Talk:The Skeptic (film)

Discussion moved from user talk page
'The following discussion took place on my talk page. I'm moving it here, where it properly belongs. Any additional discussion should take place here. Ed Fitzgerald t / c''' 19:58, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Re your edits there and your edit summaries. You added links stating "restored standard film article links" however per Film project consensus and WP:EL, just because those are "standard" links does not mean they should be included automatically if they do not actually add any content beyond what the article already has. Those links were specifically excluded because of the lack of content beyond plot summary and cast/crew, which is already in the article. Please explain how you feel they add significant value to the article?

Re your naming of the References section to Notes stating "enumerated in-line citations are universally called "notes", a specific form of reference" - um, no they are not. Notes are used when a note section is purely actual notes, for a mix of notes and references, or if you are using the shortened form of notes with full references in a separate section. This article is using full, in-line citations. No where in any guideline or policy have I seen requires a full, in-line citation section to be called "Notes" nor has it ever come up in any FA or FL discussion I've ever seen where sections are always called References. In the end, it is still pretty much personal preference, and per WP:CITE, "the style used by the first editor to use one should be respected". So please do not change this again, as per the existing guideline. -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 18:51, 8 May 2009 (UTC)


 * In the real world, not in the wacky Wikiworld, enumerated in-line references are called "Notes". If they are listed at the foot of the page, they are "Footnotes".  If they are listed at the end of the book or article, they are "Endnotes", or, in either case, they can be called just plain "Notes".  They are never called "References", which is a generic term encompassing various forms of information germane to the sourcing of a book or article.  A note is a specific kind of reference, as is a citation, an entry in a bibliography, etc. Wikipedia shouldn't exist in a world of its own, separate from the real world.  It can make up its own definitions if it wants, like Humpty-Dumpty, but it only serves to make it look silly to people who already have a tendency to look down on it.  There's no reason in the world to give them further ammunition. Ed Fitzgerald t / c 19:34, 8 May 2009 (UTC)


 * The ELs add content to the article by dint of being links to standard and widely used websites for film information. We serve our readers by providing these link for their convenience.  Not only that, but the information there is not static, it changes over time, so while at the moment there may not appear to be strong reasons to include them, as active repositories of data, it's more than likely that value will be added to them.  Not only that, but even now, while the information there at the moment may be of the same type as is included in our articles, it also has the potential to differ in scope or specific content.  Giving our readers a place to double check what we say is only reasonable and, again, convenient for them, as well as beneficial to us (since we can be more easily alerted to problems in our information). The bottom line is that these standard film article links have every reason to be included, and our  guidelines  (not  rules  to be followed slavishly and dogmatically) allow them.  Please do not remove them again. Ed Fitzgerald t / c 19:52, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * You are basically arguing for possible future usefulness which may or may not even materialize. At this point, they fail WP:EL and they are completely useless to readers. They do not provide additional information NOW, which is what matters. I have requested additional views from the Film project to get further opinions. -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 20:33, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No, I am arguing that we are here to serve our readers, and having those links does exactly that. (And no way do they fail EL, that's the bunk.) Ed Fitzgerald t / c 23:42, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * You are both right (bettcha thought you'd never see that statement from me), although I don't see a problem in adding the sources especially since both sites are dynamic and subject to change. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 13:26, 12 May 2009 (UTC).