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[edit] Honor Marie

Baby Girl Alba/Warren is named Honor Marie Warren Rienoupas (talk) 15:10, 9 June 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rienoupas (talk • contribs) 15:07, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hips

How the heck is there nothing in this article about the scientific study that proved the perfection of her hip movement? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.118.216.61 (talk) 00:47, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Why does this keep getting removed? This was an actual research result from a team of mathematicians at Cambridge. [1]

[edit] Americans of French Canadian descent

Given that she's already been put down in the French Americans list through her mother and her mother's from Canada, is it reasonable to also add her to the Americans of French Canadian descent list [2] as Angelina Jolie is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.44.110.92 (talk) 06:55, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Warren

{{editprotected}} re-link Cash Warren - User:Nightscream keeps unlinking him because he "does not have his own article", which is not a valid reason according to WP:RED unless he never will —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.118.216.61 (talk • contribs)

Y Done. east.718 at 23:24, January 15, 2008
Nothing I see at Wikipedia:Red link provides a rationale for wikilinking Cash Warren. The Intro of that policy page states: "Red links should not be created for topics that will never have articles, such as a celebrity's romantic interest (who is not a celebrity in his or her own right).. Conversely, I don't see anything listed further below in that page that would justify redlinking him. Alba may be noteworthy, but her fiancee and father of her child is not. One day, if that changes, then he may merit his own article. Until then, there no reason to wikilink him, and east718 has indicated on my Talk Page that I disagree with redlinking him, then I should revert it. I am doing so, and unless and until someone creates an article for him with info other than just his relationship to Alba, please do not revert it again. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 06:32, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
are you sure he does not qualify? he has been on oprah and has a famous parent as well. but more to the point, I primarily objected to your rationale, not to the unlinking itself. I will leave whether he should be linked or not up for debate, but your edit was made on the basis of an invalid argument, that was why I requested it be undone, even though I don't really know anything about Warren himself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.118.216.61 (talk) 19:56, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

I understand your position. But being on Oprah or having a famous parent does not qualify one for an article, let alone redlinking the person's name without one. Btw, please sign your posts. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 23:57, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Typo in the first line

Jessica Alba is a American actress - should be "an American" ... could not edit or would have fixed. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.50.124.162 (talk • contribs)

Thanks for the report, I have fixed it. -- ReyBrujo (talk) 04:05, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Switching photo

I would like to switch the Spike TV award photo with the Good Luck Chuck photo. We would keep both but just switch the position.

The reason is the Spike TV award photo looks like she is carrying a weapon. Her eyes look sleepy, too. The best photo should be at the top. The Playboy photo is fair use so I can see why you don't want to put that at the top. Spevw (talk) 00:11, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Her eyes look fine to me, and the caption explains that she's at the "Spike" awards show, and I don't see how what she's carrying matters anyway, or why Fair Use would preclude use of photo on top. Her image is bigger in the Spike photos than in the Good Luck Chuck photo, so I think it makes a better accompanying image to the article. Nightscream (talk) 01:10, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm not a doctor, but it looks like she has Ptosis (eyelid) in the photo but not the other photo. I think it must have been late at night so she is sleepy. I favor the switch. Is it ok with you? Spevw (talk) 22:10, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

No. The other not only features her more prominently in the photo, but does so in her capacity as an actress at a public event, whereas the other one is smaller and features her in a specific character from one of her films. It does not depict ptosis, it merely shows that her eyes were slightly lowered when the pic was taken.Nightscream (talk) 04:01, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm happy to hear that she does not have ptosis of the eyelid but the other photo is of better quality as the Spike one shows her eyes lowered. The comment below also doesn't like the Spike photo. However, the Playboy photo is a fair use photo which I don't like for the main photo. Spevw (talk) 00:05, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

You should switch it with the playboy photo. it does look like she is carrying a weapon. 16 February 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.171.129.70 (talk) 20:29, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

The [Spike] photo at the start of the article is not the best of her. She is a beautiful woman - arguably the most beautiful famous woman in the world today - and the leading photo should be one that illustrates this. ~Adam —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.243.60.12 (talk) 04:34, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

I've changed the image to a better one I got someone to give permission to freely license for Wikimedia Commons. Hello32020 (talk) 10:57, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Any sisters/brothers?

This article doesn't mention whether Jessica Alba has any sisters or brothers (besides Joshua)? --72.230.46.168 (talk) 15:27, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] One more thing...

Should Cash Warren redirect to Jessica Alba#Personal life temporarily, until a full article can be written? --72.230.46.168 (talk) 20:55, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] American Christian

Hi. I recently saw an edit about her being an American Christian. She should still fall under that category. She has left the church not lost her faith in her beliefs those are two different things. To be honest I've left a couple of churches but I've never lost my faith in God people just drove me crazy wit there religiousness which is what her statement is suggesting131.230.135.14 (talk) 15:26, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah technically she is still a christian. There are plenty of Christians that don't go to church at all.131.230.135.7 (talk) 17:11, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

There's a well-sourced quote where she states, "I thought [the Bible] was a nice guide, but it certainly wasn't how I was going to live my life." If you can find a reliable source indicating that she is still Christian (that is, that she once again claims to be Christian, not that she necessarily goes to church), please feel free to readd the information. Otherwise, WP:BLP (and WP:V, etc.) requires that we not make unsourced claims about her religion. --Yamla (talk) 17:17, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Note that these comments were left by abusive sockpuppeteer, Mcelite (talk · contribs). --Yamla (talk) 17:24, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Controversy?

That is not a controversy. It really doesn't even belong in the article about her. Boo hoo - I'd get sick of Applebees, Chilis, and Walmart too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.81.152.166 (talk) 13:59, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. That's one reason why I removed it yesterday (the other being that it was completely unsourced). Nightscream (talk) 20:47, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Except for the fact that Albuquerque certainly has MUCH more to offer than cheap American restaurants? Except for the fact that Ms. Alba is stupid enough to confuse two completely unrelated cities? Not a controversy? Hmm.... Mortalias (talk) 8 April 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.210.250.221 (talk)

You are confused. Please read WP:V, WP:RS, and WP:CITE. --Yamla (talk) 22:14, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I understand the reliable sources and citations were absent, it's not that I'm trying to debate here.(talk) 8 April 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.210.250.221 (talk)

[edit] great new photo

the new photo in the article is great. it's also sexy, too. let's keep it! Spevw (talk) 22:45, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

I've changed the photo back to the one that was up before, if any of you disagree we can discuss it here. This image displays an event related to what she is noted for, at the premiere of a movie which she acted in. It is also of higher quality. Hello32020 (talk) 23:16, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
I dont care what the photo is, its just that that one is up in her business and her head looks big; thats why I changed it. If everyone else likes it better than the photos fine.--CPacker (talk) 23:44, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the current photo is atrocious. This is a woman known for her beauty, so any photo that doesn't reflect her beauty instantly makes the entire Wikipedia article inaccurate. That photo needs to be changed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.45.80.144 (talk) 16:28, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Requested edit

This article is apparently "protected", which means that I'm unable to edit it.

Could someone with the necessary permissions remove the words "as she claims" in the sentence "This isolated her from other children at school because, as she claims, she was in the hospital so often that no one knew her well enough to befriend her."

Those three words imply that she may not be telling the truth, which I feel is unnecessary and unfair in a biography. Cole Dealton (talk) 17:11, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Y Done Good call on the weasel words. EVula // talk // ☯ // 17:22, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks EVula. Cole Dealton (talk) 19:26, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Good article review

GA review (see here for criteria)

This is a nice piece of work, but it still has some shortcomings with respect to the good article criteria.

  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
    There is a double wikilinkage of California and according to the Manual of Style linkage use. It is extremely important to link full dates as part of the Manual of Style (dates and numbers). Some copy-editing would be sufficient for the article.
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:
    The article reads well, the only thing holding the article is if these comments can be met. Once they are completed, the article would be turned into a Good article. Good luck and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Zenlax T C S 20:17, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Date issues fixed. There were a few instances where distinct references were assigned the same name; I think those are fixed now too. Gimmetrow 21:22, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, any more problems Zenlax? Hello32020 (talk) 01:17, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for catching the reference doubling. One minor question, the sentence that reads, Her mother is of Danish and French descent, and her father is Mexican American (though both of his parents were born in California), in the parenthesis should it not say "her" instead of "he"? Zenlax T C S 19:05, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
I think that's trying to say something about her paternal grandparents, that she's third-generation, not second. Gimmetrow 19:34, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
Oh, well that was my fault and I have passed it as a Good article. Zenlax T C S 19:48, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Missing Part of Television Credits

Sorry, I've posted this on another actor's profile, too, but where is "Too Soon For Jeff"(1996) under her television film credits? I just watched it in LMS and it stars her opposite Freddie Prinze Jr. It should be on that list, I think. If someone could add it, that'd be great. Thanks! :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.33.94.233 (talk) 19:15, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ethnic Background of her Mother

In the articles cited in reference to her parents' ethnic backgrounds only one lists the additional ethnicities of English and Italian (on her mother's side) - this article is not an interview but a brief biography and list of stats. In all the published articles (those in magazines and on the internet) I have read she has always described her ethnic background as having "a Mexican-American father and a Danish and French-Canadian mother" I have never read/heard her include the ethnicities of Italian and English. So maybe they should be removed? If it is needed I can reference many articles concerning this issue I just didn't want to change anything without suggesting it first. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.224.230.242 (talk) 07:45, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Was added here. The Yahoo movie bio seems to be an outlier. Gimmetrow 07:56, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Whats with all the anti-femenists on wikipedia. As far as we know her name is still alba —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.231.78.63 (talk) 01:20, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

I don't think it's anti-feminism. I think it's that people get very excited when their favorite stars get married, so they rush to the Wikipedia page to interact in the only way they can: by altering the name. Something similar happens when a celebrity has a baby. There's a rush to post about the birth and name and then various other editors add ever more minute details. A few days later, when the excitement has died down, a regular editor of that page (or a name-nerd) comes along and tidies it all up. Some of us are name-nerds, who just care that the name on the page be accurate, no matter what it is. That's why you'll see some posters who will, for instance, revert this article to Alba every day, but who will also come back and change it to Warren if reliable verification of a name change is found. Ariadne55 (talk) 17:09, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gaelic for Scotland

Why is this there in the first line? We don't translate anyone else's last name (Zimmerman, LeBlanc) and we have no references that indicate that is the derivation of the name; especially as there is no indication of Scots ancestry. Unless someone objects I'll remove it. DJ Clayworth (talk) 20:23, 2 June 2008 (UTC)