Talk:Bill Cosby

Latest comment: 20 days ago by 2604:3D08:178E:5900:D4B0:F026:9297:E177 in topic Intro glosses subject's crime

Intro glosses subject's crime

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I read the "Convicted sex offender' Talk thread from March, and I'm fine with the first sentence, but does seem that the intro glosses the reported severity of his crime. I suggest we mention in the intro that Cosby admitted drugging women he planned to have sex with, and also change 'tarnished his legacy' to something stronger. Maybe 'severely tarnished'. Given the media coverage, that is accurate and maintains NPOV. 38.49.84.175 (talk) 20:59, 11 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Well, just before it mentions "tarnished", it mentions it ended his career. The sets the severity of it. Changing it to "severely tarnished" would be seen as WP:PEACOCK verbiage. Who are we to say it is severe or not? The reader should decide that from the context given in the body rather then from us. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 05:40, 12 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
The intro is dishonest. He is a convicted serial sex offender not a victim of “allegations” that have tarnished and ended his career. It’s phrased like he has never been found guilty and has been targeted. Any other man with such criminal history would have it as part of his resume of notoriety not as a footnote. 2604:3D08:178E:5900:D4B0:F026:9297:E177 (talk) 17:20, 8 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Incorrect capitalization of "Hungry I" in second paragraph

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I know its a little thing but its bothering me. Would anyone mind fixing it please? 2603:8001:B9F0:47D0:FCEC:3203:C0B7:445B (talk) 03:07, 28 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Done. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 05:13, 30 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hungry I is stylized as hungry i for signage and advertising...... 98.248.161.240 (talk) 17:55, 1 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
Yes, the Hungry I article does mention this stylized version in the lead, but then refers to it with caps after that. There is no reason to use the stylized version here if not used that way in the subject article. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 20:37, 2 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Bill Cosby: Mr. Sapolsky, with Love

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... was filmed live at the Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center on December 18, 1994.

Mr. Sapolsky was a geometry teacher...supposedly.... the "sources" I stumbled upon are:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305302

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRcVsQBsnEM

98.248.161.240 (talk) 21:30, 1 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

It is mentioned in Bill Cosby discography, but does not seem significant enough to mention here.Richard-of-Earth (talk) 20:40, 2 September 2024 (UTC)Reply