Talk:Canadian Idiot

message: Hi.  Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Canadian Idiot gives the deletion criteria as follows: This song does not merit an entire page as it does not have a music video or a single released for this specific song.  However, this contest refers to the song as "Weird Al's new single", and notes that winners of the contest will have their clips appear in "Weird Al's real video."  Sounds to me like the song will have a music video and be released as a single.  --Maxamegalon2000 22:51, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, my fault. Heh, forgot I wrote that. Go nuts with the article! If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 01:55, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem.  Actually, until the contest actually ends there's not much more to add. --Maxamegalon2000 06:40, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, a list of all the sterotype stuff mentioned in the song might help fillout the page. JQF • Talk • Contribs 16:58, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a section about sterotypes.--Gen. Quon 19:43, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed it. Sorry but it needs to be fixed. It resembles strongly to the lyrics. --esanchez, Camp Lazlo fan! 19:44, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: YOUR KIDDING ME!  if you removed it for that, then take a look at Albuquerque (song) There's a big "Summary" of the video which is like the whole song written in complete sentences.  wow...  --Joooeeeelllll 07:01, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Content 

message: Is this song really a single? The release date for it is the same as the CD's release date, so I'm not sure. This needs to be checked out. --Temporarily Insane (talk) 22:44, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What you talkin about, foo?  Where do you see SINGLE>  "Canadian Idiot is a 2006 song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from his album Straight Outta Lynwood."  guess its been fixed --Joooeeeelllll 07:03, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, apparently, the song IS a single, in Australia at least. Finally, the debate comes to an end.--Gen. Quon (talk) 01:56, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Single or No? 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Soli4.jpg

message: I'm pretty sure the song isn't making fun of the American steriotype of Canadians, I'm pretty sure it's making fun of Canadians.
I'm convinced its about the american stereotype of Canadians. Its only cold in winter, not all year long. we don't export snow, I have only eaten moose meat once (in my 23 years), and the accent thing is taken way out of proportion... It's happened more than once that Americans have asked if we locked our igloos before going on vacation. We don't live in igloos, obviously there are alot American of stereotypes of Canadians. Helphin (talk) 18:47, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, Canada does export snow (see ABC News). But of course the song isn't mocking Canada, but mocking stereotypical American impressions of Canada. – Reidgreg (talk) 18:38, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  What the Song is about 

message: There is a site on Newgrounds that features a canadian idiot video based on south park, here  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rodimus Rhyme (talk • contribs) 10:33, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: SP version

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Weird Al is an American and all his other songs use a mdy format, so I fail to understand why right here it's dmy.
4TheLuvOfFax (talk) 14:08, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Per MOS:DATEFORMAT, either way is acceptable. I don't really see a problem with using dmy. Unless there's major consensus otherwise, we're encouraged to stick with what is already in use per MOS:DATERET.--Gen. Quon[Talk] 15:58, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

text: The song was recorded in the US, the concert video for the song was recorded in Canada.  I'm not sure that the song has strong national ties to one country or the other, or strong ties to one date format or the other. I don't mind it standing apart from similar articles. – Reidgreg (talk) 23:34, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I used the "British" style when working with a lot of X-Files article back in the day, just cuz that's what Wikipedia defaulted to when I clicked the "insert current date" button in the ref form. No one has had an issue with it, even though that was an American show. That said, if there's huge pressure, I suppose it could be changed, but I don't really see that happening.--Gen. Quon[Talk] 13:26, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

text: I still don't understand this one article *has* to be dmy and feels contrarian at this point... like keep the day first cause the universe'll explode if we don't, but whatever, I won't bother it anymore. 4TheLuvOfFax (talk) 05:57, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I'll return the status quo. – Reidgreg (talk) 06:52, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date Format 

message: Some information that was tagged for removal:
:Andrea Rabaza of the Independent Learning Centre wrote that the song approaches the "theme of national identity ... with dark comedy and irony". She also noted its use of intertextuality and how it remained "light-hearted" by "only talk[ing] about superficial things".
 Reidgreg (talk) 04:58, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Information left unsourced after removal of citation for [[WP:RS]]