Talk:J. K. Rowling

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J.K. Rowling's ethnicity/nationality has been discussed here, here and here. The topic of her middle/full name has been discussed here, here, here, here and here. Her full, legal name is simply Joanne Rowling. The pronunciation of her name has been discussed here, here and here. She has commented that her name is pronounced like bowling and not like howling. The topics of her political values and communism in the series have been discussed here, here, here (whole page) and here. She has not publicly espoused any particular political views and any attempt to uncover such views in her works is very likely to violate WP:OR.

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[edit] External link to ZotFish?

Hi, I was wondering if it would be appropriate for someone to add an external link to the ZotFish page for J. K. Rowling?. I believe it's of genuine interest to readers, but I want to make sure I follow Wikipedia policy and not post it myself -- more info on the site can be found at Mashable.

Zotman (talk) 03:29, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Sounds like that site could work some day, but until it establishes itself I don't think linking to it it qualifies on notability grounds. Otherwise it's really just advertising. Serendi^podous 05:57, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

The site violates WP:ELNO, WP:NOT#REPOSITORY, and does not enhance the article. It should not be added. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:30, 1 June 2008 (UTC)