On 7/19/06, Oldak Quill oldakquill@gmail.com wrote:
That's not true, non-readable media can serve as a source.
Direct quotes (like the Rachel one) are probably appropriate use of the episode as a primary source (though, obviously, it should be referenced to the episode, the medium (DVD, original run, or syndication) and the date and time accessed). But creating a synopsis of a movie or TV show is OR because it requires that you look at the episode, determine what is more important and what is less important, and come up with what happened. In effect, you create your impression of what happened. And that is improper use of a primary source.
But, but...I remember that from Friends, doesn't my memory count as a
reliable source? Can't I just go to the DVD and look it up? I think
that
almost every TV or movie-related article violates WP:NOR. And that's a
real
problem. They even have templates for TV shows that are currently
ongoing.
It's nice to be able to find out what you've missed when you walk in half-way through an episode of 24, but it's a complete policy
violation...
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