Talk:Desmond Hume

This article was nominated for deletion on 1st May 2006. The result of the discussion was keep.

This STUFF Hey where did all this stuff about desmond come from, as i remember it never said his last name. and whats with the pic and the flash back stuff???

Watch the finale. His full name is one of the first things you learn.--Aresef 03:39, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cook?

When was it revealed that Desmond's last name was Cook? I've seen that rumor floating around, but only it synopsises of the finale which have all been proven to be false. - Nihl 23:48, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

So now that it's been proven to be Hume for the last name, I can't fix much on my simple little PDA. Also, he apparently was a dishonorably discharged soldier, as noted in the first half on the second season finale. -- ArkansasTraveler 01:34, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This provides a clear "poster child" example of why we shouldn't allow changes to be made based on rumor or fan speculation. There was never any citation of a reliable source for "Cook", and, of course, we now know that it's wrong. When reverts are made to unsourced changes in the future, let's remember why. -- PKtm 04:08, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CONCERNING THE PHILOSOPHER

I don't know how to edit this, but the topics about cause and effect related to Hume, whether or not Desmond was based off of him, can be found in Hume's "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1777 edition)" In particular Section IV: Sceptical Doubts concerning the Operations of Human Understanding. Mention of Locke is found throughout the source.

URL: http://etext.leeds.ac.uk/hume/ehu/ehupbsb.htm#index-div1-N997105663

Copywright to the online version is Peter Millican, 1996, but he says it can be used for academic purposes, which I hope this is otherwise I am going to jail. If someone knows how to put these citations into the article in question that would be cool.

the observation station

The men in the Antarctic observation station were speaking Portuguese, but the dialect was distinctly Brazilian. Trigear 04:07, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

i believe penny widmore is portrayed by the actress sonya walger. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nexus999 (talk • contribs) 03:31, 26 May 2006.

Philosophy?

I really don't believe this belongs in Wikipedia, it seems to be a clear example of original research. I see someone's already flagged it. Personally I'd suggest removing it. Any thoughts? SynergyBlades 18:21, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Newt 19:40, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

interesting but clearly original and hypothetical, both regarding character's internal process and symbolic significance of the name. 69.49.44.11 15:07, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Major Clean-Up Needed

Verb tenses do not agree through-out, particularly in Section 1.2, On the Island. Additionally, the info in the box with Desmond's picture, stats, etc. (don't know what it's called) needs to be properly aligned... Justified text does not work there. Meg 00:44, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]