Talk:Super Bowl LV halftime show

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Binksternet in topic Summarizing critical reception

Sources

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---Another Believer (Talk) 20:44, 7 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

More Possible Sources

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74.73.230.232 (talk) 01:55, 8 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Attempts to sanitize the critical reception section

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I've brought it up on their talk page, but @Mgkrulez: appears to have repeatedly attempted to sanitize the critical reception section to give the appearance of a more favorable reception than the performance was actually afforded by review. They have removed key context from mixed reviews in order to make them appear outright positive, and have removed some negative reviews entirely, among other problematic edits. This needs to stop. SecretName101 (talk) 07:11, 10 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Summarizing critical reception

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Some seem to take issue with calling the reception "mixed". The current cited source says it is "mixed". If we reach a consensus disagreeing, we can remove that citation and summarize it otherwise. I'd argue the reception was pretty mixed. A handful positive, many lukewarm/mixed, and some incredibly negative. SecretName101 (talk) 17:29, 10 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

I'm now okay calling it mixed–to–positive, with additional positive reviews coming through. Do we have a consensus supporting calling it this? SecretName101 (talk) 18:58, 10 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
SecretName101, Maybe, for now, we not say negative, mixed, or positive and just jump straight into commentary? We can always summarize at a later date. Just a thought, until clear trends in comments emerge. ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:59, 10 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
I think "mixed" is perfectly suitable, because reviewers pointed out both the good parts and the gaping problems. The issue we have here is not whether "mixed" is appropriate, it is the behavior of one editor: J.O105-The Weeknd. J.O105-The Weeknd has been edit-warring to convey an overly positive image, which is a violation of WP:Neutral point of view. Half of J.O105-The Weeknd's edits are to put a positive spin on the Weeknd. Binksternet (talk) 17:54, 20 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

What the sources say

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To get a sense of the critical reception, let's look at a bunch of sources and see what they say. I have evaluated the following reviews to summarize their stance. Binksternet (talk) 01:31, 23 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

Very negative
Negative
Mixed-to-negative
Mixed
Mixed-to-positive
Positive
Very positive

This list makes it plain that various sorts of mixed reviews are the median, leaning in the positive direction. Definitely not purely positive. Binksternet (talk) 01:31, 23 March 2021 (UTC)Reply