Talk:Disney Xtreme Digital
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Sources
I had added reference tags in order to cite some claims were not simply derived from examining the source material. The information came from outside sources and could not be verified by another reader that goes and explores the DxD site. Other readers should be able to verify the information in the article, especially behind-the-scenes information. The claims that I felt needed sourcing were:
- The website launched on Friday, February 1, 2008
- New content will be added on a weekly basis throughout the spring and summer
- The videos were written by Jim Lewis and Kirk Thatcher
- The videos were directed by Bill Barretta
However my ref tags were removed. Is there a reason that these statements don't not need to be cited so others know where the information behind these claims came from? -- Brad D. (talk) 03:36, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
- I'll let Scott handle some of them, but there's definitely no need to source when the website launched, since many of us noticed it when it happened. I also think part of Scott's concern (which he draised awhile back at Talk:The Muppet Newsflash) is the fact that Greg's Muppet Newsflash, which almost never cites its sources for anything, even when the news is largely copied from other sources, and in this case, he appears to be copying info from here, as with the crew credits (comparing the times and dates when the info was added here and when the new post appeared). Since Scott sourced those on the talk page, I think that's sufficient and an additional note in the article isn't needed. As for new content, it's apparent new stuff is being added, but if there's going to be a fight, speaking for myself, I'd just as soon take it out entirely until the new content appears. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 04:01, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
- What Andrew said. The production info is confirmed by a writer for Rove Live who keeps in touch with various Muppet/Henson people. It's insider information acquired by a trusted source of the wiki. Greg doesn't cite sources and frankly I just don't trust him. He'd been asked several times not to plagiarize on Muppet Wiki, but he kept coming back and sneakily doing it anyway. His blog posts often pan out, but whatever isn't citable from other sources just reads as speculation. As for the other bullets in Brad's list, the DxD site makes it evident that new videos are coming, and the launch date was witnessed in real time so there's no need to cite another source, much less a fan blog. —Scott (talk) 04:21, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
- Not weekly, but it does promise new channels, with placeholders at characters' doors, and vocal messages saying something along the lines of "I'm busy now but check back soon" and so on. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 18:59, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
writers
The source for Lewis and Thatcher as the writers comes from an insider whose information is trusted by the admins on this wiki. [1] —Scott (talk) 21:49, 7 February 2008 (UTC)