User talk:D.C Yates

Kellie Shirley
Hi, thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I've reverted your edits to Kellie Shirley because on Wikipedia, as with other encyclopaedias, we refer to people by their last name, not their first name. Her date of birth is unsourced, and adding text like "dumbest of all blondes" seems unconstructive. If you think I made a mistake, please leave me a message here. Thanks. – anemone projectors – 09:22, 17 July 2014 (UTC)

Yes, you have made a mistake. In many articles sourced on the Internet her age can be found as 1983. I'm sure she'd not want you to add another two years to it either! 'The dumbest of all blondes' is how the character in described in the play mentioned. I have used her first name like in theatre programmes. Many thanks for not re editing again. Maybe neither of us should keep editing it & let her agent do it instead?!


 * No, her agent should not be editing her page as that's a conflict of interest. Can you show me something that states her birth date? I can't find anything official. Wikipedia is not a threatre programme, but an encyclopaedia, see WP:SURNAME for why we use last names. – anemone projectors – 10:34, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I can see your point regarding "The dumbest of all blondes", but if it's not clear that it's how the character was described, then it does look like someone's personal opinion. A source should be cited, if indeed this description is necessary at all. – anemone projectors – 10:38, 17 July 2014 (UTC)

I just thought that her agent would know the correct info. Can see your point though. There are numerous articles such as on the daily mail website & many others that have her age on them. If there is nothing 'official' re DOB then I think I'm inclined to leave it at 11/7/83 as in various interviews - I'm sure she'd appreciate that. If you feel you want to use her surname as you say that's the formate. I was trying to do it more like a film/theatre biog. is that a compromise?! Many thanks with this convo. D.C Yates.


 * Well I've put her birthdate to 1983, as it seems that's probably correct. I checked her official website but it's not on there. In fact, the Wikipedia article did say 1983, but someone changed it on 24 June 2014‎, so the 1983 date should definitely stay. – anemone projectors – 11:16, 17 July 2014 (UTC)