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[edit] Speedy delete?
Andrew Martinez is a significant figure in the public nudity movement. His actions influenced college rules and city laws and inspired a generation of activists. The speedy deletion notice was posted within minutes of me starting the article and I do not appreciate that. Dandelion1 05:23, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
- I posted the speedy notice while it was about 2 sentences long (which seems odd now, looking at the history, since the very original was longer. The one I looked at was the 2nd revision), and it made no claims to notability.
Rory09606:13, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Article title
Would titling this article Andrew Martinez with a redirect from The Naked Guy be more appropriate and in line with other biographical articles? -- MisterHand 05:18, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
- I prefer that idea. There doesn't seem to be a consistent approach to this; I did find one other example where the better known nickname was the locus for the main article (Robert John Burck aka Naked Cowboy), but I also found that Son of Sam redirects to David Berkowitz. OhNoitsJamieTalk 06:54, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
- Good call. RIP, Naked dude. We knew you were crazy, but never that crazy. --Bobak 17:56, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
- So now the article is at Andrew Martínez with an acute accent over the "i". Did he spell his name with the accent? Do his family members? In my experience most Hispanics in the U.S. do not use diacritics in their names where they would be appropriate in Spanish. In that case, the article should be moved back to Andrew Martinez. Angr (talk) 15:38, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. I actually did some checking on this, and could find no place where his name was spelled with the accent. It should be moved back. -- MisterHand 15:45, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
- So now the article is at Andrew Martínez with an acute accent over the "i". Did he spell his name with the accent? Do his family members? In my experience most Hispanics in the U.S. do not use diacritics in their names where they would be appropriate in Spanish. In that case, the article should be moved back to Andrew Martinez. Angr (talk) 15:38, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
- Good call. RIP, Naked dude. We knew you were crazy, but never that crazy. --Bobak 17:56, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Blog entry
I wrote about Martinez's Death in a blog entry
not sure what is correct protocol for showing it here but i will try
HE DIED FOR YOUR CLOTHES
Today in the Berkeley Planet i read about the death of the naked guy
I was thinking about his death on the way home
& then the age part hit me
he was 33 like JC
hence the title of this entry
I met Andrew at a Cloine Court party before he became "the naked guy" He impressed me as being so very gentle
There is an aspect about some large mesomorphs where they feel relaxed and are not trying to show physical dominance
Andrew showed this quality when I met him at the "mosh pit" at the Cloine court party his demeaner was so relaxed and unintrusive I knew that I did not have to worry about getting hit from his direction He really changed the vibe cuz he was so strong but gentle
i edited it to be less gonzo and more about him
in the above
the entry in full is below
http://9thgp.blogspot.com/2006/05/he-died-for-your-clothes.html fcking2000@yahoo.com Festus Christopher King
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.6.230.243 (talk • contribs).
[edit] This is pretty sad
At first this sounded like an inspiring story about someone who took a stand, but it kinda sounds like all he managed to do was change his school and city from "technically clothing optional but nobody took advantage" to "nudity being banned now that someone had pushed it". That's quite sad..—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.92.176.7 (talk • contribs).
[edit] I don't have the book, but...
If I'm not mistaken, the book in which Naomi Wolf praised the Naked Guy is "Fire With Fire". I don't have a copy anymore, but if someone else does, that's what is needed for a citation.—Preceding unsigned comment added by SDRendino (talk • contribs)
