Crap articles

[Hex]

Considering that a major war might break out every day because of North Korea's corrupt and aggressive military dictatorship, you'd think Wikipedia would have decent coverage of the DPRK's military, nuclear and space-launch facilities.

Honestly, how would Wikipedia get access to that information?

Time Magazine, Defense News, BBC, coverage of various crises in many mainstream media sources, official government (non-DPRK) photos, IAEA reports perhaps?

The North Korea International Documentation Project? The North Korean Review?

Or alternatively - Korean Central Television! It comes straight from the source so you know it must be true!

[EricBarbour]

Or alternatively - Korean Central Television! It comes straight from the source so you know it must be true!

That's typical of the propaganda they generate. The citizens are kept completely ignorant of the outside world, and don't know that most of the DPRK's "military might" consists of very old, obsolete Russian tanks and aircraft. Plus homebrew IRBMs and nuclear warheads that might or might not reach the target, or work if they do arrive. Bad propaganda can be very effective in a place where listening to foreign broadcasts or reading foreign publications carries a death sentence.

Juche (T-H-L) is a pretty good article. Note that it's mostly sourced to the same few textbooks. Inadvisable to use Category:North Korea (T-H-L), it's full of circular categorizing and repetition.

If you're ever in the DPRK, and you have a death wish, try discussing Megumi Yokota (T-H-L) with your handlers. Yes, that's right, the crazy bastards were running around Japan, kidnapping random people for no apparent reason. Most of them are probably dead by now.

[EricBarbour]

Despite years of warnings on the talkpage, Kinder Surprise (T-H-L) is still a fine little "personal essay" with inadequate sourcing. The ravings of several toy collectors, judging by the mess of the edit history. One of those weird little editwars that gets no notice.

Nzyowie (T-C-L) was responsible for most of the collector's excessive trivial detail, in 2007.

Bonus: it was edited several times by an employee of the company that makes "Kinder Surprise", Jmm52 (T-C-L). She also appears on the talkpage, openly discussing "repairs" to the article.

[Johnny Au]

The mention of a CBC article involving a Canadian trying to smuggle Kinder Surprise eggs to the United States is removed from the article.

[lilburne]

Despite years of warnings on the talkpage, Kinder Surprise (T-H-L) is still a fine little "personal essay" with inadequate sourcing.

Oh cool I believe that they are one of our software users.

[The Joy]

List of films featuring powered exoskeletons (T-H-L)

[Mancunium]

When fans own their clubs' Wikipedia articles:

Which Premier League club has the neediest “Honours” list on Wikipedia?
You know what winning a major trophy looks like. We know what winning a major trophy looks like. But the fans who edit their club’s Wikipedia page? Not so much.
Mirror, 3 June 2014 link

Here are five of the neediest “Honours” listings on Wikipedia.

1. Aston Villa ... Aston Villa “won” the 2008 Intertoto Cup by being one of 11 clubs to win their third round matches, thus advancing to the 17th preliminary round of the UEFA Cup, or somesuch thing.

2. Everton ... The Liverpool Senior Cup may have been very exciting in the 1880s, but in the latter years it is mostly the big Merseyside clubs fielding reserve teams against the likes of Burscough and Marine FC.

3. Newcastle United ... It’s lovely to get invited out to pre-season freindly tournaments in Spain and Portugal. But let’s be honest, they ain’t trophies worth the name.

4. West Ham United ... Narrowly finishing third in the league is not an honour. It is a missed opportunity. Having it listed as your very top club honour on Wikipedia smacks of desperation.

5. Tottenham Hotspur ... We’re happy to accept listing being runners-up in a tournament, but claiming that losing the Quarter-Finals of a cup is an “honour” is more of an embarrassment than anything else.

And finally...
If this article doesn’t prompt someone to immediately add “4th place in the Premier League” to Arsenal’s Wikipedia page as an “honour”, we’ll be sorely disappointed in you all.

[The Joy]

List of films featuring powered exoskeletons (T-H-L)

Dang. Anyone ready for Round 2?

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of films featuring powered exoskeletons (T-H-L)

[Textnyymi]

Do any of you know about coffee made in Calcahualco? Wikipedia thinks it's famous!

[thekohser]

Do any of you know about coffee made in Calcahualco? Wikipedia thinks it's famous!

At least only 4 people a day are seeing that fictional fact.

[EricBarbour]

Do any of you know about coffee made in Calcahualco? Wikipedia thinks it's famous!

And it's been in there since the article was created -- in 2004.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... id=2062281

[Poetlister]

Do any of you know about coffee made in Calcahualco? Wikipedia thinks it's famous!

And it's been in there since the article was created -- in 2004.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... id=2062281

It's changed. The original article read "In Calcahualco is fabricated coffee, who is the most famous in Calcahualco". Now it reads "The coffee grown in Calcahualco is famous", not quite the same thing.

Apart from that, it's a very short article, not even giving a population estimate. There's a huge template at the bottom, far larger than the article, listing every municipality in Veracruz.

[EricBarbour]

William Penn Patrick (T-H-L)

He was a prominent operator of "human potential" seminars in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Sometimes associated with "Est", although the two groups had no direct connections, although there have been reports that Erhard took one of Patrick's courses, and decided to "get into the business himself". Since Est is "very important" to certain Wikipedians with axes to grind, and Patrick was a prominent member of the John Birch Society, it's surprising that Wikipedia doesn't have more information on him.

I should note that this article contains one large and very stupid error, which appears twice:

Patrick died in 1973, when his private plane crashed in Lakeport, California.

He did NOT crash in Lakeport, or anywhere near Lakeport. In fact, he crashed on a hill next to High Valley in Clearlake Oaks, which is on the opposite side of Clear Lake. The crash site is more than fifteen miles from Lakeport. Patrick owned a large ranch in High Valley.

http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/?w ... 2[quote]My name is William Gregory Hart Mcginnis. My mother, Marian McGinnis, was engaged to William Penn Patrick at the time of his death. The location of the plane crash was Clearlake Oaks, Ca.[/quote]

http://www.skepdic.com/lgsap.html

William Penn Patrick died in a plane crash at High Valley Ranch in Clearlake Oaks CA, while Alexander Everett started Mind/Life Dynamics, a training company.

http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/PSI-Seminars/Clearlake-Oaks-California/PSI-Seminars-PSI-is-a-LIE-Clearlake-Oaks-California-465538

Funny thing is, both Tom and WPP died at High Valley Ranch, 10 years apart in their own airplane crashes.

[tarantino]

Istvan Kantor (T-H-L)

Maybe more bizarre than crap.

Recent work involves noise installations and performances with electrically modified file cabinets. He also founded the "Machine Sex Action Group" which realizes theatrical cyber-futuristic body performances in an S/M style. The human body in its relation to machines, explored both in its apocalyptic and subversive potentials remains a major theme of his work. His more controversial works involve vandalism and gore, painting large X's in his own blood on the walls of modern art museums, and in doing so he has been banned from many of the world's art galleries, a status he holds with pride. In 2004, he threw a vial of his own blood on a wall beside a sculpture of Michael Jackson by Paul McCarthy in the Hamburger Bahnhof contemporary art museum of Berlin.

In March 2004 he was awarded the Canadian Governor General's Award in Visual and Media arts.

He is reported to have been supported until 2007 largely by public money and government grants.[1] He has been recently supporting himself via a series of yard sales.

[Hersch]

Maybe you would enjoy Dark Complected Man (T-H-L). It may not be around much longer, so get it while you can.

The Dark Complected Man (DCM) also known as Radio Man,The Cuban or the Umbrella Man Friend is a name given to an unidentified witness to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Lack of identification for the man has spawned numerous conspiracy theories, some linking Cuba[citation needed] or anti-Castro Cuban exiles[citation needed] to the assassination. In 2006, the Cuban newspaper Granma Internacional published an article suggesting the man could be the Cuban exile and CIA-backed operative Orlando Bosch Avila.

Conspiracy theorists claim the man can be seen using what appears to a radio or walkie-talkie and appears to gesticulate as the Kennedy motorcade passes.

It's almost like the lyrics to a Captain Beefheart tune. I like how they provide an acronym (DCM).

[Peter Damian]

Blonde_vs._brunette_rivalry (T-H-L)]

Enjoy.

[Hersch]

Blonde_vs._brunette_rivalry (T-H-L)]

Enjoy.

Excellent -- well sourced, and the chess match is a great way to introduce the subject. If there were only some way to work in this quote it would be Featured Article material.

[mac]

Hopefully it's okay to throw in a template. Template:Userspace file (T-H-L):

This specific image or media file, uploaded and used on (a) Wikipedia contributor(s) user page(s), should not be copied to Wikimedia Commons.
While the license of this work may be compliant with Commons, its usefulness to other projects is unlikely. It should not be copied to Commons unless a specific other usage is anticipated.

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But that's nothing compared to what turned up when Googling this thread, which was on page one of a search for "crap articles". Number one in the search was Wikipedia:Crap (T-H-L), which is, itself, crap IMO.

This page in a nutshell:
Just because you have a reliable source does not mean your edit is a good one.
Do not cite WP:BRD if your edit is removed. It is an essay, not a right to revert.
You need to Accept good faith on the part of other editors, and not just expect it from them.

At times you will have little option but to say an edit is Crap. Either it is heavily WP:POV, or perhaps WP:OR with a little WP:SYNTH thrown in for good measure. You will explain patiently via edit summaries and on talk pages why this is so. But the other guy just will not engage the actual reasons, usually saying the sources meet WP:RS. Or they will revert you after you have removed the crap, then cite WP:BRD and bore you to tears on the talk page in the hope you will just give up. They will never see how their additions are original research. Or even that their edits are quite simply crap.

Here's the illustration: (edit: this is an image of some kind of feces)

Does your editing look like a large pile of this?

That's a lot of alphabet soup, and it goes on like that for three paragraphs.

(edited to add hide tags, and note that the image is grody)

[Poetlister]

Number one in the search was Wikipedia:Crap (T-H-L), which is, itself, crap IMO.

It does start "This humorous essay". I don't think it's meant to be taken seriously.

[mac]

Number one in the search was Wikipedia:Crap (T-H-L), which is, itself, crap IMO.

It does start "This humorous essay". I don't think it's meant to be taken seriously.

It drips with contempt for editors, IMO. Maybe it would be funny if I was still a Wikipedian.

[lilburne]

I may have mentioned this one before. Its still hilarious ...

9 years ago:

Caps made for smoking, so that the ladies do not smell like tobacco.

Today Da! Da! Da:

Smoking caps are caps worn by men while smoking to stop the hair from smelling of smoke. They also kept the head warm. They were popular in the period 1840-1880,[1] usually worn by gentlemen in the privacy of their home. They are similar to the smoking jacket, though their use, even in Victorian times, was not necessarily as widespread

Smoking cap (T-H-L)

[thekohser]

Blonde_vs._brunette_rivalry (T-H-L)]

Enjoy.

Fairly astounding that such a detailed article would completely miss the theme of "Blondes have more fun", a common phrase that is currently ascribed by Wikipedia to a Rod Stewart album, Blondes Have More Fun (T-H-L).

[Poetlister]

Blonde_vs._brunette_rivalry (T-H-L)]

Enjoy.

Fairly astounding that such a detailed article would completely miss the theme of "Blondes have more fun", a common phrase that is currently ascribed by Wikipedia to a Rod Stewart album, Blondes Have More Fun (T-H-L).

That's nonsense. It was due to advertising guru Shirley Polykoff (T-H-L), although her WP article somehow omits that. link

[Ming]

Ultraman (T-H-L): a perfect storm of anime fannishness. Ming especially likes the long list of "Ultraman's special powers", and the knowledge that "Ultraman has a shoe size of 320 mon and Three-Fold Joints."

[Vigilant]

Ultraman (T-H-L): a perfect storm of anime fannishness. Ming especially likes the long list of "Ultraman's special powers", and the knowledge that "Ultraman has a shoe size of 320 mon and Three-Fold Joints."

God, I loved that show.

[Zoloft]

AC Transit Bus fight (T-H-L)

Horrible article affecting multiple people based on an Internet 'meme' around a senseless fistfight on a bus.

*hits delete key repeatedly*

If only that worked...

[EricBarbour]

Ultraman (T-H-L): a perfect storm of anime fannishness. Ming especially likes the long list of "Ultraman's special powers", and the knowledge that "Ultraman has a shoe size of 320 mon and Three-Fold Joints."

Number one contributor: Ryulong. That article is also a great place to look for his sockpuppets.

[Johnny Au]

Sediq Afghan (T-H-L)

How can someone become Person of the Year in the future?

[Poetlister]

Sediq Afghan (T-H-L)

How can someone become Person of the Year in the future?

I'm unclear what point you're making. He was declared "Man of the Year 2012" (whatever that means) in December 2012.

[Johnny Au]

Sediq Afghan (T-H-L)

How can someone become Person of the Year in the future?

I'm unclear what point you're making. He was declared "Man of the Year 2012" (whatever that means) in December 2012.

Oh. It got self-reverted. My bad.

Regardless, self-reversions clog up history and pad up edit counts.

[Ming]

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (T-H-L)

Composed 75% of a list of supposed references in other songs/etc., and 1% of what the song is actually about.

[Peryglus]

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (T-H-L)

Composed 75% of a list of supposed references in other songs/etc., and 1% of what the song is actually about.

What about the other 24%?

[Poetlister]

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (T-H-L)

Composed 75% of a list of supposed references in other songs/etc., and 1% of what the song is actually about.

What about the other 24%?

Appearances of the song in popular culture.

[Johnny Au]

O Merciless One, that is one bad article, in that it is only notable because it is referenced in other media.

[Ming]

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (T-H-L)

Composed 75% of a list of supposed references in other songs/etc., and 1% of what the song is actually about.

What about the other 24%?

Infoboxes.

[EricBarbour]

How 'bout another fat chunk of worthless Doctor Who fanboy drivel?

List_of_Bernice_Summerfield_characters (T-H-L)

Created in 2006 by insane robotic admin/Who fan Tim! (T-C-L), last major editing expansions in 2007. No references, no reason to exist.

(We've never really talked about "Tim!", and I'm not sure why. He is a bizarre creature.)

[Poetlister]

How 'bout another fat chunk of worthless Doctor Who fanboy drivel?

List_of_Bernice_Summerfield_characters (T-H-L)

Created in 2006 by insane robotic admin/Who fan Tim! (T-C-L), last major editing expansions in 2007. No references, no reason to exist.

(We've never really talked about "Tim!", and I'm not sure why. He is a bizarre creature.)

Helpfully divided into sections, one for each letter of the alphabet. Many of the sections are empty except for a template saying "Empty section".

[Ming]

Pigeon detectives tour 2011 (T-H-L)

Written before the tour started, never updated, finally up for AFD. But that's not the worst part: Category:2011 concert tours (T-H-L), which bills itself as "A listing of concert tours that will take place in 2011" (Ming's emphasis), has 244 members. That's knowledge, all right.

[tarantino]

Ernest Strepfinger (T-H-L), archived at https://archive.today/hjEnI

Terrible for 9 years, it's also been defaced for the last 2 1/2 months.

[EricBarbour]

Ernest Strepfinger (T-H-L), archived at https://archive.today/hjEnI

Terrible for 9 years, it's also been defaced for the last 2 1/2 months.

I'm saving that one.

[EricBarbour]

ARP Quadra (T-H-L)

Outstanding is the rich lush phase shifter which creates stereo and includes harmonic resonance. Also uncommon is the ability to deploy sample and hold within the phaser. The sound is similar to the chorus of the Solina, though many users avow that the Quadra due to its sonic texture and modulation controls is the richest string machine ever made.

Been like that since January 2011.

[Hersch]

This is the sort of article that makes Wikipedia great: Shark episode (T-H-L)

[EricBarbour]

Can anyone please explain Chester's guide to: The controversy (T-H-L) to the rest of us?

[Hersch]

Can anyone please explain Chester's guide to: The controversy (T-H-L) to the rest of us?

It took several trips through the article, but I think that I can say with confidence that it is not about some guy named Chester who is showing us how to get to the controversy.

[lilburne]

Can anyone please explain Chester's guide to: The controversy (T-H-L) to the rest of us?

I think it shows that if we knew then how it would turn out we could have got wp deleted.

[thekohser]

This is the sort of article that makes Wikipedia great: Shark episode (T-H-L)

I am pleased that when we stayed at The Edgewater (T-H-L), I was not aware of the "Shark episode".

[Hersch]

This is the sort of article that makes Wikipedia great: Shark episode (T-H-L)

I am pleased that when we stayed at The Edgewater (T-H-L), I was not aware of the "Shark episode".

But now, thanks to the miracle of Wikipedia, anyone who does a web search for the Edgewater will become aware of it, just by following the handy link.

[tarantino]

Discovering the Educational Consequences of Advanced Technical Education (T-H-L). It hasn't been touched in 3 1/2 years.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

DECA (Discovering the Educational Consequences of Advanced Technological Education), is an NSF (National Science Foundation) funded research grant.[1]
References

^ Official Website


Stub icon This article relating to education is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

There's probably not many NSF grants that get their own article, and the only reference now links to a business in Turkey that makes security vehicles.

[EricBarbour]

Nemo Gould (T-H-L)

No references, 6-year-old stub.
Created by an SPA, Jasonelfert (T-C-L). Probably him, or a relative.
Yes, Gould edited it himself: Nemomatic (T-C-L).

[Johnny Au]

I have nominated Civilization Fanatics Center (T-H-L) for deletion, as it is no different from other video game forums.