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The article does not make clear how Russian planned to profit from this hoax. Absent some transfer of funds, I don't see how this qualified as a swindle. Can someone with knowledge of the case make this point clearer? Robert A.West ( Talk) 21:06, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
After watching this documentary I came away with the strong impression that the entire thing was a hoax - I seem to recall that at least one of the "contestants" was a jobbing actor, and there were a couple of things that didn't add up, though it's too long ago to remember anything specific. 212.9.31.12 ( talk) 11:31, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
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The LEAD leaves the reader wondering the following:
Great work. Thanks for your patience. I can now pass this article.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 00:24, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
The Great Reality TV Swindle was not a con. Project MS2 was the con perpetrated by Nik Russian. The Great Reality TV Swindle was the Channel 4 documentary made about the con. Since this article has undergone (and passed) a GA review with this somewhat glaring error, I want to take caution in fixing it, but I really feel it must be fixed. WikiDan61 ChatMe! ReadMe!! 11:50, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
The Great Reality TV Swindle (aka Project MS-2) was a con. I suspect the makers of the documentary film would take offense at that. Project MS-2 was the con; The Great Reality TV Swindle was a documentary film. The lead gives blatantly wrong information. I don't know how well known this event is in England; here in the States I'd never heard of it before encountering this article, so I don't know that WP:COMMONNAME applies. WikiDan61 ChatMe! ReadMe!! 15:40, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky ( talk) 09:02, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
Great Reality TV Swindle → Project MS-2 – This article describes a con in which a person (Nik Russian) purported to be producing a reality TV show named Project MS-2 (see this Vice article) when, in fact, he had no funding or backers for such a project. The Great Reality TV Swindle was a Channel 4 documentary about the con, and is only mentioned in passing in the "Media reactions" section of the article. (See this Guardian article and this blurb from the film's production company). This move is both a technical request (there is already a redirect at Project MS-2 to this page) and a non-controversial move request, as the creator of this article disagrees with the re-titling. (See prior discussion at Talk:Great Reality TV Swindle#The premise of this article is wrong.) WikiDan61 ChatMe! ReadMe!! 11:51, 4 October 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. ModernDayTrilobite ( talk • contribs) 15:14, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
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The article does not make clear how Russian planned to profit from this hoax. Absent some transfer of funds, I don't see how this qualified as a swindle. Can someone with knowledge of the case make this point clearer? Robert A.West ( Talk) 21:06, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
After watching this documentary I came away with the strong impression that the entire thing was a hoax - I seem to recall that at least one of the "contestants" was a jobbing actor, and there were a couple of things that didn't add up, though it's too long ago to remember anything specific. 212.9.31.12 ( talk) 11:31, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
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Reviewer: TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 04:35, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
The LEAD leaves the reader wondering the following:
Great work. Thanks for your patience. I can now pass this article.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 00:24, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
The Great Reality TV Swindle was not a con. Project MS2 was the con perpetrated by Nik Russian. The Great Reality TV Swindle was the Channel 4 documentary made about the con. Since this article has undergone (and passed) a GA review with this somewhat glaring error, I want to take caution in fixing it, but I really feel it must be fixed. WikiDan61 ChatMe! ReadMe!! 11:50, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
The Great Reality TV Swindle (aka Project MS-2) was a con. I suspect the makers of the documentary film would take offense at that. Project MS-2 was the con; The Great Reality TV Swindle was a documentary film. The lead gives blatantly wrong information. I don't know how well known this event is in England; here in the States I'd never heard of it before encountering this article, so I don't know that WP:COMMONNAME applies. WikiDan61 ChatMe! ReadMe!! 15:40, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky ( talk) 09:02, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
Great Reality TV Swindle → Project MS-2 – This article describes a con in which a person (Nik Russian) purported to be producing a reality TV show named Project MS-2 (see this Vice article) when, in fact, he had no funding or backers for such a project. The Great Reality TV Swindle was a Channel 4 documentary about the con, and is only mentioned in passing in the "Media reactions" section of the article. (See this Guardian article and this blurb from the film's production company). This move is both a technical request (there is already a redirect at Project MS-2 to this page) and a non-controversial move request, as the creator of this article disagrees with the re-titling. (See prior discussion at Talk:Great Reality TV Swindle#The premise of this article is wrong.) WikiDan61 ChatMe! ReadMe!! 11:51, 4 October 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. ModernDayTrilobite ( talk • contribs) 15:14, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Good article reassessment ? last evaluation was 12 years ago