Talk:DeShawn Sims

African American category
I do not believe for an ostensibly Black basketball player born in the United States, it is a WP:BLP violation to include such a category. There is a bit of warring regarding this topic which was most recently addressed with this edit.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:50, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * As I wrote on your talk page, this has been discussed ad nauseam elsewhere. Wikipedia requires that all facts, especially for WP:BLPs, must be verifiable. If you can't verify it, it should not be included. To quote WP:BLPCAT, "Category names do not carry disclaimers or modifiers, so the case for each category must be made clear by the article text and its reliable sources". It seems clear to me.--TM 19:17, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Pedantic absurdity. :( Jweiss11 (talk) 20:47, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Welcome to Wikipedia.--TM 20:58, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Perhaps the best way to resolve this is to find a source that identifies Sims as an African-American? I can't imagine that would be too hard to find. –Grondemar 19:02, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I used to think that black Americans would inherently fall under this category given America's history and how black Americans came to this country. However, a present day black American does not automatically indicate that his ancestry can be traced to Africa. There are myriad countries not in Africa that could have been any given person's ancestry. Therefore, I think this category can only be included if a reliable source indicates it to be the case. Jrcla2 (talk) 19:06, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Just so I'm clear, is the questioner questioning because he does not in good faith believe the assertion true? And are people doing a check?--Epeefleche (talk) 05:59, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Playing in Israel
It seems Sims signed with Galil Gilboa in Israel on November 1. If you can find a source, comment here (where I will be watching).--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:53, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

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