Talk:Richard Garfield
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I had the amazing experience of meeting Richard Garfield when he was a student. Not only was he there, but some other incredibly brilliant mathematicians including his thesis adviser, Herbert S. Wilf, who, along with Doron Zeilberger, developed an amazing theory in combinatorics. We all were hanging out together, talking about Gauss' identities and how to reprove them, about games and gaming strategy. Writing on napkins, Richard Garfield was developing his ideas for games. It is exciting to think that "I knew him back then". There should be articles about Herb Wilf and Doron Zeilberger too; they are brilliant, funny, and accomplished, as is Garfield.
MathStatWoman 18:54, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
There is a surprising lack of information on Richard Garfield on the Internet. Some sources appear incredibly inaccurate (such as this "Making Magic" article, in which the one paragraph that mentions Garfield has at least three mistakes: "Peter Atkinson", saying that Garfield was a Whitman professor in 1991, and calls early Magic "Mana Flash").
A few statements I added to the article need confirmation. I computed his 1966 birth year from the 27 Dec 1998 article that said he was 32. Also, 1985 for his bachelor of science in "computer mathematics" is from a rough Babelfish translation of that German PDF.
There are some other interesting things that could be mentioned if someone can provide more information. Since 1999-2000, the U. of Penn. has been awarding a "Richard Garfield Scholarship". Is he a millionaire/similarly compensated for designing Magic? Has he given back to Penn?--Mrwojo 02:18, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Billionaire
What is the source for his wealth? --SparqMan 17:09, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
- I've removed the statement that claimed he's a billionaire. --Mrwojo 21:00, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
He did design the world's first and most successful CCG ever made (Magic: The Gathering) and presumably held a lot of stock in Wizards of the Coast, which was bought by Hasbro, Inc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.137.99.10 (talk • contribs)
- No doubt, Mr. Garfield is wealthy, but we need proof of those supposed billions. --SparqMan 19:14, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- For a bit of perspective, Hasbro bought Wizards of the Coast for $325 million (with an m). [1] --Mrwojo 02:07, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Creator
Didn't he create the game? Then how did he join Wizards AFTER the game was made?--70.16.21.224 11:52, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
He started designing the game on his own. He needed someone to publish it, so he went to Wizards.Nanosauromo 05:10, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Home page
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/rb10 Mathiastck 21:14, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
- This is not his homepage, by the way. It's about the development of an early Magic expansion called Legends. --Mrwojo 02:04, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Biography - Lacking
This confuses me, how come this article doesn't even mention things such as his nationality, age, parents and where he was born? o_O --Muna 01:32, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
- The article gives enough information for readers to deduce his nationality and age. I think the biography needs better coverage of his involvement in game design, especially post-Magic. --Mrwojo 23:10, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Henry Rollins cousin
User:71.183.164.229 added:
- Richard Garfield is cousin of seminal punk vocalist Henry Garfield, also known as Henry Rollins.
Any sources for this? I've removed it in the meantime because a google search revealed nothing about this. --Mrwojo 01:02, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
- Henry revealed this on the 4/27/07 episode of his show that featured the Mars Volta.:
[edit] Suggest Removing a Category
I'd like to put forth the suggestion of removing the category "Collectible Card Games." Although he is important to the genre, he is not a collectible card game which is what the section is predominantly reserved for (with the exceptions being key rules of card games such as "Tap" and "Booster Pack" which are terms commonly used in CCGs). I'd like to reference WP:Category for the moment to explain the reasoning.
1. Categories are mainly used to browse through similar articles. Make decisions about the structure of categories and subcategories that make it easy for users to browse through similar articles.
He is not a card game, the similar articles are all (with the exception to one, which is have a standing discussion suggestion there as well) card games or card game related terms. There are no other card game creators there making Richard Garfield the only one.
5. Articles should be placed in categories with the same name. However, the article and the category do not have to be categorized the same way. The article can also be placed in categories populated with similar articles. The category can be put into categories populated with similar subcategories. For an example of this see George W. Bush and Category:George W. Bush.
There are no similar articles to Richard Garfield in the current category. They are all card games.
7. Bend the rules above when it makes sense, but only if no other solution can be found.
"When it makes sense" is very loose terminology. In this case it currently makes sense since there is no alternative; however, being the lone wolf of the category I'd like to pose a possible solution. "Category: Card Game Creators" would be a good option. There are over 50 CCGs listed, I have no problem personally going into all the creators' pages and adding this to all the creators Wikis. Cadwal 06:40, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Personal Life
No mention of his marriage to Lily Wu or how he created a Magic: The Gathering card "Proposal" and several others for major events like the birth of his children. 69.137.101.62 (talk) 07:13, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
