Talk:Jeremy Lin/Archive 1

Slam Online Article
This is some information that provides more insight about Jeremy Lin that I think belongs in the Warriors section. If anyone would like to edit it and place it where it's deemed for "fitting", then please do so.

http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2011/04/point-of-attention/ More overwhelming was the coverage from the Asian press, who treated him as one of their own. A throng of Asian media constantly followed Lin, who until last summer had only visited Taiwan once, while in the seventh grade.

“My parents would speak to me in Mandarin, but I would respond in English,” he admits. “I’m a lot better listening to it than I am at speaking it. My Mandarin could definitely use some work. That’s something I’m going to work on in the offseason.”

Lin says his Asian heritage is important to him, but that he is a Christian first and everything else second. Amid the constant interviews with foreign media and TV, his teammates teased him lightheartedly about being more American than Asian.

But the flood of media coverage was the least of his worries — Lin was struggling, and would take more serious jabs from the other players. Away from the media, Smart instituted a rule during intrasquad scrimmages that no foul committed against Lin would ever be called.

“He’s tough as nails,” Smart says. “I thought it was necessary for him to understand that as a no-name guy, you won’t get any favors. So you’ve got to work through all that. And he’s done that.” PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 21:40, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Jeremy Lin is not the 2nd Asian-American to play in the NBA
Look up Raymond Townsend, Rex Walters, Corey Gaines, and Robert Swift. All American players who were also of Asian descent.

Rex Walters - one of the first Asian Americans to make it to the pros. He spent eight seasons in the league.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/15/SPD213J9RD.DTL#ixzz0wSMQTC9h http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/15/SPD213J9RD.DTL

Raymond Townsend - First Filipino NBA player. http://www.asianjournal.com/galing-pinoy/59-galing-pinoy/924-raymond-townsend-first-pinoy-nba-player-.html

Robert Swift even has articles about it. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003295522_soni09.html http://www.rafu.com/en/2009/0131/sports.html PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 04:22, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Arguments for Raymond Townsend, Rex Walters, Corey Gaines, and Robert Swift as "Asian-American" is as correct as calling Hines Ward Asian-American. While all the aforementioned athletes are of Asian descent, they are fully Asian. The arguments being made against Jeremy Lin as the 2nd Asian-American in the NBA is a matter of semantics. If an argument is based on descent, then why not argue all players are of African descent? When using the term Asian-American, it is generally accepted as being fully Asian-American; this isn't a denial of their ancestry. Is Jeremy Lin ethnically Taiwanese? The claim that he is the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent seems problematic as ethnic Chinese (Han) are not the same as ethnic Taiwanese (the indigenous people), additionally, it seems highly plausible that there are former and current NBA players with Asian ancestry that have gone undocumented by the public. 211.179.47.182 (talk) 04:40, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Hines Ward has already gone on record and has identified himself as being of Korean descent from his mother, which would make him also Asian regardless of what you think. The term "Asian" is defined by people of East Asia, SE Asia, and South Asia (India) descent. There is no rule or regulation that states "Asian-Americans" are exclusive to only "fully Asian" people, unless you can provide DNA results for Jeremy then calling him "fully Asian" would hold no bearing. He is Asian-American because of his family heritage and was born and raised in the U.S.A., and already cited. Also just because they are of bi-racial or mixed heritage, does not mean they can't be Asian-American as well, otherwise many Filipinos shouldn't be called Asian nor Filipino-American based on your claim of "Full". Nor would other public figures or celebrities who have mixed heritage, such, Edison Chen, Dennis Oh, etc countries, but obviously still recognized.


 * If there are other players with Asian heritage that have gone undocumented, they can always be added in the future. Nate Robinson has also claimed to be part Filipino, but there has been no major source besides that he supposedly said it in a magazine. I'm sure there are many players from all sports that have gone undocumented in relation to mixed heritage, but that doesn't mean the current ones who have been documented should be left out.

PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 04:19, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
 * It is something that is self-identified. Also, Taiwanese descent does not mean the same as indigenous people of Taiwan. The sentence does not claim the Chinese and Taiwanese are the same. The sentence has the word "of" after "or" to clarify that he is first American of each. Lin has parents or grandparents from both Taiwan and China. I do agree that it is plausible that there may be other players that have gone undocumented by the public. 71.255.90.223 (talk) 21:39, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Will need a source to change the article. Nobody in the press has taken a stab on this topic re: Lin. Mostly there is claims that he is the Nth Asian American in the NBA, without qualifying who came before him and who does and doesnt count Bagumba (talk) 08:58, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * A Washington Post source described Jeremy Lin as the 2nd Asian American in the NBA, but that description of him is clearly wrong. 71.255.90.223 (talk) 10:31, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * If they counted only "fully" Asian and not interracial, 2nd is probably right. But I have not seen a reliable source that qualifies how they counted.  I remember seeing another source saying he was only the 2nd AA ever on the Warriors, counting Townsend as first.  So either we continue to leave this out of the article as there are so many conflicts, or enumerate all the various claims in the article. Bagumba (talk) 08:37, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * "Fully Asian" is not an encyclopedic term. It does not seem notable enough to mention that he is the nth anything. 71.255.84.201 (talk) 06:44, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

chinese / taiwanese edit war
This is getting out of hand. Any policy or guideline we can invoke here?

Put Asian American instead of Chinese or Taiwanese(Political reason). Alexhhh (talk) 03:54, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

To include Jeremy Lin's ancestry in China would be participating in China's propoganda attempts to define Jeremy Lin's identity as Chinese. His parents are from Taiwan. Just leave it at that. Given the status of press freedoms in China, articles from Chinese news media are untrustworthy at best. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chngthengteng (talk • contribs) 14:33, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Do not include political reason.Alexhhh (talk) 15:00, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Since Jeremy himself has no problem being identified as either "Chinese" or "Taiwanese", I hope all the politically-minded take their fights elsewhere. See link: http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1331817&lang=eng_news&cate_img=145.jpg&cate_rss=news_Sports_TAIWAN "You can call me a Taiwanese basketball player, a Chinese basketball player or just a basketball player," Lin added. Timmyshin (talk) 16:28, 29 July 2010 (UTC)


 * It is confusing when you write "or". "ethnic Chinese" and "Taiwanese" are not the same thing. 71.125.82.175 (talk) 06:54, 10 August 2010 (UTC)


 * You seem to be sensitive towards the issue of Chinese/Taiwanese. You should look up the information of both Chinese-Americans Wikipedia page, it does state that Chinese-Americans include those with heritage from Taiwan. Also "Ethnic Chinese" refers to the ethnic group that makes up the majority of countries in CHINA and Taiwan. It refers to the ethnicity. You obviously have a problem with something else. Jeremy Lin has already stated that he has no problem being called CHINESE OR TAIWANSE, which means he is the first regardless of what you think. His Chinese heritage is also already noted in his Personal Section. Only Taiwanese would have a problem with calling Jeremy as a Chinese, as Jeremy has no problem being identified as one. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 00:42, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Opinions on political views also should not matter and his identification is based on his thoughts. Here's another interview where he is also identified as being of Chinese descent. http://www.nbadraft.net/jeremy-lin-interview.

NBADraft.net: As an Asian American of Chinese decent do you speak Mandarin or Cantonese?

Jeremy Lin: I speak Mandarin and can read and write a little. I took a few classes at Harvard to get better in my reading and writing skills.PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 00:46, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

so it should be removed. he is notable for basketball. 71.125.80.186 (talk) 20:19, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
 * The prevalence of this description of him in multiple reliable sources indicates it should be included. de Bivort 00:52, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * those descriptions are about his personal, which is already included in the article. 71.251.40.224 (talk) 04:42, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * He is not the second Asian American to play in the NBA.PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 07:49, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Not sure what you mean, but I think the "asian american" phrasing is fine. de Bivort 05:31, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

protection
This article should be considered for some level of protection given the amount of IP edit warring going on.

Place of Birth
I cannot find any reference of that. I'm sure he was born somewhere in the Bay Area but not positive it's Palo Alto. Timmyshin (talk) 16:18, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Most articles (English and Chinese) just say he was born in California or the Bay Area. I found one that says he was born in San Francisco, but that's most likely just an extrapolation of the Bay Area. -Multivariable (talk) 03:59, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

second asian?
Is Yao Ming not fully asian? de Bivort 01:18, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Do you know what "Asian-American" implies? how is Yao Ming Asian-American? you seem to fail miserably in your logic and reasoning. Yao Ming would not be considered Asian-American because he is from China and is not even a U.S. citizen. Born and raised, even plays on their national team. CHINA does not offer dual citizenship. Even that, Yao was not the first CHINESE national to ever play in the NBA. It was Wang Zhi Zhi. So again, do some research. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 04:10, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Second American-born Asian, perhaps? -Multivariable (talk) 01:31, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Ambiguous and not well written. Should be removed. 71.255.86.102 (talk) 06:02, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes second Asian-American. I wrote the original sentence and just rewrote it. Tell me what's ambiguous about it if you think it so. Timmyshin (talk) 20:27, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Are there others besides Yao? Wouldn't it just be simpler to say he is the 3rd or whatever NBA player of asian descent? de Bivort 02:40, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, see Wang Zhizhi, Mengke Bateer, Sun Yue, Yi Jianlian, etc. -Multivariable (talk) 02:46, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
 * fine, it just seems contrived. de Bivort 03:57, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
 * He is not the first and therefore not notable, so just remove it. 71.255.84.243 (talk) 05:37, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Collegiate Career
The article states that Lin was a finalist for the John R. Wooden award and for the Bob Cousy award his senior year at Harvard. He was not a finalist for either award. Here are the links that show who the finalists were: http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=767 http://www.cousyaward.com/finalists.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Csf32 (talk • contribs) 03:18, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Jeremy Lin's family is not strictly from Jiaxing
To be technical, the family originates from Pinghu, which is a subdivision of Jiaxing. I think it is misleading to suggest his family is simply from Jiaxing and unjust to the people of Pinghu. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Krauscr (talk • contribs) 14:45, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

washingtonpost reference
Why does this keep getting removed? de Bivort 20:27, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * It has incorrect information. 71.125.80.192 (talk) 21:27, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * such as??? What is your counter source to the article? de Bivort 23:15, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * It said, "Jeremy Lin, who signed July 21 with his hometown Golden State Warriors, also will be the first Asian American in the league since 1947, when Wat Misaka, a Japanese American, became the first non-white player in what was then known as the Basketball Association of America." 71.251.44.172 (talk) 01:51, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * What is inaccurate about that? Again, What is your counter source to the article? de Bivort 02:54, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The reference was used for the statement, Jeremy Lin is the "Second Asian-American" in the NBA which would be false. Even you had questioned Yao Ming isn't second? lol. Anyways it doesn't take a Wikipedia expert to find that there have been American players of Asian descent way before Jeremy Lin. Look up Raymond Townsend, Rex Walters, Corey Gaines, Robert Swift, etc. However, there has not been any American player of ethnic Chinese or Taiwanese descent. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 04:08, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The WP article states: "first Asian American in the league since 1947, when Wat Misaka, a Japanese American, became the first non-white player" who the hell knows what has happened to the sentence since I put the reference in, the editing has been so heavy handed and obfuscated. However, regarding notability, the fact that attention is drawn to this in a reliable source, the washington post, indicates it would be appropriate to put it in this article. de Bivort 05:54, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * It seems you have no clue whose played in the NBA or what an Asian-American is. You ask ignorant questions. Even before Yao, there was Wang Zhi Zhi. Also there have been other CHINESE NATIONALS in the NBA besides Yao which include Wang Zhi Zhi, Mengke Bateer, Sun Yue, and Yi Jianlian. You clearly do not know about basketball history.
 * Again, Jeremy Lin is not the first Asian-American since Wat Misaka. Raymond Townsend hosts NBA sponsored Filipino culture/heritage night!!! why? because he's Filipino! Are you telling me that Filipinos are not Asian? The Washington Post obviously did not do it's research correctly. Again, research the American players of Asian descent that I have mentioned already. They are all American players of Asian descent. Here's news coverage, that includes a Jeremy Lin interview, where the reporter claims that Jeremy is not even the first or second Asian-Americans that counters your argument. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TY2xCy99aU. I have already provided multiple articles and sources that already mention other American players with Asian heritage. How hard is it for you to understand that the WP source information is not accurate? PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 12:08, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The WP source is not a reliable sourceas the information in there is incorrect. Also, it says Asian American as being notable, not ethnic Chinese or Taiwanese American. AAAACCCCDDDDCCCC (talk) 07:07, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Asian American Heritage night
Good faith edits mentioning Asian American Heritage night are being boldly removed as it seems more like advertisement for the Warriors. The current source is from the Warriors website. Would be more appropriate and newsworthy if/when a source other than the Warriors reports it and discusses the role Lin is playing in the event in more detail. Otherwise, a couple years from now the fact that Lin provided post game Q&A might not seem all that interesting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bagumba (talk • contribs) 18:05, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

usage of Taiwan vs Chinese Taipei
There is disagreement over the use of Taiwan versus Chinese Taipei based on the edits in. First of all, when citing reference, the text as it appears in the reference should be used (i.e. dont change article titles or direct quotes). As for usage in Jeremy_Lin, I propose to also add in the article that Chinese Taipei is "the name Taiwan uses in international events" per existing reference already cited. Since it is the national team that is being discussed and not the country itself, Chinese Taipei seems appropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bagumba (talk • contribs) 07:14, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Agree. There is no Taiwan national team. They compete internationally as Chinese Taipei.— Chris! c / t 20:15, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

I think Chinese Taipei should be enough, if the user wants to gather or read more information Chinese Taipei even has their own Wikipedia page. If we want to include Taiwan, it should read as is the "designated name used by the Republic of China (ROC)", commonly known as Taiwan. The nation itself is The Republic of China, while Taiwan is in reference to the island specifically. Only people who disagree are Taiwanese political extremists who don't want to be called Chinese PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 03:10, 16 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Chinese Taipei is the designated name used in international events. This key point should be added back from the changes in.


 * Since it is agreed Taiwan is commonly used for the official name of Republic of China, I propose that in this article Taiwan is used for brevity. It is correct, if incomplete.  However, either the Chinese Taipei or Taiwan wikilink can provide the details of Republic of China for those that are interested.  This is in contrast to referring to the name of the national team as Taiwan, which is wrong as it is called Chinese Taipei.  This is, afterall, an article on a sports figure in the United States, and I dont believe the sovereignty debate, inasmuch as possible, needs to be compounded here in this article as well.  If somehow the political issues were directly brought up in direct relation to Lin, then the additional mention of Republic of China in this article might be relevant.


 * Mention of both Chinese Taipei and Taiwan in this article was only added to cease the simmering edit war of Chinese Taipei vs Taiwan, which I suspect was also due to the sovereignty debate. Bagumba (talk) 21:14, 16 October 2010 (UTC)


 * The Chinese Taipei Wikilink also provides the details of Taiwan, and it being the common name used for the Republic of China. The nation itself isn't Taiwan either, that is only the name of one island. The Republic of China actually governs several islands, including Taiwan. If you state that Taiwan is relevant, then so should Republic of China because that is the official name of the state/territory. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 23:00, 16 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I was trying to be short and avoid "redundancy", but of course this issue is a lightning rod. Fortunately I found conventions the article can follow Naming_conventions_(Chinese).  Will use Republic of China (Taiwan). Bagumba (talk) 03:39, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Chinese national team
The above edit was based off of an article written in Chinese. Translated by Google, the relevant source text is broken English of "Lin Shuhao whose parents came from Taiwan, he is completely one hundred percent of Chinese descent. However, whether China or Chinese Taipei, for him, are very far away. Sina Sports: There are many users on the network will not care about you one day in the future on behalf of the mainland or Taiwan to play it?

Lin Shuhao: now, I never thought about that possibility. I can understand some Chinese, but will not say. Had been to Taiwan, but have never been to the mainland. But Nike has arranged a trip for me, the first time next year I will go to mainland China"

Can someone provide a better translation, as its unclear if Lin is contemplating playing for both national teams, or he is only saying he "never thought about that possibility" of some users "not care about [him] one day" if he represents any of the teams. The equivalent Google translation is quoted in the article.

For what its worth (I dont follow sina.com enough to have a sense of its reliability) a source in the Wikipedia article said that sina.com already reported incorrectly Lin's decision to play for Chinese Taipei because China did not allow dual citizenship.


 * http://yaomingmania.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14886&sid=67adadf1ac4f0fbef52bb3eecc472651
 * "Sina Sports: Alot of netizens over Internet are concerned whether you will play on behalf of the Mainland or Taiwan in future?


 * As of now, I have yet to think about such possibilities. I can understand some Chinese, but I seldom speak any. I had gone back to Taiwan a few times before, but I have never visited the Mainland. But Nike has already arranged for me such a visit; I will visit mainland China for my first time sometimes next year." PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 21:04, 22 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm wary of a translation from a discussion board as opposed to a reliable website or a Wikipedian, but if nobody else here objects, I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. Bagumba (talk) 23:21, 23 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Recent edits by User:82.35.235.189 noted yaomingmania.com is not an acceptable source. At the very least we need a Wikipedian fluent in Chinese to vouch for the translation or provide their own.   Still better is a reliable source in English.  Since even the revised edits dont have a reliable translation, the material will be deleted from the article until a translation is provided of the following per guidelines at Verifiability:


 * 新浪体育：网络上有很多网友关心你将来会不会有一天代表大陆或者台湾打球呢？


 * 林书豪：目前而言，我还从来没想过这些可能. 我能听懂一些中文，可是不会说. 以前去过台湾，可是还从来没去过大陆. 不过耐克已经给我安排了行程，明年我会第一次去中国大陆.


 * Since this is a Biographies of living persons, we should be more conservative. And at best there is no decision regarding internation play yet. Bagumba (talk) 21:22, 26 October 2010 (UTC)


 * If you guys really want be nit-picky, then you should also look at Jeremy Lin's personal section, where it mentions his Chinese heritage. The source provided is an article entirely in Chinese and provided without any English translation. Again, just going with what the argument of not having an "acceptable" source. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 22:52, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Speculation and no reliable sources! He may not even be eligible for these teams! 71.251.43.154 (talk) 02:07, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
 * If the above translations of Lin's quotes are accurate and true, Lin does not even mention ever contemplating playing on those teams. 71.251.43.154 (talk) 02:18, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm actually referring to other sections in Jeremy Lin's Wikipedia page where the sources are all entirely in Chinese. One even has a dead link. Look at his personal and you'll see what I'm talking about. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 09:00, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for catching that. Its been flagged in the article here Bagumba (talk) 09:24, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

"Asian Stereotype" section
This section needs to be cut down and incorporated into his other life sections appropriately. 71.251.43.154 (talk) 02:10, 27 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, there is the classic chronological format, but perhaps some might be more interested in strictly his play on the court or in his experiences as an Asian American, and separation would be beneficial? Be interested in others' thoughts. Bagumba (talk) 06:23, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
 * He is not even the first or most well-known Asian and not the only player to fall under this category. 71.255.91.242 (talk) 22:15, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Please explain how the comment is relevant, as the article makes no claim to being "first or most well-known Asian". National pubs like Time, NY Times, SI, and ESPN have feature articles on him and they all mention his race and its challenges. Bagumba (talk) 04:17, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It is hard to figure out why this section should be so notable and emphasized when there are other Asian players.71.255.90.146 (talk) 20:47, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * He is currently the only Asian American (e.g. Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian are not American). The fact that reliable sources are making it notable,  makes it notable to Wikipedia Bagumba (talk) 22:09, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The section is named Asian stereotypes, not Asian American stereotypes. Even if the section were to be renamed Asian American stereotypes, he is not the only Asian american in the history of the NBA. I don't believe a whole section devoted to this is necessary and much of Lin's importance as an Asian-american is already in the other sections of the article. 71.251.46.238 (talk) 05:34, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 * WP:NPOV notes "in determining proper weight, we consider a viewpoint's prevalence in reliable sources, not its prevalence among Wikipedia editors or the general public." Regardless that he is not the first Asian American, this is getting coverage and a number refer to the stereotypes he has encountered Bagumba (talk) 09:39, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 * please get rid of this section. it doesn't make any sense to emphasize this so much more than other aspects of him. 64.121.16.191 (talk) 14:38, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
 * You can make an argument is giving wp:undue weight to this topic, but it is quite well cited, which suggests the article gives the topic appropriate weight. de Bivort 16:22, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
 * i think him being from harvard is just as important but neither need their own section to be separate from the rest of his bio. 64.121.55.201 (talk) 21:00, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
 * It has its own section in Harvard under College career.— Chris! c / t 21:24, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Is your concern about formatting - i.e. the number of sections? Or is it about content? de Bivort 21:52, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
 * i think the content of this section could be incorporated with his career and the whole article trimmed down. 64.121.55.201 (talk) 14:05, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
 * No it's well cited, and the sections are long enough that for formatting reasons they should be their own sections. The fact that there are many reliable sources talking about his being from Harvard and Asian means it should be content here. de Bivort 15:43, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
 * The whole article is too long. There are too many quotes and details. 71.255.84.201 (talk) 06:47, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
 * This is the inclusionism vs deletionism debate. Its also touched upon in below section Amount of detail. Bagumba (talk) 19:09, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Reverted fact about opinion of Asian Americans in crowd
Matt Wong, ESPN editor, wrote on his blog on ESPN.com, "At the 9:26 mark in the second quarter, Lin checked into the game to loud applause, presumably from the many Asian-Americans in attendance." Inclusion of the fact about the opinion had been attributed to ESPN.com's Matt Wong and included in the article:

It was not presented as an accepted fact without mentioning his name. This is in accordance with Wikipedia's guideline on attributing and specifying biased statements.

The source is a blog written by a staff editor from a reliable source, ESPN. It is not a blog by a random fan from the general public. WP:NEWSBLOG says blogs are acceptable if coming from a professional writer. Identifying_reliable_sources expands to include not just newspapers and magazines, saying "Note that otherwise reliable news sources—for example, the website of a major news organization—that publish in a "blog" style format for some or all of its content may be as reliable as if published in a more 'traditional' 20th-century format."

Despite this, Matt Wong's attributed opinion has been reverted 3 times in the article with no reason provided, a claim that a reliable source cannot state an expert opinion and that he is fanatical, and most recently censoring again saying only "cannot be assumed".

The opinion is noteworthy because it provides an expert opinion on who are Lin's vocal supporters on the road. Are they Harvard grads, Ivy League alumni, traveling Warriors fans ...? Wong's opinion is that they are Asian American.

If we can first agree that inclusion of fact about a reliable source holding an opinion is acceptable, we can then proceed to work on the wording of such fact. Bagumba (talk) 00:41, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
 * The applause can be from anybody. 71.255.89.243 (talk) 06:18, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Provide the reliable source to add in addition to Wong's op. Otherwise, no original research is allowed. 70.137.128.67 (talk) 08:03, 16 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Assuming consensus. Will quote Wong's text to address expressed concern that paraphrase was misleading or it was the article and not the source that was "presuming". Bagumba (talk) 10:22, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
 * The statement about who in audience applauded may not be true and cannot be assumed. I doubt that Wong had the demographics of the members of the audience that applauded. It is possible that the loud applause did not come from "Asian-Americans in attendance". 71.255.92.29 (talk) 22:51, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Wong's statement is definitely subjective, which is why he said "presumably". "Presumably" is defined as "to expect or assume especially with confidence."  Putting someone's opinion down does not mean they are necessarily correct. It is only presenting their expert opinion.  As Wikipedia does not allow an editor's interpretations or opinions, we must present opinions from reliable sources and properly attribute them.  There are other similar attributed opinions already in this article. Unless a violation of content policy can be identified,  Wong's opinion belongs in the article. Feel free to discuss here so we can avoid the excessive reversions. Bagumba (talk) 00:04, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * He is trying to presume something to be a fact. It is not really an opinion. For example, an opinion would be describing the applause as loud. A fact would be describing a recorded decibel level of the applause. My issue is not the opinion. My issue is the presumption that the applause came from "Asian-Americans in attendance". Presumptions are not for opinions, but for facts. This part of Wong's blog is not even necessary. 71.255.92.29 (talk) 00:57, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * You are arguing semantics of presumptions, facts and opinions that have no basis. What needs to be understood is that "the threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth — whether readers can check that material in Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether editors think it is true." (WP:VERIFY) There can be a debate about the how to present Wong's presumption if you think the wording was biased, but the fact that he made the presumption should not be removed because of your original research that "Presumptions are not for opinions, but for facts." I don't see how  quoting Wong verbatim and attributing the quote to him can be open to debate.
 * Bagumba (talk) 07:43, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Presenting D-League Assignments in InfoBox
The stated convention in the edit says "If he is with Bighorns, then the infobox should say Bighorns; also the arrow is used to show assignment", e.g. →Reno Bighorns

I haven't seen that stated anywhere until now, but more important I don't see how someone that casually comes to this article for info would know that or be able to figure it out. Its not like there is a key, hover text, or a link that would say a player was assigned to D-League but is still on the NBA club (Lin's case) versus the player was cut from NBA and has hooked up with D-League.

Sure, that distinction is in the article text, and we could just say the reader will have to read it to get more details. However, I was looking to make the Infobox more user friendly by 1) Listing him as a Warrior (he is still on their roster and getting paid by NBA) but 2) having "Reno Bighorns (NBA assignment)" under career history to show where he is currently playing.

Looking at the other NBA players in D-League currently, there doesn't seem to be any kind of standard being followed (e.g. James_Johnson_(basketball), Devin Ebanks, Armon Johnson ... there might be others)

In somewhat different circumstances, I dont think major league baseball players that get sent down to the minors for rehab get their infobox updated with that info (or maybe they do). Bagumba (talk) 02:04, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I admit that the current presentation is not ideal, but this is currently how all articles of NBA players assigned to d-league should be presented. (Note: the use of arrow is something that is very recently discussed and agreed upon at WT:NBA, so it is not widely implemented yet. So I think it is not surprising that you haven't heard of that before.) If you disagree or have other ideas on improving the presentation, please raise that at WT:NBA. We might have to design a new system to better present this info.— Chris! c / t 02:28, 31 January 2011 (UTC)


 * FYI this has been added at Wikipedia_talk:NBA if anyone else interested Bagumba (talk) 04:47, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

St/48
You may want to note this at the end of the season if he is still up there.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:34, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

ethnicity edit war
OK people - it's time to leave the article alone and resolve this on the talk page. Several of you have violated the 3 Revert Rule. So propose language and critique it in this section before editing the article. That's the purpose of a talk page: de Bivort 20:28, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Besides the fact that being Taiwanese isn't synonymous with being ethnic Chinese, Lin wouldn't be the first ethnic Chinese NBA player even if he was in fact ethnic Chinese. There are reliable sources that support the fact that he is Taiwanese but none that clearly states that he is Chinese. So it's more than reasonable to remove "ethnic Chinese" from the article.--24.255.120.175 (talk) 04:16, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Wrong. That sentence is not implying that Chinese and Taiwanese are the same, that is why both are CLEARLY STATED. If both were the same, then there would be no need to include "Taiwanese". Yes there's been CHINESE NATIONALS but not AMERICAN players that are of Chinese descent, big difference and that's why AMERICAN is labeled as first. Name me any Chinese-American that has ever played in the NBA, not CHINESE NATIONAL like Yao, and I will gladly remove it. Also did you not read Jeremy Lin's personal section? Jeremy Lin still has heritage from China, which comes from his grandparents. That's not uncommon since many Taiwanese escaped China as refugees in the first place. There's also reliable sources where he himself states and is labeled as "Chinese" and he has no problem with that. The majority of China and Taiwan are of Han Chinese descent, which basically is what ethnic Chinese is referring too. Seems like "Taiwanese" are the only ones who are complaining about the Chinese label being added, when Jeremy Lin himself has not complained. If he himself has clearly stated that people can label him as a Chinese player, then it's notable. What's your problem? PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 08:48, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Since Lin would be both the first Chinese-American or Taiwanese-American in the NBA, it should read: "He is the first American player in the NBA to be of ethnic Chinese and or Taiwanese descent."Bagumba (talk) 10:00, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * He is the first of each. It is two different concepts. The conjunction "and" is so that it wouldn't be two separate sentences because he is the first of two different things. When combining two ideas, "and" is used. 71.251.46.29 (talk) 06:18, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The following is unclear
 * if it means either:
 * first (American player AND ethnic Chinese) AND first (Taiwanese) - probably correct, but unsourced if he is first Taiwanese (regardless if he is American or not)
 * first (American player AND ethnic Chinese AND Taiwanese) - this might imply there is another who was (American) AND (ethnic Chinese) AND (not Taiwanese), OR (American) AND (not ethnic Chinese) AND (Taiwanese) which is incorrect


 * Previous wording of
 * implied he is first (American) AND (ethnic Chinese OR Taiwanese), which seems to be correct. and is not simply for "combining two ideas", it implies that both conditions must be met, as opposed to one or the other (i.e or) Bagumba (talk) 08:25, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
 * implied he is first (American) AND (ethnic Chinese OR Taiwanese), which seems to be correct. and is not simply for "combining two ideas", it implies that both conditions must be met, as opposed to one or the other (i.e or) Bagumba (talk) 08:25, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

I agree, separating them into two sentences is redundant PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 05:15, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The problem is that "or" can also imply that Chinese and Taiwanese are the same. 71.251.46.29 (talk) 08:37, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Lets keep the changes to the discussion page until we reach a consensus and avoid reverting and edit warring, which is discouraged. Suggestions on proposed edit changes to move forward are helpful.  To avoid current concerns with separate sentences and possible confusion that Taiwan/Chinese being the same, what if we use
 * Then its clear American is tied with Chinese and Taiwanese. Bagumba (talk) 21:38, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I actually think American is more significant than Chinese or Taiwanese, mainly because he was born in the USA and his nationality is American. Chinese and Taiwanese acknowledges his ethnic heritage. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 05:14, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 * If this sentence is to be included, I agree with 71.251.46.238 (talk) 05:36, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I think it is more notable that he is an Asian american than a chinese and taiwanese american so this trivia sentence, if necessary since it is already mentioned in his personal section that he is a chinese american and a taiwanese american, should be moved to the section of his biography where he signs with an NBA team. The importance of him being an Asian american is already noted in his professional career section. 71.251.46.238 (talk) 05:47, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I think if we can come up with a sentence that summarizes either the rarity of Asian-Americans in basketball, or bucking stereotypes, etc. I havent come up with a wording yet that wont get massacred ....   Bagumba (talk) 09:48, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, these nth sentences need to stop. There is a section on Asian American stereotypes in the article. A sentence on Asian Americans may be included in the lead if necessary. 71.251.47.98 (talk) 02:08, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * This thread is almost a year and a half old. Continued coverage has made reference to his ethnicity and it's rarity in the NBA.  This definitely belongs in the lead.—Bagumba (talk) 02:24, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Then put Asian American in the lead. The current sentence in the lead clearly is not in consensus. 71.251.47.98 (talk) 02:31, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Well he's not the first AA and as you have stated, any nth AA statement is debatable since there are different interpretations. 1st American of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent is succinct and multiply sourced. WP:LEADCITE requires refs in the lead only if deemed necessary by consensus.  Would anyone else be happier with all 4 sources in the lead instead of the one that is already there?—Bagumba (talk) 03:25, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * As has been said before, the sentence that should be in the lead should summarize the attention he has received for being Asian American. It does not have to say nth Asian American. You said this over a year ago that you haven't come up with a wording. This idea seems to be in consensus but some one just needs to come up with the wording. 198.151.130.65 (talk) 04:37, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe something like "Lin has received attention for being an undrafted Asian American prospect from Harvard." It says in this article http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/sports/basketball/lin-leads-knicks-over-nets.html that his resume is more well known than his game. It describes him as an "an undrafted prospect from Harvard". 198.151.130.65 (talk) 04:46, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * A lot of coverage mentions undrafted and Harvard. A lot but not as much also mention Asian American. Few mention Chinese or Taiwanese descent and those that due have issues of being derived from this article itself. 198.151.130.65 (talk) 04:54, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Amount of detail
There is way too much detail in the whole article. 71.251.43.154 (talk) 02:12, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Most of the information is from varied sources and not overweighting a few. WP:NPOV notes "in determining proper weight, we consider a viewpoint's prevalence in reliable sources, not its prevalence among Wikipedia editors or the general public." Bagumba (talk) 06:23, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Why are details for every NBA game he plays in being included in the article? 71.251.42.46 (talk) 08:31, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Small sample, first game and points seem noteworthy. If every town has Heritage Night might get overkill, for now can get a sense of reaction home and away.  And sources from national not just local covg, so not just overzealous fans spewing box scores. Let it play out over the season 70.137.138.160 (talk) 09:22, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd prefer to have some editoral control over what goes in (no info based solely boxscores only), but err on side of too much detail now. We can edit (months or years) later once we have better perspective on Lin's career.  For now, its good to have the information, otherwise by end of year all that will be said is he averaged X points, played in Y games, and people will fill in details based on selective memory.  WP:RECENTISM has pros and cons on this approach. Bagumba (talk) 23:53, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
 * There is too much in the article. Some of the quotes from individual games are not needed. There are too many quotes in general. Some of the stuff in the personal section and other sections seem to be trivia. The section about being Asian American can probably be incorporated into his career sections. Too much info about individual games that do not have enough significance. 198.151.130.65 (talk) 05:06, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Jeremy Lin is the 1st American player of Ethnic Taiwanese descent
Prove me wrong and don't give me the "Taiwanese" is not Chinese or any other political reason. Jeremy's family also has heritage from China, especially from his grandparents. His race or ethnic background did not change and he's also been referred to and has no problem with being called Chinese or Taiwan. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 04:22, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The issue with the sentence is that it is not needed in the article. 71.251.44.99 (talk) 04:40, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I can agree with that, however other users have tried to undo that part of the article and replace it with "Second Asian-American" which Jeremy Lin is not. So until everyone agrees to stop claiming him to be the First or Second Asian-American, then I think my point still stands. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 06:31, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I removed Han Chinese because the sources do not say Han. 71.251.43.92 (talk) 07:38, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Correct, I dont see it in the sources ... been there for so long incorrectly assumed it was verified :-( By the way, regarding your edit summary comment about his grandparents and parents, that has been pending an accurate English translation for the longest time and is at risk for deletion. See discussion at end of  thread. Bagumba (talk) 08:24, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The source for the sentence seems to have taken its information from Wikipdia itself. We have not found a source with this statement that is dated from before the statement was added to this article. 71.251.47.98 (talk) 01:59, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There are multiple sources in the body of the article.—Bagumba (talk) 02:15, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Then those sources need to be moved to follow the sentence. There have been issues in the past with this article using sources that may have derived its info from the Wikipedia itself. Being the nth player of a certain descent is subjective depending on the meaning of being of said descent and is difficult to count. The discussion below this seems to indicate original research. On top of that, this sentence itself isn't even necessary since the notability is instead from being Asian American. 71.251.47.98 (talk) 02:28, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * What happened to Yao Ming being a chinese player in the NBA? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.1.11.242 (talk) 08:01, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Yao Ming retired - but he was born in China. Lin is of Asian descent but was born in America. Doc   talk  08:03, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 9 February 2012
In September 2011, Lin played a few games for the Chinese club Dongguan Leopards at the ABA Club Championships, where he was named the MVP of the tournament.

Also, in the opening paragraph his Chinese name should include the simplified version 林书豪 in addition to the traditional version. When he was playing for the Dongguan Leopards, the jersey printed his simplified Chinese name. See this picture: http://photocdn.sohu.com/20110928/Img320763742.jpg Neuyyar (talk) 05:00, 9 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Sina.com reference verified, paragraph relating to the Dongguan Leopards added. --  李博杰  &#124; —Talk contribs email 12:39, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 9 February 2012 (2)
I only want to add the following interlink: Jeremy Lin. Thank you.--83.165.203.201 (talk) 09:30, 9 February 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅. January  ( talk ) 11:03, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Can we Get A Picture Change to his New Team Jersey?
Like the title said, I feel most Knickerbocker fans would like to see his picture reflect his true current team. I feel this fact has no reason for dispute as he is unequivocally a member of the team. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.20.16.194 (talk) 06:27, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
 * We'll need a freely licensed image. Most of the images that are available online are copyrighted. Zagal e jo^^^ 06:33, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 11 February 2012
Request that a disambiguation hatnote be placed on this page, the inverse of the one I recently placed on the Jeremy Linn article. Thank you.

→ Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 00:27, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ Skier Dude  ( talk ) 02:38, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request for minor grammar fix
Under the section “Recruiting process,” there is a quote in the second paragraph: "was really stupid. The kid was right across the street. You can’t recognize that, [then] you've got a problem.”

This sounds very awkward; looking at the original source, indeed the word “then” was placed in by a Wikipedia author for this article. Better sounding would be to place an “if” before “you can’t recognize” and leave the then out, resulting in:

"was really stupid. The kid was right across the street. [If] you can’t recognize that, you've got a problem.” —Mproud (talk) 04:44, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Now that the page has been unlocked (at least partially) I’ve went ahead and made the edit. —Mproud (talk) 05:43, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

conflicts with Birthplace
ESPN and [NBC Sports show Lin's birthplace as Palo Alto, while Harvard does not list his birthplace but has his hometown as Palo Alto. Be good to have another source corroborating L.A, or better yet a quote from Lin where his birthplace is.  I did run across before that bleacherreport.com had said he was from City of Industry, CA.  However, where do next-generation journalism sites like bleacherreport.com  fall with respect to [[WP:SPS|Wikipedias policy of self published sources]]? Bagumba (talk) 23:47, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually bleacherreport.com has City of Angeles (i.e. Los Angeles). So we have near Los Angeles,  Palo Alto, and Los Angeles itself as possibilities. Bagumba (talk) 00:17, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * City of Industry is a suburb of Los Angeles, CA and located in San Gabriel Valley which has a large population of Chinese/Taiwanese Americans. Perhaps that's what the reporter in the NBA.com article is trying to address, but if there is a more precise source as to where Jeremy Lin was born then I would use that. I think the ESPN and NBC.com reports just assume Jeremy was born in Palo Alto, CA because he grew up and went to school there and wanted to avoid technicalities because most player profiles are kept simple.
 * I also think the previous source that stated Jeremy Lin was born in Palo Alto, CA was using Wikipedia. In the article, it mentions that Jeremy Lin would be the first American-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. The majority of articles on Jeremy only mention one, so it seems that Wikipedia entries have been quite useful to reporters as well.

PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 00:23, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * nba.com article says he was born near LA: "Lin was born near Los Angeles, but his parents are from Taiwan and spoke Mandarin and English as Jeremy grew up in Palo Alto." Previous consensus was to leave out birthplace until conflict with other sources is resolved. —Bagumba (talk) 23:01, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Include multiple places of birth with appropriate citations? 198.151.130.66 (talk) 07:41, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * This post-game Knicks video interview on 2012-02-08 with Lin he says at 02:12 he was born in Los Angeles. Damon Mah (talk) 20:51, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The California Birth Index, 1905-1995 at Ancestry.com says: Jeremy Shuhow Lin, born 23 August 1988 in Los Angeles County, California. > Best O Fortuna (talk) 22:42, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the vid link. It's at 2:16 mark.—Bagumba (talk) 00:14, 10 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Lin's own site says he was born in Los Angeles. No note is needed. Maybe Lin doesn't know where he was born. Do we really need to get a copy of his birth certificate from the Los Angeles County Recorder's office? Ucla90024 (talk) 06:55, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is possible that Lin doesn't know where he was born. Maybe he has never seen his birth certificate. It is probably safer to at least put the note if there are enough conflicting sources. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 07:18, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * lol. In today's computer age, no one would not know where he was born. Just because a writer assumed birth place based on his school doesn't mean a thing. Too many times, websites pick up the same story and use them without checking the facts. He wanted to go to UCLA, like his brother. His girlfriend is a UCLA alum. It is perfectly OK to said you are from Los Angeles even if you are not from the "City of Los Angeles" since the County of Los Angeles is lot bigger than the City. Ucla90024 (talk) 22:32, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The note is for people to know how we decided upon LA, as there are plenty of sites that say Palo Alto. When you say "own site", do you have a url?—Bagumba (talk) 07:21, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Jeremy Lin is TaiwaneseRead the last paragraph

Sources in Chinese
Sources in Chinese were previously discussed in Talk:Jeremy_Lin and requests for translations to English were tagged in the article since October 2010. While WP:NONENG does say "it is not always necessary to provide a translation", it also adds "if a question should arise as to whether the non-English original actually supports the information, relevant portions of the original and a translation should be given in a footnote, as a courtesy." Other earlier edits based on Chinese source were removed since they had questionable interpretations based on broken English translations provided solely by Google. Per earlier discussions, the remaining Chinese sources were also questioned, especially since this is a biography of a living person and we should be conservative about claims, especially since Chinese/Taiwanese ancestry has been a controversial subject.

I think its best to have relevant portions translated in order to have the text remain in the article. The restored text will be retagged with "citation needed" while consensus is being reached. —Bagumba (talk) 02:15, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok, I know Chinese and I can provide a translation. The first link is dead. The second link is live. Translation of relevant section: "According to Zhou Hong (from an official in China, not sure how to translate the name of the agency), Jeremy Lin's grandmother was from Pinghu. Although she emigrated a long time ago, she was still very concerned about the development of their hometown, not only did she bring the family back several times to find ancestral roots, but have also made donations to local schools for ten years."— Chris! c / t 03:43, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * There is another non-English source that is a video. Needs translation. 71.251.47.98 (talk) 07:01, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Which one specifically?—Bagumba (talk) 07:33, 6 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Jeremy Lin's maternal grandmother ,陳意子, is from Pinghu. But his  patrilineal grandmother, 林朱阿麵, is Taiwanese in Changhua County, and speaks in Min Nan. See. --123.193.211.70 (talk) 01:52, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

--- Lin's patrilineal ancestors have live Taiwan for hundreds of years ago. Lin is ninth generation in Taiwan. (See http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/33579791/IssueID/20110806 林爸爸說：「林氏宗親在彰化北斗，我算是第8代，林書豪已是第9代了！ Lin's father said I am eighth generation in Changhua, and my son is ninth. )--123.193.211.70 (talk) 10:19, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Asian American stereotypes section
Perhaps that section should not be a standalone section, and it can be integrated into "College career" and "NBA career" sections.—Bagumba (talk) 06:56, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * This has been mentioned before along with cutting down the article and removing trivia. 198.151.130.66 (talk) 07:42, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I am changing the title of this section back to "Racial issues". The content of the section is clearly all about race (or ethnicity). Incidentally, not everything in that section is about stereotypes. Having a headline like that is unprofessional for an encyclopedia. Colipon+ (Talk) 14:09, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I propose to add section-diffuse to get it integrated and not as a stand-alone section anymore.—Bagumba (talk) 00:55, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I disagree. Race is a prominent part of his notability. If he were just another young star, even if he were from Harvard, and had he been black, there would be little to no media coverage about him over one good game. The reason there was so much coverage on the Feb 5 game, and what garnered some 60,000 hits to this page, is his race. His being Asian. And having a section like this is hardly without precedent: see Samuel_Eto'o. Colipon+ (Talk) 02:06, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Uh no. Read the news. He got coverage because he was an "unknown" who led the Knicks to a much needed victory. 174.252.11.176 (talk) 03:34, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm sure he can be Asian and unknown at the same time. The sources in the article and this talk page bear that out.—Bagumba (talk) 03:42, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * He's talking about the coverage of his Feb. 4 game. 174.252.11.176 (talk) 03:47, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Associated Press mentions in the Feb 4 game summary, "He found that someone in Lin, the first American-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent."—Bagumba (talk) 19:16, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * That's the game summary. Colipon thinks that Lin would not receive this coverage if he were black, despite Lin having a huge role in the game on on the team. They even feel the need to describe him using information derived from the Wikipedia article because he was an unknown. 174.252.21.137 (talk) 19:33, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Colipon: I thought it would be better to deal with the Asian-American topic chronologically with his playing career. Since they all seem like isolated events, I was debating if there was any benefit to a separate section. If there was a cause-effect progression, an isolated section would be more warranted.—Bagumba (talk) 19:22, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There's a few sources that IP user raised above, which deal specifically with his race. Most of these are not mainstream, and many are blogs. However, if Lin continues his streak, I do anticipate that the New York Times or the Economist will jump on this story with a feature report of some sort with nuanced analysis about his Asian background. Perhaps it is easier to wait for a bit? before we take up the scalpel? Colipon+ (Talk) 00:35, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Many other articles on athletes have racial issues incorporated into their career paragraphs. I now realize that one of the sources is a blog, but most of them I found in this article. " He was an undrafted rookie, a Harvard graduate, a local product (from Palo Alto) and, perhaps most intriguing, just the fourth player of Asian-American descent to make the N.B.A." from New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-knicks-newest-addition-is-out-to-prove-hes-not-just-a-novelty.html?_r=1 198.151.130.67 (talk) 03:02, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There is information on racial issues in both his career section and the racial issues section. This info does not need to be in multiple sections. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 22:13, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Here's a interview with Jeremy Lin by PAWeekly. He talks about being Asian-American and having to earn respect.

"The more that I can break stereotypes on Asians and Asian Americans, the more I want to continue to do that because I feel that Asians in general don't get the respect that we may deserve". I'll add this to the Asian stereotypes section but if anyone can assist on incorporating. in terms of quotes or editing, please do so. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbSmxyIMlt0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqrrKLcvPSE PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 08:29, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Additional content
This article following the game, published on Patheos (which is sourced in "Further Reading" already), speaks directly to the topic of racism, or "soft bigotry". http://www.patheos.com/blogs/philosophicalfragments/2012/02/06/jeremy-lin-and-the-soft-bigotry-of-low-expectations/ ... Specific statements by the commentators are explored in that vein in the article. Would seem reasonable to add link to this article in the section, or to add this to the existing Further Reading list.71.164.172.186 (talk) 17:27, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 7 February 2012
Lin sent his resume and a DVD of highlights to all the Ivy League schools, Cal, Stanford (his dream school)[106], and UCLA. The Pac-10 schools wanted him to walk-on. Harvard and Brown were the only teams that guaranteed him a spot on their basketball teams, but Ivy League schools do not offer athletic scholarships.[7][8] Lin chose to attend Harvard.

106. Jeremy LIn's Youtube @ 3:06

75.51.82.211 (talk) 02:38, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Seems reasonable .—Bagumba (talk) 02:46, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Source added to article where he says both Stanford and UCLA were his dream schools.—Bagumba (talk) 08:38, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Also update this: Lin followed up with a 28-point performance in his first career start. He also had 8 assists. — Chris! c / t 03:36, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

If this page is going to be protected, admins need to update his 2011-2012 stats, especially with his last two games of 25 and 28 points, respectively. Trobert — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trobert (talk • contribs) 05:30, 7 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Also add http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/linje01.html to els.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:48, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Not done: The article is no longer fully protected and so you can make these edits yourselves. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 03:00, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request for Lakers game
The New York Knicks section ends with "... Lin had 28 points and eight assists, new career highs."

Please update this to "... Lin had 28 points and eight assists, new career highs, and then on February 10, 2012 Lin scored 38 points and seven assists towards the Knicks' first victory over the Los Angeles Lakers since February 2007.

Ref to go after the existing ref: --Marc Kupper&#124;talk 05:08, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Lin just scored a career-high 38 points, and this article can't be edited by trusted users? There are tons of sources on him - he's a phenom. Make it semi-protection, please. Doc   talk  05:12, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * The original request on WP:RFP was for semi, not full, protection, and problematic edits were mainly from IPs, so semi-protection instead of full protection seems reasonable, and I have thus changed the protection level. —Lowellian (reply) 05:36, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you :) - he's the top story at SI right now, and we must mention his 38 points (4 more than Kobe Bryant) as his career high. Brilliant performance! How to word the ethnicity issue above is a different thing, and hopefully that can be resolved easily. Doc   talk  05:48, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Make the paragraph about "Linsanity". It is receiving notable coverage. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 05:19, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * We also need to get rid of the "2012 	→Erie BayHawks (D-League)" below the 2011-present with the Knicks in the infobox. This guy is not going back to the D-League, and he's not on their current roster at that article here. Doc   talk  05:26, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * No, infobox should show all the teams he played for.— Chris! c / t 06:05, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It still does - I just moved it up to reflect that he's currently on the Knicks. He was released to that D-team for less than a week, and as it was before it looked like he was still on that team. Trust me - he is not going back to the D-league, and his status as being currently on the Knicks needs to be the last entry in the infobox to avoid confusion as to whether he's in the D-league. Doc   talk  06:16, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * To satisfy the timeline, we could put: 2011-2012 Knicks, 2012 BayHawks, 2012-present Knicks. I don't really care as long as it shows he's now on the Knicks. Doc   talk  06:24, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Details for "Linsanity" so far: undrafted prospect from Harvard, cut by two teams, little playing time before career game (fourth string point guard), career game in "must win" game, knicks point guard situation, coverage of mike d'antoni's job security, slept on couch in brother's apartment, many comparisons to Tim Tebow, "rags to riches", underdog, knicks victories without carmelo anthony and amare stoudemire, increased ticket prices, boost in msg tv ratings at key time during dispute between the network and Time Warner, knicks games added in asia. Not going to list the sources right now, but they exist. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 07:00, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree about the "Linsanity" - it's in the title of the Sports Illustrated thing. It's like "Tigermania", and it will be properly introduced with reliable sourcing. There's no deadline - we just got it unprotected two days early. This is developing news, and there will be plenty more written about this player. Doc   talk  07:04, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I believe "Linsanity" was on the splash page of the Knicks website after his career game, promoting tickets for the Jazz game. More details include being in the D-League, Kobe Bryants comments saying he wasn't aware of Linsanity, the hype for the Lakers game, and being on the splash page of the Knicks website with an image of him replacing one of Tyson Chandler, Carmelo Anthony, and Amare Stoudemire. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 07:24, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It's on Reuters, NBC, ESPN, many others. It will most definitely be included here, so don't you worry. Suggest some content with sources, by all means, if it is not written soon. Doc   talk  07:29, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * How he went from being an "unknown" to a "star" should be in the lead. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 21:19, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * His spirituality and/or comparisons to Tim Tebow should also be in the lead. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 21:22, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Last thing first: spirituality/Tim Tebow in the lede. This is not very likely to happen, sorry, and I can explain why if you want. As far as the from being unknown to being a starter factor - of course that should happen, and it will. Doc   talk  05:20, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Please explain. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 06:42, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Mostly because it's not widely noted or referenced, and putting it in the lede would bring up WP:NPOV issues that I just *know* many would object to. Mentioning any spirituality/Tim Tebow material (properly referenced, naturally) in the body of the article in an appropriate section is one thing. In the lede: see WP:SNOW. Jus' sayin'. Call it a "hunch". Doc   talk  06:47, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I dont think his spirituality is significant enough for the lead yet. Tebow references at best can be attrributed in the body.  As Tebow himself gets such a polarized response from the public, it not very neutral to mention him in the lead.—Bagumba (talk) 07:02, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is already mentioned in many of the references in the article. It is more widely noted and referenced than some things currently in the lead and there are significantly more details on the subject. Unlike the information that he is the first American player of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent, there is enough notability and detail on this subject to make it an important part of the body of the article. Would you like a list of sources? 198.151.130.68 (talk) 07:11, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Economics major in lead
I found lots of sources that say he has an economics degree. Should we also put that in the lead? 174.252.21.23 (talk) 03:56, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * No, not worthy enough to be in the lead, and it's already mentioned in his college career section. He's a basketball player, not a businessman. GWST11 (talk) 04:04, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * No. Just because something is mentioned a lot does not mean it should be in the lead. There is one sentence on his economics degree in the body of the article. It is trivia and is not a notable part of the body of this article. It should not be in the lead. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 04:38, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Yet this same reasoning is used to justify other trivia in the lead. 174.252.7.205 (talk) 21:03, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * We operate on consensus here.—Bagumba (talk) 21:06, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * If you are referring to the information that he is the first American player to be of Taiwanese or of Chinese descent, I don't believe that should be in the lead either. Two wrongs don't make a right. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 21:18, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Diet & Workout Regimen - plus facts about Jeremy Lin's trainer & his "weakness" (In-N-Out Burger)
A gold mine of information in one of the few personal interviews with Jeremy Lin-- not sure what to incorporate or how, but figure this might be helpful nonetheless, perhaps in the Personal section. Would anyone like to help with this as well? Live Like a Pro With The NBA’s Jeremy Lin | Greatist — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.183.248.198 (talk) 20:35, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Recruiting Process - Coach says that Jeremy Lin was misled by Stanford
There's a lot of interesting information in this article, but I'm not sure what I should incorporate but I think at least some of it should be included in the recruiting process section. Would anyone like to help? High School Coach Says Jeremy Lin was mislead by Stanford Coach. Thanks in advance. 20:12, 11 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by PinoyFilAmPride (talk • contribs)

Large discussion threads
There was a very long discussion at Talk:Jeremy_Lin, which there seemed to be consensus for Suggestion #1 at Talk:Jeremy_Lin. However,, the lone dissenter, reopened that thread instead of starting a new one. It seems counterproductive to continue on a large thread when everyone's comments will get lost in the maze. While consensus can change, new threads raising new points should be started. I ask 198.151.130.68 or a non-involved editor to close that discussion. Editors should start new threads.—Bagumba (talk) 21:39, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

reference for your consideration
538 blog at NYT discussing the statistical significance of Lin's performance streak. de Bivort 22:24, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 12 February 2012
Please change below "and his dream school, UCLA." to "and his dream school, Stanford." http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9fYrTv_eekI#! 4:25 onwards

112.118.142.219 (talk) 07:22, 12 February 2012 (UTC)


 * See, here's where we get into a major gray area. The video you linked is from the official channel of GoodTV from Taiwan. We have two print sources that explicitly state that UCLA was his "dream" school. In the GoodTV interview he says he really wanted to go to Stanford; "dream" and "UCLA" are not mentioned at all. I'm not sure that 1) the interview is enough to refute and then replace the other two references, and 2) the YouTube link is 100% usable to replace those references to begin with. What a crazy world! Anyone else? Doc   talk  08:05, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * One idea would be to remove the phrase "his dream school". 198.151.130.68 (talk) 08:11, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * True, but again both sources mention it, so it's more evidence that it was his dream school. Those writers probably did their homework, as their careers and reputations are at stake (unlike any of us here at WP). We can't just replace Stanford with UCLA based on the one ref vs. the other two as the IP requested, but I am confident that more will be written about his true dream school by more reliable sources, and it can all be sorted out. Doc   talk  08:16, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Source added to article where he says Stanford and UCLA were both his dream schools.—Bagumba (talk) 08:40, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Excellent job! Doc   talk  08:42, 12 February 2012 (UTC)


 * UCLA since brother Josh Lin was attending UCLA then. Ucla90024 (talk) 02:31, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 12 February 2012
I believe the line "‎"In an interview conducted with NBADraft.net, Jeremy stated that he could only speak Mandarin, not Cantonese but can only read and write a little but had also taken classes while attending Harvard to try to improve."

is not necessary as it will deem to be stereotyping the Chinese Race. Cantonese is not the pre-dominant dialect, though it is commonly spoken among the Asia community in America. Mandarin, however, is the pre-dominant dialect spoken and Lin's family, hailing from Taiwan, would be speaking Min Nan, or Hokkien as you would have it.

And also,

His name is Jeremy Lin Shu Hao, not Jeremy Shu Hao Lin as the Americans have it. Please make the changes accordingly, to respect the Chinese naming convention.

regards Richardson Lau Chiang Leong, not Richardson Chiang Leong Lau.

Richardsonlau (talk) 07:41, 12 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I think Shu-How is his middle name. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 07:58, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There are lots of things in this article that need to be cut out and that line might be one of them. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 07:59, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * He's a Chinese-American; the naming convention is different. "Jeremy Shu-How Lin" is his official name; this is different from Chinese people who were born in Greater China like Andy Lau Tak-Wah for example. Neuyyar (talk) 22:13, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Not done: Read is context that line doesn't seem in any way "stereotyping" - it is a reasonable and thoughtful response to a reasonable question he was asked in an interview. Also, simply removing that line would result in an incomplete paragraph. If you wuld like to suggest how to rephrase the line, please open a new edit request. Also, please supply a reference for his complete name. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 17:06, 12 February 2012 (UTC)


 * The main reason why I added that to the article is because a lot of fans have asked Jeremy Lin on either Twitter or his Facebook page if he speaks Cantonese. There are still many Cantonese speakers in other countries, such as the USA, I just thought it would be informative. Just to clarify FAQs. Just like him saying that he is proud to be Chinese. Basically to stop all the, he's "Taiwanese not Chinese" talk especially here on Wikipedia and people kept reverting it until there was proof he said it. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 21:25, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I think that paragraph is one of the things that should be probably be removed though. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 22:09, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I think whether he could speak any Chinese dialect is important; but the "Cantonese" part is somewhat irrelevant and removable as Richardson Lau suggested above.Neuyyar (talk) 22:15, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Trivia such as saying he can speak a certain language may or may not be included depending on if the information is presented in an organized way. Saying he can't speak something should probably be removed. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 22:28, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Lead sentence on ethnicity
Instead of commenting in old discussions, which most readers won't notice, let's use this section to discuss issues relating to Lin's ethnicity. Zagal e jo^^^ 03:27, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There have been a lot of edit warring on the long-standing sentence: "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent." It is multiply sourced (some are in body per WP:LEADCITE)   , with more sources found online for those who seek it.  Please discuss any inaccuracies or the any motivation to remove from the lead or make more generic. For example,  this edit says "Lin has received attention for being an undrafted Asian American prospect from Harvard." When there have been other Asian Americans in the NBA, and being from Harvard is not mentioned as much as his being first American who is of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent, the proposed revision does not capture the essence of Lin's notability based on the weight of reliable sources.—Bagumba (talk) 06:38, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Usage of "descent"
Re: The beef I have with "Chinese and Taiwanese descent" is that it is plain inaccurate: There are sources that say he is Chinese-American and also Taiwanese-American. Is the contention that descent is improper because his ancestors immigrated to Taiwan as opposed to being "native"? It doesnt appear convention in Wikipedia is to make such a fine distinction. I'd be surprised if articles under Category:American sportspeople of Asian descent are that strict.—Bagumba (talk) 23:26, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

After another career game on Feb 6 (Tuesday night) against Utah, AP wrote "... Lin, the first American-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent ...". This is oft-mentioned in the press.—Bagumba (talk) 03:35, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * That seems totally copied from he beginning of this article...174.252.11.176 (talk) 03:41, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh hey - this is a possibility. de Bivort 04:07, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * "Descent" is used to mean that he can trace his lineage. His parents are from Taiwan. His grandmother is from China. "Extraction" is a synonym. I still think being Asian American is more notable either way. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 04:22, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The clueless media just copies this article and its unique wording word for word. This article itself us influencing the media and giving undue weight. Please remove these problems from the intro while it us locked174.252.11.176 (talk) 06:30, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It's a stretch to call it "copying", especially when it is verifiable from readily available sources that he is in fact the first NBA player to be either Chinese-American or Taiwanese-American.  Unless someone can show sources to prove this statement is factually incorrect, this particular "copying" argument is not constructive.—Bagumba (talk) 17:45, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Look at the dares of the sources and the date of when the sentence was added to the article.Prior to the addition of the sentence there were a couple sources that said first Taiwanese American and first Chinese American. Then this unique phrase of first American born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent was created for this article. Some writers copied the exact phrase. The media just copies this unusually worded phrase originally created in Wikipedia to describe him to people who are unfamiliar with him. This article was one of the first sources of info on him because he was not well known. 174.252.21.137 (talk)| —Preceding undated comment added 19:43, 7 February 2012 (UTC).
 * Prior to the addition of the sentence there were a couple sources that said first Taiwanese American and first Chinese American.: You seem to agree there is no concern that the statement is verifiable. I dont know if you can attribute it's popularity to Wikipedia, there's a lot of stuff on Wikipedia that is not in the news.  Theories aside, the statement is mentioned a lot, is factually correct, and should be mentioned in the lead.—Bagumba (talk) 20:13, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Even if it is mention a lot (not mentioned as much as Asian American or Harvard are), that does not make it notable. "Significant coverage" means that sources address the subject directly in detail. It is frequently mentioned that he was back up point guard. Does that mean it should be in the lead? Only if there was something like significant mainstream media analyzing is role as a back up point guard. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 20:41, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I believe you are confusing notability of an article with content within an article, which follows WP:DUE, not WP:GNG.—Bagumba (talk) 21:55, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The lead should summarize the body. The term Asian American fits as part of the body is about Lin being Asian American. On the other hand, "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" does the opposite of summarizing the body and does not belong in the lead. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 22:27, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

From WP:LEAD: "It should define the topic, establish context, explain why the topic is interesting or notable." Lin's being the first of those ethnicities/nationalities is context and explains why (in part) he is interesting and notable. de Bivort 22:52, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It does not establish context. Those specific pieces of information is not even in the body of the article. However, there is information about him being Asian American in the body of the article. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 23:08, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh come on. "he's chinese/taiwanese american" and "he's asian american" are the same piece of information, but the former is more specific! The fact that he's the first, doesn't need to be repeated, it's a once-off. But to act like it isn't notable just seems preposterous to me. Actually, I'm not even sure the point you're trying to make. Can you rephrase it with different words? de Bivort 23:58, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * First, the sentence in the lead says "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent", not "he's chinese/taiwanese american". The former is even more specific. How can it be in the lead if it is not even in the body? The first step would be to remove it from the lead. The second step would be to decide if those pieces of information should be in the body. The third step would be to decide if it should be in the lead if decided that it should be in the body. Second, I proposed possibly adding the sentence "Lin has received attention for being an undrafted Asian American prospect from Harvard" due to the number of sources that focus on him being Asian American http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/sports/basketball/lin-leads-knicks-over-nets.html (source for "unusual résumé is more well known than his game", other sources to follow). Third, I also propose possible adding a sentence about the Asian American community. I said before that being notable for being Asian American is different than being notable for being the first American in the NBA of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent. Do you think he would receive the same attention if he were an Asian American player that was not the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent? We can't really say because the sources don't address that (I would think so based on the sources but don't put that because that is not related and would be original research). The sources do however say the importance of "Asian American". http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/jeremy-lin-represents-asianamericans-ivy-leaguers-in-nba.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/16/SPD213J9RD.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/22/SPTF1EHVRL.DTL http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/jeremy-lin-represents-asianamericans-ivy-leaguers-in-nba.html http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/14094/rex-walters-following-the-jeremy-lin-story http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_16724722?source=commented-nuggets He can be notable for being an Asian American player as well as the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent, but they are separate things. Also, some sources say Asian American community, which would also be different and may warrant being in the lead along with Lin being Asian American. (Some sources may also connect the two by saying that he is important to the Asian American community because he is Asian American) http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/10/22/lin-rookie/?ls=iref:nbahpt1 (source is about both Asian-American community and also about Lin himself being Asian-American). http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/22/SP671EHVTD.DTL http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100106_Lin_ESPN_Feature 198.151.130.67 (talk) 00:33, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * —Bagumba (talk) 00:15, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * This is response to de Bivort 04:07, 7 February 2012: Given the common use of "descent" in Wikipedia articles, I'm failing to see the argument against its use in this article. Please point out where the inacurracy is.—Bagumba (talk) 18:04, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Heh. I have no problem with using descent, or extraction. I offered extraction as a response to the idea that because he is only 1 generation Taiwanese, we can't call him of "Taiwanese descent". But my objection was not to that usage, only the alternatives proposed by Colipon and maybe one of the IPs. To be honest, I've lost track a bit. de Bivort 00:38, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * More sources in addition to the four already above that mention him being the first Chinese-American or Taiwanese American:
 * I ask that those who disagree with the inclusion of "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" in the lead cite sources and/or policies and guidelines on why a specific fact that has been mentioned in multiple sources for over a year is not notable or reliable enough to be in the lead.—Bagumba (talk) 17:45, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Judging by these sources I think my above proposal calling him "Chinese-American whose parents migrated to the U.S. from Taiwan" seems pretty reasonable. Colipon+ (Talk) 17:50, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I think that your phrasing is awkward, no more consistent with the references than the current version, and against an ongoing consensus. Sorry. de Bivort 18:36, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is in a few sources, but it is not in as many as Asian-American is. As said before, there are articles that even primarily focus on him being Asian American. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 18:39, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Being in 2 heavy duty reliable sources (WaPo and ESPN) is sufficient for the inclusion of this language, there is no requirement that it appear in all reliable source mentions of him. de Bivort 18:42, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Not to mention the sources that mention that he is the first Chinese-American or the other ones that say he is the first Taiwanese-American.—Bagumba (talk) 19:04, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * My proposal deals with this "Asian American" issue neatly and succinctly (read it above). Colipon+ (Talk) 18:40, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Colipon - how many generations does afamily need to live where they've migrated before you will say that their progeny "descend" from that region? I'm 3-7 generations American, can I say I'm of American descent? de Bivort 18:43, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Can you comment on your concerns as to why "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" needs to be watered down in spite of it being mentioned in so many sources. Otherwise, saying the equivalent of "I just don't like it" will not help convince others without understanding your reasoning. His parents are rarely mentioned in articles, so I'm not sure why that is considered more notable than the NBA milestone. WP:WEIGHT says, "Keep in mind that, in determining proper weight, we consider a viewpoint's prevalence in reliable sources, not its prevalence among Wikipedia editors or the general public."—Bagumba (talk) 18:57, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There are MORE sources that use the term Asian American. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 19:09, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * "Lin has received attention for being an undrafted Asian American prospect from Harvard." What is wrong with this sentence? It is not watering down because being notable for being Asian American is different than being notable for being the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent. You can include both sentences, but the latter is clearly not as notable as the former. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 19:20, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Its WP:WABBITSEASON. Please present sources to support your position on "There are MORE sources that use the term Asian American."  earlier responded to you, "there is no requirement that it appear in all reliable source mentions of him." Please explain or point to policy/guideline that we should consider to override due WP:WEIGHT in sources.—Bagumba (talk) 19:42, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm sure he has received more attention for being a basketball player, so why should we do original research and make a limited statement on why he is receiving attention. The fact that any statement is written in Wikipedia automatically implies it received attention in some reliable source.  No need for redundant "Lin has received attention for".  Unless sources are identified that say why he is receiving coverage, it is only appropriate to report what is in the coverage, not why it was covered. Again, please provide your sources.—Bagumba (talk) 19:42, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * "American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" also conveys that he is an Asian American.—Bagumba (talk) 19:49, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * He is receiving attention for being a basketball player, but that is already in the lead. You can change the wording so that it doesn't say "received attention" if you want. http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/jeremy-lin-represents-asianamericans-ivy-leaguers-in-nba.html http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=4730385 http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/10/22/lin-rookie/?ls=iref:nbahpt1 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/16/SPD213J9RD.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/22/SP671EHVTD.DTL http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123368990 http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100106_Lin_ESPN_Feature http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/22/SPTF1EHVRL.DTL http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/jeremy-lin-represents-asianamericans-ivy-leaguers-in-nba.html http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/14094/rex-walters-following-the-jeremy-lin-story http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_16724722?source=commented-nuggets http://www.patheos.com/blogs/philosophicalfragments/2012/02/06/jeremy-lin-and-the-soft-bigotry-of-low-expectations/ 198.151.130.67 (talk) 19:53, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * While it does convey being an Asian American, being notable for being Asian American is different than being notable for being the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 19:55, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * He is receiving attention for being a basketball player, but that is already in the lead.: So we agree that his being the first XXX in the NBA can be in the lead even if something else is mentioned more—they are not necessarily mutually exclusive. If we add (addition underlined) "Lin is Asian-American and is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent", it just seems repetitive IMO. I think there is more coverage about Lin being a basketball player who is also an AA than sources focused on him being an AA with only passing mention of his basketball career.—Bagumba (talk) 20:38, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is like why we don't mention he is a Californian instead of American in the lead (which would convey that he is American unless he lost his citizenship but that is besides the point) or why we didn't say that is was a back up point guard instead of basketball player for the Knicks (which would convey that he is a basketball player.) 198.151.130.67 (talk) 20:31, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * If he was famous for being a Californian, it would be in the lead. See James "Grizzly" Adams.  However, it needs to be supported by sources.  Kobe Bryant has his position in the lead, but Lin is not established at that position yet.—Bagumba (talk) 20:38, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is frequently mentioned that Lin is a point guard. It should not be in the lead unless there were enough mainstream sources that focus on that. See Steve Nash. There are articles that analyze him in his position as point guard that are not just scouting reports. Even then, it is not the same as being notable for being a basketball player. Notice in articles like Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, and Allen Iverson that their position does not supplant the part of the sentence that says they are basketball players, even though saying they played an NBA position would convey that. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 20:49, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Being a point guard is a technical basketball term, so it would not be suitable in the first sentence of a lead without first mentioning that he is a basketball player. "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" is written in laymen terms, so Asian American does not need to be spelled out.—Bagumba (talk) 21:48, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Therefore, being notable for the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent is not the same as being notable for being Asian American and is not redundant. How many articles are written with him American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent as the primary focus? It is mentioned in a lot of articles but it is not the focus of those article. Many of his biographies say that he is from California, but that is not notable for the lead. MVP awards and all-star selections are often notable in the lead because there are frequently articles awards focusing on those things or the number of said accolades a player has received. If the lead were to include "first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" (which I don't think it should), it should definitely include Asian American.198.151.130.67 (talk) 21:02, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * We need to apply criteria consistently. There are few articles where his being Asian American is the "primary focus" either, but I wouldnt say its not notable. "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" conveys he is Asian American. If we can agree it should be included (even if you view it as less important than him being AA) how would you want it modified to address any remaining concerns?—Bagumba (talk) 21:49, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * "I think there is more coverage about Lin being a basketball player who is also an AA than sources focused on him being an AA with only passing mention of his basketball career." That is why my sentence says "Asian-American prospect." 198.151.130.67 (talk) 21:09, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Are you referring to your proposal with "received attention ..."? This was already addressed as redundant and/or WP:OR.  Also, "prospect" is not the right term when he has played in the NBA for two seasons, and there are few sources that say what is the upside they are expecting.  Anyways, an unrelated topic for this thread.—Bagumba (talk) 21:48, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is not redundant. Do you think he would receive the same attention if he were an Asian American player that was not the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent? We can't really say because the sources don't address that (I would think so though). The sources do however say the importance of "Asian American". http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/jeremy-lin-represents-asianamericans-ivy-leaguers-in-nba.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/16/SPD213J9RD.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/22/SPTF1EHVRL.DTL http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/jeremy-lin-represents-asianamericans-ivy-leaguers-in-nba.html http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/14094/rex-walters-following-the-jeremy-lin-story http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_16724722?source=commented-nuggets He can be notable for both, but they are separate things. Also, some sources say Asian American community, which would also be different and may warrant being in the lead along with Lin being Asian American. http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/10/22/lin-rookie/?ls=iref:nbahpt1 (source is about both Asian-American community and also about Lin himself being Asian-American). http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/22/SP671EHVTD.DTL http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100106_Lin_ESPN_Feature Also, I used "prospect" because the articles were on when he was a prospect. That word can be replaced with something like "college and NBA player" if new sources about this arises.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.151.130.67 (talk) 22:15, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Descent, heritage, ethnicity, ethnic background, Chinese-American or Taiwanese-American, which ever is preferred. BTW, here's another article that mentions he's the first Chinese-American, as well as his parents being Taiwanese immigrants.
 * Therefore, being notable for the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent is not the same as being notable for being Asian American and is not redundant. How many articles are written with him American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent as the primary focus? It is mentioned in a lot of articles but it is not the focus of those article. Many of his biographies say that he is from California, but that is not notable for the lead. MVP awards and all-star selections are often notable in the lead because there are frequently articles awards focusing on those things or the number of said accolades a player has received. If the lead were to include "first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" (which I don't think it should), it should definitely include Asian American.198.151.130.67 (talk) 21:02, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * We need to apply criteria consistently. There are few articles where his being Asian American is the "primary focus" either, but I wouldnt say its not notable. "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" conveys he is Asian American. If we can agree it should be included (even if you view it as less important than him being AA) how would you want it modified to address any remaining concerns?—Bagumba (talk) 21:49, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * "I think there is more coverage about Lin being a basketball player who is also an AA than sources focused on him being an AA with only passing mention of his basketball career." That is why my sentence says "Asian-American prospect." 198.151.130.67 (talk) 21:09, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Are you referring to your proposal with "received attention ..."? This was already addressed as redundant and/or WP:OR.  Also, "prospect" is not the right term when he has played in the NBA for two seasons, and there are few sources that say what is the upside they are expecting.  Anyways, an unrelated topic for this thread.—Bagumba (talk) 21:48, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is not redundant. Do you think he would receive the same attention if he were an Asian American player that was not the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent? We can't really say because the sources don't address that (I would think so though). The sources do however say the importance of "Asian American". http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/jeremy-lin-represents-asianamericans-ivy-leaguers-in-nba.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/16/SPD213J9RD.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/22/SPTF1EHVRL.DTL http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/jeremy-lin-represents-asianamericans-ivy-leaguers-in-nba.html http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/14094/rex-walters-following-the-jeremy-lin-story http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_16724722?source=commented-nuggets He can be notable for both, but they are separate things. Also, some sources say Asian American community, which would also be different and may warrant being in the lead along with Lin being Asian American. http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/10/22/lin-rookie/?ls=iref:nbahpt1 (source is about both Asian-American community and also about Lin himself being Asian-American). http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/22/SP671EHVTD.DTL http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100106_Lin_ESPN_Feature Also, I used "prospect" because the articles were on when he was a prospect. That word can be replaced with something like "college and NBA player" if new sources about this arises.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.151.130.67 (talk) 22:15, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Descent, heritage, ethnicity, ethnic background, Chinese-American or Taiwanese-American, which ever is preferred. BTW, here's another article that mentions he's the first Chinese-American, as well as his parents being Taiwanese immigrants.
 * Descent, heritage, ethnicity, ethnic background, Chinese-American or Taiwanese-American, which ever is preferred. BTW, here's another article that mentions he's the first Chinese-American, as well as his parents being Taiwanese immigrants.

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/02/07/oh-the-lin-sanity-china-has-a-new-basketball-hero/ PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 09:02, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Also another reason why I decided to go with American of Chinese descent because I wanted to emphasize the "American" part and make it clear that's his nationality and his Chinese/Taiwanese is part of his ethnicity and heritage. Things can get complicated though in the future if Jeremy Lin decides to play international basketball for either the PROC or ROC national teams, then he would have to have citizenship from those countries. As of right now, China does not allow dual citizenship while ROC does. People then might argue that Jeremy Lin is technically an American (USA) and Taiwanese (ROC) by nationality which complicates things even further more because that would promote the usage of TAIWANESE over Chinese by users. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 09:11, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * American of XXX descent came in as a non-repetive way to see say he is both Chinese-American and Taiwanese-American.—Bagumba (talk) 09:19, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It could be clearer to use two separate sentences. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 09:44, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Proposal
Suggestion 1: There seems to be concern that the existing sentence, "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent.", does not convey the rarity of an Asian American player in the NBA, let alone a Chinese-American or Taiwanese American. If we can agree that being the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent belongs in the lead, I propose the following new wording "One of the few Asian-Americans in NBA history, Lin is also the first American player to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent in the league."—Bagumba (talk) 00:01, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * support sounds very reasonable to me. de Bivort 00:06, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * conditional support. Upon reviewing the sources I would say this version is more or less fine. I will still put forth my suggestion below, mostly because I believe stylistically saying he is "of Chinese or Taiwanese descent" is awkward and non-neutral. But it does not concern me a great deal. Colipon+ (Talk) 00:32, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * When you say conditional support, I assume you mean you prefer suggestion 2 (below) but can support this without alteration?—Bagumba (talk) 00:56, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose "If we can agree that being the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent belongs in the lead" This has not yet been agreed upon Even then, are there enough details on the subjects in the body to put it in the lead? Nevertheless, your proposal is skipping steps as it first needs to be agreed upon that that it belongs in the lead. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 00:42, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * See Jeremy_Lin, 2nd paragraph. This is a discussion, so there is no skipping steps per se. Note I said "if" in the proposal. Sorry, if it was misleading. The proposal is exactly to discuss whether it belongs in the lead. There are no WP:VOTEs in WP.—Bagumba (talk) 01:17, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * are there enough details on the subjects in the body to put it in the lead? He's been an American all his life, he's been descended from Taiwanese and Chinese his whole life, and he's played basketball since a kid to make it to NBA. Sources—rightly or wrongly—put tags on people when they are "the first person who ..."  When they are used often enough, they are deemed notable for the lead.  WP:LEAD says "explain why the topic is interesting or notable." There are other examples of "first" statements being in the lead—José Ortiz: "Ortíz is also the first Puerto Rican player to be drafted in the NBA." John Lee (placekicker): "Lee is the first player of Korean descent to be drafted into the NFL.", Andrei Kirilenko: "The Utah Jazz drafted him in 1999, and he became the first Russian player selected in the first round of a draft and youngest European player drafted." Dat Nguyen:"He played professionally for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, became the first Vietnamese-American to play in the NFL, and was recognized as an All-Pro."—Bagumba (talk) 06:47, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * These examples are individual cases and needed to be treated as such. Being the first of something may or may not be notable for the lead. Many other articles may also need work and may not be following guidelines appropriately. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 07:01, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Look, lots of editors evidently think it's appropriate to indicate when someone is the first of a particular nationality to enter a league. Unless you have some principled argument against this, dismissing all the other articles with the broad brush stroke of "these are individual cases" is not at all compelling. Moreover, what makes it notable is not up to you - the reliable sources feature it, and that makes it appropriate for inclusion. de Bivort 07:17, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Being the first a particular nationality to enter a professional league is generally more notable than being the first of an ethnic group to due to international competition. It is not evident that lots of editors think it is appropriate to indicate when someone is the first of an ethnic group to enter a league, especially in the lead. Low importance articles in particular may not be following guidelines. What details provided by mainstream sources in the body of this article are there on the significance of him being the first American NBA player of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent? 198.151.130.67 (talk) 07:37, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * What details provided by mainstream sources in the body of this article are there on the significance of him being the first American NBA player of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent? Its WP:WABBITSEASON.—Bagumba (talk) 07:50, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There are several sources stating that Yao Ming is first international player ever to be selected first overall without having previously played U.S. college basketball, but that is not in the lead of the article on Yao Ming because it is trivia, despite being mentioned several times. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 09:44, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Unless you can explain why it is not notable in this case, but it is in others, I think we'll agree to disagree here. I would agree trivia does not belong in the lead, but inclusion in at least 12 sources is enough for me to deem it not as trivia, and WP:LEAD says "interesting or notable" facts belong in the lead. I dont understand why even (as you argue) being AA is more important (in your opinion), that it needs to be mutually exclusive from mentioning his being first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. Not sure why both can't exist in the lead. Unless improved wording is proposed, this will be my recommendation. Cheers.—Bagumba (talk) 07:23, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Support Following convention of !vote per nominator below.—Bagumba (talk) 00:58, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment From above thread, here are the sources that cites his being C-A and T-A in NBA.




 * oppose Undue weight. 71.251.47.98 (talk) 03:00, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Suggestion 2: Lin, whose parents migrated to the United States from Taiwan, is the first Chinese-American to play in the NBA.
 * As nominator, I will support, for its succinctness, stylistic coherence, NPOV, and accuracy. Colipon+ (Talk) 00:32, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose There are enough sources that say he is Taiwanese-American. Its a stretch to include details about his parents migration in the lead. This also does not address 198.151.130.67 concern about noting rarity of AA player in NBA.—Bagumba (talk) 00:56, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * oppose awkward, counter to sources. de Bivort 01:52, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * oppose undue weight

Suggestion 3: "Lin has received attention for being an undrafted Asian American prospect from Harvard."
 * support Summarizes the body and explains why the topic is notable and summarizes most important points. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 00:36, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * support I haven't read the entire discussion, but I like this suggestion. It's nice and straightforward. The "of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" part has always seemed a little clunky to me. We can (and do) discuss those details later in the article. Zagal e jo^^^ 00:41, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * In the interest of not torturing you to read the massive thread, please consider the following: "why should we do original research and make a limited statement on why he is receiving attention. The fact that any statement is written in Wikipedia automatically implies it received attention in some reliable source. No need for redundant 'Lin has received attention for'. Unless sources are identified that say why he is receiving coverage, it is only appropriate to report what is in the coverage, not why it was covered."—Bagumba (talk) 01:08, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/jeremy-lin-represents-asianamericans-ivy-leaguers-in-nba.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/16/SPD213J9RD.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/22/SPTF1EHVRL.DTL http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/jeremy-lin-represents-asianamericans-ivy-leaguers-in-nba.html http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/14094/rex-walters-following-the-jeremy-lin-story http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_16724722?source=commented-nuggets 198.151.130.67 (talk) 01:30, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * "Has received attention for" is not redundant. The article on Tim Tebow has the phrases "Tebow is known as" and " Tebow has attracted unprecedented praise, criticism, and attention from the sporting media and beyond". 198.151.130.68 (talk) 21:16, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * If people would prefer to note that he's Asian-American, rather than Chinese-American or Taiwanese-American [not OR OF] then I would be ok with that too. If it was re-worde to something along the lines of, "First Asian-American in the NBA to go undrafted" then it would make it more notable for being the First Asian-American in the NBA in that sense. But I can't provide any sources that has that kind of wording, it's more like his overall profile. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 08:55, 8 February 2012 (UTC)


 * From one of the sources, "Lin hasn't shown if he can play in the league and could be looking at stretches in the D-League, but incredibly popular here. It's because he is one of them: a local, an underdog realizing a dream, who is more tough than athletic and, yes, an Asian-American. " It explains his popularity. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 01:33, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * When you wrote "Lin has received attention", I assumed you mean from the press. This is talking about attention from fans.  Do you have excerpts from other sources.  Thanks, it's a daunting task to read entire articles and attempt to guess the point another person is trying to make.—Bagumba (talk) 02:21, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/02/linsanity-how-the-internet-made-jeremy-lin-a-star-in-less-than-a-week/252755/ Source explaining why he is a star. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 10:43, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Nobody doubts he is getting star attention. I fail to see your point. What you are proposing, and what are specifics that support it (aside from an endless list of URLs)? Until you address the two "oppose" views below, this "Suggestion 3" is not going anywhere.—Bagumba (talk) 19:20, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/08/jeremy-lin-isnt-the-only-ivy-league-athlete_n_1262219.html "people have also noticed he has an unlikely background who scored 25 points in his last two games -- he's a Harvard grad." 198.151.130.68 (talk) 11:06, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Never mind. On second thought, I don't think this really fits well with the existing text. It is mostly redundant to the text that precedes it. Zagal e jo^^^ 03:57, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose Due WP:WEIGHT of sources ignored with exclusion of "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent."—Bagumba (talk) 00:56, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * WP:WEIGHT is about viewpoints. The body of this article goes into detail about him being an Asian American player, but does not include details on the information that "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent." 198.151.130.67 (talk) 01:16, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Are you telling us to not consider the number of times a fact is repeated in sources when considering what belongs in the lead?—Bagumba (talk) 01:22, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * "Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" is one sentence. There are multiple sentences on being AA. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 01:27, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Even if being "the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent" it is mentioned a high rate, there many sources that focus primarily on him being Asian American player, rather than just mentioning. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 01:43, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment It's mentioned earlier in the lead he is from Harvard and that he was undrafted. I'm pretty sure there is more mention of him being first C-A and T-A in NBA than there is about the rarity of being from Harvard.  This sentence does not mention significance of being AA (i.e. rare in the NBA)—Bagumba (talk) 01:08, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I can add information about the rarity of being from Harvard in the body. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 01:24, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There are three players from Harvard and 42 from the Ivy League in NBA history. My concern is that non-mainstream milestones where the subject is anything but 1st will sound forced in the lead.  I also dont think its mentioned as often in sources.  What do you propose for wording in the lead to address why he "received attention".  That's why its easier to list milestones–they speak for themselves instead of having to get into "why" in the lead.—Bagumba (talk) 05:37, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There are numerous mainstream sources that indicate that it is notable that he is from Harvard. Whether or not he is the first is not relevant. Some people are the first to reach a milestone but are not as well known as those who achieved it later. The wording of "received attention" can be changed, but there are many sources that go into detail about him being from Harvard. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/sports/basketball/for-knicks-jeremy-lin-a-rare-harvard-career-path.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/sports/ncaabasketball/11prospects.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/sports/basketball/15nba.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703995104575389642956129272.html http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/13747/ivy-league-breaks-its-nba-free-streak http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1007/nba.ivy.leaguers/content.1.html http://www.lvrj.com/sports/ivy-league-products-gain-nba-s-attention-98696144.html http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/8695/lin-defies-traditional-ivy-league-success http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/frank_hughes/07/26/jeremy.lin.warriors/index.html http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/jeremy-lin-represents-asianamericans-ivy-leaguers-in-nba.html There are already several sentences in the body of the article about the rarity of players from the Ivy Leagues, to make summarizing it in the lead plausible. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 06:35, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll have to repeat my earlier request: "Do you have excerpts from other sources. Thanks, it's a daunting task to read entire articles and attempt to guess the point another person is trying to make." If you can also provide your proposed wording, it would make it easier to discuss.  Would you be receptive to accepting "Suggestion 1" as a compromise in the interim, then we can unblock the article, and we can continue discussing improvement to the article.  Remember, consensus can change and there is no deadline.—Bagumba (talk) 07:00, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I am open the changing the word "Harvard" to "Ivy League" school as that might be more notable. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 06:43, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/sports/basketball/lin-leads-knicks-over-nets.html "undrafted prospect from Harvard took over Madison Square Garden, outshined three of the N.B.A.’s biggest stars and ignited an instant love affair with New York" "unusual résumé is more well known than his game" 198.151.130.67 (talk) 01:38, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I dont mind adding things to the lead if they are mentioned in sufficient sources. I note that there is only one source presented here when nine sources for 1st C-A and T-A in NBA was being argued to be insignificant.—Bagumba (talk) 02:21, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Do you want a list of sources that show that he is from Harvard, a list of sources that show the rarity of being from Harvard, or a list of sources that focus on his resume? Sources that go into detail on a topic are more significant than sources that just mention something. There are some sources that mention that he is the 1st C-A and T-A in NBA (different amounts for each), but few go into further detail. 198.151.130.67 (talk) 02:50, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * oppose omits mention of the rarity of asian americans in the NBA, or that he's the first chinese/taiwanese-american. I would support the part about receiving attention for coming from Harvard being added as a new clause or sentence to the first proposal, or the current text. de Bivort 01:52, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The rarity of Asian Americans in the NBA is detail and should be in the body of the article. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 22:53, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * People dont just "get attention" because of their race. Readers that read only the lead will want to know what is so special about his race that it needs to be mentioned, when most bios only mention nationality.—Bagumba (talk) 00:01, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
 * How about "He is known for his unusual resume of being an undrafted Asian American prospect from Harvard." 198.151.130.68 (talk) 02:05, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Should probably change the word resume or make separate sentences because I don't know if being Asian American is part of a resume. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 02:13, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
 * de Bivort and myself have pointed out that we object to not mentioning the oft-mentioned fact of being the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent. Suggestion 1 above added the rarity of Asian-American in the NBA that you requested, but you are the lone dissenter on that proposal. I ask you to reconsider that as a base, and we can get the changes made and this page unprotected. We can make further additions regarding Harvard or Ivy League in the lead afterward when there is consensus. If not, we can agree to disagree.—Bagumba (talk) 02:28, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Just because something is mentioned a several sources does not mean it should be in the lead. Those pieces of information are not an important part of the article or of Jeremy Lin's notability. They are just interesting pieces of information. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 05:43, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * conditional support Better than the first two suggestions, but his other important stuff should be mentioned in the lead as well. Definitely do not need first American player in the league to be of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. 71.251.47.98 (talk) 03:00, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Suggestion 4: No lead sentence on ethnicity.
 * support Sentence on ethnicity has undue weight in current lead, especially with all the other notable things about him not in the current lead. This suggestion is also the best in the interim. 71.251.47.98 (talk) 03:00, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 08:22, 8 February 2012 (UTC) I actually wouldn't mind him being the most notable Asian-American in the NBA. However, being specific with his ethnicity and heritage is also important. However, being the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent was my choice of words when I decided to input that in his Wiki. Some people were offended and decided to put "Chinese or OF Taiwanese descent" which to me doesn't really make sense. Chinese or Taiwanese implies that he can be either or both, when in reality he acknowledges both. There's multiple sources from himself that clarifies this. Also there's even videos that also source him as being the first Chinese-American.
 * Jeremy Lin interview by Rick Quan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR7p-vmFp24
 * First Person: Jeremy Lin (full interview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqrrKLcvPSE

PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 08:22, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

I'd like to support the notion that Jeremy Lin should be recognized as "Taiwanese" specifically as that's what he is. Demetriusss (talk) 18:41, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * No he is an American. His parents immgrated from Taiwan, and either they or their parents/grandparents are from China.  Enough sources call him Taiwanese-American or Chinese-American that Wikipedia should not get into political issues with Taiwan/China.—Bagumba (talk) 19:08, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

The line should read 'The first American born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dlieb 97 (talk • contribs) 00:29, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Reuters, one of the most credible news source in the world, cites Jeremy Lin as clearly being *Taiwanese-American*. Please study the reference: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/11/us-nba-knicks-idUSTRE81A04W20120211 Demetriusss (talk) 05:14, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The current Wikipedia article says, "He would become the first American of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA." Do you have a problem with this wording? 198.151.130.68 (talk) 05:28, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It's been clearly pointed that his lineage is Taiwanese, his dad's from Beidou, Changhua, and his mom's from Taiwan also. Source: http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=251863 (Shadic189 (talk) 09:46, 12 February 2012 (UTC))
 * The sentence says Taiwanese descent. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 22:16, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

First player of Asian or Taiwanese descent
Please change it to "of Taiwanese descent". Taiwanese (ROC) is different from chinese. Taiwan is a democratic country with a history of its own. China is a communist country with uneducated leaders. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.6.229.126 (talk) 06:40, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Either Lin's parents or grandparents are from China. The use of "descent" implies nothing about political status, or whether Lin identifies himself as Taiwanese-American, Chinese-American, or just plain American. It just says where his ancestors are from. At any rate, Lin said, "You can call me a Taiwanese basketball player, a Chinese basketball player or just a basketball player."—Bagumba (talk) 07:37, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The article currently says, " his maternal grandmother is from Pinghu, Zhejiang in today's China", though the reference is non-English. There are sources that use the same exact phrasing of "first American of ...", though that may be the result of feedback loop. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 07:48, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Just for full clarity, Lin's own family considers themselves Taiwanese. 3/4ths of his family were part of the Fukinese emigration during the 1700s to Taiwan and do not consider themselves to have anything to do with China.  In addition, the 1/4th of his family (maternal grandmother) that is considered of "Chinese decent" left China during the civil war.  Jeremy is the quintessential example of a Taiwanese American.

"While in the car, Lin’s uncle volunteered his views on one of the most contentious questions on the Internet about Jeremy Lin and his family: whether they are Taiwanese or Chinese. “For sure, they are Taiwanese,” Lin Chi Chung said. “I spoke to Jeremy Lin’s father, who is my younger brother, and he said, ‘Make sure you point this out.’ ” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/sports/basketball/jeremy-lins-grandmother-watches-along-with-taiwan.html?_r=1


 * "feedback loop" is a valid concern; However, with the number of normally reputable sources reporting it (even if they "borrowed" the wording from Wikipedia), a reasonable assumption is that they verified the information to be true.  Also, verifiable, contradicting facts would be needed to question the reliability of the statement.—Bagumba (talk) 20:57, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

This is false, Wataru Misaka is the first Asian-American NBA player, all the way back in 1947. Here's the link. 71.231.138.155 (talk) 05:01, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Please read the lead again. It says he is the first chinese/taiwanese-american. Misaka is japanese american. de Bivort 05:08, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * As cited in our own article on Wataru Misaka,   → Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 05:23, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

I really don't understand why this issue keeps occurring, when it clearly states where Jeremy has said "I am proud to be Chinese". He is not exclusive to his Taiwanese heritage and recognizes his Chinese heritage. Jeremy Lin says "I am Proud to be Chinese". Straight from Jeremy Lin. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 21:28, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Here is another video where Jeremy Lin says, "I'm Chinese". Quite frankly, this issue should be resolved. We're not going off of peoples' opinions. What matters most is what Jeremy Lin says and he has no problem with people referring to him as someone of Chinese descent. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 02:56, 16 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Because quite frankly many Taiwanese people couldn't care less about what Jeremy Lin calls himself. He is now a political tool for the ultra-nationalists of Taiwan and shall be treated as such.72.136.246.194 (talk) 04:03, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is presented neutrally giving due weight based on prevalence in sources. Sources say it is important, independent of one person's interest or one person's opinion of Taiwanese people's interest.—Bagumba (talk) 07:21, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

President comparison
After graduating Harvard you have a better chance of becoming President of the United States than playing in the National Basketball Association.

This fact is based on four Harvard graduates ever making an NBA roster and playing 1 minute.

There were five US Presidents whose alma mater was Harvard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.20.16.194 (talk) 05:19, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * See WP:NOR. It's a good point, but we need to have some reliable sources say it before we do. Doc   talk  05:22, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is sourced ; however I think it's trivia unless it's mentioned by a few other sources too.—Bagumba (talk) 07:17, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * This source says "The point guard from Harvard, an elite college better known as a springboard to the U.S. presidency than to basketball success,...". There's probably a way to work something in here with reliable sources, and more will be coming. As long as it's sourced by good sources, anything is possible. Doc   talk  07:39, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Another "White House" comparison. Personally I didn't make the comparison myself when first learning he went to Harvard, simply because I thought it was well-known that Harvard produces more intellectuals than athletes. But, I don't have anything against mentioning it in the article, but I think it'd be a bit tough to fit it in somewhere appropriate without making it seem like a bit of trivia and nothing more substantial than that. Gary King  ( talk  ·  scripts )  06:01, 13 February 2012 (UTC)


 * No need to mention it - it's a factoid about Harvard, not Lin. de Bivort 06:06, 13 February 2012 (UTC)


 * If Lin continues streak, soon they will be comparing him to Barack Obama himself - he is to the US sporting world as Obama was to politics. An incredibly unlikely, successful guy who beats all the odds (and is from a different race). Colipon+ (Talk) 07:52, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I can't wait to see how he meshes with Stoudemire when he comes back, and then Anthony returns in a couple of weeks. Lin works great with Chandler already on the pick and roll. Love it! Doc   talk  08:26, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

List of Asian-American Players
I have a problem with this sentence: "Asian Americans who had played in the NBA prior to the 2010–11 NBA season include Wataru Misaka, Raymond Townsend, Corey Gaines, Rex Walters, and Robert Swift." Lin's race is only important since people perceive him as "Asian". While the term "Asian-American" can refer to all Americans with known Asian descent; does anyone really look at for example Robert Swift (1/4 Japanese) or Corey Gaines (1/4 Japanese) and think "this is an Asian"? Think of it this way, would most of these players listed here check the box "Asian" on the US Census? My guess is no; however I'm sure Lin would. I propose we change this to "The only other full-blooded Asian Americans who had played in the NBA was Wataru Misaka who played in the late 1940s." Neuyyar (talk) 22:23, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * No original research. 198.151.130.68 (talk) 22:29, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The "Full-blooded" argument has already been discussed previously when people were debating whether or not he was the First Asian-American to begin with. However, only way to prove that he is "Full-Blooded" is to show his DNA results. If you don't have that, then there are no facts or sources.
 * According to your argument; if we don't have DNA results, none of the players listed could be proven to be Asian-American. That's absurd. 71.238.154.244 (talk) 06:49, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually that's not really accurate. Asian-American is a social construct and based off of geographical classification. There are enough definitions and sources that define what it means to be Asian-American in the U.S., just look up Race and ethnicity in the United States article on Wikipedia. It's clearly defined and sourced and Jeremy Lin fits that classification. However, using the term "Full-Blood" would refer to purity, his actual genetics - DNA results. Then you have to take into account that there are even arguments from Taiwanese to claim that they're not exactly Chinese because they mixed with aboriginals, as compared to mainland Chinese. If you're going to refer to him as a "Full-blooded" Asian-American, whose to say someone won't try to add "Full-Blooded" Chinese, then someone will argue "No he's Taiwanese" etc. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 19:07, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It doesn't matter if it can't be proven. There is a source. I doubt any of the reporters actually researched every NBA players' ancestry to make these nth of a certain descent claims. The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. 198.151.130.69 (talk) 09:41, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I imagine no reputable source has used "full blooded" as how can one know the ethnicity of every ancestor.—Bagumba (talk) 06:59, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Reputable sources make false or unbased claims all the time. Wikipedia isn't about truth. 174.252.26.176 (talk) 09:31, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Correct. It's not about truth: it is about verifiability from reliable sources. If we write any statement/conclusion based on "full-blooded Asian-Americans in the NBA" and it is not properly referenced, it is most likely original research. If a reliable source (and ideally more than one RS) mentions the only two full-blooded A-A's, it could probably be introduced. Without a reference, it may be true, but we can't represent it as "true" enough to publish here. How else would we accurately determine that it were true unless we could show where we got it? Or did somebody just make it up out of the blue? We would need a source for the "full-blooded" thing. Doc   talk  14:05, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Request for Minor Edit
One sentence in the article says, "Smart planned to take pressure off Lin..." Since that was the first mention of Smart, it should probably say, "Golden State head coach Keith Smart" so people know who he is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.183.170.246 (talk) 10:28, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, done. Zagal e jo^^^ 20:15, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 13 February 2012
Please add to "Public Image" Section:

In April 2011, Mochi Magazine, an online publication for Asian Americans, named Lin as one of their top 25 influential Asian Americans under 25 years old.

Source: http://www.mochimag.com/2011/04/asian-american-stars-young-esther-chang-yin-clara-chung-david-choi-nigahiga-youtube/

Meigga (talk) 15:31, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- andy4789 ★ ·  (talk?   contribs?)  00:19, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I've removed it. The poll should be reported in an independent source if it was notable.  Dont see much press on the magazine in general either.—Bagumba (talk) 02:20, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Any photos of Lin in a Knicks uniform?
Anyone got a photo of Lin in a Knicks uniform? I added File:Jeremy Lin jump shot.jpg but then immediately noticed the tag in the bottom-left corner, so it's probably a copyvio. I've asked around on Flickr for some people to change their photos' licenses, so hopefully I get a response. Gary King ( talk  ·  scripts )  18:49, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * For reference, it's a copy from http://i2.sinaimg.cn/ty/k/p/2012-02-11/U2490P6T12D5939037F44DT20120211170317.jpg Its been uploaded a few times assumingly because it is on someone's Flickr account with falsified copyrights.—Bagumba (talk) 19:03, 13 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Interesting that the image from Sina itself doesn't have the Sina watermark. Gary King  ( talk  ·  scripts )  19:47, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * So I notify Flickr (Yahoo) about this photo, and they want from me: "A statement by you, ***made under penalty of perjury,*** that the information provided in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf." So much for corporations being diligent about complaints.—Bagumba (talk) 20:06, 13 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Oh well, there are plenty of copyrighted images on Flickr. Not really worth the fight. On the bright side, I got a photo in the article now. I spent time playing around with image sizes and crops and I think I got a good image out of it. You can check the image's history to see the other crops I did, but I think this is best because I don't like tall images in the infobox since it has lots of whitespace on the sides. In addition, adding some people around him adds a bit of context, such as whether it was taken during a game or after it, etc. On a side note, looks like Lin's article got twice the number of views that Tebow got on a single day (800,000 views for Lin on one day vs. about 400,000 for Tebow). Gary King  ( talk  ·  scripts )  20:22, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * This is the Wikipedia article traffic statistics for Linsanity— Chris! c / t 21:34, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * epic! de Bivort 22:33, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Why Lin was overlooked?
This NYT article offers some reasons why he was overlooked. Not sure how to put that in.— Chris! c / t 23:17, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 14 February 2012
Jeremy Lin is Taiwanese-American. Not "Chinese or Taiwanese".

173.54.13.153 (talk) 00:47, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There appears to be no request here, but we cannot change it as you have proposed, besides the political POV aspects, he is of chinese descent, as has been discussed extensively. de Bivort 01:01, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Not done: I think the policy for hyphen-American is that a person is whatever they choose to self-identify as. The current sentence seems neutral as it includes him in the group of all people "of Chinese or Taiwanese descent." Thanks, Celestra (talk) 01:16, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

California Player of the Year
Sports blogger John Paulsen (Twitter: @4for4_John) was pointing out Lin was Northern CA Division II POY - but not player of the year for the whole state. This seems credible since Mr. Basketball for 2006 was Chase Budinger per the wiki entry  and another independent source . Not sure what is needed to overturn the Dana O'Neil reference used. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.53.63.176 (talk) 03:42, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request, please delete sentence - According to Dana O'Neil of ESPN, "... Lin was the runaway choice for player of the year by virtually every California publication." The context of the sentence infers that JLin was California State Player of the Year. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.53.63.176 (talk) 04:04, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


 * The existing quote does say "by virtually every California publication", so its not incorrect. Most awards are usually regional.  Still, would probably be better to itemize the specific ones in an "Honors" section.  There's probably a lot of regional college awards he won too.—Bagumba (talk) 04:55, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Does the O'Neil quote really add much? It's better to mention specific accolades, rather than a journalist's summary of those accolades. Zagal e jo^^^ 05:13, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry about trying to delete my request above. New to editing Wikipedia. Just figured since this request was being shot down, just wanted to delete it so I wouldn't have to think about it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.53.63.176 (talk) 07:00, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Agree with Zagalejo above. The very next line in the article summarizes everything: “He was named first-team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year...”

Hypothetical... to help bring into focus. Suppose there are 40 California publications. Let's say 21 chose Chase Budinger as POY. And by the slimmest margin, Lin gets 19 picks for POY. So even in the closest vote, would that constitute a “runaway choice for player of the year by virtually every California publication”?

The problem is the inexact journalism in O'Neil's piece itself. Looks like someone just scanned J-Lin's Harvard bio page and put that sentence together. Doesn't sound like a journalist sitting there, figuring out how many California publications there are in totality in the whole state, then seeing if each one picked a HS POY, then tallying each player chosen, and then formulating, J-Lin was a runaway choice for POY (but still somehow balloted behind Budinger).

Not trying to be critical. I think this Wiki article on Lin is great. Just think that sentence detracts from the whole. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.53.63.176 (talk) 01:53, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Linsanity article?
After today's game, with Lin's buzzer beating 3-pointer to carry the team, Linsanity may well be notable enough for an article in its own right. All the news networks in the US have now covered it as a 'phenomenon'. Major publications to write about it include The Economist, the New York Times, Forbes, Businessweek, Washington Post, Time, The Atlantic etc. etc. The article could potentially discuss many things: Colipon+ (Talk) 03:11, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Marketing and business potential
 * 2) Spike in ticket sales and prices in home and away games
 * 3) Race and ethnicity
 * 4) Effect in Asia
 * 5) Backlash
 * 6) The abundance of media coverage itself.
 * Heck, at the rate we're going, we could probably support several spinout articles. Zagal e jo^^^ 03:48, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I understand the sentiment but if this waited until next month it'll less likely to be put up for a deletion review. The redirect should do for now.--Brian Dell (talk) 04:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Does anyone think Linsanity or Jeremy Lin deserves a place in the Cultures and Lore section in New York Knicks? — MT (talk) 04:37, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I usually thing of that section as fancruft, but that is another story.—Bagumba (talk) 19:56, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I think we can grow this article and spinout only when it gets too large or become irrelevant to his bio. So far, I dont see that.—Bagumba (talk) 19:56, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 15 February 2012
... and the first American player in the league to be of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. ... This is not the case for Chinese, perhaps for Taiwanese.

98.200.237.140 (talk) 03:13, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Is there another US-born Chinese to play in the NBA?--Brian Dell (talk) 03:54, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * See "Edit request on 14 February 2012" de Bivort 03:58, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Not done: The source for the current text reads "Lin, whose parents are from Taiwan, is the N.B.A.’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent." If you have a source which refutes this, please provide it. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 04:04, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

change Shu-How to Shuhao
The article currently says the subject's name is "Jeremy Shu-How Lin" but Naming conventions (Chinese) says that for "Names of people" the "Romanization of names" should be "written in Hanyu Pinyin" unless "the subject of the article is likely to prefer a non-pinyin romanization." I understand his parents are 中国台湾人 but his statement "I'm really proud of being Chinese" implies that he is unlikely to object to a pinyin romanization. Absence evidence of a such an objection the Wikipedia style guide says
 * ''pinyin spacing and capitalization conventions should be used. This includes keeping the family name separate and the given name capitalized... given names [with] more than one syllable... are never [to be separated] by spacing, hyphenization, or capitalization."

Applying this policy would mean changing "Shu-How" to "Shuhao."--Brian Dell (talk) 07:54, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * You quoted it yourself: if the subject "is likely to prefer a non-pinyin romanization" that's what should be used. What better evidence of what the the subject "is likely to prefer" do you want than the style he has actually been using? To try to infer from the fact that he's proud of being Chinese what his preferred romanization style might be is rather silly. 74.65.209.104 (talk) 12:42, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * You can't romanize a person who has a legal name in English already. According to California's birth records, his middle name is Shu How (maybe with or without a hyphen, the "H" capitalized or not). WP:NC-CHINA absolutely does not apply. HkCaGu (talk) 12:13, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Needs shortening
This article is grotesquely long. 74.65.209.104 (talk) 12:42, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * No, I think it's fine. About half is references anyways. de Bivort 17:55, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * "Grotesquely long"? Seriously? I've seen longer articles than this. -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 18:03, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 15 February 2012
Chemist43615 (talk) 17:51, 15 February 2012 (UTC) Jeremy Lin is not the first NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. Yao Ming is.

Not done: The article is correct in saying that: "Jeremy Lin is the first American player in the league to be of Chinese or Taiwanese descent." This means that Lin is the first Chinese-American/Taiwanese-American in the NBA. — MT (talk) 18:05, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

FAQ about Lin's nationality/racial heritage.
Perhaps we should have a FAQ section here like Talk:Barack Obama. We don't want people starting similar editing requests regarding his nationality/racial heritage. Also it is easier to refer to when people ask these questions.— Chris! c / t 20:10, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes; one of the items in the FAQ should say that Lin identifies both as Chinese American and as Taiwanese American, and that neither designation should be removed. These supporting links were posted in an earlier discussion. Shrigley (talk) 21:26, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


 * FAQ started. Here is one explain why Yao is not the first American of Chinese descent.—Bagumba (talk) 22:35, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Early Life
I don't think that discussing where his grandparents are from is necessary since it is clearly labelled "Early life" as in Jeremy's early life and not where his grandparents are originally from... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tonynz (talk • contribs) 21:45, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Where his grandparents are originally from is certainly related to Jeremy's early life.— Chris! c / t 21:50, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Not at all, it's about HIS early life and not where his grandparents are from. Talking about his parents would be sufficient. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tonynz (talk • contribs) 22:26, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Since his maternal grandmother's family was tall, the side in China is worth mentioning. Its in the NYT article "In China, Lin Is a Star and a Symbol" that is already there.  As for his Taiwanese grandparents, they can go to "Personal life" section unless they were influential in his early life.—Bagumba (talk) 23:40, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

There's more than enough stuff written in an excessively breathless, fan-like tone that can be removed without started to delete material that certain groups like mainland China officials have sought to emphasize, like these particular facts. There is considerable interest in this person's family heritage.--Brian Dell (talk) 01:09, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Taiwan and China claiming Lin as "their own"
To those who have wanted to remove either Taiwanese or Chinese from the article, I propose that they consider collaborating to present both sides neutrally in the article. The Wall Street Journal wrote about the debate.—Bagumba (talk) 08:37, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

We should't base one person's opinion from one article as the bible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.244.197.164 (talk) 10:13, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Opinions from reliable sources should always be attributed with due weight applied. Not sure why anyone would limit themselves to one opinion in one article. There's 160+ citations in this article at this point.—Bagumba (talk) 18:17, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I want to remove them from the lead, which is a different idea. 198.151.130.73 (talk) 04:29, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Can Jeremy speak Taiwanese Hokkien better than Mandarin?
I think part of the question is if Jeremy is able to speak Taiwanese Hokkien better than Mandarin. Did his ama (Taiwanese Hokkien term for grandmother) teach him Taiwanese Hokkien as the second language and Mandarin later became the third language?

Consider this following article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/lins-grandmother-watches-quietly-from-taiwan-as-press-hounds-her-home/article2340230/

The author of this article does make it clear that "She diapered and fed him and, as he grew up, cooked big batches of fried rice with dried turnips and egg, a Taiwanese favorite." Therefore, the ama did provide a traditional Taiwanese upbrining. Unforunately, the author didn't ask the critical question that I'm asking here. A distinguishing feature of many Taiwanese Americans who were born in the United States is that they learned Taiwanese Hokkien rather than Mandarin as a second language. Janet Hsieh, an American-born Taiwanese who became a host of a travel TV show, struggled with her Mandarin for a while because she learned Taiwanese Hokkien first. Allentchang (talk) 16:09, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * That G&M story is a shorter version of the original New York Times article which points out that although his paternal grandmother is seventh-generation Taiwanese (and thus presumably spoke to her grandson in Hokkien), Jeremy Lin's mother was born and raised by someone who was born and raised on the mainland and to this day is "still fond of mainland China." Someone's language is usually more influenced by his mother than by his father's grandmother.  That said, we are both speculating here and Wikipedia does not allow claims supported by WP:original research to go into the article.--Brian Dell (talk) 18:48, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It's not our job to figure out whether he is more taiwanese or more chinese. Our job is to take information from reliable sources and reproduce it here with appropriate weighting. Everything else is original research. de Bivort 19:15, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Excessive detail for this topic?
I realize Lin has been the subject of a lot of hype the past few weeks, and people are excited about him, but I think the amount of detail in this article is excessive for someone who is still, in essence, an up-and-coming player. To put it in context, the word count is longer than Magic Johnson's wiki article, about one and a half times the length of Yao Ming's, and is approaching the length of Michael Jordan's.

We don't need detailed stats of every NBA game Lin has played typed out in paragraph form to understand who he is and what is notable about him. Let's try applying some conciseness here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.180.81 (talk) 17:04, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I think WP:OTHERSTUFF in this case is not a good example; knowing those two fairly well, neither has enough detail beyond their awards and stats they had every year. That being said, I think the Warriors section can be cleaned some, as his NY career should have more weight at this point.  For details related to this year, there is a discussion at Talk:Jeremy_Lin regarding a spinout of "Linsanity".  Years from now people will want to know what triggered this, and details of the first week will be entirely relevant.  Fernandomania, which some have compared this to, does not discuss much beyond the fact that a phenomena existed and here are Valnezuela's season ending stats. Finally, there is no deadline, and IMO it's easier to cut out material or spin it out than it is to research it later.  That in part is why articles on HOF players like Magic will probably always be quite general.—Bagumba (talk) 18:12, 16 February 2012 (UTC)


 * This has been mentioned a few times before already. My personal view is that yes, it may perhaps be long (I agree that it's a legitimate concern but not one that I personally share), but we should wait until at least the end of the season to provide some perspective on all of this so we know what to cut, etc. My suspicion is that every upcoming game will have less and less detail in the article, unless something exceptional happens like a buzzer-beater. Gary King  ( talk  ·  scripts )  20:30, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed. While it seems like "every game" is being detailed, it's because a career-high or first was happening every game. Assumingly this will happen less now he's established some decent highs and Amare and Carmelo are back.—Bagumba (talk) 20:44, 16 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Fun to note that the page got about 800,000 during/after the Lakers game and 500,000 views during/after the Raptors buzzer-beater. Those two are by far the biggest spikes that the article has had so far. In comparison, guys like Kobe and Lebron get about 25,000 to 50,000 views a day on average. Gary King  ( talk  ·  scripts )  01:14, 17 February 2012 (UTC)


 * If you look back, the article was already long even before his exploit with the Knicks. Anyway, I agree that the Warriors' section can be shortened. — MT (talk) 03:04, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Chinese State-run Media Censorship of Jeremy Lin
Information on the Chinese state-run media with regards to Jeremy Lin. Could also be included in the article on Media of the People's Republic of China. http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/more-family-fun/201202/jeremy-lins-suprising-basketball-coach http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/02/knicks-star-jeremy-lin-rules-social-media-ignored-by-china-broadcaster.php 198.151.130.72 (talk) 23:46, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

"Taiwanese basketball players" category
The rationale that was given for reverting this category was "Jeremy Lin is not a Taiwanese citizen" and that is not, in fact, correct. For most countries, if a person is born outside of the physical territory of that country he or she is still presumed a citizen if his or her parents are citizens at the time of birth. That means that Jeremy Lin holds automatic (is not applied for) dual citizenship, something Taiwan has confirmed. It's true that he's never applied for a Taiwan passport, but Arnold Schwarzenegger is a dual citizen without an Austrian passport and all the applicable Austrian categories are applied to his bio as well as the American ones. There is no evidence that Jeremy Lin has renounced his Taiwan citizenship.--Brian Dell (talk) 00:25, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * With this race for China and Taiwan to call Lin their own, I'd hold off on this until Lin acknowledges he is a citizen.—Bagumba (talk) 00:36, 17 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Jeremy Lin is neither a Chinese nor a Taiwanese citizen. This has been documented. Even though a nation has made citizenship available to a person, that does not mean that the person is a citizen of that nation: "Both of Jeremy Lin’s parents were born in Taiwan and retain dual citizenship in Taiwan and the United States, Lin Chi Chung said. Jeremy Lin was born in California and has American citizenship but has been offered dual citizenship in Taiwan as well by the foreign ministry here, his uncle added." Being offered citizenship and accepting it are two very different things.  NYCRuss   ☎  00:41, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Jeremy Lin's uncle is not a reliable source on the finer points of citizenship law. As the United States government notes: "Persons may have dual nationality by automatic operation of different laws rather than by choice."  In this case, the government of Taiwan has made it clear that Lin is automatically a citizen under their laws.  Fact is, "You are a dual citizen if you are recognized by more than one country as a citizen. In some cases, you may not be aware that you are a citizen of another country."  As a matter of law, Jeremy Lin does not have a choice to accept although he does have a choice to reject by renouncing.  "Offered" here is likely best understood as meaning that for practical and public relations purposes Taiwan would not enforce the law applicable to its citizens on Jeremy Lin against his will, e.g. by trying to draft him.  Absent a reliable source indicating he renounced he remains a dual citizen.  This doesn't automatically mean that the "Taiwanese basketball players" category is appropriate to add here, but it does mean that you need a different rationale for rejecting the application of this category.--Brian Dell (talk) 02:02, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Per WP:RS, "The reliability of a source depends on context. Each source must be carefully weighed to judge whether it is reliable for the statement being made and is the best such source for that context." In the context of posturing over calling Lin theirs, I don't find this very reliable.  I would want multiple independent sources or just Lin himself stating he is a citizen of Taiwan.  We need to be conservative for WP:BLP.  Piecing together sources that dont directly say he is a citizen is a bit of WP:OR.—Bagumba (talk) 02:58, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Verifiability, not truth. The source given by Brian Dell claims that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that Lin is a citizen. 198.151.130.73 (talk) 04:35, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, the full text at WP:V says "whether readers can check that material in Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether editors think it is true." The intent is there needs to be verifiable information not in someones head (i.e WP:OR).  It did not mean to put verifiable information that is false or dubious.  If it is true, considering the subject, it shouldnt be long before other news sources report it as well, no?—Bagumba (talk) 07:45, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Unless he says he has formally renounced his citizenship, Lin himself is not a reliable source, given that one can be a citizen while being ignorant of the fact. If anyone disputes this, explain why the Foreign Affairs Canada website that states this is unreliable. Citizenship is determined by whether a country recognizes someone as one of their citizens, not the individual's choice.  If anyone disputes this, explain why the State Department website that states this is unreliable.  In this case the country of Taiwan is of the view that Jeremy Lin is a citizen.  If anyone disputes this, explain why the Central News Agency (Republic of China) is unreliable, and why, if it's believed that its reporting is unreliable, the story was also carried by the Taiwan News?   It is impossible to have multiple sources other than the government of Taiwan because it is this government's law that makes him a Taiwan citizen.   If one wants to (dubiously) generalize the reliability question to a whole country, the United States is also "calling Lin theirs."  Does that mean that there is any doubt about whether he is a US citizen?  The cited source here directly says "Jeremy Lin has Taiwanese citizenship," citing the sole party with authority to determine the issue.  The reporter here is not citing a local fan (unlike the NYT story mentioned in this thread).  You can ask anyone you like if I am a Canadian citizen or not, including myself, but ultimately the only authority on the question of my Canadian citizenship is Canada's ministry of foreign affairs.  As the anonymous editor interjected, whether it's "true" or not is really not our issue.  I have indeed added "See also" information but I did that in anticipation of the inaccurate original research which believes that citizenship is determined by what the citizen (or someone other than a national government) says.--Brian Dell (talk) 04:55, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Here is a conflicting source from AFP. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman James Chang (章計平) yesterday said in response to media inquiries that there was no record of Jeremy Lin ever applying for ROC citizenship ... Chang denied that the ministry had offered Jeremy Lin ROC citizenship, saying it was up to the basketball star to apply for it." We will need multiple sources to sort out the conflicting info. Multiple sites carrying the same CNA article is not a different source.—Bagumba (talk) 07:21, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * IMO, "Thomas Chen, director-general of the Bureau of Consular Affairs under the MOFA", in the article linked by Brian Dell, trumps James Chang, spokesman of the MOFA. I think the spokesman was, at that moment, confusing citizenship with a passport. Also, the way I understand citizenship working in most places (including Taiwan if we trust Chen) is that a person whose claim to citizenship is through parentage has that citizenship automatically by law; they'd never need to apply for it. Thus the citizen themselves (and their uncle) might not even be aware of their own citizenship. M-1 (talk) 07:46, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The AFP article addressed citizenship directly and denied it: "Even though Jeremy Lin has US citizenship, he is eligible for ROC citizenship because both of his parents retain ROC citizenship and because Taiwan allows dual citizenship, he said. Chang denied that the ministry had offered Jeremy Lin ROC citizenship, saying it was up to the basketball star to apply for it." It would be better to get an official acknowledgement and correction on either statement, instead of assuming correctness based on a person's title.  Multiple sources would also make this more reliable.  This isnt a game score we are reporting, and this is a BLP.—Bagumba (talk) 07:58, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Republic of China nationality law has no provision for citizenship. Jeremy Lin is a ROC national (not citizen as he is a national without household registration). I think the Taipei Times article is factually incorrect due to news editors using the wrong terms in translating the Ministry of Foreign Affairs news conference from Chinese to English. Here is the same content as it is presented in Taiwanese news sources:
 * "外交部發言人章計平在昨天（16日）的記者會上表示，申請中華民國護照是國人的權利，由於林書豪父母都有中華民國國籍,因此他當然符合申請資格. 但要不要申請，還要視他本人的意願來決定" My translation: "In a news conference given yesterday (Feb. 16), Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman James Chang stated that applying for a Republic of China passport is a right of nationals. Because both of Jeremy Lin's parents are Republic of China nationals, he definitely meets the qualifications to apply for a passport. But whether the application is to be submitted depends upon his personal intentions." http://www.nownews.com/2012/02/17/301-2786394.htm
 * "外交部發言人章計平指出，申請中華民國護照是國人權利，林書豪父母都有中華民國國籍，林書豪符合申請資格，但須由本人提出，外交部不會主動辦理. 按現行兵役法相關規定，林書豪若持中華民國護照入境、滯台超過一百八十三天，就算在國內無戶籍，也會收到兵役徵集通知. " My translation: "Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman James Chang mentioned that applying for a Republic of China passport is a right of nationals. Jeremy Lin's parents are both Republic of China nationals, so he meets the application requirements. However, an application must be initiated by Lin himself - the Ministry will not automatically issue a passport to him. Under current conscription regulations, if Jeremy Lin uses his Republic of China to enter Taiwan, and stays for over 183 days, he will receive his draft notice, even if he does not have household registration." http://udn.com/NEWS/SPORTS/SPOS9/6906363.shtml

Quite clearly, the sources talk about applying for a passport, not citizenship. The Taipei Times/AFP mis-translated "application for a Republic of China passport" to "application for Republic of China citizenship." Under nationality laws he already possesses nationality under jus sanguinis. The question posed by government officials is whether he wants to exercise it. By stating that applying for a passport is right for anyone possessing nationality, and that Lin is entitled to apply for one, the MOFA reaffirms rather than contradicts the CNA article. --Jiang (talk) 08:37, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

"He is the first NBA player with at least 20 points and seven assists in his first four starts."
It should be "each of his first four starts": otherwise it sounds like a total for all four. 72.241.215.121 (talk) 01:27, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Done, changed the words a little bit. — MT (talk) 02:58, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

more about Harvard
I would like to know more about Lin's Harvard experience. What was his major? Did any of the courses there make a notable impression on him? Was there anything notable about his experience in Cambridge Mass.? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.53.46.144 (talk) 16:25, 18 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Well-known for majoring in economics. He had a GPA of 3.1. He doesn't seem to talk much about his school experiences, except for his time on the team, which isn't surprising. Surely his basketball took an important role for him while he was there, not that academics didn't, but basketball was probably on his mind a lot. There are some articles from people who have played with him while at Harvard, including some posts at Quora. Gary King  ( talk  ·  scripts )  18:01, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

mother
The article says that his mother is ethnic Japanese, so shouldn't that also be in the Early Life & Family section? 70.24.251.71 (talk) 09:10, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I think you're misinterpreting something. The article does talk about Rex Walters' mother, who is Japanese. Zagal e jo^^^ 22:59, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

golden state
His Golden State section is far too long and should be shortened accordingly. 76.185.111.45 (talk) 17:49, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 20 February 2012
Change the grammatically incorrect "The Knicks' third-string point" to "As the Knicks' third-string point".

108.28.249.69 (talk) 01:36, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Done I made the change even though I think the earlier phrase was also grammatically correct. I've heard that construction many times. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 02:05, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Infobox with Name Translations
This infobox is extremely unnecessary and adds to the clutter of the article. 198.151.130.73 (talk) 04:41, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * If it isn't in an infobox it should be at the top of the article. This is actually very important because to search for mainland sources you need to know what the name is in simplified Chinese and for Hong Kong and Taiwan sources you need to have the name in traditional characters.  You will need the pronunciation as well if you are to recognize when his name is mentioned by a Chinese speaker, such as some of this subject's immediate family.  Without the infobox, readers may conclude that "Shu-How" is just his "middle name" without understanding that this is also his Chinese first name.  Finally, there is also no general Wikipedia policy against the inclusion of non-English characters.--Brian Dell (talk) 05:32, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not a translator. 198.151.130.73 (talk) 09:57, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It's not a translation, it's just an information about how his Chinese name is written in different characters (simplified and traditional), how his name is romanized, and how to pronounce the name. It's a standard on a lot of Chinese-related article, see I. M. Pei or Michelle Kwan as an example. In other languages, a person's name in its native spelling is also often mentioned in the lead, for example Andrei Kirilenko's lead says: "Andrei Gennadyevich Kirilenko (Андрей Геннадьевич Кириленко; born 18 February 1981)". Furthermore, it's better to have them in the infobox rather than put them in the lead like few days ago, when the lead was written like this:
 * Jeremy Shu-How Lin (born August 23, 1988) is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 * In this case, the infobox reduce clutter in the lead. — MT (talk) 10:15, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I. M. Pei was born as his name in Chinese. I. M. is not even a translation of his first name. It is just what he is commonly known as. If you look at the talk page of the Michelle Kwan article, you will see that the inclusion of the infobox is heavily questioned.
 * "In other languages, a person's name in its native spelling is also often mentioned in the lead". Jeremy Lin's name in the California birth index is "Jeremy Shuhow Lin". That would be the "native spelling". 198.151.130.73 (talk) 12:31, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * In Michelle Kwan's article, the Chinese characters and its romanization (in the lead, not as infobox) has been there since the article was created in 2002. Even though it was disputed in 2006 and 2007, the discussion does not lead to the removal of her Chinese name. Furthermore, since that discussion, no one bother to remove or at least discuss the existence of Kwan's Chinese name, until 1 editor questioned it in 2011. And in that last discussion, 3 other editors supported the inclusion of her Chinese name. I don't think you could say that this is heavily questioned. Lin's Chinese name has been here for more than two years and so far only you disputed its existence.
 * On your second point, you are just ignorant, 林書豪/林书豪/Lín Shūháo is the native spelling of Shu-How Lin. Plenty of Greek Americans has the Greek spelling of their names mentioned in the lead even though a lot of them were born in the U.S. with English names.
 * Anyway, you never mentioned your reason why his Chinese name is unnecessary. There is no visible clutter since it was already moved from the lead into a collapsible infobox. How does the existence of his Chinese name hurt this article? I did not see any strong argument yet on why it should be removed. — MT (talk) 17:49, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The discussion in the Michelle Kwan article goes from Feb. 2006 to Feb. 2012, so it is still ongoing. You are the one that is ignorant. Do you even know what native means? Lin's name in other language sources is irrelevant at this point. 198.151.130.73 (talk) 18:35, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There is a proposed guideline at Manual of Style/Use of Chinese language. I have no strong opinion on this either way.—Bagumba (talk) 18:41, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I still don't see any argument why it should be removed. Brian Dell has several arguments that including Lin's Chinese name is important. Please elaborate why it's unnecessary and irrelevant. Kwan's discussion is still ongoing but so far there are more editors who don't have any problem with her Chinese name and there is still no consensus to remove the Chinese characters. — MT (talk) 18:49, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Also, Lin himself has used his Chinese name on his jersey when he played in China, see the details in section and the related image. — MT (talk) 18:58, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is irrelevant because Wikipedia is not a translation service. Brian Dell said it was important to understand non-english sources, but that is not a good reason to include it in the article. There are many non-english sources on many Wikipedia article topics, but it would be ridiculous to have a list translations of the name of every article in each article. Having a Chinese name on a jersey is does not make it relevant. http://portalcmspic.sz2011.org/pic//2010/12/18/81e30545e78d4f2386f911de3720ef68/GplovbgeuOBkBdCGokzJDHnoBOzPkxVN.jpg Not even the article on Stephon Marbury has a Chinese name in an infobox. 198.151.130.73 (talk) 19:53, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry you've just disqualified yourself from the discussion. It's not a translation. Unless you understand the basic nature of the Chinese language and how names are handled, you do not understand the issue. HkCaGu (talk) 20:52, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * You see his Chinese names in sources. They translate to Lin Shu-How, which is what the sources use to refer to Lin. If even some of them don't translate to Lin Shu-How, they are still being equated to Lin, which would be a translation. The infobox itself is titled "Jeremy Lin". No need to argue the semantics of the word "translation". 198.151.130.73 (talk) 23:58, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * We are not talking about "every article", we are talking about this one (which has lots of Chinese sources). I think there are interesting differences between the motivation of providing Chinese characters for names that were originally in Chinese, versus Chinese for English names. It's in an infofox, out of the lead, so I'm not inclined to worry about it either way. As there is widespread examples were Chinese is provided in articles, you might want to pursue this at Village pump for a wider audience.—Bagumba (talk) 21:06, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * How many sources for each of the dialects in the infobox does this article even use? I can claim that "Jeremy" was originally from Hebrew, but that would be original research. If I were to find a bunch of non-english sources for Jeremy Lin, that would not be justification for inclusion of a bunch of translations for those sources. 198.151.130.73 (talk) 00:02, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The article has a lot of material on the order of "It was Asian Heritage Night for the Warriors' home game, and Lin received a standing ovation from the crowd of 17,408 when he entered the game with 2:32 remaining in the fourth quarter" which really should be deleted and instead someone's going on about the infobox which takes up little space? If there is too much "Asian" stuff the "Asian Heritage Night" stuff should be cut before the much more useful infobox.  Mark Roswell is not at all Chinese and his birth name is Mark Roswell, yet his Chinese name is not just given but Mark Roswell redirects to his Chinese name.  Re the relevance of Roswell living in China, Jeremy Lin has said "I'm going to be [in Taiwan] every summer."   Go make the "not a translation service" over at that the Roswell article and see if the consensus agrees with a demand for English only.--Brian Dell (talk) 21:41, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * 大山 is not a translation of Mark Roswell's birth name. It is a stage name. "Dashan" is what he is commonly known as in English. You keep giving examples of things that are translated to English from non-english, instead of the other way around 198.151.130.73 (talk) 23:38, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * "Jeremy" would be translated as "杰里米" or Jié lǐ mǐ. That is not given here because the "translations" here that you are objecting to here are also not "translations" per se but rather renderings of the subject's Chinese name.  Where's your evidence that Mark isn't called Mark when he's out with English speaking friends or otherwise in an English speaking community?  Why have you suddenly adopted an international perspective on 大山 while calling for an English only perspective here?  The bottom line is that the consensus does not support your obsession with this issue.--Brian Dell (talk) 00:16, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Dashan is his stage name (大山) translated to English. It is what he is commonly known as because that is the title of the article. 大山 is not in English, which is why it is translated. If you believe he is more commonly called Mark, then you may request a name change for the article, but his stage name is still originally in Chinese. Lin is commonly known as Jeremy Lin, hence the name of the article. His full name (Jeremy Shu-How Lin) is already in English, so there is no need to translate it to English. You say renderings of the subject's name in Chinese sources is important to understand the sources (which would be equating it to Lin, which would be like a translation), but I say that it is irrelevant. Putting translations of his name in Chinese is not the proper way to provide an English translation of the sources. 198.151.130.73 (talk) 00:42, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Once again, 林書豪 (Lín Shūháo) is not a translation of Shu-How Lin, it's how his name is written in Chinese. Is Γεώργιος Στεφανόπουλος a translation of George Stephanopoulos? No, it's how his name is written in Greek. Those names are written in other language in relation to their ancestry and their relation to the countries and the languages. This is different from Stephon Marbury's case where 斯蒂芬·马布里 (Sīdìfēn mǎbùlǐ) is a translation of his English name. Marbury's Chinese name doesn't exists until he played in China, while Lin's middle name exists since he was born. Lin's middle name, Shu-How, came directly from his Chinese name, but you can't have "Jeremy 書豪 林" in American birth certificate, so his parents romanized it to "Jeremy Shu-How Lin". In my opinion, this is why it's important to have his Chinese name listed, because unlike most Chinese Americans who only have English names, Lin's parents decided to adopt his Chinese name as a legal middle name. — MT (talk) 03:03, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * If you talking about translation, then Jeremy Shu-How Lin is translated as 杰里米·書豪·林 (Jiélǐmǐ Shūháo Lín). He could've wear either that or 杰里米·林 (Jiélǐmǐ Lín) on his Dongguan Leopards shirt, but he chose to drop his English given name in favor of his Chinese name. He also changed it to 林書豪 (Lín Shūháo) in order to follow Chinese name format (Family name–given name). — MT (talk) 05:23, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Every famous person has a name written in Chinese... 174.252.24.110 (talk) 10:09, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
 * We're talking about this case which is a person of Chinese descent with a Chinese name. —Bagumba (talk) 16:32, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
 * So? Every famous person has a Chinese name. 174.252.20.29 (talk) 12:06, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
 * A name translated into Chinese is not a Chinese name. As long as you do not understand the tonal and non-alphabet nature of the Chinese language, you will not understand the relevance. HkCaGu (talk) 15:15, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Please stay on topic. 174.252.5.15 (talk) 19:16, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request: Intro section
The introductory section before the table of contents fails to mention one of the primary reasons why Jeremy Lin is notable, namely his recent winning streak with the Knicks. That streak is not currently mentioned until far down in the article. I don't know enough about basketball to make the relevant edits. --Dylan Thurston (talk) 08:27, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * You're right. This should definitely be in the lead! de Bivort 21:58, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 19 February 2012
Edit request, please delete this sentence in the high school section: According to Dana O'Neil of ESPN, "... Lin was the runaway choice for player of the year by virtually every California publication." Chase Budinger was California Mr. Basketball in 2006: 

50.53.63.176 (talk) 00:47, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Not done: The phrase "virtually every" is not made false by one negative example and, more improtantly, the fact that Dana O'Neil said it is reliably sourced. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 01:55, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
 * But why should we care what Dana O'Neil says? As I said in a discussion above, we should stick to specific facts, not a journalist's vague (and questionable) summary of the facts. Zagal e jo^^^ 07:25, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Prior discussion. Zagal e jo^^^ 07:34, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Racial issues
Should the title be changed? There is only one race, the human race.1 Portillo (talk) 02:20, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, the world is not perfect. Racism still exists.— Chris! c / t 02:28, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

The section, however, is totally out of hand, and needs a major edit and cleanup to get itself up to standards. (Also, the genome project got the science quite wrong on the topic of whether race exists—though maybe it's better to let that particular bit of misinformation stand.) Gerweck (talk) 05:24, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * How is the section out of hand? It is notable to note the racial issues he faced being Asian-American in major American sports.— Chris! c / t 05:38, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Assists as a starter
I see that there are records in the article for most points and turnovers in the first X starts. Is he close to a record for assists?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:00, 19 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I think he does, especially since he's a point guard so it's more likely. He definitely is racking up the assists; since Feb. 4, I believe he's second in assist percentage after Steve Nash. I don't have a ref at the moment for the first point, though (the second point can be found at any stats site). Gary King  ( talk  ·  scripts )  22:18, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There was a graphic in today's game comparing him to other PGs. Stockton had more in his first X starts.  Not sure if he held the record, or it was just for comparison.—Bagumba (talk) 22:56, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah I see graphics for "notable guards" in their first X starts, and since it's not "Guards with most" then I guess Lin isn't at the top, but perhaps close. Gary King  ( talk  ·  scripts )  03:48, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 20 February 2012
Lin is of Taiwanese descent. Not "of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. " as the text reads.

Check reference in article  or  in which text reads "Lin, whose parents are from Taiwan, is the N.B.A.’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent," indicating that he is the first NBA player of either nationality, but is Taiwanese because his parental lineage is traced back to that of Taiwan.

Jtoratoratora (talk) 07:33, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Not done: The entire sentence to which you object is: "Lin is one of the few Asian Americans in NBA history, and the first American player in the league to be of Chinese or Taiwanese descent." Having parent born in Taiwan, he is a member of the the group "of Taiwanese descent" and also of the larger group "of Chinese or Taiwanese descent". There is no confusion about his heritage, just that he is also the first player from that larger group. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 08:36, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Also see Q2 of the FAQ in the box at the top of this talk page.—Bagumba (talk) 18:19, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Free Tibet
Tibet is not part of China. Jeremy Lin is Taiwanese, NOT CHINESE. Chinese are no loted in Taiwanese. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.7.0.54 (talk) 07:42, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Taiwan is not China therefore Taiwanese are not Chinese? Ridiculous logic! HkCaGu (talk) 07:54, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request: Nationality = AMERICAN
Can someone please change his nationality back to AMERICAN? Someone vandalized the article and wrote "taiwanese" after nationality. Think they're confusing nationality with ethnicity... Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.90.40.47 (talk) 15:16, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Where do you mean? The lead says "the first American player ..." de Bivort 15:28, 22 February 2012 (UTC)


 * First, the infobox currently indicates only "American" as his nationality. Second, he is legally and technically a dual national, but I don't necessarily think this warrants adding "Taiwanese" as his nationality in the infobox.--Jiang (talk) 15:54, 22 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I think he referred to a version of the article that was vandalized where his nationality (in the infobox) was changed to "taiwanese". Anyway, it has been reverted. — MT (talk) 16:41, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Length
This is absurdly too long. He entered the game with 2:12 left and was cheered. Who Cares ? He is a basketball player, not the messiah. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.122.247.236 (talk) 01:51, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * And no one here is trying to portray him as such however there is pertinent information that needs to be in there. Besides there has been discussion about shortening the Warriors section and half the page is references. No need to be over zealous. -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 03:02, 23 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Article isn't long at about 32 kb of prose. If it grows at this rate, though, of course it would be absurdly long, but as mentioned earlier, it's best to wait until the end of this season so we have a better perspective of this year as a whole. We may ultimately have to split "Linsanity" into its own article. Gary King  ( talk  ·  scripts )  18:40, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Considering the cultural impact he's having (Tom Brokaw referenced him during the post-debate coverage on MSNBC last night, for instance), 32 kb of prose is appropriate. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:06, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I've done some trimming on the Warriors section.—Bagumba (talk) 23:51, 23 February 2012 (UTC)