Talk:Joel Fan

Place of birth?
Where was he born? Badagnani 17:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Awards and critical acclaim
Most of this article is very good, but I'm concerned about the "Awards and critical acclaim" section -- notably the list of quotes from reviews, which reads like a promotional flyer for a concert rather than an encyclopedia article. If the article is going to give a collection of quotes from positive reviewers, then for balance's sake it should also include a collection of quotes from people who think he sucks. :) It would seem better to just state the awards that he's won, which is a reasonably neutral fact, and let it go at that. Kickaha Ota 16:31, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the input: it's always valuable to hear from other people, especially from those who use such encyclopaedic vernacular themselves. However, there is no problem with stating that Fan has been written about in certain publications and then citing which ones they are. Nowhere does it say that these reviews are right or wrong. If the article will cause so much lamentation among its readers then I have no quarrel with the quotes being removed, since you will certainly not find any negative reviews anywhere 'for balance'. --Inthemachinery 18:27, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Joelfanworldkeys.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:12, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Residence
Does he live in New York City? Badagnani (talk) 20:03, 10 July 2008 (UTC)