Talk:Cecil Adams
From Academic Kids
I wonder, what was the reason for 80.131.87.116's deletion on 15 Oct 2003 of these paragraphs:
- Adams is especially noted for his ability to research urban legends. There are urban legends concerning Adams himself, namely whether "Cecil Adams" is a fictional character or the nom de plume of various other authors, as there are few details known about this secretive figure.
- His columns are archived at the Straight Dope website, which also hosts one of the most popular message boards on the Internet.
I think the first paragraph is particularly interesting, myself. Considering the lack of other available information on Cecil Adams' true identities(?), isn't the first paragraph accurate? -- Arteitle 14:52, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- I decided that this was probably vandalism, since no explanation was given for the deletion, and since the deleter has no other edits attributed to him/her, and I reverted it. -- Arteitle 16:37, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- Now it asserts that it is a pen name. This may be so, but there should be a source for it if it is known to be fact, as a number of people still believe in Cecil. (If there is no certainty, it should remain worded as before, I think.)
Message Board deserves its own article?
Is there need and/or would it be appropriate for the Straight Dope Message Board to have its own article, linked from the Cecil Adams article? I believe information about the board could fill out an article, much like the Something Awful Forums article. However, I'm somewhat new here and don't want to overstep any boundaries. Any comments?
The message board is already (externally) linked in the Godwin's Law article, under "Gaudere's Law," which originated on the message board.
