Talk:MF Doom
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Why doesn't Wikipedia write "MF DOOM" in all caps?
Wikipedia uses lowercase for two reasons:
Note that the article mentions in the first sentence that the name is stylized in all caps, so it's not like Wikipedia is ignoring this. Why does Wikipedia say MF Doom was British-American?
Wikipedia is based on reliable secondary sources. These sources variously describe Doom as American, British-American or British-born. The consensus among Wikipedia editors is that "British-American" is the best compromise for the lead sentence. It reflects the plurality of sources and is a reasonable interpretation of his identity. The complexity of MF Doom's nationality and citizenship is described in detail in the article body. |
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Semi-protected edit request on 14 February 2024 edit
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Relatives : Ashlyn Thompson Dumile Samuel ohanlon (talk) 21:01, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 21:06, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
- All Caps by Madvillian 1:15, DOOM is on the mic, sense y’all clearly aren’t fans 76.25.36.224 (talk) 12:56, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 28 February 2024 edit
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i just wanna change anything titled as Doom to DOOM Vanhutenmilhouse1 (talk) 17:49, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: Per the MOS it's still not going to be changed to DOOM, please see many of the other messages on the talk page. Tuna
VeniVidiVici 17:51, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Issue with American-British as a nationality edit
If he was born in Britain, died in Britain, never gained citizenship in America, and had no Ancestral/parental links to the USA, why call him American? He did grow up and live in the US, but surely this could be explained in the summary, instead of immediately putting American-British, to then be explaining that that is false.
You could change the paragraph to say “was a british rapper and record producer who grew up and mainly lived in the USA”.
I’m not an avid wikipedia user, so it’s possible i could be wrong, but i feel like this is just blatantly wrong. Even Trinidadian-Zimbabwean rapper is more correct than the current. AbsoluteMadness (talk) 01:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Please see the FAQ at the top of this talk page. Popcornfud (talk) 03:24, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- His parents lived in the US he was only born in the UK because his mother was pregnant upon travel. He had ancestral links to the US, lived here the majority of his life, and was raised in NYC. 108.52.56.66 (talk) 16:28, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 5 June 2024 edit
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change the musical career origin location to Long Beach, NY, rather than just Long Island. This is where KMD was formed, which is where MF DOOM's musical career began. Orasoupas (talk) 23:55, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
