Talk:Bill Cosby/Archive 1

message: I believe the recently added link to *.entertainment-news.org is Wikispam.  There are two headlines that mention Bill Cosby in passing at the top, followed by several articles billed as "News Related to Bill Cosby" that are obviously not.  Anybody can go to Google News and search for Bill Cosby news.  I'm probably going to go get rid of these links as I did to paperlessarchives dot com wikispam.  For details, so my user page.  If anyone disagrees, comment on my talk page.
I note that the user's contributions are all similar, on other actors' articles. Jdavidb 20:29, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikispam 

message: Okay, I balanced some of the commentary about his politcal views with other acts he has done. I did not elaborate on his philanthropic efforts for the Black Community which I wish someone else would. I was sure to include a link to the transcript of one of those controversial speeches. I feel the media has greatly misrepresented his words & many feel his speech was a divergance from his previous stances or withdraw of support.
I also created a new page for the "Ghettosburg Address" I'm not sure where the terminology came from but I liked it so I kept it. I've heard it referred to as the Pound Cake Speech, but the really long title can be a bit of a burden to spell out.
Any comments? --Duemellon 15:28, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not familiar with creating articles in WikiSource. I tried to go there & add the speech but it points back to the Wpedia instead. I guess I'll have to figure that one out. --Duemellon 12:31, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  The "Controversy" 

message: What happened to the Ghettosburgh Address page?  This wasn't a dead link a couple of months ago.
:The previous version of the article turned out to be copied from a copyrighted source.  It was deleted as a result --best, kevin [kzollman][talk] 17:57, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ghettosburgh Address 

message: In the opening...
"William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., Ed.D (born July 12, 1937) is an American actor, comedian, n*g**r, educator, television producer and philanthropist."
Is the word n*g**r really needed?
:It was vandalism placed into the article an hour before you took it out. Mike H. That's hot 03:10, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is it supposed to call him a n*g**r? 

message: The article currently says that "He was the first African-American man to star in a television series". Is the qualifier "man" relevant? I would guess that no African-American woman did so before him, but I don't know one way or the other. Athenaeum 12:56, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I would tend to agree with you. Diahann Carroll is regarded as the first African-American woman to have a lead role in a TV series with Julia, but it didn't start till 1968. Not meaning to downgrade Cosby's accomplishment, but he is more correctly the co-star of I Spy, at least in the way his name is presented in the credits. There's no doubt that Robert Culp has top billing (which is only proper since he was the bigger star at the time). Technically, therefore, Carroll was the first African-American to get top billing on her own show (unless there's another claimant I'm unaware of). 23skidoo 23:12, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

text: I added the word "dramatic," as there were two sitcoms starring African-Americans in the 1950s, which I'd just as soon not name. I think he also was the first African-American to star in a series named after him. Richard K. Carson 02:18, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Correction to my second sentence: Nat King Cole, for one, had a show named after him. Anyway, I did not put that in the article, and I still believe the qualifier of dramatic show is accurate. Richard K. Carson 03:18, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

text: Those are exactly the two shows I was alluding to, but they were not named after their stars. I think Cole may have been the first African American to have a TV show of any kind named after him (please correct me if I'm wrong), but it was not a sitcom. Cosby was the first to have a sitcom named after him, a later example being Martin. Richard K. Carson 08:54, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: First man or first person?

message: We have his books and TV shows listed -- what about his albums? Wasn't there a discography section in here at one point? 23skidoo 23:08, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Discography?

message: u did somethings that someone who follows Wiki goals would do, but then u totally did something else (removing, without discussion, a discussion). I'm restoring that section & inviting u to discuss your reasoning behind it. --Duemellon 21:24, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  WhispertoMe 

message: Bill Cosby was in Picture Pages promoting a play-along-at-home toy. A soundmaking bee-topped writing pen. His appearances were not limited to Capt. Kangaroo 'tho & they still pop up every now & then in syndication. Readding citation in the appropriate place it was before. --Duemellon 14:55, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture Pages 

message: There is a passing mention that he received a doctorate from UMass, but there is no mention of his BA and Masters.  The article mentions that he dropped out of Temple, but never mentions that he later got a degree from the same university.  I think a better accounting of his actual education (as opposed to the honorary degrees) needs to be included.
Also, there is a small section on his envolvement with jazz, but no mention of the Playboy Jazz Festival or the ensuing criticism he has received for his envolvement with it.  Cjosefy 17:04, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Actual education + Playboy Jazz Festival

message: IP vandalism -- Samir   धर्म 03:51, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sprotected 

message: This article is full of racial slurs, especially in the first few paragraphs... someone should correct it.
*along the same lines, why does it say in the first paragraph that he is a racist? is there any actual evidence for this?-PF
:Both are simply vandalism, which this page unfortunately sees rather a lot of. The best solution when you see vandalism in an article is to open the page history, click the last version before the vandalism was added, and save that. Use the edit summary "rv vandalism" (or simply "rvv"). —Angr 23:07, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Racial Slurs 

message: I had to revert the edits made by User:209.226.172.69 because they were unsourced. According to Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living people, any negative information has to be well-sourced to be included. —Angr 20:25, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Never mind, the source has been added, and I restored the text. I'm not sure "Background" is the right section for it, though. —Angr 20:27, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced edits 

message: Bill Cosby's not dead people Kelan 09:34, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Who ever said he was? —Angr 11:28, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: BIG Mistake

message: Can we get a link to the text of his speech to support "In the same speech he had scathing remarks for Christians and the police, as well as praise for the efforts of the Black Muslim organization and it's effectiveness, however, these statements were not reported in the articles in the mainstream media."
:The Gettosburg Address's full text is the link that needs to be moved to WikiSource has the full text for review (those statements appear at the middle and end of the speech). I'm not sure how to have that done so I would appreciate anyone who does that &/r explains how to do it. --Duemellon 14:27, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The background section needs MAJOR work. It is completely unsourced and frequently POV. With the intense scrutiny Wikipedia receives regarding entries on real people, a section such as this would seem to fail to meet the necessary standards of Wiki for biographical entries. But for the loss of a great deal of information, I would be inclined to delete the entire section. Hopefully someone can find the time for the badly-needed rewrite. SINsApple 06:31, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Background

message: There have been several vandalism recently, should this be protected? Allyourbasearebelongtousomg 02:03, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Protect?

message: On the "Military Brats" Wikipedia page, Cosby is listed as a famous 'military brat' (child of a military family, which is not considered a derogatory term by most who grew up in military families) and more specifically, he is listed as a Navy brat. A military childhood has many significant challenges and strengths associated with it, and the military aspect of Cosby's own childhood should be included here in the "Early Life" section. 
Sean7phil 19:47, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Military Brat (Navy Brat)

message: I removed the section about Cosby being a jazz fan because it was way too short, and sounded off-topic. --YoungOcelot 12:35, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Cosby and jazz

message: Why is this article thoroughly bereft of information on the murder of his son? ThuranX (talk) 21:44, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Son's death

message: I noticed that there's some sort of coding error in Cosby's box. I took a look at the code in Lenny Bruce's box, but I don't see a difference. Someone code-savvy should probably take a look at that  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Emperor Azure (talk • contribs) 22:05, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Could someone fix his infobox ?

message: Bill Cosby was actually born July 12, 1937 (not 1917/September 12, 1915) as the article states. According to the article he was over 40 years old when he recieved a track and field scholarship to Temple. 
Reference: (click 30's in timeline to view birthdate)
http://entertainer.billcosby.com/biography
Bill Cosby's brothers names are 
Russell, Robert, and James  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.93.28.197 (talk) 06:50, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fix Cosby's birthdate please

message: I find it extremely hard to believe that nothing is mentioned ANYWHERE in this article about the murder of his son Ennis. It was a shooting death I believe. I will add a section later when I pull together some references, and get the time(either tonight or tommorow).WacoJacko (talk) 03:29, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Nothing mentioned of son's murder

message: [Silver_Throat:_Bill_Cosby_Sings] had Bill Cosby's only hit that added a monologue to Stevie Wonder's  Everything's Alright: Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.57.92.31 (talk) 19:08, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Singing Career

message: I vaguely recall Cosby on a talk show back then talking about the Raspberry awards. After hearing he won it he demanded a trophy from the raspberry award people, who were surprised since no one had ever wanted one before. Finally they relented and had a nice one made just for him, which Cosby was showing off proudly on the talk show. 75.5.100.86 (talk) 23:01, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Golden Raspberry award

message: Personal life is a big list, and the pound cake speech is sourced wrong  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.220.247.136 (talk) 01:36, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Needs cleanup

message: Isn't his given name "William Henry Cosby, Jr.?"  He was also given creation/exec producer credits on The Cosby Show as "William H. Cosby, Jr., Ed. D." as if it matters.  Cpk1971 (talk) 07:11, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Given/Legal Name

message: I've removed this from the pound cake speech section, because it looks like someone's simply plugging their Youtube videos. Feel free to put it back when/if it is properly cited.
"Bill Cosby Parodies
Bill Cosby has been superimposed onto many images. One quote in particular has been remixed in songs such as the BIll Cosby Super Smash Bros. song, which is on youtube.com."
67.236.202.163 (talk) 03:12, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Youtube comments

message: Someone should add that Cosby was on the Master list of Nixon political opponents
Not sure exactly how to word it or even the reasons behind his being put on the list, I assume he was somewhat involved in the civil rights movement.  I thought it was interesting and noteworthy 97.91.190.78 (talk) 08:16, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Nixon's Enemy List

message: Shouldnt someone explain how he almost killed a miget! Isnt that something thats imporant. Geez people.130.113.128.11 (talk) 20:43, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Midget

message: African-American is not a nationality.  Should split this into Ethnicity and Nationality if it's even worth mentioning.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.145.2.123 (talk) 05:04, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Nationality

message: In the early life section "navy" should be capitalized. It's a proper noun. thanks. U.S. Navy is best though, but please Navy is proper. ps, why can I not edit this page? i thought anyone could edit wikipedia?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.204.159 (talk) 05:14, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The page is currently semi-protected due to excessive vandalism. (See the lock in the upper right corner.) Only registered users can edit semi-protected pages. RainbowOfLight Talk 05:16, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: US Navy

message: I tried to look up his dissertation for his doctorate.  I was able to find the website UMI ProQuest and entered the pub.no. ATT 7706369 that is listed in the Reference section no. 12.  It produced a 'no results found'.  Is that the correct number of his dissertation?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.238.92.223 (talk) 04:28, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cosby's dissertation

message: I that what he did on ESPN should be mentioned somewhere in the article. 68.192.42.42 (talk) 20:42, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: ESPN "2,5 and 6" Incident

message: Cosby's speaking style is definitely unique and should be mentioned here. Does anyone know where it comes from?
24.245.42.233 (talk) 08:04, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Speaking style

message: Um.  Why does this article still make no mention of his son's murder?  That seems fairly important, and should have been mentioned in the personal life section.  86.46.203.161 (talk) 00:24, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Lazarus Cosby

message: how can a character like that miss a "in popular culture" section and simpsons references? wikipedia fail! --85.146.181.187 (talk) 10:40, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: missing in popular culture section

message: "Although ostensibly focused on Culp's character, the show had clearly become a vehicle for his co-star."
the episodes themselves don't support this, the shows in the final season, for example, having the same structure as those in the first, cosby's character having no more lines, culp's no fewer, etc.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.170.183.150 (talk) 09:31, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: questionable statement

message: Someone should fix this.... The line "At Glynn Academy, Cosby began acting in plays as well as continuing his devotion to playing sports." is not correct.  As an alum of Glynn Academy, I'm pretty sure I'd know if he went there too! :-)  It appears someone changed it  last September from Fitz Simmons Junior High, which is what the reference says too    69.140.255.239 (talk) 22:49, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Another questionable statement

message: Why is his father referred to as "a cook for the U.S. Navy"? Was his father working for a private contractor? If he was, my point is moot. If his father was enlisted in the U.S. Navy, a more academically accurate (and respectful) sentence would perhaps be: "...and William Henry Cosby, an enlisted U.S. Navy Sailor, who served as a cook...".    —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.108.243.166 (talk) 14:58, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Doubt it, cuz I looked on IMDB and they didn't have it either. BTW, don't forget to sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~). Thanks! RC-0722 communicator/kills 00:53, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

text: Aren't Bill Cosby's parents dead? I mean, he's pretty old himself. --Mark Lessig (talk) 18:25, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Parents? Siblings?

message: Jack Paar, in his video memoir tells the true story of having Bill Cosby on the "Tonight Show" for the first time in 1963. Bill was about to go on, a commercial was playing, and Bill was behi nd the curtain. Jack came out to speak to the audience during the commercial. It was a rare thing to have a black comedian on television in those days and Jack wanted to give Cosby a break, asking the audience to be kind to this new kid and even to laugh a bit more than you might regularly do. As Jack Paar went on, in a soft voice from behind the curtain Bill Cosby said, "I don't need it." Jack Paar was a bit startled, saying, "What?" Bill said again, from behind the curtain, "I don't need it," obviously referring to Jack priming the audience. The commercial ended, and Jack stepped back, bowing to Bill's wishes. Bill came out, and he literally "killed" the audience, really wowing them.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Missionoak (talk • contribs) 20:36, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting story; do you have a citation for it? (Video cites are generally not useful unless there's a transcript for it.)  Frank    talk  20:51, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

text: Nice story, except Cosby could not have literally "killed" the audience and also have avoided prison or the chair. He figuratively "killed" the audience. Thanks for playing. Binksternet (talk) 22:41, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Bill Cosby's first appearance on network television

message: Is he dead?  Floaterfluss  (talk) (contribs)   13:15, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No. --Fang Aili talk 13:24, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Whoa. He's got one real doctorate and six honorary doctorates. This guy's a genius!(Myscrnnm (talk) 08:30, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Death

message: Could someone add in the fact that Bill Cosby is a past member of the Harlem Globetrotters?  
The verification can be obtained from three sources.
1)  By going to the Globetrotters official website and checking the full roster (located here:  ) where he is listed.  
2)  In a selection of videos on the Harlem Globetrotters YouTube site, under Curly Neal's Globetrotter memories, he (Neal) lists one of his memories as Bill Cosby donning Neal's jersey for at least one game and there is a still photo in the video showing Cosby 'in game'.  That video can be seen here ().  
3)  Cosby is also listed on the Globetrotters Wiki entry as being one of two people (the other being Magic Johnson) who are signed to lifetime, $1.00 per year contracts with the Globetrotters; this fact is verified in a news story (located here:  ), which would make Cosby a lifetime employee of the Harlem Globetrotters organization.
Signed Badkarma9999Badkarma9999 (talk) 09:44, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Per , he was made an honorary member for $1 a year in, apparently, 1972. Not the same as being an actual, real member of the team. -- 207.237.230.157 (talk) 03:32, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Cosby and the Globetrotters

message: Mr. Cosby has tweeted "Again, I'm rebuttaling rumors about my demise. But, I'm confirming I have an app - [a url that pointed to ] :)" and "Emotional friends have called about this misinformation. To the people behind the foolishness, I’m not sure you see how upsetting this is." to rumors of his demise.   — Jeff G.  ツ 22:42, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Rumored demise

message: Does anyone have proof that the episode of The Cosby Show, where Cliff races Valerie Brisco Hooks was a real life event? It seems to me that there sholud be a citation in the article for this claim. 2tuntony (talk) 16:21, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It might be a hoax.  I was unable to find a reliable online source for it using some Google searches.  If nothing else, the dates don't make sense, since the episode first aired in 1986, so it could not have been inspired by a 1988 event.  -- JTSchreiber (talk) 03:32, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I have removed it from the article. If someone has a reference, it can be returned. 2tuntony (talk) 07:09, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: 4x400

message: Groucho Marx is one of his biggest influences, have we forgotten??  He even re-did 'you bet your life.'  The cigar thing?  come on people!
The following sources agree with you: Cosby: The Life of a Comedy Legend by Ronald L. Smith, Prometheus Books, 1997, and Hello I Must Be Going by Charlotte Chandler, Simon & Schuster, 1978. Bill Cosby even wrote the foreword to the latter.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.19.237.211 (talk) 03:42, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Influences

message: From the Article it say in the "In the 1990s and 2000s" that Phylicia Rashād replaced Chuck Norris. This needs to be replaced but I don't know who Phylicia Rashād replaced. I leave it to someone more knowledgeable on this subject.
Also in 1996, he started up a new show for CBS, Cosby, again co-starring Phylicia Rashād, his onscreen wife on The Cosby Show (early on she replaced Chuck Norris).
--Bonelifer (talk) 18:41, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism to the "In the 1990s and 2000s" section

message: Bill Cosby never appeared on the Dick Van Dyke Show.  Comedian Godfrey Cambridge played the role of a government agent in an episode.  The last name of his character was Bond.  It does not appear that the article stated as a fact that Cosby ever appeared on the show.  I don't believe the author tried to.  I wouldn't know any better.  A search for the episode title was futile.  Maybe it's there somewhere.  1963 season would be my guess, maybe it's just my eyes, I couldn't find it.  Perhaps Cosby was considered for that role.  Godfrey Cambridge was great, though.  The agent, Bond, comes to the Petrie home for a surveillance on an individual involved in nefarious activities who lived across the street from Rob and Laura.  One of the famous, very funny and memorable lines delivered in that episode was when Rob took over surveillance as a 'Jr. GI,' and inadvertantly photographed Bond napping.  Cambridge wakes up after the click of the camera is heard.  Rob admits photographing Bond.  Bond says:
"Mr. Petrie, why did you do that?"
174.127.59.53 (talk) 17:43, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Dick Van Dyke Show

message: All citations from Cosby: The Life of a Comedy Legend, Ronald L. Smith, Prometheous Books, 1997.
The four cities that declined to show the initial episode of I, Spy were Savannah, GA; Albany, GA; Daytona Beach, FL; and Birmingham, AL. p.67
Li'l Ole Man (called "Little Old Man" in the text) made it into the Top 20. p.80
Temple gathered up Cosby's body of work and granted him a Bachelor of Arts degree (no date given). p.98
People Magazine calls The Cosby Show "revolutionary" and Newsday calls it a "breakthrough." p.167
The series Cosby was based on the British series One Foot in the Grave. p. 226  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jpse57 (talk • contribs) 04:29, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Citations I can't enter because I'm new

message: He received a Doctorate of Humanities from Oberlin College on April 30, 2010 See here  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.162.163.101 (talk) 16:15, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Add honorary degree? 

message: Should we include a listing of schools he has appeared at? I know for a fact he has appeared at Mott Community College here in Flint, Michigan. Just a thought. —Preceding unsigned comment 
*Morehouse spring commencement address May 2004
William “Bill” Cosby 2004 Commencement Speaker at Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA).  --Rayjr13 (talk) 17:54, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think individual appearances are worth mentioning unless they are commented upon in major news sources. Morehouse reporting on a Morehouse appearance is not quite enough. Binksternet (talk) 18:11, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: School Appearances

message: This article has amassed a shocking amount of unsourced material. Unless it is cited, I think it's fair game for removal.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xenosagian (talk • contribs) 02:11, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Unsourced Material

message: Can someone please write about Cosby's sweaters and the festivals, etc. surrounding this?  I can't believe this article doesn't mention this!  People, this is important stuff, lol!
(IN RE: 5th Annual Cosby Sweater Bar Crawl in Annapolis, MD)
paul klenk talk 23:02, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Um, sweaters, people...?  Hello...? 

message: Bill is shown as attending Central High School. However, it was my understanding that he attended Germantown High School, from which he did not graduate. As an alum of GHS, I am saddened to see this reference. If I am mistaken, then no doubt many of my classmates are, too, since he visited the school for its 100th graduation, the year before I graduated in '68.
You can reach me at DSpaulding@SpauldingGrp.com
David Spaulding Watchorn (talk) 11:41, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The article already discusses the two high schools Cosby attended: Central and Germantown. Binksternet (talk) 14:05, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from Watchorn, 8 April 2011 

message: I have been removing mention of an internet hoax saying Cosby is dead. To me, the sources appear quite unreliable. Where is the Snopes entry, for instance, or mention by major news agencies? If a good source is brought, the hoax can be brought back.
*http://twitpic.com/11nc2r
**This low-reliability source could be showing any kind of graphic manipulation.
*http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail??blogid=95&entry_id=56769
**This article about a completely different subject mentions Cosby in passing, and it is a blog. Not good.
Binksternet (talk) 10:35, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Mark Twain must be chuckling w/ Bill. FatTrebla (talk) 16:47, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Internet hoax of death

message: Any idea whether this actually was a controversy? He is quite well known for his Pound Cake speech, and all his views in this area. But a random comment trashing Trump?  --  Zanimum (talk) 19:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: How widely commented upon was this? How many news outlets reported it? I think it is too much recentism, not enough in the encyclopedia style. Binksternet (talk) 20:09, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Okay, so a lot of news outlets covered it, but I Donald Trump gets into a squabble with a celebrity every other month. I really don't think it's notable.  --  Zanimum (talk) 15:00, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cosby on Trump 

message: He was an OB/GYN and she was a partner at a law firm. They owned a Brownstone in an excellent area of Brooklyn. I think a good argument can be made that the Huxtables were upper-class. Why not just leave the family's social standing out? --Ted 21:49, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Were the Huxtables middle class?

message: Please replace  with , which is more specific and not so incredibly large in size.
64.134.125.128 (talk) 17:06, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, seems uncontroversial.  Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 01:27, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from an IP user, 29 October 2011 

message: An end quotation mark should be added at the end of this paragraph:
Cornel West defended Cosby and his remarks, saying, "he's speaking out of great compassion and trying to get folk to get on the right track, 'cause we've got some brothers and sisters who are not doing the right things, just like in times in our own lives, we don't do the right thing. ... He is trying to speak honestly and freely and lovingly, and I think that's a very positive thing.[22]
MattMaynard (talk) 13:23, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 12 December 2011 

message: Potential addition under Acting Career: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/OBKB  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nydc201 (talk • contribs) 02:01, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  OBKB 

message: Bill Cosby is not dead, the page needs to be edited to say that he is still alive, and did not die on February 18, 2012.
70.189.255.85 (talk) 00:44, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: . Moondyne (talk) 01:25, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 19 February 2012 

message: I have heard that Bill Cosby was at one time the highest paid earner in the world (this was a long time ago though, back in the 1980s). 
If any one knows a good source for this information, it could go in the article. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 16:43, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Try a search like this for news items or like this for books. You'll find a bunch of good sources. Binksternet (talk) 18:02, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Once one of the world's highest earners

message: There is an image of bill cosby that it could be used  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BillCosby.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.174.14.112 (talk • contribs) 10:49, September 2, 2007
:Good call.  The image was already in the article so I moved it up to the infobox.  --ElKevbo 15:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Seconding this.  The photo caption is irrelevant to the photo itself.  It does not depict Cosby on stage, in fact it does not depict any specific individual, because there are no faces visible.  Need better quality photo depicting Cosby on stage at the festival. 12.233.146.130 (talk) 22:13, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed and removed. --Musdan77 (talk) 00:22, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Image

message: Specifics: Please add the following text to the Honorary Degrees/Awards/ etc.  
Source:  www.cheyney.edu or google "Bill Cosby and Cheyney":
Bill Cosby was the keynote speaker for commencement exercises at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in 2007.
170.20.11.116 (talk) 12:42, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Please provide also a full link! mabdul 15:16, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 1 April 2012- 

message: Why does this article make no reference to the sexual assault lawsuit settled in late 2006?  Also, the extortion attempt by Autumn Jackson, with whose mother Cosby had an affair, is not mentioned.  I have no interest in indulging in the "sex scandal" debate (above) per sae, but the wiki page should be a source of valid information regarding significant legal and personal issues. Sadiemonster (talk) 07:48, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree wholeheartedly.  I've added a paragraph with sources which may or may not justify a separate L3 section but the case certainly needs mention within the article.  Moondyne (talk) 02:21, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Lawsuit?

message: The Wikipedia entry should include that Autumn Jackson was eventually acknowledged as Bill Cosby's biological daughter. A fact he knew(but denied publicly for years) since she was a child and would visit her and her mother, and would have them visit his TV 'set'.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.154.181.49 (talk) 04:03, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Opinion/Vandalism in Personal Life

message: Bill Cosby comedy album, "Bill Cosby is a beautiful man" (... and also very funny), dated 1973 by MCA Records, produced by Gil Rodin.  The album is a two record set with the following skits: 
Side One (Record 1)
# Handball At the "Y"
# "Froofie" The Dog
# Survival
# Fernet Branca
Side Two (Record 2)
# Wally, Wally
# The Lower Track
# (In Las Vegas) Be Good To Your Wives
# (In Las Vegas) Bill Cosby Fights Back
Side Three (Record 2)
# Buck Jones
# Bill Cosby's First Baby
# Basketball
# Fat Albert's Car
Side Four (Record 1)
# Snakes And Alligators
# Track And Field/High Jump
# Ennis Toilet
# My Brother, Russell
# Masculinity At Its Finest
Personal Side Note: I have looked high and low with no luck for a CD of this vinyl 2 album set that I own as I think it is one of his better works.
Toddcscar (talk) 01:23, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional Comedy Album listing 

message: Are endorsement really that important to Cosby's life that we need to name companies like Coca Cola in the lead paragraphs? 188.23.122.252 (talk) 11:49, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Endorsements 

message: I have reverted poorly supported text about Autumn Jackson, text that presented the extortion case of Autumn Jackson as being from Cosby's daughter, though Cosby has always said Jackson is not his daughter. Other text was about scandal, gossip, TV shows that tried Cosby in the media, etc. All of this is too controversial to be presented as character flaws of Cosby, as scandal and gossip. Binksternet (talk) 01:40, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  BLP concerns about Autumn Jackson, gossip, scandal 

message: Lawyer Tamara Green accused Cosby of groping her three decades earlier, but Green never pressed charges in criminal court, nor did she sue Cosby in civil court. There is nothing about Green's story that can be determined as fact. If Green is brought into this article she cannot be presented as a victim of Cosby in Wikipedia's voice. It is just as likely that Cosby is a victim of an unfair accusation by Green. Binksternet (talk) 01:50, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tamara Green 

message: "With credit for life experience, the University of Massachusetts awarded Cosby a Doctor of Education degree in 1977."  Encyclopedia Britannica.  (There is much conflicting information re: the actual degrees Mr Cosby has EARNED vs. being AWARDED "for life experience" in several sources that I have searched, including Wikipedia.  Can someone verify once and for all? Several UMASS graduates of the 70's state that neither the Master's or Doctorate were EARNED degrees.
Loughsheelin (talk) 22:34, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please make your request in a "change X to Y" format. Please provide sources and exactly what to replace it with; semi edit requests are not where to request work like this. Only where you provide an un-controversial change that is in x-y format. Vacation9 00:12, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 22 January 2013 

message: Occasionally, some editor replaces William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. in the first sentence with Dr. William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr.. Let's work to keep his professional and academic title out of the lead sentence per established practices defined at WP:CREDENTIAL. There's no need to put the Dr. in there since we subsequently explain how he earned his doctorate. Binksternet (talk) 21:29, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Cosby has earned his Doctorate of Education from the University of Massachusetts.  It is not honorary.  He is entitled to use the Dr. in his name, but chooses not to.  The one exception was in the end credits of The Cosby Show. Bill S. (talk) 11:00, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: There was no suggestion it was honorary. Also, it's not correct that there is "one exception"; here are a few others.  Frank    talk  12:49, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: We don't add "Dr." to every article of a person who has received a PhD. For example: Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, among many many others. There is no point in making an exception for Bill Cosby. Hamsterlopithecus (talk) 20:51, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Dr. Cosby

message: I don't think there is a need to semi-protect this article anymore. Could we remove the protection so casual editors can make their minor edits and additions? Thanks Hamsterlopithecus (talk) 21:00, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It was 2009 that it went under semi-protection, so it's certainly worth experimenting, seeing what sort of edits the article gets. Unprotected.  --  Zanimum (talk) 16:20, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's always worth a shot, but it wasn't working. I've re-protected it. --Bongwarrior (talk) 20:02, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  I second that, after taking a look at the frequency of vandalism.  --  Zanimum (talk) 20:55, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request to remove semi-protection 

message: The article should include something about the dozen witnesses who were ready to testify against Cosby in the Constand civil suit. This is very likely why Cosby opted to settle with Constand -- even if all the women claiming he had made similar drug-and-grope sexual assaults on them were lying, it made Constand's claim far more credible than it otherwise have been. Several of their stories also were recounted in credible, non-gossipy media outlets such as Philadelphia Magazine. www.phillymag.com/articles/dr-huxtable-mr-hyde/
: Not done: please make your request in a "change X to Y" format. —KuyaBriBriTalk 21:59, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  More information re: lawsuits 

message: Please remove from section "Early Life," paragraph # 2 : Cosby also joined the school's chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
Please add to section "Personal Life," paragraph # 3: Cosby is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He was initiated in the fraternity's Beta Alpha Alpha graduate chapter in White Plains, New York in 1988.
76.184.61.72 (talk) 05:13, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Good job. --Musdan77 (talk) 06:38, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 8 March 2013 

message: Footnote 12, Verve Records, leads to a dead link. The current Verve Records page for Bill Cosby is at http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/default.aspx?aid=2842, but it's basically just a photo and his name. This footnote needs to be replaced. I'd do it, but the article's locked to IP editors. -- 207.237.230.157 (talk) 23:24, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Unsupported citation

message: ===Honorary degrees===
Cosby has received honorary degrees from more than a dozen colleges and universities:
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Boston University, May 18, 2014.
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, December 5, 2008.
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Carnegie Mellon University, May 20, 2007; he was also the keynote speaker for the commencement ceremony.
* Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, May 8, 2004. Cosby was also the host of the school's 60th Anniversary Concert in January 2006.
*Honorary LL.D. from the University of North Carolina, 2003
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Baylor University, September 4, 2003, at the "Spirit Rally" for the Baylor and Central Texas communities.
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Yale University, May 26, 2003.
* Honorary Degree in 2003 presented by President William Harjo LoneFight from the Sisseton Wahpeton College on the Lake Traverse Reservation for his contributions to minority education.
* Honorary Doctorate from West Chester University of Pennsylvania during the 2003 graduation ceremony.
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Haverford College, May 2002.
* Honorary Degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Cincinnati in 2001.
* Honorary Doctorate from Amherst College, May 1999. (Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa)
* Honorary Doctorate from Colgate University, May 1999.99.155.207.53 (talk) 13:31, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. These are already in the article.  RudolfRed (talk) 18:46, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 4 May 2013 

message: Cosby has received honorary degrees from more than a dozen colleges and universities:
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Boston University, May 18, 2014.
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, December 5, 2008.
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Carnegie Mellon University, May 20, 2007; he was also the keynote speaker for the commencement ceremony.
* Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, May 8, 2004. Cosby was also the host of the school's 60th Anniversary Concert in January 2006.
*Honorary LL.D. from the University of North Carolina, 2003
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Baylor University, September 4, 2003, at the "Spirit Rally" for the Baylor and Central Texas communities.
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Yale University, May 26, 2003.
* Honorary Degree in 2003 presented by President William Harjo LoneFight from the Sisseton Wahpeton College on the Lake Traverse Reservation for his contributions to minority education.
* Honorary Doctorate from West Chester University of Pennsylvania during the 2003 graduation ceremony.
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Haverford College, May 2002.
* Honorary Degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Cincinnati in 2001.
* Honorary Doctorate from Amherst College, May 1999. (Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa)
* Honorary Doctorate from Colgate University, May 1999.99.155.207.53 (talk) 13:31, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. These are already in the article.  RudolfRed (talk) 18:46, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Honorary degrees

message: Please add the following information to the Honorary Degrees section.
*Commencement speaker at 178th commencement exercises of Colgate University.  Received an Honorary Doctorate from Colgate University, May, 1999.
www.newswise.com/articles/bill-cosby-commencement-speaker1
: Source?   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jguy (talk • contribs) 17:13, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  Done - Thanks! --ElHef (Meep?) 20:15, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 19 May 2013 

message: I removed the claim about Cosby being a "special admit" to UMass for lack of evidence but found this 1985 People magazine article that reported on a book that claimed Cosby "was recruited personally by the assistant dean of the U. Mass. education school" and "entered a program designed to award advanced education degrees to 'mature students,' some of whom hadn't attended or completed college." So what to make of this book's claim? Arbor to SJ (talk) 06:25, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding the claim about Cosby's "special admission" to UMass 

message: this article needs one bad.  Also a lot of this article is quite pov.  for instance "Also during the 1970s, Cosby and other African-American actors, including Sidney Poitier, joined forces to make some successful comedy films that countered the violent "blaxploitation" films of the era" referring to Uptown Saturday  Night trilogy is ridiculous. They were blaxploitation movies.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.129.95 (talk) 04:31, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The filmography is there now but seems incomplete. Wasn't he in the Fat Albert movie in the 2000s? --64.129.32.18 (talk) 21:53, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  filmography 

message: On May 21, he received the degree Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Baltimore. 
His speech is included in the video of the entire commencement.  http://pointers.audiovideoweb.com/stcasx/il80win10068/commencement/130521_UB_Commencement.wmv/play.asx  
See http://www.ubalt.edu/about-ub/news-events/index.cfm?news_id=1775 for the news release.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.230.201.203 (talk) 19:18, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Cosby has been awarded multiple honorary doctorate degrees, starting 1977. How is this one so notable? Binksternet (talk) 02:34, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  A doctorate from the University of Baltimore was missed.   Edit request on 22 May 2013 

message: Source(s): http://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/tv-review-bill-cosby-far-from-finished-1200832852/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/bill-cosby-far-from-finished_n_4317625.htmlhttp://insidetv.ew.com/2013/11/04/bill-cosby-comedy-central-stand-up-special/http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/blogs/2013/11/bill-cosby-far-from-finished  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.110.9.105 (talk) 05:30, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bill Cosby's "Far From Finished" Comedy Special on Comedy Central 

message: Bill Cosby is currently in the process of working with NBC and his former producer Tom Werner to develop a sitcom for the channel. They are looking for writers for the series. Here's the official source. 98.110.5.128 (talk) 04:39, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cosby poised to come back to Television, Deadline reports. 

message: This article only mentions when but there have been over a dozen sexual assault accusations. Even if you choose to believe that all of the women are lying just for the sake of lying (because the statue of limitations has passed so they won't make any money), I still think the accusations should be mentioned in the article. It's kinda a really big deal, don't you think? I think a lot of people would really appreciate it if someone added information about the sexual assault accusations to the wikipedia article.
I tried to post about this before and it got removed as a BLP violation. I didn't make any edits to the actual page so I don't understand why that happened. All that I'm saying is that he has been accused of multiple sexual assaults. You can choose to not believe it if you want to, but I don't think that changes the fact that it's something worth mentioning on his wikipedia article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.203.240.97 (talk) 00:13, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Note that the Woody Allen article contains a section discussing the molestation allegations from only one accuser, while Cosby has multiple accusers. If the Cosby allegations are proscribed by BLP, then it would seem the Allen allegations should be as well. If the Allen allegations are kosher by BLP, then the Cosby allegations should go in.Pokey5945 (talk) 21:16, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  No mention of multiple sexual assault accusations? 

message: There probably should be separate sections for audio recordings and video recordings. Oh, and 49 should be mentioned somewhere in the article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:9:4300:46:F5A5:F9FE:6125:A59B (talk) 12:22, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  No mention of 49? 

message: Category:Media franchises
75.80.129.37 (talk) 01:53, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —  (e • t • c) 02:36, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 18 June 2014 

message: I noticed that this article has been in the "sex scandals" category since at least October 2008 (that's as far as I went back), but I can find nothing in the article or in the talk page or archives to support its presence.  Any ideas?  —bbatsell ¿? ✍ 18:57, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Clearly an overlooked piece of vandalism. Someone should remove it as soon as possible. That is, if the Wiki is to be taken seriously. --Zornfalke (talk) 15:05, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I concur. This category is pointless and ridiculous. --141.51.213.197 (talk) 13:04, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hasn't this joke gone far enough? Please, someone remove either the 'sex scandals' category or the protection from the page and I'll do it myself. Honestly, this ongoing counterfactual information doesn't make the English Wiki look too good. 88.69.59.103 (talk) 21:24, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: "Sex scandals" category

message: Honarary Degree - The Ohio State University - June 8th, 2001 
--Jbnovotny 05:18, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Awards

message: In the section "Sexual assault allegations," can you please add a sentence saying that Bill Cosby denies the accusations against him?
Sources:
*"Cosby has repeatedly denied the allegations" http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/14/showbiz/tv/bill-cosby-rape-allegations/index.html
*"In the past, Cosby has repeatedly denied these claims." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/11/15/bill-cosby-stays-silent-on-npr-interview-will-no-longer-on-appear-on-david-lettermans-show/
*"Cosby has repeatedly denied the allegations," http://www.newsweek.com/tamara-green-talks-about-bill-cosby-228495
107.1.187.200 (talk) 10:50, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point. Done. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email)  12:44, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 November 2014 

message: (About the section "Sexual assault allegations") 
Please change 
"In February 2005, on hearing that the prosecutor was unlikely to pursue charges in relation to Constand's accusation, California lawyer, Tamara Green, came forward with allegations that Cosby had drugged and assaulted her in the 1970s." 
to 
"In February 2005, on hearing that the prosecutor was unlikely to pursue charges in relation to Constand's accusation, California lawyer Tamara Lucier Green came forward with allegations that Cosby had drugged and assaulted her in the 1970s."
*Nine years ago, when Green was interviewed by Matt Lauer on the "Today" show, his lawyer issued a statement: "Miss Green's allegations are absolutely false. Mr. Cosby does not know the name Tamara Green or (maiden name) Tamara Lucier and the incident she describes did not happen. The fact that she may have repeated this story to others is not corroboration." http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/11/showbiz/tv/bill-cosby-rape-allegations/
*http://www.today.com/id/6945190/ns/today/t/second-cosby-accuser-why-she-came-forward/
*http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/134460 "Tamara Lucier Green"
107.1.187.200 (talk) 11:01, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: And done. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email)  12:47, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 November 2014 -- Change "Tamara Green" to "Tamara Lucier Green" and delete commas 

message: None of these women provided more than just their words and good acting. A good hunch would suggest they could've just been trying to profit off their allegations.  False, sensationalistic stories have historically been used to lure audiences in what is known as a media feeding frenzy.  It should be known that Washington Times commentator Christopher Harper alleged on November 19, 2014 that the claims made against Cosby were "classic click bait — sensational material to lure readers and viewers."  I will not deny that I had earlier made a typo when I sourced it by claiming it was November 20.JoetheMoe25 (talk) 15:58, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not against including this sort of opinion, the one Harper has, if it is noteworthy and balanced. I think we'd need to gather a variety of sources to make sure we weren't cherrypicking and giving undue weight. The reason I removed the edit was explained in the edit summary: "why do we care about this one commentator? is the source particularly reliable, respected, and weighty? is the commentator particularly noteworthy?" Perhaps a well-written "Reactions" section to the allegations themselves would be desired. It is interesting, given that many of these women had made previous allegations in a suit, that this "media storm" has occurred now. I suppose this has been and will be analyzed and considered by a variety of sources. Biosthmors (talk) pls notify me (i.e. ) while signing a reply, thx 16:37, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

text: I think we all agree about that. Biosthmors (talk) pls notify me (i.e. ) while signing a reply, thx 17:31, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: The Sexual Assault Claims made Against Cosby Are Likely Just Sensationalism

message: William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. (born July 12, 1937) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician, and activist, before being exposed as the alleged most prolific serial rapist in recorded history.
76.168.109.215 (talk) 23:31, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes cute. Thanks for your input. Obotlig ☣ interrogate 00:19, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

text: Read WP:BLP. --NeilN talk to me 06:25, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 12 December 2014 

message: Bill Cosby is a well know molestor  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryanyazel (talk • contribs) 18:17, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Molestor 

message: Molestor
: Not done: as you have not requested a specific change.If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 19:50, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 December 2014 

message: I've already had an edit reverted in the 'sexual assault allegations' section of Cosby's page and I don't want to edit it more, but I've been bothered by how the section starts with "several women have accused Cosby of drugging them and/or sexual assault". I think it's fourteen women that have accused Cosby of sexual assault? And at least seven of the women's accusations have included drugging I think? It seems like a weird way to start the section, which speaks later of accusations from 13 women etc. When you think of "several" women accusing Cosby of sexual assault your brain does not think of a number as high as fourteen. It thinks, like, four. Shiningroad (talk) 12:39, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: When I think of "several," I think of "seven or more," or at least "six or more." And using "numerous" indicates a high number. I suppose "13 or "14" can be argued as a high number in this case, but "several" is somehow less vague to me, and, in this case, is more accurate than "numerous." Flyer22 (talk) 16:42, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: The usual usage of 'several' means "more than two, but not many." For roughly two, normal usage is "a couple". Several means three or a few more. Incidentally, two more names of accusers became public today: model-actress Angela Leslie and former child actress Renita Chaney Hill. The latter was age 15-19 when it began, including Cosby pushing her to drink alcohol. Agreed with IH, just use the actual number. Or if it reaches 12 (it's close now -- 10?) then use "a dozen" which allows for minor variation. Benefac (talk) 18:20, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: "A few" commonly means "three or more" to people, including to me. I never use "several" to mean "three or more," and I don't think it's the standard for people to do so; I see "few" more than I see "several" in that case. Then again, some people use "several" to mean "some" (even if some means 20 people), and these terms (few, several, etc.) can be relative; for example, "a few million." Flyer22 (talk) 18:31, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  Flyer22: dictionaries and Google searches are your friends. How you personally use words is irrelevant, as is the usage by unknown 'some people'. Look for definitions in the most reliable dictionaries, like the Oxford English Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Collins, etc. FreeDictionary  includes definitions from several different dictionaries. If your usage differs substantially from highly-regarded dictionaries, then it is your usage that is wrong for inclusion in an encyclopedia article, not the dictionaries'. Benefac (talk) 21:54, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Benefac, I don't need to be told that "dictionaries and Google searches are [my] friends." I don't need your condescension. I am well aware of how dictionaries define the word several. I knew very well that when you stated above, "The usual usage of 'several' means 'more than two, but not many.'", you had consulted online dictionaries. But online or offline dictionaries are not all that one should consult when it comes to word usage. I stated above that "a few" commonly means "three or more" to people, including to me. That is true, and WP:Reliable sources can back me up on people using "a few" to mean "three or more." WP:Reliable sources, and random Google searches, can also back me up on what I stated above about how people use the word several. Other people's opinions on the word several in this discussion even show that. People obviously do not only use the word several to mean "three or more." They also use it in the way that Collect has, which started this debate, or in the way that TheScotch has made clear below. When it comes to Wikipedia content, I rarely make decisions on that content based purely on my personal opinion, and many at this site, including Collect, know that; you apparently do not, and felt the need to tell me how irrelevant you feel my personal opinion is in a discussion where people are expressing their personal opinions about these words. Flyer22 (talk) 03:00, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

text:  Benefac I think sixteen women have accused Cosby of attempted sexual assault/sexual assault/rape, it depends how you interpret news articles. One news site says sixteen women have accused Cosby of rape in its article title, which isn't true. Shiningroad (talk) 11:08, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

text: Just use the actual number. InedibleHulk (talk) 17:35, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree. The actual number is a bit vague, though, because we don't know how many of those who've made public accusations were among Costand's lawyers' 13 affidavits. It might be best for us to state the number of named accusers and modify it with "at least" or "more than" to include the unnamed in that 13. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email)  14:07, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

text: No.  We have a number stated by a lawyer, but that is scarcely a claim that all of them made' or were willing to make' a specific accusation of assault - especially since no court case ensued.    WP:BLP dictates that we tread softly here. Collect (talk) 14:18, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

text: We can't use the actual number because at the moment that number is still in flux. If I were writing this for a newspaper the phrase I would use is "A number of women". I agree that "several" makes it sound too few (indeed, the word several generally refers to three) but "A number of..." covers off a higher number. Once a number is finalized (if a number is finalized) it may be worth revisiting the question as to whether to use the word "Many", however in some interpretations "Many" may be seen as overstating, even with 14. 68.146.52.234 (talk) 14:57, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: If it were seven to ten women in this case, use of "several" would be fine (in my opinion, at least), since people use "several" to mean "three or more," and certainly don't stop at "three" for use of the word several. But, yeah, since we're a little past the dozen stage in this case, I give my support for not using "several" in this case. Flyer22 (talk) 16:07, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm convinced by Collect's argument and support the IP's suggested wording. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email)  15:37, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: At the moment the section begins, "According to a November 2014 Washington Post article, "Sixteen women have publicly stated that Cosby sexually assaulted them, with 12 saying he drugged them first and another saying he attempted to drug her", however recent articles put the number of accusers at 20 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/11/28/colleges-cut-ties-with-bill-cosby-as-the-list-of-women-accusing-him-of-sexual-assault-hits-20/), "at least 20" (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20141202_Cosby_steps_down_from_Temple_s_board_of_trustees.html) and more recently 20 plus another accusation (http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/bill-cosby-scandal/bill-cosby-sued-alleged-sexual-assault-teenager-1970s-n260366), can anyone look into these figures? Shiningroad (talk) 20:35, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: "Several women"

message: I would like to expand on the recent rape allegations that Cosby has faced and would like to keep what the page up to date on everything that has happened in the case
Antitrolluser12 (talk) 01:08, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: 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. Anupmehra -Let's talk! 02:57, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 10 December 2014 

message: Shouldn't the "Lawsuits" and "Sexual assault allegations" be subsections of the Personal life section? 131.204.254.78 (talk) 22:11, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  subsections