Talk:Zeitgeist/Archive 1

Movie
'''This is a discussion page for the Zeitgeist article and not about restoring the movie. Any future discussion about the movie must be at Deletion review.''' CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 06:08, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Please stop adding links to the Zeitgeist movie. There was a consensus reached for the movie's article that it is not yet notable. See also WP:EL. Thanks! Scott.wheeler 12:13, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, the consensus was to KEEP the article, but it was deleted anyway and protected from being created again. It's really crazy that one of the reasons they gave for shutting it down was because it was "not yet notable" as you mentioned, yet it seems that its' notability is evident by how many times people to tell others NOT to post about it. Regardless, there should be a link or something added to either this page, or the disambiguation page concerning the documentary. --Trekerboy 17:55, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * You misunderstand what AfDs are for. It's NOT a majority vote; it's the discussion that really decides it. -WarthogDemon 19:23, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

I just watched the movie and came to Wikipedia to find a little more about it, for example who was involved with the production, disputes with claims made by the film, etc. Why am I not able to find any information here? I'm pretty out of the loop with regards to these matters, so the fact that I saw the film in itself means that the film IS NOTABLE. Another Opinion 22:24, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Just because someone has watched it does not make it notable. See Articles for deletion/Zeitgeist the Movie. Overall, it fails WP:NOTE. -WarthogDemon 22:26, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

How can you tell if a movie is "notable" or not? If it is out there, in the world, shouldn't we be able to put information about it on wikipedia? Everyone I know knows about Zeitgeist the movie...but maybe the area I live in is weird. I have seen a bunch of articles maybe one paragraph long with no info- surely zeitgeist deserves and would have more than this, if we were allowed to put it on. But of course, there must be a rule I don't know about that talks about how famous a movie must be before you can make an article about it or something... Aguy666 21:41, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia has policies defining what is notable: see WP:N (general requirements), WP:MOVIE (specific requirements for films) and/or WP:WEB (specific requirements for web content). There are a number of reasons for these policies, but not least is that content on Wikipedia should be verifiable, so if a subject hasn't been discussed by reliable sources (as opposed to blogs or web forums) it simply isn't possible to write a good article about it. Iain99 07:20, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Why are you, Scott, referring to WP:N (general requirements) as a reason to remove links to the movie? WP:N (General requirements) say: "Notability guidelines do not directly limit article content." It appears to me that Scott Wheeler is bullshitting.


 * I generally remove external links to content which would not meet WP:N. We (myself and two other editors) have in fact done just that for the entire section that the Zeitgeist Movie links were previously included in.  That, though not uncommon practice, to my knowledge is not policy.  However, the WP:EL link that I did include is a guideline and the most relevant section is Links normally to be avoided, #13.  Also please sign your comments using four tildes and argue based on content, rather than making personal accusations.  Thanks! Scott.wheeler 23:57, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Theres a new article about the movie here: Zeitgeist Wikia. I honestly do not understand why people are saying that it is not notable. If you look at the aforementioned article, it has references. More so than some other articles on Wiki that do not get deleted. Not to mention that the official website of the movie (Zeitgeist Official site) gives more than enough references to make this movie, and its article, notable. -HumanPandemic 01:22, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: based on autoblocks, HumanPandemic is a likely sockpuppet account. – Luna Santin  (talk) 21:30, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

This is the wrong place to be having this argument. If you think you can make a case for restoring the article to Wikipedia, deletion review is here. But, for what it's worth, I think you're confusing sources used by the film with sources about the film. Iain99 08:24, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia should not be censoring this movie. Please don't let this happen! Tendo
 * Please read Articles for deletion/Zeitgeist the Movie. Furthermore, non-notable amateur documentaries by conspiracy theorists hardly qualify as "notable." -WarthogDemon 15:28, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

The way in which words become known to people play a role (however minor sometimes) in shaping the use of the words. The movie will no doubt be many people's first introduction to the concept and word "Zeitgeist", so the debate as to whether a mention of the movie in this article is somewhat valid. I think some people are upset about the fact that they were aware of the word before the movie came out, and they want everyone to know that they are not merely riding a wave generated by the media. Which is also a valid point. Disambiguation is probably the answer. Nina 137.111.47.208 07:09, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Disambiguation for what? An external link? It fails WP:EL. Plus the word itself isn't enough to make something notable... -WarthogDemon 07:15, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't profess to understand the rules about this like some above seem to, but the bottom line has to be common sense, and that says people want to see a wiki page about this movie, just like the page about "The Great Global Warming Swindle". Alistairgd 23:03, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

There should be a page about the movie. Why is there not one? I would think at the least there ought to be a disambiguation page - pointing to this article and  pointing to an article about the movie. 64.142.101.135 03:00, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Read Articles for deletion/Zeitgeist the Movie. - Warthog Demon  03:05, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

I can't beleive you guys deleted it. I read the related Delete discussion, but still, i can't beleive it. You guys must realy update you way to make things "notable" (Phil) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.59.84.232 (talk) 04:09, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * If that's how you feel about it go to WP:DRV. Other than that, I doubt Wikipedia is going to treat conspiracy theories as if they were hard solid facts anytime soon. - Warthog Demon  04:25, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

'''This is a discussion page for the Zeitgeist article and not about restoring the movie. Any future discussion about the movie must be at Deletion review.''' CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 23:37, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Movie Censorship
Myself an many others are very upset with the censoring of any acknowledgement the Zeitgeist film. Maybe I am a bit dense, but I don't understand the logic that is going on behind the decision. Hardly anyone I know has ever heard of the chupacabra ("goat sucker") which is a creature that is said to exist in the southern half of the Americas. This legend is supported by less than half the evidence that bigfoot has and a small fraction of the number of believers. This creature has a relatively lengthy page here on wikipedia, though a film which raises legitimate questions about censorship and the government being the metaphorical "man behind the curtain" is left out all together. All that has to be said is a short paragraph acknowledging its existence, not necessarily supporting it since noone has really tested the theories yet. I find it hard to believe that any information is too obscure to be worth offering access to. I went to the page describing film "notability" requirements and do not see how it could be used as defense:

Films which have not been confirmed by reliable sources to have commenced shooting should not have their own articles. Until then discussion of the film may be included in articles about the film's subject material. Sources need to confirm the start of shooting after shooting has begun.

Additionally, films that have already begun shooting, but have not yet been publicly released (theatres or video), should not have their own articles, unless the production itself is notable per notability guidelines. Similarly, films produced in the past, which were either not completed or not distributed, should not have their own articles unless their failure was notable per notability guidelines.

This has not been publicly released on hard copies to my knowledge. If anything, this supports the idea of making a small acknowledgement on the Zeitgeist term page. --Theseanze 19:39, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

'''This is a discussion page for the Zeitgeist article and not about the movie. Any future discussion about the movie must be at Deletion review.'''

Zeitgeist Movie Censorship
I am confused also about why this is being censored. There was mention that it is not out on "hard copy" yet, and this is the reason it can not be mentioned. The movie is out on DVD, it is just an underground film not copyrighted or owned by any large corporation so as to prevent government involvement in it's production and composition. There is no reason this should not be allowed to be mentioned in the zeitgeist listing on Wikipedia. Please enable edits on this topic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lame art (talk • contribs) 06:28, 19 September 2007 (UTC)