Talk:Chris Pirillo/Archives/2015

Intro

Could someone who knows this guy well enough to change things please read the first sentence of the article. Lockergnome is a large what? 71.79.138.31 (talk) 21:11, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Geeks Radio

Geeks Radio is not related to Chris Pirillo any longer. I'm the former Director of Programming (for Geeks Radio) and am currently a hop in his chatroom. Anyways, they are no longer related to Chris Pirillo. Just, thought I'd try to let you guys know. I'm a big fan of Wikipedia, but I don't really know how to use it, so I apologize if I've done this incorrectly. Swordofdestiny (talk) 18:48, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Divorce Ponzi

Hes getting dirvorced http://chris.pirillo.com/personal-and-professional-changes-afoot/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 19:21, 24 June 2009 (talk) 88.104.175.193

Trivial finding

It's at the bottom. worried about the phone # though... http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/1395249.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.190.210.163 (talk) 06:17, 18 May 2008

That's not his phone number at all. onekopaka (talk) 09:51, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Coffee

I took out the referance to coffee. When I was a guest on the Chris Prillo show I showed him this entry and he told me that he does not drink coffee any more. Jake of 8bitjoystick.com

Evidence against the above (May 2011): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMkHbptFdqc 00:14 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.151.217.205 (talk) 22:14, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

TechTV Termination

Chris was reportedly terminated from TechTV after he had accepted a job from Microsoft to work on their Windows Longhorn project. Rather than resigning from TechTV, he began slacking and using foul language on live broadcasts, prompting the management to bring in Leo Laporte to replace him. Eventually his behavior had the desired effect; rather than accept a demotion to an off-camera position, he quit or was summarily asked to leave. See [1] There are other versions to this story, but I don't don't think they have much credibility.   Quicksilver 23:57, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

The original link is dead. JPG-GR 07:42, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

He Graduated from the University of Iowa

Clearly states it on his blog.

The blog is wrong! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magnus Nothus (talk • contribs) 01:41, 17 November 2005

He Graduated from the University of NORTHERN Iowa

Chris is a 1998 alumnus of the University of Northern Iowa. Do a Google search and see for yourself: Google Search.

• Lockergnome Bios
• Seattle Times
• Google Cache of Blog(My proxy blocks pirillo.com at work.)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.77.161.22 (talk) 21:03, 13 December 2005

University of Iowa VS University of Northern Iowa

I will call in his radio show this thursday and ask but according to his official bio and him he says it is University of Iowa. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 8bitJake (talk • contribs) 19:56, 13 December 2005

University of Northern Iowa it is then. My bad — Preceding unsigned comment added by 8bitJake (talk • contribs) 21:14, 13 December 2005

There was a previous marriage

I remember the name "Cat Pirillo."

He was married to Gretchen[2] until sometime in 2003, Chris mentioned their breakup on his blog on Dec 13 2003[3]. quack 20:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

He also maintains the webiste www.rentmychest.com where he collects money for ad space on a digital picture of his chest —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.96.232.29 (talk) 03:26, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Content Removed?

Did this edit[[4]] remove good content? Matt (Talk) 05:01, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I think so.

Devil.of.firewalls (talk) 03:10, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

91.105.97.201's Edit

It seems this person's edit removed all info about Chris Pirillo being married before. He may not like having information about his failed marriages, but it should still be included in his wikipedia page. Shame on whoever removed that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.78.163.32 (talk) 17:48, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Biography

Where Chris Pirillo Lives: Consider adding a citation to this site which further confirms the fact that he lives in Issaquah, WA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.53.126.50 (talk) 11:54, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

The citation clearly shows that he lives in Issaquah, not Seattle. Edited for accuracy.

To be changed from
Pirillo majored in English education at the University of Northern Iowa. Chris currently lives near Seattle, Washington with his two dogs Wicket and Pixie, who are the namesakes of the bots on the http://live.pirillo.com IRC chat room.

To be changed to
Pirillo majored in English education at the University of Northern Iowa. Chris currently lives near Seattle, Washington with his two dogs Wicket and Pixie, who are the namesakes of the bots on the http://live.pirillo.com IRC chat room.

On 26th July 2009 (Pirillo's Birthday), #chrispirillo trended 2nd on the micro-blogging site Twitter. His fans tweeted with the hash tag #chrisprillo since it was Pirillo's birthday wish as requested on http://live.pirillo.com. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Technical08 (talk • contribs) 18:11, 26 July 2009

Declined. Not covered by reliable, third-party sources, and thus not relevant to the biography. We generally do not cover or include information about activity on social networking sites unless it's been verified by an independent source as noteworthy. Steven Walling (talk) 18:18, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Well I'm sure that Chris would be a reliable source, ask him! I asked him before I originally put it up and he said that would be ok and thanks. Well his email is chris@pirillo.com so why don't you email him. Technical08 (talk) 13:22, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

You should read Wikipedia:Reliable sources; as Steven Walling said, this most definitely does qualify. ~ Amory (user • talk • contribs) 14:24, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Meh. So I'm not aloud to publish what really happened even though there are hundreds of people who can verify. I thought Wikipedia was the "Free Encyclopedia". Does that mean price or free to edit. As seen, Wikipedia doesn't match up to its expectations. Maybe Twitter is a third-party source, go as them for proof. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/3762161995/ ~ Technical08 (talk) 12:11, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

You are free to edit here, but your contributions need to conform to Wikipedia policies. Your request amounts to inserting original research, which isn't allowed. All facts in Wikipedia need to be verifiable using reliable sources. Read "What wikipedia is not", especially the section titled "Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought" for a better understanding. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 15:14, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Important note

At Chris Pirillo's request, information has been taken out of his article about his Divorces. He justify's this because he claims that most of the article was about his divorces. This is a completly reasonable request and I feel it should be honoured. I am however aware that this decision could be considered, "Non-wikipedia," Because of this i'd like all users to remeber the rules of the encyclopedia. ESPECIALY the 3RR. I firmly believe that we should respect this mans wishes... I also believe that any dispute over this should be settled here... NOT in edit wars... Im not signed in, but my account is mczack26, I shall have this page and the article page watched. I would also like to mention, im not trying to be high and mighty, i am however trying to encourage good practice over bad behavior

--90.197.187.148 (talk) 18:27, 27 July 2009 (UTC) (user:mczack26)

Yeah, I don't think it is really up to him to decide that. I'm sure other people in the limelight don't want their social spectrum's discussed in public. If he can post it on his blog (which probably gets more views that this page) then it is fine to be here.

59.167.208.24 (talk) 00:04, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

But the problem with the article is that it was dominated by the fact that he had split with his wife, which is jst stupid, thus it was taken out. Tbh, I don't even rember if it was me who actually took it out... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.206.74.246 (talk) 21:23, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

Since when does the subject of an article get to edit the content? They have personal blogs where they can say whatever they want. Objectivity is always the goal, and a person has a right to factual information in their article, nothing more, nothing less.Landroo (talk) 18:59, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

health problems?

"Chris is going to quit up streaming live video do to his health problems and may stop going online all together." This doesn't look true, the last part of the sentence makes it look like a troll. 72.78.174.106 (talk) 20:30, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

His blog website looks down

Right now, http://chris.pirillo.com/ returns "404 Not Found" on all pages. At least it looks that way. At least the first two pages of Google hits are missing. - Paradrop (talk) 16:00, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Death

Nothing seems to suggest that he's died. Any sources on it? Arfn24 (talk) 06:30, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

He's not dead...

http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo/statuses/89581913152557056

Anthony Guidetti (talk) 06:30, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Yeah... seems to be only a few people making those edits. Arfn24 (talk) 06:33, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Neither is he an escaped criminal — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dwj7738 (talk • contribs) 06:54, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

NEW DEATH HOAX SECTION ADDED TO PAGE

I have added a section about the recent death hoax. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.147.129.84 (talk) 21:24, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Picture

Tsk, you only get an awesome picture if you're a geek. If you're a celebrity or singer or just about anybody else you're stuck with the worst possible CC photo one can find on the net. --TheAmericanizator (talk) 10:57, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Photo and Personal info

Man that is one fly photo! PS why not put in a section in the sidebar about his ex spouses as is the case on many biographical Wikipedia pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.44.22.61 (talk) 03:39, 8 January 2012

Edit request from , 2 November 2011

Large copy/paste block here

Christopher Joseph Pirillo (born July 26, 1973) is the founder and maintainer of Lockergnome, which is a network of blogs, web forums, mailing lists, and online communities. He spent two years hosting the TechTV television program Call for Help, where he also hosted the first annual Call-for-Help-a-Thon. He now hosts videos on several Internet sites, including CNN, YouTube, ustream.tv, CBC and his own website.[2] Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Projects 3 References 4 External links Biography

Pirillo was born on July 26, 1973 in Des Moines, Iowa. He studied at the University of Northern Iowa, where he majored in English education. For a short time, he was a 7th grade English student teacher at Coke R. Stevenson Middle School in San Antonio, Texas. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington[citation needed] with his two dogs, Wicket and Pixie, after whom the bots on his IRC chat room are named.[3] Pirillo streams video of his office live and has a large community of dedicated supporters that watch his frequently recorded videos on various tech-based and non-tech-based topics. Projects

Since 2001, Pirillo has hosted Gnomedex, which is a yearly conference covering art, science, social media, blogs, and new and emerging technologies and concepts, such as Web 2.0. Gnomedex 10 was held in August 2010 in Seattle, Washington.[4] Pirillo streams video live 24/7 from his home office on Ustream, and his stream at http://live.pirillo.com is one of the more popular, with over 5,000 regular watchers.[citation needed] His streams, also broadcast on YouTube, focus on software, hardware, review, computers, iPhone applications, operating systems, gaming, and other technology-related topics and events. As of 25 March 2011, Pirillo has had over 100,000,000 views.[2] As of 22 March 2011, he reached over 180k subscribers on his YouTube channel.[5] Pirillo runs several online communities. His Lockergnome blogging network has over 100,000 members. Geeks, his Ning-based social network, has over 24,000 users.[6] Lockergnome began as a technology mailing list in 1996, offering tricks and tips for operating systems and applications, software suggestions (with an emphasis on public domain and shareware software), and web site recommendations.[7] Several mailing lists are now provided, offering technology Advice and Tips[8] and other content syndicated from Lockergnome's blogs and web forums, including IT Professionals[9] and problem solvers.[10] Pirillo's advocacy of new technology went as far as setting up, with Jake Ludington, a BitTorrent server at vistatorrent.com "to help Microsoft get [Windows Vista] Beta 2 in users' hands" in 2003.[11] According to Information Week, Microsoft had "reported problems in delivering Beta 2 electronically ... recommending on its own Web site that users order the DVD rather than download the 3.5-4.4GB file".[11] Microsoft sent a cease and desist e-mail, and the pair complied.[11][12] Chris Pirillo owned twitter at one time. Pirillo is the author of several books, including Poor Richard's E-mail Publishing, Online! The Book with John C. Dvorak and Wendy Taylor, and several ebooks.[13][14] In January 2010, he began hosting "Help Desk with Chris Pirillo", a weekly live video call-in show on Microsoft's Channel 9 web site.[15] The show is at the pilot stage. Since early 2011, Pirillo has been one of the featured "CoolHotNot Tech Xperts," along with John C. Dvorak, Jim Louderback, Dave Graveline, Robin Raskin, Dave Whittle, Steve Bass, and Cheryl Currid. At CoolHotNot's web site, he shares his "Loved List" of favorite consumer tech products, along with a "Wanted List" and a "Letdown List".[16]

87.194.91.124 (talk) 17:22, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

 Not done - Request is not specific, and appears to be merely a copy/paste of the article text, (not the wikitext). --Lexein (talk) 19:32, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Net worth

Where's this 'net worth' figure coming from? I can't find it on the page which is listed as the source. And even then, socialblade.com seems to be nothing more than a (fairly basic) calculation of YouTube advertise revenue. 109.201.154.185 (talk) 18:56, 14 May 2014 (UTC)