User talk:WCFrancis/lirs

AfD Discussion as of 15:30, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
Vanity/hoax
 * Delete. Gazpacho 03:08, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete if verification not forthcoming. I checked the American Astronomical Society website. Searching got this response: "Your search - Lirs - did not match any documents". -WCFrancis 03:13, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as neologism. Certainly, if this term was widely used, the American Astronical Society would have heard of it. We have no articles linking to this and a Google search did not come up with any reference to this in the early pages. Capitalistroadster 03:23, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Note It appears that "Scott Langhorst" may have been attached in some form or another to USC around 1973, but other than that I had trouble coming up with any other information.  Would be a cool story if it were true though... 24.33.229.62 03:28, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: I have enjoyed resarching this on the net. For details of what I found see Talk:Lirs. Summary: two named individuals confirmed at USC in 1973, Dr. Whipple real but died 08/30/05, Dr. Irvine real but no claim that he even received proposal or responded. No evidence of letter or response. If hoax, someone went to a lot of trouble. If real, still unverifiable and non-notable. No change to my vote above. -WCFrancis 15:26, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Unverified
Searching for LIRS at American Astronomical Society web site returns "Your search - Lirs - did not match any documents." -WCFrancis 03:06, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Interesting tidbit. Dr. Whipple died Aug 30, 2005. What a coincidence.
 * Also interesting is nothing in the 2nd paragraph claims that anything happened from the suggested name; there is no claim that the AAS responded, assuming Dr. Whipple actually forwarded such a letter. Two weeks too late to ask him. Sleight of word switched issue to pronunciation. Should it be pronounced "leers" or "liars"? -WCFrancis 03:25, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Grad Student Days

 * Web page found for someone named Scott Alan Langhorst. This individual was at USC in 1973 as grad student assistant in student affairs. Current posistion is as academic administrator for distance learning and instructional technology at Tidewater Community College in Roanoke VA. -WCFrancis 12:54, 13 September 2005 (UTC)


 * Google does not find "Paullette Inabinet" or "Paulette Inabinet".
 * Google finds an architect named "Alan Rosenblum" with educational credits: B.Arch Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru, M.Arch., University of California in San Diego. Unlikely to be the one claimed in the article.
 * Google finds an attorney named "Alan Rosenblum" in Alexandria VA. Educational credits:
 * Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1977
 * College: University of South Carolina, B.A., 1974


 * Google finds an Orlando actor named Frank Siano. Graduated from Emerson High School in 1974. Probably not our guy.
 * Google finds a gentleman named Frank Siano who is the CEO of Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS) in St. Louis. No educational background given in article. Looks to be about the right age.
 * No hits on "Frank Siano" "USC" or "University of South Carolina".
 * -WCFrancis 14:36, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Comment
Sol system (based on Latin Sol=sun) is perfectly workable. Besides, using the term "solar system" with aliens would not present a problem either. Aliens don't speak English, at least not as a native language. We could also create a name for our home planet. After all, it is incorrecly named with a word for "dirt" not "water" when it is clearly a water planet. -WCFrancis 14:48, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Manannan Mac Lir
Celtic God of the sea, son of Lir, has another aspect handed down through oral tradition, that of mischief maker, clown, trickster, and traveling Bard. Talk about serendipity; is that the punch line? -WCFrancis 15:12, 13 September 2005 (UTC)