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Emmy Nip Slip/Name in Dartmouth

why was the relevant information about the Emmy wardrobe malfunction removed? Nrrinard 19:14, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

When I was looking for an article on Mindy, I was initially pretty confused about her name and couldn't find her. She was profiled in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine as "Mindy Chokalingam," and the Dartmouth Name Directory lists her as "Vera Chokalingam." The Dartmouth Name Directory gives a student or alum's legal name only, and they'll only change the name upon legal name change because of marriage or other reasons. I'm sure there's more to this, but I'm not going to investigate it. This is the kind of stuff that's important, not whether her nipple slipped out on national television. Have some respect. She's a writer and character actress, not a professional sexpot. Anyway, Misplaced Pages isn't a tabloid. Think of what she'll be remembered for in ten or twenty years. It's not going to be the nipple slip. Billy Blythe 17:54, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

I've created redirects to this article from Mindy Chokalingam and Vera Chokalingam. As for the nipple slip, it is 1) negative and 2) poorly sourced, since a blog with the charming name of "TVgasm" does not count as a reliable source. I realized that this probably did happen, and that some sleazy people are ecstatic over the idea that Mindy's breast was partially exposed, but it makes a reasonably professional article look like a gossip sheet. If necessary, perhaps an RfC should be filed. Or maybe I should just call, write, or email Mindy herself and have her people see that Danny Wool take care of it. Notice above that the 3RR doesn't count in removing negative, poorly sourced material. I've dug my trench, and I'll be watching this. Billy Blythe 16:24, 8

Will you also be leaving anonymous death threats on Talk Pages? I hope not. I've added a source for the Emmy information that is not a blog, and has video of the incident. It's your opinion that the event is "negative." You are not going to be able to hold Misplaced Pages hostage to your prejudices and moralism. Eleemosynary 02:59, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I doubt Mindy or et al would bother, seeing how she has worked the embarrassing incident into her stand up routine (she joked about it @ largo the day after the emmy's). background info about this incident makes her punch lines more enjoyable (she wanted to give a "hospitalized aunt" a surprise gift over the air!). we should welcome all kinds of knowledge, but I appreciate your insight about this turning into a gossip sheet; we need reputable sources! 71.109.214.80

This sort of info is not uncommon on Misplaced Pages. Please stop trying to censor it. It is non-negative (or only negative in the eyes of self-appointed censors), and clearly sourced to Defamer and VH-1. Please note that there is a page entirely devoted to such occurences on Misplaced Pages. Eleemosynary 21:18, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

News Flash. Apparently, Billy Blythe is trying to keep the Emmy Awards incident off the page because he is a "fellow Dartmouth alum" of Kaling, and doesn't care for there to be any material about her he deems negative.

I recently received an anonymous death threat on my Talk Page after I restored the Emmy Awards info. That's interesting, because Billy Blythe has a history of making such threats on Misplaced Pages: (Scroll down the diff page for the meaty part of the threat.)

Sorry, Misplaced Pages is not subject to demands of censorship from fellow alumni of the article subject. The incident is not "gossip" (as gossip is simply unsourced speculation). The incident is sourced, not at all negative, and hardly salacious. As an above editor noted, even Kaling is joking about the incident in her standup act.

"Negative" info is truly in the eye of the beholder. It's my opinion that calling the Dartmouth alumni office to ascertain Kaling's birth name, then publishing it here, might constitute an invasion of her privacy. She's changed her name for reasons of her own, and I doubt she'd look kindly on having her private family name tracked down and posted here. However, as this is my opinion, I won't be deleting the info. Even though I find it distasteful. And borderline stalking.

Each alum agrees to how much information can be released to other alums and to the general public. Whether you think it is stalking is irrelevant. I believe you are throwing allegations of stalking because you are a petulant little boy who is stamping his feet because he didn't get his way. You need metaphorically pantsed, your glasses thumbed, and your milk spilled. Now go pull some wings off of flies, you weirdo. Billy Blythe 15:25, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

And, hey... knock off the death threats. Eleemosynary 01:02, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

They're all in your head. Take your haloperidol and put on your aluminum foil helmet like a good boy. Billy Blythe 15:26, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

This is the most absurdly trivial incident. Part of one aureole visible for a fraction of a second? Big fat hairy deal. If you want to look at titties there's a whole internetfull out there. Move on. Guy 21:39, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, this incident is certainly not encyclopedic, nor particularly interesting for that matter. I'm amazed it took office protection to keep such trivia out of this article. This isn't censorship, it's basic editorial judgement. Nobody gives a flip about Mindy Kaling's aureola being visible on TV for a tenth of a second. Try to add something useful to Misplaced Pages for a change. Kaldari 00:58, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Disappearing page?

Why did this entry disappear? It was apparently deleted "to be redone", but almost a week later hasn't, you know, been redone.... 208.27.203.126 20:24, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

It was speedy deleted without reason. There was controversy that was addressed and removed (see above) but for some reason, the article was still deleted. I've re-written the article to an adequate point. Can we please discuss any deletions next time? Williamnilly 05:37, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I didn't delete it, because I can't, and I certainly didn't tag it, because it didn't meet any CSD criteria, obviously. I don't understand why my redirects were deleted or why her birth name is cited as something different than I've found in Dartmouth sources which are extremely reliable. I think I wrote it out pretty clearly, and it really ought to be corrected, but since there's been some controversy, apparently, I'm not touching it. I've done my best with it, and since this is a wiki, people may introduce errors as they see fit. I'll tag it as factually disputed, though. Billy Blythe 00:10, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Well, whoever the person(s) are who had an issue with it should come forth and explain themselves. This article isn't bad for a start and to delete something over such a trivial single issue as a real name seems rather ridiculous to me, especially without discussing the issue specifically in detail. If there are no issues for this topic in the coming weeks, I think we should remove the "factuality disputed" notice.Williamnilly 01:55, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

As I recall, the page was deleted by Danny Wool himself. I suggest you direct your questions to him: Eleemosynary 13:15, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Real name

I called the Dartmouth Alumni Office, and they confirmed that her birth name is Vera Chokalingam. Billy Blythe 19:57, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

I found the only online source for "Vera" and cited it. Williamnilly 20:07, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

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