Talk:Donna Moss

Amy Gardner's Comment

i remember an episode (5th-6th season?) where Amy and Donna were drinking beer in the bullpen late at night when Amy blurted out, "Donna, are you in love with Josh?" I think there was a just a reaction shot from Donna and then it cut to commercial. I suppose that should go in the Josh/Donna relationship as well.

Anyone remember the episode?

Finale of Season 4. It was never really addressed once Sorkin left the show. Rlove 23:56, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

It was the episode "Commencement", second last in season 4, the one in which Zoey was kidnapped. Her reaction is one of hesitation; we never got to see if she made a reply. I have edited it into the J/D romance story.

Discussion group

What are other people's feelings on including a link to the Yahoo discussion group?. I know Wikipedia is not a web directory, but I don't feel that that state is approached by adding the most important discussion forum on the subject to the site. Would like to hear other's people's opinions.--newsjunkie 14:43, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

External links for wikipedia are supposed to be information sources. You can't even read any of the messages in the discussion group without joining up, it's just a "join this group" ad. --W(t) 14:55, 2005 Jun 16 (UTC)

Ok, I have to admit I kind of forgot that you couldn't read the messages if you are not registered. But nevertheless, the "closed-to-guests" situation is a staple of many yahoo groups (most of them?). Neither I or anyone else is forcing anyone to join. All the link would imply is that if this is what you are looking for, this is the probably the most active discussion group you will find on the subject. People can easily join to have a look, and just as easily unjoin if they feel that the group is not for them. --newsjunkie 15:26, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Newsjunkie asked if I had an opinion about this as another The West Wing fan and for other reasons... There's some precedent (not exact, the result isn't quite the same) ...since the group associated with a composer of classical music I very much like (whose music I've put a bit of work and time into, but that's off topic) appears in the relevant Wikipedia-page. Sometimes only by joining the group (or a mailing list...) will you learn some news about publications or performances, it's also a members-only-reading Yahoo-group, so it was judged suitable.

If there's a more important page that links to the group, of course, better to link to the webpage and let it link to the group transitively, solving the problem anyway. Can someone point me to a policy or guideline relevant to the external links section (I think I should know this...) ? That would help, anyroad... Schissel : bowl listen 17:59, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)

Who is "Lou"?

We haven't got the seventh series yet in the UK so possibly there is a new character but am I right in saying that it's meant to be "Leo" and not "Lou" who hired Donna for the Santos/McGarry campaign against Josh's wishes? Arthur Holland 12:27, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

It is Lou. She is a new character in the seventh season. Rlove 15:02, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

See Louise Thornton.

American and Canadian?

User:Lucy-marie changed Donna's nationality from "American" to "American/Canadian." The rationale for this was that, in "Dead Irish Writers," Donna learns that her hometown in Wisconsin, which was in the U.S. when she was born, was then moved into Canada. I argue that Donna is still American no matter where her hometown was eventually moved to. She was born in the U.S. and raised as an American in the American culture. She also is very clearly American subsequent to that episode. So, at most, she is Canadian for one epiosde of the 7-season show. (In any case, the whole episode is based on a goof...or dramatic license. The fact that her hometown was in the U.S. at the time she was born makes Donna a natural-born American. They can't retroactively revoke her citizenship just because the town was ceded to Canada sometime after she was born.) So, I think her nationality should be "American" only. Thoughts? --Hnsampat (talk) 18:06, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

The fact that Donna has to take a test to reclaim citizenship, is proof that she IS in fact Canadian (if not willingly or knowingly) and if not would be stateless, during the period when she had to take the test and being told she wasn't a US citizen. Being forcibly made stateless is illegal under united states citizenship law. It is only a minor point but a factually accurate point. Another example is Irish hundreds of people are Irish by descent but relatively few claim the citizenship but they are still Irish regardless.--Lucy-marie (talk) 21:30, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Diane Moss

In the episode 'angel maintenance' Donna when talking to Josh about 'doing more' says 'also dead Diane Moss'. More research needs to be done into Donna's full name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.9.144.30 (talk) 15:07, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

First, for people reading this who are unfamiliar with the context, let me explain. Donna is complaining to Josh about how she doesn't do as much as other assistants do. She also says that if she and Josh were ever killed by a terrorist bomb, then the article would lead with, "Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman was tragically killed today by a terrorist bomb. Also dead, Diane Moss." Her point there is that not only would she be considered an "also dead", but that the media would get her name wrong, too. It's a joke. --Hnsampat (talk) 15:56, 9 November 2008 (UTC)