Talk:Robert Duncan McNeill

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[edit] Infobox Edit War - spouse

This needs to stop, we need to have a discussion here and take a vote on the matter of the spouse in the infobox. Please vote below.

  • Against - I don't think just because the field is there it should be used. I believe it is inteded for more high-profile spouses. Just my opinion, and please post yours below. The decision should be made here and should be final. 74.204.40.46 09:49, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
  • In favour - The field is a valid template field and it has nothing to do with the social position of the spouse. Also, her name is on IMDB, so it's not a secret. Lots of other pages have the field, with high nor not high-profile spouse. The field completes the profile. --Andromeda 17:20, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Against - I agree that just because the field exists that the information should be included. There are issues concerning privacy here - absent a newsworthy or encyclopedic reason for including the spouse, I don't think the information should be included "just because we can." It's not on the actor's website, and he talks about privacy issues regarding his family. Absent a full justification why the information is important to McNeill's career as an actor or director, I vote to remove the info, particularly in regard to his minor children, who clearly are NOT celebrities or have taken steps to become public figures. Dcs47 (talk) 17:28, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
The information is on IMDB, so it's not a secret. If it wasn't anywhere else, then yes it would raise privacy concerns, but his wife's name (not his children) is public on the BIGGEST movie site on the net. I don't see the big problem here. --Andromeda (talk) 10:41, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
Correction: his children names ARE on IMDB too. [1] --Andromeda (talk) 10:43, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
I stand by my earlier comments. Again, the justification comes down to "because the field's in the box," or "someone else has already invaded their privacy." Provide a basis that is encylopedic - that the spouse and minor children are newsworthy, or have independently sought celebrity.

[edit] edit request

{{editprotected}} No great urgency, but I'm tidying up Category:Juilliard School people to move people to appropriate sub-cats where possible, and changing his category to Category:Juilliard School alumni isn't something I can currently do, given page protection. Thanks, Bencherlite 23:22, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Done. Cheers. --MZMcBride 23:26, 24 May 2007 (UTC)