User:Mark K Adams/sandbox

Landmarks & Places

 * Neighborhood signs of San Diego, CA; Landmarks of San Diego
 * University Avenue, San Diego, as the connecting artery of central urban San Diego
 * Montrose mansion, Holly Springs, Mississippi
 * Heritage House, Riverside; listed in List of landmarks in Riverside, California but no page; ck. other Riverside landmarks including Benedict Castle
 * Photo page for Mission Inn (external link). Check against Google image search.
 * Hungry Horse restaurant chain vs. Hungry Horse, Montana. Add pointer.
 * Fix former Hamilton Hotel, Laredo listing. Multiple issues.
 * Claim about "the world's first indoor mall" in Luleå, Sweden. I don't think so.  As an example, Covered Market, Oxford
 * Remove the quote marks around 'clay' under Stade Roland Garros. NY Times article, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/10/sports/tennis/french-open-clay-courts.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article

Film & Culture

 * IMDb: Wikipedia claims it's not reliable, yet cites a film's listing on it as Notability (films). Can't have it both ways.  Ref. my entry on Room (film).  And, check Wikipedia entry on Beavis and Butt-Head movie -- "H" should be capitalized -- as it is at IMDb.  So who's accurate now?
 * Cookie's Fortune - Reception & Critical Response
 * Revisit bathroom commentary of Pulp Fiction
 * See if we can resolve the back-and-forth regarding Pulp Fiction as an example of a Mexican standoff. Look at what I already have on the talk page for Pulp Fiction.  There is no way on God's green earth that Quentin Tarantino did not have a Mexican standoff in mind when creating that scene.  The fact that he presented a slight variation on the scenario only speaks to his filmmaking genius.  Maybe try to cite Pulp Fiction as just that - a slight variation on the idea.
 * Check / add Jeopardy! Archive against Jeopardy! entry. I think the strength of this cite warrants a subsection on the Jeopardy! page, not just an external link.  Ken Jennings and other Jeopardy! champions are known to have used Jeopardy! Archive to prepare for the show.
 * Breaking the Waves - filming technique. Check IMDb & research LA weekly article or other source.
 * Fix 'Aftermath' section in entry for The Blair Witch Project.
 * Add Mary Pickford's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
 * Add Critical Reception to The Young Poisoner's Handbook
 * Add to Tron cover of Smithsonian Magazine AND Disneyland Peoplemover attraction
 * Add SNL Saturday Funhouse sketch to media use of Björk's Swan dress
 * Get rid of "thriller" designation on The Blue Room (2014 film). While we're at it, figure out how to italicize only part of an entry
 * "Smashing Pumpkins" vs "The Smashing Pumpkins" - on Talk page multiple locations (eg. Archive 5). False opinion that "the" does not matter.  Correct name is w/out "the" - as iTunes listing, and I'm sure other places, will prove.  Doesn't matter what Billy Corgan may or may not have said in an interview.  Not only that, website is smashingpumpkins.com, NOT thesmashingpumpkins.com.  This is why it's important to leave off the "the"!  Those who stick by the "the" need to prove that that is the current vernacular, as I've got plenty of proof that the "the" should be gone.  CORRECTION: website apparently goes by both.  UPDATE: might want to drop this.  FB page goes with the "the."
 * Add Nouvelle Vague cover to Fade to Grey (Visage song)
 * Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers page: "It is the band's first" -- should be IT WAS the band's...
 * In Coen brothers first paragraph, swap Hail, Caesar! in acclaimed works list for Burn After Reading. Review list; add Blood Simple and Raising Arizona? Should True Grit be there?

Information & Tech

 * Check lists of Apple / tech websites; Apple community. [U]: Some work done on 3/20/13, but more should be done.  Placed an expansion tag.
 * Create an article for The Loop.

General Improvements

 * Why is "File:Mangroves in Puerto Rico.JPG" being used as photo of Quintana Roo, Mexico?
 * Expansion and fact-checking of Italian Baseball League page and teams. Ref. Italian Wikipedia page, Campionato italiano di baseball
 * — Look into use of foreign Wikipedia pages.

ADDED JUNE 2017:
 * Check level of refs on Hideo Nomo page.
 * Mohn; see Poppy seed
 * Add Joy of Cooking reference to Gibson (cocktail). May need to reference physical edition.
 * Ham: Expand on & list ham makes in U.S. Research starting with NYTimes article and Benton's Hams from PBS cooking/travel? show.  Wiki article seems short; follow up.
 * Update ATM SafetyPIN software with circulation as of January 2013 on Facebook. Look into possible use in UK.  Check to see if reported elsewhere, because "Wikipedia is Not a Source."  Does this count?
 * References on Heron's Formula; see talk page
 * Check cross-referencing between United States presidential election, 2012 and FiveThirtyEight vs. web reference.
 * Re-check & remove if necessary ref. on Fresh & Easy claiming TJ's is taking over. Also check FB page which rather unequivocally claims F&E will carry on.
 * Correct wording on age rank claim of Llangernyw Yew
 * Move Joe Frank content within KCRW page
 * Edit Drake's & McKee foods pages. Why did Drake's shut down in 2012 because of Hostess?
 * Explain that Scare quotes, despite origination, are considered a written form of Air quotes. This is explained on the Air quotes page, but not vice versa.
 * Make grammatical correction to final sentence of para. 3 of Grand jury entry, re: Japan.

Wikipedia

 * Concept of Wikipedia is Not a Directory; cf. Wikipedia Main Portal and Indexes
 * Concept of Wikipedia is Not a Source
 * What makes a source a source? Look at talk page on Pulp Fiction re. Mexican standoff.  If "Internet says" is not good enough, what is?  Some so-called SME?  Yes, if there is a consensus among SMEs.  But wether or not Pulp Fiction is an example of a Mexican standoff is clearly a matter of debate.  It's not science.
 * Sandbox Definition & Use -- a "testing spot and page development space" as in Sandbox heading?