Talk:Graham Kennedy

message: ... the one that begins with 
"... he would sometimes talk about the violent arguments between his parents [...]" 
It has been marked (very properly) with "citation needed".
I have a printout of the John Mangos article (from ninemsn.com.au), which originally appeared in The Bulletin, but the original has disappeared from both ninemsn and Google.
Can anyone help?
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mikeham (talk • contribs) 14:26, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation needed: the quote from "The Bulletin" 

message: A "blooper" special that has been seen here in the US has a couple of clips from In Melbourne Tonight, but the show identifies the program as Still the One. Was this actually an alternate title or are the producers of this show just horribly confused? Lambertman 20:27, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: "Still the One" was one of Channel 9's promotional "mottoes", (You're Still Having Fun and We're Still the One"). As they probably stole it from a US station you've probably seen it already. Avalon 13:44, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, okay. Makes sense. And yes, several US stations have used that jingle, which of ocurse is ripped off from the '70s pop tune by Orleans. 05:36, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: "Still the One"?

message: The reason the page should include something on his sexuality or at least Kennedy's personal domestic relationships is simply that an article on a heterosexual would mention it, so why is there a special new rule for a homosexual? Sounds a bit like discrimination. Even an article on an intensely private heterosexual would mention something on this, perhaps that the person in question had a long-term partner, was married to someone who stayed out of the limelight, etc, even if the name of the partner was not mentioned. You ask "does it matter"? Well really we could apply that argument to other facts like where he was born or grew up and delete those too.User:MinorEdit 10 June 2005
:I agree in principle, but an encyclopaedia cannot recycle rumours as if they were facts (that puts us Derryn Hinch's level), and we have no verifiable facts about GK's private life. This Astbury person claims to have been GK's lover, and I suppose that can be reported, but we don't know whether it is true. Adam 00:16, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: sexuality

message: I've included a few images that I obtained through screenshots of recent tributes to Graham Kennedy on television upon his recent death. The image pages have been marked with the  fair use template.  I think the rationale for including them under fair use is strong, as he is a signigicant 'historical figure' and the picture gives the reader a better appreciation of the article by it's inclusion. I'm just not sure how to word the rationale for fair use.  Any assistance in this would be appreciated. If someone comes across some better quality images, feel free to replace these ones. --Randolph 14:23, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Images of Graham Kennedy

message: I think something should be added comparing Kennedy to the late Johnny Carson. They both have many similarites, some very striking. Both were the first of the generation for Australia and USA. Both were on the air for a very long time. Both were very shy in their personal life. Both had troublesome personal lives. Both left the spot light in the early 90s and lived their last years of their life isolated. Both died in 2005.
What do you think? --Shazza 02:27, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Compared to Johnny Carson

message: This is a very good article. I don't claim to be able to improve it. What I think it fails to do is indicate the very real depth of genuine affection for Kennedy that existed, particularly in Melbourne. I don't mean this in a superficial "Hollywood" way. When he died, despite being off television for some years I personally know a lot of people who felt as though a friend had died. Should/can this be included? Avalon 13:51, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Great Article ..... but

message: The paragraph refering to his falling on hard times, having an appeal to Kerry Packer turned down, and receiving $150,000 from Sam Chisholm is moving, but finishes with a reference to a million dollar bequeath? This puts Packer's refusal to contribute in a rather different light doesn't it? - agree with comment above, btw, but don't really feel qualified to re-write myself... Petesmiles 09:54, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: little question

message: Is there any particular reason as to why it says "the f word" as opposed to "the word fuck" or "the swear-word fuck"? As it directly links to an article called "Fuck" I think using the euphemism "yhe f word" is a bit silly. Cherries Jubilee 04:50, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes by jingo, not only prissy but pointless too - fixed. Cheers, Ian Rose 06:31, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The f word 

message: The John Mangos article in The Bulletin after Kennedy's death is probably: “The King and I”, The Bulletin, 7 June 2005, p. 31.  You'd need to check at a library that it contained your precise quotes, but at least it won't take hours.
Given a little time I may be able to confirm some of the other missing citations.  
Monicabraselton 14:01, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation question 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Blankety blanks dvd.jpg

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message: Melbn is certainly enthusiastic, with 39 edits in two days.
The In Melbourne Tonight (IMT) section in this article is now vastly longer than the In Melbourne Tonight page. Certainly, IMT is at the centre of Kennedy's career, but given that this article is now over 50K (see WP:SIZE), might it not be prudent to move the bulk of that section to the other page?
Also, the references are overwhelmingly from Blundell's book "King" (and I acknowledge that many of them were inserted by me); there's a real danger of the article becoming a precis of Blundell's work.
Mike Hamilton (talk) 14:20, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with migrating most of the IMT detail to the IMT page. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 20:20, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hive off IMT section, too much reliance on Blundell book? 

message: This is in the opening paragraph. Many have stated that it was pronounced "gray-gray", but after seeing it in print it became "grah-grah" among those who didn't know him personally. Could we clarify this? - Richard Cavell (talk) 08:07, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Without going to formal IPA for precise pronunciation, "gray-gray" is a much closer description for most readers. I will change it. HiLo48 (talk) 08:24, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronounced "grah-grah" 

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