Talk:Jennifer Diane Reitz

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[edit] Mergefrom Accursed Toys

Accursed Toys is not notable enough to have its own article. Jennifer Diane Reitz is more notable than the company, which she founded. Therefore, merge the company into this article. Pan Dan 00:16, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Actually, neither seems notable enough to pass WP:BIO or WP:CORP. Will tag with {{notability}} and {{primarysources}}. Pan Dan 14:50, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Jennifer Diane Reitz is a notable author of webcomics and computer games, and this article now cites a third party source stating that HappyPuppy.com, which Reitz and her family company founded, was once the most heavily visited games site on the internet. Reitz is also a notable figure in the transsexual community, and in my opinion, her Transsexuality website is a good starting place for people with little knowledge on the subject. I have removed the {{notability}} tag from the article. However, I agree that Accursed Toys should probably be merged with this article. Andrea Parton 00:16, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] the happy puppy money....

The article currently states: The proceeds of HappyPuppy made Reitz and her family a significant amount of money, but most was spent quickly.

• It had previously (my edit) stated that the money was "lost".
• Prior to that, it was claimed to have been spent on toys/anime, with a citation to Reitz' impressive collections of the same.

Now, I argue that having a large collection of "stuff" is not enough evidence that subsequent lack of money now was due to those purchases. Sound investments and purchases can also lead to the accumulation of "stuff" without significant monetary loss.

Conversely, money can be lost without it being actively "spent" - as the page now claims. Money can be lost through unsound investments or theft (for examples)

Lastly; Jennifer's own claim is that the money was lost on the internet crash. Whilst this seems likely, is there any other evidence for this claim? Additionally, what evidence is there regarding the "significant amount" that was made from the sale of Happy Puppy in the first place? Or what evidence is there that it has now mostly gone (not that I disbelieve Jennifer - more that I am wanting to ensure editors on this point consider where their opinions are coming from)

Personally, I believe some variant of "the money was lost" is most appropriate here. Any other thoughts and comments? --.../Nemo (talk) 06:30, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

I wholeheartedly agree with Nemo. Andrea Parton (talk) 12:56, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

*bows* I have updated page again in a manner I feel is appropriate, given the points I raised previously :) --.../Nemo (talk) 05:50, 13 June 2008 (UTC)