Talk:Melissa-Ashley
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[edit] Middle name
One source for Lynn being her middle name is from a survey by her on myspace.com (see Point 16): http://bulletin.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bulletin.read&messageID=2448817866 Optimale Gu 19:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
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- a) Myspace is not a reliable source
- b) that link requires registration]
- Valrith 21:40, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
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- MySpace is not an inherently unreliable source, either. In this case, Melissa Ashley maintains her own official personal adult commercial website, at which she provides a prominent link to her myspace page. Presumably, information obtained from via her MySpace page is as reliable as any other public statement (IE, good enough for Wikipedia if not a court of law). That said, I don't see how to get to the registration-required link from her MySpace page. Of course, I spend zip-zero time mucking with MySpace. Abb3w 08:01, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] First/Last name usage
In the summary for this edit, User:Joie de Vivre indicates usage is dictated by WP:MOS; more specifically, it's actually in the linked WP:MOSBIO.
I found it grating in this case, as the apparent stage "surname" originated from an earlier first-name only stage name. Checking her website Bio, the "official" usage actually is as a hyphenated personal name (similar to the non-hyphenated stereotypical redneck bimbo "Bobbie Sue" and "Debbie Jo" name constructs), not one constructed with a first and last name. Unless someone makes a coherent argument against it, I plan to rename the article using the hyphenated form, add a redirect, and change usage in the article to match. Abb3w 23:00, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- I have no objections. Good job fact-checking. Joie de Vivre 23:50, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
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- Her 'stage name' is "Melissa Ashley" and using just "Ashley" might give the wrong impression that this would be her surname, used in the article according to WP:MOSBIO. I therefore think to use the full pseudonym "Melissa Ashley" is more appropriate and less prone to misunderstandings. Maybe "Melissa-Ashley" would be even better but as the article name uses no hyphen I left it out too. But changing everything (including article name) to the hyphenated form sounds ok. Optimale Gu 14:32, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Health status post deleted
I took out the some recent information on Melissa-Ashley's health conditions that gave the following page as a source: [1]
While posts by the subject of an article to their own blog, forum, or website may be an acceptable source according to WP:VERIFY, private email lists such as the source above definitely are not. (And information like what was posted definitely needs to be verifiable as per WP:BLP.) And the fact that this information is specifically not posted to her official site (neither here nor here) nor her MySpace blog means that information was probably not posted publicly for a reason. Of course, on a personal note, my sympathies definitely go out to her and if there are any "fans" reading this, one of the above-mentioned links to her official site gives info on where to send donations. Iamcuriousblue 03:04, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
- I'd question with the characterization of this list/forum as "private". Yes, it does require subscription to access the archives; however, this is primarily because of the sexually explicit nature, limiting access to those who are of appropriate age and of certain interest. However, the the presumption of privacy aspect of the policy justifies your erring on the side of caution (as may the general principles behind HIPAA). I suppose a simple solution would be to email her and ask her if she has any objections to her health problem being included; I've been meaning to ask her about a public-domain publicity shot for WP anyway. Abb3w 17:04, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
