Talk:Autograph/Archive 1

Celebrities
It seems to me that the majority of the portion of the article about celebrities who provide or do not provide autographs is useless. I am nearly sure that the celebrities listed solely by name, lacking any other fact about their autographs, should be removed. Of course, some important or illustrative examples should remain, e.g. Michael Jordan, but I do not see the point of putting J.C. Chasez in here. Auricfuzz

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Auricfuzz (talk • contribs) 01:40, 14 February 2005 (UTC)

Fakes
HELP!! I just added several paragraphs regarding FAKES on June 30, 2005. But I am rather cautious about doing all of the fancy bracketing work, underlinging, etc. I just don't want to mess things up. Perhaps someone with experience can polish my additions. Perhaps my addition should be placed under the Caption of "Autograph Collecting" and linked to "Autograph", I defer to someone who has the time to figure this out. Thank you for whatever assistance you can provide. -- Bill Garrison; I'm registered in Wikipedi as "BillGarrisonJr" but I wound up with some internet number for my article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.242.15.36 (talk • contribs) 05:52, 30 June 2005 (UTC)

Second-person
Um, this article has a lot of second-person in it. That's not right, is it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.220.19 (talk • contribs) 18:22, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Maybe
Maybe something on


 * 1) Sports superstars,
 * 2) raising for chariety and
 * 3) eBay?

-- HamedogTalk|@ 22:25, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Autopen
I have worked in several offices of Members of Congress and have never once, not one, seen an autopen. Now I know some Senate offices that have them. But, for the House side, we really don't have the space. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.231.249.141 (talk • contribs) 21:02, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Checks
"both dealers and celebrities began to charge money for their signatures (especially on personal checks)." O_o Kind of funny... but I take it out. polkium 08:27, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Images
I'm not saying any of the images are inappropriate themselves, but I don't think we need a list of 5 or 6 famous autographs at the top of the article. One or Two autographs clearly gets the point accross. the other 4 don't add understanding to the article. TheHYPO 05:56, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Collecting as a Hobby
The article states 1980s. I was collecting them in the early 1970s, and the practice was well known in the 1950s. Unfortunately, the Reader's Digest story of the lady collecting an autograph of Elvis has long since gone. Even Louisa May Alcott mentioned the people hounding her by putting it in "Jo's Boys"! -- Gillian (Reynardo)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.237.9.74 (talk • contribs) 09:04, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

List of reputable dealers?
I'm a novice to autograph collecting, and I think it would be quite helpful if this article included some references to autograph dealers with a proven, reputable history in the business. While this article is great for warning people as to the dangers of fake autographs, it offers no solutions or guidance to avoid these pitfalls in practice. Monolith2 (talk) 16:24, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Untitled
Isn't this article a bit over-centered on American autograph History? DT —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.251.152.116 (talk) 18:20, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

"But autograph collecting is more than just getting an autograph from that celebrity. Whether you get it in person or by mail, you know that by interacting with that person and letting them know you're a fan, you are creating yourself a moment in life you will never forget, especially when the celebrity is friendly and appreciates the attention, which is in most of the cases."

That's a pretty "POV" and subjective, isn't it?

"Among American stars, about 50 percent of them like signing, and among Hispanics almost 100 percent of them don't have a problem with signing either. Asians are OK signers too, and the European celebrities are generally considered very good signers too."

The lack of a source and awkward structure makes me want to take that out. But I'm a newbie, so I'll let someone else do it. ;)

Hell with it. I'll do it. Cigarette

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Cigarette (talk • contribs) 02:52, 22 August 2004 (UTC)

Autograph manuscript
There should probably be a separate entry for "autograph manuscript," a manuscript of a literary text in the author's own handwriting. (For anything before Gutenberg, this is an important distinction; after Gutenberg, of course, it is less common to have a non-autograph manuscript, so folks usually talk about "manuscripts"). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.110.240.174 (talk) 15:03, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Merge
This seems like it could do with being merged with signature; They're almost entirely duplicates. ☻☻☻Sithman VIII !!☻☻☻ 21:49, 21 October 2010 (UTC)