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Maddox' writing centers on "soft-hate" of all things gentle or thoughtful, and of all forms of fad-behavior. While I find myself in agreement with part of what he puts forth, that seems purely a matter of chance. He does not exhibit a discerning nature. While his writing can be funny, too often it is not. You can call it "shock talk" if you want, but I see no value in saying demeaning things about people for shock value alone. In reality, he really does has nothing to say, and he says it time and again. If people enjoy reading his work, that says perhaps more about them than him, he's just selling his humor. Make no mistake, his writing does border on brilliant at times, but he has nothing to teach, and no place he is "going" with his writing. I would guess that his writing appeals primarily to the pre-pubescent or barely-pubescent mind. If Maddox had any desire to direct his attention to "real" issues he might turn out to be a real force. Perhaps it is just as well that he has not. There is no question in my mind as to whether he "sold out".. of course he did, from "day one". That, or he truly is simply very immature. Any denial of having sold out is only to be expected in either case. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.146.80.187 (talk) 01:06, 18 January 2008 (UTC) |
Somehow, a photo consisting of just the guy giving the finger seems a bit unnecessarily vulgar for Wikipedia. Are there any other pictures that could be substituted? Lord Seth (talk) 17:58, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Unfortunately all photo's of him are in that pose with the finger. —Preceding unsigned comment added by HappyDragon (talk • contribs) 07:20, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
I think that the picture is appropriate to the personality he tries to convey. Faceless Enemy (talk) 05:56, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
these days that is considered a peace sign. while not the intention, it's not really that inappropriate. 130.195.104.74 (talk) 22:38, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
there are plenty of pictures with the finger. google "middle finger" Drvonspawn (talk) 02:00, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
There seems to be a constant swarm of IP contributors that want to add poorly source and unsourced information to this article. I have reverted to a version by user:Arisedrink. Only well sourced information can be added. Pocopocopocopoco (talk) 17:15, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
You did a good job. If all my employees did as good as you, I'd have the time to edit Wikipedia all day long. Unfortunately, that's not the case. So keep up the great work while I'm gone again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arisedrink (talk • contribs) 11:24, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Well, Maddox said he worked for a database company. I do not know if he still does. This is the paragraph I altered: "Maddox worked as a database programmer for a [[telemarketing]] company.<ref>"[http://maddox.xmission.com/cam/ Beefy Cam]," ''[[The Best Page in the Universe]]''</ref><ref>"[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=faq FAQ]," ''[[The Best Page in the Universe]]''</ref> On [[June 6]], [[2006]], Maddox announced that he had completed "The Best Comic in the Universe" and that it would be released at the [[Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic Con]] from July 20-23; afterwards, it was made available for purchase through his online store.<ref>((cite web |url=http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=comic_release |title=The Best Comic in the Universe |author=Ouzounian, George "Maddox" |year=2004))</ref>" WhisperToMe (talk) 05:34, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia:SELFPUB - Self-published info may be used AS LONG AS the guidelines are followed! WhisperToMe (talk) 08:25, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
Well, I haven't seen Arisedrink posting here. Anyhow, Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard#Maddox_-_User:Arisefaith_and_sourcing WhisperToMe (talk) 10:11, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi guys, I'm new here. Who is this user Arisefaith that you keep refering to? I haven't seen him on Wikipedia. Bye. Peapee (talk) 22:33, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
I've moved it back to Maddox (writer) because there is no way that just some Internet celebrity is the primary topic over biographies, US destroyers, etc. Not even close. Links on Wikipedia only indicate systematic bias and are not a reason for establishing who gets the primary topic and who gets the disambiguation, per WP:DAB. hbdragon88 (talk) 00:31, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
Most of the content in this article has been deleted -- why?
Leroyinc (talk) 22:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
Ali provided me with these sources to source the content of the article, please have a look:
Pocopocopocopoco (talk) 16:30, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
You apparently all like failure. This is Maddox we're talking about here. You all keep saying a bunch of shit to improve the article or do something to it, but none of you does crap. I pledge to make this page better starting today. First I'm going to get rid of both of those "lead section guidelines" warnings. You apparently are all way way way too lazy to even fix the first SENTENCE of the article. You all lose. Blizzard Beast $ODIN$ 22:23, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
No problem, and thanks! Blizzard Beast $ODIN$ 23:25, 28 February 2008 (UTC
Sweet, the page just got protected, so now those vandals can't do anything about it. Lose. Blizzard Beast $ODIN$ 00:45, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
Grats. Jman234 (talk) 18:35, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
that was the funnyest thing i have read in days thanks blizzard beast LMAO Ragingbullfrog (talk) 11:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
A few days ago, User:Rjd0060 semi-protected this article, citing anon vandalism; edit warring has continued among established editors, since then, so I've upped that protection to "full" -- at this point, only administrators will be able to edit the page in the next few days. Changes, if needed and supported by consensus, can be requested via the ((editprotected)) template on this talk page. I encourage interested users to discuss changes to this article on talk pages, and to make use of the dispute resolution process as needed. Thank you for your time. – Luna Santin (talk) 21:24, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
If Maddox said in here [1] that his screen name comes from Madox-01, surely we can say that he said that, right? WhisperToMe (talk) 05:01, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
I've merged his personal website content into this article, the rationale being that it did not show any notability. There no third party sources and all it showed was personal stuff that made it resemble barely more of a neutral fan site than a Wikipedia article about web content. hbdragon88 (talk) 17:00, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Also I found that a South African newspaper wrote about Maddox and Christopher Reeve: http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iArticleId=2306280 "Nasty to Superman" - IOL - November 19, 2004 WhisperToMe (talk) 10:01, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
I dispute the use of the term "fratire" to describe Maddox. I think it's a misconnection based on his mysogony and obnoxiousness, but in general his work really isn't connected to the frat stereotype. He doesn't talk about alcohal or drugs (he's said in an interview that drugs are for losers), his reference to women are often less sexual and more anti-feminist (there's a difference), he got his name from an anime, he talks about video games all the time, and he actually has at least two article complaining about jock types, one of which was specific to those at his University! Do I have a counter-arguement, much less a good citation? If we do have a citation, I think we should contextualize it with some of the contrary evidence from his site. D prime (talk) 04:02, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
It is stated in the article that Maddox draws his pictures in Microsoft Paint. This seems unlikely to me, since Maddox says he runs UNIX. (See the bottom of the [main page]: "This page was made using vi in unix. Anything else is for failures.") SpectrumDT (talk) 11:47, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
There is a new edition of the book coming out and should be noted on the Wikipedia page. Here is the proof: http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=nom_book_tour —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.74.162.173 (talk) 04:01, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
How is his own site not notable enough? Arutoa (talk) 05:54, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
George Ouzounian is a member of the Harold team Lincoln's Bedroom at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. Consequently, I'm pretty sure he lives in Los Angeles and not in Salt Lake City. [[3]] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heartofgravy (talk • contribs) 06:14, 15 December 2009 (UTC) -> He moved from Utah to Los Angeles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.37.20.42 (talk) 13:24, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
This article keeps going sour over time because people keep messing it up. As it is now many of the sentences are quite disjointed and the whole article is worded badly. 71.193.10.156 (talk) 08:13, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
I suggest merging this page with [[the bestis an extension of the other. The site is entirely his personal blog site. Perhaps if it had other writers then it would need a separate article. Plus both articles are rather short, meaning a combined article wouldn't be that long. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 06:59, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
"The guy who suggested the merger says his reasoning is that me and my site are 'irreparably' linked. The word 'irreparable' doesn't mean what he thinks it does. He probably meant to say 'intrinsically linked.' In any event, merging the two articles would have been appropriate back in 2004, before I had any other notable publications under my belt, but my work as a writer has spanned to magazines, newspapers, radio, books and even some television. I'm the webmaster and author of several other notable sites, including: http://alphabetofmanliness.com/
And most recently: http://iambetterthanyourkids.com/
The work, 'The Best Page in the Universe' is its own separate entity written in a voice I don't always use in all my other writing (most notably my writing for television or radio)." --JohnnyLurg (talk) 00:22, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
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In 2011 his second book, I Am Better Than Your Kids, was published.[1] Maddox has also performed in the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.[2]
"performed" is what i believe is supposed to be in that paragraph.
Drvonspawn (talk) 02:05, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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Change picture to: http://2292774aeb57f699998f-7c1ee3a3cf06785b3e2b618873b759ef.r47.cf5.rackcdn.com/person_10079.png) ImmerDieserGlasre (talk) 22:37, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
Whose house was built on January 1, 1978? Michigan. The Stearns. LonelyLaura (talk) 12:38, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
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July 15, 2015 Maddox has retracted all his previous statements about the iPhone and Apple products in general. He has purchased an iPhone 6 Plus and has been quoted saying, "The iPhone 6 Plus is the best phone I've ever used and I would like to apologize to Apple and my fans for all of my uninformed and incorrect opinions regarding the iPhone and other Apple products." It seems like his detrimental ignorant stubbornness is lifting slightly. Dick Masterson, Maddox's co-host on the podcast, "The Biggest Problem In The Universe", chimed in saying, "Maddox giving up his ridiculous Apple opinions is a win for us all. Our podcast was on the way to being the top rated comedy podcast of all time when Maddox started bringing up his problems with the iPhone. Our podcast is full of opinions but Maddox's desperate attempt to trash the iPhone caused the majority of our listeners to unsubscribe, they couldn't take hearing Maddox whine about the iPhone one more time. I considered leaving the show my self, maybe I should have. We're all happy to hear that we won't have to listen to Maddox complain about the iPhone again, however the damage has already been done. On the day we release the next episode of the podcast, we went from thousands of downloads to less than a hundred. We're all hoping we can rebuild our fan base in this new iPhone hate-free environment". Blakemacdonson (talk) 20:02, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
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The section:
"In 2014, Maddox created a weekly podcast titled The Biggest Problem in the Universe."
should be changed.
Maddox co-created The Biggest Problem with Dax Herrera (pka Dick Masterson). Saying Maddox created the show is untrue. They worked together on the concept for the show and they were equal partners in that venture. Jcsturgeon (talk) 20:26, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
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Two suggested changes:
Original: Ref 18 & 19 link to biggest.thedickshow.com, which includes libellous material against Maddox and violates Wikipedia's "neutral point of view" terms. Proposed: Revert to Nov 13 changes which links to the neutral: http://thebiggestproblemintheuniverse.com/
Dick's fans are still vandalizing this page. The changes added by Mattman723 on Nov 22 violate Wikipedia terms by linking to "contentious material about living persons [which] must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous."
The changes added were to change links 18 & 19 to Dick's page which includes libellous statements about Maddox and is not "an exact copy of the original page." False: Herrera has change the page biggest.thedickshow.com to include links to promote his own show, which includes libellous material against Maddox. Maddox has brought forth a defamation suit against Herrera partly for this very reason: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10mkkvbmMq-hp4fNPdRER4H12E-CyU8mT/view
The show's domain http://www.thebiggestproblemintheuniverse.com is live and active, and includes the most complete, neutral and up-to-date page for The Biggest Problem in the Universe.
Original: In 2014, Maddox teamed up with comedic author "Dick Masterson" — a pseudonym for Dax Herrera — to create the weekly podcast The Biggest Problem in the Universe.
Proposed: Please revert to August 6 changes: In 2014, Maddox created a weekly podcast titled The Biggest Problem in the Universe
Mattman723 suggests that "the podcast was started by both comedians, both of whom were equal participants in the show." Not true: Dick was only co-host and not present for every episode. It would be like arguing their audio-engineer should be listed because he was present for as many episodes as Dick. Maddox hosted every episode, runs the domain and is also the sole host of the live shows [1]
Maddox is taking Dick to court about a trademark dispute, which is based on Maddox's long precedent of "in the Universe" brands. Contrary to Mattman723's assertion, this doesn't imply "noteworthiness" of the co-host as it does not qualify for Wikipedia's standards for notability: notability is not temporary and Dick was found not to be a noteworthy person on multiple occasions. Babsbodette (talk) 18:29, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
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Original: Maddox produces a web series titled The Best Show in the Universe, and uploads it to his YouTube channel, which has over 300,000 subscribers.
Proposed:Maddox produces a web series titled The Best Show in the Universe, and uploads it to his YouTube channel, which has fewer than 300,000 subscribers.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/user/maddoxaom AidsJesus (talk) 04:26, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
"rape and death threats" > "threats of rape and death" or something. It's not supposed to say that a rape actually happened, right? 88.90.133.42 (talk) 06:19, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
Dick Masterson comes up an awful lot in talking about Maddox, but I think it would be best to refrain from using his real name, as he has on numerous occasions expressed discomfort with having his real-life name attached to these events. On his show, he always goes to lengths to avoid having to say his real name, and is always sure to express his annoyance with those who disrespect this boundary. I've taken the liberty of editing every reference of his real name to "Dick Masterson," and the citation I changed should read "Dick Masterson" regardless, as that is the author in the byline of the post that is being linked.
Fredo699 (talk) 10:45, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
I'm adding this section back in because I think it's important, and may have been unintentionally deleted during a clean up.
Fredo699 (talk) 19:00, 6 March 2020 (UTC)