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Lance's Birthname
editI see that there's been some dispute over what Lance's birthname is: James Lance Bass or James Lansten Bass. Well, he posted a blog on December 11, 2005 on his official MySpace (it is official because it has been quoted in mainstream media, such as People magazine, etc... see some of the article's references) that said,
"My Name
I have been asked this question many times in my life... so let me clear up something for you all. My name is James Lance Bass, but I have always gone by Lance. Dont know why. All the men in my family are James Irvin Bass.. and my parents decided to break the mold with me. (Thank God!)Everyone in my family goes by Jimmy or Jim, so to avoid confusion I guess they used Lance.
Oh and Lansten never was my name, the guys maybe called me that for like a week as a joke.. but it stuck for some reason in the press.
I know this is the most boring blog ever , but you have no idea how many people have a problem with why I use Lance instead of James. "It's just not natural!" lol"
His MySpace is private, so only MySpace users can see it, any MySpace users can see it if you add him as a friend. The link to his official MySpace is in the article's external links.
Anyway, I know we are not allowed to use MySpace as a reference on Wikipedia, but I just wanted to post this because I am going to change the intro to display his real birthname. --MgCupcake 18:31, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
- FYI. You are allowed to use MySpace as a reference but in many cases, as this one, you don't need to if it is published in a more relaible source. That said, it sounds like the original source is the subject (Bass) posting on his MySpace page so you could (if needed) qualify by "Bass states on his MySpace page..." Benjiboi 15:18, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Consistent verb tense
editThe beginning of the Coming out section begins with "Bass announced that he is...". As a recent editor noted in his edit summary, because the main verb 'announced' is in the past tense, the following verb should also have a past tense. Regardless of current status then, or today, the sentence should be written as "Bass announced that he was...". Does anyone dispute this? —Adavidb 20:36, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
NASA cosmonaut?
editThere has been some disagreement with wording in the lead paragraph which states Bass "obtained cosmonaut certification from both NASA and the Russian Space Program". The word cosmonaut means a Russian astronaut. NASA doesn't certify individuals as cosmonauts, though as the source states, did certify Bass "for a mission aboard a Soyuz capsule". What are others' thoughts about rewording this sentence to better match the source, perhaps to something like "was certified by both NASA and the Russian Space Program for a mission"? The next sentence gives specifics. —Adavidb 12:18, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
- I agree with this, and changed the intro to better fit your suggestion. Let me know what you think. --MgCupcake 03:13, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
The new wording looks fine. Thanks —Adavidb 03:29, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Nomination for semi-protection
editThis seems to be a very well-written article, yet it constantly gets vandalized by non-registered users. I would definitely say this article gets vandalized more than most, and now that Bass is doing a lot of publicity for his book.... I think this article should be semi-protected. 146.95.69.175 19:43, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
- The standard for semi-protect seems to be volume. If it is endless daily (like 3+6 times a day) nd seems to disrupt editing then you have a stronger case. Benjiboi 15:19, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
DWTS performances
editIt should be removed, imo. The season has its own article if anybody want to see the performances listed. Other articles have already removed that table. Cornerstonepicker (talk) 02:01, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
Nightclubs
editWhy is there no news about the nightclubs he owns in West Hollywood. Are people trying to hide this information? 47.156.247.104 (talk) 13:39, 16 November 2022 (UTC)
- You're welcome to add such information with sources; I'm not sure why you'd feel anyone is trying to "hide" it? DonIago (talk) 14:15, 16 November 2022 (UTC)