Talk:Stone Phillips

Latest comment: 10 years ago by Sector001 in topic Birth name


Gravitas-off ... what can we link to? edit

What would you consider the base term from which this invented term is taken? Face-off? I think it would be helpful for non-U.S. readers if we could link this to some article that would clarify the concept of a one-on-one competition.Lawikitejana 20:22, 19 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

I would definately agree that the origin is Faceoff. Kershner 16:42, 21 August 2006 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the pointer. Unfortunately, if we link to that, it will be helpful, but perhaps only marginally so. It would be good if there were either an article or a subsection of the "faceoff" article that explained these derivative uses. Such an explanation would benefit non-native speakers of English (and possibly those from outside North America).Lawikitejana 07:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Birth name edit

While expanding the article I also changed his official birth name. There is only one source for this, however it is a source that I've found to be well-researched about other people from Missouri and consistently proven correct. As oft the case with online sources, they tend to parrot each other on some basic data. "Stone" was/is more of a nickname than his official name. I've tried sources online in Texas to get a copy of his birth certificate, but so far no luck. Sector001 (talk) 19:15, 2 October 2013 (UTC)Reply

AGAIN let me reiterate that the name is properly sourced. Twice now it has been changed and I've reverted it. I have asked the person to discusss the matter here in hopes of avoiding an edit war. The source for the name "Lester" is Missouri Legends: Famous people from the Show-Me State by John W. Brown. Here's a link to the online version of the exact page I used. http://www.missourilegends.com/media-and-journalism/stone-phillips/ It clearly states that "Lester" is his first name at birth. The source has been reliable when used on a multitude of other Wikis. Sector001 (talk) 01:42, 25 October 2013 (UTC)Reply