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Hi: The play-by-play in the death section had quite a few issues. ( This is a link to the version before I edited, but I'll excerpt it in relevant part here.)
There were only two citations—one to the interview with Frank's wife Tammie and one to TMZ—both of which only came after the last sentence at the end of this paragraph. I initially began editing the section because those citations were only at the end of the section, and I felt like each of the sentences should have a citation attached. But then when I clicked on the Tammie interview and actually examined it, I realized that it contradicted what was written. Tammie: (1) denied they had argued and (2) said she didn't call the police.
These are the direct words from the source:
So the article was apparently picking and choosing whether to rely on the TMZ source or Tammie interview, with no legitimate explanation. Frankly, I don't think there's any way to pick between the sources or present one version of events, but I also think this type of play-by-play doesn't belong in an encyclopedia. Why does it need to be said whether there was an argument or emotional talk before Frank's suicide? In light of the sourcing issues and undue weight, I've removed it.-- 12.200.16.130 ( talk) 18:41, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
"Died by suicide" is the preferred phrasing as "committed" is a legal and religious term (similar to "committing adultery"). It's more of a colloquialism now and not typically used in official reports. 66.24.209.81 ( talk) 14:29, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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Hi: The play-by-play in the death section had quite a few issues. ( This is a link to the version before I edited, but I'll excerpt it in relevant part here.)
There were only two citations—one to the interview with Frank's wife Tammie and one to TMZ—both of which only came after the last sentence at the end of this paragraph. I initially began editing the section because those citations were only at the end of the section, and I felt like each of the sentences should have a citation attached. But then when I clicked on the Tammie interview and actually examined it, I realized that it contradicted what was written. Tammie: (1) denied they had argued and (2) said she didn't call the police.
These are the direct words from the source:
So the article was apparently picking and choosing whether to rely on the TMZ source or Tammie interview, with no legitimate explanation. Frankly, I don't think there's any way to pick between the sources or present one version of events, but I also think this type of play-by-play doesn't belong in an encyclopedia. Why does it need to be said whether there was an argument or emotional talk before Frank's suicide? In light of the sourcing issues and undue weight, I've removed it.-- 12.200.16.130 ( talk) 18:41, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
"Died by suicide" is the preferred phrasing as "committed" is a legal and religious term (similar to "committing adultery"). It's more of a colloquialism now and not typically used in official reports. 66.24.209.81 ( talk) 14:29, 30 August 2023 (UTC)