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Razzie Award templates
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 * The following discussion is an archived debate regarding a Request for Comment. Please do not modify it. To voice your opinion, start a new discussion topic.

The result was never to use the Razzie Awards navbox templates in Actor and Filmmaker articles. –  Binksternet (talk) 21:10, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

For the purpose of gaining WikiProject consensus, and in conjunction with WikiProject Films, I am starting a discussion so that editors can weigh in on whether they would ever want to have a Razzie Awards template at the bottom of a film-related article. The Razzie is an uncomplimentary parody award, formally called the Golden Raspberry Award, and given to various "worst" actors, actresses, directors, films, etc. Templates under discussion are any future Razzie-related ones and these six existing ones:
 * Template:Razzie Award for Worst Actor
 * Template:Razzie Award for Worst Actress
 * Template:Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor
 * Template:Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress
 * Template:Razzie Award for Worst Director

The two options I am proposing for discussion are 1) Never to use the Razzie template at the bottom of an article, or 2) Sometimes use one or more Razzie templates per article based on editor consensus for that article. Option one bans the Razzie templates for all film articles, and begs the question of the existence of the templates. Option two gives each article individual say regarding the inclusion of the template. I am not proposing a third option of forcing the inclusion of Razzie templates on all related articles. Binksternet (talk) 21:45, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Discussion
 * Note: At present there are at least two and possibly three regular editors who are involved in this project who are on holiday through the end of this upcoming weekend. Please allow time for the editors who are away to make their comments. Thank you. Wildhartlivie (talk) 05:26, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm an outsider here, but it seems to me that this discussion isn't really clear, as some people seem to be addressing whether or not these awards should be mentioned at all, and some seem to be discussing the specific use of these templates. Perhaps some clarification is needed? kmccoy (talk) 06:07, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not entirely sure when a call for a project consensus became an issue for a Wikipedia-wide RfC, or why that is necessary. How about asking those who are around if everyone thinks a formal WP:RfC is necessary. I would observe that it wasn't so until more opinions not to use them began to appear. Making a formal WP:RfC extends the comment period excessively until well after Thanksgiving in the US. Or, hey, I've got an idea. Since the two who want these templates to be used, try joining the project and helping out on all the tasks we have to work on while you're at it. Wildhartlivie (talk) 08:27, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Having the discussion for an appropriate length of time helps to ensure a greater amount of participants are involved. :) Cirt (talk) 18:42, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Comment: It appears that there is a majority of consensus not to use these templates on WP:BLPs. I think I will close this discussion, and nominate those particular templates for deletion. Thoughts? Cirt (talk) 23:59, 7 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Never


 * 1) No. And for clarity's sake, this project does not have the provenance to make any determinations regarding a film article, thus including Worst Picture here is invalid. I do not think that there is much guidance in saying this particular group of templates should sometimes be used, it seems to me that either they would be used or they would not. At the point of entertaining sometimes, it leaves far too much unstated. There is no reason that articles for the few actors and directors who "accepted" their awards should not contain mention of it, nor has that ever been an issue, although it should be mentioned that the Mother Jones article claims that Tom Selleck and Bill Cosby attended the awards, which I cannot verify anywhere. Even the Razzie forum post by the founder of the Razzies said that Cosby didn't appear nor did they attempt to get the real Razzie award statue to him and verified that Selleck didn't attend. Just sayin'. These awards aren't given by an organized group that is acknowledged as legitimate in bestowing industry or film critic awards. It seems to me that they are more of a slur than any legitimate critical commentary. The Razzie awards are basically run by one individual and anyone who is willing to pay $25 to join the site is eligible to vote, and there is no way to determine if theoretically, one person could sign up and vote multiple times. There is no known vetting process for how the awards or nominations are determined and no oversighting of the nominations or voting process to clarify that the votes are actually legitimate themselves. These aren't film awards in the general sense of the term and I don't believe using navbox templates for Razzies lends an article any validation. There are far more notable legitimate awards that don't yet have a navbox template that are far more relevant to an actors career than an award that advertises itself as the ones who BITE Hollywood's butt instead of kissing it! Wildhartlivie (talk) 00:36, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't understand which you are saying is better: kissing or biting Hollywood's butt. Me, I'd prefer to stay away from that question altogether. About the Razzies, it doesn't really matter how they are organized if secondary sources see fit to comment on them. We go more by the presence in secondary sources of commentary on the Razzies than we go by any analysis of how they achieve their votes or whether they are considered "legitimate". This discussion thread has nothing at all to do with the "far more notable" awards—there is nothing stopping editors from creating templates based on those awards—and besides, "other things exist" is not an argument. Binksternet (talk) 02:46, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I posted that to illustrate the tone in which these pseudo-awards are given and in regard to this discussion, all points are valid to consider. This hasn't anything to do with secondary sources, of course there are secondary sources to support such content in the article. Once again, no one has argued that mention in the body of the article is unacceptable and it is a bit disengenuous to suggest that is the case by referring to sourcing or notability. I did not say that Razzies were not notable, otherwise I'd nominating the articles for deletion. This discussion is about whether this project considers this specific award in a class that would merit supporting a further addition of a navbox template. In that regard, this is a style issue, not a sourcing or notability issue and that, in fact, is about how an article is organized, and that does matter. It is at least a matter of undue weight given to Razzies in comparison to myriad other major awards where templates aren't present or created. Is a Razzie more important than a BAFTA Award?
 * Since this is a discussion regarding style, and no argument has been presented that Razzies are not notable, for what they are, or that there is a lack of sourcing, I see no reason why comments and points need be curtailed by quoting policy or essays. Other than the question of undue weight given to Razzie Awards vs. major film industry and critics awards, I am unaware that style discussions are required to adhere only to policy points. There's nothing of which I'm aware that delineates how style is determined, except by whatever points a given editor wishes to make. That also is a germane point regarding "analysis of how they achieve their votes or whether they are considered "legitimate"." That is a frequent complaint regarding other pop culture awards such as MTV Awards and People's Choice Awards and certainly is a factor in how the project regards them. I am a bit perturbed that the point about discussion regarding Razzie templates for worst film not being part of this project was unaddressed. Wildhartlivie (talk) 03:36, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I should have made it more clear that this discussion thread was immediately announced at WikiProject Films so that they could come and weigh in. Sorry about that. We're all here to discuss each of the Razzie navbox templates. Binksternet (talk) 04:08, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Nope I think the templates are useless as we have various categories that cover Razzie wins for both actors and films. If the Razzie win is somehow important, it can be mentioned in the article body.  Pinkadelica ♣  04:47, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Nope - But the same counts for the other templates. There is a category Raspberry awards winners (or something like that), the award is mentioned in the article prose, the award is usually also mentioned in the filmography table. To also have a template for that is overkill. It already is overkill for the Acadamy Awards but for the Raspberry awards it's even worse. Garion96 (talk) 11:01, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, "sometimes" almost never works on Wikipedia. If it's there it will be used on every article about a raspberry award winner. Garion96 (talk) 11:05, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) No I for one am completely opposed to including the Razzies in anything, apart from their principal article. Like the point raised in a previous post, they lack a rigorous consistency or veto process, with winners picked, essentially, for how funny the win or nomination would be. Moreover, the nomination and winning of the "award" seems more dependent on the notoriety surrounding the actors involved (the Paris Hilton nominations, for example), rather than the true merit of the film. I refuse to include any reference to the awards in any articles I work on. My position on this issue is not set in stone however. If the organisers were to include an impartial judging panel, then that would change a lot. At this point, I think it would be a disservice to the quality of Wikipedia to include them as fundamental to the writing of articles. For me, Razzie mentions are something akin to "Trivia" sections. Mainly.generic (talk) 04:06, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) No. I am very skeptical to dedicating so much space to this award on our actor pages. If coverage warrants it, then by all means mention it in the prose (per WP:DUE), but I think the template is too much. As others have pointed out, the categories make them redundant in terms of navigation. decltype (talk) 17:26, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Don't include I don't see why the template is necessary. The awards are indeed notable, but each actor doesn't need to have coverage of every single possible award they have received (whether positive or not). Also, it seems unorthodox to include this template on George W. Bush's page (he's listed as the 2004 winner for Worst Actor) especially since he's not a professional actor. Mention of the award can be covered within the prose of the article. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:31, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) Never The Razzie is a minor aspect of a film's reception or a filmmaker's career, and thus I consider a Navbox to be a distraction from more notable aspects of the article. More broadly, it seems to me that the establishment of a new Navbox should require a strong affirmative consensus. They clutter the bottom of an article, and (here is an issue I don't think has been mentioned yet) they lead to useless hits from search engines. Cheers, Easchiff (talk) 12:08, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 5) Never This template and others like it add nothing but clutter to articles. I'd like to see all of them eliminated. LiteraryMaven (talk • contrib) 17:09, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) Never. A bad faith award with very little consistency in the methodology of selection.   They add trivial clutter to the article, and are unnecessary - if someone wants to jump from one "winner" to another, that can be done by accessing Golden Raspberry Award and choosing the appropriate category or year.   I also think that "sometimes" is doomed to fail because we'll end up having to discuss the template on a person by person basis, and it should be all or nothing.  I say nothing.   If some "actors" (and let's face it,  many of them are not "actors" but are celebrities who have attempted to branch into film) want to gain some extra publicity by accepting the award and demonstrating their sense of humour, good for them, but that can be covered more successfully in prose.  Rossrs (talk) 23:38, 7 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Sometimes


 * 1) Sometimes. I think the templates can be useful to some of the articles that have been awarded a Razzie, especially ones where the people involved have appeared to accept the award or have commented on the award, as well as ones where the award was given wider coverage in the media. Binksternet (talk) 21:45, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Support. Clearly there are actors that view this as a sort of amusing comedic parody distinction. See Golden_Raspberry_Award, some of which is actually properly sourced. :)
 * 3) *Some examples:
 * 4) **Halle Berry went to accept her award in person.
 * 5) **Barry Pepper regretted not being invited to the Razzie Awards ceremony (Per The Canadian Press: {{cite news|last=Staff|title=Barry Pepper amused by his worst supporting actor award for Battlefield Earth|work=The Canadian Press|date=March 30, 2001}}).
 * 6) **Tom Selleck = accepted award.
 * 7) **Bill Cosby = accepted award.
 * 8) **Tom Green = accepted award.
 * I fully agree with this proposal by {{user|Binksternet}}, to include the templates on articles of individuals that have themselves accepted their awards in person, or directly commented on them, and in instances where independent reliable secondary sources have given significant coverage to the fact that they have received these awards. Cirt (talk) 22:04, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Support--Sometimes: I definitely feel that in instances like the aforementioned, it is worthwhile. It's a tongue-in-cheek award and when the actors or whomever poke fun at their own misfires, it can be considered worthy....How about for some of the most notoriously infamous wins, such as Faye Dunaway's, Kevin Costner's, or anything Showgirls? Do those fit the bill as well?--Cinemaniac{{sup|86}}{{sub|Dane_Cook_Hater_Extraordinaire}} 23:11, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I would say those fall under instances where independent reliable secondary sources have given significant coverage. Cirt (talk) 23:28, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Support the inclusion of the templates, subject to case-by-case discussion and consensus at the relevant article talk page. As noted, above, there are instances where the template might not be appropriate - and also instances where it adds some value. A blanket discussion doesn't deal with those nuances, and I think it would be better to look at each article individually, judging on the merits. UltraExactZZ {{sup| Claims }}~ Evidence 16:25, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Other comments
You can put me down as a "never" if you want, but I actually don't think we should use these types of navboxes at all in actor articles, from the Raspberries right up to the Oscars. Take the "Academy Award for Best Actress" template at Meryl Streep; why do we need links to Hilary Swank or Julia Roberts in that article? What is the relevance? Links to the award and award ceremony should be sufficient, and readers should navigate elsewhere from those articles, plus you've got the categories. It's all navbox overkill if you ask me. PC78 (talk) 01:21, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I dislike that, too. Her navboxes should be the ones that show her as the winner of said award, with only the prior and following winners wrapping the box.--Cinemaniac86Dane_Cook_Hater_Extraordinaire 15:26, 6 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment: If consensus is not to use the templates that deal with WP:BLPs, I would request to have a separate discussion for the one template Razzie Award for Worst Picture, which is a different matter entirely. Many of those films are quite notable in and of themselves because of this, and have received significant coverage from independent reliable secondary sources because of it. Cirt (talk) 19:06, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - As I stated at the outset, "Worst Picture" is not relevant for WP:ACTOR anyway, it is a WP:FILM issue. Discussion on that template, nor any consensus regarding the use of Razzie templates on actor articles, should not be applicable to something under another project's provenance. That a number of WP:FILM members who respond here are also a member of WP:ACTOR really is beside the point. That template should not have been included here. Wildhartlivie (talk) 03:52, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree with you. Perhaps we could remove it, and focus on those affecting WP:BLPs only, for this particular discussion? :) Cirt (talk) 03:53, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree completely. Wildhartlivie (talk) 05:59, 7 November 2009 (UTC)


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