Talk:John Carpenter (game show contestant)/Archive 1

Archive 1

Link

There's a link to a video of when he wins, and it's labeled, "the video when he win." I love how some people can't talk English. I'm fixing it.-Babylon pride 23:26, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Just because you can speak and write English well doesn't mean people around the world should be the same. And just because people don't write English as well doesn't mean they should be discouraged from contributing in Wikipedia. --210.9.15.113 08:17, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Certainly not. But they'd be well advised to contribute to Wikipedias in a language they're fluent in. I'm sure French wikipedians would not appreciate it if I BabelFished a few paragraphs and posted them. Also, more often than not, broken English is the result of a native speaker being lazy, also something Wikipedia doesn't need. Much like you writing in grammatically incorrect English from an IP located in Australia, or the original commenter's wonderfully ironic "can't talk English". While the Wikipedia concept welcomes and even requires the participation of laymen, elementary command of the language being used on their part shouldn't be too much to ask. Unigolyn 10:42, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Different people, different points of view... to me, the only relevant criteria to know if someone should contribute to Wikipedia is whether his contributions globally improve the encyclopedia or not, and not what his level of English is. The person who found "the video when he win" made a nice improvement to the article, and we are better off than if he had not made it. Someone else, such as Babylon pride, then comes and corrects the grammar. It's the whole point of a collaborative encyclopedia, isn't it ? In this case, the linked video was broadcast on a French channel, so we would not have known about it on the English wikipedia except for the French speaker who made a grammatical mistake. We need this kind of people, even if their English is broken. Schutz 12:34, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Play by play

Where can I find information about that episode. A "play by play" of his questions?

http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=OhmsXtqJQBU - that's the link to the part 1 of his game, next parts are responses. 85.89.170.12 (talk) 18:36, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Previous winner?

I don't understand the inclusion of this phrase: "While only one other contestant had ever answered all questions correctly even with the use of three lifelines..." Did the previous contestant 'answer' correctly but then not give it as their final answer? If so, this should be clarified as it is currently confusing.

What's the meaning of this "sentence"? please correct or take out. Thanks.

[...] But if the lyrics, which appears to be a hymn to a broken-hearted loner, is about John or not is not to be said but the bands singer Leo have repeatedly told the story about him and his win at gigs.

"keep" for all future votes on deletion

just wanted to state i am happy to have found this article on wp. --82.135.7.90 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 22:13, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I second that. :] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.37.96.243 (talk) 06:14, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

I third that. Who the hell nominated this article for deletion?--mysterious singing springs needs to be shut down (talk) 02:38, 8 September 2009 (UTC)Chris

You'll have to comment here; otherwise, no one will see your comments. Zagalejo^^^ 02:43, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

The actual wording of the questions:

From an earlier version of the article in case the current author wants it:

Fastest finger round

Put the following races in order according to their length, from the shortest to the longest.

A: Iditarod Dog Sled Race
B: Tour De France
C: London Marathon
D: Indianapolis 500
(Answer: C,D,A,B)
John correctly arranged the answer in 5.42 seconds

$100 Question

In the "Road Runner and Coyote" cartoons, what famous sound does the Road Runner make?

A: Ping! Ping!
B: Beep! Beep!
C: Aooga! Aooga!
D: Vroom! Vroom!

$200 Question

Where should choking victims place their hands to indicate to others that they need help?

A: Over the eyes
B: On the knees
C: Around the throat
D: On the hips

$300 Question

Which of these dance names is used to describe a fashionable dot?

A: Hora
B: Swing
C: Lambada
D: Polka

$500 Question

In what "language" would you say "ello-hay" to greet your friends?

A: Bull Latin
B: Dog Latin
C: Duck Latin
D: Pig Latin

$1,000 Question

What part of a chicken is commonly called the "drumstick"?

A: Breast
B: Wing
C: Leg
D: Gizzard

$2,000 Question

What is the only position on a football team that can be "sacked"?

A: Center
B: Wide receiver
C: Tight end
D: Quarterback

$4,000 Question

What god of love is often depicted as a chubby winged infant with a bow and arrow?

A: Zeus
B: Mercury
C: Cupid
D: Poseidon

$8,000 Question

What Steven Spielberg film climaxes at a place called Devil's Tower?

A: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
B: Jurassic Park
C: Raiders of the Lost Ark
D: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

$16,000 Question

In what U.S. town did the famous 1881 shoot-out at the O.K. Corral take place?

A: Laramie
B: Tombstone
C: El Paso
D: Dodge City

$32,000 Question

Which of the following months has no U.S. federal holiday?

A: August
B: February
C: September
D: November

$64,000 Question

What mythological beast is reborn from its own ashes?

A: Phoenix
B: Minotaur
C: Dragon
D: Unicorn

$125,000 Question

Who developed the first effective vaccine against polio?

A: Albert Sabin
B: Niels Bohr
C: Louis Pasteur
D: Jonas Salk

$250,000 Question

Which of the following is not a monotheistic religion?

A: Islam
B: Judaism
C: Hinduism
D: Christianity

$500,000 Question

What architect designed the glass pyramid in the courtyard of the Louvre?

A: Philip Johnson
B: Le Corbusier
C: Frank Gehry
D: I.M. Pei

$1,000,000 Question

Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series "Laugh-In"?

A: Lyndon Johnson
B: Richard Nixon
C: Jimmy Carter
D: Gerald Ford

• So please, add the upper questions! Kubek15 ^{(Sign!) (Contribs) (UBX)} 12:59, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:John Carpenter (game show contestant)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Cirt (talk · contribs) 00:45, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

I will review this article. — Cirt (talk) 00:45, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Image review

1. No images used in the article.
2. Therefore, no issues here.

Next, on to Stability assessment. — Cirt (talk) 06:47, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Stability assessment

1. Upon inspection of article talk page, no ongoing problems.
2. I looked at article edit history, shows vandalism issues, perhaps might try to request semi-protection at WP:RFPP.

— Cirt (talk) 06:48, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

GA Review on Hold

1. Thank you very much for your efforts to contribute to Quality improvement on Wikipedia, it's really most appreciated !!!
2. NOTE: Please respond, below entire review, and not interspersed throughout, thanks!
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Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Great job here, prose is good, nice and concise, and Copyvio Detector shows no problems. Excellent work here.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Per WP:LEAD, Please expand lede intro sect to fully standalone as a summary of the entire article body text contents. I'd suggest two or three paragraphs, of 4 sentences per paragraph.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	(1) Carpenter played for the SARA Foundation and won $250,000. $125,000 went to him, making his total Millionaire winnings $1,125,000. -- unsourced statement. (2) He faced Tic-Tac-Dough champion Thom McKee in the first round match and won his match but lost in the quarterfinals to The Weakest Link champion Michelle Kitt. -- unsourced statement.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Article is so short, so please archive all external links using Wayback Machine by Internet Archive using archiveurl and archivedate fields with WP:CIT templates. Please read WP:CITE and WP:CIT, and please make sure to standardize all citations with WP:CIT templates and fields, so as to increase uniformity throughout article's citations.
	2c. it contains no original research.	Article appears to rely primarily on secondary sources.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Any info on how he prepared for the winning gameshow game?
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	A bit too much on the Later work sect. Lots of small paragraphs. Feels kind of like trivia. Perhaps try merging some paragraphs in that sect together, and maybe simultaneously expanding sect Personal life (which I recommend changed to title Education and career.
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	Recommend change name of sect Personal life to Education and career. On 2nd thought, maybe Career and family. But either way, that sect could be expanded a bit. Also, how did the win impact this portion of his life?
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	Per my Stability assessment, above, no issues here.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	No images used in article, no issues here.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	No images used in article, no issues here.
	7. Overall assessment.	GA on Hold for 7 days. — Cirt (talk) 08:32, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

NOTE: Please respond, below entire review, and not interspersed throughout, thanks! — Cirt (talk) 08:32, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

@Cirt: Thanks again! I've tried my hand at expanding the lead, will get to the main part of the article later today and tomorrow, time permitting. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 15:22, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Okay, sounds good, keep me posted here, — Cirt (talk) 17:44, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Alright, think everything is done except archiving the links. Let me know if you would like to see anything else; I'll ping you when the links are done. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 00:44, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

Looks a bit better, let me know when you're all done. — Cirt (talk) 00:53, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

@Cirt: Okay, all the links have been archived. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 01:05, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

Passed as GA

Great work by Bentvfan54321.

Article looks much better.

Passed as GA.

My thanks to GA Nominator for being so polite and responsive to GA Reviewer recommendations, above.

— Cirt (talk) 01:07, 25 October 2015 (UTC)