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Should there be a separate page for the Murder of Hae Min Lee and not just the podcast? Remember ( talk) 19:06, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
Klute, that Slate blogs have been rubber-stamped by Slate does not sound like an editorial policy that includes fact verification. It also ignores that Waldman's statement, "Serial drew criticism for painting what some felt was an inappropriately glowing portrait of Adnan Syed while undercutting his detractors" links to a Reddit post that is not a reliable source, as anyone can post comments on the Reddit site. Please follow Wikipedia's policies on reliable sources. Regards, Grand'mere Eugene ( talk) 08:39, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
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Can we get better sources of criticism than Buzzfeed and The Awl? Maybe we can trim those sources and leave up the Atlantic's until something better comes along. Jbmcb ( talk) 04:31, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
The opening sentence to this article is incredibly vague: "Serial is a podcast exploring a nonfiction story over multiple episodes." How exactly does one "explore" a story? The article needs to explain clearly what the format of this show is. Is it a documentary? Is it a docudrama? Does it have a script? Is there dialogue? Is there a presenter? Are there interviews? What makes it a serial? -- 86.157.145.21 ( talk) 21:22, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
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I just looked at the definition of this word, and it states "appearing or taking place every two weeks or twice a week". To avoid ambivalence, can I suggest you use "fortnightly"? 46.7.85.68 ( talk) 14:01, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
Looking at the current section on the reception of the first season, I think it is a bit heavy on content and may need to be trimmed down due to the second season's reception lacking as of now. I'm aiming to add a 'Season 2' reception section, but would like to tackle 'Season 1' first. Right now the season one subsection has almost 30 references to numerous critiques, which seems a little excessive. What's the best way to proceed in determining which critiques are most helpful in representing its overall reception to trim it down? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beifong3 ( talk • contribs) 04:42, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Oblique reference maybe not worth mentioning?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0W92w5WCU&feature=youtu.be&t=3m8s ("The Husband Did It")
In the Season 1 episode 10 description the prosecution case is characterised as an "honor killing". An honor killing is actually carried out by a member of the victim's family, which implicates Hae Min Lee's family in her murder, please see the Wikipedia entry. Likely an honest mistake, but it is misleading and unfortunately bolsters some ignorant/prejudiced misunderstandings. Also it is never actually suggested by Serial. Perhaps instead of this: "The prosecution argued that Syed's community would help him flee to Pakistan if bail were granted, using stereotypes to make the case that Syed murdered Lee as an honor killing." It could instead say: "The prosecution argued that Syed's community would likely help him flee to Pakistan if bail were granted, (they were later forced to admit the pattern they described did not actually exist) and during trial made suggestions that Syed murdered Lee as religiously motivated killing by a lover with "honor besmirched"." Personally I think this change is factual and so should not be controversial, but with this case that can be hard to predict, so for now I'm leaving this here rather than start an edit war. Also my clunky re-write can probably be improved on :) StopSayingRight ( talk) 14:21, 24 October 2018 (UTC)
I think we could add a little more information in the Season 1 (2014) section. The article states, "Her corpse was discovered on February 9 in Leakin Park... Lee's ex-boyfriend, Adnan Masud Sayed, was arrested on February 28 at 6 am." Although it is a brief overview, it leaves the reader wondering what led authorities to suspect Syed in the first place. The anonymous caller giving a tip that the police should look at Syed should be mentioned at the least to connect the instance from when Hae is found to when Adnan is arrested. MaddyDesASU ( talk) 04:38, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
It would be good to mention the news of a new documentary coming out in March of 2019 based off of the Serialpodcast Season 1. The documentary will be in four parts and looks like it will provide more updated information about the case. MaddyDesASU ( talk) 04:41, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
I noticed that the summaries for Season 1 and Season 2 episodes are pretty detailed but the summaries for Season 3 seem to be a bit short and include only the information provided in the short description that comes out as the podcast is released. I think this needs to be more detailed like the previous two seasons. MaddyDesASU ( talk) 06:30, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Need more watchers at the page linked in the title, please. Adoring nanny ( talk) 00:41, 3 May 2019 (UTC)
Is anyone opposed to me creating an awards table in the reception section like 2 Dope Queens, Timber Wars, or WTF with Marc Maron? As it stands the few awards that are mentioned are scattered throughout the page. TipsyElephant ( talk) 12:51, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
According to Sarah Koenig's latest short update on the podcast feed, Serial the podcast is hers, but members of her team also work under the group Serial Productions, which includes related podcasts like
I am wondering what the appropriate way to list Serial Productions on Wikipedia is.
1) Does it need its own page?
2) Should it be a section of Serial?
3) Or should the "related podcasts" section of this page just be re-written to include two groups: (A) Podcasts about the case from season 1 (Undisclosed and so on) and (B) Serial Productions podcasts (as listed above). Mccartneyac ( talk) 16:05, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
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I've also left a note on your IP's talk page. Please do not hesitate to ask questions. — Grand'mere Eugene ( talk) 00:12, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
Should there be a separate page for the Murder of Hae Min Lee and not just the podcast? Remember ( talk) 19:06, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
Klute, that Slate blogs have been rubber-stamped by Slate does not sound like an editorial policy that includes fact verification. It also ignores that Waldman's statement, "Serial drew criticism for painting what some felt was an inappropriately glowing portrait of Adnan Syed while undercutting his detractors" links to a Reddit post that is not a reliable source, as anyone can post comments on the Reddit site. Please follow Wikipedia's policies on reliable sources. Regards, Grand'mere Eugene ( talk) 08:39, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
Cheers! — Grand'mere Eugene ( talk) 20:11, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
Prior content in this article duplicated one or more previously published sources. The material was copied from: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=372577482. Copied or closely paraphrased material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, and according to fair use may copy sentences and phrases, provided they are included in quotation marks and referenced properly. The material may also be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Therefore such paraphrased portions must provide their source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you. Grand'mere Eugene ( talk) 09:44, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
Can we get better sources of criticism than Buzzfeed and The Awl? Maybe we can trim those sources and leave up the Atlantic's until something better comes along. Jbmcb ( talk) 04:31, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
The opening sentence to this article is incredibly vague: "Serial is a podcast exploring a nonfiction story over multiple episodes." How exactly does one "explore" a story? The article needs to explain clearly what the format of this show is. Is it a documentary? Is it a docudrama? Does it have a script? Is there dialogue? Is there a presenter? Are there interviews? What makes it a serial? -- 86.157.145.21 ( talk) 21:22, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
Prior content in this article duplicated one or more previously published sources. Copied or closely paraphrased material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.)
For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, and, if allowed under fair use, may copy sentences and phrases, provided they are included in quotation marks and referenced properly. The material may also be rewritten, providing it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Therefore, such paraphrased portions must provide their source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you. Grand'mere Eugene ( talk) 05:54, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
I just looked at the definition of this word, and it states "appearing or taking place every two weeks or twice a week". To avoid ambivalence, can I suggest you use "fortnightly"? 46.7.85.68 ( talk) 14:01, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
Looking at the current section on the reception of the first season, I think it is a bit heavy on content and may need to be trimmed down due to the second season's reception lacking as of now. I'm aiming to add a 'Season 2' reception section, but would like to tackle 'Season 1' first. Right now the season one subsection has almost 30 references to numerous critiques, which seems a little excessive. What's the best way to proceed in determining which critiques are most helpful in representing its overall reception to trim it down? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beifong3 ( talk • contribs) 04:42, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Oblique reference maybe not worth mentioning?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0W92w5WCU&feature=youtu.be&t=3m8s ("The Husband Did It")
In the Season 1 episode 10 description the prosecution case is characterised as an "honor killing". An honor killing is actually carried out by a member of the victim's family, which implicates Hae Min Lee's family in her murder, please see the Wikipedia entry. Likely an honest mistake, but it is misleading and unfortunately bolsters some ignorant/prejudiced misunderstandings. Also it is never actually suggested by Serial. Perhaps instead of this: "The prosecution argued that Syed's community would help him flee to Pakistan if bail were granted, using stereotypes to make the case that Syed murdered Lee as an honor killing." It could instead say: "The prosecution argued that Syed's community would likely help him flee to Pakistan if bail were granted, (they were later forced to admit the pattern they described did not actually exist) and during trial made suggestions that Syed murdered Lee as religiously motivated killing by a lover with "honor besmirched"." Personally I think this change is factual and so should not be controversial, but with this case that can be hard to predict, so for now I'm leaving this here rather than start an edit war. Also my clunky re-write can probably be improved on :) StopSayingRight ( talk) 14:21, 24 October 2018 (UTC)
I think we could add a little more information in the Season 1 (2014) section. The article states, "Her corpse was discovered on February 9 in Leakin Park... Lee's ex-boyfriend, Adnan Masud Sayed, was arrested on February 28 at 6 am." Although it is a brief overview, it leaves the reader wondering what led authorities to suspect Syed in the first place. The anonymous caller giving a tip that the police should look at Syed should be mentioned at the least to connect the instance from when Hae is found to when Adnan is arrested. MaddyDesASU ( talk) 04:38, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
It would be good to mention the news of a new documentary coming out in March of 2019 based off of the Serialpodcast Season 1. The documentary will be in four parts and looks like it will provide more updated information about the case. MaddyDesASU ( talk) 04:41, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
I noticed that the summaries for Season 1 and Season 2 episodes are pretty detailed but the summaries for Season 3 seem to be a bit short and include only the information provided in the short description that comes out as the podcast is released. I think this needs to be more detailed like the previous two seasons. MaddyDesASU ( talk) 06:30, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Need more watchers at the page linked in the title, please. Adoring nanny ( talk) 00:41, 3 May 2019 (UTC)
Is anyone opposed to me creating an awards table in the reception section like 2 Dope Queens, Timber Wars, or WTF with Marc Maron? As it stands the few awards that are mentioned are scattered throughout the page. TipsyElephant ( talk) 12:51, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
According to Sarah Koenig's latest short update on the podcast feed, Serial the podcast is hers, but members of her team also work under the group Serial Productions, which includes related podcasts like
I am wondering what the appropriate way to list Serial Productions on Wikipedia is.
1) Does it need its own page?
2) Should it be a section of Serial?
3) Or should the "related podcasts" section of this page just be re-written to include two groups: (A) Podcasts about the case from season 1 (Undisclosed and so on) and (B) Serial Productions podcasts (as listed above). Mccartneyac ( talk) 16:05, 21 March 2024 (UTC)