Talk:Autograph

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"But autograph collecting is more than just getting an autograph from that celebrity. Whether you get it in person or by mail, you know that by interacting with that person and letting them know you're a fan, you are creating yourself a moment in life you will never forget, especially when the celebrity is friendly and appreciates the attention, which is in most of the cases."

That's a pretty "POV" and subjective, isn't it?

"Among American stars, about 50 percent of them like signing, and among Hispanics almost 100 percent of them don't have a problem with signing either. Asians are OK signers too, and the European celebrities are generally considered very good signers too."

The lack of a source and awkward structure makes me want to take that out. But I'm a newbie, so I'll let someone else do it. ;)

Hell with it. I'll do it. Cigarette

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[edit] Celebrities

It seems to me that the majority of the portion of the article about celebrities who provide or do not provide autographs is useless. I am nearly sure that the celebrities listed solely by name, lacking any other fact about their autographs, should be removed. Of course, some important or illustrative examples should remain, e.g. Michael Jordan, but I do not see the point of putting J.C. Chasez in here. Auricfuzz

HELP!! I just added several paragraphs regarding FAKES on June 30, 2005. But I am rather cautious about doing all of the fancy bracketing work, underlinging, etc. I just don't want to mess things up. Perhaps someone with experience can polish my additions. Perhaps my addition should be placed under the Caption of "Autograph Collecting" and linked to "Autograph", I defer to someone who has the time to figure this out. Thank you for whatever assistance you can provide. -- Bill Garrison; I'm registered in Wikipedi as "BillGarrisonJr" but I wound up with some internet number for my article.

[edit] Autopen

I have worked in several offices of Members of Congress and have never once, not one, seen an autopen. Now I know some Senate offices that have them. But, for the House side, we really don't have the space.

Um, this article has a lot of second-person in it. That's not right, is it?

Maybe something on
  1. Sports superstars,
  2. raising for chariety and
  3. eBay?--HamedogTalk|@ 22:25, 24 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Checks

"both dealers and celebrities began to charge money for their signatures (especially on personal checks)." O_o Kind of funny... but I take it out. polkium 08:27, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images

I'm not saying any of the images are inappropriate themselves, but I don't think we need a list of 5 or 6 famous autographs at the top of the article. One or Two autographs clearly gets the point accross. the other 4 don't add understanding to the article. TheHYPO 05:56, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Collecting as a Hobby

The article states 1980s. I was collecting them in the early 1970s, and the practice was well known in the 1950s. Unfortunately, the Reader's Digest story of the lady collecting an autograph of Elvis has long since gone. Even Louisa May Alcott mentioned the people hounding her by putting it in "Jo's Boys"! -- Gillian (Reynardo)

[edit] How do you Sign your Autograph like a Professional?

I was wondering if anyone knows how to sign their autograph like a professional athlete or a celebrity does. I am referring to the way that their signed names often look absolutely nothing like what a student would learn in school writing in cursive. There are often extremely unusual underlines, curves, and diagonal lines that are virtually unreadable; however, they do appear to be a real signature, since those same lines are consistent from person to person. When I was on the little league baseball team as a kid, there were other kids who would say things like, "My dad is going to show me how to sign my autograph like a pro." Well, decades have passed, and I still don't know. Is anyone out there willing to tell me the "science," behind signing an autograph? Thanks. Mike mgoblue (talk) 14:46, 3 February 2008 (UTC)


(Chris Baish is GOD!!!) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.28.164.252 (talk) 18:07, 13 May 2008 (UTC)