TBSOWFMU on Wikipedia

[Jimmy]

How come there isn't a Wikipedia article on TBS?  I always look there to see what it says about the show and then I realize there isn't an article.  I know there is the FOTpedia, but I think someone should do one on Wikipedia.

[KickTheBobo]

I think you might need one of those internet connections to do that.

...what I'm trying to say is: get cookin' son!

[paul]

i think Petey tried to create one but it got deleted because apparently the show wasn't noteworthy enough or something.

however, that doesn't stop there being articles for Tom Scharpling, Jon Wurster, Scharpling & Wurster, and Stereolaffs.

in fact, at one point, there were TWO S&W articles (i think one with "&" and one with "and") that i guess got merged because someone noticed they were both there.

the only reason 7SD has an article is because of the new york times thing from last year.

[JP]

i think Petey tried to create one but it got deleted because apparently the show wasn't noteworthy enough or something.

however, that doesn't stop there being articles for Tom Scharpling, Jon Wurster, Scharpling & Wurster, and Stereolaffs.

in fact, at one point, there were TWO S&W articles (i think one with "&" and one with "and") that i guess got merged because someone noticed they were both there.

the only reason 7SD has an article is because of the new york times thing from last year.

That's correct about the petey thing.  Some wisenheimer argued that it was too POV and that it should be part of the WFMU entry.  I would imagine if somebody did it again it could probably stick.

[yesno]

To get past the deletionists on Wikipedia nowadays, you need some media mentions.  The NY Times article on the Best Show, coupled with blog mentions and a list of some of the famous people who've been on it (PFT, Tim and Eric, Patton, Gaffigan, Gib Benson, etc) should be enough.  Go fer it.

[Patrick]

check out the billy joel entry on wikipedia.  scroll down to "awards"....

brilliant!!!

[Martin]

Love it!

[kimota]

Geeze, how many fake...er, honorary doctorates does one need? 
Billy Joel has six but someone has to have more if he has six.


Doctor of Humane Letters from Fairfield University (1991)
Doctor from Berklee College of Music (1993)
Doctor of Humane Letters from Hofstra University (1997)
Doctor of Music from Southampton College (2000)
Doctor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University (2006)[18]
Doctor of Musical Arts from the Manhattan School of Music (2008)
High School Diploma awarded 25 years after he left by the School Board

[furnstein]

It is pretty insane that they removed the Best Show page.  It seems like a lot of regional and local TV and radio shows have pages on wikipedia.

Take a look at the greatest wikipedia page of all time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Chi%27s

[mokin]

Take a look at the greatest wikipedia page of all time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Chi%27s

Chi-Chi's was my favorite restaurant when I was a little kid! Mexican Pizza and Fried Ice Cream!

[<<<<<]

It seems like a lot of regional and local TV and radio shows have pages on wikipedia.

TBSOWFMU is International. 

[AllisonLeGnome]

For a while there was a Wikipedia page that listed every single episode of the Colbert Report, complete with the introductory phrase, guest, topics, etc... I'm surprised it didn't list what color tie he was wearing. Certainly the entirety of the Best Show is more encyclopedia-worthy than that.

[furnstein]

It seems like a lot of regional and local TV and radio shows have pages on wikipedia.

TBSOWFMU is International. 

Clearly.  It just doesn't make sense when dinky horrorshows warrant interspace.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Your_Call_with_Lynn_Doyle

[Jouster]

It exists now.  Get to de-stubbing!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Show_on_WFMU_with_Tom_Scharpling

[Son of Dorvid]

I contributed the second paragraph.  You Wikidummies better leave it intact!