Talk:David Friedman (composer)

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LGBT?

I've removed the category "LGBT composers" because a) the article says nothing about his sexuality, and b) because of Wikipedia's Biographies of Living People policy, a statement of his sexuality has to be well sourced. A picture of him and "his partner" isn't a good source :) -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 04:15, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He's pretty open about it in some of the songs that he has recorded as a singer, but you're right, nothing definitive. I know they are a couple because I know both of them, but I also know that's not Wikipedia verifiability standard.--Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 22:08, 26 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is a church service that is recorded and sold on CD a citable source? David and his partner Shawn were invited to speak about their relationship as guests at Unity Church of New York yesterday.--Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 16:38, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It would depend on whether the CD has been formally released by a recognised label (equivalent of "published") or is simply 'self-published'. Hrafn^Talk_Stalk^(P) 17:23, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"How do I cite play and church programs?"

In reference to this edit summary, if a published reliable source cannot be found for the events ("play and church programs" aren't formally published, so don't count), then the information is not verifiable and so cannot be included. Hrafn^Talk_Stalk^(P) 06:18, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How is stating that he composed musicals such as Goodbye and Good Luck, Stunt Girl, Desperate Measures, Chasing Nicolette, King Island Christmas, and Listen to My Heart "controversial?" The latter two even have commercially released cast albums! How do I prove that the pamphlet Is Tithing for Me? by the same David Friedman, even though there is a caricature of him on the cover and it refers to the MIDDER Music website? There are ample posters documenting Song and Dance, and he is credited as conductor on the original Broadway cast album of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. These are not in any way "controversial" claims and your assessment of as such is going well beyond the BLP classifications.--Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 18:55, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How is whether thay are "controversial" or not relevant? WP:V states: "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth—that is, whether readers are able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether we think it is true." The material that you are edit-warring to reinclude is NOT VERIFIABLE at this time. WP:V goes on to say "The burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material. All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation." The material that you are edit-warring to reinclude has been {{fact}}-tagged, and so have been challenged. It cannot be reincluded without citation. WP:V DOES NOT even mention "controversial" other than in the context of WP:REDFLAG right at the end -- therefore it is irrelevant to WP:BURDEN. Hrafn^Talk_Stalk^(P) 02:57, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Controversial material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, "

The fact that the albums are available on Amazon should be verifiable enough. It almost seems like your goal here is to simply destory the article as a troll with ludicrious claims that Friedman didn't write certain things. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 20:30, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(i) The material was not "removed immediately" but after being tagged -- so that passage is irrelevant. (ii) I've reintroduced Joseph cited to Amazon (I don't know why you couldn't have done it yourself). (iii) What part of "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth" do you fail to understand? Please do not call editors "trolls" for simply following clear and unambiguous policy -- it is a violation of both WP:NPA & WP:CIVIL. Hrafn^Talk_Stalk^(P) 05:57, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from User talk:Hrafn

If this book, http://www.amazon.com/Listen-My-Heart-Songs-Friedman/dp/1423405587/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243281173&sr=8-2, is not a reliable source, then Wikipedia can hardly be considered a reliable source, either. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 19:55, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is never considered to be, in and of itself, a reliable source. Listen to My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman is at best a marginal source -- certainly not "independent", and thus not adding to WP:Notability, nor suitable as the sole source for this article(per {{primarysources}}). Hrafn^Talk_Stalk^(P) 04:07, 26 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

On further reflection, as it is published by Friedman's own music label, it is WP:SELFPUB, and so the article may not be "based primarily on such sources". Hrafn^Talk_Stalk^(P) 04:43, 26 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Third party sources & article title

Given that the only third party sources are on Stunt Girrl, wouldn't it be more appropriate to rename and retarget the article to being about that musical? Hrafn^Talk_Stalk^(P) 10:11, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Primary sources

I would note that 14 out of 22 sources in the article appear to be dodgy/primary/otherwise-affiliated -- and that's quite apart from the sources that don't verify their material. This is not a well-sourced article. Hrafn^Talk_Stalk^(P) 17:22, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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