Talk:Laurel Rose Willson

Faked Death?

I am tempted to revert out the text added January 17, 2005, referring to the possibility that Willson/Stratford/Grabowski faked her death, as I have never seen any reference to the possibility, but would seek comments before doing so. If there is any non-Wiki discussion of the possibility, it could be cited, or perhaps the existing "theory" could be restated in a more general way? Of course, this is one story that doesn't lack for odd twists and turns, so I suppose anything is possible... Robertissimo 13:54, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

I have taken up a discussion of the "faked death" issue with the editor who added that portion of the article. I was inclined to revert it myself, but I also find the possibility intriguing, and it probably should be explored before a decision on the article is made. - Chadbryant 17:16, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

I made it "it's easy to speculate but further investigation is necessary before we can seriously consider this as a possibility." If that isn't NPOV enough I'll take it out for now. Bluejay Young 05:03, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

As a reader, I'll say that now that the possibility has been pointed out, it does seem unpleasantly likely somehow. However, as an editor, I don't see any evidence that the speculation is more than just original research. -- Antaeus Feldspar 15:58, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

How about something like "it is tempting to imagine"? —Tamfang 22:49, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Commentary moved from article

Following is text removed from the article; I am leaving a message on the user's talk page. Robertissimo 04:23, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

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If anyone wants to see it, here is a link to the revision.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Laurel_Rose_Willson&diff=85986794&oldid=39497592

So, I wonder what this is all about. I googled for stuff about her niece and found one site that said she had a niece named Tristie, which is what this person said. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.87.29.74 (talk) 09:16, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Inclusion in Category:Impostor pretenders

As noted in the article and related sources, towards the end of her life, Willson pretended to be a Holocaust survivor and used the guise to have her work published. Thus, she qualifies for the category. Manager Of Champions 22:43, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Category:Imposter pretenders describes itself as "the intersection of imposters (people impersonating someone else) and pretenders (people making claims to regal positions such as the queen or king of a country)." While Willson did claim to be, variously, a survivor of extreme child abuse, of Satanic ritual abuse, and of the Holocaust, she never, in any source I have seen, made a claim to royalty. She does indeed seem to have been a pretender (as all imposters are), in one sense of the word, but not in the technical sense that would qualify her for this category. Robertissimo 04:56, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

The category is not currently limited to persons who have pretended to be royalty (see Lou Proctor), and the category description provides that as an example, not as a distinct qualifier. Manager Of Champions 05:37, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

You're right - Lou Proctor doesn't belong there, either (I'd say, based on a quick read, he'd best be listed as a hoax, rather than even an imposter, as he doesn't seem to have actively impersonated a ball player, just listed himself as one, if it was in fact he that did so). A pretender, per WP, is "a claimant to an abolished throne or to a throne already occupied by somebody else." Had she lived, Willson might well have gotten around to that, but as it stands, she doesn't qualify. Robertissimo 05:50, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

her main promoter

I was wondering should we make an article for Johanna Michaelsen whom promoted her so much? Megamenomichi (talk) 18:54, 22 December 2013 (UTC)Megamenomichi

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