Talk:Cameron Boyce/Archive 1

Edit request on 13 June 2012
Cameron Boyce also had a part in the K-mart clothing commercial for back to school.

108.35.151.43 (talk) 21:37, 13 June 2012 (UTC)


 * A single commercial is not really notable unless it has some particular notable significance. If we included every commercial for every actor on Wikipedia, articles would bloat unnecessarily.  -Aaron Booth (talk) 21:44, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: Move. Jafeluv (talk) 10:45, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Cameron Boyce (actor) → Cameron Boyce – Primary topic. The actor has already gotten more page views than the cricketer will ever get. (isn't that depressing?) Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 13:05, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't care either way but note that the history at Cameron Boyce edit history shows that this proposal is to undo the creation of the disambiguation page that was created March 20, 2010. I assume the intent is to have this page moved over the current disambiguation page and use a hatnote to point to the cricketer. Geraldo Perez (talk) 16:13, 14 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Support. Overwhelming evidence there that the actor is the PT. Zarcadia (talk) 22:06, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Can Someone get older picture of Cameron
I love the picture but Cameron can be little older than the picture the age that he at? Make someone knows what he looks like now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.10.31.54 (talk) 11:16, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Discography
I think this section is a little irrelevant, because Cameron does not dedicate to singing, does not even have his own singles, in all these singles he appears along with other actors or singers. This section would be more relevant if at least it made music. I think all the soundtracks and the rest are already in their respective articles.-- Philip J Fry : Talk  17:25, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree. The section should either be eliminated, or at the least, cut down to a simple list of albums that Boyce has appeared on – AFAIK, that would only included the two Descendants albums. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 17:58, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 July 2019
Please change the date listed under "Death" from July 7, 2019, to July 6, 2019. It was revealed by a family statement that the person in this article was pronounced dead the morning of Saturday, July 6. Equinox2016 (talk) 14:02, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

✅ --Marbe166 (talk) 14:51, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 July 2019
He died from a seizure 82.17.116.138 (talk) 17:18, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ❌. Maybe try reading, because that is already in there. Amaury • 17:25, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Middle name
I want to add his middle name and I am a Wikipedia editor. I am not lying. From user :Kaitlynn Hufflepuff. Kaitlynn Hufflepuff (talk) 03:03, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * You'll need to cite a reliable source for that information.  General Ization Talk  03:25, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Is it worth mentioning some specific tributes and actions that have received significant coverage?
I really thought of this when I noticed news come out that the red carpet premiere for Descendants 3 was canceled and as an alternative Disney would be donating to Thirst Project in his memory (said coverage also mentioned/confirmed the film's telecast would be dedicated/include a dedication to him). I know that might well be notable in the context of Descendants 3 but the question popped into my head of whether or not information like that would be notable to include here. I know a few specific posts about him from other notable/relevant people (relatives, actors, Michelle Obama, etc.) have also gotten coverage in a few different reliable sources. Should they be noted in-article in any way? (I'm not sure, though, where the line between due weight and like... WP:TABLOID lies. Well, maybe not so much that as that I don't know if inclusion of specific reactions in this particular case falls more under something relevant or just passing news in the wind.) - Purplewowies (talk) 23:39, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
 * It's possible/probable that the in-credits dedication to Boyce in Descendants 3 should also be mentioned here (though I would wait until after the film has aired to add it here...) in some manner. OTOH, I think the social media posts/dedications to him are probably not notable unless they actually get significant secondary source coverage... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 23:43, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
 * That's a fair summation. The premiere cancellation felt notable and had me thinking about all the other things that have gotten some coverage, but a lot of that other stuff is probably on the fence at best as far as coverage goes, I suppose. - Purplewowies (talk) 00:50, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 July 2019
Please change the main picture from to  as it is more recent, favorable, and befitting of his new mature image/transition from child tv star to becoming a serious actor prior to his passing. Thank you. Bebacksoon (talk) 18:03, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ❌: We don't need to have the most recent photo of any actor on here. Amaury • 18:05, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * My 2 cents: There's no reason using a more recent free image can't or shouldn't be discussed, but that particular image was uploaded to Wikimedia Commons without any information on its copyright status or licensure, and I'm of the mind that Crookes Magazine didn't freely license it so it isn't usable. The image on the article is representative of his appearance in the reasonably recent past (and is the most recent confirmed-to-be-free image), so the more policy-based reason for not placing it in the article is that the uploader (which seems to be you, ) has uploaded it to Commons but not provided information that proves it's released under a free license, which means it's at high risk of being deleted. - Purplewowies (talk) 18:48, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * It is pretty obviously a copyvio on Commons and I have tagged it as such there. Found it lots of places on the web, on IMDb as his resume photo and a magazine cover professional photo is extremely unlikely to be free-use. Geraldo Perez (talk) 18:51, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * 👍 I had meant to look harder than I did while writing here and potentially tag it myself but I wanted to be sure first and all of a sudden had to be pulled away from the computer. - Purplewowies (talk) 19:01, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * My $0.02 – The "most recent" image should not necessarily be the one used as the portrait image in the infobox (and I think that's what Amaury was trying to say...) – we should use the best image available, rather than reflexively using the "most recent" image. The only exception to that is former child actors – for them, if you can replace an image of the subject as a child with an image of the subject as a teen or adult, then that would justify using the "most recent" image even if the most recent image is "lower quality". But that's not really the case here, as the current image is of Boyce at 17 or 18 years old... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 20:04, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Death Certificate For Cameron Boyce Finally Released
According to the released death certificate for Cameron Boyce, it says his full name was "Cameron Mica Boyce". Will anyone please make that change right away?

https://dam.tmz.com/document/c2/o/2019/07/16/c238e439a85e4ca7a903465cec56ffa9.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.70.37.196 (talk) 23:04, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ❌ – As per WP:BLPPRIMARY (and WP:BLPPRIVACY): if his middle name is not widely reported in secondary sources, it stays out. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 23:12, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Those shouldn't apply any more as he is not a living person. Still it would be best if we had a reliable secondary source with the information. Geraldo Perez (talk) 23:40, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
 * My understanding is that WP:BLP "rules" still apply to articles up until about 6 months after a subject's death. Add: Looks like it's WP:BDP. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 23:42, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Legacy
Wondering if anyone had any thoughts on adding a legacy section to Boyce's article and discussing The Cameron Boyce Foundation and its goals as well as noting donations in his name to the thirst project after his death (as suppported by Adam Sandler)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jwilkertr (talk • contribs) 16:47, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

2019 Death List
Should Cameron Boyce and a picture of him be included on the 2019 Wikipedia Page -User:Adler1997 —Preceding undated comment added 22:41, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Probably not, but that's likely a better question for that page. He was listed on Deaths in 2019 and made his way to the main page's "in the news" box, though. - Purplewowies (talk) 00:57, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Already discussed on Talk:2019. Bringing it here could be construed as canvassing. Deb (talk) 09:08, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

Grammar
Amaury, with all due respect, the second sentence of this article is incorrect. The comma after 2008 should not be there. This type of mid-sentence comma is only necessary to separate parts of a compound sentence. Which would you prefer? Should we remove the comma or make it a compound sentence? I've tried both, but you keep reverting. GrammarDamner (talk) 17:50, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: MOS:DATECOMMA suggests a comma after full dates even in non-compound sentences, but doesn't offer guidance on year alone. (I'm of the mind that there was no reason to revert your edit, BTW. It takes an at-best ambiguously-correct (unless I'm missing a policy or guideline on comma use that makes it definitely correct) grammar and makes it unambiguously correct, so I'm very unclear on the argument as to why that wouldn't be desired.) - Purplewowies (talk)
 * Date comma is an extension of commas go before and after to set off a parenthetical which the year is in a full date. Without a subject in the second part it is not a compound sentence, with the subject it is. It is also not a comma separated list. I generally don't like commas unless needed for understanding so don't see need here. Geraldo Perez (talk) 18:26, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Really?! After the "...in Mirrors in 2008" part?! That sentence doesn't read right without the comma there. I agree with Amaury, that a comma is needed there. Otherwise, just put in a period, and make the Jessie part a separate sentence. P.S. I don't care what the MOS says about stuff like this – I care what my eyes tell me when reading a sentence. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 18:31, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The second edit, retaining the comma and adding a subject to make it into a compound sentence, actually made it clearer for me. Geraldo Perez (talk) 18:37, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * IJBall: And I think the sentence reads right without the comma as long as there's not a present second subject (but read better in the edits prior to the establishment of this discussion as the also-correct "compound sentence with extra subject" (i.e. ", and then he went" rather than ", and then went")), because that's the grammar rule, regardless of whether it "sounds right" to someone. I was advocating for compound sentence rather than comma removal, FWIW. (I think the edits you've done while this is being discussed aren't bad either, though I got confused as to how much discussion I'd missed when I saw them in my watchlist before checking the talk page, heh. (I guess I expected the version live at the time to stagnate until there was clear consensus. :P)) - Purplewowies (talk) 18:52, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The way I'm looking at it is that we can take out the comma and "and" and replace it with a semi-colon. It's a nice little trick to determine if a comma is okay or not. So instead of ...he made his film debut in Mirrors in 2008, and then went on to star as Luke Ross..., it can also be ...he made his film debut in Mirrors in 2008; then went on to star as Luke Ross... While there are certainly places where a comma is obviously wrong ("Go get me, that right now!"), it is almost never wrong to have a comma before "and" or "or." Something like "Adam and Steve" would obviously not need a comma, but something like this isn't so cut and dry. Amaury • 18:41, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ...But "then went on to star as Luke Ross" after a semicolon isn't correct; the second part needs to be an independent clause in that scenario, and it doesn't have a subject, so it's not one. - Purplewowies (talk) 18:52, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * If you wanted to make it more correct, you can add "he" before "then," but the semi-colon is still correct. A more simplistic example: I went to the store, and I bought milk. I went to the store; I bought milk. Amaury • 19:57, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't get how it's correct at all in the scenario without "he". Without "he", it lacks a subject; a relevant example to match to the subject-lacking one ("then went on to star") would be something like "I went to the store; bought milk". The latter clause is not independent and therefore not grammatically correct in compound sentence constructions like the semicolon or comma and coordinating conjunction, because "bought milk" isn't a full sentence in formal situations (or several casual ones). "I went to the store; I bought milk" is the equivalent of "then he went on to star", where "he" is a subject and makes it a valid independent clause. I feel like I sound like I'm arguing but I'm really just confused about the point you're making. - Purplewowies (talk) 21:13, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Mention of epilepsy
Heavy.com has a consensus on WP:RSP to not be used for serious or contentious statements (I think this qualifies) so I put a "better source needed" template on it and went to work trying to find a better source that met WP:RS but couldn't (they either has clear consensus on the noticeboard of unreliability or they cited their claim as coming from a source that would be considered unreliable). Someone added the Daily Mirror and Metro.co.uk, and consensus on WP:RSP/WP:RSN appears to be that those are downright unreliable. Metro's reporting, though, could be replaced because it's not really for the epilepsy point as much as the "cause of death not yet released" one, which has been covered by reliable sources. However, I'm thinking of removing the epilepsy statement and the dubious/unreliable sources in the death section unless/until a reliable source brings it up, but I wanted to add a section here that explained myself because I was worried that if I removed a statement and its source, I wouldn't have adequately explained my rationale for doing so in the edit summary. - Purplewowies (talk) 15:36, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Support removal – that shouldn't be in there until the formal autopsy is released anyway. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 15:39, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ - Removed mentions of epilepsy and the dubious/unreliable sources backing it up, cited autopsy to USA Today. - Purplewowies (talk) 16:05, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Note that ultimately the family released the information that the subject had been diagnosed with epilepsy and died as a result of an epileptic seizure.  General Ization Talk  18:50, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Los Angeles County has released their results from the autopsy and confirmed the cause of death was from an epileptic seizure; article has been updated with such information.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 01:25, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Dancer? Singer?
Would Cameron not also be considered a dancer and singer (and possibly even model?) for his work on Descendants 1-3, Almost (Sweet Music), and Jessie? Like could we add that in the beginning paragraph stating that he was an actor? Or would that be a stretch to include? Scp1206 (talk) 02:24, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
 * What goes in the lead and infobox is notable occupations, not skills. He is an actor who danced and sang as part of his acting roles which is fairly common for good actors to do. It doesn't mean he is a singer or dancer by occupations, it means he is an actor who can sing and dance. It appears from the article he had some non-notable pure dancing roles but not to the level of being a notable occupation. There is nothing in the article about singing separate from his acting roles. Geraldo Perez (talk) 02:46, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I fully agree with this. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 02:51, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for responding! Scp1206 (talk) 11:55, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Christine Flores
Someone keeps trying to make Christine Flores’ names into a link, but it keeps redirecting to Christina Millian, or whatever. Flores has no wikipedia page. Please stop. Scp1206 (talk) 12:59, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Christine Flores is the birth and likely legal name of Christina Millian which is listed as a stage name in her article. She has credits under both names. It is plausible that the link is to the correct person. Is there any indication that the the person named in this article is not the link target based on the context of the information, it seems likely correct to me. Still we shouldn't link names unless we are certain it is to the correct person's article. Geraldo Perez (talk) 15:06, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Those are very obviously two different Christine Flores’. Please look at the picture of the one on the page it keeps redirecting to, and then look at the one in the video (and her Instagram). Those are not the same women, they just share the same name. The Christine Flores from the video has no Wikipedia page. Scp1206 (talk) 17:28, 16 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Boyce's links to https://www.instagram.com/christinefl0res/ as the instagram account of the Christine Flores he worked with. It is an unverified account. Christina Millian's twitter account is https://twitter.com/ChristinaMilian. This is the Christine Flores this article refers to. This person is obviously not Christina Millian. Geraldo Perez (talk) 17:52, 16 September 2019 (UTC)


 * That's what I've been saying. Someone keeps going in and linking it to Christian Millian, when that's not he same woman. The account is unverified because she isn't a public figure/celebrity like Cameron was, but that is still her official account. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scp1206 (talk • contribs) 18:42, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Music Videos
Can we include Cameron’s works in the Almost (Sweet Music) video for Hozier and The Green Gentlemen video for Panic! at the Disco in his career section? Or no? Scp1206 (talk) 23:54, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Sourced, in the article's prose? Yes. As a separate section with a "table"? No. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 01:18, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

Hmm... That's true. Btw, Cameron was a great singer, dancer and actor. I bet he's rockin' heaven like it's never been rocked before 😎😍 Dovecameron 24 (talk) 20:01, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

Cause of Death
Why is there no mention that he died from a seizure for the 'cause of death'? Cincinnati resident (talk) 07:04, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * See Geraldo Perez (talk) 07:05, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

No I mean in the info table underneath his death date. Cincinnati resident (talk) 07:11, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * See "death_cause": "Cause of death. Should be clearly defined and sourced, and should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability, e.g. James Dean, John Lennon. It should not be filled in for unremarkable deaths such as those from old age or routine illness, e.g. Bruce Forsyth, Eduard Khil". Boyce died of a routine illness so it does not go in the infobox. Geraldo Perez (talk) 07:19, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Shouldn’t there be a cause of death listed in the info box? There’s usually one for celebrities’ sudden death. Eightsixofakina (talk) 05:00, 2 August 2019 (UTC)


 * No, see previous paragraph for why. Geraldo Perez (talk) 05:21, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Revisiting including cause of death
There should be a cause of death, for there is a significant nobility. Nobody had known of Boyce's epilepsy and the cause, sudep, created the movements from The Cameron Boyce Foundation, The Epilepsy Foundation, and their joint foundation, KnowSUDEPnow, as well as others, including his own project Wielding Peace. Had not he died, these would not have happened. So it is significant, and an important fact for people to know. JediWolf29 (talk) 5:22, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
 * His cause of death was not related to his career, so we don't list it. If he had died performing some stunt while filming, then we would include it. Amaury • 01:35, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * That's not actually the metric – the template docs say "Should be clearly defined and sourced, and should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability, e.g. James Dean, John Lennon." Considering the exotic cause of death in this case, and the age at which Boyce died, I'd argue that including the cause of death in this case is appropriate. IOW, the cause of death in this case is inherently/independently notable, and so should be included. So I disagree with Geraldo – Boyce did not die of a "routine" illness. Add: A similar case to this is Paul Walker, and it's included there. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 03:34, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * He died of natural causes, other than his being young, there is nothing inherently notable about how he died. If he died of the same thing at age 80 we wouldn't consider listing it, neither should we here. That he died young is notable, not how he died. Walker's death was in a car crash, that is not by natural causes and is notable. Geraldo Perez (talk) 04:16, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Again, disagree – sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is not a usual way to die. In this case, the cause of death is notable, and should be included. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 04:21, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * It may not be a usual way to die, but the death was still from natural causes. Natural causes aren't just old age, they can be from illnesses or diseases, such as cancer. I don't know if this would help, but I found this and thought it useful. Amaury • 04:36, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Not all "natural causes" deaths are equal. If you die of a heart attack at 60, it's not notable. If you die of a heart attack at 16, it's very likely notable. This death is notable, and it's not serving anybody's interest to keep it out of the infobox – it's just causing editorial conflict. So put it in, and solve the problem. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 05:41, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * A heart attack is a heart attack. Why is it any more sad—or notable—for it to happen to a 16-year-old than it is for it to happen to an 80-year-old? I realize heart attacks are a little more common in the older population, but whether you're 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, etc., a heart attack is still a heart attack. Amaury • 17:27, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Reading the article it looks like a fairly common way for an epileptic to die. I guess we'll just have to disagree on whether this is notable or not and see what the consensus is for this article. Geraldo Perez (talk) 04:41, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * From the SUDEP article: "SUDEP occurs in about 1 in 1,000 adults... with epilepsy a year." That's 0.1%. I wouldn't describe that as "common". What the article does say is "...it is possibly the most common cause of death as a result of complications from epilepsy...", but most people with epilepsy don't die of epilepsy. I definitely think it's a notable cause of death in this case. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 05:48, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Definitely, this is a notable death, not only for the age, but for the significance of Boyce's legacy, with said actions above. SUDEP is not common, it is a rare, unpredictable act taking someone's life, not just in epileptics. Boyce's death was not fore coming and his legacy is notable because of it. (talk) 12:00, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * His death was still not related to his career or anything he did while filming anything. He died in his sleep from a severe seizure. Let's say he was doing a tightrope walk for Descendants 3 and something went wrong, causing him to fall and hit his head so hard, he died from impact. (I realize there would be a lot of safety measures in place, but just for example's sake.) That would be notable to include in the infobox since he died while acting, his career. SUDEP may be rare, but it was still a death from natural causes. Amaury • 17:27, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * (This is a reply to both this and the line immediately preceding the edit conflict up-"thread".) There was what felt to me like significant coverage at the time in regard to his diagnosis and cause of death. I'm not sure if it was enough to rise to the level of a notable cause of death, or if the coverage was more widespread simply because of the novelty of the cause or his age. But the real answer to "why is it more notable" is "enough sources may have covered it ('it' being the cause of death rather than purely the death itself) for it to be considered so". That may be the case here, though I feel like I'm usually a bad judge of the line on what's significant enough to be relevant for establishing notability or not. - Purplewowies (talk) 01:25, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

FTR, editors are still trying to change this, and I have not changed my position that the death in this case is independently notable, and should be included in the infobox. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 13:32, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Part of me wants to dig deep and find out how many reliable sources reported on the cause of death (from memory, beyond what's in the article, I know, for example, that the Today Show had a whole feature on SUDEP (that IIRC mentioned him significantly) branching off of coverage of his death). That would help us have a very clear picture of its notability. (I'm of the mind it's probably a notable enough cause.) I'll need to see if it's possible to squeeze it in between my other responsibilities today or not. - Purplewowies (talk) 14:29, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I think it would be more relevant to look at whether recent articles about him mention his cause of death. If reliable sources talk about it when they mention him still, then it would seem important enough to include. – wallyfromdilbert (talk) 02:48, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 September 2019
If you look up "Cameron Boyce time of death",it says he was found dead at 2:35pm.Can you mention that and also remove it saying he died in his sleep 2600:387:5:805:0:0:0:78 (talk) 23:21, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
 * ❌ What we have in the article in the Death section is sufficient and sourced. That he died in his sleep is from a family statement. His death, if it happened in the afternoon, still doesn't mean he didn't die in his sleep as stated. Geraldo Perez (talk) 23:29, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

I agree and I'll help. Zukz 13 (talk) 12:55, 18 March 2020 (UTC)