Talk:Tom Hanks

Removal of "minor" awards

An editor has removed what s/he believes to be "minor" awards in the Hanks filmography. I've never seen anyone do this before and wonder what the basis is for doing so, let alone how one decides which awards are minor and which are not. I haven't reverted the change, but I'd like to hear from others about it.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:18, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

for an actor like this who has received numerous nominations and has won numerous major awards, we only list the major ones. This has been accepted on many biographies as the way to go. Monkeymanman (talk) 12:19, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

That isn't particularly helpful. It's just a matter of fact statement with little support. Putting that aside, are you making a distinction between awards and nominations? In other words, if Hanks is nominated for a SAG award, you would remove it, but if he won a SAG award, you would leave it in? If so, that's even more editorial judgment that's open to question as to the reputation of the group that's giving the award intersecting with nomination vs. win. Also, you say "for an actor like this", which implies that it's okay to have more "minor" awards with less notable actors. Where do we draw the line on that one?--Bbb23 (talk) 15:47, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

are you making a distinction between awards and nominations No.

Also, you say "for an actor like this", which implies that it's okay to have more "minor" awards with less notable actors. I mean for an actor who has won and been nominated for numerous major awards, i.e. he has been nominated 5 times for academy awards. Monkeymanman (talk) 16:12, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your direct answers. I still see this as an inherently difficult framework to apply. You have to decide which awards are important and you have to decide how many awards an actor has to get before he qualifies for removal of so-called minor awards. My inclination is to revert your changes (seems to me that you have to justify the removal of sourced material that is relevant to the subject) until at least a consensus has been reached as to Hanks (I have little hope that a global consenus can be reached), but I'm going to wait a bit to see if anyone besides you and me engage in this dialog and also to ponder the ramifications a bit more.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:33, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

I dont believe that minor awards should be included on any biography, if you do include them then where do you end. None of the awards were sourced to begin with and none of the awards are sourced at present, so i removed no sourced material from the article. I have recently discussed this very subject with 2 other editors on Nicole Kidman. Monkeymanman (talk) 17:39, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

I dont believe that minor awards should be included on any biography, if you do include them then where do you end. Even assuming consensus in support of our position could be reached, you'd still be left with having to decide what's "minor".

None of the awards were sourced to begin with Generally speaking, awards are sourced by pointing to the articles that list all of the awards. Now, it's true that Wikipedia article are normally not acceptable sources, but in my experience, this is a common practice with respect to awards because, practically speaking, the extra work is significant and, generally, unneeded. Even assuming, though, that Wikipedia articles are unacceptable sources in this context, you could have left the awards in and put in citation needed templates.

I have recently discussed this very subject with 2 other editors on Nicole Kidman Thanks for the pointer, but it's a very tiny discussion with very little real analysis of the issues.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:53, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

The Lost Symbol

Won't Tom Hanks be expected to play in the 2012 movie The Lost Symbol? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.240.86.241 (talk) 23:02, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Target of vandals

This article has been semi-protected for two months because of an increase in IP vandalism. Many of the vandals were adding the word "wizard" in some form. This blog post might serve to explain the odd nature of the vandalism, and if the idea doesn't die out in two months, it may result in the protection being extended. Binksternet (talk) 23:54, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

HE did NOT voice Woody in the toy story series, his brother did. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.5.34.217 (talk) 17:38, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

it was only the replica toy that his brother applied the voice to. Monkeymanman (talk) 19:10, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Filmography

Could someone add Hawaiian Vacation, the Toy Story Toon because he reprised his role as Woody.