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March 31

"Nominated for X Grammy Awards"

We often see someone or something being marketed as having been "nominated for 15 Grammy Awards", or Academy Awards, or whatever. It's obviously seen as a positive. But what does it take to be nominated? Obviously they didn't win, or that would be the marketing line. Who can nominate? Who vets nominations? Does it really mean all that much to be nominated and not win? HiLo48 (talk) 03:43, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Have you read Grammy_Award#Nomination_process? Rojomoke (talk) 04:07, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Or Academy Award#Nomination. At least for the Academy Awards, nominees are nominated by members of the Academy, so a nomination at least indicates that someone who matters has taken notice of one's proficiency in some part or another of the filmmaking process. I'm sure someone has also tabulated the data to determine how many Academy Award winners had been nominees in years when they did not win. I'd be willing to bet that being nominated without a win significantly increases one's chances of being nominated and winning at a later date. Evanh2008 ^{(talk|contribs)} 04:56, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Machine Man (old movie)

reposted from Talk:Machine Man
The movie that im looking for is... this man makes a machine (not the fly) older. When he steps into it and turns it on it does something to him. but not right away as hes walking down the halway light starts comming out of his body and starts to deevolve. i cant remember the name of it. can someone help the movie is from the 1975 to 1985 i think... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bhoff344 (talk • contribs) 06:29, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

I haven't seen the movie and don't know if it has the light effect, but William Hurt's character de-evolves in Altered States (1980). TVTropes has "Devolution Device", but only lists Super Mario Bros. and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:16, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

no thats not it... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bhoff344 (talk • contribs) 16:10, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Maybe not a movie. Clarity's TVTrope link led me to Ghost Light (Doctor Who), and the much newer 4-episode finale of 3rd Rock from the Sun. Possibilities? Astronaut (talk) 19:39, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Jennifer Lawrence

we don't speculate on people's medical conditions, see WP:BLP
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
Just curious, does she suffer from mild Strabismus? ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 10:13, 31 March 2013 (UTC) Feel free to use google, we cannot offer our personal opinions on a living person. μηδείς (talk) 16:12, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Previous "Bridges of Madison County" type movie (B type)

My friend swears she saw a movie just like "Bridges" years ago, even down to the hand being on the truck door handle. Do you know of it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.247.128.7 (talk) 15:13, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Define "years ago". Bridges of Madison County, itself, was "years ago". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:44, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

New world record shortest song is ``Z.M.M.`` by Zeeuwse Meisjes Molestors

``You Suffer`` by Napalm Death is still having the world record of shortest song ever? Well, I found out that I have recorded a shorter song, 2 years ago, with my project Zeeuwse Meisjes Molestors. My song ``Z.M.M.`` is shorter, maybe not even a second long. You can listen and compare it with the ``You Suffer`` song by Napalm Death, which is still having the Guinness book of world records, according to Wikipedia. My song can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/speed-slaughter/17-z-m-m

The song Z.M.M. is on the Zeeuwse Meisjes Molestors debut album ``Satan is a Z.M.M. Worshipper`` from 2010 and is released through my own recordlabel SpeedSlaughter http://www.facebook.com/pages/Speed-Slaughter/332230710221987 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.210.148.142 (talk) 20:26, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Are you telling us this because you want this information to be included in Wikipedia? Because it won't be, until a reliable independent third party source such as a newspaper or magazine, or even the Guinness Book of Records itself, refers to your song as the shortest. --Viennese Waltz 20:49, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Just to clarify, You Suffer is the shortest song in the world according to Guinness World Records (it's not been called the "Guinness Book of Records" since 2000, incidentally). When they (and only they) award the title to a shorter song, we can then update the appropriate articles. Tevildo (talk) 21:00, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

I knew about the name change but I still refer to it by the old name because I don't see the point in changing it. --Viennese Waltz 22:18, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Bill Jones in the 2013 BBC drama 'the village'

I know that bill jones is a new actor but i cant find out anything about him, how old is he? Etc. Please could you consider doing a page about him? Thank you54.228.21.231 (talk) 21:17, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

He's 12.[1][2] But it's too soon to have an article about him: his one credit just isn't enough to satisfy WP:NACTOR. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:08, 31 March 2013 (UTC)