikipedia's image use policy, the person uploading the image must specify the copyright status of the image. That photo in a vacuum means nothing - we have no idea who took it, who owns the copyright to it, or who has license to use that picture in what way. If you can provide more information about the photo, or upload the image yourself and WP:TAG it, then this can be revisited. -- El Hef  ( Meep? ) 01:26, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Perhaps it should be mentioned that he never actually graduated from Columbia.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204624204577179073123148432

"The Wall Street Journal confirmed he graduated from Norman North High School in Oklahoma in 1999. He later attended Columbia University's School of General Studies, where he was a history major, but didn't graduate, Columbia says." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.142.205.172 (talk) 23:37, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

His graduation status doesn't really seem relevant to this page. Also, that article is over 2 years ago; as far as we now he could have gone back and finished by now. Not to mention that WSJ article about Ray is notorious for having many many basic factual errors in it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.242.146.32 (talk) 20:50, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

That Wall Street article isn't recent. How do you know he hasn't gone back and finished school? Furthermore, why does it matter?

PBS Idea Channel
Ray William Johnson and Vsauce along with Brian Lehrer influenced PBS Idea Channel.--71.15.228.205 (talk) 23:11, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Homosexual?
Please add something about his personal life — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.204.96.99 (talk) 12:44, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Picture.
We should add a picture of Ray. --Captain Warrior (talk) 03:32, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 March 2015
Since Ray's height is a very researched information by people, I suggest this information should be added to his page. In fact he's 1.68 m (5'6).

Rohfl (talk) 17:44, 2 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 18:22, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

Capital Hill gangsta
Im just curious as to why there is no info on here about the show Equals three started out as, Capital Hill Gangsta. Ray started on youtube in a very similar to the Daily Show type show. The shows were all deleted (by him I would assume) back when he switched the focus to viral stuff and changed the name to equals three. Even though he did Capitol Hill gangsta for several years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.84.145.165 (talk) 17:13, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

There's nothing on that because Capital Hill G was only a few videos that he was experimenting with. He definitely didn't do that brief series for a few years, more like a few months, back when he wasn't very popular. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.184.250.221 (talk) 04:50, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

Youtube is and should be the primary source
what's wrong with YT being a source?--DixtosaBOT (talk) 06:01, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
 * You answered your own question with your edit summary - "YouTube is and should be the primary source." Since YouTube is the "primary" source, this is exactly why it should not be used. Refer to this - PRIMARY. Nothing wrong with using YouTube, but in this case the source you provided is generated from the content you are using to cite it. That would be like me posting a YouTube video stating that I am the president and then using it to cite about myself in a Wikipedia article. Also, even if we used the source you provided or were to find a secondary source to support the content, you are introducing information about another person into a BLP that has nothing to do with them. That is like putting the presidential career of Barack Obama in the article on George Bush Jr. If they are notable, create an article for them and enter the information there. Also, since Mr. Johnson is no longer associated with the show, maybe its time to break the show out into its own article again. --CNMall41 (talk) 07:39, 3 December 2015 (UTC)


 * That's not at all the same thing, and I think you are misinterpreting the policy on primary sources. A proper equivalent would be "on 12/3/15, CNMall41 claimed to be the president", and using that video as a source. If you were to post a video on X date stating that you were retiring from youtube, then that would be an ideal source for the statement "on X date, CNMall41 announced s/he was retiring from youtube." If the statement made here is explicitly what is in the video, then yes it does make sense to use the video as a source.

Plans for YouTube template useage?
Are there any plans to use the YouTube box template on this article, with the sub. milestones and such, like on Markiplier or Lilly Singh? Wanted to see consensus before I did it myself. NerdwiththehatTalk 17:23, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Great idea. However, he is no longer a YouTube personality I believe. The most noteworthy show - Equals 3 - is being hosted by someone else. Looks like he is now more into film. --CNMall41 (talk) 18:12, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * The information box was changed to YouTube despite discussion here. Welcoming anyone to chime in with their opinion. This guy is no longer a YouTube personality according to the references he is producing and acting - Who's Driving Doug - so he would be a "former" YouTube personality.

The Runaway Thoughts Section is Complete Speculation
The header says it all. The Runaway Thoughts section of this page is complete speculation, and half of it should be deleted. What is all this "in order to keep his channel going" nonsense? Ray has never stated that he's done anything "in order to keep his channel going." In fact, he's never expressed any interest in keeping anything Youtube related going, as he's trying to focus on his graphic novel and his film career. Also this statement "the original intention of the podcast was supposed to be the continuation of the RayWilliamJohnson Youtube Channel, as Equals Three was ending" is 100% fabricated. Ray's podcast was started long before Ray decided to end Equals Three, almost a year before, in fact.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.248.42.79 (talk • contribs) 05:06, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Bruin2 (talk • contribs) 01:05, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Edit request
Please add a hatnote for the incoming redirect

-- 65.94.42.18 (talk) 07:27, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Danski454 (talk) 10:51, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

Picture
I uploaded a picture to use in the article. - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ray_William_Johnson_Photo_2019.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Playsting (talk • contribs) 02:12, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

What videos does he actually make
Nowhere does the article mention what the content/genre of his videos is, especially the series that brought him fameTalltim (talk) 19:28, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request
Please add more about his childhood and his parents’ divorce and abuse.
 * 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 and provide a reliable source if appropriate.  JTP (talk • contribs) 05:01, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

YouTube infobox instead of regular infobox
I believe we should use the YouTube infobox for Ray William Johnson since he started out and is still best known as a YouTuber. Many YouTubers do other side gigs like films, so I don't see why Ray William Johnson should get a regular infobox when other things he's done like rapping is not even notable. Note tha the regular infobox says he's been rapping since 2007 but there's no mention of his rap career in the Wikipedia entry. Nintendoswitchfan (talk) 09:03, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Normally I would agree but it has nothing to do with his rap career. In fact, I am not even sure if you can call what he did in rap a "career." Your edit summary on the page says "In the main article headline, it states that he is a YouTuber, so I believe it's fine to use the template since that's what he's primarily known for......." The lede also says "Johnson left the series......but continued to produce." That would make him a producer no? It also has an entire paragraph in the lede that says "towards the end of his tenure......" (which talks about his "primarily known for" YouTube channel which he left) it lists everythign he has done since 2014 when he left the YouTube channel he was known for. This is mainly for production. If anything, the lede should be changed to the following:
 * "Ray William Johnson is an American producer who originally became notable for his YouTube channel Equals Three."--CNMall41 (talk) 18:55, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

That is a fair point, though he does produce stuff now, he still does make content on his YouTube channel. Nintendoswitchfan (talk) 08:06, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
 * How about a little re-organization so that it is clear in the history section what he has done. For instance, we can organize an early career for Equals Three, then a post-Equals Three section and then something like "[specific year] to present." We can then add a the YouTube stat box to that specific section. Thoughts?? I would be happy to do the re-organizing and verify references that are already there and then you can do the information box for that section. Let me know. --CNMall41 (talk) 16:10, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

Edit semi-protected
For Early Life, please put that he is Native American. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHVGl_RJ_5c%3Ft%3D27


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. The link you shared is not reliable. Kpddg  (talk)  05:17, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

What is Equals Three anyway?
Having read through the article multiple times... I still have no idea what Equals Three was. 121.45.210.152 (talk) 09:33, 4 July 2020 (UTC)


 * It was a comedy series where he insulted internet creators, followed by a joke relating to the video. Roastedbeanz1 (talk) 00:16, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Hdhdhdh
Jdjsjdh 2600:1001:B118:636D:E0CE:8247:1D83:23C9 (talk) 20:27, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

I think Your Favorite Martian should have its own page
I think it is big enough, and also Ray just announced that on June 1st that they're coming back to make more music. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.16.100.238 (talk) 01:33, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 October 2022
AxelChainsYFM (talk) 06:50, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Can I edit the EFF job view count?
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 09:26, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-Protected edit request
Please delete his birthdate until a reliable source is found. There is none present. 2600:100C:A203:FD7F:D0BE:B80F:D3E:ED9F (talk) 18:57, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:06, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Edit Request: Discography
The song "Take Over The World" with 16M views that was released in between "Complicated" and "Text Me Back" is missing from the Your Favorite Martian Discography. Source: YouTube video page. Ketsueki82 (talk) 09:18, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request
Please delete the birth date on the infobox as there are no reliable sources. Also, please add this source in the early life where it talks about graduating high school. https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1999/05/24/class-of-1999-norman-north-senior-class/62241442007/ 208.127.190.114 (talk) 21:51, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:00, 27 January 2023 (UTC)