Talk:Lil Tay

Lil Tay
Lil Tay
Birth name	Claire Tian
Born	2008/2009; Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper; internet personality;
Years active	2017–2018
Nationality	Canadian

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Capitalization

It seems that the draft for the correct capitalization, Draft:Lil Tay has been indefinitely set to requiring administrator privileges to create. Due to the recent news, should this be lifted to allow for this page to be moved to its correct capitalization? Is this page allowed to be created at all, or is it considered a bypass of the administrator lock? Hopefully an administrator can look into this ASAP and see what can be done from here. B3251 (talk) 20:42, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like it has been fixed. Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 23:34, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Reports on death

Manager refutes her alleged death

Media reports have not provided evidence yet, while her old manager has said that the source of the information is not to be trusted. Sebschuth (talk) 23:40, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Can you link the source of this for me? Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 00:37, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.insider.com/lil-tay-dead-child-rapper-influencer-claire-hope-instagram-2023-8?amp

About half way down the page, former managers name is Harry Tsang(sp) Lyeuhm (talk) 01:22, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I'll note it. Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 14:40, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It seems early to be jumping to the conclusion that she is dead, agreed

The author of the Time magazine article headlines that her family announces her death, but has no more evidence than a post on her account, which combined with multiple reports of her father denying any knowledge of this - rather more specific than "her family", - is consistent with the hypothesis, for example, that her ig account could have been hacked, say. Certainly at least there's no strong evidence that she's dead and strong evidence that she may not be... ELSchissel (talk) 00:47, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That is pretty suspicious, im not gonna lie ShallowC (talk) 03:21, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article from CTV News Vancouver said that they’ve contacted the police departments in the Vancouver area, with no reports of any deaths with Tay’s name. If that’s the case, it’s either she died somewhere else or she didn’t die at all. Either way, it seems very suspicious. CommanderJänsen (talk) 05:51, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. Even Tay's father's representative said this "Given the complexities of the current circumstances, I am at a point where I cannot definitively confirm or dismiss the legitimacy of the statement issued by the family.” - Harry Tsang source Kiwiz1338 (talk) 08:49, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is definitely too early. The only source we have is an Instagram post, far from a reliable source. I'm honestly shocked at how many media outlets have pronounced her dead just off this information alone, especially as there's been no reports from the Vancouver Police Department about her death or an investigation into it. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 09:11, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Snopes issues correction

Well, it seems even Snopes jumped the gun on this. While researching this topic yesterday, I encountered their article titled "Yes, Child Rapper Lil Tay Has Died", though I chose not to include this information due to the previous reports of false allegations and hoax reports. It seems that Snopes issued a correction today, placing a new title; "Child Rapper Lil Tay Has Died, According to an Instagram Post". Happy to see that they were prompt with their correction, though it shows that even fact-checking websites can get caught in the media frenzy as well.--WMrapids (talk) 17:46, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Misleading article

Who is the moron that changed the page to say that Variety received a phone call from the manager? The article they cited does not state this anywhere, and beyond the instagram post, there is NO confirmation. For a locked page you'd think someone could actually list some accurate information. 66.67.41.102 (talk) 11:26, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's the first sentence in the article Kheto (talk) 12:20, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The variety article just quotes the instagram. Secretlondon (talk) 13:35, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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she was born 29th july 2009 Lishiluvs (talk) 14:24, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Can you provide a source? Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 14:39, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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As of 2023, August, Lil Tay is no longer alive AngelicaMayflower127 (talk) 15:57, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 16:31, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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real name is Claire Tian, not Tay Tian 71.121.187.113 18:41, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: provide a reliable source to support your request. Rejoy²⁰⁰³(talk) 18:48, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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71.121.187.113 (talk) 18:44, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: provide a reliable source to support your request. Rejoy²⁰⁰³(talk) 18:47, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: rejected by reviewer, closed by BorgQueen talk 10:13, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that during a three month period in 2018, nine-year-old rapper Lil Tay called herself the "youngest flexer of the century" and had 2.4 million followers on Instagram? Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/9-year-old-youtube-star-lil-tay-disappeared-from-internet-2018-6
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Created by TDKR Chicago 101 (talk). Self-nominated at 20:12, 10 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Lil Tay; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article is new and long enough, referenced and neutral. Earwig only flags a quote which isn't a concern; hook is cited and interesting, and QPQ is not needed since nominator has not nominated over five articles yet for DYK. Good to go! Tails Wx (they/them) 06:39, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@TDKR Chicago 101 and Tails Wx: I see the part of the hook about flexing in the lead but it is not cited. All facts in the hook must be cited no later than the end of the sentence - preferably in the body. 2600:1008:B117:4EDC:B165:93A7:92F9:9A7B (talk) 03:53, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Done. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:40, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@TDKR Chicago 101, Tails Wx, and Bruxton: I've pulled this per my questions at the DYK noticeboard. Do ping me when changes have been made, I'll put this back in prep myself. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 06:51, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Theleekycauldron: I was not clear on what is specifically needed based on your message on DYK talk. Bruxton (talk) 13:46, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Theleekycauldron: Agreed, not sure what the specific issues are? I already expanded the lead and the article is well sourced. I thought TMZ was a generally accepted source by Wiki. Not to mention most of the TMZ/Insider sources used is to back up statements in the article where TMZ/Insider are directly referenced. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 13:58, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- @Theleekycauldron: & @Bruxton:: Is this hook/article good or not? TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:31, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - TMZ is absolutely not the kind of source that we want to use on a biography of a living minor. Insider is marginally/situationally reliable, I'll have to read into the exact coverage here to figure out where it falls on the balance. I also still don't know what the hook means. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 10:10, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@TDKR Chicago 101: Are you still planning to pursue this nomination? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:53, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
No response from the nominator to the ping, and given the article issues and the lack of progress it may be time to close this as unsuccessful. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:23, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Add that she has partial Chinese Ancestry

Add that she has partial Chinese ancestry 2600:8805:C07:600:3157:1B87:B51F:6D57 (talk) 20:43, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Provide a reliable source to support your statement. Rejoy²⁰⁰³(talk) 20:54, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/where-lil-tay-live-ethnicity-nationality-explored-wake-death-news-claim 2600:8805:C07:600:3157:1B87:B51F:6D57 (talk) 21:10, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's not a reliable source. Sportskeeda is marked as unreliable per WP:RSP. Black Kite (talk) 21:13, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still new so this might be wrong, I've checked WP:RSP and it seems like 'The Cut' is reliable. It mentions here that her mother is Chinese, so would that not make her of Chinese descent/have Chinese Ancestry?

https://www.thecut.com/article/who-was-lil-tay.html Lyeuhm (talk) 22:25, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add this page to Category:Living people. 87.115.236.31 (talk) 21:51, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Rejoy²⁰⁰³(talk) 22:06, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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