Talk:Prank call

general improvement

This needs work! The Anome

Crank Call Names

Tah Dah. -EB- List of crank call names

1. Anita Bath...I need a bath
2. Al Coholic...Alcoholic
3. I.P. Freely...I pee freely
4. Oliver Clothesoff...All of her clothes off
5. Jacques Strap
6. Seymour Butts...See more butts
7. Homer Sexual...Homasexual
8. Mike Rotch...My Crotch
9. Bea O'Problem...BO Problem
10. Amanda Huggenkiss...A man to hug and kiss
11. Hugh Jass (backfired; there was a Hugh Jass present)...Huge ass
12. Ivana Tinkle...I wanna tinkle
13. Heywood U. Cuddleme...Hey would you cuddle me
14. Hootchie Mama
15. Chatter Box...Chatterbox
16. Anita Schlong
17. Lucy Goosey
18. Jacque Itch
19. Buster Hyman
20. Hugh G Reaction...Huge reaction
21. Seymour Butts...See more butts
22. Prima Donna
23. Ivanna B. Takin
24. Jackie Noff
25. Roc Hard
26. Woody Stroke
27. Miss B. Havin
28. Harry Krak
29. Gene Poole
30. Anita Hyman...I need a human
31. Cass Trate
32. Ben Down & his side kick
33. Phil McCraken
34. Jack MaHofer (jack me off)
35. MIKE HUNT!
36. Mike Rotch
37. Squash

The list looks good, just fix some capitalization and minor errors and put it on the article?

Penalty?

What is the penalty for a prank call that is non-threatening, just harmless in Australia? --neoballmon 17:10, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

New US Law

Digg.com and Newsvine have reported that the US President has signed a "law" that "E-Annoyancies" are jailable. So... whats the most annoying on the internet apart from spam? Prank Calls (or soundboards).. Maybe he should be adviced to post this on the article page? Explaining how this is now very very much illegal.

Land of the free?? Thank God I am Canadian eh!

Greek Culture

This section was very vague and made little sense as to why it is there. I looked back through the history and found the initial entry, and I can see why it was pared down. Still, a lot of the naming and terminology needed some explanation, so I went back and stuck some more information from the older edit back in. Wavy G 13:23, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Restructuring article

As it was, there was little structure to the article. It looked as though it was just a depository of different points, examples, and references that various people popped in willy-nilly. Aside from the "Simpsons", and "Examples" sections, nothing was organized. I took the liberty of reorganizing all the points mentioned into appropriate subsections. No content was removed. Only cleanup, and additional information was added to help clarify many of the points mentioned. Enjoy. Wavy G 14:32, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Added technology and evolution of pranks to internet made some restructures

I have seen my name added, had a true write up, removed, vandalized, linked to porn sites by other pranksters apparently 'pranking' while in wikipedia. I usually have paid no attention to it but finally decided togo in and clear the section on mysite up and write exactly what I contributed to the prank call community exactly as it occured. The prank call section kinda jumped around willy nilly to groups to individuals to funny prank names. I did not delete or change anyone or other prank group but did expand greatly upon the technology of pranks making it to the internet. I also sited everything I possibly could but if someone needs more proof that I had the first streaming prank site on the net in 1995 then CHECK EVERY REFERENCE I have given please. Do not go modifying and adding garbage that is not true or deleting cited with evidence true items. Please if you question my info, question it here before making changes and I will gladly respond.

HattedOne

Liked the restructure and addtions.. but

The history of phone pranks getting to web is good but Isn't Lycos Talk Radio still functioning and not defunt? I think KDK should be given more mention and there should be a section of links to the top prank calls if the authors have permission and allow them.

reverted to last cleaned up sections, fixed vandalism

multiple IP's deleting huge chunks of the page with no discussion going on. I fixed this and think we need a vandal bot watch on this page. Working on re-organzing a few things and checked on the Lycos question: answer - Lycos used to have an Internet Talk Radio that is now defunct but they do own some satellite and terrestrial talk radio stations under the name of Lycos talk radio. I verified the wonderhorse start of internet talk radio software. Also alternacast did run this software for a time after Lycos shut it down. Verified the dates and sources listed in the technology section and on blackout.com and made cited references to them. Blackout.com was registered in 1995, the same time as real audio beta came out. Verified Harley Haun - is a real book in print for ten years. Verified the New Times article which also confirms a lot of the time line of pranks getting to the internet. ManofThoth

Jerky Boys

Without a doubt the greatest impact on popular culture has been the Jerky Boys, yet they mentioned only in passing. They had 2 platinum records and a major motion picture made. The entire "Prank Calls in Popular Culture" needs to be expanded. The "Prank Calls and the Internet" section is huge, and mentions callers that few people are familiar with. I am happy to help expact the Popular Culture section. If I don't do it, then someone else needs to Bruegelpie 22:56, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

"Typically" paragraph

I personally find the second paragraph to be more than a little bit pointless. I think it should be removed.RSido 00:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Agree that "typically" paragraph should be removed

I agree that the "typically" paragraph should be removed. What do people think about adding content to the Jerky Boys info that I wrote about above?

Language and POV

IMHO, at least the first few paragraphs contain too informal language and only present American POV. Bits like "nationwide" and "throughout the country"... This is English Wikipedia, not just an American one.

External links

I moved these from the article, as they didn't really seem the point. External links are supposed to be to a website if it is the subject of the article, official websites on the subject of the article, websites that contain encyclopedic information that cannot by included in teh article for technical or copyright reasons. It is not to link to as many 'hilarious' sites listing prank calls as possible. Skittle 12:25, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

• http://www.ospenterprises.com/phone Make prank calls from your computer
• http://www.fousekis.tk Site dedicated to the Greek prankster "Fousekis"
• http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/crank_yankers/index.jhtml Crank Yankers
• http://www.audiocomedy.net/pranks/regular/index.shtml Prank Calls
• http://www.celebrityprankcalls.comCelebrity prank calls
• http://www.mrbergis.netMr. Bergis Prank Phone Calls
• http://www.jokesandhumor.com/jokes/181.html 100 Ways to Order a Pizza
• http://www.realmofdarkness.net/pranks/celebpranks.htm Realm of Darkness.net - Classic Celebrity Prank Calls & Soundboards
• http://www.CelebrityPrankCalling.com CelebrityPrankCalling.com - Collection of Original Soundboard Pranks

Reverted edits and vadalism done by user Optigan13

Optigan13 - you have been warned several times by several different users, do NOT delete massive sections of well established articles in order to promote sites you are affiliated with. If you wish to ADD something, then ADD it to the correct section with proper wikipedia policy and guidelines, not by DELETING or replacing sections. I am specifically reffering to your promotion of Zolar and PCU. ManofThoth 19:19, 20 April 2007 (UTC)ManofThoth April 20 2007

You need to learn how to read diffs. The column on the left is the older version, and the column on the right is the newer version. So if you look at my edit you will see that I updated a wiki-link, and removed external links from the see also section. See also and external links are two separate sections of any given article, and shouldn't be confused. If you look at the edit after mine you will see that the user following me removed the section you are referring to. The user after me made that edit. Also several warnings by several users, really? Generally two warnings by a single IP user from two months ago(February) over a content dispute do not constitute several warnings, and definitely do not constitute several users. Some other issues to note; "Site" refers to a website, Cite refers to a citation as in WP:CITE or WP:CITET. User warnings are generally used based on approved warning templates liked those based on WP:WARN. Not just keying in something at the end of somebody's talk page. Bearing all of this in mind, and referring to WP:TALK#Own_comments, feel free to re-factor or strike-though any of your comments or warnings. - Optigan13 02:44, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Why can't everyone just get along? Can't we call prank eachother together? Please, prank call me! I want it! For there is room in wikiprankia for all!

• • comment The above was not me. Yes I read the diffs but had clicked or interpreted wrong and see that the blanker was not you - my bad. It looked like it was because the only information left in the change was the info you added. Anyway getting beyong that, I really feel some other areas: ESPECIALLY the Examples section, needs to be cleaned up. ManofThoth 00:51, 22 April 2007 (UTC)ManofThoth

ShoutCast

I don't see why Wikipedia should put up with constant spam from ShoutCast stations trying to advertise their network, none of them are providing efficient citing sources and ALL of them are deleting things off the page that need not be deleted. If you look in the history of the page, there are several mentions to "Prank Call Underground", which actually cited sources and made perfect sense without advertising. "Prank Call Radio" seem to have taken it upon themselves to delete these sections and replace them with their own advertisements. I feel that we should remove the ShoutCast section completely and if these ShoutCast stations want to make their own article, they should do so providing adequate sources. - JinStewart 11:50, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Blackout?

Citation to Michael Biggins being the first prank caller to have streaming audio on the web is invalid, the page used as a reference does not show this fact so it is obviously another attempt to advertise the name. Please have an editor look into this before it gets removed - I don't see why this article needs to contain this information if it isn't proven. Jiiin 01:51, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

RE: Blackout

This has already been raised and resolved in over two years time. Give credit where credit is due. Blackout.com was the first streaming prank call site and many people have provided the proper references and links to third party sources (.NET magazine, Harley Hahns Internet Yellow pages, whois and waybackmachine) but they then get deleted or wiped by shoutcast stations or vandles (notice the many fake accounts such as the above user. Go do a whois and usenet check. Find me a prank call streaming site before 1995 blackout.com with verifiable references? The section also obviously adds to the history of prank call's evolution from cassette and voice mail systems and reel to reel tapes to digital and the streaming on the net through the stages and reads in a educational way - not a promotional campaign like the many random links that get added and deleted every day. If you come to add something of value please do, if you have a personal bias leave it at the door. ManofThoth

Shut Up, Get Naked! Podcast Link

Would it be alright to add the link under external links, since it has to do with content within the article? mpippen 09:20, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

National tv prank calls

What about all the calls National tv channels get? Like live talkback on cnn and stuff? JayKeaton 07:45, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Not for advertising

Again, I see fake accounts wiping out huge sections then just replacing it with a few links for themselves or prank sites they like. I restored the massive wipe done by bogus user Curly G and I am going to be doing some more fixing later. In answer to your question, this is supposed to be an informative encyclopedia entry on prank calls from a non POV standpoint. This is not supposed to be a repository or advertisement page of every prank call and shoutcast site or anything that remotely deals with prank calls on the web. if you want that go to shoutcast.com and search fro "prank calls" or google "prank calls". Have fun with the 10 million + hits. They should not and do not need to be listed here. The Tube Bar Tapes, The Jerky Boys, and Blackout, have non pov relevence to the history of prank calls. This is not about who or what prank calls are best or who you like the most, but what they are and the history and evolution of them and what they are about. I don't particulary like the Jerky Boys but they are relevant to the history of prank calls, the Tube Bar tapes are known by virtually everyone as the first massively traded tape of calls. Blackout is known to have been the first prank calling site and show on the net. That is why these things are included. They contribute to the information and history and evolution of prank calls, they have stood the test of time, and they are relevant and for the most part verifiable. Half of these users and sites that are trying to self advertise existed for only a little while or don't exist at all or have no references what so ever and then their fake account dissappears. No offense to all the sites out there but understand this is not an advertising space. ManofThoth

Prank calls on the Simpsons

On the list of prank calls on the Simpsons, could someone please put in which episodes they're from? Kieranthompson

Phil Hendrie

maybe phil hendrie oughta get a mention, especially in the reverse prank calls section?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.176.96.198 (talk) 09:54, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Crank call word

I'm wondering, is "crank call" originally a typo that later turned into wide spread usage? I often type fast and end up writing "crank call" by mistake, using C for both instead of prank call. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.129.239.143 (talk) 03:46, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

yes it originally was a crank call then somebody made a typing mistake and called it a prank call. people thought prank sounded better than crank so everybody in the world uses prank call now! i hope i answered your question! = ] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.163.254.27 (talk) 22:47, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Stickam and Skype

Would anyone like to put any information about the storm of broadcasted prank call shows on Stickam? I think something can also be put up about the use of such computer programs as Skype. Skype makes it possible to dial a telephone from a computer, and through the Skype encryption, the caller is untraceable. At least that is what I have been told. If anyone would like to elaborate here or on the article, I find this topic to be relevant. Ace Fool (talk) 11:52, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Scientology

Someone should just remove that section about battle toads. Anti-scientology people always consider themselves and the message they spread to be super-important and a valid excuse to smuggle it into wiki pages all over, but this badly written piece doesn't fit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.202.221.228 (talk) 10:50, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Reverted, in the future you can just remove the material yourself. -Optigan13 (talk) 01:59, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

74.72.163.21 edits

I have done a massive cleanup of this article and romoved all the ridiculous unnotable references nounknown prankers. The only ones I left were the Jerky Boys, Crank Yankers, and the Simpsons. All others were unknown nationally and did not contribute in any way to the arfticle. This article has long read like an ad for various prank callers. Also the whole Simpson's section needs to be removed. A small reference is fine we don't need long lists of Simpson's pranks, Put that on a Simpson's page. I will work on that later

- Anon - —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.72.163.21 (talk) 16:18, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Please don't waste your time. Get a consensus before removing large content from articles please. IPavoider (talk) 16:23, 14 October 2008 (UTC)