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Talk:Deborah Raffin

message: The page carries the birth date of 1953-03-13.
This might seem to be sourced to the LA Times obituary, but that obituary was published in 2012, whereas the article had that date of birth since its creation (on 2006-06-06). It seems likely that the LA Times lifted the DoB from Wikipedia.
At the time of page creation, it had no sources, but it did point to an IMDB page. archive.org does have a snapshot of the IMDB page in late 2005 that has that DoB. However, WP:IMDB is user-generated, hence not a reliable source.
I made an online search for  restricted to sources published before May 2006, but got no useful results. I will ask the sleuths at WP:RX. TigraanClick here for my talk page ("private" contact) 11:39, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Another avenue for verification might be the websites that feature tombstones of decedents.If you find her tombstone has the questioned DoB, would you accept the 2012 LA Obituary? Ozziemaland (talk) 15:08, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The Findagrave website has a photo added by Jared Walker that purports to be that of Deborah Raffin bearing the DoB March 13, 1953. It is not a very expensive-looking marker, but I doubt anyone but someone aware of her birthdate would have paid for it and selected the inscriptions. The stone purports to be photographed at the Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California. Her parents and spouse predeceased her, however, and maybe an overzealous fan did the paying and selecting and made a boo-boo. For me, the evidence is good enough to accept the LA Times obituary in 2012 re DoB. Ozziemaland (talk) 17:30, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The sleuths found a newspaper clipping from 1983, I will add the source. TigraanClick here for my talk page ("private" contact) 09:43, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Good job! Ozziemaland (talk) 15:01, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sourcing for the date of birth?
Talk:Deborah Voigt

message: How do Americans pronounce this German name? I gather that it's completely "wrong" from a German point of view (which would mean something like  "faukt", but it is rather something like "void"). Some American pronunciation help in the article would be greatly appreciated, though. --AndreasPraefcke (talk) 17:42, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it is more like void, voi-t. Bearian (talk) 21:16, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: I've upper this to Start-class. I believe the Opera project does not use C, and it doesn't seem to have quite come together enough for B yet, so start seems about right. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 23:05, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Class

message: Why is there no picture of her?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.21.65.42 (talk) 14:40, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why no picture? 

message: On Voigt's Brünnhilde in the Met's 2013 Ring conclusion, Götterdämmerung:
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-- Michael Bednarek (talk) 03:03, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Twilight indeed

message: This article needs some updating, in particular in the section '2009 to 2010'. We find a couple instances of 'was set to sing' and one of 'will accompany'. Did those things happen or not? Perhaps the verb forms should be amended accordingly.HenryLarsen (talk) 10:43, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update?
Talk:Debra Fischer

message: Just to be clear, I am not the subject of this article. I do have a wikipedia article, but not in the English wikipedia. Deb (talk) 15:33, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Mistaken identity
Talk:Garth Hudson

message: Maybe this comment belongs elsewhere, but, the Wikipedia has a list of dozens of American Session Musicians, who have at least one page in the Wikipedia but I see no corresponding list for Canadian Session Musicians.  Am I just missing it, or does one exist?  If so, frankly, why not merge all North American session musicians into just one list of North American session musicians, thus covering all that are north of Central America? Comments, please! --leahtwosaints (talk) 23:10, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  No List For Canadian Session Musicians? 

message: Daniel Lanois is missing from the Artists section  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.157.127.137 (talk) 08:59, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Daniel Lanois is missing from the Artists section 

message: I was wondering how this article is related to recreational drug use which is included in the notices of the talk page? This subject is not mentioned in the article itself and, due to this fact, the notice seems quite out of place. Thoughts?THX1136 (talk) 14:46, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Curiosity Question 

message: http:/garthudson: It's now being used by someone Indonesian (?) gaming outfit. Only link valid is thru Wayback Machine.
Can someone please fix this? This master musician deserves better. 2603:8000:8903:74FC:F855:7174:4AB2:C204 (talk) 02:51, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Garth Hudson web page link pirated
Talk:Joseph T. Salerno

message: This article reads like a puff piece about an economist whose notability seems very dubious. Can we cut the stuff about his childhood views and include something concrete about major publications, contributions to the field and so on? JQ 20:26, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a couple of items yesterday that better indicate his notability and area of influence. A Google Scholar search for "Joseph T. Salerno" returns 133 results , which of course is a number that is smaller than, say, what you get for "John Quiggan." :) I think Salerno is notable enough to be included in the encyclopedia, though, because his work has been cited by numerous other notable economists, including Nobel laureates like Buchanan, and because there are reliable, verifiable sources on which to base the article. If you or anyone else care to beat me to the punch in sifting through those Google Scholar results, I won't gripe too much. As for the childhood stuff, it is verifiable, and seemingly uncontroversial stuff. As I pointed out in an edit summary yesterday, the Notability guideline clearly states that notability guidelines do not directly limit article content. I agree that the article is lacking when it comes to serious examination of Salerno's contributions, and should be improved. I don't think the way to make that improvement is to remove verifiable biographical information. DickClarkMises 14:05, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: If Salerno is going to have a page as a notable "economist", I think some academic work (i.e. publications in peer-reviewed journals) reflecting his work/contributions in this regard should be cited and paraphrased. Right now, the article reads like a collection of his armchair musings on politics, philosophy, etc; this has nothing to do with work as an academic economist, for which he has been deemed notable. Steeletrap (talk) 02:45, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: This may be a candidate for AfD.   I don't see any evidence that he is functioning as a notable economist per the WP criteria.  SPECIFICO  talk  02:48, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  I'm afraid it may be a candidate for AfD if editors cannot find academically-respectable contributions to economics, made in peer-reviewed journals embracing mainstream (scientific) methodologies. Now, it is true that Salerno has published prolifically in "Mises Academy", "Mises.org", "Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics" (published by Mises Institute), "Journal of Libertarian Studies" (published by Mises institute), and LewRockwell.com (published by Mises Institute founder Lew Rockwell), but so also -- and far more prolifically -- has "Y2K economist" Gary North. Steeletrap (talk) 03:01, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Contributions to economics?
Talk:Declan Donnellan

message: This page needs sorting: it is repetitious and lacks precision (awards). S.Camus 18:34, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:John Creasey

message: Surely there is no basis in the claim that the term “Toff” is "“a courtesy title given to the eldest sons of Viscounts and Barons”"…? It’s just a slang term for anyone rich, often indolent, and sometimes aristocratic; it isn’t a title which is given, it’s just a general term, used by anyone (probably rarely of one’s self). Jock123 (talk) 15:14, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source for the use of “Toff”?
Talk:Dedee Pfeiffer

message: While I certainly have no moral objections to reading about Dedee's first nude role (and, on a personal level, I appreciate the heads up!), it seems out of place to mention it in an encyclopedic article, especially since on-screen nudity has been relatively infrequent throughout her career. 64.201.173.145 (talk) 02:03, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Nude work
Talk:Dee Benson

message: A subpage at Dee Vance Benson/fjc was automatically created by a perl script, based on this article at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. The subpage should either be merged into this article, or moved and disambiguated. Polbot (talk) 13:34, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Bot-created subpage
Talk:Dee Carstensen

message: Some references were listed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dee Carstensen that can be used to improve this article. - UtherSRG (talk) 13:47, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Refs from AFD 

message: *Moved from article per WP:V. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 05:07, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Impact on harp music

message: "Their first child, Ruby Anna, was born on November 19, 2000" was removed from the article as being un-referenced. While I believe it to be true, we can't include it without a reliable source per WP:V. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 03:26, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Daughter

message: This single from her album "The Map" has a mention by Billboard.  - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 13:56, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Be My Man
Talk:Dee D. Jackson

message: The original text stated that Automatic Lover was a "futuristic song about a robot who falls in love with an intergalactic girl". This couldn't be farther from the song's lyrics and theme. Nobody falls in love with anyone in the song (quite the contrary!) - it is essentially a complaint about the way romance is gone and sex is provided by cold automatons or robots in a hypothetic future world (or universe). The lyrics already start: "Love in space and time / there's no more feeling". And further: "Longing to be touched / longing for a kiss / whisper words of love, tell me that you miss me" - along with the repeated emotionless, metallic voice of a robot saying "I... am... your automatic lover... automatic lover..."
So, I have replaced the above quoted text by "A futuristic song expressing frustration about a time when love and romance do not exist and sex is unsatisfactorily provided by specially programmed robots, ..." which I believe is closer to the actual theme and spirit of the song.
Also, I am Brazilian and old enough to remember Regina Shakti's impersonation and lip-syncing of Dee D. Jackson (or "D. Dee Jackson") on TV. Most Brazilians at the time were unaware that she was not the real singer. I was unable to find any references (other than the Portuguese-language Wikipedia article on Shakti) to corroborate that according to Wikipedia's rules, so the "citation needed" tag remains, but it is all true. Shakti has long retired from show business and now runs a Yoga retreat and ashram in the mountain resort of Campos do Jordão, near São Paulo.
--UrsoBR (talk) 23:11, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: "Automatic Lover"
Talk:Dee Dee Bridgewater

message: It would be great if some people in the know could write about her style of singing and its development, and her contribution to the development of jazz (if any). The article as is, though well-written, tells nothing about the music. Wurdnurd (talk) 13:26, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Style 

message: Age would be 74 if born in 1959 2603:6010:4628:C029:C0CE:E052:2124:C1B9 (talk) 18:01, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Age would be 65 if born in 1959 50.74.145.186 (talk) 20:59, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: 1950 makes 74 50.74.145.186 (talk) 21:00, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  age 74
Talk:Dee Hepburn

message: Have reverted the information as the film exists. http://www.learmedia.ca/product_info.php/products_id/803
Have again reverted the information. Just because it is not listed in imdb does not mean it is not true. Refer to the archived The Independent article at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990117/ai_n9653577
:And just becasue it is listed here does not mean that it is true IMDb cast lists are usually the most accurate thing on there webpage and your first link from learnmedia does not mention her in the cast, however the find articles link states that she was, perhaps, in the cast so The Bruce ref can stay, but there is as yet no backup for the Wolf series so it is removed. Wikipedia requires verifiable sources for entries on its pages. MarnetteD | Talk 23:51, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: The Bruce
Talk:Dee Wallace

message: She and Chris also did an episode of Murder, She Wrote (I believe as the descendant of a Pilgrim-like individual said to haunt Cabot Cove every year) and I saw on the day I type this an episode of Without a Trace billing simply Dee Wallace (which I believe was her billing in E. T.).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.252.197.108 (talk) 01:52, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dee's TV work 

message: How did she get the name Wallace? PumpkinSky talk 15:47, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Last name
Talk:DeeDee Jonrowe

message: Before I add anything to the page, would any mention of DeeDee's father, Ken Stout, be appropriate, or perhaps would he merit his own page?  If you're not aware, Ken Stout was previously the chair of the Republican Party of Alaska and later served on the Anchorage Assembly.
There was also a news story very recently related to DeeDee, her cancer, and I believe also her mother's cancer, but it's probably too early to tell if it's significant enough to add to the article
RadioKAOS (talk) 03:41, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Her Father
Talk:Deep Ng

message: This article is biased. Lots and lots of POV with no citation. --193.243.227.1 13:11, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I got rid of a bunch of unsourced statements saying that Deep Ng is a drug dealer, a former stripper, etc, added by a bunch of anons. They have survived here for a long time. They are probably all false. Andrew_pmk | Talk 09:33, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV 

message: As the flagged warning states, this kind of bio needs independent citations and verifications. When one clicks on the 2 external links provided, one link is broken, and the other links to a commercial ad. Of the filmography cited, not a single picture lists him as actor. He's alleged to have won in the 2002 HK regional contest, but when you look at the names listed, he's only 2nd runner-up. Heck, how many 2nd runner-ups in Miss America contests are listed in WP, or any from the 50 states? This is just a HK regional. IMHO, this kind of page hurts the credibility of WP. His page in Chinese may be more meaningful to people in HK. --EJohn59 (talk) 20:10, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: EJohn asked me to comment, but I cannot really judge from my own knowledge the significance of awards in this field. But going from the article on the awards, 2nd runner up = 3rd place. In most fields, 3rd place in a major international highest-level contest might sometimes be notable, but this seems to be junior level, and usually only the winner would be, if that.  For the 1st place in the Regional, (if interpreted as a Hong Kong national contest) , notability would depend on the contest. National junior winners is one of the uncertain fields, but in a few cases it has been upheld, sometimes not.   What bothers me more, is the various people listed in the WP tabulation of contestants who are not winners, nor ranking even so high as him, and do not have wikipedia articles. it would seem fairer to have there a table on actual winners plus others with WP articles. But this is a comment from someone who is both a stranger to the subject and cannot read the language DGG (talk) 22:59, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Propose to delete this page
Talk:Deepika Padukone

message: Please add her height: 174cm (5'8.5) 82.18.186.201 (talk) 04:52, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 17:36, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 October 2023
Talk:Deidre Rubenstein

message: I have removed the reference to the AFI award from the page.  It was only cited in one biographical notes and was not in the AFI awards listing.  If someone can find the reference I will put it back in.  Regards Stellar 12:19, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  AFI award could not be found 
Talk:Deirdre Grusovin

message: This link seems to be dead: .
Do we have another online reference for the Opus Dei denials?  Do we even need one?  I don't recall the allegation ever having any substantiation behind it and the denials were widely broadcast and reported.  
What we probably do need is some evidence for the Marsen letter of support, and probably some very carefully worded discussion of conflict between the two.
The last paragraph seems a little long compared to the rest of the article, but I think that's mainly because the rest of the article is too short.
Regards, Ben Aveling 23:48, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead link 
Talk:Dejan Despić

message: Currently this section (the vast majority of the article) appears to list everything the man wrote.  It ought to be trimmed dramatically to one or two examples.  I propose doing so shortly, unless anyone objects...? Cheers, LindsayHello 03:16, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Works 
Talk:Dejene Berhanu

message: * Dies in 2010 from an eye operation a year before?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.82.234.211 (talk) 08:37, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:DeJuan Groce

message: One or more portions of this article duplicated other source(s).  Infringing material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences or phrases. Accordingly, the material may be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you.  VernoWhitney (talk) 20:11, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright problem removed
Talk:Deke Dickerson

message: Deke is at least as good at collecting as he is playing. He is a quality over quantity collector. Can anyone with citable references describe this side of Mr. Dickerson? Rainbow-five (talk) 14:25, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deke Dickerson's extensive guitar and amp collection
Talk:Mike McCurry (press secretary)

message: Worth mentioning, at one point during the "Lewinsky scandal", he appeared with a paper bag on his head as "the Unknown Briefer"?  Walter Cronkite 06:42, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Mike who?

message: Has no one else noticed that his years working as Press Secretary under the Clinton administration are completely omitted here?  While his career has indeed spanned before and after, he is certainly most notable for having served in this capacity.  A section needs to be added outlining the highlights of his tenure under Clinton and, should be the primary focus of this article!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.93.79.233 (talk) 09:44, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Clinton Administration??!!
Talk:War Crimes Act of 1996

message: Check this out: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/War_Crimes_Act_amendments_to_indemnify_retroactively crazyeddie 06:57, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Man, this Act, what's up with that? I mean, that's some really BAD timing. Someone should just >make< it go away, wink, wink, nudge, nudge Holon67 09:03, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I like this one better. Bush aims to kill War Crimes Act ~Kylu (u|t)  02:12, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: A Real Shame!
Talk:Deke Richards

message: Two things I'm wondering if it'd be good to add.
# In the first citation, Richards's original surname (Lussier) is mentioned, but it's also in the context of Arch Hall Jr. meeting him when he (Richards) was one of the guitarists in Eegah!. Considering the infamous nature of this film, is it noteworthy to include this fact in this article?
# Earlier, for verification of Richards' original name, I linked to a discussion board thread where he contributed and mentioned why he took a screen name. I now see that it's been replaced with a more reliable source to verify the name change, which is good. Would this original link still be useful to point out the reason for the screen name, and not just the fact that it happened? Or is the source itself not as germane by Wikipedia standards?--Benfergy (talk) 02:48, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  An addition and a re-edit 
Talk:Del Crandall

message: If you look at Joe Torre's wikipedia entry, it mentions Crandall playing some first base when Torre was catcher.
(Torre himself also played first base.)
The point is, Crandall's wikipedia entry (here) does not mention playing first base.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.63.16.20 (talk) 15:31, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  played some first base? 
Talk:Joe Lockhart

message: I didn't want to add the links on the article, cause I wasn't sure if people would consider it not good enough. 
*Impeachment Day -by Joe Lockhart
*This American Life (act 3 contains his audio from previous link)
._-zro tc 20:36, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's certainly noteworthy. This American Life is a verifiable, reliable source, and, more importantly, it's all straight from the horse's mouth. MrZaiustalk 13:56, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are these links worth anything? 