User:ChildofMidnight/Bacon Challenge 2010

WP:BACON CHALLENGE 2010

Bacon Challenge 2010

Background[edit]

The second annual Bacon Challenge event is now underway and will conclude in a baconpallooza of bacon articles and bacon DYK noms on National Pig Day: March 1, 2010. So bust out your Mitch Morgan's and fix yourself up with a bacon martini or some shots of bacon vodka. Feel free to relax with a Snake 'n' Bacon comic or some light reading. Get some friends in and play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Hors d'oeuvres will include angels on horseback, maple bacon donuts, and peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwiches. Miniature pigs are welcome, of course, and turkey bacon will be served for those who are keeping halal and kashrut and anyone who can't or won't partake in the Stegt Flæsk ~~(We don't have any fakon or soy bacon yet, but we're hoping to by the day of the event!).~~ This will be the biggest bacon celebration Wikipedia has ever seen!!!

The original Kelapstick Bacon Challenge 2009 (previous event)

The Legendary Bacon Challenge 2011

The plan[edit]

As many bacon related articles as possible.

The official scope of the project is bacon related articles, but it is open to wide interpretation. Restaurants that serve bacon, imitation bacon alternatives, authors, books and notable writings that discuss bacon, bacon oriented artists and artworks, non-food related bacon uses and products, companies involved with bacon, and of course bacon foods are all welcome (it is unclear whether people and places named Bacon qualify, but this event is pretty Ignore All the Rules friendly, so we'll see what happens...).

Rules[edit]

The focus of this challenge is to create, expand, and improve bacon related material.
New articles and 5X expansions may be worked up in sandboxes with the DYK noms kept here until March 1, 2010. This allows the DYK nominations to be put up and the articles moved to the mainspace all at one time for a grand official bacon debut.
Articles may also be sent live for an immediate bacon rush. There will always be people ready to scoop up any bacon they come across, and when it comes to bacon, it can be hard to wait.
Images may be uploaded at anytime.

Bacon WikiCup[edit]

The Bacon WikiCup 2010, modeled on the Wikipedia WikiCup, is an addition for the 2010 Bacon Challenge to help get users involved in adding and expanding Bacon-related content (pictures, articles, DYKs, etc). The more a user contributes and reports, the more points will be earned. All participants will also earn a barnstar for their efforts.

Participants[edit]

Sign in here:

Bigger digger (talk)
Acebulf (talk) 02:10, 6 June 2009 (UTC) Notify me when it starts.
weburiedoursecretsinthegarden - tell me when it's starting, okay? I'll get the grill on ... :D weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 14:28, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Dylan 620 (contribs, logs) – Just give me a list of stuff I can work on, and I'll get right on it.
"Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals." The leftorium 20:02, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
–Juliancolton | ^Talk 01:27, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm in. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:08, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
kelapstick (talk · contribs) Also as to not be outdone in bacon quotes by The Leftorium "Bacon is my favorite vegetable"^{Michael Symon}
I have a neat little gem. Not DYK worthy so I will try to get it ready for Jan 1 -- Samir 01:37, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
I'll see what I can do. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 02:15, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
Ah sure whatever. But on one condition: that LadyofShalott be asked to serve as an objective adviser. Without her, any project is doomed. Drmies (talk) 02:51, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
What the heck. :) I'll at least do some gnome-type work. I may or may not write an article myself. LadyofShalott 07:54, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes! Write one! We want to see you write! Drmies (talk) 18:48, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

That list of domestic pig breeds with lots of redlinks looks kind of intriguing. I'm thinking I might try to dig up some info on some of them. LadyofShalott 20:29, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Just watch out for mud. ChildofMidnight (talk) 22:45, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

For Norway. :P Cirt (talk) 17:17, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

What do you guys do with pork belly? Drmies (talk) 18:48, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

[1]. Cirt (talk) 20:04, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Whoa--pork belly, lentils, fennel...you are strange! Drmies (talk) 21:22, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

This seems very strange to me, but what the heck. :) --ThaddeusB (talk) 20:15, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
Bacon Milkshake. Live the dream. Little grape (talk) 20:21, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
I love bacon and want to do a bit more content creation so this works out. I haven't had lunch yet today, so that might be influencing my decision to sign up, but whatever. -- Atama頭 20:28, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

I'd like to participate. Thanks for doing this! --4wajzkd02 (talk) 22:46, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Pmlineditor ∞ 08:22, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
I'm quite familiar with North Carolina barbecue. It's a topic considered sacred in my home state; although, "sacred" can sometimes mean heresy and orgies. APK whisper in my ear 09:01, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
Peut-être Belgium - Gratin d'endives au jambon. Mathsci (talk) 09:15, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
--Giants 27(Contribs|WP:CFL) 19:09, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
Elvis Presley 22:27, 5 December 2009 (UTC).
"For the honor..." Geoff ^{Who, me?} 18:57, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
Can I play too please? SpinningSpark 13:50, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
If you've got room for a vegan, I'd like to play. Which I guess is kind of perverse of me. Gonzonoir (talk) 22:53, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

not really perverse - you might want to take a look at Sky Attacker's Pig cruelty article below. SpinningSpark 17:34, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Feel free to expand Vegetarian bacon. The article on pig fat as biofuel in Spark's userspace is also interesting. And there are geographical and biographical bacons. But mucking around on the meaty bits is okay too as long as you don't partake. Stay away from TheLeftorium's latest contributions though, they are pretty tempting. ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:21, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

I just made my first edit in the project. Grundle2600 (talk) 15:56, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Steven Walling 04:55, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Fans[edit]

Can I just sit on the sidelines, stuffing my face with pigs-in-blankets, and waving a little bacon-shaped flag? Giant Snowman 20:29, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

I'll be travelling by March y'see and will be away from Wikipedia for almost a year :( - however, if you want I can create some basic stubs on bacon-related professional soccer players such as Ron Bacon, Paul Bacon and Cyril Bacon, which you can expand on for DYK...Giant Snowman 20:35, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Not sure if I can contribute. Shall watch from here... Paalappoo (talk) 13:06, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

This is beautiful, I wish I could contribute but my baconic knowledge is severely lacking DRosin (talk) 21:37, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
My other account was just sharing the goodness of this project on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism. I think it smells delicious. As far as I'm concerned, it's very, very kosher. --JacobFrank (talk) 07:15, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Potential new or ripe for 5X expansion bacon articles (up for adoption)[edit]

These are existing articles ripe for 5X expansion and ideas for new article subjects that may be notable. Please feel free to add to list!!!

Bacon related[edit]

Bacon Apps
Peameal bacon (currently a redirect to bacon) something from Canada [2]. Kelapstick is being volunteered for this dangerous assignment.
Foods of Elvis Not sure on the title, but there are already articles on the "Elvis sandwich" (a.k.a. peanut butter and banana sandiwch with or without bacon), and the Fool's Gold Loaf (which definitely has bacon in it), and I believe there are a couple books and lots of articles on the subject. A bacon hook would be a slam dunk.
Bacon in popular culture (currently a redirect to bacon mania which isn't really the same thing) Everyone on Wikipedia loves "popular culture" articles and they're always embraced for their inherent encyclopedic quality![3]

*Bacon alternative ie. fakon, turkey bacon, tofu bacon etc. Done

Rumaki Might be ripe for 5x expansion? See [4] (Google Books) and [5] Google news.
Bacon rolls. An omnibus article with {{main}} links to articles such as Angels on horseback and Devils on horseback, but including other recipes such as Bacon and banana rolls, Bacon and cheese rolls Bacon and sausage rolls, Bacon Cinnamon Roll and so on.
W M Wight: well known and historic purveyor of the bacon butty [6], only source I can find though...
Bacon bath salts
Pig Candy Might be worth expanding? Very short now.
BLT Expand 5x?
Bacon chips
Animal (restaurant) L.A. restaurant known for bacon dishes.
Turbaconducken apparently CoM forgot about this monstrosity he left in my sandbox.
Fläskpannkaka Expand?
I don't know what this [7] is. But it looks important. "Norrköping Pork is a local specialty candy for Norrköping. It tastes the most vanilla and sugar, but it has an interesting texture." Shame it doesn't taste of bacon, can't have everything, I guess... Bd
Gloucestershire Old Spots - pig breed known for good bacon
BLT (drink) :)
- I think I will claim this one. :D --King Bedford I ^{Seek his grace} 17:20, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
Kurobuta (just a redirect)
Several redlinks at List of domestic pig breeds - and there are probably several other bacon breeds
Das Foods makers of maple bacon lollipops [8]
Bacon is the New Black Some sort of consumer product line. May or may not be notable.
Slater's 50/50 Place that makes half bacon burgers. But I can't find any legit sources (the Examiner fails the spam filter...).

I found reviews on bacontoday.com and chowhound - now sure if either of those would pass muster (mustard?) though as RS. LadyofShalott 06:10, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Bacon makers and distributors[edit]

Bacon Makers I had trouble finding sources
Father’s Country Hams
Flying Pigs Farm
La Quercia
Archie McPhee Ok, not really bacon. But they do bacon related items like Bacon Lip Balm.
LightLife (Smart Bacon) Veggie meat division of Conagra awarded by PETA [9]. They have an article; it looks ripe for expansion (and I've started collecting some resources to do so here. Gonzonoir (talk) 22:54, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Newsom’s Aged Kentucky Country Hams
The Pork Shop
Scott Country Hams
Swiss Meat & Sausage Co.*May not be notable*
The Pig Next Door

Articles launched in mainspace for an immediate bacon rush[edit]

~~User:LadyofShalott/Ossabaw Island Pig - just starting it, but will definitely have enough for a quite decent stub, and I hope enough for a DYK~~
I've been scooped. Ossabaw Island Hog :( :( :( LadyofShalott 06:18, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
Vegetarian bacon was created, but sent live prematurely. Why didn't anyone tell me how this is supposed to work??? ChildofMidnight (talk) 22:33, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
~~User:Glane23/Drafts_of_Articles/Zeeuws Spek~~ - Dutch bacon - it comes cooked so you can slap it right in a sandwich as soon as you get home from the store --Geoff ^{Who, me?} 22:29, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
Moved it to mainspace - Zeeuws spek Geoff ^{Who, me?} 14:38, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
Everything Tastes Better with Bacon - New article. :) Cirt (talk) 17:08, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations to Cirt for achieving the Good Article status for this article, a historic milestone as the first Good Article in the history of the Bacon Challenge. AWESOME!!! ChildofMidnight (talk) 06:06, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
Aw shucks, thanks! ;) Cirt (talk) 06:07, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
Bacon: A Love Story - New article. :) Cirt (talk) 17:08, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
The Bacon Cookbook - New article. :) Cirt (talk) 17:08, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Bacon on The Simpsons' - New article. Grundle2600 (talk) 17:06, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Guinea Hog - new article. SpinningSpark 20:10, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Chester White (new article) Steven Walling 04:59, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
Ossabaw Island Hog (new article) Steven Walling 04:59, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
Swedish Meats - Not sure if this counts as "bacon-related" (although Scan produces bacon [10]). The leftorium 00:03, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
Brændende kærlighed - yummy! The leftorium 10:43, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
Fantastic! Thanks for informing the rest of us about the "burning love" we've been missing out on. ChildofMidnight (talk) 17:03, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
You're welcome! :) The leftorium 21:42, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
Æbleflæsk - heavenly delicious! The leftorium 21:42, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
The BLT Cookbook - New article. :) Cirt (talk) 06:05, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
Bacon Hotel -New article, and James Bacon (disambiguation) for a bonus. :) --doncram (talk) 22:34, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
Jeju Black Pig SpinningSpark 22:01, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
Burgers’ Smokehouse Very notable California, Missouri smoked meat producer dating to the 1920s [11], [12]
Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats Very notable and renowned bacon supplier in Wisconsin. [13] "HOG HEAVEN BACON LOVERS AGREE: NUESKE'S FROM WISCONSIN IS THE BEST" and [14]
The Double Down (sandwich) A breadless sandwich offered at some KFCs.

Hooks (completed)[edit]

... that the author of Everything Tastes Better with Bacon decided to write the book after having an epiphany involving bacon and sugar?
... that the book Bacon: A Love Story includes jokes about bacon by comedian Jim Gaffigan?
... that chef Bobby Flay highlighted a recipe for dessert using bacon from The Bacon Cookbook as one of his favorites?
... that the Guinea hog breed of pig (pictured) was kept by Thomas Jefferson?
A Guinea hog in a zoo
... that the Ossabaw Island Hog (pictured) has been used as a model organism for studying Type II diabetes in humans?
An Ossabaw Island Hog
... that The BLT Cookbook was highly recommended by the National Pork Board?
... that Bio-blend Fuels produce a biodiesel made from pig fat that smells of bacon? SpinningSpark 19:14, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
... that a flitch of bacon was offered at Wychnor Hall to married couples if they could swear that they did not regret their union, but was so rarely claimed it was replaced with a wooden one? SpinningSpark 16:53, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
... that Sir Henry Bate Dudley not only chronicled the life of Gainsborough but also wrote the comic opera A flitch of bacon? SpinningSpark 02:07, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
... that Danish Bacon sold in Britain is sliced and packed in the UK? SpinningSpark 14:13, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
... that Burgers' Smokehouse is a California, Missouri-based seller of cured and smoked meats including bacon and hickory smoked, salt cured country hams, a specialty of the Ozarks?
... that during the Great Depression, R. C. Nueske used a panel truck to market Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats, including bacon, sausages, hams and smoked turkeys, at little resorts across northern Wisconsin?
... that the cheese dream was popularized during the Great Depression as "an inexpensive company supper dish"?
...

Gallery of bacon related photos uploaded[edit]

As much as your breakfast is valued, these should probably have some encyclopedic value and be used appropriately to illustrate articles...

Click to show images (# of Uploads: 48)

Articles under construction for a March 1 debut[edit]

Although these are kept in userspace they are open to editing by anyone and cooperation is encouraged, so don't be shy about helping out one another. Let's see if we can't get into some bacon content disputes! (Last year we got into a bit of a tiff over whether Elvis really ate peanut butter bacon and banana sandwiches, a debate that probably needs to be started up again. So feel free to weigh in on the article talk page!)

User:Bigger digger/Bacon ice cream No article for chocolate ice cream, but that's only because it's not as interesting...!
User:Drmies/Sandbox/bacon/List of pig metaphors, idioms, and expressions is in the works

squeal like a pig, act like a pig, piggish, pig out, piggy bank. [15]

See Cultural references to pigs. Ladyof Shalott 18:58, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

(End of carry overs from 2009 competition...)

User:Drmies/sandbox3 (Calf's Liver and Bacon). Needs a picture--I'm not cooking this shit! Drmies (talk) 05:44, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
User:Kelapstick/Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off - Could really use some help filling out the table
User:Sky Attacker/Bacon Deluxe Bacon Deluxe meal at Wendys. Currently under construction.--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 20:12, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
User:Sky_Attacker/Pig Cruelty--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 22:31, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
User:Sky Attacker/Nickel Diner still a stub needs more work but it is a start.--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 20:21, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
User:Sky Attacker/Broadbent's Only a stub. I might need some help to make it better. But it is a start.--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 06:55, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
User:Sky Attacker/Vosges (chocolatier) I intend to look into this stub in greater detail later. They are actually quite interesting.--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 00:45, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
User:Spinningspark/Work in progress/Bio-blend Fuels (company that makes biofuels from pig fat). Does this mean you can eat breakfast while driving and let the fat drip into your fuel tank? SpinningSpark 13:53, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
User:Spinningspark/Work in progress/Flitch (bacon)SpinningSpark 19:57, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
User:Spinningspark/Work in progress/Sir Henry Bate Dudley. What has he got to do with bacon I hear you asking. You'll see, you'll see. SpinningSpark 16:46, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
User:Spinningspark/Work in progress/Danish Bacon (Seems to be quite notable [16]. And they've been researching crunchiness [17]. I'll adopt this one, I don't think notability is going to be an issue, they advertise quite heavily on UK telly. SpinningSpark 21:29, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Food for thought, random trivia, and bacon in popular culture[edit]

Inspiration for bacon article contributions may be obtained from:

Bacon Nation links page (external link) Includes links to bacon blogs as well as producers, products and such.
This is why you're fat website (external link) see also This is why you're fat wikipedia article
Bacon mania
List of South Park DVDs#Season 2 - the DVD for Season 2 (disc 2 of the UK 2007 version at least) has several episode introductions with Trey Parker and Matt Stone offering recipes and cooking tips for bacon, having the blanket title "Bakin' Bacon with Macon"; Macon being a young pig, who was encouraged to eat the finished food.
merchandising (external link) and more merchandising
Top 10 Bacon Quotes from Homer Simpson
Doughnut Drive 2009, in case anyone needs a break from all the bacon.
Razorback (film) - more on-screen bacon than any other movie known to man. If you can find a copy, the special feature titled "Jaws on Trotters" is worth a view for the concept alone.

Bacon quotes[edit]

"...instead of inhaling the scent of rancid popcorn, you'll be bathed in a sweet bacon wind." Elina Shatkin in the Los Angeles Times speaking of the benefits of bacon biodiesel.
"If you love a prospect, or bacon, you will certainly come hither." Horace Walpole

Articles that need to be saved from proposed deletion[edit]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bacon on The Simpsons

I think you put it live way too soon... if you had worked it up in your user space first, and moved it to article space on Bacon Day, it would have got mixed with the others and the PRODders would (maybe) have noticed a theme. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:00, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

Possibly. But the consensus for deletion was so strong, I don't know if that would have been enough to save it. I had fun writing it, even those who favored deletion said it was fun to read, and it inspired me to watch season 2 of The Simpsons on DVD over the weekend, so I don't have any regrets. Grundle2600 (talk) 00:13, 23 December 2009 (UTC)