Talk:Who Made Huckabee?

Notability
Hilarious as the feud was, I don't think it's in any way notable enough to warrant an article all of its own. I'm a fan of all three comedians and I thought the feud was incredibly funny, but ultimately all it really amounts to is a clever way of filling in time on three writerless shows. It got some play in some blogs, a few TV critics chimed in to voice their amusement, but mostly all the hype is from the fans. Most of the information in this article regarding the feud itself (as opposed to the background information on the strike and character!Stephen) comes directly from primary sources, ie. the shows themselves. Per the general notability guideline, I feel that this article should be deleted. --Shoemoney2night (talk) 07:36, 9 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Y'know, this couldn't have come at a better time, since, as you have already expressed, you are a fan of all three comedians, too, and I was really just about to call on you to help me with the development of this article. What I thought was particularly interesting about this feud is that it publicly, if not somewhat ironically, reveals that these three are actually pretty good friends&mdash;they're supposed to be competing for viewers and ratings, and, although they indeed are, they actually decide to help each other out by dragging an admittedly silly idea to absurd, hysterical lengths. But, then again, maybe it's just because I'm a fan of these guys... :) With that said, however, could you at least give me time to really finish the article. As I pointed out in one of my edit summaries, I wasn't through expanding the articles as of yet, and still intend to add information concerning public reception of the feud and its immediate aftermath (which should, I hope, help establish its notability). Perhaps you could help out in that regard? Cinemaniac (talk • contribs • critique) 16:25, 9 June 2008 (UTC)


 * That was my favourite part of the feud, just getting to watch these three guys who are obviously having so much fun messing around together just helping each other out in such a silly, hilarious way. (Have you seen the outtakes clip? It's adorkable.) But I do appreciate all the work you've obviously been putting into this article... I guess my concern is more that in itself the feud is not notable enough to warrant an article here, and I'd hate to see you put in so much effort for nothing. --Shoemoney2night (talk) 02:12, 10 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I have seen the outtakes reel, and I've always wished there were some way I could embed that video on my userpage; it is very funny, indeed&mdash;especially at the beginning when O'Brien realises that he could have seriously hurt Stewart with that real beer bottle! :) Concerning the notability of the "feud" itself: I'm pretty much done transferring the information concerning the "meat" of the fight, and will now focus on the media's reaction to the feud, as well as the ratings increase and public reception that resulted of it. I sincerely hope that will establish the notability of the article's subject, but then again... Oh, well! I'm not going to have time to do that tonight, anyway. The shows are about to come on where I live, so I apologize for not being able to flesh the article out any further at the moment, but I've run out of time for the day's session. :)  Thank you for your comments though. I truly appreciate it. d:) --Cinemaniac (talk • contribs • critique) 02:56, 10 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Come on lets keep on topic - Given the referencing it's clearly been discussed in reliable third party sources. References 4 and 10 are broken by the way. It isn't an important event but i think it qualifies for notability, especially with regards to the writer's strike - it was a direct result of a lack of material during this period. More should be made of this fact in the article. As should it's role as part of Huckabee's campaign. Certainly it's not a life changing topic but it is verifiable and notable in that context; similarly unimportant topics have made it to FA status. Agree to remove the AFD notice on these terms? Sillyfolkboy (talk) 04:17, 28 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your comments. I think I'll take your suggestions directly into account and try to update the article to meet said suggestions. Cinemaniac (talk • contribs • critique) 18:28, 28 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm a fan of all 3 as well, but this is not even close to meeting notability guidelines. Brianski (talk) 00:41, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * This discussion's obviously long-dead, but I thought I'd just respond to this last point. According to Wikipedia's general notability guideline, "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to satisfy the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article." All three criteria have more than adequately been met and therefore this article is more than notable enough to stand on its own. (And, I think that the fact that it has been deemed a "good article" pretty much seals this point.) --Hnsampat (talk) 03:18, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Smack down from Hnsampat! I agree whole-heartedly with the above stated, in those days, with the writers strike in the United States, there was little to cover by media when it came to "entertainment news" Outback the koala (talk) 19:48, 15 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree. This is not notable. This information should be merged into other articles. Not sure which. --Havermayer (talk) 07:14, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

"Who Made Huckabee?" change
I'm cool with that. Sillyfolkboy (talk) 04:19, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I moved the title because the original title was long and ambiguous. It didn't need to be that long, and the new title is more effective because it is what the participants said during the feud. This is my first page move; I'm glad someone is okay with it. Leonard( Bloom ) 04:21, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Considering that I'm the one who started the article, I think the title change is just fine, too. In regards to longer and more ambiguous original title, I used it as per some other notable feuds, such as the Hatfield-McCoy feud, which was essentially my guide in developing this article. Cinemaniac (talk • contribs • critique) 18:26, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * The previous title was long, and the slashes made confusion possible, also, as said above, the title I changed it to is what the participants referred to it as when involved. Happy editing, Leonard( Bloom ) 19:02, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I think the new title is better, anyway. Cinemaniac (talk • contribs • critique) 00:12, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * like the name too but we need a sourfdce for that claim. Smith Jones (talk) 14:58, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * The "Indecision 2008" site dubs the feud "Who Made Huckabee?", too. I think that works as a reliable source. Cinemaniac (talk • contribs • critique) 19:38, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * thanks for the source. Smith Jones (talk) 19:40, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry Cinemaniac w'eve been overruled. Check the AFD fo r this article to see why. Smith Jones (talk) 05:40, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... Fox News, The Associated Press and The New York Times also referred to the feud as "Who Made Huckabee?", so I think that your title change was actually better. Oh well... Cinemaniac (talk • contribs • critique) 16:57, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Stewart's post-game analysis
The next day Stewart said on his show that the three had just put on television "the stupidest fucking thing anyone's ever seen." Just in case anybody wanted to add that. Lampman (talk) 18:02, 31 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I added it. :)&mdash;Cinemaniac (talk • contribs) 15:04, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

April Folly Day
You should list this article up on the April Fool's Day Wikipedia project--they'd appreciate an article like this...a lot. =)  -talk- the_ed17  -contribs-  15:48, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Use of non-free images
I'm looking at the non-free images used in this article and none of them feel particularly essential. I don't see any of them providing information that would be reasonably hard to understand with text alone, and they feel like simply providing accompanying visuals rather than being subject of critical commentary.

I understand this was adjudged to be a GA, but I believe NFCC standards have gotten stricter since then. Thoughts? Mosmof (talk) 16:45, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

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