Talk:Angry Grandpa

Major rehaul

I have attempted to rewrite the article in its entirety to exclude content based on WP:SPS, YouTube videos, tweets etc, and so it is less detailed. I've looked for every single reliable secondary source out there and tried basing the article on those. I understand that this was quite bold but I felt like it had to be done in order for the article to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. If there is any disagreement about my edits, I'm happy to discuss them here. Throast (talk) 12:22, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Personally, I think you did a great job.LM2000 (talk) 16:55, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, I appreciate that. Throast (talk) 18:30, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

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Angry grandpa was born on 1950 and died on 2017

He was a YouTuber that destroy stuff sometimes Prank he will rest in peace 24.140.204.70 (talk) 20:33, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

we miss you angry grandpa 174.27.28.118 (talk) 02:09, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Parents and sister

Naming his parents and sister doesn’t remotely qualify as “exceptional claims” under self published material. This is his official YouTube channel, and the videos clearly indicate his parents and their dates of birth and death, and in several videos. I will add another source for his obituary in SC. If Barack Obama’s official YouTube mentioned a fact and was cited, would be perfectly valid as an example. StevenBjerke97 talk 21:01, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

As this is now contentious information, we are supposed to reach a consensus before any disputed material is reintroduced. I did not cite "exceptional claims" as the criterion, but "claims about third parties", in this case his relatives. We should rely on secondary sources for this type of information. Note that not all verifiable information must be included in an article, and WP:BLPNAME specifically asks whether such information [relatives' names] is relevant to a reader's complete understanding of the subject. The full names and birth/death dates of his parents and sister (let alone how many times they may have appeared in YouTube videos) seems like WP:CRUFT to me. I think the article is well-balanced as it is. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 21:24, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

StevenBjerke97, I am responding to your comment here. I'm fine with including the names of his parents with references to secondary sources (I believe you mentioned The Post and Courier), and without birth and death dates. Would that be fine with you as well? Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 21:31, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Yes, agreed. I apologize as coming across as agressive or confrontational, reacted in the heat of the moment. I will return the info about his parents and sister, excluding specifics and restaurant. -StevenBjerke97 talk 21:42, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

StevenBjerke97, apology accepted. I don't see his sister mentioned in The Post and Courier. I'm not sure if you mentioned it earlier, but is there another secondary source supporting his sister's name? Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 21:44, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

No, will leave it out for now as a compromise, but recall she was mentioned in another newspaper, will do some searching. Good day. - StevenBjerke97 talk 21:51, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Protection of the page

Why is this page protected? Is it because people like vandalizing this page? Is it because administrators do not want anybody to edit it? Is it because it is a biography article? Answer the question why Angry Grandpa is protected! 50.224.90.98 (talk) 16:24, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

You can check reasons for page protection yourself in the page logs, see the link on the top left on the page history. The reason given here was "very few good changes from non-autoconfirmed; via RfPP". Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 17:09, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Year of start YouTube

Mth8412 Michael uploaded the first Angry Grandpa video to his terminated channel xxCigaroxx in 2009, after it was suspended they created TheAngryGrandpaShow channel on June 19, 2010. They were not on YouTube in 2007, "After gathering an audience on Break.com, Green migrated to YouTube" which is stated in the article. Cena332 (talk) 23:33, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply. I can't access the first source unfortunately. Maybe reword the beginning of the paragraph to: Videos of Green under the moniker "Angry Grandpa", recorded by his son Michael, first started appearing on the internet in 2007. They became known for... and call it a day? Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 19:27, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

That's fine with me, Also can we change the YouTube information in the Infobox from 2007 to 2009 or just remove 2007 completely? They are no sources in the article that say that they began on YouTube in 2007 anyways. Cena332 (talk) 19:34, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Yup, that's fine. Shouldn't it say 2010 tho since TheAngryGrandpaShow wasn't created until that year? Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 19:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Michael began uploading Angry Grandpa videos to his channel in 2009, after it was suspended they created TheAngryGrandpaShow in 2010, with the first video titled "The Angry Grandpa responds to youtube" which was him complaining about getting terminated. They technically began YouTube in 2009. Cena332 (talk) 19:54, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

I know, but the info in the infobox pertains specifically to the channel that was created in 2010, TheAngryGrandpaShow. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 20:03, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

It doesn't have to be the same channel, take for instant Keemstar he began YouTube in 2009 but his channel was suspended. His channel DramaAlert is listed on his YouTube information Infobox which was created in 2014 but stills shows 2009–present when he began YouTube. Cena332 (talk) 22:31, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

When precisely they transitioned to YouTube isn't mentioned in the article body, which the infobox is supposed to reflect. That's for good reason because going into the details of this rather complicated backstory about them initially uploading on a now-deleted channel counts as WP:CRUFT, imo. If the "years active" parameter irritates you that much, there's always the option to leave it out entirely. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 22:54, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

I would be happy to leave it out entirely, or you could add my source next to 2009–2017, just like subscribers and total views have sources next to them. Cena332 (talk) 22:58, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

As I tried to explain above, adding the source to the infobox without fleshing it out in the article body (which I wouldn't do in the first place for the reason stated above) is inappropriate per MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. So I went ahead and removed it entirely. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 23:06, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Ok glad we could reach a consensus. Cena332 (talk) 23:07, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

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