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Good Article[edit]

Quick fail for GA due to no references. Wiki-newbie 20:59, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

May I also say the article cannot be GA for it is a future film and thus not stable. Wiki-newbie 21:33, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

POV[edit]

Whomever started this article must be the unit publicist (or a relative) of the film. But not one who is familiar about wiki and non-POV edits. I learned soon enough. This article is nowhere near GA. A stub maybe! Take a look around for examples.Luigibob 14:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eliminated GA Tag[edit]

I eliminated failed GA tag. Start tag was applied incorrectly only. Never was GA as per history. Article need lots of work for start and then B status.Luigibob 14:28, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eliminated Future tag[edit]

Eliminated future tag in article and in discussion. Film was released in 2006 in Dallas area. Luigibob 11:36, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New York Times Readers Poll[edit]

I added info as per the NYT link: 31 voters, with reference. Because the numbers are so low this edit will probably have to be deleted at some point in the future because it does not belong in an Encyclopedia. Especially if the numbers remain so low. Moreover, I've seen IMDB voting figures in film articles removed because of the nature of such polls. i.e. not scientific. But because this film is being rolled out across the nation, I see no harm at this point. Luigibob 23:03, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re new NPOV[edit]

What was added earlier, and deleted, is now added once again, even though the WIKI encyclopedia is NPOV. Again, the info added reads like a "press release" and no references.

Wikipedia has had problems in the past. Do we expect every publicist to add info such as this to Wiki, a supposed "NEUTRAL" encyclodepia.

Also: The quote: "The film was selected as a finalist in the DC Independent Film Festival for March 2007 where various government VIPs in Washington, D.C.'s 'Beltway' are expected to show up" should not be a part of an encyclopedia.

I've tried to help, but the new edits are out of bounds as far as Wiki goes. Good luck! Luigibob 07:24, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New edits[edit]

Now all we have left is sources. However, press releases and company info releases are not sources. As such, coments by the director will be removed if they have not been published elsewhere. Remember, the Wiki article is not a COMPLETE tool to be used by publicists of film. It can be however be used by snap publicists who know and realize NOT to PUSH the envelope too far. HELLO! I've tried to communicate this in the past, but to no avail.

Realize that NEUTRAL is not a dirty word. Let it go. Think about some of the adjectives used in the past. Let others do the work for you who are experienced in NPOV editing and can be considered friends.

Think!!!!!! The Wiki article does not have to reflect, in toto, all your publicity material, as much as you may want to. I'll check in in a week as the film is no longer on my watch list. Luigibob 11:49, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New edits....to remove problems with article[edit]

I've made some edits today to remove some problem areas. Deleted many ext links, and references using Blogs as ref...etc...there is still some problem areas, but. Best-- Luigibob (talk) 10:10, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest[edit]

I'm adding the COI template to this article because the article creator, Swatchman07 (talk · contribs), states in their edit summary here that "we're the official publicists for Mr. Chey. We appreciate any 'verifiable' additions". The promotional tone of the article is fairly obvious. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 12:17, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. I edited some. Enough to remove the tag? Or should we wait for the publicist to 'proofread'? Drmies (talk) 14:58, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Too funny...I am a publicist...but DO NOT work for this company or film....I have edited today to eliminate NPOV issues and removed tag... we're all making good progress....I do have the film in my library... My best to all the editors who have helped in this article.... Luigibob (talk) 17:34, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As the COI tag states "A major contributor to this article or its creator has a conflict of interest with its subject". Your edits have not changed this fact, although it is less promotional than it was. Thanks. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 17:46, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

spanish title[edit]

What is the spanish title doing there? Is that really relevant for the English wikipedia? --Blonkm (talk) 02:48, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cannes[edit]

This movie was not listed as being in the 2007 Cannes Festival on the festival's Wikipedia page ([1]). I don't see any mention of it on the IMDB link either. I changed the wording a bit -- lots of films get shown at Cannes at the same time as the festival that aren't in it, or even "out of competition" -- but it still needs a better citation. 76.11.0.182 (talk) 01:45, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]