Talk:Karl Kruszelnicki

message: So... does anyone know if Dr Karl got his world record? I've briefly tried looking for information about it, but was unable to find any. - James Foster 15:51, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: World record of what exactly? -- Chuq 12:09, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think he's referring to Dr Karl's attempt at the World Record for the Most Books Consecutively Signed by the Author, for the release of his new book. Apparently he didn't break the world record, but he did manage to break the Australian record. - record details 59.167.73.24 17:01, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This section containing "criticism" seem very close to that of original research in relation to the link and sections cited in the reference list.  I would not call the blog where the criticism is based note worthy, nor academic and I can not see any reason that this should be included. Not unless someone else can find other sources, preferably from more not worth sources, as I have not been able too. If there is no objections I will remove it 211.31.58.244 (talk) 12:13, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Criticism

message: I'm intending to go through this article in the next couple of days and put in a fair bit more detail - adding more information and divisions e.g. Personal Life and Career headings.  If anyone has any objections, ideas or any recommended additional sources, please feel free to let me know here. T He He 02:29, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  More Detail 

message: note: 'Dis Information And Other Wikkid Myths: More Great Myths In Science', and 'Great Mythconceptions - Cellulite, Camel Humps and Chocolate Zits', have been merged into Great Science Mythconceptions - and other curious facts, i couldnt find anything on the isbn of the original two books, should the newer one be mentioned or replace the other two?Blacksmith2 talk 05:53, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Book merge 

message: Many of Dr Karl's books mention 'Da Home Crew', Great Science Mythconceptions and Other Curious Facts mentions it in the Thanks section in the back of his book. Should this be mentioned or further looked into?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.238.67.242 (talk) 03:46, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Da Home Crew? 

message: Does anyone know where to get results for Dr Karl's political attempt. I can't find any results.Kaitwith (talk) 05:02, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Politics 

message: How many other people does Karl give the pip to? Sometimes he just does not know when to shut up.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Orrable Harry (talk • contribs) 01:26, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I understand your perspective, but it's not the sort of thing we can include in the article unless we can quote reliable sources saying it. HiLo48 (talk) 01:33, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Know All 

message: Either way he is not a PHD and it should be stated. Basic science principal of fact. It is clearly stated in his list of qualifications that he does not have a PHD.
Fence pailing (talk) 05:53, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: And pointing this out is the sum total of your entire Wikipedia edit history. We assume good faith, but this is stretching the assumption.  I don't see anywhere that he claims to have a PhD.--Dmol (talk) 06:07, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dr Karl the showman or Dr Karl the GP 

message: To the regular editors: Dr Karl's CV may not be used as a reference. I've added a tag noting this.
If you check the criteria for Wikipedia: Biographies of Living Persons, you will see what I mean. Furthermore, you will note that statements in the article that have no reliable source are subject to immediate deletion. This would produce more than a few holes. Rather than indulge in such vandalism, I'll leave it to you perform the necessary upgrades. 
(NB: Dr. Karl's notability is not in question. The quality of the article is) Arfisk (talk) 12:56, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove Primary Sources 

message: 2016: Kruszelnicki received an Honorary Doctorate. As in to say he will never receive a real PHD.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-26/dr-karl-receives-honorary-doctorate/7204116
love the photo!
Fence pailing (talk) 12:37, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  University of the Sunshine Coast takes urine out of dr karl 

message: He says that his mother was Jewish from Danzig and his father Polish. Both were Nazi concentration camps prisoners.Xx236 (talk) 07:43, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  His roots 

message: I have commenced a tidy-up of the Bibliography section using cite templates. Capitalization and punctuation follow standard cataloguing rules in AACR2 and RDA, as much as Wikipedia templates allow it. ISBNs and other persistent identifiers, where available, are commented out, but still available for reference. This is a work in progress; feel free to continue. Sunwin1960 (talk) 01:08, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography 

message: . WP:DOB clearly states  "If a subject complains about our inclusion of their date of birth, or the person is borderline notable, err on the side of caution and simply list the year, provided that there is a reliable source for it."  In this case it is clear that the subject does get to decide wether or not it is included on their WP page.  Further I cannot see that his date of birth is widely reported, and the link to the original reference is a dead link, so the archived link is all that is relied on.  I contend that it cannot be reasonably inferred that he does not object.  I did check WP:DOB before I removed it as is stated in my edit summary.  Kruszelnicki complained to me about   it in conversation this morning. 8==8 Boneso  (talk) 02:40, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of date of birth 

message: This page is good but there is a lot of detail missing that I believe would add to the quality of the page. I note that this was last suggested 11 years ago, but I think there could still be a lot of improvements made. If you have any suggestions about information and sources, please add in here. I’ll be making improvements over the next week or two. Thanks 330highflyer (talk) 03:24, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  More detail (again) 

message: I propose to merge Sleek Geek Week into this page for Karl Kruszelnicki. The ABC page for Sleek Geek Week itself has been redirected, and there is now only a copy on Wayback Machine. It is no longer a current event, and Dr Kruszelnicki was one of the event creators.
I do not believe it would cause any page size concerns. Thank you for considering this merge proposal. SunnyBoi (talk) 05:54, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Happy to see it merged, but I think that a better target would be Science Week#Australia which is quite sparsely populated. As Karl Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer were only part of the team for this event, I think that it is better merged to the broader topic of the (Australian National) Science Week. Klbrain (talk) 15:04, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: On second look, it's still running, and probably deserves its own page as if updates would swamp Science Week#Australia. So, oppose merge. Klbrain (talk) 21:22, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal: Sleek Geek Week 

message: :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 (closed by non-admin page mover)  Lennart97 (talk) 19:46, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Karl Kruszelnicki →  – As the nickname is the common name for this topic. Various primary sources refer to him by this title: see here, here, and here. Sean Stephens (talk) 08:43, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move 16 June 2021

message: Citation #7 has been archived by the ABC website. Can someone who actually know how to use Wikipedia replace it with this link from the Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20161109032702/https://www.abc.net.au/tv/talkingheads/txt/s2262211.htm SecretSpectre (talk) 09:18, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. Thanks for he heads up. SchreiberBike | ⌨  14:43, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broken citation