Talk:Chris Ferguson

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• I edited the page about the reason for his nickname. In addition to his hair and beard the page referred to his hat, yet I don't recall very many paintings of Jesus with a cowboy hat on.- Moshe Constantine Hassan Al-Silverburg 07:40, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
  • It's a little known fact that Jesus loved gambling and could in fact cut vegetables with his card throwing ability! J Shultz 17:31, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

A factoid is something that isn't true, while a factlet is true. Don't change it back anymore.

[edit] Chris Ferguson's nickname

The use of the nickname "Jesus" is extremely disrespectful and offensive to many people, therefore I have removed it from the Wikipedia page. Including it prominently at the top of the page as part of his name is a form of publicity, which wikipedia cannot endorse. Whether or not it should be mentioned later in the article is debatable. While I know that Ferguson is an atheist and there are many others like this, the least that a rational, logical person could do is respect the religious beliefs of others. Professional poker player Daniel Negreanu has also mentioned that he finds the nickname offensive.

It's his nickname, whether it offends you or anyone else or not. 2005 01:07, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Saying whether is it offensive or not is POV. Some may find it offensive however wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and facts which are rather important to the article should be added, even if it may offend people. If it does offend you then I suggest you speak to Chris and make him change his nickname, however the fact that his nickname is Jesus cannot be changed, whether it is liked or not.

[edit] Christopher Ferguson

Chris Ferguson is sometimes used to refer to Christopher Ferguson, an astronaut who flew on STS-115. The fourth result in a Google search for "chris ferguson" links to the astronaut's biography page. Perhaps this article could use a disambig notice at the top. PeepP 18:14, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Agree: this is a common pratice i.e. Gavin Smith, I will add it. --Sirex98 20:51, 19 October 2006 (UTC)