Talk:Gladys Knight

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[edit] ABUSE OF GLADYS KNIGHT and BIAS AGAINST HER by USERS GARETH E KEGG & ELIMINATOR JR

On Monday September, 10, 2007, Gladys Knight was recognized as the EMPRESS OF SOUL by the respected Society of Singers and at that time presented with the prestigious ELLA AWARD, in Beverly Hills, CA. Additionally, it is historical fact that Gladys has earned 7 American Music Awards, to wit: Gladys Knight with the Pips has won a total of seven (7) American Music Awards, four (4) in 1975, Best Soul/R&B Album, Best Soul/R&B Single, Best Soul/R&B Band, Group or Duo and Best Pop/Rock Band, Group or Duo, one (1) in 1976, Best Soul/R&B Group or Duo, one (1) in 1984, Favorite R&B Single and one(1)in 1989, Favorite R&B Group.

Users Gareth E Kegg & Eliminator JR continue to vandalize her page by deleting these facts. Who on Wikipedia has the authority to stop them? (helpme) Comprendo 16:07, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Comprendo (talk • contribs) 16:03, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
  • The only person that is vandalizing the page is you. I have included the "Empress of Soul" reference in the article after your last edit, but I will continue to remove it from the lede paragraph and the infobox every time you re-add it. Moreover, if you continue to deface the article after the numerous warnings I have given you, I will block you. Please see your talk page. The link is there - look at the reference section. Let this be an end to it. ELIMINATORJR 23:35, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Searching for "Empress of Soul" -wiki -comprendo shows 21700 hits of which also has Patti LaBelle and Connie T. Empress being called the same nickname. It's not her exclusive nickname but she is associated with the nickname so leave it in but make the wording NPOV like she's been called or an Empress of Soul. Patti LaBelle's page could have the same reference. Alatari (talk) 17:12, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
No problem with "has been called" etc (you'll see it's currently in the article) - the original problem was that the user kept re-inserting it into the lede and infobox as if it was an official title. BLACKKITE 20:10, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
He's pretty dedicated. Had to add -comprendo to the search for he is responsible for a major number of the hits. Alatari (talk) 00:48, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] walk of star locations

The follow month or so Gladys Knight is so popular in this world through out the year, she, her brother Merald, sister Brenda, and cousins William and Elenor Guest formed a musical group called The Pips. By the end of the decade, the act had begun to tour, and had replaced Brenda Knight and Elenor Guest with Gladys Knight's cousins William Guest and Langston George.


http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/walkoffamestarlocations.htm The preceding is a link to the list of those with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Could you please add it as a citation substantiating the trivia section of Gladys' page which states she was awarded a star on said Walk of Fame. Thank you. 71.198.95.189 (talk) 02:29, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Please don't use www.hollywoodusa.co.uk, it is a COPYVIO site that steals info from other sites, like Wikipedia, without proper attribution. For stars on the Walk of Fame, use the official Hollywood Chamber of Commerce site, or other Credible & Verifiable sites. IP4240207xx (talk) 04:54, 11 May 2008 (UTC)