Talk:ScrewAttack

message: This is wikipedia, it is supposed to contain information, encyclopedic, about things.  It is NOT for hosting a flame war for company personel.
It does not need anything more than an INCREDIBLY brief statement that Handsome Tom is no longer part of the Screwattack website.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.84.154.149 (talk) 03:42, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  December 2008 

message: This should NOT be deleted because it is a fan writing about it. I saw it didn't have a wikipedia so I thought I would make it one. All the article is saying is what screwattack does and about its shows. —Preceding unsigned comment added by K StarGK (talk • contribs) 
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now that you let screwattack how about you fucking pedant wikipedia assholes let the nerd have a page for fucks sakes
^^ YES!
Also, note that Screwattack is now a subsidary of Viacom and is in their infobox for the list of companies. Please don't look foolish and make all of the companies and CEOs available as a wikipedia entry except screwattack. With this site's track record since December, one would think that this site has a few higher-up users that have somewhat of a chip on their shoulder or a personal beef with screwattack and its features. Please be more objective than subjective.SashaNein 12:47, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Craig is saying otherwise, and that they are not a subsidary of Viacom. --136.142.46.33 (talk) 19:25, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  The  tag is asking that some WP:RS references be added. If ScrewAttack is notable then this shouldn't be too difficult. I don't know anything about any vendetta. (Requestion 16:45, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  This section formerly titleless 

message: Something of extremely questionable legality that ScrewAttack Productions LLC has been up to. They've been making their own commentary track for The Wizard, a la RiffTrax, but they're putting up the whole movie free of charge. Initially these clips were uploaded to YouTube, but YouTube took them down as a copyright violation, so now they're being hosted at Dailymotion, which is much more lax in it's stance against copyright violations.
When asked about the project on their forum, and if any deal or royalties had been paid to NBC Universal (who own the movie), "Stuttering Craig" (aka Craig Skitismas) stated "Yes... Yes we are (pirating). Now shut up and watch it. :)"
Ought this get some mention in the article? PlayItBogart 13:45, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''The Wizard'' commentary 

message: I refined a lot of the grammar and punctuation so it no longer looks quite so slipshod. Feel free to change or improve what you like, but if it doesn't read right, I'll change it to something else. In the vein of keeping this article up, it has a much better chance of surviving if it's well written, sourced, and complete.
Senjuro 15:48, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page format 

message: I noticed some random IP inserted some information in an inappropriate section, but it does deserve some mention.
Here's a list of events:
*TMNT Movie Review Part 1 gets removed
*A few days later, Part 2 gets removed
*Youtube contacts James, claiming it was a "mistake" on their part, and reinstated both parts
*A month later, Part 2 is deleted again
*All inquiries to youtube were responded to with, "It had inappropriate content."
*Part 2 remains deleted to this date.
I no longer see Part 1 either, but I presume James had that one removed himself. Youtube has priority issues.
Also, screwattack's main youtube account was banned for over a month after they submitted copyright claims to other users that were submitting their videos. As far as I know, youtube never sent them a notice claiming they screwed up, but they were eventually reinstated.
It's probably good to note these on the article for all the people that ask, "Why aren't they submitting X to youtube?" all the time. Youtube's system is set up so that if enough children with alt accounts flag any video (save for a LonelyGirl, smosh, or LisaNova video), it will be deleted on the spot. There is no benefit of the doubt given to the top contributors that aren't in bed with youtube. User LittleKuriboh, with almost 45,000 subscribers, suffered this fate with almost half of his videos, and then was finally banned for submitting 'inappropriate content', when there was obviously none. He was reinstated, but has still never received a valid explanation. Hell, even my 20 inquiries to 20 different youtube addresses were ignored.SashaNein 12:32, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It would probably serve to briefly mention that he has a spin-off character called "Angry Movie Nerd", rather than place that under the same topic.  Going into detail about how the videos were deleted isn't really relevant for his topic either, that would be better suited for a listing under "YouTube".  Just a thought. 75.111.109.49 15:44, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Youtube controversy probably does deserve some mention 

message: The article describes him as an "amateur filmmaker", something I feel is terribly wrong and mortifying. Can somebody modify this to a bit more neutral/beneficial statement? 04:17, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Derogatory description of "AVGN" 

message: One of the better editors should find a way to integrate the details of this recognition into the AVGN section.
Audio Source 
I think I hear administrators cringing.
There was also talk of featuring him on the show again today, but I cannot confirm if such took place. SashaNein 16:42, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll add it later. I thought it was just a local radio station, but it seems the show is pretty big.--Atlan (talk) 12:01, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Check it out, the sentence structure may need work.--Atlan (talk) 13:36, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Angry Video Game Nerd gets 15 minutes of fame (literally) on the Opie & Anthony Show 

message: Atlan wants it as "beer." The fact that the AVGN drinks Rolling Rock or whatever drink he has now is un-notable, according to him.  I don't care to edit war over something so minute. Just make sure he doesn't take ownership of the article, please, because the way he went about removing it three times is starting to give off that feeling. I don't have time for this. SashaNein 03:54, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, let's talk like I'm not here. Definitely the best way to handle it. If you have such issues, you discuss with the editor in question, it's the polite way to do. Anyway, tell my why the brands of beer are notable and pertinent to the reviews then, and why it's necessary to mention it. I only changed it to avoid an awkward sentence that can only get more awkward whenever he decides to switch beers again. You should generally choose the sentence that can last a long time without editing it over a sentence that is subject to change all the time. Claiming I'm trying to own the article for a well thought out change to the article I defended only once is just stupid.--Atlan (talk) 12:01, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: OK. SashaNein 12:20, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, any arguments in favor of keeping the brands? I'm open to suggestions.--Atlan (talk) 12:35, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The fact that he drinks Rolling rock is a character trait that´s worth mentioning since he doesn´t drink just any beer, only Rolling rock. If I remember right he only drank Yuenling once in the show at the Spiderman review so I don´t think it´s noteworthy enough to be mentioned since it was a one-time change that was made for the joke. At least in the Simpsons review he drinks Rolling rock again. Wolfhunter987 17:44, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: He drinks Yuenling in his last video, Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout. I specifically checked for that, which prompted me to change the sentence in the article. I guess we could say he drinks Rolling Rock and Yuenling (without the switch part of the earlier sentence), but if he switches to any other beers we should just say beer.--Atlan (talk) 18:33, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I didn´t notice that in the latest video but I checked it and you´re right, he drinks Yuenling in it again for some reason. In that case I think your suggestion about mentioning them without the switch part is fine. Wolfhunter987 19:08, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added it as such.--Atlan (talk) 19:31, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It seems to me that it should be "beer".  The fact he drank Rolling Rock exclusively, and now drinks Yuenling is irrelevant.  The gag in the video is that the games drive him to drink, not drive him to drink something specific. 75.111.109.49 15:41, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: A little late to the party, but I'm going to have to disagree here. It's a character trait, and is something notable about the character. If it wasn't, they wouldn't have gone out of the way to make a joke about it in the Spiderman review anyway. If anything, it's worth noting that they changed an establish character trait at a particular time and made light of it on the show.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by EBwiz (talk • contribs) 03:45, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Silly discussion over "beer" instead of using the brand names. Avoid WP:OWN 

message: Nothing major, I just went through and kept things consistent, for example, multiple times through the article, it was referred to as "g1's" and then later "G1's". I kept the "G1" capitalization style and just went through a few sentences and made some minor re-wordings to sound more professional. Theseven7 10:46, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  A bit of cleaning 

message: Added the sub-section about it, since it is one the biggest thing ScrewAttack has ever done to the mainstream. Theseven7 05:55, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Iron Man of Gaming 

message: It was announced on SideScrollers a week or so ago that GameJew will now be working for GameVideos, owned by Ziff Davis.
I do think, however, that he should have his own article. Wasn't he the first one to receive a Wii in Los Angeles, and was featured on several major National TV News outlets? I remember seeing him on TV before I even saw him at ScrewAttack. SashaNein 18:50, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that AVGN should have his own wikipedia article. Also i removed the part that said he focuses only on the negative aspects of games because that is untrue. I have watched pretty much every one of his videos and im not like a creepy fan or anything, but alot of times he comments on the positive aspects of the game. I have played some of the games hes talking about and all of its true, he just does in a sort of extremely vulgar manner that offend some and think hes only negative. He does respect the positive aspects that exist in the games he reviews. and he should have his own article, i thought of that right away when i searched for him in wikipedia and he was just a tab on another article. There is alot more information that exists about him and it can all be put in a full article. We need to expand wikipedia and make the most information available to readers. Thoughts anybody? Linkman553 05:27, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was talking about GameJew. Wikipedia administrators are currently heavily biased against James Rofle's character having a stand-alone article. SashaNein 18:15, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed GameJew, he left ScrewAttack 

message: I forgot to note the most obvious reference I had. On the Cinemassacre site in the news page, he celebrated his 26th birthday on July 10, 2006.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by SashaNein (talk • contribs) 12:53, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Good call on Rolfe's age. I only checked his website, which has no mention of it (apart from a birthday message in the news section, apparently). You think we should add a source in the article for that and his occupation?--Atlan (talk) 16:04, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Age 27 

message: I think the Metroid franchise should be mentioned at least somewhere in the article considering the very name and logo is a power-up from the Metroid series, and their jingle heard in most intros to their videos is the same from a metroid song.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.120.37 (talk) 21:32, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Metroid Relation 

message: I did this before but I maintained and kept it more consistent and encyclopedia like. Theseven7 (talk) 11:05, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Just fixed some issues with grammar and re-wording 

message: The order of the feature should mirror of how they were started on the site. I believe sidescrolelrs was the first, followed by VGV, then Angry Video Game Nerd, then (gamejew), then Top 10s then Captain S then Retro Remix then The Art in Gaming. Not sure when 60 second spoiler came in because Halo 1 and 2 was NOT the first Trunksamurai (talk) 19:42, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Chronological order

message: An admin looking for brownie points swooped down and deleted it. An image needs a "boilerplate" which tells why it's a fair use image, and needs a redundant "fair use rationale" to accompany it.
For an example, just copy-paste the rationale and boilerplate used on the GameTrailers logo page. (Another image of which someone tried to get brownie points on and wrongfully delete. And failed.)
=== Fair use rationale ===
The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use because:
#it is a historically significant logo of a well known portal;
#the logo is only being used for informational purposes;
#its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it represents the subject of this article.
=== Licensing ===

I'm sure next month they'll bring along a new rule saying that we need another rationale to justify the fair use rationale that usually reiterates the boilerplate. And we must also donate kittens to our overlords in the "not" Bureaucracy. "Fair Use Rationale" is a newer rule, and it's sad how hundreds of thousands of images that were within the guidelines in years past got laid to waste by kids looking for a pat on the back from their wikipeers. 75.65.91.142 (talk) 23:22, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please reupload the logo and add a "fair use rationale" 

message: 
I'm sure next month they'll bring along a new rule saying that we need another rationale to justify the fair use rationale that usually reiterates the boilerplate. And we must also donate kittens to our overlords in the "not" Bureaucracy. "Fair Use Rationale" is a newer rule, and it's sad how hundreds of thousands of images that were within the guidelines in years past got laid to waste by kids looking for a pat on the back from their wikipeers. 75.65.91.142 (talk) 23:22, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Licensing 

message: This Christmas crossover special is called non-canon, but mentioning that Angry Video Game Nerd picks up where it left off (and leaving the special's story connection in question) is irrelevant since AVGN doesn't have a continuing storyline outside of a few connecting episodes. This could change in the future if the episodes become more narrative such as in the latest Christmas Carol episodes, but as of right now the Nerd pretty much doesn't have any continuity to detract from Captain S.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.206.124.190 (talk) 12:43, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  AVGN Captain S crossover canon? 

message: This article is very poorly formatted, and needs to be cleaned up and reorganized. Doshindude (talk) 16:25, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fix the article

message: I'm sorry guys, but having something like this on this article looks very unprofessional and makes this look like a terrible article.
I appreciate the work you've done, but this list absolutely needs to be removed, else some hotshot admin will flag this entire ScrewAttack article for deletion. 75.66.233.162 (talk) 22:56, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of editors for the ScrewAttack wiki 

message: No reason for a mid-article advertisement for a Wiki with names of Wikipedia editors in the article... a link in the external links is left, and that should simply be enough. This page isn't an advertisement, guys. Theseven7 (talk) 08:21, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Careful. You removed the article's references. That exposes this article to being deleted for having no references. 216.37.86.10 (talk) 16:27, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added stuff and deleted "ScrewAttack Wiki" subsection of site 

message: They should be referenced somewhere in the article, because they have been officially announced as new shows. 86.44.92.24 (talk) 17:40, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Life in a game and Hard News

message: Should "Show" and "Featurettes" acctually be capitalizalized?  And my last tag was that most of these sections headings should be italized.68.148.164.166 (talk) 08:22, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  My Last 2 Edits 

message: | HealingTouch Interview's Craig I'm not sure if you guys would like to scope that out or not. I'm not much for editing Wikis, but it was an interview that delves into some of the personal history and decision making of ScrewAttack and I'm sure it can be helpful in some way shape or form.--136.142.46.33 (talk) 19:31, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Craig's Interview 

message: There was a large fundraiser to get Craig and Tom in the Uwe Boll film Far Cry. They were able to fly up there to play a few very small roles. There was mention of this in Kotaku and the New York Post, as well. I thought this was in the article before, but someone probably snuffed it out for not having 'reliable sources' or some junk like that. Well, Brian Ashcraft of Kotaku is plenty reliable enough, so says WP:VG/RS. 216.37.86.10 (talk) 19:06, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  No mention of Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom in Far Cry? 

message: Shouldn't ScrewAttack Europe's shows be expanded into the main Shows category?  Guru Larry's Retro Corner is one of the main features (and current running) features on Screwattack's website now, yet it's only got a sentence dedicated to it...--78.105.127.237 (talk) 02:08, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  ScrewAttack Europe's Subsection 

message: This page has way to much in it, stuff needs to be cut out. People who come to the page don't need to know every singe fact about screwattack, they should just find out what the site is and what type of stuff they do, all of the other minuta isn't needed. The sections for all of the different videos need to be trimmed and consolidated. Basically, Side scrollers, out of the box, hard news, and top 10 should be given the most space since they are the most uneque and important. Vaults, VGR's, Scoops,the armery, and puntos can all be under a sub section for their game reviews (which Out of the Box could be in as well). Each of those should be described in a sentance or two such as:
VGV: not a true game review video game vaults simply look back and explain what made an older game really good or really bad. This segment is hosted on Gametrailers along with screw attacks top ten lists and the AVGN's videos.
The scoop: Highscool Ben reviews a game breaking it down into it's pros and cons. Usually The Scoop is for games that are less wildly embraced by the gaming public
Jose's Puntos: Jose El Mexicano runs through three tips that will help the viewer be better at a specific game.
VGR: A more straight review. The reviewer runs through a game explaining it's strengths and weaknesses before giving the viewer their suggestion of "Buy it," "Rent it," or "F' it," meaning that you probably shouldn't even try it.
The Armory: Dally Destin reviews a particular weapon from a game or franchise explaining how it is awesome enough to be "added to the Armory."
See that was quick and informative. They have to be cleaned up a bit, but with all of the different videos Screwattack has we can't linger to much on them. Similarly the third party vids should be lumped together and given a sentence or two explanation. Finally,  can be a section for Unaware Steve, clip of the weak, and any of the other strange stuff they post that doesn't fit some place else and a section for Iron man and SGC: which doesn't need a complete recap of the last event, only notable info (like Jack Thompson coming to this one).
Oh we don't need to list every singe person who has had anything to do with screw attack (basically why is Byron on the list). If I have time I'll do some of this, but their is a lot to do.Pwright329 (talk) 06:51, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Info needs to be cut 

message: Ooookay so why the heck did the Death Battle show go from having it's own page, with a list of episodes.....to having a redirect to the screwattack page with this?
"Death Battle - An animated series in which fights between different fictional characters are depicted, using research to determine a theoretical winner. "
--AgentRedgrave215 (talk) 13:27, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  No Death Battle page?