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Discussion

Goblin (band) - really heavy metal? i dont think so. more like Italian rock or Progressive rock? (unsigned comment)

Weasel words

This article is filled with what Wikipedia calls "weasel words". Like: "Many fans consider this work to be his best". "It is widely accepted that this film....." "Most people view...." and so on.

I'm not debating the validity of these statements per se (they may well be true) but the article needs to eliminate those weasel words. If it's talking about his critical acclaim, there should be citations to a review of one of his movies, or maybe a link to a critical essay on his work, etc. NickBurns 21:11, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think there's a little bit of overkill with the "citation needed" tags on this page. I understand the concept of "weasel words", but many of these tagged comments, I've seen them expressed so many times in so many different places that I think they become, or at least approach, common knowledge. For instance, "It is widely accepted that his 1990s career and onwards fails to live up to the standard set during his golden era...". I've read statements to that effect many times. I've never seen an opinion in opposition to this. There's no controversy in that statement, it's an accurate assessment of public opinion. I would never advocate cheapening Wikipedia by not relying on references, and I thoroughly cite every article I write, but come on. If knowledge that common needs to be cited, a citation could be retrieved from Google with little more effort than it took to tag the article. Don't just be a stickler for the rules- also be helpful. GuySperanza (talk) 15:27, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you're not willing to follow the rules, don't edit here. Wikipedia policy states that all material must be supported by citations. In this context there is no such thing as "everyone knows it's true". Just because you "think it's so" does not make it so. This is an encyclopaedia, not your personal blog. Your "for instance" contains weasel words and expresses an opinion; without a citation establishing the source and validity of the statement, no one has any reason to believe that it's true. Just because an inaccurate statement is repeated blithely by a large number of uncritical individuals does not make it truth. If you don't support it with a citation, it's subject to removal. 98.211.124.111 (talk) 02:40, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sources?

This article has a lot of comments that need sourcing. For example: "His directing style was influenced by...."

I also agree with the other wikipedian about the weasel words comment. If we manage to rewrite these parts we can get up to GA status at the very least! Desdinova 23:15, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Questions regarding Opera & Zombi

I do agree concerning the criticism of "weasel" formulations and so on, and even if they would be acceptable I have a hard time seeing how "Opera" have little good fan response? I'm under the impression it's one of his most popular, which just proves the point of posting such dubvious info. And furthermore, was Argento in charge of the EUROPEAN version of Dawn of the Dead or merely the ITALIAN? There is a difference you know, and I know for a fact that Dawn of the Dead wasn't entitled "Zombi" all over Europe!

Quotes

So should we move the quotes to WikiQuote and have a box pointing there? I think we could source those quotations if we wanted to... maybe not all, some might point to offline sources, but most.Manhattan Samurai (talk) 23:45, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Filmography - move English titles below Italian titles

I think it's awkward the way that the English titles are on the other side of the table, so I propose adding the English titles in small text under the Title, so it would look like this:

Title	Year	Credited as
Title	Year	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Composer	Actor	Role
L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo English title: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage	1970	Yes	Yes				Yes	Murderer's Hands (uncredited)

Any comments? -Joltman (talk) 12:11, 11 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]