Talk:Pigasus Award

message: i thought he was a writer, why is he listed as a scientist?
Also, did he only "win" the "award" because he is religious? Are/were they really that anti-religion? Xavius, the Satyr Lord (talk) 13:52, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: They also seem to have a bone to pick with alternative medicine.  Kevin Trudeau, "refusing to face reality"?!?  What a joke!!!!!  He's trying to expose the truth about the pharmaceutical industry, not obfuscate it!!!!  *sigh*  The efforts of muckrakers are seldom appreciated in their own time... mostly because their targets tend to have a lot of power and no morals whatsoever - a dangerous combination in any case, but especially so when you get in the fiends' way!!!  --Luigifan (talk) 23:54, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Isaac Bashevis Singer

message: I would be in favor of treating this subject less like a legitimate award. I am working on an updated draft. I do not necessarily agree with the listing of every "recipient" just for the sake of listing every recipient. I think linking to them would be the better solution and perhaps including a paragraph on the more noted/recent/relevant recipients. -- Krash (Talk) 03:28, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I could not find any link with all of them.  I won't add any more winners until something is decided.  Bubba73 (talk), 03:50, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, you have a good point.  But I think a few should be there to get the flavor of it.  Bubba73 (talk), 03:58, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

text: I prefer it in list form rather than paragraph form.  Bubba73 (talk), 04:20, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

text: However, the current form for the recent years doesn't make it clear for which category the award is given.  Bubba73 (talk), 04:25, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Here it is mentioned in TIME. Bubba73 (talk), 19:22, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Good research! -- Krash (Talk) 19:47, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Sorry, I didn't notice this was a contentious topic before editing. As you can guess, I do agree with listing all the recipients. Each one is fairly notable, and most have Wikipedia articles already, and if we assume this award is notable, listing notable recipients of the award seems fairly important. GRuban 19:33, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: By all means, keep up the good work! My only critique would be that subsections make the TOC look funny. -- Krash (Talk) 19:47, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Listing Recipients

message: The article says "Sylvia Browne, who has the distinction of being the only two-time recipient."  I predict that he will be the first three-time winner.  Bubba73 (talk), 00:29, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sylvia Browne 

message: I remember reading in Uncle John's Unsinkable Bathroom Reader that some people nominated a pig (dubbed "Pigasus") for president as a sort of political protest.  Apparently, a lot of people agreed with the protesters - the swine was so popular, the FBI had to confiscate it in order to prevent it from winning the election!!!  I'll provide the details as soon as I can come up with the article.  --Luigifan (talk) 23:47, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: ...And that's the story.  I wouldn't be surprised if this jab at belief systems which don't agree with our science-obsessed society wasn't inspired by this little pig tale (particularly its anticlimatic outcome.)  --Luigifan (talk) 00:19, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible origin of the name "Pigasus" 

message: In the introductory paragraph shouldn't there be a reference to April 1st being April Fools Day? Some people in countries where it's not celebrated might not make the connection. - Chavando (talk) 18:50, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: April Fools Day 

message: The article needs independent, not self-published sources. Much of it could be considered defamatory by those named in it. The JREF has its own website to publish and promote its awards list. Please add more outside references to justify the article not being a press release. When that is done, remove the flags. Thanks. 5Q5 (talk) 15:57, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Flagged article: "Primary sources" and "Neologism" banners

message: All the urls containing "www.randi.org" now bounce to "http://web.randi.org/". That site has nothing to do with Pigasus. The official website, past awards in the ext links section, and all the refs are worthless. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:59, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  The website is wrong 

message: This article simply records when and in what category they were awarded - The Pigasus people are totally responsible for the awards themselves. This is inserted for the information of someone who seems to have felt a need to protect an awardee, by pointing that no one (perhaps outside Pigagsus) actually ever claimed him as a "scientist". Lighten up folks, it's satire - even if occasionally misplaced. -Soundofmusicals (talk) 05:17, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedia is not responsible for Pigasus awards! 

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