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Talk:Connie Porter

message: Hi . Thank you for helping doctor up my writing on this Connie Porter page. I was just wondering if we could discuss a few of your changes. 
-I understand your point about the lead section being shorter to focus on the works. However, I believe the lead section should still mention All-Bright Court and Imani All Mine. Even though those books may not be as well known as the Addy series, both have received high acclaim, particularly All-Bright Court, which was very popular before the Addy books came out. I also believe a slightly longer lead peaks the readers interest to continue reading the article.
-Additionally, in the early life section, i believe the line about her family eating biscuits and salad dressing sandwiches is relevant. The sentence gives a context and a picture of what her family was going through.
But my apologies for the confusion about the number of siblings Ms. Porter has. She is the 8th of nine children, not ten, but I realized there was an issue with my wording.
We both seem to care deeply about representing Ms. Porter. Let us please discuss. Thank you Sherrod7 (talk)
*Sherrod7, no need to apologize for that confusion--writing is revising. Glad you got it right. As for the biscuits, I personally think that that kind of detail is redundant, though I don't feel that strongly about it--if you want to stick it in, in an economic fashion, go for it. You'll have seen that I added those novels to the lead--they were published with a reputable press, so they're probably worth mentioning. The lead offers more opportunities for expansion, but that's dependent on the article. That she teaches creative writing could be given more words, if the article gives more properly verified information ("after gaining an MfA in fiction from the University of Antarctica, Porter taught at the Ohio Writers' Workshop before accepting a permanent position teaching creative writing at the University of Blahblahblah"). Oh, wait, she got her MfA from LSU: I hate LSU!But the biggest room for improvement is in the meat of the article. The "All Bright Court" section is sourced only to the book itself, and to this one NYT review (which is not cited correctly--find the review in the NYT archives; this is always the problem students have with Gale). Similar with the other sections: Amazon shouldn't be cited, Uncrowned Community Builders is not an acceptable source (and neither are the bios on the cover of her books). Surely there is more secondary material on the doll books: I just got 186 hits in JSTOR for "'American girl' dolls". Really, go to JSTOR. It has  a review of All Bright Court, a review of Happy Birthday Addy, and an interesting review of a book on the Underground Railroad that mentions her. Good luck, Drmies (talk) 16:20, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Recent edits
Talk:Conny Van Dyke

message: Clearly, the bio here was lifted verbatim from the bio on her blog. 842U (talk) 10:45, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Several edits say subject is their "mom" DonaldD23 talk to me 20:26, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  COI tag (November 2023)
Talk:Corey Johnson (actor)

message: Okay, I added an entry into the filmography for his part in the Kick-Ass movie.
And someone reverted it for being "unconstructive".
Not quite sure how adding accurate information is "unconstructive".
184.78.38.235 (talk) 13:36, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change reverted because it was unconstructive?  What? 

message: I moved the page to make place for a disambiguation page. Hekerui (talk) 23:00, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Page move
Talk:List of famous salsa dancers

message: Last December (2005), when User:Beltz created the List of Famous Salsa Dancers, Beltz indicated that these were "all very well known in the worldwide salsa dance community" and that "Articles will be created for each of those dancers."   I am concerned about the article on Juan Matos who I understand was from Puerto Rico.  It does not appear that the person described in the article Juan Matos is the famous Salsa dancer.  I guess that we could move to delete the current article (afd) and afterwards someone could start a new one with the data about the real Juan Matos. What do you all think? signed: Bejnar 19:28, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Juan Matos (the unknown actor) is now deleted. If eventually someone wishes to work on the Juan Matos (quite well-known salsa pro dancer) article comes up, I think it should indeed be on the same page where the actor's article was hosted before. In the future, pages could be made on "Juan Matos (dancer)" if disambiguation becomes necessary. Note that I am no longer working on the salsa page so maybe that will never be an issue. User:Beltz 09:22, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Juan Matos
Talk:Courtney Shealy

message: Prior content in this article duplicated one or more previously published sources. The material was copied from: http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=7056&Page=1. 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.  SFB 10:54, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright problem removed
Talk:Sam Poo

message: Most of the article makes many assertions of the form "Poo robbed this guy" and "Poo shot that guy", implying that there is no question of his guilt.  In the last couple of paragraphs however, text sourced to Robert Macklin says that little or no physical evidence was presented at the trial, implying that there is considerable question as to Poo's guilt.  So did he do it or not?  Macklin's criticism appears to be absurd;  for example he complains about the lack of forensic ballistics in an 1865 case, when that discipline effectively began in 1915.  If Macklin is a poor quality source then his contribution should be removed - or it should at least be made clear that what he says is probably specious or even disingenuous.  OTOH if Poo's conviction is shaky then the article probably should not be written in such a way as to imply throughout that it is sound.  82.18.16.235 (talk) 08:48, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  This is very confusing 

message: The picture in the article presented as "The only known image of Sam Poo" is sourced to a 1936 newspaper article that doesn't make any claim as to the picture being an authentic drawing/representation of the actual person; in fact, it appears to be intentionally drawn in very broad strokes. So is it actually "the only known image of Sam Poo" or just an artistic rendering of what he might have looked like? Vadim Galimov (talk) 19:00, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Robet Macklin includes this image on page 215 of his work Dragon and Kangaroo, and gives the same caption but he doesn't cite it to 1936 newspaper article but to the "author's collection". That's why wrote that as the caption. OakMapping (talk) 16:34, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: That definitely sounds like there's not enough information to assume this picture was drawn during Sam Poo's lifetime or at least off his likeness, seeing as its earliest known appearance is some 70 (!) years after his death. Could it be poor/generalized wording on Macklin's part, especially seeing as his book is more pop-sci rather than a scientific publication? Vadim Galimov (talk) 11:25, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Veracity of image?
Talk:Curt Menefee

message: You said it was a blowout, on national tv, it was not, a blowout is when an opponent does not score, "The" Bears scored many points! Get it straight! 174.240.251.150 (talk) 00:48, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: When an opponent doesn't score, it's a shutout, not a blowout. A blowout is when a team wins by a wide margin, for example, 42-10. 67.68.59.188 (talk) 10:43, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bears game November 27, 2022
Talk:Da-Hong Seetoo

message: Most of this article appears to be cut and paste text from the sole reference, a 2004 interview with an audiophile publication. SPECIFICO talk 17:51, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cut and paste article text
Talk:Dale Hamer

message: I was in Mr. Hamer's algebra class in 1962 when he taught at Clairton High, so I added that fact, but I don't know anything about where he was born and raised or whether he is married or has children. This article needs to be beefed up, for sure. --NameThatWorks (talk) 21:11, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Early Days
Talk:Dan DiDio

message: Opinions in this section need to be sourced or removed! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.189.102.84 (talk • contribs) 13:39, 18 May 2007
It's been removed.  It's been several months since anything's been done about this.  If somebody wants to add it back, include good sources.  Ccm043 23:50, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Criticism
Talk:Dan Gilroy

message: Dan Gilroy is a police officer who beat up 15 year old Shelwanda Riley in Florida, who wrote this article?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10VKwULQbb8  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.112.221.71 (talk) 22:52, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: i don't think that is the same guy...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.145.48.230 (talk) 14:26, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: i never ever ever heard of this guy.  the only reason i know him, is from watching the above mentioned movie, he was pretty much the main character.  i would guess that he's probably just as well known for that role than for the other writing credits listed on this page.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.145.48.230 (talk) 14:25, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: apparently i was wrong, as someone i read knows him from somewhere else.  he was a member of the band Breakfast Club and dated Madonna for a period of time.  i read about this at http://mediapotluck.blogspot.com/2009/09/mother-goose-rock-n-rhyme-1990.html  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.145.48.230 (talk) 17:00, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mother Goose Rock n Rhyme 

message: This is not the same Dan Gilroy who was a member of Breakfast Club and dated Madonna  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.85.199.242 (talk) 19:21, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Madonna
Talk:Dan Johnson (baseball)

message: Does anyone know why Johnson changed his number from 11 to 29?? Because 11 was not an important number in A's history and Scott Sauerbeck later wore it when he was acquired by the A's. Derrty2033 01:04, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Dan Johnson's Number

message: I removed a paragraph of text about Johnson's collegiate career that was copied word for word from his bio on mlb.com. I'll put it on my to-do list to come back and replace the text, but in the meantime, if someone else wants to do so, have at it. --Sanfranman59 06:10, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed text  - copyright infringement
Talk:Dan Plesac

message: This college baseball player may become notable at some point, but it appears to be WP:TOOSOON now. We have two legit sources here, which is not enough for WP:GNG. There's no WP:BASE/N case either. If not for his uncle, I'd nominate for deletion, but at least a "personal life" section on Dan Plesac's article can house info about Zach being a college baseball player until he does become notable, if he ever does. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:35, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd support merging in this case. Though I wouldn't make re-directing nephews a thing. We already go a little overboard with fathers/brothers.--Yankees10 19:55, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

text: The Zack Plesac article has since been tagged for merging to Cleveland Indians minor league players, which makes more sense. This discussion seems to have gone stale so I'll remove the tag from here. FuriouslySerene (talk) 01:02, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Zach Plesac]]
Talk:Dana Valery

message: Seems like there should be a mention of Tim in the "Personal Life" section.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:582:302:E20:0:0:0:1C04 (talk) 23:02, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why no mention of first husband Tim Saunders?
Talk:Daniel Cohen (children's writer)

message: Hello friends;
I just published this major rewrite to Daniel Cohen's page. I've Added more references and citations, an infobox, and more content including filling out the lede more. All this was done in good faith. While I don't have plans to update this more, there is probably still room for improvement. It would be great to get some photos added, of Daniel or his books, of Susan, Theo, or the whole family. The remaining "citation needed" marks were in there when I started. It might be that they could be removed, as the information is consistent with what I have read. However, finding the exact source for each statement is difficult.
Daniel Cohen was a notable author to begin with. The impact of the Pan Am tragedy on his life and writings make his life even more worth learning about.
My writing skills are marginal. So I want to thank those who reviewed my early efforts and smoothed out the rough spots.
Enjoy!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elwood P. Dowd (talk • contribs) 07:21, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major rewrite.
Talk:Daniel Kash

message: The article needs a rewrite to highlight his history and major roles. All the detailed roles can go into a Filmography, and Awards sections. Also the bulk of the article is copy-pasted from his profile on the Lifetime Channel page. After that information is fixed and referenced, you can resubmit for copyediting. AngusWOOF (talk) 19:34, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Please cleanup
Talk:Sudbury, Massachusetts

message: "Sudbury once bid (or not) to become the site for the headquarters of the United Nations.[citation needed]" I think that this should be deleated because of not only the unverifed source but also how it is worded. "bid (or not)" What is that supposed to mean? If you are saying that sudbury appied for the united nations to be housed in our town then we might as well just say that on ever town page. also I've looked extenively for a source and still have not found anything. If noone can give me a source in 48 hours then I will be deleting this as useless information. Pheifdog
Best source for how Sudbury and Concord were short-listed as a possible site for the United Nations is the book "Capital of the World" by Charlene Mires (2013). In these towns, as in many other locations under consideration, there was local opinion on both sides of the issue.David notMD (talk) 15:42, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: United Nations Claim

message: "South Sudbury, Massachusetts" redirects here.  It would be nice to have an explanation and a map. -- Beland 23:02, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: South Sudbury is a section of the Town of Sudbury. It is not a separate town. In Massachusetts, sections of  towns are rarely used. We think in terms of cities and towns. I was 15 years old before I learned the name of the section of the town I grew up in, and I lived in another town as a homeowner for 20 years before I learned the name of the section of that town. Bostoner (talk) 05:02, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  South Sudbury 

message: I suggest that you watch this article carefully.......there has been vandalism on it lately.24.218.139.157 22:57, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism  

message: The boy scout segment seems purely like advertising. It's kind of pointless and to me just appears to be a plug for them. I'm removing it. --Seascic T/C 06:43, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  boy scouts 

message: I'd like to increase the article in respect to the great baseball player, and, my grandfather's cousin, George Hermann Ruth. DanoRuth (talk) 15:44, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Babe Ruth 

message: While I love the trivia of Sudbury having the coveted 01776 ZIP code, one might think that Concord, Lexington or even Boston, would have received that honor. One can simply look at the list of ZIP codes in Massachusetts to see that they were (with minor exceptions) assigned in order of town name by region. See:  Tmshortt (talk) 05:12, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  ZIP Code
Talk:Daniel J. O'Donnell

message: I moved this article from Daniel O'Donnell (New York) to Daniel O'Donnell (politician). Read over WP:COMMONNAME, WP:NCP and WP:NCI. The convention is to use "what word would the average user of the Wikipedia put into the search engine". And if you check out common titles politician is high on the list. 
Also, I think it is more important to use an occupation/title over the state of residence in naming the article. Joneboi 03:50, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Article naming convention
Talk:Daniel Percival

message: Daniel Percival is an English television and movie actor.
The only time I was aware of DP was when I saw him play on the stage (in Cheek by Jowl's Cymbeline).
Is the theatre so minor in his work that he can be described as only a television and movie actor? S.Camus (talk) 22:50, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Line of work

message: Daniel practises homosexuality as announced on the Jonathan Ross Show.
Um....'practices homosexuality'.  Is it the 1950's? If that's accurate, how about moving into modern English and saying 'is gay'. Indisciplined (talk) 18:38, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Sexuality

message: Why are his interests, height, and hair and eye colour listed? What is this, Tiger Beat?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.231.161.124 (talk) 02:42, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Interests?
Talk:Daniel Santos (boxer)

message: In a hurry, so I'll point out obvious stuff - sorry :)
*Please wikilink publishers like ESPN and BBC. Also italicise newspapers like The Boxing Times 
*"Daniel defended this championship on four occasions" - refer to him as "Santos" 
**"In 1994 Daniel represented Puerto Rico" 
**"Daniel Santos debuted as a professional" 
**"this marked Daniel's first defeat in the professional circuit." 
**"Daniel Santos fought Ahmed Kotiev" 
**"Daniel won the fight by knockout in the fourth round" 
**"Daniel Santos and him was supposed to happen eight years before" 
**"Daniel defended against Antonio Margarito" 
**"and Daniel retained the welterweight championship by default." 
**"Daniel won the fight when referee Joe Cortez intervened in the eleventh round" 
**"On 17 August 2002 Daniel defended this championship" 
**"that they had signed Daniel Santos" 
**"ended Daniel won the contest by unanimous" 
**"to promote Daniel's fights" 
*"03 December 2005." - remove the "0" I believe you fixed that one
*"where boxing is a common profession," - change to "was" so as to keep past tense 
*"celebrated in Montreal, Canada.[3] Where he won the bronze medal" - don't think you want the full stop here... 
**"against Andre Hawthorne in Fort Worth, Texas.[7] In a fight where he won by technical knockout in the first round." - same again 
*"Santos compiled a record of twenty-one victories" - ref for this being a record - I don't think this is refering to a global record, but rather to his personal record
*"winnig his first professional championship" - typo? 
*"and it was televised on Showtime Too." - should that be "Showtime Two"? Nope, can't blame me for Showtime's bizarre desicions ;)
** *eyebrows raise* Dihydrogen Monoxide (party) 00:22, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I am working with the review, my comments will be in bold text, cheers. - Caribbean~H.Q. 08:03, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Passing. Dihydrogen Monoxide (party) 00:22, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for your detailed review. - Caribbean~H.Q. 01:22, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: GA on hold
Talk:Danielle de Niese

message: I've rearranged the article. Is the lead a fair summary of the article? I think perhaps it should be expanded at least, but I'm not sure what should be included. Can someone help?--81.96.190.135 (talk) 09:11, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added a little to the Lead about her marriage.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:29, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Rearranged article. Is lead OK?

message: Nitpick: The DEFAULTSORT term was recently  from "Niese, Danielle de" to "Deniese, Danielle". I think this is in conflict with WP:SUR and with all of the six other language Wikipedias which have this article. I believe the correct term is "Niese, Danielle De". -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 07:43, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: DEFAULTSORT
Talk:Danny Cadamarteri

message: Can anyone remember Danny Cadamarteri being touted as a future International ? Gazh 11:42, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think he plays most prominently as a winger - I'll amend. 10:48, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Former England Prospect
Talk:Danny Gans

message: "Danny Gans has been noted many times for his role in Bull Durham, although his part in the movie was ultimately cut" - how could he be noted for his role in Bull Durham, if his part was cut? -Ashley Pomeroy 19:26, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Bull Durham

message: Calling Gans a "musical impressionist" inadvertently links him to the 20th century musical era: see  Impressionist Music, Impressionism.  I think it is more accurate to call him an "impressionist entertainer" or simply a "vocal impressionist".  Anyone have a clearer term?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.40.50.1 (talk) 19:12, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Musical Impressionism 