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Daily Dot

At RSP, Daily Dot is described as "The Daily Dot is considered generally reliable, in particular for Internet culture. Some editors have objected to its tone or consider it to be biased or opinionated. Consider whether content from this publication constitutes due weight before citing it in an article." The material sourced to DD is not related to internet culture, and is undue in this context. It has been removed several times - don't add it again without discussing here Izzy Borden (talk) 20:31, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Daily Dot may be the only source in this whole article that is marked green (generally reliable) in the WP:RSP list. It isn't usually a WP:BESTSOURCE, but in this article it is one of the best. Llll5032 (talk) 20:44, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

::Simply asserting it is the best is not a convincing arguemnt. This article cites The Dessert News, which is Green, and many sources which are not even categorized on WP:RSP. It isn't usually a WP:BESTSOURCE, and it isn't one here. Izzy Borden (talk) 20:54, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Deseret News and the National Post are also mostly OK, per WP:RSN and WP:RSP. Most of the other sources are WP:RSOPINION or WP:QUESTIONABLE. Llll5032 (talk) 21:15, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

::::Feel free to remove other unreliable sources. Here you are using a very questionable source that implies a living person has violated the law. The DD is ok for internet culture. This is not about internet culture, but about smearing a living person. Izzy Borden (talk) 21:23, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think you'd have to get consensus to remove The Daily Dot as a source in this article, but per WP:RSP, it's usually fine. X-Editor (talk) 21:28, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

::::::I think you have it backwards. The onus is on those wishing to include disputed material. Beyond reliability issues, this is undue - what other source has reported on this? Izzy Borden (talk) 22:17, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Has Walsh disputed The Daily Dot's account? Llll5032 (talk) 22:24, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

::::::::I don't know, but what does it matter? It is a non-notable incident, which only a marginal source covered. Why would we want to smear Walsh in this manner? Izzy Borden (talk) 22:28, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If there is no good reason to doubt the truth of the account, then it is WP:DUE to mention fairly, because there are few other RS in the article. A dispute is not a smear. Llll5032 (talk) 22:30, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Top

X-Editor and Dronebogus, have enough non-conservative Christian commentators reviewed the film for the article to say that there are positive reviews from Christian commentators as a group? I removed the phrase Christian but kept "conservative commentators". Llll5032 (talk) 22:11, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that only conservative christian commentators have reviewed the film, so I don't think there is enough to say that for Christians as a whole. X-Editor (talk) 03:05, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Letterboxd reviews

The claim that Letterboxd hid reviews of What is a Woman? was verified by Letterboxd themself, as shown in my sources. Please do not falsely label them as an unreliable. If no other issues are found with including that Letterboxd hid reviews, I will once again add this information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Socrates Finch (talk • contribs) 16:44, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for writing, Socrates Finch. If you can find a source marked in green in the list at the bottom of the WP:RSP page describing this (and follow any notes listed about those sources), then you will probably get consensus to include it. Llll5032 (talk) 17:40, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for writing, LIII5032. My assessment that the "reliable" sources page is highly partisan and inaccurate itself notwithstanding, Letterboxd confirmed that they hid the reviews on Twitter. Would a citation to that tweet be considered tolerable? Socrates Finch (talk) 20:46, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia usually does not accept primary sources because they are too close to the subject and are biased as a result, and both The Daily Wire (the makers of the documentary) and Letterboxd's Twitter account would be primary sources. If you think the reliable sources page is partisan, discuss the issue at WP:RSN. X-Editor (talk) 22:05, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If it is what Letterboxd said then that's what Letterboxd said. Why does it matter where you read a quote, as long as the quote is true? Socrates Finch (talk) 00:33, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There are some explanations at WP:PRIMARY, WP:DUE, WP:RS, and WP:INDY. Llll5032 (talk) 01:00, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Using primary sources for controversial statements is not allowed in general, which isn't politically biased in any way. X-Editor (talk) 04:23, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Primary sources can be used for statements about themselves. There's no problem to say "Letterbioxd said they did X" and used a letterboxd source for that. Izzy Borden (talk) 20:52, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Per WP:BALASP, better to stick to third-party RS. Llll5032 (talk) 04:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Some or Few?

The current phrasing on the wiki reads, "The documentary received a divided reception, being praised by conservative reviewers, while being called transphobic by liberal, left-wing, and LGBT commentators." However, as I attempted to correct, some LGBT commentators, such as trans woman Blaire White, praised the film. My original correction read that the film was "praised by conservative reviewers and some LGBT commentators, while being called transphobic by liberal, left-wing, and other LGBT commentators." However, this correction was taken down. Recognizing that this new phrasing could be interpreted as misrepresenting the number of LGBT commentators praising the film, would an acceptable correction be, "The documentary received a divided reception, being praised by conservative reviewers, while being called transphobic by liberal, left-wing, and most LGBT commentators. However, a few LGBT commentators voiced support for the film"? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Socrates Finch (talk • contribs) 02:40, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If no consensus is reached in the next few days, I will go ahead and make the change. Socrates Finch (talk) 23:45, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lack of balance in Critical reception section

The Critical Reception section acknowledges from the start that "most critics have refused to review What Is A Woman". So, it is not surprising that there would be far more reviews from conservative site that are supportive of the documentary than those that don't.

But the number of positive vs negative reviews in an ideological subject like this one is not likely to be accurately representing the "Critical" consensus on the documentary from the perspective of an unbiased resource like Wikipedia. Especially when it is created by an avowed Christian, and someone who has gone publicly on the record that he is looking forward to making people cry over his book (https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1537254563979350018)

At this time, the section lists 24 distinct reviews. In my evaluation, 2 are neutral, 16 are supportive of the documentary's ideology (note: Note, not evaluating it on TECHNICAL merits, but specifically the SUBJECT matter being discussed), and 6 criticize it's approach and ideology.

Out of the 16 listed supportive critical reviews, 5 - almost 1/3 are from overtly Christian or Catholic sources, bringing a further lack of critical or impartial tint to the subject. (That is, these critics are predispositioned to support the documentary based on its agenda)


I propose the section is not an accurate representation of the overall "critical reception" of the documentary. There are plenty of left leaning sources that DID review the documentary and are not included leading to an inaccurate summary of the critical view. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Npinguy (talk • contribs) 07:40, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Most of the reviews are from conservative and Christian news outlets, so the reception section will reflect this fact, meaning it is not undue weight. Reception from critics is inherently unequal. Wikipedia is also not here to right great wrongs, but to cover what other sources are saying. You say there are "plenty of left leaning sources that DID review the documentary and are not included", but you haven't provided links to any of these left-wing reviews. Please share them if you can. Removing all Christian sources from the section also isn't balanced at all. I have removed some more unreliable left-wing and conservative sources, but that's because the section was getting too long. X-Editor (talk) 18:16, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Many of the positive links have praise and criticism and should be in the mixed review section. The first positive review isn’t a review of the film but a criticism of the lefts refusal to watch. I can help work on the categorizing of the critical reception and maybe get a few more from each side - ideally with a unique insight and not just a repeat of the others. Pdogtreefrog (talk) 09:53, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Example positive critical reception:

Jack Wolfsohn of the National Review asserted that "Most critics have refused to review What Is a Woman? because of the stance Walsh takes", citing Walsh sharing "some of the responses from critics who were invited to critique the film" and refused to do so.

That's not a positive review of the film. That's a claim that critics are refusing to review the film based on a statement that Walsh gave him. Pdogtreefrog (talk) 10:21, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Christian Toto is currently listed as an Author for the Daily Wire. This could be a perfectly honest review but if it's going to be cited as a critical reception the relationship between Toto, Walsh, the Daily Wire, and Hollywood in Toto (the site used to publish the review) should be disclosed. Christian Toto wrote that "Walsh's elementary question leads to larger, disturbing queries", but said the documentary "could use some hard data, along with more experts" and empathy towards transgender people.

Please sign your posts using ~~~~ -- 109.79.163.199 (talk) 18:09, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

From the perspective of a reader interested to learn more about the Controversy surrounding this film I'm actually surprised that the Critical response section is as good as it is, but I have some issue with the emphasis and if any of this should really be listed in the "Critical response" section at all. As someone who sometimes edits Wikipedia film articles I am disappointed that reviews from actual film critics are not clearly separated from the opinion pieces and political commentators, like Wikipedia film articles would normally do. I think there needs to be substantial reorganization of what has been included so far. I find all the comparisons to Michael Moore particularly funny, because this film is not funny, frankly the documentary is boring. I am disappointed that some critics claim they are not reviewing it on principle, rather than standing on the higher principle of actually watching it before reviewing it and separating the technical merits from any political values (or lack of value). After all, Richard Roeper damned a bad film with faint praise by saying "it's in color. And, it was mostly in focus". -- 109.79.163.199 (talk) 18:09, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You're getting into WP:NOTAFORUM territory in the latter half of your comment. I'm honestly not even sure what the difference is between actual film critics, opinion pieces and political commentators reviewing this documentary and there seems to be lots of overlap between these three categories. The problem is that many "actual" film critics haven't even touched the documentary, so the next best thing is opinion pieces and political commentators. Some of the reviews in the "positive" section do offer critiques of the documentary, but they are minor critiques within mostly positive reviews. X-Editor (talk) 19:33, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think the heading of "Reception" would still be accurate overall, and then Critical and Idealogical/Political response could be the subsections. I should have thought of this earlier but previous political film articles like America: Imagine the World Without Her have separate Critical response and Political response sections. At the moment this article subdivides the section into positive/negative/mixed and although this does happen sometimes, that usually gets cleaned up and hopefully someone will tackle it here too. Editors should note that good articles and featured articles usually regroup critical information not by the review overall being positive or negative, but by topic, such as praise or criticism of for script, performances, sound design, vfx etc. etc. Although I may have wandered slightly offtopic in my comment this articles wanders off quite far from how film articles normally do things. I am very surprised, strike that, I'm appalled that people calling themselves film critic didn't watch the film first, then slam it anyway like a professional film critic should. Anyway I've stated my pointed that reorganization is needed, but I don't plan on editing this contentious article myself. Thank you for pushing forward. -- 109.79.168.110 (talk) 13:23, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The review section isn't even fair and balanced since there is way more positive reception than negative reception. The positive, negative and mixed subsections make it easier for the reader to find what they are looking for. X-Editor (talk) 01:53, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Which is… bias confirmation? Dronebogus (talk) 17:53, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think the problem is that the title says "Critical reception" but the cites are really not critical, they are ideological. A high proportion of those cited, both sides, had made up their minds before they even saw the film. A more accurate title for the section would be "Ideological receptions" or "Culture war". Tim Bray (talk) 21:06, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's true, which is why I changed the title. But there is still some critical reception, like the article from Radio Television of Serbia. X-Editor (talk) 23:24, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There’s no way for them not to be. Maybe “reactions” would be more appropriate. Dronebogus (talk) 21:05, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That's true, but some of the sources still call themselves reviews, so "critical and ideological reception would still be the most appropriate. X-Editor (talk) 01:53, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No, that’s too long. Just “reception and reactions” Dronebogus (talk) 18:07, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Content on Marci Bowers

@Wisefroggy: please discuss here why you think the content on Marci Bowers is due for inclusion, and what reliable sources there are to support its inclusion. Sideswipe9th (talk) 21:18, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The content on Marci bowers should be included because she is prominent in the film, and the content is highly relevant. There are many sources of the material, including MarciBowers herself in the film, all of them reliable. The fact that you appear to not like the content is not reason for you to delete it.
Futher, your reverts are deleting content that has nothing to do with Marci Bowers.
The onus is on you to explain why you think the multiple sources given, including Marci Bowers herself, are "unreliable".Wisefroggy (talk) 21:23, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You've read WP:ONUS and WP:BURDEN backwards. The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material. As the editor who has both originally added the content, and has tried to re-add it several times now, the burden is on you to demonstrate how it is compliant with policy and due for inclusion.
As for the sources, I'll happily explain:

The material in question will be re-added unless you have a good explanation on how the multiple sources given, and Bower's own words, are an unreliable source.Wisefroggy (talk) 21:28, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The article already mentions Marci Bowers in the infobox and as "a surgeon who specializes in gender confirmation surgeries" in the "Summary" section. Most of the sources you provided are also random blogs, which aren't very reliable, especially for an article about a controversial documentary. X-Editor (talk) 01:46, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Permitted use of Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB.

I'm here as an uninvolved Admin to advise about the use of these after warning an editor that they may be topic banned due to their behavior. WP:RSNP says

"Rotten Tomatoes is considered generally reliable for its review aggregation and its news articles on film and TV. There is no consensus on whether its blog articles and critic opinion pages are generally reliable for facts. There is consensus that user reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are generally unreliable, as they are self-published sources. Reviewers tracked by Rotten Tomatoes are not automatically reliable for their reviews, while there is no consensus on whether their "Top Critics" are generally reliable."

"The content on IMDb is user-generated, and the site is considered unreliable by a majority of editors. WP:Citing IMDb describes two exceptions, both of which do not require citations because the film itself is implied to be the primary source. Although certain content on the site is reviewed by staff, editors criticize the quality of IMDb's fact-checking. A number of editors have pointed out that IMDb content has been copied from other sites, including Wikipedia, and that there have been a number of notable hoaxes in the past. The use of IMDb as an external link is generally considered appropriate (see WP:IMDB-EL)." Doug Weller talk 06:11, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently the above comment was directed primarily at User:Wisefroggy, but it does no harm to remind all editors that Audiences scores such as those from IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes are not allowed (according to the guidelines WP:UGC and WP:RS). -- 109.77.192.78 (talk) 23:24, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
What can be done here about a movie when there are not enough reviews to recieve a "TOMATOMETER" score but lots of ratings (5000+) to generate an Audience Score? Asherkobin (talk) 02:21, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
For the moment, nothing. As the audience scores are user generated, policy tells us they are unreliable. Any commentary on the lack of a tomatometer score would be original research in lack of an independent reliable secondary source. Even if there was such a source however, I do not think it would be due for inclusion.
If an editor tried to add content on the user scores, it should be removed per the relevant policy and guidance. If there is a reliable source on the lack of reviews, then a discussion could be held on whether it was relevant for inclusion. Sideswipe9th (talk) 02:41, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'm back here after forgetting about my question. As of now (Oct 4), Rotten Tomatoes has 6 reviews with an 83% score. It may be all moot now. I haven't even read the succeeding comments or the current article :) Asherkobin (talk) 02:32, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There is an edit warring editor who does not seem to understand that is normal to include the Rotten Tomatoes critics score (that some call the "TOMATOMETER" score) in a film article but that the Rotten Tomatoes audience score is not allowed. There was never any objection to include the Rotten Tomatoes critics score. The only reason the Rotten Tomatoes critics score was not already included in this article because there was no score it did not exist yet. Until there were more than 4 reviews Rotten Tomatoes does not give an official critics score. There is no need to exclude the Rotten Tomatoes critics score. (The audience score is another matter and should remain excluded unless there are WP:SECONDARY sources and WP:LOCALCONSENSUS to make a special exception, which seems unlikely.) -- 109.79.67.41 (talk) 20:46, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This edit appears to object to the inclusion of the critics score. I also object, based on the very small number of critics represented. Newimpartial (talk) 20:56, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That diff to Revision as of 00:35, 20 June 2022 was a comment by 109.77.192.78 that was objecting to excluding Walsh's accusation that Rolling Stone did not actually watch the documentary. That comment also happened to mention that there were only 4 reviews listed at Rotten Tomatoes at that time. You can see what the Rotten Tomatoes page looked like when there only 4 reviews listed (via Web Archive) and there was no critic score at that time. There was no objection to including the Rotten Tomatoes critic score in that comment (I should know, I wrote it, not that it even matters) there simply was not any Rotten Tomatoes score available yet. -- 109.79.67.41 (talk) 21:13, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I still don't see why the addition of two more critics scores merits inclusion. WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS isn't really an argument. Newimpartial (talk) 21:16, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It is normal to include a Rotten Tomatoes critics score if and when it is available. There was no Rotten Tomatoes score available and that was why it was not included. (Some editors really have tried before to simply calculate the score themselves, when there were only 4 or less reviews. Some editors generally do not like including Rotten Tomatoes at all and it is a crude tool but on balance I think it is better to include it.)
If you User:Newimpartial want to argue that the Rotten Tomatoes score should not be included you can make that argument now, but that argument has not been made before on this article, that is not what the previous discussions were saying. Sure, I'd prefer if there were more than 6 reviews listed but I think it is better to include it than not. I would not exclude the Rotten Tomatoes score from a horror film with only a small selection of reviews and I would not exclude it from this article either now that it is actually available. Other editors may disagree with me and agree with you, but I believe it helps readers to see that of the very many reviews and commentary pieces we have included in this article only 6 of those pass for what Rotten Tomatoes considers reviews from reputable film critics. -- 109.79.67.41 (talk) 21:46, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Given the partisan nature of the reception for this film, I do not believe that the inclusion of an RT score - based on a very small number of critics - is of any use to the reader. This objection would not apply to a horror film, but it would apply to a political film of a different orientation with a similar amount of critical reception. Newimpartial (talk) 21:50, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There seems to have been a partisan choice to refuse to review this documentary at all, and the article already states that important bit of context. (I'd have been happier if instead of an opinion piece Rolling Stone had done a proper review and panned it.) The Rotten Tomatoes score is flawed in many ways but it isn't any more flawed here than anywhere else. Presenting the Rotten Tomatoes score same as we would in any other film article in this encyclopedia doesn't change the context. Also don't underestimate horror films either, an artistic psychological horror can please critics and bore the gore fans just as easily as a political film can alienate half the audience. (I'm sure you can find a film that is highly rated on Rotten Tomatoes that you think is terrible. Sometimes it might be artistically pretentious terrible, sometimes it might be politically terrible, or it just might not be to your taste. The Rotten Tomatoes score isn't the be all and end all.) A big score on Rotten Tomatoes is no guarantee of film you'll actually like. We've included the scores other political films from America: Imagine the World Without Her to Fauci (film) despite the fact that some see it as political even choosing to review them. The few critics that reviewed this documentary did overall think it was worth watching but they pointed out plenty of flaws while they did so. By all means present things in context and state that but it would seem more unusual partisan to me to make exceptions and exclude the Rotten Tomatoes score or treat things different every time a film is politicized. It would not serve readers or make a better encyclopedia to leave it out. Include it with context. -- 109.79.67.41 (talk) 22:09, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The basis for excluding Rotten Tomatoes in this feels extremely weak, I fear the argument being made here is WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Editors have also made the "low number of reviews" argument before too, and I think you could probably find someone who will agree with that again (out of a general dislike of Rotten Tomatoes in general and a dislike of this documentary in particular) but it would be more objective and neutral to treat this just like any other film article. Including the Rotten Tomatoes score isn't going to change the many commentators who were so very clearly critical of this documentary. -- 109.79.67.41 (talk) 22:40, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
First of all, except where it represents a formal norm established by a WikiProject, your recommendation to treat this just like any other film article doesn't fit with Wikipedia's processes of consensus determination.
Also, I don't think you have really understood my objection - it is not that reviews of political films are more polarized than the reviews of horror films or films of other genres (which may or may not me true). My objection is that the politicization of the reviews of this film, in the context of a very small number of reviews by professional critics, results in scores that say nothing whatsoever about the quality or reception of the film, only documnting that the film has mostly been reviewed by critics who accept its premise. We don't need RT scores to demonstrate this, and the RT critic score would add nothing to the understanding readers gain from this article. Newimpartial (talk) 23:07, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Walsh's commentary about Mendez

Just wanted to expand upon my edit summaries. For the first removal, The Daily Wire is not a reliable source. Nor given that it is the production company and distributor for the film an independent source for obvious reasons. So it can't be used in this way. For the second removal, per WP:BLPSPS a tweet can be an acceptable source for statements by Walsh about Walsh, if it is making a non-controversial statement. Unfortunately that tweet was making allegations against Mendez that are in support of Walsh's position, so it failed both the unduly self-serving and involving claims about third parties parts of WP:BLPSELFPUB. Sideswipe9th (talk) 00:06, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also, to IP editor. The WP:BLP policy applies to all edits about living or recently deceased individuals, regardless of whether the article is a biography or some other content. Please see WP:BLP#Applicability of the policy. Sideswipe9th (talk) 00:20, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Edit conflict... but here follows my original response as I wrote it anyway:
Context: Walsh said Mendez/Rolling Stone did not watch the documentary. This was mentioned in a tweet and reported by a few other sources but it wasn't clear which source was best and using The Daily Wire for comment about itself seemed preferable.[1][2] Note: The Daily Wire is already used a source elsewhere in this article. As an alternative, using Twitter as a reference to merely confirm that Walsh said it, seemed like it would be in keeping with Wikipedia policies on WP:VERIFICATION. The WP:BLPSPS guidelines are part of the "Biography of living persons" guidelines, I think it is a stretch to apply them to this Film article, BLP articles are held higher standards. I suppose the bigger problem is that the Mendez/Rolling Stone article is presented as if it was a review when it was merely an opinion piece, maybe including the direct response is not the best thing for an encyclopedia. This is a problem with the whole Critical response/Reception section (see discussions above) it is difficult to tell distinguish actual film reviews from political commentary and opinion pieces. (At the time of writing only 4 Rotten Tomatoes[3] approved critics have reviewed this documentary. It would seem as if all the others are from political commentary not film reviews.) I'm not ready to tackle that larger problem but I do hope someone will get around to it eventually and make this encyclopedia article more objective and better for all readers. -- 109.77.192.78 (talk) 00:35, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
CoDaily is not a news organisation, it's a news aggregator. As far as I can tell none of the articles on that site are their own content, and all are merely redirects to other sources. Lafayette Paper appears to have only came into existence in February 2022, and doesn't seem to have any reputation as a reliable source as far as I can tell. For something this controversial, because it involves commentary about another person we would need several strong, independent, reliable sources to assess the due weight as to whether or not it should be included. Per WP:ONUS, while all information must be verifiable for inclusion in an article, not all verifiable information must be included. As it is right now, I'm unable to find any independent reliable sources who have followed up on this claim by Walsh. As such it does not seem like it is due for inclusion.
Per WP:BLP#Applicability of the policy the BLP policy applies to all content, anywhere on Wikipedia, relating to living persons. It's not just that BLP articles are held to higher standards, it's that all BLP content is held to higher standards. That is both, in my experience across a wide variety of articles, and the text of the policy entirely non-negotiable.
I don't disagree that there are some issues with the critical response section. However this isn't just a film, it's a documentary about a politically controversial issue. Specifically gender identity. It is sadly to be expected that any review on the documentary will be inherently mixed with wider political commentary. It will be very difficult to separate out commentary on the merits of the film, from commentary on the arguments the film makes, because on some level those are intrinsically linked. Sideswipe9th (talk) 01:05, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I don't understand how the Daily Wire could be considered an "unreliable source" in this regard. The claim being made was not that "Mendez didn't watch the documentary," but that "Walsh accused Mendez of not watching the documentary." The Daily Wire is, rather, the most reliable source for a statement of it's own employee. 75.73.52.24 (talk) 15:44, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Inconsistent wording

"The documentary received a divided reception; a number of conservative reviewers praised it, while some other commentators called it transphobic."

By mentioning "conservative" it implies that the praise of the movie is politics dependent, however it leaves out "liberal" or "progressive" in the rest of the sentence. It's true that the documentary is political and has a clear political agenda behind it, but this wording implicitly implies that only conservative watchers praised the movie, exclusively. Also I find interesting the inconsistent use of "reviewers" and "commentators", as that's not really the same thing.

A more consistent wording would be "The documentary received a divided reception; a number of mostly conservative reviewers praised it, while some other, mostly liberal commentators, called it transphobic." I think it's best to leave out "conservative" and political affiliation here altogether. Here are some alternative wordings:

"The documentary received a divided reception; a number of reviewers praised it, while some other commentators called it transphobic." "The documentary received a divided reception; some reviewers praised it, while others called it transphobic." 2A00:A040:197:1220:94BF:7E54:F45:9C7A (talk) 12:10, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This has been under dispute for a while now. I’d personally support changing it back to political labelling for both since there’s a pretty blatant party-line split: conservatives are mixed-to-positive, liberals/LGBTQ reviews are extremely negative. Dronebogus (talk) 21:17, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Most recognizable movie reviewers did not review it, and we have this problem because no third-party RS (WP:INDY) has discussed the reviews in a way we can paraphrase. But Dronebogus, I think your latest summation is fair. Llll5032 (talk)

PinkNews, etc.

X-editor, you have removed some of the material added by Kn8916, even after I added an RSN-green source for this material and even though no sources dispute it, as far as I am aware. Do you want to explain your thinking? 17:11, 6 July 2022 (UTC) Newimpartial (talk) 17:11, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at that diff it might be an issue of POV ... or possibly something else. Text is quoted but it is not entirely clear who said "lure them into participating" and that is an opinion/accusation that should be clearly and directly attributed to whoever specifically said it. (It could simply have been an effort to keep it concise.) If it was up to me I might rewrite the whole paragraph entirely and start by stating the fact that Walsh created a group called "Gender Unity Project". Then after that state the opinions of various people that they thought it was misleading, with proper attribution. -- 109.76.201.113 (talk) 19:29, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Why is there a rolling stone review?

I thought wikipedia, which stands for testing authenticity of every citation they put must have put a little more effort in understanding that the review by moises mendes II was done without actually watching the documentary at all. A clear proof was released by daily wire by the tracker which they used to see how much documentary was viewed. So this makes this review of the documentary disingenuous, false and highly biased as it was done without even looking at the material in question. Is any editor out here not ready to do this much basic fact checking? Or are we happy to include a review just because its one of the rare reviews from the left and absolutely unreliable as the original material which was reviewed wasn't viewed at all by the reviewer and just 17% by the editor. Editors, i think it's worth mentioning this fact or else this goes against wikipedia's policy of unreliable and not fact checked reviews which can be bogus and misleading. Thank you. 95.223.79.160 (talk) 09:35, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WP:RSNP says of the Daily Wire "There is a strong consensus that The Daily Wire is generally unreliable for factual reporting. Detractors note the site's tendency to share stories that are taken out of context or are improperly verified." As for Rolling Stone, "There is consensus that Rolling Stone has generally reliable coverage on culture matters (i.e., films, music, entertainment, etc.). Rolling Stone's opinion pieces and reviews, as well as any contentious statements regarding living persons, should only be used with attribution. The publication's capsule reviews deserve less weight than their full-length reviews, as they are subject to a lower standard of fact-checking. See also Rolling Stone (politics and society), 2011-present, Rolling Stone (Culture Council). Doug Weller talk 09:50, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
testing authenticity of every citation??? That has not been my experience, but anyway. I did try to highlight #Walsh's commentary about Mendez, his complaint that Mendez had not watched the film (or at best watched only a small part of it). The larger problem is that this article presents many opinion pieces without clearly distinguishing them from actual reviews. Rolling Stone don't actually call it a review, the opinion piece is filed as news, so again the real problem is technically with how Wikipedia presents it here. -- 109.79.70.46 (talk) 11:35, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Edit war over Instagram fair use

Starting this section because there's been a slow edit war now over the last two days regarding a sentence fragment: (which is allowed as fair use in some circumstances). At present I count two editors in favour of inclusion @X-Editor and Izzy Borden: and three in favour of exclusion @PBZE and Praxidicae: and myself. The question is a simple one, why is this due for inclusion? Sideswipe9th (talk) 01:32, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm actually completely fine with not including the fair use mention, as it isn't that big of a deal anyways. X-Editor (talk) 01:35, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'd say the whole section is undue - the allegation, the fair use issue=, and twitter's response. But If we are to include the allegation (from a very marginal source), we must at least also include the fair use issue, from the same source. Otherwise, we are implicitly accusing a living person of a copyright infringement or worse. We can include the longer treatment of the issue from the Daily Dot - that fair use sometimes applies , but may not apply here according to Instagram's terms of use - but we can't just ignore the issue. But as I wrote, I think the best solution is to just remove this entire trivial incident, which no mainstream source thought important enough to cover.Izzy Borden (talk) 01:40, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It entirely irrelevant and undue. It certainly does not belong in the Reception/Reaction section. The accusation of misappropriation of an image is at best trivial, if it had turned into an actual lawsuit it might merit a brief mention but it is just irrelevant to an encyclopedia article about this controversial documentary film. -- 109.79.73.200 (talk) 21:32, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I was surprised it had not been removed already so I removed it, and I was surprised that anyone still thought it was a good idea to restore it. Please note that the Dailydot.com might be a reliable source WP:RSPS (with caveats) but that only means this claim has been verified to exist, it does make it noteworthy and it does not mean an accusation deserves any attention in an encyclopedia article about this documentary. It does not serve readers of this encyclopedia to include irrelevant information. I've done it myself, I know the temptation to include things because they are available but that doesn't always make a better encyclopedia. Think about it, a {{Good article}} would not include something this trivial. There are better ways to improve this article, like focusing on any of the reliable people making serious criticisms of this documentary. -- 109.78.203.135 (talk) 23:24, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The Daily Dot is one of the few sources reliable for facts that have discussed the film. Most of the other sources cited in this article are not RS. You can look them up at WP:RSP and WP:RSN. Llll5032 (talk) 00:02, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The quality of other sources used in the article (for other things ) is really irrelevant. This is undue material from a marginal source, which smears a living person, and now the context required to avoid a libelous claim has been removed. Izzy Borden (talk) 00:40, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
What do you think the WP:BESTSOURCES and WP:DUE policies mean? Also, I do not see how that wording could have been libelous. Llll5032 (talk) 02:24, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Izzy per WP:RSP The Daily Dot is considered generally reliable, in particular for Internet culture. It is therefore not a marginal source.
Inclusion of the sentence fragment (which is allowed as fair use in some circumstances) is not supported by that source, who make it very clear that Instagram’s terms include an explanation of such factors, which include whether the content is transformed or used for commercial purposes, in which case it may not be deemed "fair use." To include it as it was is a blatant WP:OR violation because it is implying something that the source did not. There is no libelous claim in the content with the exclusion of the OR sentence fragment.
I've not reached an opinion at this time whether or not the remainder of the sentence is due, though given that it was published by one of the few reliable sources in the article I am leaning towards it being due. Are there any other reliable sources reporting on this? Sideswipe9th (talk) 02:31, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You're accusing a living person of wrongdoing (at a minimum, copyright infringement, possibly the tort of invasion of privacy), and you don't see how that's potentially libelous? And you remove the context of how this could be fair use? There was no OR here, because the very source used to make the claim mentioned fair use, in this context. If you want to fine tune they wording, to include that Daily Dot thinks fair use *may* not apply, fine. I don't think DD is a reputable legal authority, and this a a question that ultimately is for courts to decide, but you can't just remove it. And no, there are no other reliable sources that reported this - that's exactly what makes it undue. There are multiple editors who object to this content, don't re-introduce this potentially libelous material unless you have clear consensus to do so. Izzy Borden (talk) 11:00, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You're accusing a living person of wrongdoing...and you don't see how that's potentially libelous? No, we're not accusing a living person of wrongdoing. Per WP:INTEXT it is clear that the trans man whose image was used without permission was doing so.
There was no OR here, because the very source used to make the claim mentioned fair use, in this context. That's an erroneous understanding of WP:OR. For a reminder, the removed sentence fragment on fair use read: (which is allowed as fair use in some circumstances). For comparison, here is what the Daily Dot said about fair use: Images posted to public profiles on social media are often considered “fair use,” meaning that they can be reposted elsewhere without permission. There are various factors to consider, however. Instagram’s terms include an explanation of such factors, which include whether the content is transformed or used for commercial purposes, in which case it may not be deemed “fair use.”"
The issue with the removed text is that it is implying in wikivoice something the source did not. It's implying that Walsh' use of the image was covered or could be covered under fair use doctrine. However the Daily Dot makes clear, by referencing Instagram's terms of service, that using images from Instagram in a commercial work is not fair use. It is OR to say that Walsh' use of the image was covered under fair use, because the source we were citing categorically does not say that. It is also an NPOV issue to take Walsh' defence of this at face value, because it is contested by both the source (Daily Dot) and the man whose image Walsh used. WP:NPOV and WP:OR are two of our core content policies, they are non-negotiable. We do not allow content on wiki that violates either of those policies, which that sentence fragment violated. Sideswipe9th (talk) 18:16, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
So first, you are misrepresenting the source. It does not say fair use does not apply, it says it *may* not apply. That is a legal question, to be decided by the courts, not for DD which is not a legal authority to decide, and certainly not for wikipedia editors to present as fact, based on DD. Second, as I said, though I think the entire section is undue, I am open to including it if we also provide the context on fair use. I am further open to rewording the text that was in the artilce to reflect that DD thinks fair use may not apply in this case- but you can't simply remove that context, and expose wikipedia to libel claims. Izzy Borden (talk) 18:58, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As to marginality of this source- it depends not just on the publication, but also on the author and the context. I think the DD article could be used to say that DD doubts the DDOS attack claims (the context: an internet-focused magazine commenting an an internet issue), but not to report as fact the libelous allegation of wrongdoing. (context: a legal claim about a living person, which requires a reputable legal authority). The author of this piece is clearly hostile to Walsh and the Daily Wire. The article contains tidbits like "The Daily Wire released a transphobic documentary on Wednesday." and 'Matt Walsh of the Daily Wire is a transphobic right-wing commentator" - do you think we could use this DD article to state as fact, in wikipedia's voice, that Walsh is transphobic? That should tell you something about the importance of context. Izzy Borden (talk) 11:25, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The wording you object to does not accuse Walsh of a crime. It describes a dispute, as described in a reliable source (WP:RSP), which articles are supposed to do per WP:VOICE: "Wikipedia aims to describe disputes, but not to engage in them." Also, please see WP:BIASED and WP:PROPORTION. Sometimes WP:INTEXT attribution is used as a WP:CONSENSUS choice when editors say a reliable source is biased. Llll5032 (talk) 17:22, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't have to be a crime to be a libelous accusation. Invasion of Privacy is a tort, copyright infringement could be either a civil tort, or a criminal misdemeanor. In any case, accusing a living person of misbehavior is potentially libelous, and there's absolutely no reason to include this allegation, from a single, marginal source, in the article. Izzy Borden (talk) 18:20, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Izzy seems to be taking the view that this is a serious accusation and so should not be included. My view is that is a spurious accusation and that it is undue to give any weight to something so trivial, so I am coming to the same conclusion from a different angle. If the accusation of misappropriation of an image actually rose to an actual legal case or lawsuit (and stupid trivial lawsuits happen but at least then it would be noteworthy) and not merely an online accusation then I would change my opinion and say it was due attention in this encyclopedia article about this documentary. Twitter didn't even take the accusation seriously, why should this encyclopedia? There are similar cases of films where random people make accusations of plagiarism (not merely accusation of misappropriation of an image) but in those cases too editors have to make decisions about whether or not any weight should be given to such accusations. What is worse is that so much time is being wasted on this trivial accusation instead of improving the wording and presentation of the more substantial critiques of the documentary. -- 109.77.202.160 (talk) 17:36, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Twitter's reported reaction may make the dispute more worthy to include, because it involves another party, a large social media network. Also, Twitter is not a RS, but the Daily Dot is. Llll5032 (talk) 17:51, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
if it was a dispute worthy of inclusion, additional, more mainstream reliable sources would have commented on it. They didn't, illustrating the undue weight nature of this issue. Izzy Borden (talk) 18:20, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This film's release was limited to subscribers on one website. Few mainstream RS are discussing anything about the film, so when a RS does, it has more WP:WEIGHT. Llll5032 (talk) 18:26, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not true : [4],[5],[6],[7],[8],[9], etc.. but if it was true- that would make the entire movie non notable - you can suggest article be deleted. Good luck with that. Izzy Borden (talk) 18:51, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Some of the sources you cited above are WP:RSOPINION, which limits their use. A couple of others are in the WP:QUESTIONABLE category. Have you read those policies? Llll5032 (talk) 18:54, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Opinions are comments about the movie, and the existence of such opinions in RSes puts the lie to your claim that "Few mainstream RS are discussing anything about the film". There's no problem in using opinions to describe notable opinions, which is what we are doing in the article. If you think the movie is not notable - Go ahead and suggest this article be deleted. Izzy Borden (talk) 19:01, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The WP:WEIGHT policy addresses this question; it does not require deleting the article. Have you read WP:WEIGHT? Llll5032 (talk) 19:05, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No, if you are right and that "Few mainstream RS are discussing anything about the film", the relevant policy ia WP:NOTABILITY. As far as WP:WEIGHT, which applies to the specific incident in question, that policy says "if a viewpoint is held by an extremely small minority, it does not belong on Wikipedia". Izzy Borden (talk) 19:10, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The Daily Dot is a reliable source making a factual claim that a dispute exists; we are not describing its opinion. Has any source disputed the Daily Dot's factual claim? Llll5032 (talk) 19:17, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
What part of "if a viewpoint is held by an extremely small minority, it does not belong on Wikipedia" is not clear to you? No source has bothered to deal with DD's claim because this is a trivial matter which is thus undue for the article. Izzy Borden (talk) 19:20, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia rules distinguish between how we treat facts (see WP:V) and viewpoints (see WP:DUE). If the only source disputing a fact is a Wikipedia editor, then consult WP:OR. Llll5032 (talk) 19:27, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
WP:V: "not all verifiable information must be included. Consensus may determine that certain information does not improve an article. Such information should be omitted or presented instead in a different article. The onus to achieve consensus for inclusion is on those seeking to include disputed content.". You do not have such consensus. Izzy Borden (talk) 19:34, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
We discuss on talk pages to achieve consensus (WP:CONSENSUS), based on Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Llll5032 (talk) 19:37, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, and multiple editors have explained that this material violates WP:UNDUE and possibly WP:BLP. Izzy Borden (talk) 19:42, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I believe that one editor, you, has made a BLP claim. There is a noticeboard for asking questions about such claims, if we require more opinions. Llll5032 (talk) 19:47, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I made the BLP violation claim , and multiple other editors (and me) have raised the WP:UNDUE issue. Izzy Borden (talk) 19:50, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There is also a NPOV noticeboard. Llll5032 (talk) 19:58, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As to marginality of this source- it depends not just on the publication, but also on the author and the context. Please read WP:SOURCEGOODFAITH. There are limits to how far any editor can go to when questioning the reliability of a source.
do you think we could use this DD article to state as fact, in wikipedia's voice, that Walsh is transphobic? On its own no. As part of a bundle of independent media sources, it would allow us through WP:INTEXT to say something like Walsh has been described in the media as transphobic. However if while doing a complete source survey on Walsh it is discovered that he is overwhelmingly described as transphobic, and the Daily Dot is one of those sources, then yes we could say in Wikivoice that Walsh is transphobic. Sideswipe9th (talk) 18:22, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
WP:SOURCEGOODFAITH is an essay, it is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Trying to support your arguments by pointing to essays that are not policy or even guidelines is weak, as are your arguments here. If there were "a bundle of independent media sources" discussing this issue, my position might change, but there aren't. And even in your example, the most we could do is say "has been described as..."- not stating it as fact, as it was done with regards to the image misuse allegation. Izzy Borden (talk) 18:29, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If controversies surrounding the film violate WP:BLP, why don't we remove the entire criticism section then? We don't want to accuse a living person of creating pseudoscientific, hateful propaganda against a marginalized group that already faces hate crimes, conversion therapy, and worse, do we?
To be serious, if something is covered in a reliable source, then it does not violate WP:BLP. The truth is that Matt Walsh used someone's picture without their consent, and if that alone implies that he may have committed a crime, it's something he has to deal with. This article does not imply anything more than the source itself does. Regardless, "fair use" does not change the aspect of this that it is extremely shitty to do, and I have doubt as to how much people care about that legal technicality. PBZE (talk) 01:50, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
SO, if you bother to read the article, you;'d see there's no "criticism" section. But, it might have one, if there was a notable controversy . But there isn't one. There's a single source, which is not mainstream, with a biased author, and [{WP:BLP]] is clear on this point - If you cannot find multiple reliable third-party sources documenting the allegation or incident, leave it out. No matter how distasteful you find Walsh, this article is supposed to be about the movie, not a place for editors to accuse living people of creating pseudoscientific, hateful propaganda. Izzy Borden (talk) 10:54, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The Daily Dot (a green RS) is the best source describing the dispute, but it is not the only source. Regardless, you are the only editor who has asserted this is a BLP matter. If you think other editors are wrong, you could ask the BLP noticeboard. Llll5032 (talk) 14:36, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
What part of If you cannot find multiple reliable third-party sources documenting the allegation or incident, leave it out. is not clear to you? And BLP is not the only concern, undue weight was raised by several editors. I don't think you quite understand how this consensus thing works, let me help you out: WP:ONUS The onus to achieve consensus for inclusion is on those seeking to include disputed content. Izzy Borden (talk) 15:32, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
So far, no editor has agreed that the rule you cite (in BLP) applies to this dispute. Regarding consensus, let's stick to the top two or three tiers of the pyramid at WP:TPNO. Most experienced editors know how ONUS works. For relatively longstanding content previously discussed on a talk page, we can also consider WP:PRESERVE. Llll5032 (talk) 16:35, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
again, BLP is not the only concern, undue weight was raised by several editors. This is not long standing content, it was objected to since it was entered into the article. If you know how ONUS works, why are you sending me to start a discussion at some other noticeboard? Izzy Borden (talk) 18:16, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The suggestion to ask on the relevant notice board is part of Dispute resolution. It's a way to get external input from editors who are uninvolved in this dispute over whether or not to include the sentence/source. Because there's more than two editors involved, we can't do a WP:3O, and asking on the relevant policy noticeboard is more lightweight of a solution than going to WP:DRN or launching an RfC. Sideswipe9th (talk) 18:24, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, and as the policy says, the onus to do this is on those wishing to include disputed content. Izzy Borden (talk) 18:36, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Science-Based Medicine

Firstly, shouldn't the author AJ Eckert be given their proper title, either Dr. AJ Eckert or Dr. AJ Eckert D.O.? It seems important to distinguish that Eckert is not another journalist but a medical professional.

I think editors should be aware that Science-Based Medicine is not without relevant context on this issue, but it would be too verbose and to mention any of that directly in this article about the documentary. There is also context to contributor Dr. Eckert, they are a provider "of gender-affirming services, including hormone treatment and puberty blockers" but again I don't think this article is the place to explain any of that context.[10] I do think it is a little misleading to include two separate separate paragraphs of commentary from that source, or to include it anywhere other than the Negative section. By all means include it but keep the opinions of Dr. Eckert together in the one place. -- 109.79.175.67 (talk) 18:58, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In response to the edit summary[11] I disagree with the suggestion that any of Dr. Eckert's commentary is actually neutral. -- 109.79.175.67 (talk) 19:05, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As I said in my edit summary, these are two different bits of commentary from Eckert. The commentary on the distribution of advertisement for the film is not negative or positive. It is remarking on the distribution without making or implying any judgement on it. To move that to the negative section would be to imply something that Eckert does not. We cannot change the meaning of our sources. The second piece of commentary is explicitly negative, so to move it to any other section would be to again change its meaning.
MOS:CREDENTIAL and MOS:POSTNOM are the relevant guidelines for inclusion or exclusion of a person's titles and post-nominals. I know that in other articles where we cite Eckert we do not use their title.
Science-Based Medicine is a reliable source, per a 2019 RfC on it. If you feel otherwise, the correct venue is the reliable sources noticeboard though I would recommend strong evidence of its unreliability would be required to challenge its status as reliable. We do not and should not include any additional detail on the source, or Eckert personally per WP:COATRACK as this is not an article on either SBM or Eckert. Sideswipe9th (talk) 19:11, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not including credentials does seem to be in keeping with the policies cited. By all means include it I did not say it was not a reliable source, but reliable sources can (and usually do) have their own bias. (CNN is very reliable, it has bias, but most readers understanding where CNN is coming from.) I think it both SBM and Dr. Eckert have a bias on this subject. Eckert is implicitly making a judgement by commenting on it at all, by labeling people who promote the documentary as "opposed to gender-affirming care", which not neutral but loaded with meaning. An editorial judgment is being made by including it first and foremost at the top of the reception section, and is changing its meaning by presenting it that way.
I think perhaps this is merely a symptom of a larger problem I have with the way the whole Reactions and Reception sections are (dis)organized, getting increasingly bloated, and quite unlike most other film articles. The expansion of the top unnamed subsection of the Reception section with the comments from Eckert is merely another part of it. I have my bias but ultimately I'd like to see a better encyclopedia article. I don't have the answers but this article is a long long way from being anything like any {{Good article}}. -- 109.79.175.67 (talk) 19:51, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I agree that this is a long way from being a Good Article, but not all articles on WP have to be GAs. X-Editor (talk) 20:56, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Izzy Borden blocked as sockpuppet

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/NoCal100 Doug Weller talk 07:44, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting us know. That account seemed a bit suspicious. X-Editor (talk) 03:35, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

POV tag added by single purpose account IP

@David Gerard Would you mind explaining why you think a category added by a single purpose account IP which has been reverted everywhere else it was added should remain in this article? You also did not explain why you reverted my edit, which you have to do. Pinging @Dronebogus:@Spiffy sperry: since they reverted the other edits. X-Editor (talk) 20:24, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Because it obviously fits the category, multiple editors think so, and it seems tendentious to try to claim it doesn't - David Gerard (talk) 10:47, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@David Gerard: And multiple editors also don't think so, including the ones I pinged above. X-Editor (talk) 20:15, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
where? - David Gerard (talk) 22:03, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@David Gerard:Here and here. Sorry if I didn't make it clear enough where these objections happened. X-Editor (talk) 01:34, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. None of the sourcing explicitly calls the documentary discrimination. X-Editor (talk) 02:37, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Budget RS?

Does anyone have a reliable source for budget? It is relevant but there is no RS available. 57rowla (talk) 14:56, 24 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Assymetrical reactions.

While it is evident from the article itself, I don't think I see an unambiguous summary that explicitly states that the positive responses come exclusively from right wing pundits, while negative responses come from activists, professional critics and subject-matter experts. I believe this should be specified in the lede. 46.97.170.32 (talk) 12:51, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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