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:::Please, lets not to revert evidence-based improvements to this article. It is pretty obvious that there is a consensus on this discussion page regarding how his name should be styled. Edit warring doesn't help. [[User:Criedley|Criedley]] ([[User talk:Criedley|talk]]) 09:21, 24 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== MF DOOM wasn't born on July 13 == |
== MF DOOM wasn't born on July 13 == |
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Why doesn't Wikipedia write "MF DOOM" in all caps?
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Why does Wikipedia say MF Doom was British-American?
Wikipedia is based on reliable secondary sources. These sources variously describe Doom as American, British-American or British-born. The consensus among Wikipedia editors is that "British-American" is the best compromise for the lead sentence. It reflects the plurality of sources and is a reasonable interpretation of his identity. The complexity of MF Doom's nationality and citizenship is described in detail in the article body. |
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Relatives : Ashlyn Thompson Dumile Samuel ohanlon (talk) 21:01, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 21:06, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
- All Caps by Madvillian 1:15, DOOM is on the mic, sense y’all clearly aren’t fans 76.25.36.224 (talk) 12:56, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
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i just wanna change anything titled as Doom to DOOM Vanhutenmilhouse1 (talk) 17:49, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Not done: Per the MOS it's still not going to be changed to DOOM, please see many of the other messages on the talk page. Tuna
VeniVidiVici 17:51, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Issue with American-British as a nationality
If he was born in Britain, died in Britain, never gained citizenship in America, and had no Ancestral/parental links to the USA, why call him American? He did grow up and live in the US, but surely this could be explained in the summary, instead of immediately putting American-British, to then be explaining that that is false.
You could change the paragraph to say “was a british rapper and record producer who grew up and mainly lived in the USA”.
I’m not an avid wikipedia user, so it’s possible i could be wrong, but i feel like this is just blatantly wrong. Even Trinidadian-Zimbabwean rapper is more correct than the current. AbsoluteMadness (talk) 01:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Please see the FAQ at the top of this talk page. Popcornfud (talk) 03:24, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- His parents lived in the US he was only born in the UK because his mother was pregnant upon travel. He had ancestral links to the US, lived here the majority of his life, and was raised in NYC. 108.52.56.66 (talk) 16:28, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
- Agree. Criedley (talk) 07:03, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
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change the musical career origin location to Long Beach, NY, rather than just Long Island. This is where KMD was formed, which is where MF DOOM's musical career began. Orasoupas (talk) 23:55, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Done LoganP25 (talk) 21:59, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
MF DOOM's name should be stylized correctly
Wikipedia's guidelines about this are clear, his stage name should be depicted in ALL CAPS as per his own request and how he is most commonly referred to. If you don't agree with that then why does the article for Spam (food) say "(stylized as SPAM)" when MF DOOM's article does not? If it is truly wikipedia policy and not pedantry then the SPAM article must also be changed or the MF DOOM article must be appended with "(stylized as MF DOOM)" at the very least. It is not right to fully deny MF DOOM correct display of his stage name, why does spam get that respect and a (former) living breathing person does not? Either change that article or this one. ReddestVelvet (talk) 16:23, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
- The lead sentence already says the name is "stylized in all caps". Popcornfud (talk) 18:09, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
- I agree with this 100%. This is Wikipedia's policy—why is the article source for the introduction section commented with "Do not change to all caps - file is case sensitive"? This is extremely vague. Is this referring to the potential for broken redirects to this article? If so, why not simply query all redirects to this page and change the case of them to reflect the CORRECT styling. If there is no objection to this then that would suffice for consensus I think, and I will go ahead and perform that. Im also going to look at revision history and see if whoever commented on that can be PM'ed for a clearer explanation. Criedley (talk) 06:52, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
- The comment about the file being case-sensitive is referring to the infobox file
MF Doom - Hultsfred 2011 (cropped).jpg
. If you change it toMF DOOM - Hultsfred 2011 (cropped).jpg
(uppercase) then the image won't load. - The lead sentence already says the name is stylized in all caps. That's sufficient. We don't need to write MF DOOM in all caps to demonstrate what we need by all caps. Popcornfud (talk) 08:46, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
- ... And in fact, thinking about it more, the claim that the name is stylized in all caps isn't sourced or mentioned in the article, which leads me to suspect we shouldn't even include that. Popcornfud (talk) 08:47, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
- It is a fact that his name is stylized in all caps, it is even expressly stated in his instagram bio.
- Source: https://www.instagram.com/mfdoom?igsh=MTAxbGV2Z2FjbXox
- The image issue can be easily fixed. Is there any other reason you think it should be in all caps?
- Criedley (talk) 09:15, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
- Please, lets not to revert evidence-based improvements to this article. It is pretty obvious that there is a consensus on this discussion page regarding how his name should be styled. Edit warring doesn't help. Criedley (talk) 09:21, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
- The comment about the file being case-sensitive is referring to the infobox file
MF DOOM wasn't born on July 13
He was actually born on January 9, 1971. There might be confusion because MF DOOM often wore a mask inspired by the Marvel Comics character Doctor Doom, who shares a birthdate of July 13. However, his actual birthdate is January 9. 93.44.121.205 (talk) 09:15, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
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