Talk:Louis C.K./Archives/2014

Bio Section

All Hallow's Wraith (talk) To answer your question: "Biography: why does it say "Spanish European ancestry"? Aside from Spanish, he has Hungarian Jewish and Native ancestry (as stated below)),"

C.K. specifically described his ancestry on his father's mother's side as Spanish European to clearly -- as described by C.K. himself -- differentiate it from the traditional non-European Mexican population in Mexico. His father's mother's side came to Mexico from Spain, are of a European background. The Hungarian Jewish side, in contrast, is his father's father's side. I think both sides of his father's side are important. And I think all of this is important because C.K. discusses his background often in his work.

As for the change in the heading levels, I was trying to follow what has seemed to me to be a typical, Person was born in Place to Father and Mother. So I think the Family background heading is redundant and is not used in most entries.

So if you agree, I would like to undo both of these edits. Please let me know what you think. Best, Erika BrillLyle (talk) 23:41, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

I am confused. Why would it say "C.K.'s father, a Mexican of Spanish European ancestry" if his father has other ancestry groups as well (Hungarian Jewish and Native)? Shouldn't it list all three in that sentence if it's addressed there at all? Since there are three paragraphs more or less only on the issue of C.K.'s family, I think "Family background" is appropriate. "Biography" is not specific enough and refers to the whole early life text or even most of the article. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 23:57, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

This sentence is a train wreck

In a 2010 interview, C.K. described returning to stand-up and doing specials after his divorce as a year and a half working "to catch up to" the breakup of his marriage which, although portrayed in the HBO series Lucky Louie as fractious, had nonetheless been central to the show and his life.

First of all, that is a hot mess. Secondly, I looked up "fractious", and it can mean "resistant to control", "peevish or cranky", or "inclined to make trouble", none of which are qualities I would describe to a divorce. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.23.244.241 (talk) 12:15, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

I totally agree. When I was reading the article I independently thought the same things, and when I later saw your message here I decided to actually make the change. I think it's a lot clearer and less clunky now, since I went to the source to work out what it should say. I'm surprised that that sentence had survived for years after your post. BreakfastJr (talk) 02:02, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

"The two met at Harvard University while Louis was trying to finish his degree during a summer school program. Louis moved to Mexico City and lived there until the age of seven."

This is also a mess. I guess the first Louis is CK's father, but then I don't think baby CK moved alone to Mexico City and lived there. Thecatred (talk) 16:06, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Could someone please add a pronunciation guide for Szekely?

I have no idea how to pronounce it, nor how to add phonetic notation to Wikipedia. Mark Matthew Dalton (talk) 01:39, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

It is emblematic of the shoddy quality of Wikipedia as a resource that "C.K" has a pronunciation guide, yet "Szekely" does not. Since this is an English language page I would guess that most people know how to pronounce "C.K." However, unless they have some knowledge of Hungarian then "Szekely" remains a mystery. Wikipedia is a great tool -- but an encyclopedia it ain't. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.22.93.237 (talk) 03:23, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

I second that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.212.139.102 (talk) 21:09, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

So edit the article and add a pronunciation guide, you lazy moaners. That's what this site is about.

If I already knew how to pronounce "Szkely", I wouldn't be asking for a pronunciation guide. Get it? -- 24.212.139.102 (talk) 15:19, 24 April 2014 (UTC)