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I think Nye himself and the self-titled show have enough distinction that their articles should be separate. If anyone agrees, I'll split off the show and refine them both.
- I agree. I'd hate to see an episode listing here. ;-) --Mrwojo 15:23, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
woops, i did an episode listing before i read this. but i like how this page is turning out, any thoughts about not splitting it? Spencerk 02:49, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Bill Nye and Carl Sagan?
Does anybody know what Bill Nye's relation to Carl Sagan was? All I can find is that he "studied under" Carl Sagan, which could mean many things, from simply taking his class to actually being mentored by him. --NeuronExMachina 04:55, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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- he's said in tv interviews that CS was a big influence on him and that he's recently had dinner with CS's widow. closer than "just a student".
[edit] Journalist
I was looking for another person by that name; Google helped me out. I'll put a link at the top.--Joel 20:23, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Memes section
Is the section on Memes really needed? Or might it be possible to perhaps merge it in a better location? -[[User:Mysekurity|Mysekurity]] [[additions | e-mail]] 01:19, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
- I think it should go completely 209.86.141.232 21:41, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
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- Shall I conduct a straw poll, or just be bold? -[[User:Mysekurity|Mysekurity]] [[additions | e-mail]] 00:25, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
- its cool, ill remove it
—The preceding comment is by Spencerk (talk • contribs) 14:48, 2 November 2005: Please sign your posts!
- bill nye was so never married to drew barrymore. i cant believe i even looked that up. what a fool i am. Spencerk 03:28, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Professional Frisbee-er
I can't remember where this came from, but I heard that Bill used to throw Frisbees professionally.
- in college it seems. he was on the Olympic Windjammers? Spencerk 06:38, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
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- People, it's called ULTIMATE!!! :P
[edit] Page Spilt for the TV show
Moved all references of the tv show bill nye the science guy to its own page. Bill nye the science guy formatted it there and put up some images. --munboy 15:52, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
- This article should still at least touch on the show and mention his role in it. I added a short summary. --Mrwojo 02:36, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] William S. Nye?
This article should be at Bill Nye. That's the name most people recognize and it's also the way it appears on his shows. --Mrwojo 02:41, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
Is his name William S. Nye or Bill Richards Nye? --QQQ (3-18-06)
- William S. Nye according to BillNye.com (see Bill Info). --Mrwojo 07:56, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cult Following?
Similar to other 90's actors, Bill Nye is quite popular on the internet among crowds, especially forum crowds. I think this should be mentioned. --dasfeuer
[edit] just a note
Was I the only one that thought it said that Bill got married to Yo yo ma? hehe. I know it makes sense now but still, just really a silly little note
[edit] Photos
More photographs should be added, including a more formal portrait of Nye.
[edit] Religious Practices
What religion does Bill Nye follow? In an episode of Family Guy, Brian says he's Jewish.
- Please, don't consider Family Guy reliable. He may have been raised in a religion, but from his shows that I've seen I'd say that he is of no religion now. But that's just opinion too. We'd need some reliable source, like Bill himself. Val42 03:05, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
Are you sure Family Guy didn't borrow that joke from the Simpsons? MafiaCapo 23:40, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
For at least some basics listen to Point of Inquiry episode "Changing the world with science education" he seems to argue for seperate domains of science and relegion, but that science takes precidence over religion when dealing with the world.
[edit] Marriage
Is Bill really married? Blair Tindall was on the David Lawrence show in LA and said that the "marriage" ended seven weeks after the "wedding". Very sad, if true.
True. They never got a valid marriage license and split up seven weeks later. Smart people with no emotional intelligence. Bill Nye is not married.
[edit] More Videos!
please post some videos of Bill Nye The Science Guy! and anything else of him.
[edit] Recent Vandalism
Just to let everyone know there has been some recent vandalism on the Bill Nye page. Please only edit the page if you have something constructive to add. Thanks!—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chef855 (talk • contribs) .
Right on. Releeshan
Would it be possible to request a temporary protection? Looks like there's been a revert war to try and post that Bill Nye died yesterday, which would be odd, considering the news source I found when I did a lookup of his name (Houston Chronicle) just did a story where he was quite alive and well. Uagent 09:54, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
I've requested semi-protection. Is that good? --Releeshan 11:23, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Clearly not enough (I saw they denied your request.) Fortunately, someone just beat me to reverting--guys, this is not funny vandalizing a page with a fake death notice.
I just reverted it back to the version by Klassykittychick, as the CNN article didn't seem to exist (and the way it was written seemed a little strange, to say the least). Hazey Jane 21:51, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Like Mars
- an organization that advocates space science research and the exploration of other planets (like Mars).
Any reason why "like Mars" needs to be said here? It looks silly to me. catParade 17:55, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
- Ummm, maybe the writer thinks the readers won't know what the other planets are.... Or maybe, the organization supports exploring Mars over like, Jupiter or something. - CaptainAmerica
[edit] Security clearance
"At one time, while working on the A-12 stealth attack aircraft, Nye had level-three security clearance with the U.S. Department of Justice."
- The "level-three" is meaningless... does this mean he had a Secret or Top Secret clearance? If so, which one? -GreyGh0st 21:35, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
- I suspect, but wouldn't be able to confirm that it means he had Secret, Top Secret, and a special access clearance if the A-12 stealth attack aircraft was a black project 65.96.163.132 02:20, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
- Wouldn't that be a Department of Energy clearance? I didn't think the DoJ was developing any aircraft. 72.0.199.31 13:52, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Death rumors
Can someone remove the mentioning of his death? That was a false rumor. -Lew19 8:56 P.M., Sunday, October 29, 2006, EST
- Yeah, I heard that a few years ago too, but it was a rumor started by "The Onion" (here: [[2]]
[edit] Typographical Error
In reference to his attending high school there is an error in "attending."
[edit] I hate kids
I am removing this unreferenced sentence in 'trivia', and the trivia category as a whole, since it only has this one item:
During a 2003 shoot of Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye was overheard saying that "...I hate children, everything on the world would be perfect without those twerps..." by a visiting class on a field trip and the accompanying staff & chaperones (sic).
I assume it is vandalism.
It sound's stupid anyway...(if it was real, then why would he make his show in the first place?) I'm glad its just vandalism. --Mitternacht90 03:38, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
