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Contents 1 Need to discuss the derived terms and history 2 Link 3 Was James Ulmer first? 4 What Are The Actors on the A+ List 5 Top ten? 6 any criticism of Ulmer's list?

[edit] Need to discuss the derived terms and history

The article currently doesn't mention B-list or C-list explicitly, and while there is a link to Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List, there is no discussion of that extension of the concept. As such, it becomes unclear to the reader which terms come directly from Ulmer and which are simply popular extensions of the concept.

Ideally, I'd like to see the article go on to give a little history of the term: when it first appeared, why Ulmer developed it, whether there are similar terms used in the entertainment industry, etc.Lawikitejana 00:35, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Link

The Ulmer Scale link doesn't work.

[edit] Was James Ulmer first?

Is the article meant to imply that the concept of an A list was invented by James Ulmer, or that his list is just a well known instance? The article needs to clear up this point. --88.111.33.202 02:28, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree. This is really confusing. STGM 03:42, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What Are The Actors on the A+ List

Somebody should list the actors on the A+ list. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 00Ladyluck00 (talk • contribs) 03:57, 21 February 2007 (UTC).

The A-list would be too big and also constantly changing as some celebrities can lose their A-list status. Azn Clayjar 14:50, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Top ten?

Why are there twelve actors on the "top ten"? 208.81.93.223 18:58, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] any criticism of Ulmer's list?

The article sort of presents the list as the top list of the top stars in Hollywood, without presenting other opinions on the matter. I know it's not a big deal, but Ulmer's list seems to exhibit certain flaws and biases. All the names on the list are white, even though Will Smith is one of only three actors (Cruise and Hanks are at the top of the list) to have made seven consecutive $100m films. I mean Jude Law is positively second-rate in comparison.

If this were a list of the top white actors in Hollywood, it would be perfectly accurate. But Smith's exclusion seems very, very odd. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.58.41.118 (talk) 01:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)