Talk:Arin Hanson

I hate to be the one to nitpick

But giving $2,500 to a Kickstarter campaign and getting your image in it is NOT philanthropy. He pledged to a campaign and got a reward. Comcept is not a non-profit. 68.13.138.24 (talk) 15:53, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

• My thoughts exactly. Even if you stretch the definition of philanthropy to somehow include artistic patronage, (which already seems sketchy,) this was an instance of crowdsourced artistic patronage. Most economists would just call that "for-profit market activity." --103.245.74.5 (talk) 06:25, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

• * Deleted, it's obviously not encyclopedic. A lot of this article reads like it was written by Aron. Power~enwiki (talk) 23:16, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

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Web series table

Any editor watching this article able to make cell merges on the Web series table in the same manner I used for the other tables? To be honest, the way that table is set up is a bit weird for me (i.e. 2010-2015, 2012-2016, etc., with uncertainty as to how these should be merged.) jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 05:42, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 July 2018

Edit request to add the specific date where Arin recently mentioned his ancestry on the Game Grumps video; "Arin Wikipedias Himself - PART 1 - Game Grump". ClearCoyote (talk) 23:53, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 02:49, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 July 2018

change his listed name to from Arin Hanson to Arin "Cornbread" Hanson CellGel (talk) 02:40, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 02:48, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Arin reviews this page:

(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arin_Hanson&oldid=848457540)

He put out a vid where he reviews this very Wikipedia page, and disputes some of the facts on the page. According to him, he wasn't born in West Palm Beach, and he says it was actually Margate, Florida. I see this has already been changed, but we should should think of the possibility what if he's pulling a prank, or actually just mistaken? That happens sometimes. Harizotoh9 (talk) 05:30, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

I agree, I don't think he's playing a prank but he isn't infallible and some caution should be used as more episodes are coming, I would like to find better sources than the youtube video because of these reasons. ProfPixels (talk) 11:57, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

We can dig deeper if he contradicts a cited statement, but that has not happened so far. Ben · Salvidrim! ✉ 12:58, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

If there's no source at all for where he was born, then we should just leave it blank. Notice that he had to stop and think and go into google before he could name the city. He seemingly knew the hospital name, but not the city. Harizotoh9 (talk) 02:31, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 July 2018

Arin Hanson's first voice acting role, was in a Dragon Ball Z parody, "DBZ in a nutshell", created by animator ChannelCat on the website Newgrounds, which was released on Sep 15, 2001. He was taught flash animation by fellow Game Grumps regular and host of Steam Train, Ross O'Donovan. Hanson was also the lead voice actor in O'Donovan's animated series Gamer Tonight, which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Network video game review show, Good Game, running for 2 seasons during 2007 and 2008. Llambywinks (talk) 00:24, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 05:00, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 July 2018: Expanding in Career

Under subsection Game Grumps after “Completely sold out, the event led to future performances in New York and other locations on the East Coast.” Add “Having been unstatisfied with the experience of working with a typical touring company in the Game Grumps East Cost tour, Arin and his friend Brent Lilley created Real Good Touring. With Real Good Touring Game Grumps continued the Game Grumps live tour with many tour dates all across The U.S.

Also add In October 2017, Game Grumps went on a tour in Europe called Ready Player 3 with fellow famous Let’s Play youtuber Jacksepticeye.

Ros.gail (talk) 05:00, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

References

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. YouTube is not a realiable source — LeoFrank  ^Talk 14:13, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 July 2018: Consistent Dan

The same person is referred to as "Dan Avidan" and "Leigh Daniel Avidan" here, which is unnecessarily confusing. Since he styles his name as "Dan Avidan" (stage name "Danny Sexbang" notwithstanding) it should use that form in all places. The full name can be in Dan's own bio article, if he has one.

TL;DR: In section "Music", please change "Leigh Daniel Avidan" to "Dan Avidan".

Jimjim101 (talk) 22:08, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

 Already done --Danski454 (talk) 11:11, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

"Arin Wikipedias Himself" video series.

Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3

You know about this, should we take this information? Mrrusty (talk) 22:33, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

We could include some of it, but need to keep in mind policy about self-published sources. --Danski454 (talk) 12:39, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

comedically is so a word

" of or relating to comedy. " Dummy, yeah.

2601:40C:8300:1D35:0:0:0:4AE6 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:35, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 July 2018

there is a "On January 2018" that should b "In January 2018" 2605:E000:9149:A600:FC6D:CEA7:36F5:D54D (talk) 21:47, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

 Done Thank you for spotting and reporting the typo. Sam Sailor 22:52, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Grammar is the least of its problems. That entire self-referenced claim should be removed as promotional in nature.  spintendo  22:56, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2018

At the end of the basic summary at the beginning of the article, add in the following

"It should be noted that Arin Hanson has stated that he was disappointed that this Wikipedia article about him had little errors in it, which would have made for a more interesting Game Grumps episode in which he went through his Wikipedia page." Trkoiz (talk) 04:53, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Gulumeemee (talk) 06:11, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2018

Under his Filmography/Video Game credits, add Accounting (2016) as The Bomb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772228/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast (Not sure how to properly cite, sorry.)

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2016	Accounting	The Bomb		https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772228/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast

2600:1700:F5B0:E70:3C48:E3C4:F614:C8AC (talk) 21:59, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

D Club

Information on the D Club should be added to the "Personal Life" Section, as membership was a major part of Arin's youth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SSSVVVVS (talk • contribs) 18:34, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

I'd actually be down with this, it clearly had an important impact on his outgoing personality from what he's said about it. I'm too lazy to dig through episodes of GG and find citations right now, but worth putting on the to-do list I suppose. ~~Tristan ("TheDisneyGamer") 01:14, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 October 2018

The Wikipedia page for Gammer now exists. Please link it in the page. Thanks! 66.87.148.249 (talk) 19:11, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

 Done JC7V-constructive zone 19:37, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 October 2018

Please specify that Arin Hanson was married at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 169.252.4.22 (talk) 02:56, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

 Done The wikilink already pointed to that specific Natural History Museum, but I went ahead and edited the displayed text to display the "of Los Angeles County" part. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 13:44, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

Egoraptor has a separate talk page

Talk:Egoraptor exists as a separate page from before the page was moved, and I'm not sure what the policy is on this. Should it be merged and redirected to this page? Raymond1922 (talk) 19:49, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 December 2018

I would like to add a reference to an appearance before an episode of Game Grumps in 2016 that stated that Homerun Steve was the actor that portrayed Arin Hanson PolarO14 (talk) 04:56, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. DannyS712 (talk) 06:08, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

The Tester

His participation in The Tester for three episodes in season 3 during 2012 should be added in the television appearances table. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.107.7.26 (talk) 00:47, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

Primary Sources

@EthanRossie2000: Why did you revert my edit?

Out of the 72 references currently in the article, over half of them (I counted 46 to be exact) are of primary sources, either sourced from Arin's animation videos/Game Grumps videos/other YouTube videos (refs 1, 2, 3, 5, 14, 20, 30, 37, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 71, 72), Arin's Twitter/Instagram/other social media (refs 11, 23, 24, 54, 55, 61, 62, 65, 70), interviews and podcasts (refs 8, 36), Kickstarters (refs 17, 18, 19), or sources non-independent of Arin or whatever game he's featured in, along with other bad sources (refs 6, 16, 22, 29, 33, 35, 40, 44, 48, 50, 59, 63, 66). This is "not enough to constitute a template" for you?

Not to mention, some of the sources in this article are quite questionable. For example, this statement ("With changes to YouTube making it increasingly difficult to support animation channels from the mid 2010s, Hanson stopped animating") links to a Tweet from Arin along with an article from a secondary source about YouTube animations. At first glance one might see this as solid, until they read the CartoonBrew source and find that Arin/Egoraptor isn't even mentioned in the article at all; Ross is mentioned more in the source than him. Also, N4G, GameFAQs and ScrewAttack are considered unreliable sources according to WP:VG/RS, and VGFacts and Dueling Analogs are debatable. There's even an IMDB page (check ref 59) as a reference which is already a red flag in and of itself. Finally, other sources seem extremely PR/overly promotional, such as the Hollywood Improv (ref 29), SXSW (ref 44) and Real Good Touring (ref 48) citations.

So what gives? Are you deliberately trying to hide the issues on Arin's page or did you seriously not check and verify these references yourself? Or do you genuinely believe the article is unconditionally fine as is? There are plenty of Wikipedia pages of YouTubers that get deleted for much less issues, even with having decent enough secondary sources, yet Arin's page is exempt from this? You did the same thing with Ross's page as well even though it's possible he might not even pass the notability guidelines. Just because Arin is a popular YouTuber doesn't mean he's exempt from Wikipedia guidelines, especially if other YouTubers would easily get their articles tagged and/or deleted for these same exact issues.

Anyway, I don't wish to argue with you; I just want to reach a compromise. I've taken the liberty of reinstating the PS tag, along with adding footnotes for the sources I identified as primary/unreliable, and some statements that need a citation. To be nice, I won't add a "Some of the listed sources may not be reliable" tag here. But I'm sorry man, this article has too many issues to completely neglect.

Thanks, PantheonRadiance (talk) 21:41, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Wrong birthday

According to game grumps instagram he was born 1993, not 1987. 67.243.71.245 (talk) 21:19, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

You mean this post? I wouldn't exactly call this a reliable source. IagoQnsi (talk) 05:10, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

That post actually further confirms a 1987 birthday since it's a reference to his statement "At the age of 6 I was born without a face." If he was born in 1987, then 1993 would be the year in which was born at the age of 6. 000000000x0as (talk) 22:55, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2024

Under "Personal life" suggest adding "His favorite album is Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins."

He mentions it at 1:06 in the source video and requests that it be added to his wikipedia article.

References

000000000x0as (talk) 22:49, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

 Not done YouTube is not considered a reliable source at Wikipedia, especially for establishing notability. And Wikipedia doesn't take requests. _signed, Willondon (talk) 23:51, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

You would think Arin Hanson his self would be a reliable source for a page on Arin Hanson. 2600:100A:B1C0:5229:8DE4:63C7:C424:20B2 (talk) 01:17, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

It's not cited to establish notability, it's cited to establish the truthfulness of the fact. The video in question is of him confirming that it is true. The notability should be self-evident given his career as a musician. (talk) 01:21, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

But notability is required for inclusion in addition to truthfulness. Notability is self-evident when a reliable secondary source has taken note of it. _signed, Willondon (talk) 02:50, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

FYI not trying to troll just genuinely interested in the protocol - for example, elsewhere in the article where it's stated that he considers Monty Oum an influence on his animation, there are two citations, one is the New York Times and the other is Hanson's blog. If only the latter source existed, would you suggest the line be stricken due to a lack of notability? Thanks. 000000000x0as (talk) 03:22, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. Shadow311 (talk) 22:39, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Arin is not involved with Smiling Friends

Currently, Arin is credited as providing the voices for "Girlz Rock/Sammy/Dylan" for the TV show Smiling Friends in 2023. There were no episodes of Smiling Friends released in that year, and these names do not appear in the credits of ANY episode of the previous season. I'd like to request that his credits for the series be removed. Nugget Hammer (talk) 23:32, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 April 2024

Arin Hanson did not do any voice acting in the show Smiling Friends, which this page credits him for. 210.137.243.168 (talk) 08:53, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 09:08, 16 April 2024 (UTC)