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[edit] Tony Parker Jr. and French citizenship

How is it that Tony Parker Jr. has French citizenship where his father is American, his mother is Dutch and he was born in Belgium?

Why not. Perhaps you can read the WP article on citizenship, that might help. Chensiyuan 16:30, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Chensiyuan doesn't know ... Parker was born in Belgium but moved to france when he was 3 weeks old and his father played for a french league team. He took french citizenship when he was 15. I could add this to the entry but chensiyuan would certainly remove it
Yup, whoever you are, I only know you make poor edits that pay no attention to grammar and spelling. And claims which do not provide sources. Goodbye! Chensiyuan 09:14, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Capitalization

I also agree the sections don't need to be capitalized, according to Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style on Headings section.

"Capitalize the first letter only of the first word and of any proper nouns in a heading, and leave all of the other letters in lowercase". Aree 10:41, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Racist?

Is racist the right adjective to describe Longoria's supposed remarks? I would generally prefer to find another word to describe racially derogatory remarks made by somebody about their own group, although I'm not sure what would be appropriate. john k 19:29, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Yeah calling someone a Mexican bike cop when you yourself are Mexican is borderline. Also it was such a minor event. Quadzilla99 06:21, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] France...no, U.S...no France...no, U.S.

This article says Dominique Wilkins was born in France, but is a U.S. citizen by birth. Isn't this contradictory? To be a U.S. citizen by birth you have to be born in the U.S.

If one is the children of U.S. nationals, one can be a U.S. citizen by birth in certain contexts, even if one is not born in the U.S. john k 21:59, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Since his father is American, wouldn't he be French-American?

[edit] Dunking?

Is it really "popular belief" that he can't dunk? Is there a source for that? Crumbsucker 05:22, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Early Years

Is it true that he's related to the Parkers of Parker Brothers fame? I would like to see some kind of citation with regards to this.

I also have a hard time believing he's related to famed injury attorney Larry H. Parker, presumably on his father's side. I'd like to see that attested to as well.
I'm going to remove the information since it's likely untrue. If someone wants to find a citation for it and re-add it, then by all means. --WHSTalk 07:31, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Chensiyuan removed the 2 lines about tony parker number 9 and tony's godfather. Why? This can be easily checked (see tp9.net) or the french WP entry for tony parker!

[edit] French in the NBA

The article states that TP is the second french national to play in the NBA. That is not true. The second Frenchman to play in the NBA was Jerome Moïso. But I can understand why he's been forgotten.

[edit] Why is Trivia section called Other Information?

Is that in an attempt to make it more encyclopedic sounding? Renaming isn't going to make it more encyclopedic. Harvey100 14:45, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Gone now. Tayquan 02:16, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] His debut album

will be released March 26th in France. http://www4.fnac.com/Shelf/article.aspx?PRID=1951280&OrderInSession=1&Mn=1&SID=96868119-43b3-7d27-4996-1ef496d2ecc5&Origin=FnacAff&Ra=-28&To=0&Nu=1&UID=11061C68D-833A-391C-5428-D75831FE343B&Fr=0

[edit] GA passed

I reviewed and passed Tony Park for Good article status. It's broad in it's coverage, stable, and contains images (where possible). For FA status, the prose could be improved and the lead could be expanded. MahangaTalk 20:05, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nicknames

I did explain my revert in the edit summary. I said one article doesn't cut it. Downwards has explained offering more or less the same reasons. Just because one article contains "French Bliss" does not mean that is his nickname. You need more than that, because obviously we are looking for established nicknames, not occasionally coined ones. Further, it's also not about finding a dozen hits off google which contain "French Bliss", it's about using reliable and reputable sources. You would find similar discussions on nicknames on other players' talkpages. Chensiyuan 01:56, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

You are also advised not to keep hitting the "edit" button when you're unsure about the edit -- if possible use the preview button. The reasons for that should be obvious to anyone. Chensiyuan 01:57, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Okay, But in the NBA.com website, http://www.nba.com/finals2007/ you will see when click on Parker's photo in the image gallery that French Bliss: Parker is MVP You call that not a reliable source. So, it is an established nickname okay. Both NBA and that source(which is reliable and is a famous website okay) has called Parker Fench Bliss I fell that it is proven to establish the nickname. Brave warrior 13:29, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

The connection between the title of an article and that being the subject's nickname is rather tenuous. And please do not contradict yourself -- the original source you cited was not nba.com. Finally, if you really think about it, was "French Bliss" conjured to convey the idea of a nickname? Chensiyuan 14:56, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Marriage

@203.214.72.239, I don't know why you have a hard time accepting it, but yes, they really did get married. Your removing that information from the article won't change that fact and just appears to be vandalism.

[edit] Date of Marriage

I changed the date in which the article claimed he was married. The page said that he was married on July 7th, but he was married today and it's the 6th. They're expected to have a wedding party tomorrow, but they're already legally married.

[edit] Lead

needs to be expanded to include details on his earlier life. will work on it. Chensiyuan 00:34, 23 July 2007 (UTC)