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== IMDB==
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IMDB is a wiki for screen appearances. Most of their information is added by anonymous users, like on most wikis, and they do not claim that their information has any guarantee of accuracy. In fact [http://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?infosource their description page] explains that that this system allows errors to creep in. IMDB should not be used as a reference. [[User:David Finn|David Finn]] 01:24, 13 May 2011 (CDT)
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By the way, I am not saying the information in this article is inaccurate or should be removed. I just mean that IMDB shouldn't be cited for the information. It could be replaced [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-05-09/entertainment/chi-alton-brown-calls-an-end-to-good-eats-20110509_1_roast-beef-pot-roast-steak with a different citation] or, since it is unquestionably true, even left without citation. [[User:David Finn|David Finn]] 07:10, 13 May 2011 (CDT)
 
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David you seemed to ignore the local news coverage offered in the list of references:
 
Alton Brown ending Food Network’s ‘Good Eats’ after 249 episodes
 
3:55 pm May 12, 2011, by Rodney Ho
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CREDIT: AP
 
Marietta food guru Alton Brown announced yesterday that after 249 episodes, he is shutting down “Good Eats,” a Food Network staple since 1999.
 
Beau Benton, his spokesman, confirmed that “Good Eats” will no longer be a regular series though Brown does plan three one-hour specials this year. He said Brown was not available for interviews.
 
Brown’s “Good Eats” has been a standard dish on Food Network’s menu for years, frequently in prime time. A fast-paced, intricately-created concoction, the show provides viewers with food history, cooking tips and oddball trivia on a single topic in Brown’s signature light-hearted and frequently sardonic tone.  Over nearly 250 episodes, he chewed on almost every food subject there is, be it olives, steak or  bouillabaisse. With some common staples like pasta or eggs, he’s done multiple episodes. And he’d hire local actors to play goofy parts.
 
One of those actors, Vickie Eng, who played the mysterious W character on about 30 episodes, said Brown put “blood, sweat and tears” into the show as director, writer and star. Her favorite moment was dangling from the ceiling Tom Cruise/”Mission Impossible” style for an episode on oysters.
 
Bobby Flay, another Food Network staple, said in an interview yesterday that he admires Brown for his “encyclopedic knowledge” of food and how he’s able to leverage that in multiple arenas.
 
Brown owns a 15,000-square-foot studio in Atlanta where he has shot “Good Eats.” Much of his staff and crew has been with him for years, a testament to his good works as a boss. “Everybody there is like family,” Eng said.
 
The Welch’s spokesman and author recently re-signed a new contract with Food Network and has an entrenched job with “Iron Chef” and its various incarnations. Undoubtedly, he has another show idea in his fridge.
 
http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2011/05/12/alton-brown-ending-food-networks-good-eats/?cxntlid=thbz_hm
 
The source is from an Atlanta newspaper and fed through the AP. This is a good source.
 
The IMDB offered a standard disclaimer. The IMDB started from Usenet, if I remember right, and is now owned by [[Amazon]]. As Amazon is a respected company, known for being a good Netzien, I suspect the information found within its database will be relatively accurate.
 
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[[User:Mary Ash|Mary Ash]] 08:45, 13 May 2011 (CDT)
 
:Um, no, I didn't ignore the other reference, which isn't from IMDB, I was simply offering my opinions on IMDB. I also stressed that I didn't doubt the accuracy of the article, and I still don't.
 
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:I was commenting on IMDB.
 
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They get most of their content from regular citizens, who have gotten most of that content from news articles. This is an encyclopedia. We shouldn't be citing other encyclopedias, we should be providing citations to where they got their information.
 
:You have already provided a good citation, so why do we need the IMDB one? I wasn't giving you an example citation in place of the fine one you have provided above, I was just showing you an example of a better source than the IMDB one.
 
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[[User:David Finn|David Finn]] 09:57, 13 May 2011 (CDT)
 
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[[User:Mary Ash|Mary Ash]] 12:50, 14 May 2011 (CDT)
 
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:Once again
 
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you have already included a good reference, and now you are edit warring to insert a superfluous one.
 
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:I '''moved''' the external link to the External Links page, leaving your other more appropriate source, so by reverting me
 
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you just added duplicate information.
 
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[[User:David Finn|David Finn]] 13:37, 14 May 2011 (CDT)
 
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[[User:Mary Ash|Mary Ash]] 14:18, 14 May 2011 (CDT)
 
:::People, people! I'm not taking sides on this, since I haven't bothered to read about what's going on.  I '''can''' see, however, that you are either perilously close to a "revert war" or actually in one!  Remember, here at CZ we absolutely do NOT permit that.  Never.  Not once.  I'm writing this only as a Citizen, not as a Constable (which I'm not), but I just want to warn both of you that I think you're on terribly thin ice.  I would hate to see you disappear at the wave of a Constable's wand, but it *could* happen if you don't find some other way to handle this situation.  Best, [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 15:40, 14 May 2011 (CDT)
::::Hayford if you wish to take a look at the references I'd appreciate it. As you are a published author, presumably have had experience with the media, I am sure your Editorial skills will prevail. There has to be an end point and I have tried to work graciously with David but it seems he refuses to acknowledge my designation as a journalism (with professional experience) author, my degree in English/Communications; followed up with my minor in history. All those qualifications would make me competent enough to evaluate sources without friendly guidance from someone who may not have those skills.[[User:Mary Ash|Mary Ash]] 16:25, 14 May 2011 (CDT)
 
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::::::Is this the source you're arguing about? http://www.tv.com/alton-brown/person/219990/biography.html It certainly doesn't seem to me to be much of a source for an encyclopedia article. I myself certainly wouldn't cite it. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 17:23, 14 May 2011 (CDT)
{unindent)Nope that's not it. I used it as a secondary source as David did not like the Internet Movie Database source. The source you checked is owned by CBS Entertainment though and it could probably work........[[User:Mary Ash|Mary Ash]] 17:41, 14 May 2011 (CDT)


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This sort of gossip has no encyclopedic value and only serves as p.r. for Apple. --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 18:23, 14 May 2011 (CDT)
This sort of gossip has no encyclopedic value and only serves as p.r. for Apple. --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 18:23, 14 May 2011 (CDT)


:Absolutely.  That whole section should go. This guy is just a TV chef, not a chief of state, we don't need family tidbits about him.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 18:36, 14 May 2011 (CDT)
:Absolutely.  That whole section should go. This guy is just a TV chef, not a Head of State, we don't need family tidbits about him.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 18:36, 14 May 2011 (CDT)
::Below is the page I found that tells about Citizendium writing:
::Below is the page I found that tells about Citizendium writing:


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== Constable cleanup ==
The last version of this talk page is found [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=Talk:Alton_Brown&oldid=100771747 here].
Now, let's start over. [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 09:07, 15 May 2011 (CDT)

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This sort of gossip has no encyclopedic value and only serves as p.r. for Apple. --Peter Schmitt 18:23, 14 May 2011 (CDT)

Absolutely. That whole section should go. This guy is just a TV chef, not a Head of State, we don't need family tidbits about him.... Hayford Peirce 18:36, 14 May 2011 (CDT)
Below is the page I found that tells about Citizendium writing:

Write lively prose, not "encyclopedese"Writing an encyclopedia brings out a tendency in some writers to make prose dull--perhaps the influence of boring encyclopedia articles we read as children. But we can, and should, give our prose personality. Many writers today have taken William Strunk's pithy injunction, "Omit needless words," to heart. Tightening up flabby verbiage is one of the most needful improvements we can make, but we must not denature our prose entirely: we want our writing to be readable, not encyclopedese.

Another common stylistic rule would have us use simple Anglo-Saxon words rather than hifalutin, impressive-sounding words, but this does not mean that we should prefer a merely adequate word to a really apt word just because the apt word is a bit more obscure. Choose the familiar word rather than the obscure word, but the precise word rather than the loose word.

I was trying to lighten things up as this is not a serious academic article. Yes, Alton Brown is a well-known US TV personality, but writing about him does not have to be dead prose as this article is not something dealing with life or death issues. It's just short bio about someone who has managed to survive 10 years in TV Land.

I would like thank Hayford for his professional edits. I have not read the article page but I am sure he did just fine. Mary Ash 20:57, 14 May 2011 (CDT)


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Now, let's start over. D. Matt Innis 09:07, 15 May 2011 (CDT)

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