Talk:Dan Schneider/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Specific allegations in Insider piece

Wanted to get a discussion going separate from the McCurdy thread about this article. I figured that was the responsible thing to do before going in and making edits. It does mention the book playing a role in getting people to go on the record. There's a paywall, but I subscribe and can make the appropriate edits if we're in agreement on what those edits should say. Aresef (talk) 01:01, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Difficult to evaluate without being able to read the source. Paywalled is fine for references in general but verification is very hard and for contentious stuff it would be best if we had something that could be widely accessed. Article currently talks to workplace issues in general. Is the specific point in the source that there was a coverup. Was it something Schneider did or was it something Nick did? Do specific details alleged by identified people about Schneider in particular add value to this article beyond the generalities already in article. I really find it hard to work with paywalled sources for this sort of thing. Geraldo Perez (talk) 02:10, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Article can be accessed through The Way Back Machine here. --Jpcase (talk) 02:24, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Let me sum up: Angelique Bates recalled Schneider screaming at her after a take on "All That" went awry. Raquel Lee said she was treated as "disposable" on "The Amanda Show." Nikolas said he berated her during a meeting with Nick execs. A longtime "All That" writer said he once claimed that women weren't funny. The article uncovers a gender discrimination complaint levied against "The Amanda Show" by writer Jenny Kilgen. Kilgen said in mediation she was uncomfortable with his repeated requests for massages. The other female writer wrote a letter in which she backed Kilgen's story and that Schneider once pressured her into simulating "being sodomized" while she was telling a story about high school. Nick launched an investigation into conduct on "Sam & Cat" after complaints from McCurdy and Grande about another producer and that probe found Schneider contributed to the environment. McCurdy wrote that The Creator was no longer allowed to be on set with any actors and two people who worked at Nick at the time (unnamed in the piece) corroborated this in regards to Schneider. But a former Nick exec disputes McCurdy's claim that he was barred from the soundstage during filming as a result of the investigation.

Nikolas said she was offered hush money not by Nickelodeon but by Schneider's Bakery. She turned it down. Since McCurdy's book, that pilot Schneider said he had sold has been buried.

He's apparently still close with Sam Flynn, Lisa Foiles and probably Grande too. Aresef (talk) 04:33, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

The article is specific with the allegations, using on-the-record witnesses. There is no longer any reason to block adding them. Rendall (talk) 11:54, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, we've been going back and forth and I feel like this argument is holding back legitimate edits that need to be made. Aresef (talk) 22:10, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

The "Insider" article is fairly neutral and very informative - a good reference. Some people who worked for him went on record with specific allegations of misconduct, others defended him or said it didn't happen. Some actors despise him, others are still his friends. The only real new thing was how he treated female writers. The suggestion that his attempted comeback was aborted because of the recent protests. Some specific accounts of inappropriate costuming and show content with a defense that it passed Nick's standards and practices rules. The reverted addition had NPOV issues. It emphasized the accusations with, in my opinion, lots of excessive unnecessary details about the accusations, but nothing about the defenses given of those. Basically just expanded on what is already summarized in the article. I could see few sentences about how he treated the female writers, the fact there has been recent protests, and impacts on his future plans. Geraldo Perez (talk) 22:37, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

IMO a new section called "Misconduct allegations" is warranted. There is verbal abuse, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination. Anybar (talk) 23:50, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Regarding the unaired pilot, the relevant quote from the Insider is Schneider's pilot still hasn't aired. Some who worked with him said it seemed unlikely that any network would hire him after the publication of McCurdy's memoir. The article does not expressly say the pilot was buried because of McCurdy's book, so I don't think we can make that jump here. Aoi (青い) (talk) 23:53, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Might work in the Pilots projects section as long as we don't say more than the reference supports. I am opposed to a "wall of shame" new section in the article based on content that mostly just gives more details related to his leaving Nick. Add a bit to the existing section and keep it neutral looks appropriate. Most of the "Insider" content mostly indicts Nickelodeon show production and the overall work environment for minor actors and is more appropriate in articles about the shows and Nickelodeon in general. Geraldo Perez (talk) 00:22, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

It goes beyond his exit from Nickelodeon. Sexual harassment at The Amanda Show was in 2000. Gender discrimination- according to Insider none of his shows had more than two female writers. Verbal abuse accusations go back to at least Angelique Bates's time on All That, which she was on from 1994-1996. Schneider was let go from Nick in 2018. Anybar (talk) 00:34, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

It is covered in general terms in the existing section. The sexual misconduct allegations are mentioned there. Also abusive behavior. His general apparent antipathy and disrespect towards female writers may merit a sentence added. Details about what happened on the shows themselves belong in the show articles. Geraldo Perez (talk) 00:46, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Yeah I think the section as it is right now is a good base of information. I think that from the Insider article we should add-

• He was accused of sexual harassment in 2000 by female writers at The Amanda Show.
• Several colleagues were made uncomfortable by him asking adult females on staff for massages
• He said he didn't think women were funny and hired few female writers
• He was verbally abusive to child actors. Two former child actors, Angelique Bates and Alexa Nikolas, are on record saying this

Anybar (talk) 01:25, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

I think we should also include the fact that some of those things, like what he said about female writers, are in dispute. The Insider article also attributes to Schneider certain things attributed to "The Creator" in the McCurdy book, which this page should not continue to ignore. Aresef (talk) 03:25, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Absolutely, NPOV must be maintained.

Thoughts on this as the sexual harrassment accusations write up? Would love to hear thoughts on what to be added/removed---

=== Sexual harassment accusations ===

In 2000, a female writer on The Amanda Show alleged that Schneider made her uncomfortable with repeated requests for massages. The other female writer on staff said that Schneider asked the two female writers to do embarrassing things for money, and pressured one of the writers to simulate being sodomized while she was telling a story.[Insider as source]

Several former colleagues that worked with Schneider throughout his career at Nickelodeon also said that they were uncomfortable with Schneider repeatedly asking adult female colleagues for massages at work, and giving female staff long, extended hugs "as a joke". Schneider has not publicly commented on these allegations.[Insider as source]

Anybar (talk) 04:54, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Already mentioned in article "The investigation did not find evidence of sexual misconduct" fairly directly indicates that accusations were made. Might rework that to be more direct that accusations were made, without spelling out details, with support from the reference. The specific details of the allegations serve no purpose other than the "spread of titillating claims" (WP:BLP). Geraldo Perez (talk) 05:08, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

There are pickups of the Insider piece that seem to think all this is new information. We need to have *something* on this page about the McCurdy book and the other shoes that have dropped since. 2603:8000:D203:268A:17E:AA18:F233:82E5 (talk) 15:05, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, replying to make clear that the above comment was me. Aresef (talk) 18:37, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

I suggest adding a quote from Alexa Nikolas who stated that she "did not feel safe around Dan Schneider", along with mentioning a protest she participated in outside one of Nickelodeon's studios. I also suggest adding a quote from Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon’s former president of content and production, who said "Every single thing that Dan ever did on any of his shows was carefully scrutinized and approved". Sources: 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧-𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙚-𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚^{(🕷) - (✉)} 17:14, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Still affects the issues that have been addressed for several months. Right now I see no support on adding this in. Magical Golden Whip (talk) 15:47, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Most people in this thread agree that some sort of addition about this article needs to be made. As per Aresef, "we've been going back and forth and I feel like this argument is holding back legitimate edits that need to be made". I don't really see why you reverted my edit on the basis that discussion is "ongoing" when the last reply in this thread (not counting our discussion) was 22 days ago. Also could you elaborate what you mean by "Still affects the issues that have been addressed for several months"? I'm not sure i understand 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧-𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙚-𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚^{(🕷) - (✉)} 15:54, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Mainly that this shouldn't be added until we can agree on sources. I was mainly going by what Geraldo Perez Aoi in addition to IJBall comments on the Nickelodeon page. So that's why it was reverted in addition to no much support by them.Magical Golden Whip (talk) 16:29, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

I could see adding the Russell Hicks thing (esp. if properly sourced). Alexa Nikolas is someone who clearly has an axe to grind with pretty much everyone involved in Zoey 101 – including her probably becomes WP:BLP problematic. I'd leave her comments out. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 16:33, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

The added repeated references mostly just repeat stuff they got from "The Business Insider" article. The asking for massages thing adds little value and is somewhat trite - just classify it as "inappropriate behavior". Accusations of gender discrimination is new. Schneider didn't respond directly, someone did on his behalf, maybe a publicist with a pablum "regrets" statement. Sources also state that everything that happened on set was monitored by parents and other adults and they didn't see anything untoward. That should be in article to keep it neutral. Geraldo Perez (talk) 17:02, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

I disagree with simply changing the massages quote to "inappropriate behavior" as many of the actors have explicitly mentioned the massages, including Jennette McCurdy in a seperate article. I could see the Russell Hicks quote added that you mentioned, although i feel like the accusations of "sexualized" scenes should then also be added as it gives more context — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spiderwinebottle (talk • contribs) 17:25, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

References

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In the Early life section, please add that he was raised in a Jewish family. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/commercialappeal/name/carol-schneider-obituary?id=12069947 2600:100C:A215:E059:8907:5C07:5DFD:5613 (talk) 04:48, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

 Not done for now: the source says that his mother served as President of the Memphis Chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. Using this to claim that he was raised in a Jewish family might be WP:OR. small jars tc 12:16, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

The source also says that the funeral services were held at a synagogue and that she was buried in a Jewish cemetery. 2600:100C:A215:E059:8907:5C07:5DFD:5613 (talk) 17:15, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Personally, I think we need more sources on this area before it gets added. I looked in the archives and this issue has been brought up before. Magical Golden Whip (talk) 18:55, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Controversies

Maybe I need to read more on his page and find one but there should be a controversy section—highlighting his foot fetish and how strange he was with children 2600:1007:B071:4D1B:B538:2E82:7CDA:5286 (talk) 23:16, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

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I would like to petition to have the word “young” in references to the girls whose feet he continually put on Twitter replaced or qualified with “often underage” as I feel “young” is not a good enough description for the uncomfortableness of his behavior for others to witness spanning many years. 97.115.179.184 (talk) 03:39, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

 Not done The attached reference uses the word "young" so that is what the article reflects. Geraldo Perez (talk) 03:52, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Typo in nickelodeon section

Just thought I'd point out that "Nickelodeon" is typo'd as "Nickeldeon" in this article. Sorry if this isn't the right place, I don't really use wikipedia too much. 86.183.13.122 (talk) 00:38, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Fixed! Alecnotalex (talk) 00:50, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Year Schneider's Bakery was founded

schneider's bakery was founded in 1996 not 2003, on the section where it mentions dan schnedier creating the company in 2003 someone please change it to 1996 2407:7000:98C3:4D00:C8D:134A:C90C:352E (talk) 03:02, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

 Done Shearonink (talk) 04:04, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

"Dan Schneider (film professional)" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Early Life

Dan Schneider’s Early Life section should proudly reflect his jewish heritage. If you need another source, look at the Memphis obituary for his father, Harry Schneider. I would attach it here if I could. Charles Marlowe (talk) 04:56, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Edit: Here’s the link to his mother’s obit: https://www.canalefuneraldirectors.com/m/obituaries/Carol-Schneider-3/Memories — Preceding unsigned comment added by Charles Marlowe (talk • contribs) 05:45, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Misconduct Allegations response

Should we mention Schneider’s response video in the Misconduct allegations section after Quiet on Set was released? 2600:100C:A20E:2:210D:1B86:4C96:F9E9 (talk) 04:50, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

It does seem relevant, isn't libelous, and is stated directly by him himself, and in some sense corroborates some of the allegations against him. I don't know how much detail we need to go into for this, however. I have the sense that this is an evolving situation and may be delicate; not sure how these kinds of things are handled on here. Youarelovedfool (talk) 03:48, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Dan Schneider is Jewish

The source is Nathan Kress. https://youtube.com/watch?si=9di7HgBk44jN3dKq&v=Ud2btHsWgyM&feature=youtu.be Duchy2 (talk) 13:16, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Verified social media accounts may be used for information about the person that owns the account per WP:ABOUTSELF but cannot be used for information about someone else. Generally we would like to see reliable secondary sourcing for ethnicity (Jewish) and religious belief (Judaism - not all Jews are practicing) statements or a statement about that from the subject where this is declared. If in article it would go in the early life section only, not the lead, as not relevant to why notable per MOS:ETHNICITY. Geraldo Perez (talk) 19:14, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

I also note that another source being used, an opinion piece by Madison Hahamy using existence of Jewish memes in Schneider's works to conclude he is Jewish, isn't a reliable source for this sort of info. Need something from Schneider himself or some mainstream outlet stating it clearly and unambiguously for use in this article. Geraldo Perez (talk) 18:55, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

https://www.canalefuneraldirectors.com/m/obituaries/Carol-Schneider-3/Memories 67.212.57.68 (talk) 23:32, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

@Geraldo Perez His mother's obituary is clear proof of him being ethnically Jewish, this obituary was linked to another user here. Why should the fact that he's Jewish be hidden until a 'mainstream outlet' states it as such? The disavowal of using primary sources makes sense when it's a topic that needs an expert's opinion such as anything to do with history or a scientific discovery. It does not make sense when it concerns someone's background, especially one so clear for all to see. Duchy2 (talk) 11:37, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Death notices are created by the family of the deceased which by itself makes them dubious sources for information contained within. That it is Schneider's mother is confirmed by the mention of Schneider's wife's name in the obit which matches article content. Could use it as a source that his mother was Jewish and what that implies to him by convention (What is a Jew). Geraldo Perez (talk) 16:27, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Please note the obituary page mentions Dan himself, His father (Harry) and his wife. Moreover, the location of her funeral was a synagogue in Memphis, Tennessee. I believe this is more than sufficient proof to be used as citation to mention his ethnicity. Vytemagic (talk) 18:28, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

To reiterates Madison Hamamy is not a reliable source - "Madison Hahamy (she/her/hers) is a rising sophomore whose major is currently (and likely will remain this way for the near future) undecided", basically an opinion piece by someone with no reputation for fact checking. The fact that his mother was Jewish is now in the article and sourced by the obit and it is common knowledge that that means Schneider is ethnically Jewish too. Geraldo Perez (talk) 19:19, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Here’s a proof that his dad is jewish as well. The site shows a copy of his dad’s obit.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129244885/harry-schneider 67.212.57.68 (talk) 01:16, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Less relevant to Schneider than his mother's Jewish ethnicity - universal agreement that Jewish ethnicity is passed by mother. Contentious that it is passed by father. Geraldo Perez (talk) 01:31, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

I agree, but I think it’s fine to simply say “Schneider is Jewish” in his Early Life section. This is the standard format for other Jewish people. Also, I’m sure he is very proud of his heritage, especially since both parents were practicing jews. 67.212.57.68 (talk) 02:10, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

No indication he cares one way or the other as it isn't something he talks about based on lack of direct referencing. His parents being practicing doesn't mean he is. I think it sufficient to note his mother is Jewish and let readers draw the obvious conclusion. Geraldo Perez (talk) 03:25, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

That’s fine, but you’re ignoring precedence for some strange reason. Wikipedia has a style, even though it isn’t codified like AP style or MLA style. Nevertheless, kudos to you for recognizing his mother’s heritage. 67.212.57.68 (talk) 03:56, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia has a very well-codified WP:Manual of Style. It also has policies we must follow such as WP:Biographies of living persons, WP:No original research and WP:Verifiability. Anything we say about people in a bio article must be well-sourced and we are not permitted to make conclusions not directly supported by what reliable source state. Statements about ethnicity and religious practices fall under that. Geraldo Perez (talk) 04:26, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Not sure what it adds to the article too. LegalSmeagolian (talk) 20:42, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Please familiarize yourself with WP:VERIFIABLE. LegalSmeagolian (talk) 20:43, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

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In the Early life section, please add that he was involved in theater in high school and was senior class president in high school. https://www.avclub.com/dan-schneider-on-head-of-the-class-and-creating-some-of-1798234742 2600:100C:A115:208A:9D63:BDB4:928B:9B09 (talk) 21:51, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:05, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Before the sentence mentioning him attending Harvard University, please add he was involved in theater in high school and was senior class president in high school.2600:100C:A21C:CF07:9DAB:9FC9:268A:B0E6 (talk) 03:12, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

 Done: The request was clear but did not include a verbatim format. I've simply paraphrased the author's wording and added it accordingly.
— Urro^{[talk][edits]} ⋮ 17:42, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

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In the intro, where it mentions high school, please add that he attended White Station High School. https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2018/03/27/nickelodeon-cuts-ties-with-memphisnative-dan.html 2600:100C:A20E:2:C58A:6D35:83EA:7A18 (talk) 12:00, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: Maybe that is so - that Schneider went to that high school but that source is behind a paywalll & I am unable to verify. If you could find a reliable available source it might be possible to add that information to the article. Shearonink (talk) 18:37, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

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Early life

Daniel James Schneider was born in Memphis, Tennessee to a Jewish family,[7] on January 14, 1966,[8] the son of Harry and Carol Aisenberg Schneider. He has three sisters: Sally, Nancy, and Kathy.[9] In high school, Schneider was involved in theater and was senior class president.[10] He found work repairing computers upon returning to Memphis, but soon moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.[11][12] Johndots123 (talk) 12:11, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: The sources in this section don't say anything about his family being Jewish. Jamedeus (talk) 16:47, 2 April 2024 (UTC)