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I say that if there is no reference for a particular Cosmo, that name should be removed from the list. It lends itself too easily to abuse otherwise. What say ye? Epachamo ( talk) 16:45, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
I received the following post on my personal page. I still say that while the removed names may be correct, unless there is a source, there is no way to know. Epachamo ( talk) 04:14, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
"Hi. I was wondering what type of research you actually did on this subject before you went ahead and deleted names from the wiki page...? Can you even verify that YOU are a former Cosmo yourself before you make this justification? I can tell you that at least 3 of the people that you deleted can be verified as a former Cosmo and should not have been deleted. That is just from the very brief look I had at the removed names. Regardless of if you were a past Cosmo or not, maybe you should do some actual research into things before you go ahead and try to remove the history of the mascot. Though I'm sure if you weren't a past Cosmo yourself you wouldn't be able to get access to any of this information anyways, so maybe you should let the people actually working as his boss and coordinator do these kinds of edits. For the record, there is a video on YouTube of Cosmo's 50th birthday celebration where MANY of the Cosmos that you deleted from the list are actually recognized IN PERSON at a BYU home basketball game. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DidYouEvenResearchThis? (talk • contribs) 21:41, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
This entire section that lists the past Cosmos is un-encyclopedic and does not belong. Wikipedia is not a directory or indiscriminate list of things. There is not a single notable person on this list. Jauerback dude?/ dude. 13:09, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
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The subject of this article is Cosmo the Cougar. Notwithstanding that the editors involved have framed this as a dispute about V and RS, I think that this really a dispute about whether the people who playsd the mascot are OOS. If RSes discuss who portrayed the actors, then they're likely in scope, even if those actors don't have inherent notability. I see that the main source in the article is BYU Magazine; I'm not sure if that's an RS. I recommend going to RSN for an assessment of the sources. voorts ( talk/ contributions) 16:13, 4 June 2023 (UTC) |
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I say that if there is no reference for a particular Cosmo, that name should be removed from the list. It lends itself too easily to abuse otherwise. What say ye? Epachamo ( talk) 16:45, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
I received the following post on my personal page. I still say that while the removed names may be correct, unless there is a source, there is no way to know. Epachamo ( talk) 04:14, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
"Hi. I was wondering what type of research you actually did on this subject before you went ahead and deleted names from the wiki page...? Can you even verify that YOU are a former Cosmo yourself before you make this justification? I can tell you that at least 3 of the people that you deleted can be verified as a former Cosmo and should not have been deleted. That is just from the very brief look I had at the removed names. Regardless of if you were a past Cosmo or not, maybe you should do some actual research into things before you go ahead and try to remove the history of the mascot. Though I'm sure if you weren't a past Cosmo yourself you wouldn't be able to get access to any of this information anyways, so maybe you should let the people actually working as his boss and coordinator do these kinds of edits. For the record, there is a video on YouTube of Cosmo's 50th birthday celebration where MANY of the Cosmos that you deleted from the list are actually recognized IN PERSON at a BYU home basketball game. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DidYouEvenResearchThis? (talk • contribs) 21:41, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
This entire section that lists the past Cosmos is un-encyclopedic and does not belong. Wikipedia is not a directory or indiscriminate list of things. There is not a single notable person on this list. Jauerback dude?/ dude. 13:09, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
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The subject of this article is Cosmo the Cougar. Notwithstanding that the editors involved have framed this as a dispute about V and RS, I think that this really a dispute about whether the people who playsd the mascot are OOS. If RSes discuss who portrayed the actors, then they're likely in scope, even if those actors don't have inherent notability. I see that the main source in the article is BYU Magazine; I'm not sure if that's an RS. I recommend going to RSN for an assessment of the sources. voorts ( talk/ contributions) 16:13, 4 June 2023 (UTC) |