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Recent personal statements about ancestry and diet[edit]

Adams made a couple recent WP:ABOUTSELF statements that might be relevant here. In this tweet he says he's pescatarian. In this vlog post he gives some context for claiming Native American ancestry and says he has none, at least according to 23andMe. 70.163.208.142 (talk) 16:08, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We would need secondary sources demonstrating this information is WP:DUE inclusion, even if it is verifiably from Adams. not everything a guy says is meant to be in his wikipedia article. — Shibbolethink ( ) 16:52, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, except in this case it relates to what's already here, namely "a small amount of Native American ancestry" and "Adams said he was a vegetarian". 70.163.208.142 (talk) 17:44, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
 Done. If he flip flops on this or we have secondary more reputable sources that disagree on these things, we should probably just remove all the content related to either claim, or just go with what those sources say. At this point, I agree it's easier to just clarify since it takes up so little space. — Shibbolethink ( ) 18:47, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I couldn't have phrased it better, thanks. 70.163.208.142 (talk) 21:43, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Adams's middle name[edit]

Adams's middle name "Raymond" was added in this edit. I can't find a better source for this and wonder if it's worth keeping. 70.163.208.142 (talk) 03:40, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see now it was added much earlier, here. Still no good source for it though, nor his birthdate, unless you count WP:BRITANNICA.[1] 70.163.208.142 (talk) 23:28, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect Dilbert guy has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 October 29 § Dilbert guy until a consensus is reached. Edward-Woodrowtalk 22:46, 29 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"until it was dropped"[edit]

I undid this edit, but it's been reverted. I have a few problems with this statement. It repeats what the third lead paragraph says and focuses on Dilbert over Adams. It implies that the comic stopped being a "cultural touchstone" after cancellation, which isn't for us to say; sources in the article simply report the drop from syndication and why. I considered removing "until" and starting a new sentence to just read "It was dropped from syndication and now runs as a webcomic", but that's even more repetitive and disjointed. Maybe we should drop "and becoming a cultural touchstone" altogether. 70.163.208.142 (talk) 20:45, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You make a good point. Roger (talk) 02:07, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Cartoon seems to have peaked and ebbed long before. Hyperbolick (talk) 08:10, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that is another reason to remove the edit. Roger (talk) 19:46, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I'm looking at the ledes for other bios and have cooled a little about redundancy. For example, the lede for James O'Keefe mentions his firing in the first and last paragraphs, granted it's a longer lede. Still have a problem with the conjunction "until", it's drawing conclusions. 70.163.208.142 (talk) 20:43, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Probably both of them have enemies who take great pleasure in repeatedly saying Adams and O'Keefe were fired. Roger (talk) 23:35, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Low probability speculation. 2600:8802:571B:E00:28EC:43A5:5FF9:B17D (talk) 04:08, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]