Talk:BuzzFeed Unsolved

Ccccc — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.22.86.160 (talk) 10:23, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

WP:ELNO/WP:PROMO/WP:CATALOG

I removed a ton of links to episodes. Wikipedia, after all, is an encyclopedia, not a tv guide. Moreover, I have (or will) deleted all phrases starting with the word "We". The article is teetering on the brink of being outright WP:PROMO for this channel. Kleuske (talk) 10:28, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Correction: the "descriptions" were pure, unadulterated WP:PROMO. Removed accordingly. Kleuske (talk) 10:46, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

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Number of seasons?

Early in the introduction it says that five seasons have been released, later it say season nine, ten, and eleven. Is this because one season of Supernatural and True Crime counts as one season put together, and should this be clarified? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.212.0.83 (talk) 19:51, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Rewrite

I wouldn't know the first thing about this show, but it feels like elements of this page are a bit less than Wikipedian and could benefit from some sourcing. 2.97.82.122 (talk) 08:03, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Ending segments section

I've removed a good paragraph and a number of sources from the Ending segments section; TVtropes, a medium.com writeup and a lyrics website of uncertain authorship are not reliable sources. The first two fall under WP:SPS; the third has literally no information on the website about how it is written and who writes it. None of these are reliable sources.—Ineffablebookkeeper (talk) ({{ping}} me!) 17:00, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Starved Rock Murder

In the winter of 1960 there was a murder of three women. The police said and arrested one man they believe did it. High debate on whether he did it or not around the community for decades. He had just got released because of health reasons and died. No one still in knows for current if he or who did it 2601:247:4101:E130:587:E67D:452C:2356 (talk) 23:37, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

A page for Watcher Entertainment?

Given Mystery Files and Ghost Files act have replaced Buzzfeed Unsolved, would it be good to give Watcher it's own page with sections for each show? 2A02:C7C:C4CD:A500:29B4:1929:3936:EE97 (talk) 18:03, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Sources?

Hi all, I was trying to go through and tidy this article up, but I have noticed some pretty glaring errors and I don't feel experienced enough with Wikipedia to make the sweeping changes needed.

Firstly, there are too many unreliable sources. I can see self-published sources. Youtube videos and tweets are cited several times. There are also several citations linking to an article from a website called Odyssey which seems to be a platform for self-published articles. Medium is also used which is clearly unreliable.

That having been said, there are also issues of comments with no citation attached. I have made a list here:

despite Bergara's strong belief in otherworldly spirits, he shows reluctance towards belief in cryptids such as Bigfoot and aliens, in contrast to Madej, who conversely believes such creatures to be somewhat more realistic or grounded in reality.

"Nightshade" by David O'Brien, which typically plays during the theories section, is considered the series' unofficial theme song.

A recurring guest on the show in early seasons was the "Vatican approved exorcist" Father Gary Thomas, who discusses his belief in demons and the supernatural. During Postmortem episodes, guest co-hosts would occasionally be brought in. In "BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural" Season 6, YouTuber Loey Lane was featured in the discussion of the strange incidents that had led her to believe her house was being infested by demons.

Since Season 5 of True Crime, the end of some Postmortem episodes have included a "Roast Mortem" section where Bergara and Madej review social media posts roasting the content of the corresponding main series episode, or themselves. The segment later changed to "Toast Mortem" to spread positivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. This segment has replaced the Hot Daga, with the last installment of the Hot Daga having appeared in September 2018.

I obviously think that this is a notable topic, but the poor sourcing means that large swathes of this article either do not meet the requirements for notability. Either the sourcing needs to be improved or this article needs a spring clean. Can someone let me know which is preferable? Thanks :) Mr Blumenthal (talk) 23:10, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Yes, this is a real problem. It seems that too many contributors just added their personal impressions. Anything that is not verifiable should be removed in a big purge and rebirth. WP:SECONDARY sources should be the majority foundation of this article. Primary sources can be used sparingly, especially the book published by Bergara and Madej.[1] Suggest WP:Reliable sources could be Variety magazine,[2][3] or other industry websites with reliable commentators. To a lesser degree you can look at student newspapers such as The Elm and The Miami Student and maybe the blogs and podcasts of acknowledged experts. But youtube clips are not considered reliable, nor are fandom pages or wikis because they violate WP:USERG. TV Tropes and Know Your Meme are also USERG problems. Pop culture websites are good enough, like Collider and ScreenRant. There are useful sources out there that have not been used. Binksternet (talk) 00:36, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Thank you kindly for your response. I will move cautiously but those are really helpful rules of thumb. Greatly appreciated. Mr Blumenthal (talk) 06:23, 14 March 2024 (UTC)