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Not even a wee l'il single lone photo of N.L. ? :(
--I uploaded a scan of a publicity photo - however I have tried to specify the source correctly and failed. Image is in the first few lines of the page still if you edit it. Could someone please edit it to specify the source correctly (Scanned publicity photo) else orphanbot removes it.
Sorry for being an American, but why is this title here? Does she actually go by this title? It seems to(sic) stuffy for Nigella. Perhaps sh's (double sic) not as modern as she pretends.
We were trying to add a link to a Nigella fansite and it keep being removed. It is perfectly within the rules of Wikipedia to add fansite links and I am not sure why it keeps being arbitrarily removed without explanation. Fan sites are allowed if they are informative, not selling anything, etc.
So, while we are a fansite, we fall right within the parameters of Wikipedia's rules as being a site full of information regarding the subject at hand.
I do not believe that Nigella Lawson has the title of 'Honourable'. She turned down her OBE a number of years ago.
As a title, 'honourable' is bestowed on the children of peers and was assumed when her father became Baron Lawson after leaving the Commons. I agree however that it's a bit pompous to use it in the context of this article.
In your listing of books you are missing one of Nigella's books, her first actually, Musee Imaginaire of Pasta, ISBN 8842205443, published January 1, 1999, by Umberto Allemandi.
I might also be interesting to add to your article the fact that Nigella graduated from Oxford with a degree in Modern and Medieval Languages. She also has more siblings than just her brother Dominic and her sister Thomasina.
Can any reference be provided to prove that her (or indeed anyone's) favourite group is Hotsnack?
According to the article she has no Sephardic ancestry. At the same time, it says she does have Jewish ancestry from the Netherlands. Forgive me, but Netherlander Jews are Sephardic. Perhaps it's the old saw of equating "Sephardic" with "Spanish/Spain," again? More likely, it's the mistake of equating "Ashkhenhazic" with "Europe." Any more info? JBDay 05:15, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
"(In her newspaper articles she consistently showed a liberal attitude to sexual morality, even seeming to come close to admitting to bisexuality.)". Sexuality and sexual morality are different things entirely.. Secretlondon 09:06, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
In Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall's book 'Hugh Fearlessly Eats-it-all' he criticises NL for her book 'forever summer' not respecting the seasonality of foods. Worth a mention? Sarahjeantaylor 21:04, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
Removed the comments on sexuality and speculation about her own from unverified and unverifiable sources (her partners and the subject herself would seem to be the only accurate ones, "reading between the lines" is not a standard for biography); it would seem to have utterly no bearing on her public profile as a television chef. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.11.221.221 ( talk) 01:29, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Is there any reason why people keep changing, "said she loves watching football" back to "admits to loving watching football?" Is loving to watch football somehow a crime or a evil deed? Sam 17:52, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
It is odd that she was "moved nine times during the ages of nine and eighteen." Was that nine times in both years, or five times in one and four times in the other? Or if (as is probable) it was between the ages of nine and eighteen, why not say it that way? Axel 01:08, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
Isn't it worth noting in the "Personal Life" bit that Nigella Lawson was once the girlfriend of famous QC and television show host Geoffrey Robertson, who dumped her in 1988 in favour of Australian author Kathy Lette? http://www.abc.net.au/austory/transcripts/s685468.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.11.3.162 ( talk) 22:52, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
I read here that Nigella has an impeccable Jewish pedigree, so I was surprised when I saw her on a recent cooking show chowing down on a pork chop like a starving Rottweiler, while moaning orgasmically and draping her hair in the sauce. Does being related to any number of earls and barons mean she is relieved of Jewish dietary obligations?
Also, I read here that no less than three of Nigella’s close relatives have died of different “cancers” at different times. What IS that white powder in the little jar at the back of her larder? More work required here. Myles325a ( talk) 00:25, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
Looking good, will fall over the line very easily but couple of minor quibbles:
There are other examples of this.
:: high-profile --> "prominent" proabably a better adjective here.
:: proceeded to create a restaurant column - create? proceeded redundant, why not just 'wrote' or 'went on to write'?
Anyway, more to come. These are all pretty minor and I'll be happy to pass once done. cheers,
Casliber (
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04:07, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the GA review. I've done most of the changes you've suggested except the elaboration on her Jewish character. I agree it would be great to find out more, but this is all I could come up with:
What do you think? Many thanks. Eagle Owl ( talk) 11:36, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
The Nigella Express section reads that the author admits her recipes "were not that healthy." After having read the reference link and her actual book, this claim needs re-working. The recipes generally employ more prepared and processed ingredients than usual, but they are not anywhere near a majority and there is still plenty of whole food used as well. Also, the source material for the claim says that her actual words were that the recipes "aren't particularly healthy," in comparison to Jamie Oliver's "School Dinners" series for which the impact of diet on health was its primary focus.
"Not that healthy" and "aren't particularly healthy" connote two different things. It's a subtle difference, but significant. One suggests that something may actually be unhealthy, while the other indicates that healthiness was not a specific aim. Also, given the context of the source material, this seems misleading.
Thoughts?
75.157.128.84 ( talk) 19:30, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
What is healthy about her cooking? Nothing whatsoever. Even the camera is often out of focus, which is bad for your eyes 87.168.3.21 ( talk)holy man 87.168.3.21 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 17:04, 27 December 2008 (UTC).
Nigella Lawson is listed at List of former pupils of Westminster School but the article states that she went to the Godolphin and Latymer school, can someone clarify this? Tmwerty ( talk) 15:01, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
Under residence, in the infobox, it lists the street that she lives on (?????????). it shouldn't say more than the district. -- Tim1423 ( talk) 10:09, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
Well thankfully you are here to remind us of the street she lives on (?????????), just in case anyone follows your advice and removes it from the main article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shortspend ( talk • contribs) 10:45, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
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Not even a wee l'il single lone photo of N.L. ? :(
--I uploaded a scan of a publicity photo - however I have tried to specify the source correctly and failed. Image is in the first few lines of the page still if you edit it. Could someone please edit it to specify the source correctly (Scanned publicity photo) else orphanbot removes it.
Sorry for being an American, but why is this title here? Does she actually go by this title? It seems to(sic) stuffy for Nigella. Perhaps sh's (double sic) not as modern as she pretends.
We were trying to add a link to a Nigella fansite and it keep being removed. It is perfectly within the rules of Wikipedia to add fansite links and I am not sure why it keeps being arbitrarily removed without explanation. Fan sites are allowed if they are informative, not selling anything, etc.
So, while we are a fansite, we fall right within the parameters of Wikipedia's rules as being a site full of information regarding the subject at hand.
I do not believe that Nigella Lawson has the title of 'Honourable'. She turned down her OBE a number of years ago.
As a title, 'honourable' is bestowed on the children of peers and was assumed when her father became Baron Lawson after leaving the Commons. I agree however that it's a bit pompous to use it in the context of this article.
In your listing of books you are missing one of Nigella's books, her first actually, Musee Imaginaire of Pasta, ISBN 8842205443, published January 1, 1999, by Umberto Allemandi.
I might also be interesting to add to your article the fact that Nigella graduated from Oxford with a degree in Modern and Medieval Languages. She also has more siblings than just her brother Dominic and her sister Thomasina.
Can any reference be provided to prove that her (or indeed anyone's) favourite group is Hotsnack?
According to the article she has no Sephardic ancestry. At the same time, it says she does have Jewish ancestry from the Netherlands. Forgive me, but Netherlander Jews are Sephardic. Perhaps it's the old saw of equating "Sephardic" with "Spanish/Spain," again? More likely, it's the mistake of equating "Ashkhenhazic" with "Europe." Any more info? JBDay 05:15, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
"(In her newspaper articles she consistently showed a liberal attitude to sexual morality, even seeming to come close to admitting to bisexuality.)". Sexuality and sexual morality are different things entirely.. Secretlondon 09:06, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
In Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall's book 'Hugh Fearlessly Eats-it-all' he criticises NL for her book 'forever summer' not respecting the seasonality of foods. Worth a mention? Sarahjeantaylor 21:04, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
Removed the comments on sexuality and speculation about her own from unverified and unverifiable sources (her partners and the subject herself would seem to be the only accurate ones, "reading between the lines" is not a standard for biography); it would seem to have utterly no bearing on her public profile as a television chef. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.11.221.221 ( talk) 01:29, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Is there any reason why people keep changing, "said she loves watching football" back to "admits to loving watching football?" Is loving to watch football somehow a crime or a evil deed? Sam 17:52, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
It is odd that she was "moved nine times during the ages of nine and eighteen." Was that nine times in both years, or five times in one and four times in the other? Or if (as is probable) it was between the ages of nine and eighteen, why not say it that way? Axel 01:08, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
Isn't it worth noting in the "Personal Life" bit that Nigella Lawson was once the girlfriend of famous QC and television show host Geoffrey Robertson, who dumped her in 1988 in favour of Australian author Kathy Lette? http://www.abc.net.au/austory/transcripts/s685468.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.11.3.162 ( talk) 22:52, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
I read here that Nigella has an impeccable Jewish pedigree, so I was surprised when I saw her on a recent cooking show chowing down on a pork chop like a starving Rottweiler, while moaning orgasmically and draping her hair in the sauce. Does being related to any number of earls and barons mean she is relieved of Jewish dietary obligations?
Also, I read here that no less than three of Nigella’s close relatives have died of different “cancers” at different times. What IS that white powder in the little jar at the back of her larder? More work required here. Myles325a ( talk) 00:25, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
Looking good, will fall over the line very easily but couple of minor quibbles:
There are other examples of this.
:: high-profile --> "prominent" proabably a better adjective here.
:: proceeded to create a restaurant column - create? proceeded redundant, why not just 'wrote' or 'went on to write'?
Anyway, more to come. These are all pretty minor and I'll be happy to pass once done. cheers,
Casliber (
talk ·
contribs)
04:07, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the GA review. I've done most of the changes you've suggested except the elaboration on her Jewish character. I agree it would be great to find out more, but this is all I could come up with:
What do you think? Many thanks. Eagle Owl ( talk) 11:36, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
The Nigella Express section reads that the author admits her recipes "were not that healthy." After having read the reference link and her actual book, this claim needs re-working. The recipes generally employ more prepared and processed ingredients than usual, but they are not anywhere near a majority and there is still plenty of whole food used as well. Also, the source material for the claim says that her actual words were that the recipes "aren't particularly healthy," in comparison to Jamie Oliver's "School Dinners" series for which the impact of diet on health was its primary focus.
"Not that healthy" and "aren't particularly healthy" connote two different things. It's a subtle difference, but significant. One suggests that something may actually be unhealthy, while the other indicates that healthiness was not a specific aim. Also, given the context of the source material, this seems misleading.
Thoughts?
75.157.128.84 ( talk) 19:30, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
What is healthy about her cooking? Nothing whatsoever. Even the camera is often out of focus, which is bad for your eyes 87.168.3.21 ( talk)holy man 87.168.3.21 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 17:04, 27 December 2008 (UTC).
Nigella Lawson is listed at List of former pupils of Westminster School but the article states that she went to the Godolphin and Latymer school, can someone clarify this? Tmwerty ( talk) 15:01, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
Under residence, in the infobox, it lists the street that she lives on (?????????). it shouldn't say more than the district. -- Tim1423 ( talk) 10:09, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
Well thankfully you are here to remind us of the street she lives on (?????????), just in case anyone follows your advice and removes it from the main article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shortspend ( talk • contribs) 10:45, 31 August 2010 (UTC)