Talk:Amy Schneider

Where is the bio info?!
I suppose this all all that can be gleaned on line. Would have thought a curious reporter would have scored an interview by now. She may be a private person. Hopefully we'll have it before the TOC. 172.12.246.184 (talk) 14:14, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 January 2022
Amy Schneider attended Chaminade-Julienne Catholic High School in Dayton Ohio. While attending high school she was involved in Band playing the trumpet, and was also involved in drama. She graduated in 1997.

Beekeeperdane (talk) 22:57, 14 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I don't know how reliable that link is for the yearbook, so used a different ref in this edit. hemantha (brief) 09:11, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

No longer tied
Amy won todays game, making her a 39 day champion and officially the player with the second longest streak. The article should be updates accordingly. 2601:249:8300:E1E0:29AD:49B9:B474:C0B1 (talk) 00:24, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It literally just happened. Don't rush us--CreecregofLife (talk) 00:30, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to rush you. It aired 3 hours ago here and I have seen wiki articles updated within seconds so I got confused. Take your time. 2601:249:8300:E1E0:29AD:49B9:B474:C0B1 (talk) 00:35, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Just remember that every market is different, such as in NY and Florida, where it airs at either 7 PM or 7:30, though admittedly a lot of the markets get that hour. More markets airing it, the more that'll be ready to publish the progress--CreecregofLife (talk) 00:54, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Honestly, this comment is unnecessary. 2601:249:8300:E1E0:29AD:49B9:B474:C0B1 was simply requesting a perfectly reasonable edit be made to semi-protected page. That's not rushing anyone; that's contributing to Wikipedia. No need to respond to that with hostility. Hadger (talk) (contribs) 07:13, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2022
Add an image of her in the infobox, possibly one from this article https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/amy-schneider-breaks-third-place-004437182.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWNvc2lhLm9yZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABYyRHt8SINPPyHh3wuWhSj95AGRidpABmZNJHzhuudiJWafJC3a137WtA2tOkGiyk_fotgSTK_Z2nt7Vi07DZXOLQGz1BLij72qyzunmFfTSNQrPc-8AaJhv7D1T0n3EUadMwRhDkBTN-oTKQjxRSVfTiziHHyeh9nhkYvnlQgw Graviphantalia (talk) 01:35, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: We can't use copyrighted images. Please provide an image with an acceptable license. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:39, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Loss 1/26/2022
I didn't want to add this to the article yet, before getting others opinions. Amy lost on today's episode, but it hasn't aired in most areas. I have a source here. Any thoughts from other users about adding this to the article? Spf121188 (talk) 20:16, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 * At least wait until it airs in most areas, gets pickup. If/when it happens, go ahead, even using the same source (diversifies it). I know Wikipedia has a policy that spoilers don’t matter, but I think for something like this, it’s a bit of a different case. It’d be like adding a movie’s entire plot after a sneak preview screening.--CreecregofLife (talk) 20:40, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Birthdate
Don't think I've seen anything regarding the actual date itself... but as per this article from The Wall Street Journal, she received her pearls, "...last year as a 42nd birthday gift from her girlfriend..." Still not super helpful without an actual date, but it sounds like she turned 42 in 2021 and will turn 43 this year. But again, without an actual date, she could be turning 43 next month or already could've still turned 43 within January. Either way, don't think it would hurt to add that WSJ article as an additional source for her age. Magitroopa (talk) 03:39, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Certainly wouldn’t. Good find. I do feel like an increased Twitter presence might lead to an unearthing, even if three months seem to be checked off already. I know, primary and self-published sources policy, but if no one has it by now, is it really going to come from anywhere else--CreecregofLife (talk) 04:07, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Factual inaccuracy re: first openly trans contestant
The article claims that Kate Freeman was the first openly transgender contestant on the show. This is factually incorrect; Fran Fried competed on the show in 2017, and openly discussed her identity to local media. One article at that time suggested she was not the first (see https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/bridgeport/neighbors/ct-radio-host-becomes-third-trans-contestant-in-jeopardy-history/724361/ ) Freeman may have, at most, been the first such champion. 2603:6080:6A00:1500:D416:EC88:3597:9212 (talk) 00:00, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

First trans competitor, winner tournament champions
I think this is right: She was the first openly transgender person to compete in, and to win, the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions.

Can somebody please double-check that and include it in the article if it's right? Thanks.

100.11.62.231 (talk) 01:35, 21 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I think it's right too! We mention in §Jeopardy! streak that she was the first trans competitor to qualify for ToC, and we mention in the subsection §Tournament of Champions that she won. Do we need to explicitly say that she was the first trans winner of ToC? Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 01:50, 21 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I’d like it said just for the record. I also didn’t at first see where it said “Schneider is the first openly transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions.” - maybe that could be repeated in the tournament of champions section in case somebody just looks at that section? It seems equally relevant for there and the place it’s in now. 100.11.62.231 (talk) 22:09, 21 December 2022 (UTC)


 * As there was no objection, I added it to that section.100.11.62.231 (talk) 06:11, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Subject request for photo change
The subject of this page publicly requested a photo change. The result is that some people unfamiliar with Wikipedia have tried donating photos which they do not own and which companies copyright. Please read A picture of you
 * https://twitter.com/Jeopardamy/status/1621251600701624320

In summary, submit a photo that you own, not another photographer's work. There will be no progress without a photo donation. All the current options are in  Bluerasberry   (talk)  19:35, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * commons:Category:Amy_Schneider
 * As the protecting admin I'd like to note that policy doesn't not force us to use subpar images just because they're free. If there is concern over the use of the image, a discussion at WP:BLPN may help determine whether the image should be used if it's of poor quality and objected to.-- Ponyo bons mots 20:18, 3 February 2023 (UTC)


 * We have a new photo submission! thanks for protecting the article in the editing rush,  thanks for registering a wiki account and uploading this photo that you took as your first submission, and thanks  for adding the photo to the wiki article.   Bluerasberry   (talk)  16:42, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

transition details
you can just say that someone is trans without bringing up transition. there's also no such thing as a "complete" transition and it's a damaging concept that trans folks have to medically transition (or "transition" at all) but even more so it's damaging to imply that if you don't "completely transition" then you're not valid. Mishmosh420 (talk) 19:39, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

So if no definite transition occured/is occuring/can occur or if it doesn't matter, when did Schneider "become" a woman so to speak? And if Schneider was always a "valid" woman, then how is Scnheider "trans" exactly? If there is nothing to "transition" to, if there is no binary at all ultimately, how are there "women" or "men" or corresponding "sexual identities" at all? And maybe that's the goal in the end, but it still doesn't make it logical in the slightest.