Talk:J. J. McCullough

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No comment on the notability or otherwise of this individual, but describing someone from Canada as 'openly gay' in 2023 seems rather anachronistic, if not just silly. He's gay. Lots of people are. As a normal part of living a normal life, in a society that (on the whole) considers it normal. Or at least normal-ish. If there is any evidence that McCullough gayness is significantly more 'open' than that of anyone else, tell us why. Or just describe him as gay. If it actually matters at all, which is perhaps questionable. AndyTheGrump (talk) 14:03, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

done 90.252.43.35 (talk) 15:06, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Agree on "openly gay" being anachronistic. I do think it is important to include the fact that he is gay (ie it actually matters) as he often discusses LGBT issues in his videos and has several that solely discuss his views as a gay man. Gcarrell (talk) 18:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Anyone know which sources are good and bad in this draft 90.252.43.35 (talk) 15:07, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've gone through the cited sources. Although most appear to be reliable for support of factual information, I don't think any of them support general notability. Schazjmd (talk) 15:16, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Schazjmd I thought the CTV news, CBC, Montreal Gazette, Toronto Star, https://openparliament.ca, and Vice News would have been ok 90.252.43.35 (talk) 15:55, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• CTV News consists of a few quotes from McC, among other content creator quotes, about a bill = not significant coverage of McC
• CBC #1, again a few quotes from McC = not coverage of McC
• CBC #2 consists almost entirely of quotes from McC
• Montreal Gazette is about criticisms of a column he wrote
• Toronto Star is about Quebec government denouncing the column he wrote
• OpenParliament is his statement
• Vice News is an editorial lambasting the column he wrote.

Schazjmd (talk) 16:11, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Schazjmd Okay. Do you know of any good sources online? 90.252.43.35 (talk) 16:50, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I haven't found any independent reliable sources that provide significant coverage of McCullough. Schazjmd (talk) 16:57, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• As I noted in the comment that accompanied my review, we're not looking for sources in which he's doing the speaking, whether about himself or something else — we're looking for sources in which he is the subject that is being spoken about in an analytical manner by other people. So you can't use interviews with J.J. McCullough as support for notability — you have to use sources in which he's being written about in the third person by somebody other than himself. But the only sources you've used which meet that standard are all covering him in the context of a single incident of controversy, thus making him just a WP:BLP1E, and not the subject of sufficiently significant or sustained coverage to pass WP:GNG, if that's all that can be found. Bearcat (talk) 17:44, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to add ^[1] as a source of him being intervied by Daily Caller but was blocked as a deprecated source.

Per these edit summaries, [1] I think we need to discuss the source at WP:RSN, since it appears to me to be self published and the work of a single individual. I'll start a discussion there later. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:53, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kindly link me if you start said discussion as I would be curious to read what WP:RSN has to say. - Count3D (talk) 22:00, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, the source cited wouldn't fully support the text it was being cited for, even if accepted as WP:RS. It says that McCullough "graduated from Simon Fraser University" but makes no mention of "a degree in political science and history", or similar. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:24, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please refer to Wikipedia:Source assessment/J.J. McCullough for assessment of GNG sources for this article.

Keep in mind that, although most of the references have been ruled out as not helping, there are still many blanks to fill in at this time. – MrPersonHumanGuy (talk) 21:09, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source assessment table hide

Source	Independent?	Reliable?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
McCullough, J. J. "Americans That Matter". Americans That Matter. J. J. McCullough. Retrieved 22 January 2025.	Created by the subject			✘ No
"McCULLOUGH, JJ". canadianaci.ca. Canadian Animation, Cartooning and Illustration. Retrieved October 6, 2023.	Canadian Animation, Cartooning and Illustration	"It appears to me to be self published and the work of a single individual." – AndyTheGrump		✘ No
Pauls, Karen. "Royal Family support by Canadians waning, poll indicates". CBC. Retrieved May 16, 2023.	CBC	WP:NEWSORG	CBC #1, again a few quotes from McC – Schazjmd	✘ No
Chattopadhyay, Piya. "How to speak 'uncomfortable truths' to the Canadian status quo". CBC. Retrieved May 16, 2023.		WP:NEWSORG	CBC #2 consists almost entirely of quotes from McC – Schazjmd	✘ No
Barnes, Steve; Reynolds, Chad (August 19, 2021). "JJ MCCULLOUGH ON CANADA, FLAGS, YOUTUBE SHORTS, RECYCLING AND MORE (EP 49)". Chad and Steve Have a Podcast. Retrieved September 11, 2022.	Primary source	Self-published		✘ No
Djuric, Mickey. "As content creators await the passing of Bill C-11, some say it's still too ambiguous". CTV News. Retrieved April 11, 2023.		WP:NEWSORG	CTV News consists of a few quotes from McC, among other content creator quotes, about a bill – Schazjmd	✘ No
Renton, David (July 23, 2019). The New Authoritarians: Convergence on the Right (First ed.). Haymarket Books. ISBN 9781642590043. Retrieved October 12, 2023.				? Unknown
Symons, Alex (December 30, 2022). Women Comedians in the Digital Age (First ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 190. ISBN 9781000829464. Retrieved October 12, 2023.				? Unknown
"All 'Aboot' Canadian Holidays". HowStuffWorks. October 10, 2020.	HowStuffWorks	Better sources are preferred		✘ No
Coleman, Joey. "Simon Fraser student politics is always interesting". Joey Coleman. Retrieved October 11, 2023.		Self-published		✘ No
Authier, Philip (10 February 2017). "Vancouver columnist made baseless claims, Quebec says in rebuttal letter to Washington Post". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2022-09-14.	Montreal Gazette	WP:NEWSORG	[C]over[s] him solely in the context of a single incident – Bearcat	✘ No
Cosh, Colby. "Colby Cosh: Tell me lies, ChatGPT, tell me sweet little lies". National Post. Retrieved May 16, 2023.	Either msn.ca or the National Post	WP:NATIONALPOST		? Unknown
Colley, Bill. "CANADIAN COLUMNIST DISPARAGES IDAHO TOURIST VIDEO". KLIX News Radio 1310. Retrieved August 21, 2023.	KLIX (AM)	WP:NEWSORG	~ Only about some of McCullough's commentary	~ Maybe
McCullough, J.J. (June 1, 2022). "Mr. J.J. McCullough (As an Individual) at the Canadian Heritage Committee". Open Parliament. Retrieved September 16, 2022.	Primary source			✘ No
Cohen, Andrew. "Cohen: The Washington Post's troubled — and troubling — Canadian columnist | Ottawa Citizen".	Ottawa Citizen	Opinion piece; should be attributed		✘ No
MCCANDLESS, MAC. "Why Yes, Boot is My Favourite Flavour". Rambling Caveman. Retrieved October 5, 2023.		Self-published		✘ No
"Simon Fraser Student Society Referendum History" (PDF). Simon Fraser Student Society. Retrieved October 11, 2023.		Wouldn't stuff in /uploads be self-published?		✘ No
DiCostanzo, Paul (January 4, 2017). "CultureJ.J. McCullough or: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Canada (*But Didn't Know Where to Ask)". TGN Review. Retrieved 31 December 2024.			Primarily about Canada instead	✘ No
"About". The Canada Guide. Retrieved 31 December 2024.	Created by the subject			✘ No
Speer, Sean. "'Radical', 'regressive', and 'ignorant': YouTuber J.J. McCullough on the Canadian government's attempt to control the internet". The Hub. Retrieved September 11, 2022.			~ Only about some of McCullough's commentary	? Unknown
Beeston, Laura. "SFU Settles With CFS". The Link Newspaper. Retrieved October 11, 2023.	The Link (newspaper)	WP:NEWSORG		? Unknown
Dyck, David. "SFSS officially out of the CFS". The Peak. Retrieved October 11, 2023.	The Peak	WP:NEWSORG		? Unknown
Bergeron, Patrice (February 8, 2017). "Quebec legislature condemns Washington Post story that calls province most racist in Canada". thestar.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.	Toronto Star	WP:NEWSORG		? Unknown
Beshi, Rubin. "Opinion: Canada's Online Streaming Act is dangerous legislation". The Varsity. Retrieved July 12, 2023.	The Varsity	Proof of individuals existence by way of opinion.		? Unknown
"What's in the Background of Vancouver YouTuber J.J. McCullough's Videos?". Vancouver Magazine. April 10, 2024.		WP:NEWSORG	~ Only about some of McCullough's videos	~ Maybe
Brown, Drew. "We Have Problems With that Washington Post Story About Canadian Democracy". VICE. Retrieved October 12, 2023.	Vice (magazine)	No consensus according to WP:RSP		? Unknown
Le Nouvelliste, archived here [2] October 21, 2022.	Le Nouvellise, part of La Presse family		talking about his views on Quebec published in WaPo	✔ Yes
Radio-Canada [3] Feb 10, 2017			~ talks about controversy about an article he published	~ Maybe
Le Journal de Montreal [4] Aug 31, 2018		Journal de Montreal is similar to the Toronto Sun, a weakly RS, Published by the National Post company, this is their tabloid brand.	talks about a column he wrote, "bashing" Quebec	✔ Yes
Bulletin d'histoire politique, Volume 29, Number 1, Fall 2020, p. 186–194 [5]		peer-reviewed journal article	talks about JJ for 2.5 paragraphs, about the WaPo article controversy	✔ Yes
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}.

Here's a transclusion of the relevant table for convenience. – MrPersonHumanGuy (talk) 11:55, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would assume his coverage in the Canadian press due to his opposition to Bill C-11, his time as writer for the Washington Post, and his successful YouTube channel, all point to him meeting Wikipedia's notability guidelines. If I am incorrect in my assumption, I would like to know how I could prove McCullough is a notable figure. NesserWiki (talk) 10:30, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree with NesserWiki. I have tried to add a few more sources, I can't imagine this page not qualifying. Gcarrell (talk) 22:14, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good. Thank you. NesserWiki (talk) 22:28, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

After doing some research I found that McCullough previously tried to create his own article about himself, in violation of Wikipedia rules. He may have also committed other violations. It appears that because of this he has been blacklisted from ever having an Article or that there is a much higher standard placed on him. Gcarrell (talk) 16:15, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]