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Merchandise update

X Factor also has a board game,^[1] a slot machine^[2] and a video game:^[3]

References

^ "X Factor Board Game". boardgamegeek.com.
^ "X Factor Slot Game". vegasslotsonline.com.
^ "X Factor Video Game". Amazon.

Rhydian Roberts as a "novelty act"

I appreciate a source is given justifying his inclusion in this category, but nonetheless it seems strange to describe Rhydian Roberts as a "novelty act". He had been considered the favourite to win the competition since as early as Week 3 of the live shows (https://metro.co.uk/2007/11/05/rhydian-favourite-to-win-x-factor-474054/), finished as runner-up, and Wikipedia's own article on Season 4 explicitly mentions it was considered a shock that he did not win. Nor was he particularly treated as a novelty act by the judges, who regularly praised his performances (for example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09j0-d5Uf4w - apologies for the lack of a better or more comprehensive source!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by JFVarlet (talk • contribs) 21:25, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

italics

Why is this sentence in italics? ¨By 2017, ratings for the programme were effectively worse off, with the The X Factor achieving low average viewing figures of less than seven million viewers, effectively placing its future in doubt after the fifteenth series, and leading to its eventual cancellation.[7]¨ Is it a typo, or is it supposed to be a quotation? If the latter, then standard practice is to use quotation marks rather than italcs. kdammers 28 August 2021

Satire

Ben Elton´s novel ´´Chart Throb´´ refers to this show throughout and is apparently a spoof of it. kdammers 28 August 2021

"The X Factor (British series 16)" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect The X Factor (British series 16). The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 September 6#The X Factor (British series 16) until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Laun chba ller 01:53, 6 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 22 November 2021

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Rita Ora doesn't have a link to her Wikipedia page in the Judges and Presenters section en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Ora Tech0308 (talk) 15:09, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: It is already linked in multiple parts of the article. We don't link every instance, at most it's just once in the lead, once in the infobox, and the first use in the article body. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:17, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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90.243.247.67 (talk) 08:36, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Put Simon to first

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. Cannolis (talk) 09:25, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Change "all" to "most"

"All episodes were presented by Dermot O'Leary, with some exceptions"

If there are exceptions then it should say "Most" not "All". David G (talk) 08:15, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The X Factor isn't on TV anymore so it should be replaced with "The X Factor was" instead of "The X Factor is". 2A02:C7C:8E4C:4A00:1455:65F9:82ED:A662 (talk) 21:28, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Jamedeus (talk) 21:45, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2025

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[1] "X Factor Board Game". boardgamegeek.com.

[2] "X Factor Slot Game". vegasslotsonline.com.

[3] "X Factor Video Game". Amazon.

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