Talk:Sheldon Cooper

Degrees

I think it is accepted that Sheldon has two doctorates; however, BigBangWiki cites an episode for his degrees listing PhD and ScD (Doctor of Science), as to some articles on wikipedia. However, both wikipedia and BigBangwiki refer to his "First PhD" at Age 16, and BigBangWiki refers to "Sheldon took four years to write his second Doctor of Philosophy thesis." - so can anyone confirm by citing actual quotes from the show (and the wording differences between "doctorate" and "PhD" whether he has 2 PhDs and an ScD? or 2 PhDs and no ScD, or one of each? TheHYPO (talk) 20:45, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Asperger section

i dpnt think this part should be here. It isnt proven or stated on the show. just viewer speculation. It doesnt belong on a page about facts the character. it needs to be removed.Caringtype1 (talk) 23:49, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Strongly disagree. I believe the discussion of Asperger syndrome is an excellent technique for agglomerating Sheldon's different personality traits into a coherent whole. It perfoms a useful function. HairyWombat 17:20, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

The section on Asperger's (while an interesting and sometimes humorous read) is essentially an essay and is a textbook case of original research, which is of course against Wikipedia policy, and not verifiable in the least. The show has never said that Shledon has Asperger's and Chuck Lorre specifically said that Sheldon does not have Asperger's. I'm sure there are editors that could come up with another section full of evidence on why Sheldon deosn't have the illness. All of this is speculation and opinion. If the show announces he has Asperger's THEN the section can stay (although even then it would have to be greatly reduced). Otherwise, it has to be removed. I'll give the major authors of this article a couple of days to intergrate any VERIFIABLE information into the rest of the article, before we remove it.--Esprit15d • talk • contribs 13:03, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

"... before we remove it." Who is "we"? HairyWombat 15:37, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

The editors who have been working on this article.--Esprit15d • talk • contribs 16:39, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

There was certainly a lot of OR in the section, and it has been in the article for some time, originally added under "Eccentric characteristics".[1] Somebody has since seen fit to change the section heading to "Asperger syndrome".[2] The original Asperger syndrome section is properly referenced real-world treatment of the issue and the fact that it comes up so often that both Prady and Parsons have had to address it publicly makes it notable enough to retain in its current format, i.e. without all the extra waffle. --AussieLegend (talk) 17:13, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

The new Asperger's section is AWESOME. It acknowledges the topic while still conforming to the fiction guidelines. Formerly, it looked like Wikipedia has the opinion that Sheldon has Asperger's, and Wikipedia should never have an opinion about anything. It should report facts and (to a lesser extent) the opinions of notable and relevant people.--Esprit15d • talk • contribs 16:39, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Just a non-important side note, some people take offense to Aspergers being referred to as an "illness." Temple Grandin (herself being autistic) frequently points out in lectures (as other people do) people with AS just have brains wired with different priorities. "Condition" might have been a better word for you to have used. :P — al-Shimoni (talk) 20:54, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Sheldon was wrong?

As many BBT viewers are aware, the character Sheldon has a habit of mentioning facts in his conversations. And these facts are almost always correct. Almost.

I recall that there was a very specific instance (it might have been during the 2009-2010 season) when Sheldon stated a fact that was incontrovertibly wrong. Regrettably, I cannot recall the incident (episode or subject matter) but I think it may have occurred during one of his doorway conversations with Penny. I apologize for the lack of specificity, but I did not take notes when I watched the program.

Perhaps an editor with very good knowledge of BBT could add cite the episode & subject matter, and add an appropriate passage to the article.

72.82.177.40 (talk) 03:09, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

He made a bet with Wolowitz regarding the identification of a cricket they could hear from the living room. Wolowitz identified it as a common field cricket, I forget what Sheldon thought it was. Anyways, Sheldon lost the bet, and as a result had to give Wolowitz his prized copy of Flash #123.

Sheldon's Aspergers

Yes Sheldon does have Aspergers when the character who plays him so he bases Sheldon on aspergers characteristics, its is quite good evidence. What I think is happpening is the truth of Sheldon being aspergers is coinciding with Bill Prady understandably not wanting to say Sheldon has aspergers in order not to have a lawsuit taken against him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.148.159 (talk) 12:46, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Qualifications

The M.A, links to the wrong page. He has a masters of astronomy, not a masters of arts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.97.118.32 (talk) 19:59, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

I can't see the episode to check the quote, but given that the text says MS and MA, he apparently has two master's degrees. (One would assume the astronomy degree is the MS, but that would be an assumption.) What source do you have to go against it, or do you have a quote of the episode in question? —C.Fred (talk) 20:11, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

The quote from the episode is "I'm Doctor Sheldon Cooper, B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D. and Sc.D." He doesn't say any more than that about his qualifications. --AussieLegend (talk) 10:09, 17 October 2011 (UTC)