# Talk:Dianna Cowern

It's been announced that she left the partnership with the company PBS. FranciscoX0 (talk) 03:46, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

Dianna announced on social media that she had recently married. I think this information needs to be added to her page. Here are the Facebook and Instagram posts. Lisztomaniac 14:31, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

At the moment, the source for her marrying is also used to claim that she is bisexual. I did not see anything about bisexuality either in this source nor in other obvious internet sources, where is this coming from? Also, the formulation "She is married but also says she is bisexual" is weird, why would that be a contradiction? ~2025-31840-16 (talk) 09:06, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
Agreed. I see that it has already been removed as unsourced. If it can be sourced then it can be put back but not in such a weird way. It would be unrelated to her marriage. --DanielRigal (talk) 12:25, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

Added her new show on Curiosity Stream, Proof of Concept. Unfortunately the only announcement I've been able to find is a press release. Will look for an actual news source to add. Evan Pokroy - Nullius In Verba 12:00, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

I reverted an attempt to incorrectly update the article suggesting that she does not have Long Covid. The article does need updating though. It should say that she has both Long Covid and ME/CFS, that she is being cared for at home primarily by her husband, who we should probably name. Trouble is that I'm not sure where we find good RS sources for this. Twitter and YouTube are far from ideal. DanielRigal (talk) 22:27, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Source for Kyle being the caretaker:
https://mymodernmet.com/dianna-cowerns-husband-helped-her-dress-up-as-the-wicked-witch-of-the-east/
Also this one probably has his name but I'm not sure if it's an RS:
https://medium.com/writers-blokke/why-what-happened-to-physics-girl-matters-e8ab760b5b3a
Le Loy (talk) 04:29, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
Following the latest edit by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (which I think is an improvement), and really even before that edit, the section about her Long Covid reads as if she was hospitalized in 2023 and has spent the past two years in hospital. I think this could be done better. I don't know if her husband needs to be named, but I think we should say that she is being cared for at home by him. Renerpho (talk) 08:49, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
I'm unsure whether to name the husband; I think Kyle counts as not a public figure, even though his name is mentioned in public content. I would only include his name if it was mentioned in high-quality reliable sources (I think My Modern Met is only marginally reliable). I agree that the article should mention that Dianna is at home with her husband; this would be an appropriate use of primary sources. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 19:38, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
Referring to him as her husband, rather than by name, seems appropriate. Renerpho (talk) 20:34, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
Added the statement, sourced to the CBS article. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 03:14, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
@Vigilantcosmicpenguin and HistoryGuy2022: Her husband is currently named again, since this edit. I'm not sure if that's appropriate or not; but considering this has been discussed before, with the decision to remove it, I think it should be looked at again. Renerpho (talk) 09:49, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
There's another (maybe) issue under the updates. The source for Dianna's health decline as of July 2025 is paywalled on Patreon. Would it be better to archive it and re-source it? Retromusician (talk) 15:57, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

@Vigilantcosmicpenguin: In this edit, you've removed the middle name as "unsourced". This looks justified, as the name was added without a source in November 2017, with the user being warned about that in April 2019. The resulting discussion on AN/I went nowhere.
Unfortunately, this may be a case of citogenesis, and I may be responsible for making it worse. The wrong name first appears in a reputable source in March 2018.This source When I wrote the naming citation for the minor planet a few months ago,[1], I looked for reputable sources, and found them. However, it is now apparent that my search didn't go deep enough, as I was unaware that all those sources possibly got the name from Wikipedia.
I have contacted Dianna, to confirm whether the naming citation should be corrected. In the mean time, the name should probably be removed from the infobox as well? I have declared on my talk page that I won't make substantial edits to the article due to the WP:COI over the minor planet naming, but I think this warrants an exception; so I went ahead and removed it. Renerpho (talk) 07:59, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

@Vigilantcosmicpenguin: Dianna's Operations Manager Laura Chernikoff confirms that the middle name "Leilani" is correct. The naming citation [2] may thus work as a source, if you want to include the information. Renerpho (talk) 19:33, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
Good that you got confirmation. But I would probably still leave it out of the article, per the presumption in favor of privacy. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 20:27, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
No objections from me. Renerpho (talk) 21:58, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

I have two very different things. In fact, I considered splitting this into two talk page sections. I decided we can probably deal with them together:

Dianna traveled to Alaska in June 2025 (her first travel since developing COVID), followed by flying to Hawaii to see her father, whose health had declined and who passed away unexpectedly a few days later. Both seem relevant for the Personal life section. Her father has appeared in several of her videos; she gives as an example the interview about being hit by lightning twice.
I've created&uploaded an animation of her asteroid, which could be used in the article if it's considered relevant. Her post [3] may serve as an additional source for the asteroid naming.
I have a declared conflict of interest about the second point, so don't take my word for it when I suggest that this is a useful addition. Renerpho (talk) 08:25, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

1. I don't think this is due weight if it's not mentioned in RSes. Her father is not significantly mentioned in the article and is not a public figure.
2. I think it'd make sense to include the animation of the asteroid. I won't add it now because I dislike how it'd look with such a short section, but if someone were to add it I'd be okay with it.
— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 17:04, 26 June 2025 (UTC)