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Earl Campbell Professional Football player

On your list of Heisman Trophy winners you do not list Earl Campbell as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which he is.

Sorry , couldn't figure out how to do an edit.

He is listed correctly on his own page, but not on that page of Heisman Trophy winners. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.198.17.44 (talk) 00:11, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

I guess you refer to the color coding in List of Heisman Trophy winners#Winners. Earl Campbell has blue background, meaning both "NFL Draft #1 selection of draft" and "Pro Football Hall of Fame Inducted". This looks correct to me. Maybe you think he should have green background but that means he is only in the Hall of Fame and was not #1 selection of draft. He was drafted as #1 in the 1978 NFL Draft. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:23, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

List of Stand Up Comedians.

Why is Barry Sobel not included? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.125.128.215 (talk) 04:51, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Because you haven't added him to the list yet ? See WP:BOLD. StuRat (talk) 04:53, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Because lists are silly. They can never be complete. They represent the whims of whoever notices that page from time to time. HiLo48 (talk) 05:17, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

You've just described all 4 million+ articles, HiLo. No need to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Any encyclopedia that doesn't have a goodly sprinkling of lists should probably not call itself an encyclopedia. Wikipedia has its fair share of lists. Are they incomplete? Yes, they often are. But then, is Wikipedia complete? I think you know the answer to that. Are they silly? No, I don't think so, because if they were, they wouldn't survive. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 06:10, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Oooh. Aussie fight. I need a fourecks and a vegemite sandwich to watch this one... --Jayron32 06:13, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

XXXX is from Queensland. Know why they call it XXXX? Because Queenslanders can't spell beer. (No. Neither Jack nor I is from Queensland.) HiLo48 (talk) 06:56, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Shouldn't that be "Neither Jack nor I am from Queensland?" μηδείς (talk) 17:34, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

It struck me as odd, too. A pedant would probably say "Neither Jack is nor I am from Queensland". -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 18:49, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Both Jack and I are from elsewhere. —Tamfang (talk) 21:37, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

It makes a change from the ongoing US Civil War we sometimes see played out here. Incidentally, I did live in Queensland for 10 years, and for close to 5 years I lived on Milton Road, Toowong, not far from the XXXX Brewery. I still carry the smell, 40 years later. At least that's my explanation.  :) -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 08:21, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Not all lists are silly, but this one seems rather ridiculous because it's indiscriminate and doesn't further anyone's understanding of anything. It should actually be done up as categories and sub-categories, as with the list of singers. Matt Deres (talk) 18:58, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

No, it shouldn't. Nor should the perpetual list vs. category war be re-fought here. Rmhermen (talk) 02:12, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Tracing Tenor LUCIANO RAMPASO (Italy)

I am referring to the following: Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company was an American opera company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was active between 1958 and 1974. The company was led by a number of Artistic Directors during its history, beginning with Aurelio Fabiani. Many notable singers performed leading roles with the company including Luigi Alva, Carlo Bergonzi, Grace Bumbry, plus many other names. The final opera performance by the company was held on November 22, 1974. Another staging of La bohème, it starred Jean Fenn as Mimì and Luciano Rampaso as Rodolfo

The name Luciano Rampaso is of interest to me. I am researching for a book on the history of Musical Societies in Ireland. One Society 1956 - 1979 In 1966 an Italian Tenor Luciano Rampaso had a leading role in Song of Norway, an operetta written in 1944 by Robert Wright and George Forrest. Is this the same person? I am trying to get some history and possible a photo of this person. Thanking you Joe Connolly — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.46.108.155 (talk) 12:38, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

I found one of those tantalising "snippet views" on Google Books, from a publication (maybe a magazine?) called Opera Canada (Canadian Opera Association, 1982) says, "Luciano Rampaso, who has sung leading roles in Tosra, Tabarro and Pagliacci with the Canadian Opera Company, is an accomplished artist in oils." That seems to be all there is.

However, if that is correct, Anne-French Fine Arts says of the artist; "LUCIANO RAMPASO was born in Milan, Italy in 1934. He studied at the Academy of Belle Arts and now resides in the British Isles since 1970. He travels extensively from Great Britain to France and to Italy, painting the scenic splendors of their glorious cities." There's no mention of an operatic career, but the painting displayed is of the Paris Opera House. A birth date of 1934 would make him 32 in 1966. I couldn't find a photograph of him, but a Google Image search brings up a lot of his paintings and examples of his signature. Alansplodge (talk) 15:56, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Yes I also have come up with the same name Lucian Rampaso - an artist born Italy 1934 but no mention of a singing career or music? Maybe some one out there could solve this mystery. Thank you for your reply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Puredrama (talk • contribs) 16:40, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

I found a few mentions of him by googling "Luciano Rampaso tenor" - [1], [2], [3], [4]. They may be of interest. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 19:07, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Luciano Rampasowas married to my cousin and living in Washington, DC when I was a young child. I recall hearing him perform in an opera, and painting a portrait of my brother. My cousin and he moved to Killincarrig, Co. Wicklow later in the 1970s. They divorced so I lost track of him.