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Her brother Carl wrote a brief bio of himself that mentions their birthplace and confirms some other bio details. Here's an excerpt:
I was born in Richmond in 1976 - we had a house on Peach Tree blvd.. off of Broad street. This was the only house on the block and the rest of the block was woods--- just up from Willow Lawn where they have since built a very big shopping center and a bunch of new homes that all look alike. I was told that back then, those woods were filled with all sorts of rare trees and flowers that are native to Virginia. My sister and i spent hours and hours exploring in "our" forest. Whenever I got snagged by a thorn bush she'd say "step over them, or on them! Don't walk straight into them silly!!" That was a great metaphor for dealing with life's problems.
My father, who was a painter and VCU art professor, passed on when I was 3.... My mother was an editor for the Publications department at The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for 25 years and has recently retired to do freelance writing, editing, and publishing....My Stepfather, who married my Mother when I was 10...
-- Zippy 19:59, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
I think this wording is somewhat confusing
Specifically, I think it leads the reader to believe that her father's death was the direct cause of her leaving home, shortly after it happened. While I think its possible Mr. Hamm's death was an important cause, considering the dates, it appears she left home some 6 years later. In my mind its likely that there were other causes as well. Assigning one event to the cause like that seems like speculation. Also, what child wouldn't be affected deeply by her father's death? Perhaps this should be tied into some significance regarding her development. I propose changing the wording to at least split the "left home" wording into a different sentence from the death "affected her deeply" wording.
-- C33 17:34, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
I removed the following info because it was not cited. Please find a verifiable reference and then repost it upon adding the required references.
Questions, comments, concerns? -- Joe Beaudoin Jr. Think out loud 23:08, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
I rewrote some of the Career section to not sound like a stalker was drooling all over the page. It's not complete. Her website has more detailed information if someone actually cares to go through it and add her entire CV. Seems kinda pointless though.
Ioerror
03:22, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
I support the removal of "photographer" from the career section. I found no references to Xeni's work being professionally shown in galleries or anything other than her snap shots on the web. Taking pictures does not make one a photographer. Posing for a photographer who is known publicly to be a personal friend seems non-notable as well. LikeItsABadThing 17:25, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
It bothers me that a user named Xenijardin has been editing this entry. I hope that it's an imposter, not because I admire her - I think that the "blogosphere" is a bunch of bunk, and boingboing is like a five man mob - but because it would be terribly unethical.
Jokestress added that Xeni is a photographer. Has she been shown in non-vanity galleries, honored or paid for her photography? If not, then she is a photographer like anybody else is who owns a camera is. Her posing for photographs by a photographer, how is that notable?
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Her brother Carl wrote a brief bio of himself that mentions their birthplace and confirms some other bio details. Here's an excerpt:
I was born in Richmond in 1976 - we had a house on Peach Tree blvd.. off of Broad street. This was the only house on the block and the rest of the block was woods--- just up from Willow Lawn where they have since built a very big shopping center and a bunch of new homes that all look alike. I was told that back then, those woods were filled with all sorts of rare trees and flowers that are native to Virginia. My sister and i spent hours and hours exploring in "our" forest. Whenever I got snagged by a thorn bush she'd say "step over them, or on them! Don't walk straight into them silly!!" That was a great metaphor for dealing with life's problems.
My father, who was a painter and VCU art professor, passed on when I was 3.... My mother was an editor for the Publications department at The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for 25 years and has recently retired to do freelance writing, editing, and publishing....My Stepfather, who married my Mother when I was 10...
-- Zippy 19:59, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
I think this wording is somewhat confusing
Specifically, I think it leads the reader to believe that her father's death was the direct cause of her leaving home, shortly after it happened. While I think its possible Mr. Hamm's death was an important cause, considering the dates, it appears she left home some 6 years later. In my mind its likely that there were other causes as well. Assigning one event to the cause like that seems like speculation. Also, what child wouldn't be affected deeply by her father's death? Perhaps this should be tied into some significance regarding her development. I propose changing the wording to at least split the "left home" wording into a different sentence from the death "affected her deeply" wording.
-- C33 17:34, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
I removed the following info because it was not cited. Please find a verifiable reference and then repost it upon adding the required references.
Questions, comments, concerns? -- Joe Beaudoin Jr. Think out loud 23:08, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
I rewrote some of the Career section to not sound like a stalker was drooling all over the page. It's not complete. Her website has more detailed information if someone actually cares to go through it and add her entire CV. Seems kinda pointless though.
Ioerror
03:22, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
I support the removal of "photographer" from the career section. I found no references to Xeni's work being professionally shown in galleries or anything other than her snap shots on the web. Taking pictures does not make one a photographer. Posing for a photographer who is known publicly to be a personal friend seems non-notable as well. LikeItsABadThing 17:25, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
It bothers me that a user named Xenijardin has been editing this entry. I hope that it's an imposter, not because I admire her - I think that the "blogosphere" is a bunch of bunk, and boingboing is like a five man mob - but because it would be terribly unethical.
Jokestress added that Xeni is a photographer. Has she been shown in non-vanity galleries, honored or paid for her photography? If not, then she is a photographer like anybody else is who owns a camera is. Her posing for photographs by a photographer, how is that notable?