User talk:Andrea Not

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Happy editing! AntiDionysius ( talk ) 10:38, 2 July 2024 (UTC)


 * A quick note on article lead sections; they're meant to be condensed summaries of the article contents. This means that they should give quite a complete overview of the article, but also that they do not necessarily need to be line-by-line sourced as long as sources for the relevant info exist in the rest of the article. AntiDionysius  ( talk ) 10:40, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * In this case, it is necessary to put in the This Man lead section. that the whole thing was a hoax, as that is a vital fact about it, and we would not want someone who only read the lead to come away not knowing that, or to be given the opposite impression. AntiDionysius  ( talk ) 10:42, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * ok but but on the linked page, there is no vague reference to it being a hoax Andrea Not (talk) 10:42, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * But the fact that is a hoax is explained and cited in the rest of the article. If you want to remove that citation and link from the lead you are welcome to do so. AntiDionysius  ( talk ) 10:44, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * of course, but it’s false information that Natella said it’s a hoax Andrea Not (talk) 10:47, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * It's not false information, no. There is an entire section of the article about him discussing how he made it up. He didn't directl use the word hoax, not least because he was writing in Italian, but he described how it was a hoax. He also identified it as part of a project which he himself described as a series of "subversive hoaxes and...weird art projects exploring pornography, politics, and advertising.". AntiDionysius  ( talk ) 10:52, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * in english: STRATEGY A true story and a compelling narrative. A simple website, a computer-generated composite sketch, and some flyers in various languages posted in a dozen cities worldwide. This is how the face of a man, drawn in the waiting room of a New York psychiatrist, becomes a genuine global media sensation where dreams and reality blend on the internet.
 * RESULTS The story of This Man becomes news published in major media outlets worldwide, with an estimated media reach exceeding 2 billion contacts. Almost 2 million visits to the site in one year, over 10,000 emails from people describing their dreams with This Man, sending photos of look-alikes, theorizing possible explanations, and offering their help with the research – the flyer has been spontaneously translated into 30 languages. While waiting to discover who "This Man" really is, the subject will become a film produced by Sam Raimi's Ghost House with Bryan Bertino directing. Andrea Not (talk) 10:56, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * add this if you want: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Man_(single_album) Andrea Not (talk) 10:58, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I don't understand, that's an unrelated article. AntiDionysius  ( talk ) 11:00, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * "Inspired by an urban legend that people from all over the world encounter the same mysterious man in their dreams, the album's story was written by Cho Ye-eun, a thriller and horror novelist" Andrea Not (talk) 11:15, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Okay. It seems kind of tangential to what we're talking about but if you'd like to add it somewhere to the article you're certainly welcome to. AntiDionysius  ( talk ) 11:36, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I don’t want to waste time, and then someone deletes it :-) Andrea Not (talk) 12:23, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, I'm aware how it translates; I can read Italian. AntiDionysius  ( talk ) 10:58, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I don’t understand why you want to preserve the error. Andrea Not (talk) 11:16, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Because it's not an error...? AntiDionysius  ( talk ) 11:35, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * it's a false reference... anyway... Andrea Not (talk) 12:23, 2 July 2024 (UTC)