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Cast

I've removed the cast listing because it's sourced to a web forum. I checked the WP:RSN archives and found this discussion. I'll re-add the listing once I find some RS. APK that's not my name 07:04, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done On a side note, Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite is hiring a legislative assistant. The job application includes the following question (to be answered in essay form): "what you would do to get on [MTV's] 'Real World, D.C.'". Should this be mentioned in the article? APK that's not my name 09:05, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Added back original sourcing. You can't replace the original source with someone that is sourcing the original source. All newspapers reporting on the current Real World pulled their cast lists from vevmo and have cited it as such.

The Washington Times says:

Credit where due

G2 would like to thank "Real World DC" blogger Martin Mongillo and the Web site vevmo.com for the information about the "MTV: Real World: DC" cast that we included in our July 31st column.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/04/green-glover-august-recess/

Being that there are so many RS pointing to the cast list on vevmo (including the mentioned Baltimore Sun, WashingtonCityPaper etc) its status might have to be revisited for this article. Neutralis (talk) 12:12, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

MTV posted cast bios, you can use that for now to fill in the blanks. --Mysteryboy123 (talk) 04:38, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The bio for Ashley Lindley reports that she is bisexual, citing episode one of the season and Ashley's bio. Her bio says this "Newly single, Ashley has her sights set on the guys of D.C" (http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world/Washingtondc/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=13186#moreinfo) and nothing of the sort was mentioned in episode one. In episode two, another cast member (Emily) reports that there were no gay women in the house (with the possible exception of herself, but that has nothing to do with Ashley). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Odysseusmarktwo (talk • contribs) 08:08, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I wrote that, based on her mentioning it in Episode 1. It's possible that I misheard it, so I'll double-check it. Nightscream (talk) 12:37, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, that was Emily, not Ashley. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 12:43, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP story

Should there be a section covering the effects/reactions of locals and the city? If so, this WaPo story from last Sunday is a good source. APK that's not my name 12:01, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely. The Key West and Chicago articles each have a moderate-sized paragraph in the Lead on that sort of thing, so I'd say go for it! Nightscream (talk) 17:29, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

D.C. vs Washington D.C.

Are they calling it The Real World: Washington D.C. or The Real World: D.C. cause on twitter it looks like they're calling it The Real World: D.C. 69.112.221.166 (talk) 21:01, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think we should change the name of this article to The Real World: D.C. because on the show's official website it's mostly calling it D.C. and even in the end of the trailer they say D.C. so that's just my opinion. 69.112.221.166 (talk) 22:01, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Many TV shows and movies are known by multiple titles, or diminutive nicknames. Most of the sources so far have been calling it The Real World: Washington D.C. As for what MTV itself "mostly" calls it, well, I don't see any evidence so far of one name being more ubiquitous than the others. Yeah, that trailer page calls it The Real World: DC. On the other hand, MTV's main page for it calls it The Real World: Washington D.C. on the main heading, DC on the caption under the main cast photo, and even Real World: XXIII: Washington DC on the browser's tab. I already included The Real World: DC as an alternate name in the article's Lead, based on the logo in the cast photo I added, which I'm pretty sure is a nickname. But I think we should hold off moving (renaming) the article until the season has been around enough to document a greater preponderance of this nickname over the full-name one. Nightscream (talk) 02:57, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Washington, D.C. should be the alternate name, and D.C. should be the primary name. Bunim-Murray Production tweeted it is The Real World D.C. ( http://twitter.com/BunimMurray/status/6322749407 ). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.96.114.47 (talk) 02:17, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, why is this site locked? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.96.114.47 (talk) 02:21, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Season is DC, not Washington, DC: —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.96.114.47 (talk) 03:40, 18 December 2009

The site is not locked. It is simply this article that is protected. I always keep the RW articles protected from unregistered and newly registered users until the end of their first run to prevent vandalism and violations of WP:NOR, WP:V and WP:NPOV, as they are especially susceptible to them. Also, please sign your posts. You can do this by typing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of them. As for the name, I refer you to my above post. Nightscream (talk) 05:15, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think at this point the season has been around enough to document a greater preponderance of this nickname over the full-name one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.48.161.10 (talk) 22:04, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's a bit subjective. The reunion special, for example, was called The Real World: Washington D.C. Reunion. They seem to jump back and forth between the abbreviation and full name, which leads me to suspect that the abbreviation should not be used as the article title in lieu of the full name, much as with any other article about a subject whose name is commonly abbreviated, such as United States. Nightscream (talk) 17:55, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

edit semiprotected

Josh Colon is currently the front man of a band called Wicked Liquid. The band performed at the Rock and Roll Hotel on September 24th. ^[1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.3.159.225 (talk) 21:22, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is it okay if you add information that comes from Vevmo such as Andrew Woods attends Colorado State Univesity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mtgregg (talk • contribs) 02:22, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As long as it comes from Vevmo itself, and not from any users on the blog, then yes. I consider Vevmo to be a reliable source, and I've cited it myself. Nightscream (talk) 05:56, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Emily

Just wondering why her name is out of alphabetical order. I'm going to move it and if there are any reasons why I shouldn't then let me know. Wikiguy09 (talk) 05:29, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Josh's Band

New article about Josh Colon in the Philly Inquirer. He is currently in a band called Wicked Liquid ^[2]. Their myspace page is www.myspace.com/wickedliquidmusic. 72.245.29.65 (talk) 17:23, 16 December 2009 (UTC)Will Whitney PSS Media, LLC[reply]

Editing problems in the Episodes section

I tried editing the Episodes section by adding an Episode 4 title ("D.C. On The DL"), but I had a brief server crash that kind of screwed things up, and for some weird reason, the episode summaries keep showing up in the External Links section, instead of the Episodes section. Hopefully, this problem can be fixed shortly. DPH1110 (talk) 07:37, 21 January 2010 (UTC)DPH1110[reply]

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