Talk:Sharon Osbourne
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This article was nominated for deletion on 13 February 2007. The result of the discussion was keep per WP:SNOW. |
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[edit] Gay Icon Project
In my effort to merge the now-deleted list from the article Gay icon to the Gay icons category, I have added this page to the category. I engaged in this effort as a "human script", adding everyone from the list to the category, bypassing the fact-checking stage. That is what I am relying on you to do. Please check the article Gay icon and make a judgment as to whether this person or group fits the category. By distributing this task from the regular editors of one article to the regular editors of several articles, I believe that the task of fact-checking this information can be expedited. Thank you very much. Philwelch 21:49, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] PoV tag?
You really shouldn't add a PoV tag without starting a discussion section detailing why you added it.
Personally, I'd say the only part of the Iron Maiden section that needs reworking for NPoV is the last paragraph, as saying that Sharon came off the worst is definitely PoV and has no cite.
The rest of it can be cited rather easily by sources like the MTV article. --Rosicrucian 18:20, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
- I've removed the passage that lacked a cite, and the PoV tag with it. If there are future disputes on NPoV, please discuss them here before slapping a PoV tag on a section. --Rosicrucian 15:46, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Vagina Monologues
Sharon Osbourne will be playing a role in the UK version of The Vagina Monologues, should i add this, or does someone else want to add it. Is it relevant? Dessydes 04:30, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Better picture of Sharon?
Is there not a better uncopyrighted picture out there that will do Sharon a bit more justice? The pic with her and Ozzy is a bit.. naff?
Cheers
Brad
[edit] Any Chance?
Any chance this link could be added to Sharon's 'External Links'?
http://z10.invisionfree.com/Free_To_Love
Thank you =)
[edit] Iron Maiden Vs. Sharon
That article is disgusting and biased. Whoever wrote it should actually consider editing it in a more mutual tone.
- Agreed, the Iron Maiden article has three short paragraphs on the inicdent, this one has around 10 drawm out bias ones.
[edit] Revision?
IMHO this article probably needs to be extentively revised.
The image should in all honesty be replaced by the shot taken for the cover of her biography. This one for instance: http://www.pcp-agency.com/2006/images/thumbs/sharon_osbourne.jpg
I suspect this would fall into the category of fair use.
Another aspect is restructuring:
- The introduction should be kept a lot more general, giving a short overview of her career as manager, personal life and television presonality. The financial stuff might be better in a seperate section under 'Wealth'.
- Something maybe needs to be said about her childhood, somebody who has read her autobiography could probably say more about that.
- The marriage to Osbourne should probably be expanded somewhat with a stub reference to the singers page. It should probably mention the three children, the fact that she is his second wife, some of the problems (alcoholism, drug abuse, violence and personal injury) and how she has grown to prominence over the past few years.
- Three decades of management probably needs to be mentioned with the enstrangement from her father (cross-referenced to his page), Ozzy Osbourne's career, inception of Ozzfest (cross-referenced), other bands she had manged.
- Notoriety - as is widely known her managerial talents were somewhat controversial and contine to this day. It should really be just a run-down as there are quite a number of them and it would probably too much to mention them all. The Maiden incident should really be dealt with in the Ozzfest context. I would suggest creating a one-line reference with a stub-link.
- Health – can pretty much stay as-is although maybe a little less disjointed. A quote can probably be used to reference her struggle with her weight dating back to the early eighties. The rest seems pretty accurate – it might need to be updated.
- Personal Wealth – by removing the Sunday Times reference to here the introduction would probably look a lot cleaner. The rest should probably be sparsely referenced in relation to the management, income generated from TV work and personal appearances. The break-in from a few years ago where her jewellery was stolen might merit a mention – not sure.
- Charity Work – her foundation concerning cancer and the donation mention in the introduction can be moved here. Also maybe items that she had auctioned off.
- Trivia – not sure about this section. Yes, she features on Dead Ringers but that probably should feature in the section for the program itself. Other Appearances should maybe be moved here where the Vagina Monologues can be mentioned; she also mentions in the Guardian interview from last Saturday that she has a role in a film. There are probably also a number of Ozzy related overview programs where she features.
Would be intersted to hear people's ideas.
(Karst 16:19, 11 December 2006 (UTC))
[edit] $20,000 ?
Why isnt donating $20,000 (10,000 British pounds)prominently reported?
Perhaps the author wants to show that Sharon is a cheapskate. (She isnt)
[edit] Sharon's actions against some critics
I'm having a discussion with Eagle Owl about the appropriate place to put the information about Sharon's posting of packaged excrement to some critics (see below). I don't think it's trivia, it seems far more fundamental to our understanding than that. It could be mental health, but it doesn't look right next to the information about her cancers and so on. Eagle Owl feels quite attached to this entry generally, and I don't want to upset him by engaging in some sort of edit/re-edit, but I think this needs to be elsewhere than trivia.
Suggestions?
"Sharon Osbourne was quoted in the Guardian newspaper on 9th December 2006 [22] as having sent her own excrement on more than one occasion to people she felt had unreasonably criticised her or her family."
Talking of trivia, isn't this an example? Why isn't it under 'trivia'? I suggest we move it there.
"Sharon Osbourne is responsible for the livelihood of 12 dogs and employs a dog walker named Cherie"
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- This whole section was removed, but is unsigned by the contributors who added it. However, I have still reverted the blank. It wasn't myself who had previously added this information.Eagle Owl 18:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
