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I disagree with the identification of anyone LGBT when it has no relevance to the job of Wikipedia to be encyclopedic.
People who do not identify as LGBT on Wikipedia are never identified as such, I see no reason to identify Macfarlane in this way.
He is an actor, and highlighting his sexuality in this was to "support all the LGBT-related categories the article is in" is at best superfluous and at worst prurient.
Delighted to hear why this reference might be considered necessary, and especially encyclopaedic when he is famous for being an actor, and not for his sexuality or campaigning for LGBT issues. Juddlackland ( talk) 06:24, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
Ok - I take that on board. Can you then update with these references - I do see this as significant to his biography then, it is encyclopaedic and relevant.
Had this been in place I would not have edited it. Thanks for this research. Juddlackland ( talk) 21:22, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
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I disagree with the identification of anyone LGBT when it has no relevance to the job of Wikipedia to be encyclopedic.
People who do not identify as LGBT on Wikipedia are never identified as such, I see no reason to identify Macfarlane in this way.
He is an actor, and highlighting his sexuality in this was to "support all the LGBT-related categories the article is in" is at best superfluous and at worst prurient.
Delighted to hear why this reference might be considered necessary, and especially encyclopaedic when he is famous for being an actor, and not for his sexuality or campaigning for LGBT issues. Juddlackland ( talk) 06:24, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
Ok - I take that on board. Can you then update with these references - I do see this as significant to his biography then, it is encyclopaedic and relevant.
Had this been in place I would not have edited it. Thanks for this research. Juddlackland ( talk) 21:22, 13 February 2023 (UTC)