Talk:Cracked (magazine)

message: For the entry I've written on Sol Brodsky, I've been scouring both online and offline sources, including the in-depth tribute feature that's the cover story of Marvel Age #22 (Jan. 1985), and I'm unable to find anything about him being an editor of Cracked. Where did this info come from? I'd love to cite it in the Brodsky article, but only confirmably. Thanks! - Tenebrae 06:32, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Source for Brodsky editorship?

message: I never understood the hype surrounding MAD.  I only read Cracked as a kid in the 80's.  Cracked seemed way more funny than MAD, and the art was beautiful, courtesy of Severin.  I hope they release all the issues on disc some day, as I missed out on many from the late 80's through the 90's.
: Wikipedia is not a place to give opinions.  --  user:zanimum
Well, Cracked was always the perfect magazine for the type of mentality that couldn't understand the hype about MAD.  You made the correct choice.
MAD is funny but i dont know about cracked it seems like they made cracked 6 years later after MAD if u dont agree then U SUCK. THEND  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.185.183.43 (talk) 04:09, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Mad vs. Cracked

message: Any source for the "Mort may not have liked being a freelancer and answering to editors..." quote?  
Or is it just an inside apologist for Monty Sarhan, being touchy about bad publicity, or settling a score?  
Sarhan "went on to state" nothing.  The "juvenile subject matter" remarks were not part of his original response.
: This section currently contains a self-reference, in the phrase "appeared in this Wikipedia article..." -- nae'blis (talk) 18:36, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Fixed, to (so to speak) refer to WP "in the 3rd person". (For anyone confused by this matter, the point is that WP:GFDL is intended to promote copying, with and without modification, and phrases like "this article" become false when excerpted, or when kept in someone's modification of the article in question. See WP:SELF.) --Jerzy•t 17:56, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've removed this entire section. It seems entirely un-encyclopedic.
MAD is funny but i dont know about cracked it seems like they made cracked 6 years later after MAD  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.185.183.43 (talk) 04:07, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Todd v. Sarhan 

message: In Brazil (where Mad has been very sucessful), there was a short-lived run of Cracked, named "Pancada". Should this be added to the article? Has anyone got any info on other international editions of Cracked? Chester br 19:15, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  International Editions 

message: Since when is CRACKED a "magazine"?  I never picked up an issue that wasn't titled "CRACKED Mazagine".  Until I was 12 I was absolutely certain that that was how you spelled "magazine".
Since the current state of CRACKED is so dismal, perhaps more background on its glory days would be nice.  Whatever became of Amos T. Svboda, whose cranky missives often appeared in the "Lettuce Column"?  Did he grow up to be Weekly World News' Ed Anger?
And if anyone knows a thing or two about Bill Ward's Nanny Dickering, that might make a good addition to the article too.  Was the character his own or did he inherit her, for instance? -- previously unsigned comment by 66.52.193.169.
:You are right - so I went ahead and corrected the article. --Gbeeker 03:32, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oh, for Pete's sake, it's a maZaGine, not a magazine 

message: 64.131.196.248 14:32, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Self-serving edits

message: 64.131.196.248 19:10, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't have any questions, I was just taking off uncited assertions. If you have some more power to you. But things like "most successful imitator" need some sort of cite. By the way, the enjolrasworld.com link doesn't work and I didn't see anything to do with imitation. Rx StrangeLove 21:23, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I'm not going to either but as a general point we try and match the best article writing and not the mediocre...if there's something wrong with the Beatles article you should try and fix that and not bring this one down to meet it's standards. Rx StrangeLove 06:22, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Current round of edits

message: I'd imagine that some, if not most, of the people coming to this Wikipedia entry now are coming for information on the current incarnation of Cracked, which is a fairly popular humor website called Cracked.com. That's why I came initially and there's only a few sentences about the site amidst a sea of back and forth bickering about the direction of the magazine (which I'm pretty sure doesn't even exist any longer). 
I was interested to learn that its history goes back as far as it does but there is just entirely too much detail about feuds between Editors, etc. Over the next couple of days, I'm going to make some minor edits to this entry. I will do my best to keep in tact the relevant information that is currently here, while adding as much sourced information about the website as I can gather. 
Is that agreeable to everyone? Does anyone have any advice as to how to go about making these changes?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bishopsayles (talk • contribs) 00:37, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Information about editorial bickering and past directions is included on many magazine articles at Wikipedia when it's relevant, including Mad.  In the particular Todd/Sarhan example, the dueling comment war even spilled over to Wikipedia, with either Sarhan himself or a supporter leaving a statement on this page.  That anonymous Wikicomment has long been deleted, mostly because it's been replicated by more attributable remarks which are essentially similar.  While the dueling personality issue was a little bitchy, the dispute also sheds light on two different eras and philosophies of the magazine and is thus quite useful.  It's certainly more enlightening than the series of editorial hires in 2005-06, although I wouldn't suggest that those be dropped.  I've eliminated and/or toned down some of the promotional puffery about ostensible internet acclaim and user demographics and such; Onion.com is a more prominent online humor site, and you won't see the same kind of advertising on its Wikipedia page.  You made a shrewd catch in noticing that the company's primary venue, Cracked.com, was being underplayed in the article.  Your additions to the intro, and a full Cracked.com section at the end were excellent.208.120.226.72 19:29, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding Information About Cracked.com 

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message: Are they?89.249.0.170 (talk) 05:49, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are the articles on cracked.com for real? 

message: Who else agrees this article is to biased against cracked.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.161.36 (talk) 21:17, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biased 

message: Given the very different nature of the two endeavors, I feel this article needs to be split into Cracked (magazine) and Cracked.com.  Despite their connection, they are really separate entities and should not be squeezed together like this. Rhindle The Red (talk) 15:57, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Upfront disclaimer: I am primary author of an article about a Cracked.com columnist who was brought in early on by Jack O'Brien.  I would resist the split because the history of the magazine has had considerable influence on the site and leads to a more complete picture/understanding of the launch and evolution of Cracked.com.  However, I can't offer any secondary sources to support this.Sainge.spin (talk) 04:04, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Article split

message: Cracked.com is owned by Demand Media.  I think this info is quite relevant, especially given demand media's business model, and I intend to make the change if there are no objections.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ericfive (talk • contribs) 14:48, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree absolutely. Thank you for the addition of this info.Sainge.spin (talk) 04:05, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Cracked.com section edit

message: Some old page history that is relevant to this article can be found at Crazy, Sick and Cracked. Graham87 10:17, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relevant page history 

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message: Hi, all;
For Mad Magazine, there are Wikipedia pages listing all of the films and TV shows they parodied. Would it make sense to add matching pages for Cracked?
I've already started to draw up those lists, but since I haven't edited Wikipedia before, I thought I'd better float the idea to see whether it's appropriate. I realize this is about as trivial as it gets, and that there may not be sufficient interest to justify it.
Cekman76 (talk) 20:20, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lists of films and TV shows spoofed in Cracked?