Talk:Lamarr Wilson

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Nominator: TheArchitectOfYe (talk · contribs) 06:38, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: Shapeyness (talk · contribs) 04:35, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.

   a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

   (Issues with reliable sources and verifiability)

   Addressed during review

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

   (Issues with undue weight)

   Addressed during review

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Hi TheArchitectOfYe, I have included my review below.

• The article is well written and engaging, clearly a lot of work has gone into making the prose as solid as possible which is good. It also complies with all relevant sections of the MoS.
• The article appears stable and free from edit wars.
• Most of the pictures are from CC-BY YouTube videos; I checked and all these videos have CC tags. However, I am not convinced a fair use image is required to illustrate Wilson doing an unboxing.
• Earwig's Copyvio detector shows violation unlikely, with top hits being quotes included in the article. I have not done a full spotcheck yet but will do one if my concerns below are addressed.
• There is a reference list and citations inline for all claims. However, I am very concerned about sourcing. There are quite a few iffy sources being used: Game Rant/Screen Rant (marginal on WP:RSP & WP:VGRS), IntoMobile & Android Headlines (unsure about these, why do you think they are RS?), The Daily Dot (situational/sometimes ok, but not sure if either use is due weight here), Romper (associated with WP:BUSTLE), Page Six (marginal per WP:PAGESIX), The Times of India (poor reputation per WP:TIMESOFINDIA), MacRumors & Cult of Mac (not sure, are these rumour/gossipy sites?) - these should be removed/reduced as much as possible or justified why they are reliable here. You should check over the rest of the sources to make sure they meet WP:RS as some others appear to be unreliable or marginal as well.
• There is a worrying amount of passing mentions in sources that are given undue weight in the article. The iPhone 4S bit is from a passing mention and is incorrectly quoted (it never describes Wilson as having "friendly charm", it is talking about Siri). There is almost a full paragraph on Wilson's work with Mashable but it is almost all to non-independent sources, which is undue weight. The Atomix and Areajugones sources are passing mentions and the Terra source is just an image caption. Atlas Obscura is given a full paragraph of analysis despite being a single sentence mention: "Unboxer extraordinaire Lamarr Wilson, for example, was so freaked out by this cup that he took a baseball bat to it." I haven't looked at all the sources, but I would suggest double-checking everything is given due weight, since this is a lot of examples to stumble across from a cursory look. Also make sure that sources support the text in the article and there isn't anything that goes beyond what the sources say to ensure claims are verifiable.

I'm sorry, since I can tell a lot of work went into this, but I think this currently fails the GA criteria and will need a lot of work to fix the issues. If you prefer, I can close this now so you can work on these and re-nominate later without the pressure of having a review open. Otherwise, I can keep it open for a while and do a more in-depth review if/when you think you have addressed all of the comments. Shapeyness (talk) 04:35, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

lol its all okay buut I did all of your requests except for romper and cult of mac let me explain romper is only used for Oreo tests and the media reaction to Wilson content I'm not using it for controversial facts and the author is Sophie Hirsh who worked in reliable sources such as Teen Vogue, Allure and Yahoo and for cult of mac the source is only used for attributed quotes and interview material and its also not being used for controversial facts and the author of the cult of mac article David Pierini is an current editor at North News and has received awards from the MSPJ and also has a history of working at WP:RS sources I'm sorry if this looked rushed I'm currently doing something but please reply as soon as possible! Shapeyness TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 01:45, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for addressing these! The references section looks better now, I'll try to re-check soon. I made some small copyedits, hopefully all ok. Just to let you know before I do a proper spotcheck, I am concerned about verifiability for some claims so might be worth checking through to make sure everything is supported. Shapeyness (talk) 02:34, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Romper is a reliable source about Romper's coverage, just unsure if it is due weight - I think it is ok as a small mention alongside CNN. Maybe the Cult of Mac sources can be added to the primary sources section if they are being used as interviews. I'm not sure if these are RSes or not: PCWPlus, India Weekly, The Enemy, Blavity. Shapeyness (talk) 15:26, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

sure I can put the cult of mac source in primary sources section and also PCWPlus is confirmed an WP:RS source with it having an issn and also has an wiki-pedia page and have been around since 1992 and it has editorial staff such as marton erdos as an editor in chief and it is not a blog nor a forum and for The enemy it is owned by omelete and also has editorial oversight such as Bruno Silva so I would say yes and india weekly is relaible it has an editorial team and the publisher is asian media group that owns own WP:RS sources such as Eastern Eye and no blavity is not an relaible source I will remove that! TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 20:10, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! I didn't realise but PCWPlus is the Hungarian version of PC World, so should definitely be reliable. I looked into omelete and I think it may be ok for tech/popular culture. I am still not sure about India Weekly though, can you try to reduce its use and back it up with other sources as well? Otherwise I think all my source quality worries are fixed! I'll do a spotcheck next. Shapeyness (talk) 00:27, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

Fixed that TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 02:48, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

I have checked through for verifiability and found these issues:

• as HuffPost later noted, his experience working with families and educators helped him explain technology in ways that were accessible to general audiences HuffPost says he was an educator but doesn't mention this impacting his delivery/accessibility
• an organizer for Chess in Chicago The source is non-independent and I don't think this is too important to mention anyway
• Wilson created his YouTube channel in 2008 Why is the Tubefilter source being used here? It isn't about him starting his channel
• the channel displayed under his name, Lamarr Wilson I don't see this supported in the cited sources
• Fullscreen and Portal A cast Wilson in 2013 to co-host Takei's Take Can this section be reworded - I believe he only co-hosted the first episode? Please add the People source too, just to back up the "co-host" wording.
• Tubefilter credited Wilson with setting the show's comedic tone Can you provide a quote or remove this? I can't see this mentioned anywhere
• The Daily Dot described him as "the world's funniest tech reporter" The Daily Dot are not describing him this way, they are quoting the intro animation from his video. The article is not giving him in-depth coverage and I think should be removed.
• By 2014, he began working with the media company Mashable as the host of two video series You can use People instead of India Weekly here
• reached one million subscribers You might need to find another source to back this up - cited source says "nearly a million"
• YouTube subsequently hired Wilson in 2018... I think this is inaccurate/misleading, it looks like some clips from his videos were just included in a compilation - again I think this is undue weight for a passing mention
• He worked as the pre-show host for the Xbox Games Showcase in July 2020 Was he a host or just featured? The cited source doesn't specify so I wanted to check
• In 2021, following the COVID-19 pandemic, Wilson changed his video format I don't see anything about a change in video format in 2021 - do you have any other sources for this?
• By 2025, New York Daily News reported that Wilson had 2.21 million subscribers on YouTube I think this should be PCWPlus, NY Daily News only mentions his total across all social media
• He appeared at the event as a featured creator, one of 200 Identified by Mashable. Can this be reworded not to mention Mashable who I don't believe have any connection to the event, maybe "He appeared at the event as one of the 200 featured creators."
• In a 2025 study on voice interfaces... Is he covered more than just in an image/caption? That was all I could find
• There are a lot of examples of passing mentions that I think are undue weight to include in the article, including the parts about Ice Orb, Oreo flavours, Xbox mini-fridge, M3 Mac

I checked every claim in the article and everything else is all ok/well supported. Shapeyness (talk) 02:41, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

wait can I and should I use the express tribune? TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 02:54, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

I don't think the Express Tribune is very reliable. Shapeyness (talk) 03:08, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

took me some work but finished! TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 05:37, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for addressing all these, I have a few followups. Did he co-host every episode of Takei's Take or just the first episode? If just the first episode, can it be reworded? Atm it reads as if he co-hosted the whole series of videos. Also, I think there is still the bottom bullet point to address. Shapeyness (talk) 18:00, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

oh yea I couldn’t see the last dot but just did that and addressed if he did co-host every episode or not; he co-hosted the first one! TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 18:27, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, that's all my comments on sources addressed! I didn't see any copyvio during my spotchecks. I checked through the sources and the article doesn't miss any major points - it has sections on his career, biography, style, etc. and everything I would expect to be covered. It also stays on topic and doesn't go into excessive detail. I think this is almost there. I noticed that there is mention of stress testing content in the lead but not in the article. Shapeyness (talk) 20:56, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

your welcome and fixed your issue! :) TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 21:24, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

I made a few edits and rearranged the images btw to avoid sandwiching and had to remove one - feel free to make changes/adjust them further One last thing I noticed, Takei's Take won a Webby just for the first episode, not the whole series. Also, can we note that it was a People's Voice Webby Award (here is an archived link showing that to be the case ). Shapeyness (talk) 00:05, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Also, sorry, where does this come from in the lead: Originally a vlogger, he changed his content genre to unboxing and product testing? Shapeyness (talk) 00:08, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Last comment for now! Just checking through some of the primary sources: The New Media Rockstars interview supports that he started off doing vlogs and the Inc. source makes it seem like he was doing "school and technology" vlogs until 2014, when he started doing unboxings. Some parts of the article might need to be changed to make that a bit clearer (unless I misunderstood something and he's always been doing unboxings). Also, the techsploder interview mentions he started using vertical format in 2021 if you still wanted to add that in. Shapeyness (talk) 00:54, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

done TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 20:10, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you TheArchitectOfYe, sorry another related question: do you know when he branded himself "That Unboxing Guy"? Shortly after he started his channel or after 2014? Shapeyness (talk) 16:10, 25 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi TheArchitectOfYe, I just wanted to check whether you still plan on addressing this? I have checked over the article again and this is my last concern over verifiability. Shapeyness (talk) 16:21, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

done TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 02:21, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

I think you used the wrong citation? The NMR source is from 2013 and doesn't mention "That Unboxing Guy" at all. Shapeyness (talk) 14:35, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

I just fixed that problem! TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 13:47, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks TheArchitectOfYe, there are some really good improvements in your recent edits, especially in the style and reception section! Sorry I don't mean to keep adding comments, but just based on your recent changes:

• I'm still not sure the chess detail is due weight, why is ChessBase a reliable source and why is this important enough to mention?
• PCWPlus doesn't mention 2014 as when he shifted to unboxing videos, if there is no source that mentions a date, maybe we can just put something like this: "He initially posted.... He later started to do unboxing videos, branding himself "That Unboxing Guy"." This interview makes it seem like he started unboxing before 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JMzl0dF9BI&t=2212s
• "His reviews occasionally featured unconventional stress tests" The Atlas Obscura example is ok to keep, but I don't see it called a stress test in the source
• I think Times of India should be removed

—Shapeyness (talk) 19:56, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

no worries it’s ok I removed cheesbase and TOI per undue and rs and change the stress test part and I added news-18 which is apart of cnn which is a RELAIBLE source and I replaced TOI with india weekly. TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 22:15, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

and also I seen that you removed the fans claim but in the ny source it says " Wilson — known by fans as the “Tech Lifestyle Entertainer” —" TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 22:22, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Oops, yes I was looking at an old archive before it was updated. I made some small changes, feel free to adjust them. Shapeyness (talk) 22:49, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

@TheArchitectOfYe: Since all the RS, verifiability and OR issues have now been addressed, plus the article covers all major aspects with due weight, I am now ready to pass this as GA. I am a bit unsure about the use of India Weekly, but it is reliable about its own published opinions and does not seem to introduce excessive issues of undue weight, so I think it is ok for GA in this case. One further suggestion that I didn't think was necessary for GA: Inc. mentions this that I think could be used in the article Lately, Wilson has been shifting into more casual vlogging videos, which follow him in real-life interactions. Thanks for all the work to improve this! Shapeyness (talk) 22:58, 2 February 2026 (UTC)