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lowercase name
I recognize and respect the fact that the person who this article describes has chosen to write her name in all lowercase letters. However, it is my opinion that in sentences where her name is the first word (and perhaps in the article title, making the technical restrictions notice unnecessary), the first letter should be capitalized, exactly in the same way as any other generally-lowercase word. I would be curious if this is following a precedent (perhaps started by e. e. cummings) and hear some more opinions on this before I boldly change it, since someone obviously feels strongly about it. --Cromwellt|Talk 08:55, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
That'd Be Me
I was surprised to find this page about me, so i edited a little bit. I use lower case i and lower case name (cat / catherine yronwode) but i do capitalize the first word in a sentence. Some folks who like me think i insist on all refs to my name must be in all lower case, but that is not so. Cat yronwode is my name and my name is cat yronwode -- first letter of the sentence is capped. Anyay, it's no biggie to me. What i would really like is a redirect page from Catherine_Yronwode, as more than 3/4s of my published writing appears under that name. Catherineyronwode 08:56, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
- Done (and I added a Notable Wikipedian template).--Cúchullain /c 01:12, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Arrived in Style
hi! I made it into the system and have even set about editing stuff (right here!!!) much love to you oh darling dear! bo-bo 18:18, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
Sacramento? Uh-uh.
Someone has added some very strange MISinforation to this page.Cat was not raised in Sacramento. Someone is either very confused, or is having fun doing the wiki-fantasy-biography thing. See the Cat Yronwode autbiography page for confirmation that she never lived in Sacramento. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.142.90.32 (talk • contribs) .
- I believe I put that in there during my massive revamp. If it's incorrect, it was probably my confusion; there is a reference to spending time with her biological father, who lived in Sacramento. That doesn't seem significant enough to mention. I appreciate your work on the article, althoguh I'm unsure whether straight chronological order is always the best for an article. My organization leaned toward topical. In any case, please assume good faith. --Dhartung | Talk 08:18, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Correa case
I took out these comments, one I made:
- I believe, will need to verify if Eclipse was co-defendant
- Eclipse was not involved; Correa was an employee of Friendly Frank's (owned by Frank Mangiaracini)\
My question, which was not answered by the sources available, was whether yronwode was an expert witness because of her knowledge of the comics industry, or whether an Eclipse product was in any way a party to the case. I made an assumption that it was the former, but someone with better documentation could correct that if necessary. --Dhartung | Talk 08:25, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
"I knew deadline doom when I saw it..."
Cat joined the ranks of Stan Lee and Jeanette Kahn (EIC's who have appeared in their own comics) in the eighth issue of Eclipse's run of Miracleman, explaining why the ongoing MM storyline was being delayed and pointing out that she considers the two biggest sins to be "being dishonest and underestimating the public" (and revealed herself as a longtime fan of Doctor Strange). Asat 02:10, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- LOL. Thanks for noticing that! cat 23:56, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Over-Zealous Cite-Tagging
When i saw the article tonight, i realized that an editor had put a cite-tag on a sentence that was already cited. He asked for a cite that i had written books for Kitchen Sink Press after 1981, even though a book i wrote in 1989 for Kitchen Sink was already listed in the Bibliography section and thus proved the sentence to be verified as true. Strange world... catCatherineyronwode 04:48, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Time for a Nagasiva article?
He's attracted media attention for serving as a "suicide guru," giving instructions to people intent on killing themselves.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/17/nweb117.xml
- I'd recommend adding this information to Church of Euthanasia and then seeing if it gains critical mass making it worth splitting off. As you say this is going to be controversial (as he crops up when there is an Internet suicide scare, as there is no and there was in 2003 when he also made the news), so it'd be worth taking things slowly. His pages: . (Emperor (talk) 16:22, 23 February 2008 (UTC))
Capitalization discussion at the manual of style
For all interested parties, there is a discussion going on right now at the Manual of Style about whether or not to capitalize people's names against their wishes (like cat yronwode, for example). -- Irn (talk) 16:27, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
WikiProject Comics B-Class Assesment required
This article needs the B-Class checklist filled in to remain a B-Class article for the Comics WikiProject. If the checklist is not filled in by 7th August this article will be re-assessed as C-Class. The checklist should be filled out referencing the guidance given at Misplaced Pages:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/B-Class criteria. For further details please contact the Comics WikiProject. Comics-awb (talk) 16:02, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
- Done - easy pass. It has the potential to go higher but the WP:COI header will need addressing first. (Emperor (talk) 03:12, 11 September 2008 (UTC))
Removing the COI banner
It is a "strong" tag and should be used sparingly but I have seen it used in a lot of circumstance where a creator has merely edited their own page (which is allowable within the limits laid down in WP:COI) when the notable wikipedian and NPOV tags would be a better option. They are easier to address the concerns and I have found that the COI banner tends to stick (like... mud to a blanket) and is difficult to address head-on (especially as some pages may have bits that aren't neutral that haven't been added by the subject). I have raised similar concerns on the tags talk page Template talk:COI#Usage and didn't get very far.
So I'd suggest I find another editor who can give the article a thorough read through with neutrality issues in mind and they can fix them or they can flag them and I'll address them and we can work towards removing the banner. Is this an acceptable plan for everyone? (Emperor (talk) 00:11, 24 September 2008 (UTC))
- Sounds thoroughly reasonable :) I agree that the COI template's docs need expanding. I'll comment there later. -- Quiddity (talk) 01:08, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
- Couldn't agree more. ms yronwode's most 'recent' batch of edits add nothing self-serving (indeed, the two main additions are to early life and court cases) except maybe in trying to more accurately reflect the diverse output of Eclipse. The rest is sources, which is a fantasticly useful addition, and arguably very hard for others to track down.
- Prior to that is this run, wherein there is an earlier mass of very helpful sourcing and un-{{fact}}ins. There are also some potentially un-neutral and biased additions, which are, broadly:
- Women in Comics - which was scandalously overlooked, and - despite the possibly-dubious word "pioneering" - is fine. It is notable; it was pioneering.
- Trading cards - similarly relevant and previously absent. Could, to a degree, be marked as 'Self-serving,' but no less true and accurate for that.
- Prior to that is sourcing alone; but it's the earlier edits that presumably (may) warrant the COI tag. However, sheer common sense negates that reading.
- The earliest edits do the following:
- Add in Eisner; e-i-c role. (Possibly self-serving; integral)
- Rearrange three brief sentences - Ironwood, Usenet, folklore - and expand them. (Clarifying hoodoo and giving examples of her previously-noted-as 'extensive' bibliography; downgrading "direct" to "indirect" over the Usenet point and adding clarification and a name; expanding and explaining "Ironwood".)
- Adding - neutrally - freelance credits.
- Adding bibliography
- Adding 'see also' and links
- Adding categories.
- None of these are especially controversial edits. The selective nature of the bibliographic details introduced by ms yronwode does not imply self-servitude, but rather discretion and sensible selection; the links, expansions and sources all add to the depth of the article considerably and helpfully.
- I judge (considerably-just) less than a third of the current article to derive from ms yronwode, and less than that to be solely her work. More importantly, it does not fit the primary criteria for COI:
::"When editors write to promote their own interests, their contributions often show a characteristic lack of connection to anything the general reader might want to consult as a reference. If you do write an article on an area in which you are personally involved, be sure to write in a neutral tone and cite reliable, third-party published sources, and beware of unintentional bias."
- Her contributions show a considerable connection to what a general reader might wish to refer to the article for. If anything, it strongly downplays her role in the comics field, and does her a disservice on that front (which, in some senses, might be an unintential bias towards other pursuits... but that's stretching things).
- Neutral: in whole and in part - I think so, yes.
- Third-party sources: YES.
- Unintential bias: ....maybe, but not really.
- It needs sections. It needs tidying. Otherwise, this could be an example of excellent collaboration between subject and impartial editors. Rather than the COI tag silently condemning the edits, there should be a big "Thank You" tag, to maybe inspire other subjects to pitch in in similar fashion and bring more articles up to this fairly comprehensive standard. ntnon (talk) 01:22, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks that's great - for the record I'm happy to go with ntnon's review (and his jumping in saves me having to ask him to take a look at it). It also largely matches my own opinion from reading through the article. I will go through it and see if there are any tweaks I can make (now we have got the COI issue out of the way). (Emperor (talk) 03:41, 24 September 2008 (UTC))
- Quiddity is right - the use (and abuse) of the COI banner should be better explained and quashed. Indeed, although it was a flippant aside, the more I think about it, the more I'd really like to see some kind of in-house counter-COI acknowledgement that basically acts to say "the subject has seen and approved/clarified/helped source/otherwise signed off on this article." It could even act as a fantastically helpful 'free pass' (when linked to a particular version) for hard-to-source facts. Allowing someone to say "I have this suggestion, and it IS true" would be a massive benefit, providing bias and true conflicts of interests didn't lead to converse claims. I wonder if it would be workable or useful...? ntnon (talk) 01:26, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
- While possibly not a banner, I have worked with other subjects on their articles (most recently Michael Netzer) and, as long as you can make sure they bear the guidelines in mind (and you keep an eye on proceedings to make sure they stay on the right tack), they can make a very useful contribution - as they are, after all, the expert on themselves and usually have access to a good range of references (and are the best people to add a picture of themselves too). I'd rather we encouraged this (even if it is through them making suggestions on the talk page) rather than discouraged it with large "strong" banners when there are better approaches to addressing any perceived problem. (Emperor (talk) 03:41, 24 September 2008 (UTC))
- Quiddity is right - the use (and abuse) of the COI banner should be better explained and quashed. Indeed, although it was a flippant aside, the more I think about it, the more I'd really like to see some kind of in-house counter-COI acknowledgement that basically acts to say "the subject has seen and approved/clarified/helped source/otherwise signed off on this article." It could even act as a fantastically helpful 'free pass' (when linked to a particular version) for hard-to-source facts. Allowing someone to say "I have this suggestion, and it IS true" would be a massive benefit, providing bias and true conflicts of interests didn't lead to converse claims. I wonder if it would be workable or useful...? ntnon (talk) 01:26, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
I've removed the COI banner based on the above discussion. Also, the editor who added the COI tag does not appear to be contributing to the discussion. A major banner like that should not be added casually; if someone has a COI concern, that needs to be clearly and directly addressed. COI is only an issue if it's an issue. If there is no evidence of editing to the benefit of the editor rather than the encyclopedia, then there is no COI issue. It's reasonable to note the editor's contribution with the talk page banner, for simple process transparency, but unless there is a problem with the article resulting from the situation, the distracting and accusatory COI tag should not be posted on the article. --Jack-A-Roe (talk) 02:20, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, folks, for removing the COI banner. I have tried to maintain the neutrality of this article, while improving it, and i appreciate the assessment given. It is true that in my edits here i have downplayed some of the work i have done in the field of comics -- for the simple reason that i do not think it is my place to write of such things. I will gladly source information that need sourcing, and i can always suggest improvements, but this is not "my" article -- it just happens to be an article about me. What improvements would i suggest? Well, i would add the names of creators to the Eclipse titles as they are all wiki-links and should be of interest to readers; i would mention my role in Eclipse's early introduction of Japanese manga to America (in collaboration with Viz Comics); and i would fix the wrongly-titled San Francisco underground paper i wrote for to "San Francisco Express Times / Good Times" as the paper changed its name in the middle of its run. But, like i said, that's some other writer's job, not mine; this is an encyclopedia entry, not my cv or resume. Cordially, cat yronwode 64.142.90.33 (talk) 05:08, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
A bit of improvement, i hope
Today i made the following changes to the page, in the interest of improving it:
Adding Jewish and Sicilian (ethnic background), linking folk magic (in the lead -- it wasn't wiki-linked on first usage, strangely), correcting name of SF newspaper (Express Times / Good Times), rmv red link (nagasiva bryan w yronwode), typo fix (already slipped my mind, but the diff will show), adding names of comics creators (this had been mentioned as a possible way to improve the section on comic book editing as all listed titles were already wiki-linked, and the creator names are now too).
I hope this is okay with everyone -- it was not done with the intention of bloating the article, just with the intention of making it more interesting and more wiki-linked.
Cautiously,
cat yronwode Catherineyronwode (talk) 05:57, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
Usenet gateway
I removed a section discussing the closure of a usenet mail-to-news directory because after reading the original message, I believed it to be a gross distortion of the facts. I replaced it with a citation of the actual complaint that lead to the closure.
But I left a number of assertions about the effect of the closure made by the same editor because I don't know whether they are true or not. Is it appropriate to add three different "citation needed" tags to three difference sentences that make entirely different assertions, or should I have just put one at the end of the paragraph? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkanoap (talk • contribs) 22:09, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
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