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On 18 March 2025, it was proposed that this article be moved from Adam Scott (actor) to Adam Scott. The result of the discussion was moved.

Appearance on "Next Time on Lonny"

He was in an episode of the YouTube series "Next Time on Lonny" in 2017. Episode 10 of Season 2. Is that worth putting here?

132.241.174.158 (talk) 02:07, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

infobox image

@Svrdhead, would you care to explain the reason why you think the 2015 image should be used and not the 2023 one? You didn't explain it in your edit summary. Spinixster (chat!) 02:44, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 18 March 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 14:23, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adam Scott (actor) → Adam Scott
Adam Scott → Adam Scott (disambiguation)

– Pageview history over the last five years shows that the actor is the primary topic by pageviews per WP:PT1. Over the last five years the actor has received an average monthly viewership of 115,000 views, while all other Adam Scott articles combined received approximately 22,500 (a greater than 5:1 pageview advantage)

Of course, there is a large spike on the pageview graphs recently, which is likely an anomaly due to the current season of Severance. So, if we truncate the pageview stats to exclude the recent spike, the actor still receives significantly more than all other articles combined: 103,000 average monthly pageviews over 5 years, versus 22,500 for all other articles.

The historical viewership trends on the Adam Scott disambiguation page (pageviews) also closely correlate to the viewership trends on the actor's article, indicating it is highly likely that people visiting the disambiguation page intend to click through to the actor. RachelTensions (talk) 00:12, 18 March 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 09:11, 25 March 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 12:12, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per the quite significant pageviews and long-term notability of Adam Scott (golfer). 162 etc. (talk) 17:45, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. No primary topic by long-term significance. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:31, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers, WikiProject California, and WikiProject Biography have been notified of this discussion. RachelTensions (talk) 00:39, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I nearly made this myself until I realized the points above. For posterity, I will write my original points I made a few weeks ago as a comment, because there are still good points made:

According to Wikinav, the overwhelming amount of people go to this Adam Scott instead of the others.

In 2024, Adam Scott (actor) had around 3,000 views per day, per the article traffic statistics. Adam Scott (golfer) had 800 per day, and Adam Scott (footballer) only had 300 all year. For reference, the disambiguation page only gets about 20 views a day. View all the stats here.

So far into 2025, this page now has 15,000 views per day (compared to less than 1,000 for the others) Notability will likely be more sustained as Scott (actor) gets more acting gigs. A lot of the views are due to the currently popular Severance (TV series), which will continue to air for one more season.

Now, because the golfer is still active, in my opinion, there is no primary topic. In fact, looking up "Adam Scott" gets you recent golfer results. I still think based on my information, a case could be made for it being the primary topic, and I do believe it will be sustained, but there are still genuine arguments against being a primary topic, which take precedent over my opinions and knowledge on primary topics. I can't give an opinion on this, so I will just leave this a comment for others to decide. Chew^{(V • T • E)} 23:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support Adam Scott is waaaay more notable than the golfer ☞ Rim ^{< Talk | Edits >} 00:04, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support - As per the pageview difference between the actor and the golfer, it's pretty clear that Scott can take the primary designation and the golfer can keep the parenthetical disambiguation. Twinbros04 (talk) 00:07, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. The actor has 6 times the pageviews of the golfer over the past year and 20 times the views over the past 90 days, with the trend only going up. The golfer could be added directly to a hatnote. Station1 (talk) 08:02, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. While yes the golfer is also notable, moving the actor to be the primary article and have the golfer be disambiguated makes the most amount of sense, as per precedent. i2n 2z 00:51, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. (Lumon listens.) X (talk) 13:30, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. A hatnote linking to the golfer article should be enough. Paprikaiser (talk) 19:32, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Is Scott really best known for "Parks and Recreation" other than "Severnce"?

I noticed that the page currently lists Adam Scott's role in Parks and Recreation before his role in Severance. However, considering Severance's more recent popularity and the growing recognition of his performance in that series, I believe it might be more fitting to list Severance first. Many people today might associate him more with that role than with Parks and Recreation. Would it be possible to update the order accordingly? 5.29.117.74 (talk) 06:42, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]