Talk:KevJumba

Reliability of sources
AArising: SFGate article, Best of Web, Reliable sources noticeboard Q&A

Ars Technica: Reliable sources noticeboard Q&A - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 00:25, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Further refs
YouTube parnters, What that means, Phil DeFranco article - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 16:35, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Requested move
Per Naming_conventions this article should be at KevJumba (note capital "J"). Until recently, this was a frequently deleted and recreated page so the target name is protected. You can read about the AfDs and DRV in one of the templates above if you like, but basically the latest thing that happened was DRV where the page was allowed to exist. There are few users aware of this page, and none of them would object to this move as far as I know. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 18:26, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Please check references before removing any information
While I do not own this article, I did write it. There is not a single piece of information in it that comes from my own personal experience. All I do is search google news, find articles about KevJumba, and summarize them. If you think some fact is not supported by a reference, I recommend you read the reference cited. I'm not sure why this article is attracting people who don't believe the information is reliably cited, but hopefully people will ask on this talk page first next time. Thanks.
 * As far as what I just reverted, the information is in the article that's referenced at the end of that section. You might want to read it.  Maybe there's a better wording, I don't know. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 05:14, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

article redirect - what's going on?
This article was redirected from Kevin Wu to the current name of KevJumba. It is still listed under Kevin Wu on GAN. What's going on? &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 03:20, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * It should be changed to KevJumba at WP:GAN. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 05:24, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Nationality
I changed the nationality to Chinese-American because he is chinese. please do not change it or if you do, please state the reason why. 97.117.246.242 (talk) 18:37, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * His nationality is American. Basically, he's an American citizen.  His ethnicity is Chinese-American, but ethnicity isn't one of the things that goes into Template:Infobox Internet celebrity.  If you want to mention that he's Chinese-American it will have to go in the article itself.  Make sure you find a reference that states his ethnicity though. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 00:05, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I see that the lead currently reads Taiwanese-American. Can we get citations regarding nationality? Thanks, --Tom (talk) 20:13, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Here's a Youtube video for a short interview he did with TaiwaneseAmerican.org starting at ~0:31 where he states "I'm Taiwanese." -Multivariable (talk) 23:34, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * He's referring to his "ETHNICITY" not his NATIONALITY. Those are two different things. Also, if you want to use Youtube as a source of reference. Watch his video "Kevjumba vs Iyaz", go to the 1:00 minute mark where Kevin says, "You know I'm Chinese, right?". Looks like Kevin has no problem with claiming to be Chinese.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPxl3sfPzzk

PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 23:03, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Yes, but if you ever try to look up Kevin's dad's hometown, It's NOT going to be in China. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.0.243.72 (talk) 04:38, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Yup, his dad grew up in Taiwan. However, Kevin is of Chinese heritage. He is Chinese-American. His nationality would be American, and his ethnicity Chinese. Airplaneman   ✈  04:51, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Or would his ethnicity be Taiwanese? Probably depends how long his family has lived in Taiwan.

No,actually it more depends on how a individual thinks of himself,but as people can see,Taiwan is the core of "Republic of China" right now,and Republic of CHINA IS a Chinese nation according to its name,history and constitution,besides,most of ROC citizens are the descendants of Chinese immigrants from main land China,they speak Chinese,write Chinese,and still have Chinese custom,so they still can be Chinese heritage no matter how long they lived here, these are all facts even if some Taiwanese or Taiwanese-Americans are constantly trying to deny due to their political wishes. Btw, his last name "Wu" is a Han Chinese name,not Japanese,not Taiwanese natives,but Chinese. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 111.248.237.188 (talk) 18:02, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

He claims to be Chinese here: http://aarising.com/aprofiler/kevjumba.htm, you could put both? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.254.44.238 (talk) 05:00, 16 March 2011 (UTC)


 * One's ethnicity or heritage does not just stop at their parents, it can include all family history thus I bet Kevjumba also has actual Chinese heritage. There are many 3rd generation and beyond Asian-Americans who were born and raised in the USA. If we all went by parents, none of them would even be Asian. Kevin's profile should include both Chinese and Taiwanese as his heritage, since he claims both. That should be the end of the discussion. PinoyFilAmPride (talk) 18:27, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Fanfluff
I lost my edit summary, sorry. It's not fanfluff, it's why he's notable, and it comes from a reliable source. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 23:32, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

YouTube as references
I have been told a time or two that YouTube is not good for references. I know KevJumba is known on YouTube, but shouldn't you find something else to reference it if possible? Mr. C.C. (talk) 01:09, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, it's definitely an OK source for a list of his videos. Where else will you find a complete list of his videos that is any more reliable than where the videos are at? Airplaneman   ✈  14:18, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Chinese name
needs to be found, if possible. unless he really has that low Taiwanese consciousness. 华钢琴49 (TALK) 01:56, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Biographical information
As a Good Article, shouldn't this article contain biographical information about him? Other than his hometown and college, it provides no information about his life prior to becoming a celebrity. Ω pho  is  05:29, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

ancestry
ancestry- taiwan? does that mean he is hokien? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ASD955668FYDS (talk • contribs) 17:31, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Chinese name
I can't seem to locate the source for the Chinese name given in the article. In particular, it doesn't seem to be in the video currently cited in the lead (It's just the Amazing Race video). Forgive me if I've missed something obvious. Leonxlin (talk) 00:30, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

YTF
Do we mention it?-- Deely  talk  03:07, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Taiwanese/Chinese American
How can he be both at the same time? --Hartz (talk) 17:43, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 29 November 2012
Kevin was born in 1990 not 1890 as stated in 'Background'

58.9.31.86 (talk) 02:50, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * It says 1990.  Zappa  O  Mati   03:04, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Official Website Is Down
I notice that Kevjumba's official website is down. How long do we wait (to see if the website comes back) before removing the reference? LaesaMajestas (talk) 02:24, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

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