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    The End?

    There is no verification that Artie is dead, that section should probably be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SydneyH (talk • contribs) 00:12, 12 April 2008 (UTC)


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    [edit] Artie's arrests

    Shouldn't there be a section on all the times Artie's been arrested for crimes?

    If you can provide sources, sure. Don the Dev 04:48, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Artie's Departure

    Somehow the person who removed my post, allowed other speculation to remain as to how he might leave the sho. People can leave a job either from dying or going to another job. And Fat comedians are well known to leave gigs through their demise. Any comments about his possible departure are speculation until he leaves arent they? The cast members were the ones speculation about his death, not me.

    Doug rosenberg 17:43, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
    So remove the other speculation, this is an encyclopedia not an Artie Lange fan page. LilDice 17:47, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

    I do think it's a valid topic. My edits are just as valid and have as much sourcing as anything else in the section. If you want to remove the whole section, I'll abide by that but don't single out my edits for no reason other than you don't like them. Doug rosenberg 17:51, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

    What sourcing? You didn't cite anything. This same problem occurs on many of the Stern pages, people feel the need to add every little thing that happens on the show. This is the Biography of Artie Lange, the fact that he missed a day of work in March 2007 and there was speculation that he was on heroin is not notable. If you want to make a list of every thing that is said about Artie on the show go do it on your own webpage, no one is stopping you. LilDice 17:58, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

    Problem solved removed the section, was nothing but rumor. LilDice 18:02, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

    I was the one who first put a paragraph detailing Artie's possible departure from the show. Why would you remove the paragraph? The speculation isn't exclusively based on the fact that Artie missed "one day of work in March 2007". Artie's possible departure and him being burnt out with the show is discussed almost daily on the show. It's not detailing "every little thing that happens on the show." Talks about Artie leaving is certainly not a little detail. Tofilmfan 10:20, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

    It's still just speculation on the show if another news outlet picks it up that's a different story. Read that whole section again though, it was all 'many people think', there has been 'much speculation', 'possibly leaving the show'. Those are all weasel words that don't make for a good encyclopedia article. In the grand scheme of things it's notable on the same scale as major changes in his career. LilDice 12:15, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Encyclopedic content

    Just read through the article, and in general find it very informative and encyclopedic. The bit that stands out, though is the part in the "Personal Life" section about the orgy... I guess it seems trivial and doesn't belong in an article like this. What do others think? -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 15:47, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Agree with above criticisms

    I think this entire entry needs to be rewritten. If you read other bios of MADtv alumni, they're pretty cut-and-dried. Then you come to the Artie Lange bio, and it reads like a supermarket tabloid. Some of the information about Lange's drug use is relevant to his career (e.g., snorting cocaine in full pig make-up, passing out and defecating in bed). Most other info about his drug use and sex life is irrelevant to an encyclopedia article.

    I edited other bios of the first-season cast of MADtv and came to the Lange bio last. I read it, heaved a big sigh, and realized what a daunting project Wikipedia can be. I just wish people would read the wiki manual of style, avoid linking every other goddam word fer chrissakes, and grasp the notion that this is an encyclopedia, not a gossip rag or fan magazine or promotional website.

    When you're writing for Wikipedia, keep in mind the catchphrase from Dragnet: "Just the facts, ma'am." Kinkyturnip (talk) 03:37, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] WikiProject class rating

    This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 14:52, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] artie's weight

    Artie's gained a lot of weight since the lead photo was taken. Does anyone have a recent photo that won't violate copyright? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.19.101.108 (talk) 08:05, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

    Can we add a "weightography," similar to his filmography, a timetable of all the times that Artie has been weighed on the air so we can graph it?Simon (talk) 01:55, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Warning: Lobbyists Berman and Company at work

    This article has been edited anonymously by Berman and Company, who are lobbyists for amongst others the American Beverage Institute, the Center for Consumer Freedom, the Center for Union Facts and the Employment Policies Institute.

    IP address of 66.208.14.242 traces to Berman and Company, see the Whois report. I Spy With My Big Eye (talk) 10:46, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Vandalism

    There's a new section called "The End" which is clearly vandalism, but which I can't remove because the article is locked. Y'all might wanna look into that. 70.179.140.34 (talk) 00:06, 12 April 2008 (UTC)