Talk:Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber

Guys, the whole page is wrong. Justin Bieber is not even a human. There is an evil clan of evil penguins in Antarctica who sent the penguin with the most high pitched voice to infiltrate our defences. the penguins, knowing nothing about humans, made theh costume way too short and did not even modify the penguins high pitched squeals. Lucky for them, humans are so stupid, we fell for it, and Justin Bieber is slowliy gaining access to the worlds most powerful microphones. Soon she will take them back to her penguin people and they willl gather on the south pole and squeal as loud and high pitched as they can into the microphone to move the Earth away from the sun, causing the world to freeze. we will all die and the evil penguins will enslave the good penguins forever. WE CAN STOP JUSTIN! by not supporting her, she will lose populartiy and the pengins (and the humans) will be saved!!! LOVING JUSTIN BIEBER KILLS PENGUINS!!!

4chan.org

4chan.org is not a reputable source for trends. Why is it referenced multiple times in this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.97.244.159 (talk • contribs) 04:39, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

4chan is not used as a source in the article. However, as other sources implicate it in certain activities involving Bieber, it is mentioned in the article in conjunction with those incidents. —C.Fred (talk) 04:50, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 125.162.45.35, 12 September 2010

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 Not done: Please provide a description of what should be changed—which section, changing text from what to what, and based on what source. It is not feasible to compare the text you copied and pasted to determine what should be changed. —C.Fred (talk) 04:14, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Dapeeps, 12 September 2010

1. REDIRECT Template:Edit semi-protected/preload —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dapeeps (talk • contribs) 15:32, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

 Not done: Not sure exactly what you want. —Half Price 16:25, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Unreferenced and unmentioned in article category "Canadian people of German descent"

{{editsemiprotected}} Category Category:Canadian people of German descent is not supported by article content, let alone by a reference visible in the article - hidden comments don't count. Should either be completely removed as violation of wp:BLPCAT or explicitly mentioned in the article supported by the hidden reference given. 71.214.57.78 (talk) 21:34, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

It's supported by the source, just not explicitly mentioned in the text. I'm trying to think of a good way to work in that he has a German great-grandfather, especially since it's not specified whether said ancestor is on his mother's or father's side. —C.Fred (talk) 21:46, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

 Not done I mean,  Done Removed. Not clearly stated elsewhere that Bieber is of German descent. --Diego Grez (talk) 23:37, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. 71.214.57.78 (talk) 00:01, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

I think this info is trivial and not related to his personal identity or why he is notable. If there isn't any smooth way to work this info into the article, it probably does not belong. If not in the article, there is no support for it being a category either. He has 8 great-grandparents, one of whom is German as supported by a German language reference - ethnicity is pretty diluted. 71.214.57.78 (talk) 00:01, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

VMA lip sync

I'm aware that this will be a losing battle with your million dollar hype machine, but there are dozens of sources pointing out that Bieber lip synced during the 2010 VMAs. I have posted a source from The Today Show. You know, the longest running morning show in TV history??? Apparently that is not good enough for you. So be it. DFS (talk) 18:03, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

In ten years are you really going to care he lip synced one performance? No. Read WP:RECENTISM. It would be different and worth noting if he has never sang live in his career, 99% percent of the time he does. (and most of the performance was live except for when he was dancing.) - (CK)Lakeshade - talk2me - 18:10, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

The fact that he lip synced it not notable - everyone does it for these types of performances. The criticism in the reference about doing it poorly is a valid critique of of a performance notable enough to be added to the article. If the performance itself meets WP:RECENTISM than criticisms of that performance should be permitted as well. Of course the source of that criticism could be discounted as they don't have a reputation for objective artistic criticism. 71.214.57.78 (talk) 18:40, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

If this were Britney's infamous lipping at the 2007 VMA's that would be different. But no, this isn't notable. Candyo32 21:18, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

lip syncing is the norm...and is simply a part of the music industry..not notable at all.Moxy (talk) 02:43, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Again the criticism in the reference is not that he lip synced, it is that he did it so poorly. 71.214.57.78 (talk) 03:20, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

You see thats the problem you say "that he did it so poorly"...who is to say its not a technical problem and was all the stoned audio guys fault. Could have been a delay for him or even for us the audience/viewers.... See were i am going with this train of thinking. As i say its simply a part of the music biz and happens daily all around the world... Moxy (talk) 03:26, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

And you seriously think this is so notable it needs to be included in his bio? No its not notable, and even if it were notable, this is a statement from ONE critic, so therefore it is biased. Candyo32 03:44, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Hello, all-- I started this discussion, thanks for contributing. I agree, from reading a good number articles, in a few things... -There is a long history of musicians lip-synching on television. Personally, I see it all the time, and it is more prominent on live shows. It happens, as does a lot of lousy lip-synching. -At this point in his career, the lip-synch itself by JB is not notable as I think poor lip-synching is not notable. -It may be notable if this occurs as a pattern in the future, but it is not unusual. DFS (talk) 07:05, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

To add a slight note, the SNL lip-synching incident involving Ashlee Simpson was considered notable enough to be posted on her Wikipedia bio, yet Justin Bieber's lip-synching is not notable enough? Sounds like some personal convictions and double standards. Either that, or the Simpson article needs to be edited as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.3.204.254 (talk) 00:30, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Please read WP:OTHERSTUFF. Stating something exists in another article is not a valid argument. - (CK)Lakeshade - talk2me - 00:32, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

• Oppose addition of lip-synch I do not believe it to be notable at all. Aside from the lipping, I found the performance to be quite in sync and well executed, sorry if you didn't like it. Even if this were the "Britney Spears VMA" incident, I would think twice about adding it as well. Secondly, I didn't find Bieber's lipping to be that obvious. He didn't use the studio version, he used a pre-recorded version so not to make it obvious, so I don't think it was a big deal. I found it to be a very high-energy and fun performance, better than most of his past ones.--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 17:11, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

# 1 target of insults on YouTube

Is it worth mentioning that one cannot watch a single video of any artist without scrolling down the comment section only to read endless complaints about Bieber? Some even going as far as to plan attacks on Justin Bieber videos (apparently those idiots don't realize that they're increasing his views by going on his videos, and therefore increasing his overall popularity as well).Surely I can't be the only person to notice this phenomenon... 24.189.87.160 (talk) 09:52, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

• True, he may be a target of insults, but #1 is an overstatement for an encyclopedia. _{Besides, YouTube is probably the #1 target of insults on YouTube.} mechamind90 15:36, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

He has the most dislikes of any person. The dislikes outnumber the likes for most of his videos. This should be added. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.61.5.250 (talk) 01:33, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 71.127.3.31, 22 September 2010

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This entry is filled with references to male genitalia in the middle of sentences. And then I stopped reading. Please clean it up -- many kids looking at this. 71.127.3.31 (talk) 20:30, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

I believe this has already been removed from the article, please identify specific passages if not. –xeno^talk 20:37, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 88.114.235.193, 24 September 2010

{{edit semi-protected}} Well, it's vandalized by some funny guy. Seems like Semi-Protect isn't enough?

88.114.235.193 (talk) 17:07, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

 Already done SpigotMap 17:17, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

2010 Controvers

Add "2010 Controversy" article about his most recent claims that raises a question is he clinically insane for comparing himself to Kurt Cobain. http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2010/09/23/1285267657-cobainimage.gif - would be an ok example of response to his imagination. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.216.136.70 (talk) 20:35, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, observations about Bieber made in blogs are not appropriate for the article. —C.Fred (talk) 18:13, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 66.217.112.5, 11 October 2010

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http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftnonline.com.br%2Fnoticias%2Fgente%2520e%2520tv%2F13%2C46208%2C25%2C09%2Cthalia-atua-com-justin-bieber-em-lawamp%3Border%3A-special-victims-unit.shtml&sl=pt&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

Justin Bieber is set to guest star in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit with Thalía.

66.217.112.5 (talk) 21:34, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

 Not done: Can you find a better source and detail where and what you would like to insert? Thanks, Celestra (talk) 01:20, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Teen Pop

I'm going ahead and adding 'Teen Pop' to the genre list. Toa Nidhiki05 01:31, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

The infoboxes stick to main genres, and teen pop is a subgenre of pop. Candyo32 01:47, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Not true; sub-genres or fusion genres are added quite frequently to infoboxes; see Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, Lady GaGa, etc. Toa Nidhiki05 14:07, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Only one of those articles is a GA, and it is Lady Gaga, therefore per WP:OTHERSTUFF the only article that can be used as a basis. The Lady Gaga article does not list subgenres. Candyo32 14:38, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

My mistake; however, there is no policy against it, and I would think specifying a genre would help the project. Toa Nidhiki05 14:40, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

As stated before, all the other named articles are not high quality articles and Lady Gaga and other GA articles do not list subgenres. Concerning the teen pop genre itself, Bieber is not always going to be teen pop, so that is another added reason. Candyo32 14:49, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Wait, you want to remove it because he won't always be it? To my knowledge, Bon Jovi and Europe are not glam metal anymore, but is that a valid reason for not showing it in their infobox? For all intensive purposes, Bieber is, and will be, teen pop for the foreseeable future. Toa Nidhiki05 19:37, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Well that's pretty incomparable, because those two bands you named probably could be glam rock if they still wanted to. But could it be imagined in the coming years with Bieber as thirty years old singing teen pop? Also they need to be in general terms. Bieber may do teen pop. But we list pop because all of his songs are pop, but not all of them are teen pop. Candyo32 21:02, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

As with other Canadian teen idol's (even the first Paul Anka) i believe its best to have Pop as the genre in the info box. However we should be mentioning in the lead hes a teen idol, as this is his claim to fame thus far. Just like with other Canadian teen idols from my day --> Paul Anka and Bobby Curtola.Moxy (talk) 00:57, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

The phrase is "all intents & purposes" because it referring to your purpose or your intent. There's no such thing as an "intensive purpose". Daecon (talk) 00:15, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

@Candyo32: Ever heard of WP:CRYSTAL? We can't predict the future, so your logic is flawed. Toa Nidhiki05 20:28, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Ehh, I think you are trying to use policy to back up your viewpoint in a stance where it doesn't work. Logically, a thirty year old won't be singing teen pop. Lets don't deviate from the fact that main genres are only listed in GA's and FA's. Candyo32 21:09, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Then how about you change it from "Teen Pop" after Justin turns 30? That way, everyone wins. It seems fairly straight forward that he's most famous for singing "Teen Pop" at the moment. Daecon (talk) 11:42, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

You people are still refraining from the fact that per FA and GA articles such as Lady Gaga, we need to stick to main genres not any sort of subgenre in the infobox. Candyo32 02:41, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Subgenres actually aren't banned per se, it's just preferable to stick with root genres where an artist has performed a wide number of genres under the main one. For example:

• Kesha is listed as Electropop, dance-pop as those are the two major genres she performs.
• Lady Gaga is listed as Pop, dance as she has performed a variety of genres under those main ones.

• Radiohead is listed as Alternative rock, electronic, experimental rock as those are the major genres they perform.
• The Beatles are listed as Rock, pop as they have performed a very wide variety of genres under those main root genres.

Bieber is primarily known for his contributions to teen pop and R&B, and thus I don't think listing teen pop in place of pop would be a problem - in fact, it would probably be more accurate. And the argument that he could not be a teen pop singer at the age of 30 is a WP:CRYSTAL violation. Not that that matters anyway - we encompass all of an artist's work in their genres, not just what they're performing at the moment. Which is why Pink's listing includes R&B even though she no longer performs the genre. –Chase (talk) 21:41, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

You do make very good points that I had not thought about. With that said, I still think that pop rather than teen pop would be better stated overall. Candyo32 23:44, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Also, please remember Other stuff exists; one article may not affect another. Toa Nidhiki05 01:26, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Planet Lazer incident

I've removed the alleged assault from the article. Based on news stories at News1130.com, there's a lot of gossip-blog speculation and very little factual information out there right now. Accordingly, under WP:BLP, nothing should go into the article based on a statement by a celebrity blogger. —C.Fred (talk) 15:34, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Canadian police have now announced that they are investigating Mr. Bieber on suspicion of aggravated assault against the 12-year-old boy who shouted "faggot" at him twice. Mardiste (talk) 22:55, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Since it is a developing story, we need to wait until everything comes out and is verified by RELIABLE sources. To correct your factual inaccuracies, TMZ has reported that previous news reports were wrong and Bieber was not the instigator of the assault, and moved himself away from the incident. Candyo32