Talk:Shane Dawson/Archive 1

Past discussions
Shane Dawson is an American Comedian from Valley Village, California. He is well known for his YouTube comedy videos, his channel ShaneDawsomTV is currently number five most subscribed of all time and is also notable for starring in other channels such ShaneDawsomTV2 and The Station. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthonybecerra831 (talk • contribs) 03:26, 10 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Just make the page Shanes famous enough to get one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Halen99 (talk • contribs) 05:28, 31 December 2009 (UTC)


 * This guy is a major persona on Youtube. Two of his channels are in the top ten. Many other Youtube celebrities have their own pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Factsofphotos (talk • contribs) 21:18, 15 January 2010 (UTC)


 * I don't think this page should be deleted. I had been on for just a very few hours and should be given time until it catches some momentum. Shane Dawson is a very well know youtube celebrity and his channel is the 4th most subscribed channel of all time (take a look here). He has also been very influential and is getting subscriptions at a high rate (higher than Fred, for instance). I have come to the conclusion that what I have in mind should be an article about Shane's channel instead of Shane himself. Please inform me of so if I am correct! --Dyaa (talk) 02:10, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Shane is now the 3rd most subscribed on YouTube. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.71.145.100 (talk) 15:07, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

LINKS!
http://www.youtube.com/user/shanedawsonTV (shane's 1st channel) http://www.youtube.com/user/shanedawsonTV2 (shane's second channel) http://www.twitter.com/shanedawson (twitter) http://www.twitter.com/teamshanedawson (twitter) http://www.myspace.com/shaneyaw (myspace) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chloehamil (talk • contribs) 12:53, 14 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Shane's third channel http://www.youtube.com/user/shaneJJTsai (talk) 11:59, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

New York Times article

 * See Austin Considine, "Shane Dawson, YouTube’s Comic for chicken the Under-30 Set", The New York Times, April 4, 2010. We keep telling people to wait until they have mainstream media coverage -- here is Mr. Dawson's. NawlinWiki (talk) 13:40, 4 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Forbes magazine and other things found during the AFD showed plenty of mainstream media coverage. Plus common sense says anything this popular, one of the most subscribed to channels on YouTube, is notable. The deletion of the article was a mistake, clearly.  D r e a m Focus  18:58, 4 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I recently saw that I had missed that AfD. Glad to see the NYT has legitimated the guy for inclusion (though he was clearly legitimate long ago). --Milowent (talk) 05:43, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Shane Dawson TV News?
I checked out the ShaneDawsonTVNews channel and many users and the creator have said that it is not really by Shane Dawson Iam  cool  234  15:30, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

PICTURE
Why is the picture deleted?


 * Probably because it violated copyright laws and had no valid fair-use rationale to be included on Wikipedia, especially when a free picture could be used even if it doesn't exist, currently.  Mike   Allen  05:54, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Irrelevant Material
Seriously, why do you keep adding trivial pieces of information to the article? Do "He recently revealed he had auditioned for a role in Scream 4, and even got a callback. A few days later he hinted that he got a part, claiming that he "just got some amazing news" regarding his acting career, which he posted on his Twitter."

deserve being put on Wikipedia? Dyaa (talk) 23:21, 17 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Nope it doesn't. Especially when the only source is his twitter feed.  YouTube and Twitter are not valid or third-party sources.   Mike   Allen  05:48, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

The award section currently cite: "As of 2010, Shane Dawson has been nominated for various awards, winning many." However, only 2 are listed. It also include information information about the award itself, which should be on the award's wiki page, not here. I suggest the text under this section removed (keeping only the award listing table) because it is either redundant or otherwise not worth mentioning.222.252.111.43 (talk) 13:44, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Mr. Youtube...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpv76oKJdXU -- As seen here, Shawn Dawson was crowned Mr. Youtube for 2009 and I saw that it was neglected to be mentioned anywhere so I just thought I would point that out. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.6.94.4 (talk) 06:18, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

He also won a Streamy for Best VLogger - now it's on Felicia Day's page about how she won a Streamy, so come on people, get the editing, seriously. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.240.147.53 (talk) 00:12, 29 June 2010 (UTC)


 * WP:SOFIXIT. Make sure you have proper sources as well. Eric Leb 01 (Page &#124; Talk)  05:00, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

I don't know what the "SOFIXIT" reference was for, because the page is locked - but my sources are nothing more than, oh I don't know, THE VIDEOS!? I watched Shane accept his award for VLogger of the Year on a Podium, and I watched him get announced Mr. Youtube by "WHATTHEBUCK" ... he is also nominated for a Teen Choice award, but I guess you want proof on that too, right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.240.147.21 (talk) 11:38, 3 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, proof (otherwise known as credible news or reference sources) of items included in an article would be appropriate. Learn how Wikipedia works. This isn't TMZ. 74.92.211.210 (talk) 13:42, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Audreyybee, 30 June 2010
Shane Dawson is currently dating close friend Leslie A. but has tried to keep it on the down-low so that she wont have to deal with crazy fans or haters. She doesn't have a youtube channel at the current time. they have been dating for almost four months and are very committed and happy with their current relationship. This is submitted by a close friend to Leslie A. who has decided she wants people to know of their relationship and wishes to surprise him on their coming anniversary by showing him his wiki page with this edit.

Audreyybee (talk) 18:24, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Spigot Map  18:51, 30 June 2010 (UTC)


 * So Wikipedia is TMZ, now? Drop this unnotable article. Who cares if someone is the number X whatever on some website? Irrelevant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.92.211.210 (talk) 13:39, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, it is perfectly relevant that he is the third most subbed on one of the world's top ten trafficked web sites. Airplaneman   ✈  18:25, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it is totally relevant that Shane is the 3rd most subscribed on the 3rd most visited website on the internet, YouTube. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.71.145.100 (talk) 15:10, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Merge
User:Jeremjay24/Shane Dawson

Feel free to take some information from that. I was making an article myself but it seems as you guys came first. Jeremjay 24  ''' 00:01, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Please read WP:NPOV.  Mike   Allen   19:04, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Notability
I see this article is tagged for potential lack of "notability," but I don't think there's a question of notability as to Shane Dawson. Sure, there are only a few youtubers which are truly notable, but he is one of them. See, e.g.,, , , ,. I open this section to seek consensus that the notability tags can be removed.--Milowent • talkblp-r 14:30, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, it would be great if you could include all of this material and references in the article. That's what the notability tag is for, to allow editors to find material from reliable sources that would make him notable according to Wikipedia.  Having it on the talk page really doesn't help.  :)   Mike   Allen   19:01, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree with Mike and support Milowent's claims of notability. Airplaneman   ✈  05:13, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Handling the Annoying Orange was too much for me, the thought of actually sourcing Shane too is a lower priority on my list, but I hope some fan will run with it.:-)--Milowent • talkblp-r 05:32, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm no Shane Dawson fan (nor a hater - Nigahiga FTW!) but I'll see what I can do in the next few days. Airplaneman   ✈  05:41, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Well in that case, I guess it does help to have the links on the talk page. I know there's a template you can place at the top of a talk page and include helpful links.   Mike   Allen   05:45, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * What's the name of the template? Airplaneman   ✈  05:50, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

another channel
shane has a new channel called... well.. "shane". http://www.youtube.com/shane it's to his second channel like how his second channel is to his first channel. basically random stuff on his iphone.

been there for a while already. someone add it plz? and he recently got nominated for teen choice awards. http://www.teenchoiceawards.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.74.234.80 (talk) 17:05, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

wrong
at the end it says he was succeeded by smosh... um smosh is 5th most subscribed while he is third... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.58.186.182 (talk) 02:59, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Subscribers
Shanedawsontv now has over 1.7 million subscribers, coming to nearly 1.8 million now, can someone please change this, its bugging me. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tommmullen (talk • contribs) 15:59, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Career
Since his previous occupation directly lead him into his partnership with youtube, it might be worth mentioning. I'd also like to note that because there has been various reuploads of this video on youtube itself, it probably was not deemed inappropriate by youtube and was deleted by Shane himself.
 * "A year ago, Dawson was working in sales for weight-loss company Jenny Craig and made a video on company property that he posted on YouTube. His employers deemed it inappropriate and fired him. A Jenny Craig spokesperson confirmed this. (YouTube has since deleted the video.) With no luck finding a new job, Dawson focused on YouTube videos and trying to get into the Partner Program. Once he was accepted, the checks began arriving." - USA Today

change in shane dawson's rank
If this link is accurate: http://vidstatsx.com/youtube-top-100-most-subscribed-channels Shane is now 6th behind freddiew's 5th. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.38.215.115 (talk) 21:55, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Shane Dawson's girlfriend is Lisa Schwarz, but as of recently it is confirmed by Shane himself and Lisa as well that Lisa and him are no longer together anymore. a page on criticism of shane dawson, such as allegations of plagiarism, taking the character of shanany from the show martin     —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.4.218.76 (talk) 17:34, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Source
, dont have time or energy to add it myself.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 15:50, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

New Page
I was wondering if anyone thinks there should be a page about Shane Dawson as a fictional character and the universe in his videos, including descriptions of characters like Shananae and Ned. I think it would maybe be a useful article, but I'm not sure. What does anyone think? —Preceding unsigned comment added by AutoMe (talk • contribs) 17:49, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Cease fire
Looks like we had an edit war in progress. Let me be clear, there are no innocent parties in an edit war and blocks can be issued even if you don't technically violate the three revert rule. So how about you both discuss here instead, since the page is now protected to stop your edit war from continuing. If edit warring resumes when the protection expires, all involved parties can expect to be blocked. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:27, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I thought it was settled... but any way I woke up this morning to find DAshbot telling me I had an Orphaned image. Naturally surpised and found editor it removed it with no edit summary. So in my edit summary I am like How did that get removed? thinking it got lost in some of the vandlaism of recently. I check back and found a really sarcastic comment. Which leaves me like Go hash it out on the talk page on why you think this should be removed The response is was to he responded my noming it for Speedy Deletion under the WP:F8 criteria. delete this copyright infringement already and then  removes the image again. I revert saying what it is and not copyright infringement. That it had a valid fair use tag thus ineligible for such criteria. He reverts me Demanding I meet the Requirements Which of Course are already met thus . revert and slapped with the Speedy Deletion removal notice and subsquently Reports me to the vandalism Board. I go to his talk page and try to explain [WP:F8] criteria.  IT was of course Declined as not vandalism He stopped thus I assumed after that so I was under the impression it was over. The Resident Anthropologist (talk) 20:33, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
 * And now an uninvolved admin has reviewed the fair use Rationale and determined it as not replaceable with a free image The Resident Anthropologist (talk) 00:35, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not interested in an explanation of why you were edit warring. There is no reason you can give other than reverting blatant and obvious vandalism that excuses it. There is no right and wrong in an edit war, anyone who participates is wrong. Edit warring always makes things worse and never helps, so please just don't do it even if you know you are right and the other person is wrong. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:15, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * ok fair enoughThe Resident Anthropologist (talk) 02:18, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * For the record if you are in a dispute with just one other editor WP:3O is a good way to get a quick opinion from a third party, and there are many other forms of dispute resolution available, as well as page protection. These are all acceptable alternatives to edit warring. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:36, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Heat of the Moment frustration, Normally I do the WP:DR. The Resident Anthropologist (talk) 02:42, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Image
This article is a biography of a living person, how is a screenshot allowed on anything other than a TV episode article? 117Avenue (talk) 03:59, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * uhm why wouldnt it?The Resident Anthropologist (talk) 04:04, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It wouldn't if it were a non-free file lacking a valid fair-use rationale. However the image is under a Creative Commons license that is compatible with use in this article. More details are on the file description page at Commons. Beeblebrox (talk) 03:41, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The fight was over File:Shane&friends-intro.jpg. I understand how a free image is used. 117Avenue (talk) 03:53, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Links to other channels
This article is also about the YouTube channel ShaneDawsonTV, because of its many subscribers. Being the third most subscribed I think that the channels ahead of it can be listed in accordance with WP:BUILD. 117Avenue (talk) 01:19, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Shane's Real Last Name
In the born tab on the side, it should also say Yaw because Shane's real last name is Yaw. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000288013576 is one reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ynkno13 (talk • contribs) 14:18, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Facebook is not a reliable source. Please read WP:SELFPUBLISH. 117Avenue (talk) 23:46, 25 December 2010 (UTC)


 * In this YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg5lk2kyeyE&feature=related#t=6m40s he says his fake last name is Dawson and his MySpace URL is ShaneYaw, which I got from his YouTube channel: http://www.myspace.com/shaneyaw, so is this a reliable source?

Anthony Guidetti (talk) 18:48, 26 December 2010 (UTC)


 * I haven't seen his MySpace URL before. His YouTube channel is a primary source, and can be used. 117Avenue (talk) 23:06, 26 December 2010 (UTC)


 * His IMDB Entry http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3507289/ referencs his Born Name as Shane Lee Yaw too. It should be included. Maybe also the german Wikipedia is a valid reference too? http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Dawson Jkcg7 (talk) 03:31, 7 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Shane also talks about changing his last name to Dawson in an episode of Shane and Friends, he says, "My agents wanted me to change my name so directors wouldn't think I was asian before I auditioned, I said what about dawson, and it just stuck." — Preceding unsigned comment added by KatieMarie97 (talk • contribs) 17:19, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Criticism
Shane has received numerous critics over the vulgarity(joking about school shootings, rape, suicide etc.) Of his videos and noted in an interview he wants to appeal to a younger audience primarily from Nickleodion and other television stations like it which are believed to be too young for that type of humor. It has also been noted that he has little to no regard for the tenderness or severity of a serious situation such as Rape, Murder, Suicide, Racism, etc. He has also been known for gross misuse of the Youtube rules and regulations. Putting in titles that have nothing to do with his videos, using thumbnail pictures featuring female body parts such as their breasts when they are also nowhere in the video to be found(or mentioned), this is believed to be his ploy for gaining views from youtubers who are not familiar with his videos. He's also been heavily criticized for asking random questions that have little to nothing to do with the content of his videos at the end so it will be bumped up in the most commented video and be featured on the front page for more views. In the past he was discovered to have spammed the comment section on one of his own videos the word "agreed" many times for several hours(until the sock account was undoubtedly reported and was suspended presumably)for gaining more views. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.48.143.213 (talk) 07:58, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Where are all these critical reviews from (links?)? Or is it just from you? — Mike   Allen   09:43, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
 * The critical views are coming from youtubers such as TheArchFiend, GusMonkeyTV,YTwatchdog,and InquisitiveJoe. The only personal criticism I put in that is the "Random Question" part. And even then it was more of a stem off of an Archfiend video where he stated "people he doesn't give a S**t what you say he wants you to leave a comment so his videos will get bumped up in the most commented". I just noticed the majority of his questions have nothing to do with what he was talking about. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.48.143.213 (talk) 18:42, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Shane Dawson even admitted what he is doing that he knows well get him more and more videos. Shane dawson Exposed.--24.14.37.180 (talk) 16:57, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Shane dawson has been known to tag load his videos. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/fashion/04youtube.html This source was used previously but for unknown reason was taken off of the bio page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.14.33.227 (talk) 17:05, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The reason isn't unknown, the editor who did so wrote in the edit summary "source doesn't say any of that". 117Avenue (talk) 23:03, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
 * That is right. The source did not say he has drawn controversy because of his "vulgar nature, with his humor often being considered repetitive, inappropriate, and even, by some accounts, lame." See WP:BLPREMOVE. — Mike  Allen   01:11, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Is tag loading, using missleading thumbnails and text really how to get ahead. Shanes videos are a little bit on the mature side yet I have feeling youtube goes by a family guy standards of whats 14. Most of the issue is should youtube count it as exceptable if a partner mentions the title for a second. Most of this does branch over toward a youtube critism. Why would youtube get rid of a person making them money. Youtube has dirrectly mentioned that they have a class system.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wud2RPC8Yj0&feature=channel_video_title its very arguable that the guy in the video didn't try to follow up with questions overall just wasn't a very good interviewer. The video suggests there is a class system for youtubers. Has fred done anytype of missleading thumbnail or text. Most of freds videos are very streight forward. Here is an example of a video that probably should be flag yet strangely isn'thttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOhYCwEQzik I do appolgize for the length and the tone.--24.14.33.227 (talk) 03:35, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Please read WP:BLP and WP:OR. 117Avenue (talk) 04:37, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Second name
Shane Dawson's second name is Lee. I would add it but as I don't know how to reference yet so.. :P here's proof that his second name is Lee. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTsS5cbws54&feature=related#t=2m05s
 * I too saw this video when it was released, but it is not definitive proof that his second name is Lee. It isn't even clear what his mother said, she could have been saying Shanely, as a nick name. 117Avenue (talk) 19:59, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Shane Yaw
The article should be renamed Shane Yaw, not Shane Dawson because that is not his legal name. Shane Dawson should redirect to Shane Yaw. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.1.139.211 (talk) 05:08, 22 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Please read WP:COMMONNAME. 117Avenue (talk) 13:24, 22 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Just wanted to let you (User 75.1.139.211) know that Shane has confirmed that because of his obsession to the Titanic film, he changed his name after Jack Dawson. His legal name is Dawson. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Squidoh (talk • contribs) 23:23, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Shanes mother has also stated that Shane auditioned for a Mcdonalds commercial (and go the part) but because of his last name they thought he was asian,and asked him to change his last name for the purpose of his career. Shane and his mother were thinking of names and both said Dawson at the excat same moment (for the reason of titanic stated above) and thus Shane Dawson was born. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shae liz (talk • contribs) 05:57, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Vandalism
If someone with editing rights for this page could please remove the "money-grubbing wh**e" statement from the page, i'm sure shane would appreciate that and all future removal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sparky150 (talk • contribs) 08:20, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Family Life
It mentions Shanes Father, but it doesn't mention Shanes older brother Jared, or his eldest brother Jacob. Jacob was adopted by Shanes mom and dad before he was born due to the fact that his mother wasn't supposed to get pregnant. Jacob has cerebral palsy. When Jacob was 5, Teresa got pregnant with Jared, and then a few years later, got pregnant with Shane. I feel this should atleast somewhat we included. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shae liz (talk • contribs) 05:54, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Sourcing and other WP:BLP issues

 * Discussion at the BLP Noticeboard

I'm posting in response to sourcing issues raised on the BLP Noticeboard. I'd like to invite editors already involved here to help make this living person's biography into an encyclopedic article. Noticeboard volunteers will likely pitch in and, hopefully, leave helpful comments. Some major improvements this article needs are:


 * Regarding BLP policy, NOR policy: Right now, the article is rather heavily reliant on the subject's self-publication as a source. While some use of this subject's YouTube channel is to be expected (he's apparently notable because of YouTube), no self-publication should be used to support claims that are self-serving or claims about third parties. Nor should self-publications comprise the primary basis of text in an article. That means claims involving persons other than the subject himself, claims that are self-serving, and other substantial swaths of text that have no other source should probably go unless a better source is found to support them.


 * Regarding the BLP policy, "Not" policy, POV policy, and the coat rack essay: Some content, especially that based on primary sources, contains level of detail that is not encyclopedic. If an event is actually biographically trivial or insignificant, it should be excluded. Coverage by at least one reliable third party would help indicate the enduring biographical significance of an event, such as a relationship, an abstinence pledge as a teenager, or a firing. The same goes for details on the subject's works. If they're worth mentioning, someone other than the subject himself will have done so. That isn't to say every detail has to be independently notable by any means, but everything does have to be presented in a way that assigns it due weight.

If anyone has ideas, be bold and improve sourcing and content. Happy editing! JFHJr (㊟) 00:44, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 17 November 2012
Please change "As of September 2011 his main YouTube channel is the fifth most subscribed channel of all time, behind Ray William Johnson, Nigahiga, Smosh, and Machinima.com.[4][5][6]" to "Shane Dawson is currently the ninth most subscribed youtube chsnnel of all time."

ElleAudT (talk) 21:37, 17 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: Do you have a reliable source to say that he is now ninth and not fifth?. Sarahj2107 (talk) 01:38, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Hey Sarah too lazy to just go check youtube.com yourself? Smarty9108 (talk) 11:38, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

What defines a "Major production"?
Though the definition of a major production is debatable, I think it is worth mentioning his role in the well known horror film 'Smiley.'

Noahk11 (talk) 01:44, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

What is Ne Yaw? 97.95.90.147 (talk) 02:37, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 January 2014
I make love to Joey Graceffa every night.;) Sorry Lisa LOL

50.120.98.178 (talk) 04:10, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. Seems like too much information to me. --User:Anon126 (talk - contribs) 05:54, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 August 2014
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Shlomiti23 (talk) 13:13, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Unintelligible. Samsara (FA • FP) 10:22, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 August 2014
Update a picture of Shane Dawson. And add something about Lauren Schnipper leaving.

71.161.194.230 (talk) 14:08, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

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) 14:32, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as we do not appear to have a more recent copyright-free picture to use, whilst you have not requested a specific change to the text.

Semi-protected edit request on 14 August 2014
I want to change Shane Dawson's picture to a more recent one, preferably from 2014

Kmartinez694 (talk) 07:18, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

Not done: Please make your request for a new image to be uploaded to Files For Upload. Once the file has been properly uploaded, feel free to reactivate this request to have the new image used. - Arjayay (talk) 10:53, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

Smiley link
C'mon, I don't even watch Dawson but I know he's got a pretty devoted fan base, I'd have thought someone would have actually correctly linked to his 2012 movie. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.154.232.126 (talk) 02:22, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

BLP vios
This article needs a BLP tag badly. None of the early-life material is cited, his ostensible last name is not cited, tons of stuff isn't cited.--209.122.114.237 (talk) 18:21, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 March 2015
Under the paragraph titled "2013–present: Shane and Friends, Television, and The Chair", please change the following text "In response, many of Shane's YouTube channel subscribers started a Twitter protest campaign, using the hashtag #ShaneDawsonSony.[citation needed]" to "The video, which possessed various violent acts like Dawson killing his girlfriend, a security guard and Taylor Swift, created large controversy when it was taken down. Shane's YouTube channel subscribers started a Twitter protest campaign using the hashtag #ShaneDawsonSony in order to create awareness for the situation. The hashtag trended worldwide, compelling other video makers like REACT! to also voice their concerns through Twitter about Sony's censorship. The Twitter protest was successful, allowing the Blank Space parody to be released on YouTube." JulianneIbby (talk) 21:14, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. —   15:52, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

picture
They should upload a newer picture of Shane Dawson, because this one is pretty old. Xiandryodro (talk) 15:02, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2015
Shane Dawson is also part of a community called FR5

80.184.84.54 (talk) 11:40, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 12:49, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

Please update the '2008-10: YouTube channels' section
The section says, "In September, he uploaded a video called "Fred is Dead!", which has since received over 23 million views (as of September 2013), making it his most-viewed video."

This is no longer true, the Wrecking Ball parody is his most viewed video. -- Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball PARODY

- Monochromatic Bunny (talk) 03:12, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

COI tag?
Why was this tagged as conflict of interest? Sorry if this is mentioned in the archives already. – Zumoarirodoka(talk)(email) 21:39, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 October 2015
I would like to have his subscriber and view count changed.

Gertjatsa (talk) 14:47, 20 October 2015 (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. -- Sam Sailor Talk! 10:54, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 October 2015
On October 9, 2015, Dawson attracted attention on social media and news sites after expressing extreme aggression towards cyclists in a post on his personal Twitter account, where he proclaimed his temptation to kill cyclists on the road. The entirety of the post read: "I know it's the law but seriously, who the fuck thought people should ride their bikes in the fucking street? literally so tempting to kill"

John Juzek (talk) 04:48, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. -- Sam Sailor Talk! 10:55, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

super girl
At 12 years old, Kara Zor-EL escapes doom on planet Krypton to find protection on Earth with the Danver family, where she grows up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex, and learns to hide the extraordinary powers she shares with her cousin, Superman. Now an adult living in National City and working for media mogul Cat Grant, Kara finds her days of keeping her abilities a secret are over when super-secret agency head Hank Henshaw enlists her to help protect the city's citizens from threats. Finally coming into her own, Kara must juggle her new responsibilities with her very human relationships. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SupergirlRules120 (talk • contribs) 17:58, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

super girl
At 12 years old, Kara Zor-EL escapes doom on planet Krypton to find protection on Earth with the Danver family, where she grows up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex, and learns to hide the extraordinary powers she shares with her cousin, Superman. Now an adult living in National City and working for media mogul Cat Grant, Kara finds her days of keeping her abilities a secret are over when super-secret agency head Hank Henshaw enlists her to help protect the city's citizens from threats. Finally coming into her own, Kara must juggle her new responsibilities with her very human relationships.

Supergirl herself needs help to... sometimes

-I'm Supergirl and i'm supposed to save the world but i wanna know...who's gonna save me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SupergirlRules120 (talk • contribs) 20:00, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 30 June 2016
In the section on Shane's personal life, it mistakenly states that he is dating a fellow YouTuber. The link supposedly confirming this is just to a silly YouTube video of them that has brought up the topic (since proven false) that they are dating. Nowhere in the video does it mention them as a couple. Thanks for clearing this up :)

Rdave97 (talk) 00:36, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done st170e talk 22:36, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 September 2016
remove template at bottom per Templates_for_discussion/Log/2016_September_13 198.102.155.115 (talk) 18:21, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – Davey 2010 Talk 18:33, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 October 2016
Shane Dawson only has 8.2 million subscribers Lolo2900 (talk) 06:24, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The article states that the subscriber count is for all his channels combined. While I find that a little weird, it is not strictly speaking incorrect. -- ferret (talk) 22:28, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 November 2016
Could somebody add [Category:YouTube channels launched in 2005]? 173.73.227.128 (talk) 01:41, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done -- Dane 2007  talk 04:02, 3 December 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2017
Add a person as partners: Lisa Schwarts Abiisboring (talk) 03:39, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 14:05, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 December 2017
Hey, I noticed that your Wikipedia pages for people sometimes include their catchphrase(s) so the edit that I am requesting is that you add that Shane Dawson's catchphrase is "Hey what's up you guys, yes." He often uses this cathcphras eat the beginning of his Youtube videos. Thank you! 24.64.85.54 (talk) 23:56, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
 * ❌. One concern is that it might not be notable enough to add. Also, we need a source that is both reliable and written by a third party, meaning not Dawson or anybody involved with Dawson's work. Please see WP:RS.  City O f  Silver </b> 00:08, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 January 2018
add Ryland Adams to "associated acts" Shaniels0n (talk) 18:17, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ToThAc (talk) 19:20, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Ryland Adams
Why doesn’t Ryland have his own page? I would love to make one! Just WikiEditor2018 (talk) 01:25, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
 * This is the talk page for the article about Shane Dawson. I'll leave a note on your talk page explaining how articles get created around here. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:36, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 February 2018
139.216.158.230 (talk) 06:41, 23 February 2018 (UTC) hellaa im aleah dawson i love shane
 * That's great, but please understand that this page is for discussing changes to Wikipedia's article about him, not for talking about him in general.  Anon 126   (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 07:39, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Is Shane Dawson dating the Gabbie Show?
Is Shane Dawson dating the Gabbie Show? No! She is very cute!

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No! He is currently dating Ryland Adams Gisselm (talk) 22:21, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 May 2018
change Born: July 19, 1988 (age 29 years), Long Beach, CA to Died: May 4, 2018 Mar04led (talk) 04:20, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. A google search is turning up nothing for me right now. Nici  Vampire  Heart  05:20, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 July 2018
Steven dunc (talk) 21:14, 11 July 2018 (UTC) 1) inline 8 change it from "is still ongoing" to "stopped in 2017 due to shut down of Fullscreen SVOD service" source: https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/fullscreen-svod-shutdown-layoffs-1202614100/ 2) inline 5 change it from "4 billion views" to "5 billion views" Shane Dawson TV current total views at 1.143 billion and shane current total at 3.888 billion making a total of 5.031 billion Source 1: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShaneDawsonTV/about Source 2: https://www.youtube.com/user/shane/about 3) add Tana Mongeau to associated acts due to lastest Youtube series link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFtIsyRvNE
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: Made edit 1 and 2. Did not make edit 3 because one video does not seem enough to constitute an associated act, Tana Mongeau does not seem notable enough, and several YouTube collaborations are not included a associated acts. --Danski454 (talk) 11:33, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 January 2019
Shane Dawson now lives in Calabasas, California. Weasels546 (talk) 15:34, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:24, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 February 2019
i would like to edit this article with a couple more interesting facts that you've left out Bdunavent20 (talk) 01:31, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
 * 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 will add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. DannyS712 (talk) 01:37, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

Eugenia Cooney
Shane Dawson uploaded a one-hour long video about the return of fellow-youtuber Eugenia Cooney. Cincinnati resident (talk) 04:27, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Abusive alchoholic father
There are at least three, highly critical, references to Dawson's father. All are sourced to the subject's own videos on Youtube, but framed in WP:VOICE. WP:BLP ? Pincrete (talk) 17:39, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

Edit Request
I have an updated photo of Shane from 2014 from his film, "Not Cool" A Rainbow (talk) 22:13, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 * You might want to use the edit request template. Minecrafter0271 (talk) 19:17, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 26 January 2020
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 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: Withdrawn by Nominator. Minecrafter0271 (talk) 00:37, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

(non-admin closure)

Shane Dawson → Shane Yaw – If you look at other youtubers' article names, they are almost always their real names (examples: Daniel Middleton, Joseph Garrett). I don't see any reason why this is different. Minecrafter0271 (talk) 22:59, 26 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Oppose, per WP:COMMONNAME and WP:STAGENAME (etc.). Shane Dawson is the name he's known by and referred to in almost every source (i.e. He's rarely, if ever, referred to by his birth name Shane Yaw). Additionally, there's a difference between someone online being known by their username (like your example "Joseph Garrett" going by "stampylonghead" online), versus someone online going by a name that's actually a name (i.e. a different surname, like "Shane Yaw" going by "Shane Dawson" for example). (...Also, by the way, your other example Daniel Middleton's page is actually at "DanTDM".) But even with that distinction, you still have examples like Felix Kjellberg (whose page is at his widely-used username PewDiePie), so similarities to other pages aren't a great argument when other pages are split. Paintspot Infez (talk) 23:24, 26 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Oppose per WP:COMMONNAME, never referred to as Shane Yaw anywhere. If there are other articles on YouTubers known by a pseudonym that aren't titled that way, that's a reason to move those pages, not this one. Nohomersryan (talk) 00:17, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Oppose, per above. As long as there is a redirect at Shane Yaw to get the few here that look under the wrong name we’re fine. Gleeanon409 (talk) 11:02, 27 January 2020 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. <b style="color:red">Please do not modify it.</b> Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Why is the "N-Word" repeatedly used? Request for edit.
Why is the term "the n-word" used? The word is "nigger" and can be used in various contexts without causing mass offence - much like the way it's used in the dictionary. A word cannot be offensive by default and depends on how it is used. Using the actual word "nigger" would be much more sensible considering we are adults and can see a controversial word without running from the room screaming with our hair on fire. I'd like this changes please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.201.167.101 (talk) 18:09, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

An error in the sidebar
The article has his views for the ShaneDawsonTV channel at 21.52 billion when it's actually 21.52 million. I just created this account so I can't fix it yet. Seek4truthalways (talk) 17:15, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 July 2020
"is" an American YouTuber needs to be changed to was. Whaleskank (talk) 23:42, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌. Is there a source saying he is leaving his YouTube channel? All I have seen is stuff about his videos being temporarily demonetized. If there is, we would usually change the wording to "is a former" because we tends to use "was" in the opening sentence for dead people. Larry Hockett (Talk) 23:49, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 July 2020
Remove all occupations and put canceled because he is canceled. PERIODT Kailerlol (talk) 01:44, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

ShaneGlossin
this is his second channel, he only posted (3) videos so far but more to come! He plans to use it for videos that aren't that professional (not documentaries) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.236.31.234 (talk) 17:03, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

As of July 4,2020 he has only uploaded in total six videos and since hasnt posted on the channel since April 4,2020. Tocatchyoutrpin (talk) 03:56, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 July 2020
i would like to update the article and provide a more recent perspective. Imonlybeinghonest (talk) 09:41, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌. Due to persistent disruption, the article is locked so that only autoconfirmed users can edit it. Edit requests should be phrased in a "Change X to Y" format. Larry Hockett (Talk) 09:47, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 July 2020
there is information wrong that i would like to fix involving his occupation 2600:1702:1140:AB30:1CEF:31D:738:397F (talk) 04:34, 20 July 2020 (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 and provide a reliable source if appropriate.  JTP (talk • contribs) 04:56, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 July 2020
"He was one of the first people to rise to fame on video-sharing website YouTube"

Doubtful. I would add an "According to whom" template after that line. 46.253.186.62 (talk) 14:42, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * That's what the attached citation says, – Thjarkur (talk) 15:07, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 October 2020
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I would love to edit this document to give more info about this person because some of this has false information that i would be honored to fix SoggiTrash (talk) 16:32, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
 * You can request specific changes here on this talk page on the form "Please change X to Y", citing reliable sources. – Thjarkur (talk) 16:45, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

Shane Dawson subscribers
Shane just lost another 100k subscribers so it would be good if you change his subscriber count from 21 million to 20.9 million. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noogometni urejevalec (talk • contribs) 21:18, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 October 2021
Someone has edited Shane’s wiki page writing he is a ‘child predator’. This has no way been proven and should be remove immediately. How terrible someone can edit this page writing this nonsense.

Thank you. TCRHaunted (talk) 11:06, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Vandalism reverted, here and on other articles, and the user is reported to WP:AIV. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:15, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 February 2022
Change the word "n**ga" to the n-word. It is very offensive. Thegoodguyas (talk) 19:00, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Wikipedia is not censored. --Ferien (talk) 19:41, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Racial Slur
By including the N word (even lacking a hard R), Wikipedia is signalling to white people that casual racism against Black people is not just tolerated but endorsed. If this isn't removed I will be forced to turn to social media to draw awareness that Wikipedia is not a safe place for minorities and that the editors of this article (I can find your names on the edit history) are perpetuating racial violence. 2600:100F:B104:3787:8468:E8D9:675C:E09D (talk) 06:25, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia does not censor words or ideas some may find offensive Anon0098 (talk) 15:57, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Edit-semi protected
In the intro, please mention that he is a podcast host as he has hosted not one but 2 podcasts. 2600:100C:A213:A7A6:7DBB:8079:1DDD:4DBB (talk) 06:40, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. MadGuy7023 (talk) 07:38, 2 September 2022 (UTC)