On 7/19/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill(a)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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