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I consulted the external links section and could not find anything that would discount including the link - moreover, the site itself has much to establish reliability and the article per se is useful.
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--] (]) 01:54, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
==Request for Comment - Integrate two versions==


::You know quite well that was the ] version that was disallowed by consensus and Arbitration. ] is an admin who indicated on your talk page, before you erased his post, that the link was inappropriate. --] (]) 02:05, 19 July 2008 (UTC)


:Please see ] which puts it squarely in ] (as it is in breach of GFDL).


: It also fails various other parts of ]:
:* Most explicitly: "Any site that does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a Featured article" - given that this is an old version of this entry it can't provide anything new even when merely compared to the current version let alone what it could be.
:* An interesting case could also be made for it violating ] - if I wrote an article for Wired I'd expect that to stop me from linking to it.


:Clearly, as has been stated, there are other broader issues in relation to the Arbitration Committee ruling and both you and Tenebrae should be cautious about your edits to this page and the addition of that link is a pretty blatant attempt to get around things like consensus. In the normal run of events that would cause a few raised eyebrows and the link would be removed - given your history with this page it becomes an issue and edit warring to try and get the link to stick is making a bad situation worse. (] (]) 03:22, 19 July 2008 (UTC))
There's a debate between the current version and this version - http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=John_Buscema&oldid=181851662 - requesting input to arrive at a consensus integrating both versions.


The link provided for Nationmaster is sufficient for me to consider the matter resolved - as for the rest of your concerns, I have already made an arbitration enforcement request.


--] (]) 03:36, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
''' Discussion '''


PS - Damage control - The link was put up in good faith, following proper procedure, and transparent identification to the best of my knowledge - the allegations against me mentioned above by various parties are, as can be seen, substantiated more by hearsay and speculation rather than by facts.


Re: 'Most explicitly: "Any site that does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a Featured article" - given that this is an old version of this entry it can't provide anything new even when merely compared to the current version let alone what it could be.'
Basically this version - http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=John_Buscema&oldid=181851662 - conceived according to Misplaced Pages policy and ] criteria. For the images, see fair usage descriptions.


There's actually quite an irony in the above comment, read both articles and see what I mean.
On the current version, one of the footnote references has incorrect information - The periodical number for Alter Ego is 15 and not 21, so footnotes #'s 7, 12, 15, 16, 18 would have to be corrected.


--] (]) 14:53, 8 March 2008 (UTC) --] (]) 00:26, 28 July 2008 (UTC)


:Perhaps you might want to enlighten us? (] (]) 02:34, 28 July 2008 (UTC))
*'''Comment''' - Without looking into the article in depth, I can say right off the bat that the alternate version seems like it has too many images. They overtake the text somewhat. I understand that he is an artist, and yet I don't think it's necessary to show everything he's ever done or illustrate every point in the article. &mdash; ]<sup>]</sup> 17:28, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
:Thanks for the feedback Anthony - Can I ask you to elaborate on your comments? How many are too many? Which ones ones are too many? Which ones overtake the text, and in what way? --] (]) 18:41, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
::There is of course no rule as to "how many," except that it should be ''minimal''. Visually speaking, no more than one per section is probably the most you should have in my opinion (which the article's current version does). This may even be too many for some people. Images are not meant to "decorate" an article, they are supposed to illustrate specific points that truly require some visual representation or may be unclear with prose only. For example, the image of ''Man Comics'' #1 is notable here as Buscema's first cover, and ''The Silver Surfer'' #4 because it is one of his "most famous," but then the 1970s and 1980s sections are overrun with images that seem basically like someone's desire to sample all of his work or illustrate every job mentioned in the text. Without reading the article in depth, I prefer the ''Slave'' paperback cover and ''Wizard of Oz'' sketch over the ''Tarzan'' and ''Conan'' comic covers simply because they illustrate his work in other media besides comics. Obviously, editors with more experience with the article and knowledge of Buscema should decide which images are most appropriate, but I would think a mix of notable covers, panel artwork and sketches would be best. If you want readers to have access to more images, you can link to some in the "External links" section, but again, they should be reasonably notable, not just everything the man has ever drawn. &mdash; ]<sup>]</sup> 19:09, 23 March 2008 (UTC)


::There's no irony: The "additional information" of ]'s old version is primarily POV and uncited claims, among other problems, as a consensus of editors and an Arbitration ruling decided. His continual beating of this dead horse is inappropriate and should end. --] (]) 02:37, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
Cool - Great feedback TAnthony - I have one last question if you don't mind, the following articles have a comparable amount of images to the alternate version, any comments as to the relative merits of these comparative examples?


==WikiProject Comics B-Class Assesment required==
http://en.wikipedia.org/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD
(16 images)Featured article


http://en.wikipedia.org/Rembrandt
(15 images + 30 galleryimages) - Good article


This article needs the B-Class checklist filled in to remain a B-Class article for the Comics WikiProject. If the checklist is not filled in by 7th August this article will be re-assessed as C-Class. The checklist should be filled out referencing the guidance given at ]. For further details please contact ]. ] (]) 16:49, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:Batman
(13 images) Featured article


==RE ban==
PS - TAnthony brings up a good point about the relevance of images - I'd just like to mention that all the images have a detailed fair use rationale that gives explanations on how they are relevant to the article, if anyone is interested.
As the problems of the original arb case are still ongoing, ] and ] are banned again for 3 months from the ] article, ie, until 24:00, 11 Nov 2008 UTC. They may edit the talk page. See ] for more info. 20:48, 11 August 2008 (UTC)


===CC of posting at ]===
--] (]) 17:00, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
====John Buscema====
For full disclosure and so that the relevant clerk/admins are aware: ], the erstwhile ] &mdash; who like me is currently banned from editing the ] article, though not the talk page &mdash; removed from the talk page a large amount of relevant discussion involving himself, by unilaterally and without discussion moving it into an archive.


I reverted this. Neither he nor I should be removing pertinent discussion related to our editing and our ban. --] (]) 02:36, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
::I don't mean to sound rude here, but wasn't this issue discussed before about the amount of images, and the same conclusion was made about it having to many images?-- ]] 17:58, 24 March 2008 (UTC)


There was a lot of old discussion threads starting to accumulate - I archived them (respecting the pre-existing, consensused archiving structure), keeping the most recent thread- I don't see the problem.
::(edit conflict)
::A few ¢...
::Regarding image usage, I agree with TAnthony, the book cover, assuming a better scan is available, would be reasonable, but either replacing a comics image for that particular decade or in a section covering Buscema's non-comics work. He also has a valid point re the ''Silver Surfer'' and ''Tarzan Annual'' — using both is a form of redundancy.
::Regarding image counts...
::This is coming from the following ] (policy) and ] (guideline which has a transclusion of NFCC).
::Non-free images are limited in how and where they are used. The primary points out of NFCC are:
:::3a: '''Minimal usage.''' As few non-free content uses as possible are included in each article and in Misplaced Pages as a whole. Multiple items are not used if one will suffice; one is used only if necessary.
::and
:::8: '''Significance.''' Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding.
::Looking at the article, what the all the fair use images, save one, are being used to illustrate is Buscema's work and style. (The odd one out is the photo of him.) Within that context, it is reasonable to use 1 example per decade as a way of showing how his style evolved. It's also reasonable to think one or more of those would be his work outside comics.
::It is hard to compare that to articles like ] where the images are not all used for the same purpose or ] where all of the image are free use. ] is the closest case, but even there the count breaks down into more than on purpose — 3 illustrating Dali, 3 giving geographic context, 2 illustrating his sculptures, 1 of "experimental" art, and the remaining 7 covering the progression of his style in paintings.
::Last thoughts, even the current article has problems such as the ''Savage Tales'' cover. It doesn't add tho the section it's located in, and, at best, it's just another "1970s era work" with the ''Silver Surfer'' and ''Tarzan Annual'' covers. And if the rationale is "It's one of the major characters he's associated with," That really does fail NFCC#8 — an image of those characters imparts no more understanding than listing them in the text.
::(to Phoenix741) I thought it was too, but here we are again. - ] (]) 18:19, 24 March 2008 (UTC)


--] (]) 22:01, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
In the previous RfC, the text was in a sketchy, incomplete state and many images only had a vague relation to the text - the text revisions have now been completed and the about half of the images are new ones, reflecting a more explicit relation to the text. The RfC is scheduled to end on April 7. The Rfc is open to all.


Archivng, as per 'Archiving the talk page is allowed, but don't squabble over it.'
Part of the criteria I used are from :
http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Non-free_content#Images


--] (]) 22:28, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
7- Paintings and other works of visual art: For critical commentary, including images illustrative of a particular technique or school.


==Uncited award==
So in that sense, I feel that the Sinbad (misidentified as Hercules), How to draw comics the Marvel Way, and the Galactus the Devourer images are have strong justification as they illustrate a specific artistic analysis passage in the text.
The Awards section now lists a 1968 Alley for "Best New Strip for ''The Silver Surfer''." However, ] does not list that category. A citation is needed in order to source this discrepancy.


Also, the Awards section link to the Eisner Hall of Fame needs a pipe or something. --] (]) 03:25, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
Another point - I tried to include a lot of multi-media works (film adaptations, multi-media characters) to help make it readable to a general audience. <small>—Preceding
:Requested pipe has been inserted. Also, ] does, indeed, list the category of 1968 Best New Strip, under Popularity Poll. ] (]) 16:42, 20 October 2008 (UTC)


==C-Class rated for Comics Project==
--] (]) 13:25, 25 March 2008 (UTC)</small>
As this B-Class article has yet to receive a review, it has been rated as C-Class. If you disagree and would like to request an assesment, please visit ] and list the article. ] <small>] </small> 14:15, 23 February 2009 (UTC)


==Revision/Expansion==
::Unfortunately the ''policy'' of minimal usage carries more weight than, and limits, the guide line.
::As I stated, I can see reasonable arguments for 1 image per decade, yielding 6, especially is specific images underscore breadth in media and commercial output. To that end, placing 1) the painted ''Savage Tales'' instead of the traditional pencilled and inked ''Silver Surfer'' and ''Tarzan Annual'' and 2) the novel cover, assuming there is a better image available, instead of ''The Avengers''. In the same vein, the ''Fantastic Four'' pencils could replace the Wolverine/Fury page since the former shows the media (pencils) that the artist is primarily know for.
::So, for an image count that would have:
::*Publicity photo of Buscema — Subject identification.
::*''Man Comics'' #1 — Work of the 1940s and his first cover work.
::*'''One''' of the ''Four Color'' images — Work of the 1950s. And I'd lean to keeping the current image and adding it to the text in the section.
::*''Slave'' — Work of the 1960s and material produce for commission other than comics.
::*''Savage Tales'' — Work of the 1970s and showing his work as a painter.
::*''Fantastic Four'' pencils — Work of the 1980s and showing his primary media without inks.
::*''Thor'' page — Work of the 1990s and among his final works.
::A ''list'' of characters that his work is strongly linked to is enough, images of those characters is redundant and not essential to the article. And the article is about Buscema, not about pencilling (''How to Draw the Marvel Way'') or how other inked him (the Galactus before and after). Those type of images don't belong here.
::And as a side note, considering that there isn't a lot of change in his style, a stricter reading of the policy would argue the the 1950s image is flatly redundant and that the ''Thor'' page may be as well.
::- ] (]) 23:29, 25 March 2008 (UTC)


I reckon this article is about due for some revision/expansion. I have quite a bit of stuff to add. It should take about a week. Everyone of course is welcome to participate. But because there is a fair bit of work to do, I suggest that it would be simpler to wait until all the revisions are added, before doing any extensive reversions or modifications.
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Afterwards, depending on how things go, I'm considering submitting it to a Peer Review and then taking it to GAR.
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:The fair use rationale has been updated by Skylarke - ] (]) 03:00, 26 March 2008 (UTC) --] (]) 15:38, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
::My mistake - I didn't update it, I thought the message was put there mistakenly. --] (]) 03:21, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Oh, I updated it but forgot to note it here, sorry. &mdash; ]<sup>]</sup> 02:22, 27 March 2008 (UTC)


:I'd have to respectfully urge caution on this. A previous attempt by you that added POV--] (]) 00:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC)--] (]) 00:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC), excessive detail and questionable claims resulted in an extended mediation and both of us being removed from editing this page &mdash; a ban that was then extended against you. After all that, and with the amount of information that is in this article, it's reasonable to have concern that this article is going to do down the same road again. --] (]) 01:40, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
No prob - One thing about his first cover is that it's actually hard to ascertain, depending on what reference source you use- (The Lawbreakers one is actually earlier) I don't feel that strongly about it, but I think the description for whichever one is used, would need to be something like 'one of Buscema's first covers' or 'Buscema's earliest recorded cover'.


:And so it begins again. Rather than make cautious edits, or even discuss why he made certain questionable edits &mdash; removing wikilinks from "Brooklyn. New York" and "comic strip"? Truncating author's names and leaving only their initials? &mdash; ] has made wholesale and undiscussed changes to several parts of this article. This is not collegial or collaborative behavior, and after having his been banned from this article for fannish overindulgence and an excess of decorative images, it is reasonable to expect a more measured approach. --] (]) 01:46, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
--] (]) 19:57, 27 March 2008 (UTC)


Duly noted. FYI, I have created 3 GA articles since then; and I've done 3 GA evaluations. There were no major problems and all articles are thriving beautifully. So I think I've demonstrated my capacity to function neutrally in the community. --] (]) 22:09, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
==Archive==
Following up on my last edit we do need to address the archiving by fiat that happened in January.


:I applaud your efforts; as I recall we each contributed at about the same time to ], one of those GA articles.
I can see the reasons for it, but the archive pages it created are a mess.


:And I appreciate your taking to heart my comments on delinking geographic names and using truncated versions of authors' names. I would be extremely happy if we can work on this article as civilly as productively as that other article. --] (]) 23:23, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
I'm proposing the following:
#We set up this talk page to be archived by a 'bot, possibly using a time frame of between 60 and 90 days of inactivity for the treads to me archived and that the archive pages cover a calandar year (2006, 2007, 2008, etc.
#We move the material stored in the current archive ''back'' into the article and let the 'bot move the threads into proper archives.
#If need be, create a separate archive page for the RfC(s).
Thoughts? - ] (]) 23:45, 25 March 2008 (UTC)


Hey thanks. That's great. I haven't been into the Buscema thing for a while, so it should be interesting to get back into it. I invited BOZ to bring in some input, who of course has been doing work in the GA department.--] (]) 16:40, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Fine by me.


:I'm a little concerned because after I contacted you on your talk page to initiate a discussion on your recent edits, and explain my own, you unilaterally, and without the reciprocal courtesy of a discussion, reverted many of the changes &mdash; specifically the clogging minutiae about a few inkers you seem to admire; Buscema had several dozen inkers, and unless some particular Buscema-inker team was distinguished by an award or somesuch, their inclusion is fannish POV. These are the kinds of contentious edits that resulted in an RfC that, as I recall, went against you, and I don't believe it's proper to reinsert them now.
--] (]) 20:47, 26 March 2008 (UTC)


:As well, another issues has reappeared, which is your occasional citing of references that do not say what you claim. Spurluck, ''Sketchbook'', p. 95 says nothing about retirement; indeed, Buscema says he would like to retire but cannot. You removed a citation request and added your own interpretation that, as far as I can see, clearly misinterpreted Buscema's own words.
== RfC - Conclusion ==


:This behavior is distressing, and I see us going down the same road as before. You are a particularly ardent fan of John Buscema, and inserting your own POVs, likes and dislikes in a way of which other editors did not approve. Do we really need to do a duplicated RfC concerning the same changes? This is the type of wait-months-and-reinsert-disputed-changes manner that Asgardian exhibited, and the fact that you were virtually the only person supporting an editor whose behavior was so outre that he has been banned is now troubling in this context.
As the RfC is scheduled to wind down in a week, some final comments :


:Before making contentious edits, it's proper to discuss them. If two editors disagree, another can be asked to mediate, and if they still disagree, an RfC can be called. --] (]) 02:22, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
In taking into consideration the various comments and policies and guidelines, I'd agree that 16 non-free fair use images can be considered excessive - somewhere around 8 to 12 would be more feasible -


Not too sure I follow the above - This is just a rough revision phase - I think there's bound to be a few rough discrepencies here and there - there's plenty of time to fix those at the Peer Review and GAR. Anyhoo, I fixed the retirement ref as well as the Tex Morgan and commuting thing.
To comment of JGreb's proposal -
::*Publicity photo of Buscema — Subject identification.


So I've done with the expansions - Thanks to TB for his input and adjustments. In putting the final expanded version together, I may have inadvertantly omitted some of your edits - sorry about. They can be corrected. I have no problem with footnote formatting, feel free to fix those. I think there's roughly 15 referenced passages that TB has removed for various reasons. IDK, they seem like pretty basic, referenced biographical info. BOZ: I pasted most of the passages below, what do you think?
--Ok


As a solution, basically I propose submitting the longer text to a peer review and GAR - better to have more info than not enough - if there are any NPOV problems, I'm sure some experienced wikipedians will spot them. Anyway, even the shorter is not bad, it might make it, as well. I suggest BOZ submit the article to PR, whichever version he feels appropriate. I'm going to step back for now - I'll help out for refs and stuff at the PR and GA, if it is decided to pursue this.
::*''Man Comics'' #1 — Work of the 1940s and his first cover work.


Peace out,
-- or lawbreakers


--] (]) 00:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
::*'''One''' of the ''Four Color'' images — Work of the 1950s. And I'd lean to keeping the current image and adding it to the text in the section.


===List of Expanded passages===
-- Ok - whichever one is fine
IDK, they seem like pretty basic, referenced biographical and bibliographic info. Anyhoo, here they are, so people can judge for themselves.


Deleted passages:
::*''Slave'' — Work of the 1960s and material produce for commission other than comics.


'''50s'''
-- OK - I can provide a better scan.


1 -'including several stories contributed to the ] western title (#'s 4-7).<ref>, </ref>
::*''Savage Tales'' — Work of the 1970s and showing his work as a painter.


2 -His work on ''Indian Chief'' is notable late 50's work <ref>Evanier, 7V</ref>. He contributed to issues 30-33
-- OK
<ref>, </ref>.


'''60s'''
::*''Fantastic Four'' pencils — Work of the 1980s and showing his primary media without inks.


3 - Following an offer from Stan Lee which allowed him to cut down on his extensive commuting time,<ref>Woolcombe, A.(Aug. 2002). Talking with Big John. Comic Book Artist, 21, p. 26-B.</ref> he
--OK


4- ('']'' #115, ''Captain Marvel'' #18, ''Sub-Mariner'' #s 20 and 24)
::*''Thor'' page — Work of the 1990s and among his final works.


'''70s'''
-- I'd go with the wolverine image instead - it has more jsutifiable text.


5- ]/Chan was his main inker on ''Conan the Barbarian'' in the 1970s, (except for a hiatus between #’s 44-69 which were inked by Tony DeZuniga, Dick Giordano, Tom Palmer, Steve Gan and others). Highlights of the Buscema/Thomas run include the double-sized issues #'s 100<ref>Thomas, R.,(February 1998). Roy's Ramblings. Conan Saga, 95, 61-62.</ref> and 115<ref>Thomas, R. (April 1995). Roy's Ramblings. Conan Saga, V.1, 97, 34-35.</ref>.
Plus I'd suggest a couple more as being essential - Silver Surfer #4 (as per TAnthony) and the How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way -


6- ] was his regular inker on ''Savage Sword of Conan'' until #24 and they produced some highly regarded stories. Of note are "Iron Shadows in the Moon" (#4), "The Slithering Shadow" (#20). "The Tower of the Elephant" (#24,)<ref>Schumer, A.(Aug. 2002), , Remembering Buscema. Comic Book Artist, 21, p. 23-B.</ref> Tony DeZuniga became Buscema' regular inker with #26 producing Conan literary adaptations until his departure with #58 (with Thomas leaving with #60,<ref>Thomas. Big John, p.11r.</ref>
Plus a couple more to a lesser extant - the love comics image - as it's a free image and the Wizard of Oz one, because besides the stated reasons, it's from the Art of John Buscema, a very important work for various reasons.


7 - Buscema left the ''Thor'' title (although will return for issues #272-285, inks by Palmer and Stone) to launch the Marvel version of the ] popular fiction character ] in 1977. Having already done 13 issues of the Jungle-oriented ''Kazar'' (in ''Astonishing Tales'' and ''Savage Tales''), he pencilled and inked in the first three issues (along with several covers) although he switches to only layouts for the rest of his 18-issue stint with several changes in inkers. Of note is his ''Tarzan Annual'' #1 with Steve Gan inks. <ref>Thomas. Big John, p.16r.</ref>
PS - the 3 uncited passages that were removed recently, are properly referenced in the longer version.


'''80s'''
--] (]) 18:28, 31 March 2008 (UTC)


8- The Thomas, Buscema, Chan team launched a third Conan title, the double-sized bi-monthly ''King Conan'' in 1980 as
:I'll refer you back to the fair use policy regarding the images: minimal usage of images that significantly impact a reader's understanding of the article's topic, in this case John Bescuma. The four images suggested fail that being either off-topic or redundant:
Buscema continued on ''Savage Sword of Conan'' after Thomas and Dezuniga's departures (Ernie Chan, Rudy Nebres, Nestor Redondo took on the inking chores, as did Buscema himself in issues #61, 70, 73) and introduced a character of his own creation, Bront, in a 5-part tale in issues #65-66, 79-81, which he plotted, pencilled, and inked,
:*''Silver Surfer'' — Redundant of his style as a comic book illustrator. Redundant of his style in the 1970s. Images of characters he worked with for significant periods of time don't significantly add to the understanding of readers.
:*''How to Draw...'' spread — Redundant as to showing how his bare pencils look. Could be significantly helpful in the articles on pencilling and inking, but adds little here.
:*''Love Comics'' — Is a redundant example of his style, over all and at that time. ''If'' it can be shown conclusively that it is not under copyright, then it is a free use images that can, and ''should'', be used. ''But'', in that case it replaces the need for both the "early cover work" (either ''Man Comics'' or ''Lawbreakers'') and the 1950s example (''Four Color'').
:*Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion — Redundant example of his style. Does not provide substantial insight for this article. Even if an image of the reference work were relevant, a single image culled from the interior of that work dies not provide substantial understanding of that source.
:Also keep in mind that the non-free images should not be much larger than the size used in article. General practice with comic related images has been to bring them down to between 250 and 300px since they normally are placed at between 150 and 250px.
:As for the text, with slight editing for reference style, yes, the following three things should be done:
:*<nowiki>He additionally drew the ''Conan'' Sunday and daily ] ] ] upon its premiere in 1978,<ref>Thomas, p.14</ref> and even contributed some storyboard illustrations for the 1982 Conan movie,<ref>Thomas, p.15</ref> as well as painting four covers for the Conan magazines.</nowiki><br>Should be inserted to undo , acting as the second sentence of the paragraph.
:*<nowiki>Buscema became increasingly disenchanted with the writing on the various Conan series.<ref>Peel, p.18</ref></nowiki><br>Should be inserted to undo , acting as the first line of the paragraph.
:*<nowiki>also kept active doing private commissions and cover re-creations as well as teaching art classes with abstract expressionist and figurative painter, Jack Beal<ref> Spurlock, p.20</ref> and </nowiki><br>Should be inserted to undo .
:- ] (]) 22:35, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
*8-12 images is excessive. At Superman, a featured article, we get by with 6 fair use images, and that page is three times the size of this one. Here I would thus suggest 2-3 images will suffice. ] <small>] </small> 22:53, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
**Two minor things:
**#It's difficult to compare image use with a comic book character and an artist. It even hard to do it among artists. See my comments up page re: Skylarke's citing the double digit counts in Batman, Salvador Dali, and Rembrandt.
**#The list of 7 I put forward is just at the extent of what the article can reasonably use. As I pointed out in proposing it (also far up page), the list has 2 images that are likely redundant, dropping it to 5. And with what Skylarke mentioned in starting this section, that one of the unused image may be free use, that range drops to 5 or 6 images.
::- ] (]) 23:29, 31 March 2008 (UTC)


9- He continued with the Conan the Barbarian comic book series which had gone through a number of changes in writers and inkers (Bob Camp being the most prolific inker before the return of Ernie Chan as regular inker). Buscema plotted five issues (#'s 155-159). Buscema became increasingly disenchanted with the writing on the various Conan series. <ref>Peel. John Buscema, p. 18.</ref>
Looking at the comments on the images, it would seem that a consensus would lie somewhere between 2 and 12 images. Whether my comments are included in the consensus or not, is not a major concern - the main thing for me is that everyone has had the chance to express their views in a civil atmosphere.


'''90s'''
To comment on the text - I'd say either version is good enough for a good article rating - so it's peer review ready. Is it featured article quality? I'd say the longer version would represent a good basis - but overall, it's too dry and monotone - I think it would need more anecdotes and quotes to give it variety and interest - also add a couple of general interest sections - based on the material that's availible, I'd say a section on art technique and another on characters that he created/designed. Plus a selected works section. Although I don't plan on doing this, myself.


10-] an artist he particularly admired, follow him on that title. <ref>Peel. John Buscema, p.66.</ref>
PS - The intro was originally the core article that got transmogrified into what it is now - I never touched it - but I think eventually it would have to be reworked.


11- In 1996, he formally retired at age 68. 1997 was the first year in 30 years where new Buscema material did not appear on the stands - it would also be the last year in Buscema's lifetime, as Buscema continued to receive assignment offers; his retirement thus becoming a "semi-retirement".<ref>Spurlock. ''Buscema Sketchbook'', p.95.</ref>
--] (]) 20:22, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
***I'd strongly oppose anyone suggesting that the consensus lies between 2-12 images. I'll happily move myself to J Greb's position, which then firmly places the consensus at 5-6 images. Hope that clarifies. The first thing that is going to be commented upon if this is put into peer review or featured article candidature is the number of non-free images. ] <small>] </small> 08:20, 3 April 2008 (UTC)


12- He also kept active doing private commissions and cover re-creations as well as teaching art classes with abstract expressionist and figurative painter, Jack Beal. <ref> Spurlock. ''Buscema Sketchbook'', p.20.</ref> and helped produce the John Buscema Sketchbook (Vanguard 2001) for whose promotion he attended the 2001 San Diego Comic Art Convention where he was received with great appreciation by fans and colleagues.<ref>Irving. Life of Buscema. p.11-B.</ref> The book gives a good overview of Buscema's wide-ranging passion for art:
5-6 images: I disagree - 8-9 as a rough consensus is the lowest I can see it without compromising the quality of the article.


13- The documentary ''], Painting with Fire'' (2003) <ref>{{imdb title|id=0363621|title=Frazetta: Painting with Fire}}. Retrieved on ], ]</ref> on ], another ] and ] illustrator and Brooklyn native (born two months earlier than Buscema), is posthumously dedicated to him.
--] (]) 20:32, 4 April 2008 (UTC)


14- ''']:''' "John Buscema was far more than one of our finest comic book artists. If Michaelangelo had elected to draw storyboards with pencil and pen, his style would have been close to that of Big John's. But, even more than a superb illustrator, John was also a brilliant visual storyteller. Thinking back on all the strips we had done together, I had only to give him the briefest kernel of a plot and he would flesh it out with his magnificent illustrations so beautifully that the stories seemed to write themselves. Happily, the legacy of artwork that my dear friend, the creative giant that was John Buscema, leaves behind, will bring wonder and enjoyment to generations of readers to come.".<ref> Lee, S., et al. (June 2002). Tributes - A few more words about John Buscema. Alter Ego, v.3, 15, 42v-43v. </ref>
:Um... no Sky, the only numbers more than one participating editor have agreed on is "5-6". Right now "8-9" is, at best, a proposal of compromise that, bluntly, flies in the face of ''policy'' on non-free images if they are pulled from the images discussed to date.
:It may be helpful though if we step back and look at this from another angle. That being, "What ''exactly'' needs to be illustrated in this article?" And to do this keeping in mind that the fair use policies that 1) only ''one'' non-free image be used to illustrate each point and that ''one'' image may cover more than one point, and 2) the use of an image is integral for readers to understand the point.
:Right now, these are the points I see that can be illustrated since the article cover Buscema and his professional career:
:#Buscema himself. Giving the reader a clear image of what the subject of the article looks like.
:#The style of his work in the primary portion of his career: comic book illustration. This has two sub-points:
:#*How his style evolved, if it did. And to be honest, for purposes of an encyclopedia article his comics work of the 1940s looks like his work of the 1950s ''and'' 1960s ''and'' 1970s ''and'' 1980s, through the end of his career. For a more larger work on dedicated to his art, where an author can go into more detail, that statement many not hold. An encyclopedia, even on that isn't paper, isn't the place for such a larger work.
:#*How his comics illustration looked as pencils only, and as finished works.
:#His professional work outside of comics. Book covers, portraiture, fine art, commercial art, logos, and the like. The ''only'' thing put forward is that he produced some book covers. Is there anything else?
:#His work outside of the medium of pencil and ink. He produced some painted works, is there any thing else? Sculpture, photography, computer graphics, anything?
:That's it though, four main points, one of which can be used to argue for an "image per decade" and two that ''could'' open up if there is more than comics and cover, pencils and paintings. And the following are topics that need or deserve illustration here for specific reasons:
:*"Characters he had long association with." A ''list'' of these characters and dates is sufficient for a reader to understand the importance. And in most chases these characters and his work on them figure more prominently in the article just a list item. Lack of an image of the Silver Surfer or Tarzan is not going to prevent a reader from understanding how much time Buscema spent working with the characters.
:*"The method of comic book illustration is..." by and large not a main topic of this article. ''An'' illustration of the progression may be valid in articles whose topics revolve around it. This isn't one of those article, nor is any biography really.
:*"Illustrations from an important reference work." This article is not about the reference works, so illustrations of them, much less those from inside of them, aren't relevant.
:Now, is there anything I missed here? - ] (]) 22:58, 4 April 2008 (UTC)


P.S.
To summarize - looking at the various comments, I'd say the rfc results are something like this -
Found an interesting reference work on JB on the net:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=foaY1SeVgS8C&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=tex+morgan+buscema&source=bl&ots=PHNX8HYm_d&sig=q9uIrc47sP1pzBaM6jh2ysVupyc&hl=en&ei=bfsfTKKtEcH98AaCmZXEDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tex%20morgan%20buscema&f=false


--] (]) 00:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Images - Everyone agrees that 16 non-free images is too much - 2 parties feel that 5-6 would be the maximum - one party feels the 8-9 wouldn't cause any copyright problems - so we have a partial consensus with one voice of disagreement -


{{reflist-talk}}
Text - The only comment on the text (besides th RockFang circumstancial edit) is Skyelarke's April 2 message wherein the longer version is preferred - if there's no further comments on that question, it looks like that's a consensus by default.


==RFC==
--] (]) 13:51, 5 April 2008 (UTC)


:'''Text:''' Skylarke, clarification of your position is needed since there is an additional comment (March 31) specifically dealing with the sections removed by RockFang. Is it that you support undoing those three edits, or is it to replace the entirety of the article text? - ] (]) 15:02, 5 April 2008 (UTC) ::I'm calling for an RfC. It'll take me a day to put together a comprehensive comparison of your current edits and the previous disallowed edits. I'm very disappointed in your behavior. -- ] (]) 02:49, 22 June 2010 (UTC)


Meantime, to start marshaling evidence, I'd like to do as you do and go over particularly contentious edits point by point.
I support undoing the edits, but I feel that it would be better to revert to the long version on grounds of verifiability - there's been about 9 verifiability problems with the current version so far, so I think the long version should be used as a starting point, and if there needs to be any edits, then at least it's from a more accurate text.


The overall most troublesome thing is your reinsertion of tangential minutiae that a past RfC rejected. You attempted to reinsert them even then, and you attempt to do so again now despite a consensus of editors who found these edits ] and non-constructive.
--] (]) 23:36, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
:So... there is a potential consensus on reverting the 3, but no consenses to replace ''all'' of the current text. - ] (]) 14:22, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


* For example, this passage was pared down following the RfC -- yet your most recent edit reinserted much the same the non-consensus version.
As far as I can tell, there is a consensus on reverting the 3 - as for the preferring of the long version, as far as I can see, there have been no comments whatsoever, therefore it remains entirely unopposed with one day remaining in the RfC.


Compare your non-consensus version from 2007, which you tried to sneak back in...
--] (]) 16:12, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


{{blockquote|Buscema began penciling Conan the Barbarian with #25 (April 1973)with writer Roy Thomas following Barry Smith's celebrated run, and debuted as the Conan artist of the black-and-white comics-magazine omnibus Savage Sword of Conan with issue #1 (Aug. 1974). He would eventually contribute to more than 100 issues of each title (the former through 190, the latter through 101, then again from #190-210), giving him one of the most prolific runs for an artist on a single character. Ernie Chua/Chan was his main inker on Conan the Barbarian in the 1970s, (except for a hiatus between #’s 44-69 which were inked by Tony DeZuniga, Dick Giordano, Tom Palmer, Steve Gan and others). Highlights of the Buscema/Thomas run include the double-sized issues #'s 100 and 115.
:No, it remains unaddressed. As far as the RfC notes read, the concern was to ''merge'' the two versions. With that regard the following points were brought up in the discussion:
:*Number of image.
:*Specific images to be used.
:*The 3 deletions made to the current text during the RfC.
:On those there appears to be a degree of consensus, though that is up to the closing admin to decide, not the participants.
:On merging the two, or replacing the current one wholesale, ''no'' consensus is evident, nor is there anything indicating that the point was touched upon. At the very most that speaks to the status quo holding for the majority of the article. The exception being the 3 points mentioned (image number, images used, 3 deletions). - ] (]) 17:05, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


He additionally drew the Conan Sunday and daily syndicated newspaper comic strip upon its premiere in 1978, and even contributed some storyboard illustrations for the 1982 Conan movie, as well as painting four covers for the Conan magazines.
Whatever the case may be, a RfC was called, the freedom to express one's opinions was respected - whether my April 2nd & April 6 comments are integrated into the consensus or not is not a priority for me - I' m satisfied that the question was presented more or less properly in a forum that was open to all.
Alfredo Alcala was his regular inker on Savage Sword of Conan until #24 and they produced some highly regarded stories. Of note are "Iron Shadows in the Moon" (#4), "The Slithering Shadow" (#20), "The Tower of the Elephant" (#24,) Tony DeZuniga became Buscema' regular inker with #26 producing Conan literary adaptations until his departure with #58 (with Thomas leaving with #60).}}


... with the post-RfC version:
--] (]) 18:54, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
*On the text I have no real preference, I'd just as soon edit one version as the other. I think there are issues with both. The longer one has more detail but also strays from neutrality. ] <small>] </small> 19:20, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


{{blockquote|Buscema began penciling Conan the Barbarian with #25 (April 1973) following Barry Smith's celebrated run, and debuted as the Conan artist of the black-and-white comics-magazine omnibus Savage Sword of Conan with issue #1 (Aug. 1974). He would eventually contribute to more than 100 issues of each title (the former through 190, the latter through 101, then again from #190-210), giving him one of the most prolific runs for an artist on a single character. He additionally drew the Conan Sunday and daily syndicated newspaper comic strip upon its premiere in 1978, and even contributed some storyboard illustrations for the 1982 Conan movie, as well as painting four covers for the Conan magazines.}}
::With trepidation, I venture back.
::In agreement with ] and ], I would support five images. Six is a compromise position. Anything else seems to go against general Wiki policy.
::Regarding the three Rockfang edits/deletions: Spurlock p. 20 says nothing about "private commissions and cover re-creations."
::Also, the art classes JB taught in the timeframe under discussion (2000-2001) is separate from the workshop he taught with Jack Beal at some unspecified ''previous'' time in his career. The 2001 Spurlock book quotes JB:
::<blockquote>"I'm doing some adult classes at a local high school, which is promoted by one of the local townships. ... I did use models when I taught a workshop with an artist named Jack Beal in upstate New York...who had seen my book on how to draw comics. and he asked me if I'd come up and work with him. One year I went up and covered design and composition, and another year I did a workshop on anatomy."
::</blockquote>
::JB's discussing two separate years in the unspecified past. Only the adult classes at the high school take place in the 2000-2001 timeframe. No mention of "private commissions and cover re-creations" is made.


I've got other examples of your reinserting ''the very same text'' that a consensus of editors disagreed with you about in 2007/2008. I honestly and sincerely don't know how you can justify in your mind to wait two or three years and then sneak the very same, disallowed content all over again. --] (]) 04:08, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
::This has been a recurring issue with this article &mdash; citations that do not say what it is claimed that they say. For this reason, I would ask that any references to the 1984 Peel article put into the body of the footnote the specific quote being cited. That's not unreasonable, nor atypical of academic or even popular-press footnoting.


* Also, here is another example of your personal likes-and-dislikes POV that you added, just like back in the day:
::My suggestions for images:
::# Buscema himself
::# An early cover, for which extant ''Man'' can be safely captioned "one of." ''Lawbreakers'' is problematic since JB never seemed to mention it, and no bio I can find refers to it. I've only seen it appear in GCD and two other references after the issue was brought up here saying that some JB original-art collector claimed it was JB. GCD is vague about the provenance of this information, so the timing of its recent appearance in GCD is suspect.
::# An example of his early non-superhero comics work. The extant Hercules interior page illustrates JB's already matured storytelling prowess and figure drawing.
::# An example of JB's Silver Age or Bronze Age Marvel work. It certainly does not ''have'' to be his debut (''The Avengers'' #41). A Conan or Silver Surfer image, for example, would fit the bill.
::# One illo of his work outside comics (advertising, paperback cover, etc.), and
::# One illo of either his painted comics work, or a self-inked page, or raw pencils, etc. that shows JB's latter-day style purely, without an outside artist (inker).


{{blockquote|An early highlight is his work on the Tex Morgan western title (#'s 4-7). ).<nowiki><ref>, </ref></nowiki>}}
::As for the size, I wouldn't specify any. Misplaced Pages automatically defaults to 180px for thumbnails, which is the policy/guideline unless a critical detail is too small to be readable at that size. (Policy allows the initial, top-of-article image to be larger.)


The cited footnotes are NOT those of a critic or historian calling them "early highlights," but simply the issue's writer-artist credits. It's one of many examples of your inserting POV and trying to slip it by with a false citation.
::Finally, ] says (23:36, 5 April 2008) there have "been about 9 verifiability problems with the current version so far." This seems a bit vague, and not something on which to base any decisions about wholesale reversions to a version with neutrality and honest-citation issues. Could he please state what those ostensible 9 or so problems are?


::Thanks. I hope I can stick around some. --] (]) 03:04, 16 April 2008 (UTC) --] (]) 04:11, 22 June 2010 (UTC)


* And finally, for now, here's a recent edit where you
The RfC ended a week ago and that was all the time I have to spend on this as I don't see any positive signs of cooperation and compromise emerging (which I hoped the arbitration process would bring about)- I've read everyone's statements, I see no significants facts for me to say anything except that I by and large stand by my previous statements, any further reply would be going in circles, and that there's an apparent lack of awareness of .
1. Remove a valid citation
2. Reverts a dab wikilink, and
3. Add a "citation" for your POV that is not a citation at all &mdash; ''and'' one I had asked you to clarify, though you ignored that request


Version before your edit:
I probably won't have anything further to add unless a neutral, objective party besides myself and Tenebrae (and users closely associated with) adds some input.
{{blockquote|...that company's <nowiki>]</nowiki> ''Life Stories of American Presidents''.<nowiki><ref> at the ]</nowiki></ref>}}


Your edited version:
The only positive sign I can see is that TB is beginning to familiarize himself with the reference material - I encourage him and anyone else to pursue this further.
{{blockquote|...that company's <nowiki>]</nowiki> ''Life Stories of American Presidents''. His work on Indian Chief #30-33 is notable late 50's work. <nowiki><ref>Evanier. San Diego 2001, p.7V. </ref></nowiki>}}


I asked you exactly what "Evanier. San Diego 2001, p.7V." and received no answer. It's a program book, probably, but that's unconfirmed. There's no title of what Evanier wrote and no context. Moreover, given the multiple examples I've found of your using print-publication citations dishonestly, I'd like to see the quote exactly so we can see what it really says. --] (]) 04:17, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
--] (]) 23:54, 17 April 2008 (UTC)


==Outright untruths==
::You make a claim about "9 verifiability problems," yet you won't say what they are. I ask you again to back up your claim with specifics. --] (]) 02:51, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
This has happened more than once before, and I'm not sure why I shouldn't seek an administrator's sanction against ]. He continues to make false claims that his spurious citations do not support.


*In his most recent multiple edit, he cites "Evanier, Mark, and John Buscema, ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #15 (June 2002) pp.16-17V" for the claim "His first recorded credit is" such-and-such. I turn to that issue, and "John Buscema: The San Diego 2001 Interview", conducted by Mark Evanier. Pages 16-17 (they are not "16-17V") say nothing whatsoever about any first recorded work.I could find nothing about it, in fact, in the interview at all.
==Now that the probation is over...==
...as of May 8, I would simply like to suggest that to avoid edit wars that we each, voluntarily, agree to discuss changes to the page (except for obvious vandalism, typos, etc.) and seek feedback before proceeding. I submit myself to this voluntarily if ] would do the same. We each may not like it, but it's for the greater good of the article and WikiProject Comics. --] (]) 02:19, 8 May 2008 (UTC)


*In another example of his using false citations to support his own POV, he cites "Evanier, 7V" to support the claim, "His work on Indian Chief #30-33 is notable late 50's work." The only thing page 7 (not 7V) says is, in an identifying caption, "Also shown directly above is a page from a 1950s issue of Dell's ''Indian Chief,''" followed by an offhand comment by Roy Thomas that it, a ''Helen of Troy'' page and a ''Seventh Voyage of Sinbad'' page look like preparation for drawing Conan.
:I can see by his edits that ] did not agree with my proposal. I will continue to hope that he will discuss any controversial edits in order that we may avoid the unpleasant edit wars of the past, and be able to work collegially. --] (]) 21:52, 18 May 2008 (UTC)


This is not a good faith error. These are the same kinds of discredited edits he tried to do in 2007, and for which he was banned from this article after trying to reinsert them after an RfC disallowed them. This behavior is highly inappropriate. --] (]) 18:41, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Just FYI, Skyelarke changed names today, to {{user|Scott Free}}. Since I am one of the more recently engaged "uninvolved admins" on the scene here, I wanted to let everyone know that I am aware of the name change. If any questions come up, please feel free to ask. :) --]]] 02:08, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


Thanks for pointing out the typos. I've fixed them. I stand by the updated version and have no problem whatsoever taking it to PR and GAR.--] (]) 14:04, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
A reminder that the formal channels for arbitration questions are :


:Those were not "typographical errors," which mean errant keystrokes resulting in misspellings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement


:You were not misspelling "the" as "hte". You were deliberately citing content that did not say what you claimed. And you have done this multiple times before.
http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration#Clarifications_and_other_requests


:Actively calling what you did "typographical errors" is outrageous. You are behaving like Asgardian, who would deliberately obfuscate and misinform in an attempt to deflect from his inappropriate behavior.
Some other experienced editors who have responded:


:We're not talking about PR or GAR for an article now. We're talking about a User RfC. You defended Asgardian, and believe his behavior was appropriate. It was not, as a long review of his actions by many of his peers confirmed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/User:Rlevse
http://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:Thatcher


:Your having reinserted long-disapproved, non-constructive edits, and your pattern of using untruthful citations, is likewise inappropriate. After this content RfC is finished, I will call for a user RfC. I'm providing the courtesy of a head's up. --] (]) 15:24, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
Etiquette reminder:


I wouldn't worry about it TB. Try to calm down. Any NPOV or reference problems aren't likely to make it past a PR & GAR. As someone who's worked on over a dozen articles at that level (and have created two GA biographies from scratch and have written the majority of the GA ] article, providing over 70 refs), I can safely say that there are plenty of excellent, experienced editors there who can give qualified input. --] (]) 17:17, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
Never address other users in a heading: A heading should invite all editors to respond to the subject addressed.


::So you're saying you should be allowed to make outright citation falsehoods and then see if excellent, experienced editors catch if after the fact? That is not right. Neither is the "calm down" references &mdsash; another tactic Asgardian would use to deflect criticism of his actions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/Talk_page_guidelines#New_topics_and_headings_on_talk_pages


::You began on Wikiepedia as a ] and made no edits to anything except this article for many months, under this name and as ]. Whatever work you've done elsewhere, this one remains a fan-obsession for you, as evidence by the fact you waited literally years to try to sneak back in edits that an RfC disallowed back in 2007/2008. Or perhaps you're an original-art collector trying to increase the value of certain pieces by claiming, falsely, that they are special highlights, even though no objective, third-party sources say so, prompting the deliberate placement of false citations &mdash; and then remarkably, disingenuously, calling them "typos." That is inexcusable behavior on Misplaced Pages. --] (]) 00:05, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
--] (]) 17:52, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


Anyhoo, obviously a neutral, objective third party opinion is needed. Maybe this will calm the <del>slander-mill and conspiracy theories</del> incivility down a bit and demonstrate that my expansions are acceptable according to arbitration clarification:
==Unreliable source==
Going from the ] claim here that neither columnist Scott Shaw nor the Holo-Man entry's sources can confirm,, I went investigating the source of this. The only source is a JB checklist by collector Michel Maillot, who claims JB did the pencils, uncredited, despite the published credits. He doesn't give a source for this, and unless I'm misunderstanding, he collect JB art, so he cannot be a reliable source for "uncredited" JB work. I'm not saying him specifically, but any collector can increase the value of an unsigned, uncredited page of art by claiming, with no provenance, that it's the work of a well-known artist.


http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Arbitration/Requests&oldid=229015145#Request_for_clarification_:_Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration.2FJohn_Buscema
For that reason, I'm also removing the ''Star Trek'' Power Records reference until a disinterested third-party source can confirm. --] (]) 15:28, 20 May 2008 (UTC)


"The terms of the arbitration case are that you have to respect the basic structure, so simply restoring the same paragraphs that were previously being objected to would not be respecting the structure but reverting to the previous structure. The external link to Nationmaster is clearly inappropriate. If you are adding reliable source references to what it already in the article, or making additions to explain existing material, then that is quite acceptable. Meanwhile I hope other editors will continue to assume good faith on your contributions. Sam Blacketer (talk) 10:02, 31 July 2008 (UTC)"
The list doesn't state that he's uncredited, but that would be the case, uncredited Buscema work - For the Holo-Man thing, Joe Giella is the credited artist,pencils and inks - I'm assuming Buscema did uncredited pencils but not the whole story- I haven't seen this work personally -


:] has accused me of slander. This is a serious charge. I have documented in details his false citations, and his outright lying that these were "typographical errors."
The Star Trek stories don't have any artist credits- maybe just the writer - the first one has Buscema pencils with the Neal Adams studio inks, the second one,the same thing except that Buscema even inks a few pages himself - I've seen scans of these stories - but I don't have time to provide further proof and I trust the checklist - I've verified hundreds of entries and only once did I catch a mistake (it was a partially incorrect inking credit).


:The Arb ruling at ] states:
--] (]) 20:28, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
{{blockquote|] and Tenebrae may freely edit John Buscema but should '''respect consensus''' developed in the interim concerning the basic structure of the article and the nature of the material that should be included, including but not limited to the number of images. ... Any uninvolved administrator may ban Skyelarke or Tenebrae from editing John Buscema or any related article or page for a reasonable period of time ... if either engages in any form of disruptive editing, edit-warring, or '''editing against an established consensus.''' }}


:Scott Free has attempted to add the same or similar non-consensus edits as he did at the time, with the addition of certifiably false citations. This is disruptive editing, and Scott Free should be banned from editing this article for a reasonable period of time as the Arb ruling states. --] (]) 23:24, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
:Responding to the former Skylarke: I truly hope we can collaborate effectively despite the necessity of my stating that your assumptions (the phrase "I'm assuming") cannot be part of encyclopedic-level research. As well, as much as it pains me to have to say this, your phrases "I haven't seen this work personally" and "I've verified hundreds of entries" suggests ], which is disallowed. And I'm afraid that you personally trusting this collector's checklist, or are that collector himself, really has no bearing on ]. --] (]) 00:42, 28 May 2008 (UTC)


I realize that a certain statement could be construed as impolite, therefore I corrected it. My apologies. --] (]) 17:22, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
Here's an additional ref for Star Trek -


==Request for comment==
Comics in other media
CONAN (pen/) with Peter Pan Records
STAR TREK (pen/) 1977 Peter Pan Records > 77


Comment is requested on the large number of edits between two version of ]: The ] version on the left and the ] version on the right at . --] (]) 03:19, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
http://www.bailsprojects.com/(S(sqjxmbzn5ohvis45jzd5sw45))/bio.aspx?Name=BUSCEMA%2c+JOHN


Since several issues and even specific text passages remain the same now as during the Mediation and Arbitration process of 2007-2008, here, for background, is the text of that timeframe's ]. --] (]) 03:44, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Here's a listing that indicates that Giella did possibly have uncredited assists -
PR-36 AMAZING ADVENTURES OF HOLO-MAN (Giella/ ? ) /* 1978 *BACK COVER: Kids Listening with DC SUPERHEROES


:Please see above for new developments after this RfC went up. --] (]) 19:11, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
http://www.nealadams.com/records.html


Looking at the above and the RFC call, I've set the page to requiring a Review to approve edits for the RFC. For involved editors that ''are'' reviewers, it's expected you won't abuse that situation. - ] (]) 23:31, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
--] (]) 21:54, 27 May 2008 (UTC)


You're an involved party in the dispute. Why are you taking administrative action on the article? --] (]) 14:01, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
:Bails' Who's Who is certainly considered authoritative. The Neal Adams site does not mention Buscema, and we cannot use our own guesses or original research. As long as I'm here, I'll add the Bails citation to the Conan and Stark Trek references. --] (]) 00:42, 28 May 2008 (UTC)


===No references have been falsified===
==Reliable source==
Although self-published online sources are generally considered largely unacceptable, I maintain that the list has an excellent level of accuracy (i.e. the data can be double-checked with comparable sources by anyone and shown to be very accurate) and that the author has a sufficiently strongly established reputation in a relevant field (i.e has received several published credits as a helpful resource person to several authors on the topic) making the list an acceptably reliable source.


Indian Chief - What is the problem here? All you would need to do is change it to - His work on ''Indian Chief'' is notable late 50's work <ref>Evanier, 7V</ref>. He contributed to issues 30-33
http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources_.28online_and_paper.29
<ref>, </ref>.


I checked the first recorded work passage - instead of "Evanier, Mark, and John Buscema, Alter Ego vol. 3, #15 (June 2002) pp.16-17V" it should be "Evanier, Mark, and John Buscema, Alter Ego vol. 3, #15 (June 2002) p.19V".
Protocol reminder -


IDK - Does anyone else besides TB see the various points mentioned as something more than minor tweaks, typos, or a case of adjusting a word of two? I honestly don't sees these points as anything out of the ordinary in a revision process.
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PS - Damage control - The link was put up in good faith, following proper procedure, and transparent identification to the best of my knowledge - the allegations against me mentioned above by various parties are, as can be seen, substantiated more by hearsay and speculation rather than by facts.


== Fantastic Four #416 ==
Re: 'Most explicitly: "Any site that does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a Featured article" - given that this is an old version of this entry it can't provide anything new even when merely compared to the current version let alone what it could be.'


John Buscema most certainly DID WORK on ''Fantastic Four'' #416. He drew an eight-page backup story titled "Roads Not Taken!" which was written by Tom DeFalco and inked by Tom Palmer.
There's actually quite an irony in the above comment, read both articles and see what I mean.


* The Grand Comics Database supports this https://www.comics.org/issue/97305/
--] (]) 00:26, 28 July 2008 (UTC)


* Tom Palmer (you know, the guy who *inked the story in question*) has some of the original art on his website with the notation "Fantastic Four #416, page 6. Marvel Comics, 1996. Breakdowns by John Buscema. Finishes by Tom Palmer." http://tompalmerillustration.com/post/145402515128/fantastic-four-416-page-6-marvel-comics-1996
:Perhaps you might want to enlighten us? (] (]) 02:34, 28 July 2008 (UTC))

* The ComicBookdb agrees http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=21234 (scroll to the "Multiple Stories in this Issue" section)

* The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/fantfou.htm#S74 (scroll all the way to the very bottom)

* Mike's Amazing World of Comics http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=117485

* The John Buscema checklist http://mike.jersey.free.fr/Buscema.htm

* ComicBook Realm https://comicbookrealm.com/series/730/9590/fantastic-four-issue-416/5

* The Complete Marvel Reading Order https://cmro.travis-starnes.com/detail.php?idvalue=14770

I hope this is sufficient documentation for the inclusion of this story as part of John Buscema's body of work

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== Conan newspaper strip ==

there's no mention anywhere in this article or the bibliography about John drawing the Conan newspaper comic strip. ] (]) 10:19, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

:okay it does mention it and it mentions when he started drawing it, but I would like to know when he finished drawing it ] (]) 10:22, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

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Nationmaster links

I consulted the external links section and could not find anything that would discount including the link - moreover, the site itself has much to establish reliability and the article per se is useful.

--Scott Free (talk) 01:54, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

You know quite well that was the User:Skyelarke version that was disallowed by consensus and Arbitration. User:J Greb is an admin who indicated on your talk page, before you erased his post, that the link was inappropriate. --Tenebrae (talk) 02:05, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
Please see Misplaced Pages:Mirrors and forks/Mno#Nationmaster which puts it squarely in WP:EL#Restrictions on linking (as it is in breach of GFDL).
It also fails various other parts of WP:EL:
  • Most explicitly: "Any site that does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a Featured article" - given that this is an old version of this entry it can't provide anything new even when merely compared to the current version let alone what it could be.
  • An interesting case could also be made for it violating WP:EL#ADV - if I wrote an article for Wired I'd expect that to stop me from linking to it.
Clearly, as has been stated, there are other broader issues in relation to the Arbitration Committee ruling and both you and Tenebrae should be cautious about your edits to this page and the addition of that link is a pretty blatant attempt to get around things like consensus. In the normal run of events that would cause a few raised eyebrows and the link would be removed - given your history with this page it becomes an issue and edit warring to try and get the link to stick is making a bad situation worse. (Emperor (talk) 03:22, 19 July 2008 (UTC))

The link provided for Nationmaster is sufficient for me to consider the matter resolved - as for the rest of your concerns, I have already made an arbitration enforcement request.

--Scott Free (talk) 03:36, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

PS - Damage control - The link was put up in good faith, following proper procedure, and transparent identification to the best of my knowledge - the allegations against me mentioned above by various parties are, as can be seen, substantiated more by hearsay and speculation rather than by facts.

Re: 'Most explicitly: "Any site that does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a Featured article" - given that this is an old version of this entry it can't provide anything new even when merely compared to the current version let alone what it could be.'

There's actually quite an irony in the above comment, read both articles and see what I mean.

--Scott Free (talk) 00:26, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps you might want to enlighten us? (Emperor (talk) 02:34, 28 July 2008 (UTC))
There's no irony: The "additional information" of Scott Free's old version is primarily POV and uncited claims, among other problems, as a consensus of editors and an Arbitration ruling decided. His continual beating of this dead horse is inappropriate and should end. --Tenebrae (talk) 02:37, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

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RE ban

As the problems of the original arb case are still ongoing, User:Scott Free and User:Tenebrae are banned again for 3 months from the John Buscema article, ie, until 24:00, 11 Nov 2008 UTC. They may edit the talk page. See Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement#John_Buscema for more info. 20:48, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

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John Buscema

For full disclosure and so that the relevant clerk/admins are aware: User:Scott Free, the erstwhile User:Skyelarke — who like me is currently banned from editing the John Buscema article, though not the talk page — removed from the talk page a large amount of relevant discussion involving himself, by unilaterally and without discussion moving it into an archive.

I reverted this. Neither he nor I should be removing pertinent discussion related to our editing and our ban. --Tenebrae (talk) 02:36, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

There was a lot of old discussion threads starting to accumulate - I archived them (respecting the pre-existing, consensused archiving structure), keeping the most recent thread- I don't see the problem.

--Scott Free (talk) 22:01, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Archivng, as per 'Archiving the talk page is allowed, but don't squabble over it.'

--Scott Free (talk) 22:28, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Uncited award

The Awards section now lists a 1968 Alley for "Best New Strip for The Silver Surfer." However, Alley Award does not list that category. A citation is needed in order to source this discrepancy.

Also, the Awards section link to the Eisner Hall of Fame needs a pipe or something. --Tenebrae (talk) 03:25, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Requested pipe has been inserted. Also, Alley Award does, indeed, list the category of 1968 Best New Strip, under Popularity Poll. 71.234.215.133 (talk) 16:42, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

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Revision/Expansion

I reckon this article is about due for some revision/expansion. I have quite a bit of stuff to add. It should take about a week. Everyone of course is welcome to participate. But because there is a fair bit of work to do, I suggest that it would be simpler to wait until all the revisions are added, before doing any extensive reversions or modifications.

Afterwards, depending on how things go, I'm considering submitting it to a Peer Review and then taking it to GAR.

--Scott Free (talk) 15:38, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

I'd have to respectfully urge caution on this. A previous attempt by you that added POV--Scott Free (talk) 00:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC)--Scott Free (talk) 00:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC), excessive detail and questionable claims resulted in an extended mediation and both of us being removed from editing this page — a ban that was then extended against you. After all that, and with the amount of information that is in this article, it's reasonable to have concern that this article is going to do down the same road again. --Tenebrae (talk) 01:40, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
And so it begins again. Rather than make cautious edits, or even discuss why he made certain questionable edits — removing wikilinks from "Brooklyn. New York" and "comic strip"? Truncating author's names and leaving only their initials? — Scott Free has made wholesale and undiscussed changes to several parts of this article. This is not collegial or collaborative behavior, and after having his been banned from this article for fannish overindulgence and an excess of decorative images, it is reasonable to expect a more measured approach. --Tenebrae (talk) 01:46, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

Duly noted. FYI, I have created 3 GA articles since then; and I've done 3 GA evaluations. There were no major problems and all articles are thriving beautifully. So I think I've demonstrated my capacity to function neutrally in the community. --Scott Free (talk) 22:09, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

I applaud your efforts; as I recall we each contributed at about the same time to Boys' Ranch, one of those GA articles.
And I appreciate your taking to heart my comments on delinking geographic names and using truncated versions of authors' names. I would be extremely happy if we can work on this article as civilly as productively as that other article. --Tenebrae (talk) 23:23, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Hey thanks. That's great. I haven't been into the Buscema thing for a while, so it should be interesting to get back into it. I invited BOZ to bring in some input, who of course has been doing work in the GA department.--Scott Free (talk) 16:40, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

I'm a little concerned because after I contacted you on your talk page to initiate a discussion on your recent edits, and explain my own, you unilaterally, and without the reciprocal courtesy of a discussion, reverted many of the changes — specifically the clogging minutiae about a few inkers you seem to admire; Buscema had several dozen inkers, and unless some particular Buscema-inker team was distinguished by an award or somesuch, their inclusion is fannish POV. These are the kinds of contentious edits that resulted in an RfC that, as I recall, went against you, and I don't believe it's proper to reinsert them now.
As well, another issues has reappeared, which is your occasional citing of references that do not say what you claim. Spurluck, Sketchbook, p. 95 says nothing about retirement; indeed, Buscema says he would like to retire but cannot. You removed a citation request and added your own interpretation that, as far as I can see, clearly misinterpreted Buscema's own words.
This behavior is distressing, and I see us going down the same road as before. You are a particularly ardent fan of John Buscema, and inserting your own POVs, likes and dislikes in a way of which other editors did not approve. Do we really need to do a duplicated RfC concerning the same changes? This is the type of wait-months-and-reinsert-disputed-changes manner that Asgardian exhibited, and the fact that you were virtually the only person supporting an editor whose behavior was so outre that he has been banned is now troubling in this context.
Before making contentious edits, it's proper to discuss them. If two editors disagree, another can be asked to mediate, and if they still disagree, an RfC can be called. --Tenebrae (talk) 02:22, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Not too sure I follow the above - This is just a rough revision phase - I think there's bound to be a few rough discrepencies here and there - there's plenty of time to fix those at the Peer Review and GAR. Anyhoo, I fixed the retirement ref as well as the Tex Morgan and commuting thing.

So I've done with the expansions - Thanks to TB for his input and adjustments. In putting the final expanded version together, I may have inadvertantly omitted some of your edits - sorry about. They can be corrected. I have no problem with footnote formatting, feel free to fix those. I think there's roughly 15 referenced passages that TB has removed for various reasons. IDK, they seem like pretty basic, referenced biographical info. BOZ: I pasted most of the passages below, what do you think?

As a solution, basically I propose submitting the longer text to a peer review and GAR - better to have more info than not enough - if there are any NPOV problems, I'm sure some experienced wikipedians will spot them. Anyway, even the shorter is not bad, it might make it, as well. I suggest BOZ submit the article to PR, whichever version he feels appropriate. I'm going to step back for now - I'll help out for refs and stuff at the PR and GA, if it is decided to pursue this.

Peace out,

--Scott Free (talk) 00:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

List of Expanded passages

IDK, they seem like pretty basic, referenced biographical and bibliographic info. Anyhoo, here they are, so people can judge for themselves.

Deleted passages:

50s

1 -'including several stories contributed to the Tex Morgan western title (#'s 4-7).

2 -His work on Indian Chief is notable late 50's work . He contributed to issues 30-33 .

60s

3 - Following an offer from Stan Lee which allowed him to cut down on his extensive commuting time, he

4- (Captain America #115, Captain Marvel #18, Sub-Mariner #s 20 and 24)

70s

5- Ernie Chua/Chan was his main inker on Conan the Barbarian in the 1970s, (except for a hiatus between #’s 44-69 which were inked by Tony DeZuniga, Dick Giordano, Tom Palmer, Steve Gan and others). Highlights of the Buscema/Thomas run include the double-sized issues #'s 100 and 115.

6- Alfredo Alcala was his regular inker on Savage Sword of Conan until #24 and they produced some highly regarded stories. Of note are "Iron Shadows in the Moon" (#4), "The Slithering Shadow" (#20). "The Tower of the Elephant" (#24,) Tony DeZuniga became Buscema' regular inker with #26 producing Conan literary adaptations until his departure with #58 (with Thomas leaving with #60,

7 - Buscema left the Thor title (although will return for issues #272-285, inks by Palmer and Stone) to launch the Marvel version of the Edgar Rice Burroughs popular fiction character Tarzan in 1977. Having already done 13 issues of the Jungle-oriented Kazar (in Astonishing Tales and Savage Tales), he pencilled and inked in the first three issues (along with several covers) although he switches to only layouts for the rest of his 18-issue stint with several changes in inkers. Of note is his Tarzan Annual #1 with Steve Gan inks.

80s

8- The Thomas, Buscema, Chan team launched a third Conan title, the double-sized bi-monthly King Conan in 1980 as Buscema continued on Savage Sword of Conan after Thomas and Dezuniga's departures (Ernie Chan, Rudy Nebres, Nestor Redondo took on the inking chores, as did Buscema himself in issues #61, 70, 73) and introduced a character of his own creation, Bront, in a 5-part tale in issues #65-66, 79-81, which he plotted, pencilled, and inked,

9- He continued with the Conan the Barbarian comic book series which had gone through a number of changes in writers and inkers (Bob Camp being the most prolific inker before the return of Ernie Chan as regular inker). Buscema plotted five issues (#'s 155-159). Buscema became increasingly disenchanted with the writing on the various Conan series.

90s

10-Joe Kubert an artist he particularly admired, follow him on that title.

11- In 1996, he formally retired at age 68. 1997 was the first year in 30 years where new Buscema material did not appear on the stands - it would also be the last year in Buscema's lifetime, as Buscema continued to receive assignment offers; his retirement thus becoming a "semi-retirement".

12- He also kept active doing private commissions and cover re-creations as well as teaching art classes with abstract expressionist and figurative painter, Jack Beal. and helped produce the John Buscema Sketchbook (Vanguard 2001) for whose promotion he attended the 2001 San Diego Comic Art Convention where he was received with great appreciation by fans and colleagues. The book gives a good overview of Buscema's wide-ranging passion for art:

13- The documentary Frank Frazetta, Painting with Fire (2003) on Frank Frazetta, another Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Howard illustrator and Brooklyn native (born two months earlier than Buscema), is posthumously dedicated to him.

14- Stan Lee: "John Buscema was far more than one of our finest comic book artists. If Michaelangelo had elected to draw storyboards with pencil and pen, his style would have been close to that of Big John's. But, even more than a superb illustrator, John was also a brilliant visual storyteller. Thinking back on all the strips we had done together, I had only to give him the briefest kernel of a plot and he would flesh it out with his magnificent illustrations so beautifully that the stories seemed to write themselves. Happily, the legacy of artwork that my dear friend, the creative giant that was John Buscema, leaves behind, will bring wonder and enjoyment to generations of readers to come.".

P.S. Found an interesting reference work on JB on the net: http://books.google.ca/books?id=foaY1SeVgS8C&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=tex+morgan+buscema&source=bl&ots=PHNX8HYm_d&sig=q9uIrc47sP1pzBaM6jh2ysVupyc&hl=en&ei=bfsfTKKtEcH98AaCmZXEDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tex%20morgan%20buscema&f=false

--Scott Free (talk) 00:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

References

  1. Tom Morgan #4 credits, Tom Morgan #5 credits Tom Morgan #6 credits Tom Morgan #7 credits
  2. Evanier, 7V
  3. Indian Chief #30 credits, Indian Chief #31 credits Indian Chief #32 Indian Chief #33 credits
  4. Woolcombe, A.(Aug. 2002). Talking with Big John. Comic Book Artist, 21, p. 26-B.
  5. Thomas, R.,(February 1998). Roy's Ramblings. Conan Saga, 95, 61-62.
  6. Thomas, R. (April 1995). Roy's Ramblings. Conan Saga, V.1, 97, 34-35.
  7. Schumer, A.(Aug. 2002), , Remembering Buscema. Comic Book Artist, 21, p. 23-B.
  8. Thomas. Big John, p.11r.
  9. Thomas. Big John, p.16r.
  10. Peel. John Buscema, p. 18.
  11. Peel. John Buscema, p.66.
  12. Spurlock. Buscema Sketchbook, p.95.
  13. Spurlock. Buscema Sketchbook, p.20.
  14. Irving. Life of Buscema. p.11-B.
  15. Frazetta: Painting with Fire at IMDb. Retrieved on June 19, 2007
  16. Lee, S., et al. (June 2002). Tributes - A few more words about John Buscema. Alter Ego, v.3, 15, 42v-43v.

RFC

I'm calling for an RfC. It'll take me a day to put together a comprehensive comparison of your current edits and the previous disallowed edits. I'm very disappointed in your behavior. -- Tenebrae (talk) 02:49, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Meantime, to start marshaling evidence, I'd like to do as you do and go over particularly contentious edits point by point.

The overall most troublesome thing is your reinsertion of tangential minutiae that a past RfC rejected. You attempted to reinsert them even then, and you attempt to do so again now despite a consensus of editors who found these edits fancruft and non-constructive.

  • For example, this passage was pared down following the RfC -- yet your most recent edit reinserted much the same the non-consensus version.

Compare your non-consensus version from 2007, which you tried to sneak back in...

Buscema began penciling Conan the Barbarian with #25 (April 1973)with writer Roy Thomas following Barry Smith's celebrated run, and debuted as the Conan artist of the black-and-white comics-magazine omnibus Savage Sword of Conan with issue #1 (Aug. 1974). He would eventually contribute to more than 100 issues of each title (the former through 190, the latter through 101, then again from #190-210), giving him one of the most prolific runs for an artist on a single character. Ernie Chua/Chan was his main inker on Conan the Barbarian in the 1970s, (except for a hiatus between #’s 44-69 which were inked by Tony DeZuniga, Dick Giordano, Tom Palmer, Steve Gan and others). Highlights of the Buscema/Thomas run include the double-sized issues #'s 100 and 115.

He additionally drew the Conan Sunday and daily syndicated newspaper comic strip upon its premiere in 1978, and even contributed some storyboard illustrations for the 1982 Conan movie, as well as painting four covers for the Conan magazines.

Alfredo Alcala was his regular inker on Savage Sword of Conan until #24 and they produced some highly regarded stories. Of note are "Iron Shadows in the Moon" (#4), "The Slithering Shadow" (#20), "The Tower of the Elephant" (#24,) Tony DeZuniga became Buscema' regular inker with #26 producing Conan literary adaptations until his departure with #58 (with Thomas leaving with #60).

... with the post-RfC version:

Buscema began penciling Conan the Barbarian with #25 (April 1973) following Barry Smith's celebrated run, and debuted as the Conan artist of the black-and-white comics-magazine omnibus Savage Sword of Conan with issue #1 (Aug. 1974). He would eventually contribute to more than 100 issues of each title (the former through 190, the latter through 101, then again from #190-210), giving him one of the most prolific runs for an artist on a single character. He additionally drew the Conan Sunday and daily syndicated newspaper comic strip upon its premiere in 1978, and even contributed some storyboard illustrations for the 1982 Conan movie, as well as painting four covers for the Conan magazines.

I've got other examples of your reinserting the very same text that a consensus of editors disagreed with you about in 2007/2008. I honestly and sincerely don't know how you can justify in your mind to wait two or three years and then sneak the very same, disallowed content all over again. --Tenebrae (talk) 04:08, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

  • Also, here is another example of your personal likes-and-dislikes POV that you added, just like back in the day:

An early highlight is his work on the Tex Morgan western title (#'s 4-7). ).<ref>, </ref>

The cited footnotes are NOT those of a critic or historian calling them "early highlights," but simply the issue's writer-artist credits. It's one of many examples of your inserting POV and trying to slip it by with a false citation.

--Tenebrae (talk) 04:11, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

  • And finally, for now, here's a recent edit where you

1. Remove a valid citation 2. Reverts a dab wikilink, and 3. Add a "citation" for your POV that is not a citation at all — and one I had asked you to clarify, though you ignored that request

Version before your edit:

...that company's ] Life Stories of American Presidents.<ref> at the ]</ref>

Your edited version:

...that company's ] Life Stories of American Presidents. His work on Indian Chief #30-33 is notable late 50's work. <ref>Evanier. San Diego 2001, p.7V. </ref>

I asked you exactly what "Evanier. San Diego 2001, p.7V." and received no answer. It's a program book, probably, but that's unconfirmed. There's no title of what Evanier wrote and no context. Moreover, given the multiple examples I've found of your using print-publication citations dishonestly, I'd like to see the quote exactly so we can see what it really says. --Tenebrae (talk) 04:17, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Outright untruths

This has happened more than once before, and I'm not sure why I shouldn't seek an administrator's sanction against User:Scott Free. He continues to make false claims that his spurious citations do not support.

  • In his most recent multiple edit, he cites "Evanier, Mark, and John Buscema, Alter Ego vol. 3, #15 (June 2002) pp.16-17V" for the claim "His first recorded credit is" such-and-such. I turn to that issue, and "John Buscema: The San Diego 2001 Interview", conducted by Mark Evanier. Pages 16-17 (they are not "16-17V") say nothing whatsoever about any first recorded work.I could find nothing about it, in fact, in the interview at all.
  • In another example of his using false citations to support his own POV, he cites "Evanier, 7V" to support the claim, "His work on Indian Chief #30-33 is notable late 50's work." The only thing page 7 (not 7V) says is, in an identifying caption, "Also shown directly above is a page from a 1950s issue of Dell's Indian Chief," followed by an offhand comment by Roy Thomas that it, a Helen of Troy page and a Seventh Voyage of Sinbad page look like preparation for drawing Conan.

This is not a good faith error. These are the same kinds of discredited edits he tried to do in 2007, and for which he was banned from this article after trying to reinsert them after an RfC disallowed them. This behavior is highly inappropriate. --Tenebrae (talk) 18:41, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out the typos. I've fixed them. I stand by the updated version and have no problem whatsoever taking it to PR and GAR.--Scott Free (talk) 14:04, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Those were not "typographical errors," which mean errant keystrokes resulting in misspellings.
You were not misspelling "the" as "hte". You were deliberately citing content that did not say what you claimed. And you have done this multiple times before.
Actively calling what you did "typographical errors" is outrageous. You are behaving like Asgardian, who would deliberately obfuscate and misinform in an attempt to deflect from his inappropriate behavior.
We're not talking about PR or GAR for an article now. We're talking about a User RfC. You defended Asgardian, and believe his behavior was appropriate. It was not, as a long review of his actions by many of his peers confirmed.
Your having reinserted long-disapproved, non-constructive edits, and your pattern of using untruthful citations, is likewise inappropriate. After this content RfC is finished, I will call for a user RfC. I'm providing the courtesy of a head's up. --Tenebrae (talk) 15:24, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

I wouldn't worry about it TB. Try to calm down. Any NPOV or reference problems aren't likely to make it past a PR & GAR. As someone who's worked on over a dozen articles at that level (and have created two GA biographies from scratch and have written the majority of the GA Al Williamson article, providing over 70 refs), I can safely say that there are plenty of excellent, experienced editors there who can give qualified input. --Scott Free (talk) 17:17, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

So you're saying you should be allowed to make outright citation falsehoods and then see if excellent, experienced editors catch if after the fact? That is not right. Neither is the "calm down" references &mdsash; another tactic Asgardian would use to deflect criticism of his actions.
You began on Wikiepedia as a single-purpose account and made no edits to anything except this article for many months, under this name and as User:Skyelarke. Whatever work you've done elsewhere, this one remains a fan-obsession for you, as evidence by the fact you waited literally years to try to sneak back in edits that an RfC disallowed back in 2007/2008. Or perhaps you're an original-art collector trying to increase the value of certain pieces by claiming, falsely, that they are special highlights, even though no objective, third-party sources say so, prompting the deliberate placement of false citations — and then remarkably, disingenuously, calling them "typos." That is inexcusable behavior on Misplaced Pages. --Tenebrae (talk) 00:05, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Anyhoo, obviously a neutral, objective third party opinion is needed. Maybe this will calm the slander-mill and conspiracy theories incivility down a bit and demonstrate that my expansions are acceptable according to arbitration clarification:

http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Arbitration/Requests&oldid=229015145#Request_for_clarification_:_Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration.2FJohn_Buscema

"The terms of the arbitration case are that you have to respect the basic structure, so simply restoring the same paragraphs that were previously being objected to would not be respecting the structure but reverting to the previous structure. The external link to Nationmaster is clearly inappropriate. If you are adding reliable source references to what it already in the article, or making additions to explain existing material, then that is quite acceptable. Meanwhile I hope other editors will continue to assume good faith on your contributions. Sam Blacketer (talk) 10:02, 31 July 2008 (UTC)"

User:Scott Free has accused me of slander. This is a serious charge. I have documented in details his false citations, and his outright lying that these were "typographical errors."
The Arb ruling at Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/John Buscema#Subsequent editing states:

Skyelarke and Tenebrae may freely edit John Buscema but should respect consensus developed in the interim concerning the basic structure of the article and the nature of the material that should be included, including but not limited to the number of images. ... Any uninvolved administrator may ban Skyelarke or Tenebrae from editing John Buscema or any related article or page for a reasonable period of time ... if either engages in any form of disruptive editing, edit-warring, or editing against an established consensus.

Scott Free has attempted to add the same or similar non-consensus edits as he did at the time, with the addition of certifiably false citations. This is disruptive editing, and Scott Free should be banned from editing this article for a reasonable period of time as the Arb ruling states. --Tenebrae (talk) 23:24, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

I realize that a certain statement could be construed as impolite, therefore I corrected it. My apologies. --Scott Free (talk) 17:22, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Request for comment

Comment is requested on the large number of edits between two version of John Buscema: The User:Scott Free version on the left and the User:Tenebrae version on the right at this page. --Tenebrae (talk) 03:19, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Since several issues and even specific text passages remain the same now as during the Mediation and Arbitration process of 2007-2008, here, for background, is the text of that timeframe's Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/John Buscema. --Tenebrae (talk) 03:44, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Please see above for new developments after this RfC went up. --Tenebrae (talk) 19:11, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Looking at the above and the RFC call, I've set the page to requiring a Review to approve edits for the RFC. For involved editors that are reviewers, it's expected you won't abuse that situation. - J Greb (talk) 23:31, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

You're an involved party in the dispute. Why are you taking administrative action on the article? --Scott Free (talk) 14:01, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

No references have been falsified

Indian Chief - What is the problem here? All you would need to do is change it to - His work on Indian Chief is notable late 50's work . He contributed to issues 30-33 .

I checked the first recorded work passage - instead of "Evanier, Mark, and John Buscema, Alter Ego vol. 3, #15 (June 2002) pp.16-17V" it should be "Evanier, Mark, and John Buscema, Alter Ego vol. 3, #15 (June 2002) p.19V".

IDK - Does anyone else besides TB see the various points mentioned as something more than minor tweaks, typos, or a case of adjusting a word of two? I honestly don't sees these points as anything out of the ordinary in a revision process. --Scott Free (talk) 17:01, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

References

  1. Evanier, 7V
  2. Indian Chief #30 credits, Indian Chief #31 credits Indian Chief #32 Indian Chief #33 credits

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Fantastic Four #416

John Buscema most certainly DID WORK on Fantastic Four #416. He drew an eight-page backup story titled "Roads Not Taken!" which was written by Tom DeFalco and inked by Tom Palmer.

I hope this is sufficient documentation for the inclusion of this story as part of John Buscema's body of work

172.58.139.202 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:27, 30 August 2018 (UTC)


Conan newspaper strip

there's no mention anywhere in this article or the bibliography about John drawing the Conan newspaper comic strip. 166.205.141.46 (talk) 10:19, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

okay it does mention it and it mentions when he started drawing it, but I would like to know when he finished drawing it 166.205.141.46 (talk) 10:22, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
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