Talk:Andy Richter
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German ancestry
Does anyone have a source that he's of significant German ancestry? I've removed the category until someone provides one. JackO'Lantern 05:14, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- Richter is obviously a German name. 67.160.226.96 09:08, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
O'Neal is "obviously" an Irish name. Somehow I don't think Shaq is of Irish decent... TheHYPO
- And here's where common sense is supposed to kick in. Andy Richter is white, and when white immigrants to the United States changed their surnames, they used British names like Jones and Smith. Since Richter is not a British name, Richter is the prodigy of white European immigrants to the United States, and Richter is not the descendant of African slaves, it's safe to assume that he is of German descent.
There's your problem. Nothing is "safe to assume" on wikipedia. Wikipedia requires cited facts. Besides which, what if his father's father's father was German (hence the name). Every other member of his family for 3 generations has been completely Irish. Is there is point or validity in listing him as a comedian of German ancestry? Wikipedia expressly discourages "logical assumption" based on something circumstacial like this. TheHYPO
Just making a change so I can get 'autoconfirmed' so I can upload a relevant image.
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