User talk:ParticleMan

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Q-Zar[edit]

I made some changes to the Q-Zar article. Hopefully you approve.. Your cousin.. —Cliffb 09:59, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks![edit]

Hey ParticleMan, thanks for reverting vandalism to my userpage! Sorry he hit your userpage too :( Cheers, – Riana ^{shiny disco balls} 03:42, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Films considered the worst ever[edit]

ParticleMan,

My edit was not an experimentation, not in the slightest, but was an attempt to show the absurdity of the article. Nearly two-thirds of the movies on the list (31 out of 50) were created in either the '90s or the 2000s. Do you really expect me to believe that the past decade and a half was uniquely responsible for the pits of American cinema? That's quite the tall claim to make.

Quite the contrary, my belief is that the reason why people are biased toward selecting movies from these decades is because these movies are still fresh on their minds. The average user on Wiki probably wasn't even alive to see some of the flops of the earlier decades, and probably isn't familiar with historical cinema. And it's exceedingly difficult to make the claim "This must be the worst movie of ALL-TIME!" when only a couple years have passed since the release of said movie.

By using the exact same standards that other users have used for that article, I was able to show the absurdity of their logic. Citizen Kane was also poorly received when it was released and, as previously mentioned, was booed for each of its nine Academy Award nominations (it only manage to take away one of those nominations for best screenplay). It is far too early to cast judgment on movies immediately after their release. This is true of most forms of arts and, tragically, most artistic genius isn't recognized until generations after its release.

Now, I'm not claiming that many of the films on the list will ever amount to anything; I very much doubt that Gigli or From Justin to Kelley has any potential. I am simply pointing out that I'm extremely skeptical as to whether these particular films are the WORST of all-time. And using the reactions of audiences near the time of the film's release is a very bad standard for determining which film is worst, as is shown through the Citizen Kane example. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.12.20.131 (talk • contribs)

"ParticleMan" (e.g. My young and anti-vandalism cousin) I think the key to responding is from the article:

The films listed have either been cited by a combination of reputable sources as the worst movie of the year, or been on such a source's list of worst movies. Examples of such sources include the Golden Raspberry Awards ("Razzies"), Roger Ebert's list of most hated films, and the Internet Movie Database's "Bottom 100" list.

So if 128.12.20.231 provides a source (perhaps a 1941 movie review?) then it would be fair game for inclusion. —Cliffb 05:19, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lightning Reaction[edit]

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I don't think either Lightning Reaction or Shocking Tanks are notable. Also, neither of the articles have any references whatsoever. Perhaps it would make sense to merge them into their manufacturer's article, with appropriate references. Superm401 - Talk 23:38, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Friendly reminder about talk page messages[edit]

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Self-aware editing

Thanks ParticleMan for calling me on a recent edit. Your comment was: ". . . , at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Cult following, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. . . .Thank you. ParticleMan (talk) 16:43, 2 July 2008 (UTC)"

I should have properly edited the article; however, I didn't do so because I wasn't sure what the original author intended. The article in question presents this paragraph:

"While cult followings are unquestionably more prevalent in pop culture, examples of this phenomenon exist in serious culture as well, *especially among certain sub-segments of the public, such as homosexuals and other cultural minorities.* Thus we find cults of certain writers, such as Yukio Mishima, J.K. Rowling, H. P. Lovecraft, J.D. Salinger, Simone de Beauvoir and perhaps most famously, J.R.R. Tolkien; composers like Erik Satie or Edgard Varèse; or performers, like Maria Callas, Ferenc Fricsay, Wilhelm Furtwangler or Magda Olivero." (emphasis [*} my own)

The first sentence of this paragraph is certainly not neutral, is badly conceived, and does not provide adequate attribution for a controversial remark. The word "cult" tends to be used to construct a sub-segment of the population in a communicative setting, even if no such bounded part of the public can be otherwise identified. The sentence, then, is redundant at the least. However, the main problem with it is the idea that any cult is more than likely to be composed of "homosexuals and other cultural minorities". Since a cult is a cultural minority, it is again redundant, but this is certainly not a neutral statement as regards gays, lesbians, bisexuals, or queers. It presents these people as deviants, which is no longer an appropriate way to conceive of minorities. Women, after all, are not the "weaker race" as far as Wikipedia is concerned. Wikipedia should no more present as if "homosexuals" were a marginal and bizarre group of people. Even if the language were altered, where is the evidence that "homosexuals" are statistically exemplary of cult followings?

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