Talk:Stringer Bell

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Weasel wording[edit]

The article currently states that String is "arguably" the most popular character - this needs a source to stay in.--Opark 77 04:40, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Strange to have a black British actor listed even as a fictional "African American" but I guess it is just barely acceptable since the character is American even if the actor is not. Seen the mistake in other places, political correctness gone mad foolishly assuming "African American" is a synonym for black even describing. -- Horkana 15:00, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is not a mistake. The fictional character is American, even though the actor is not. Idris Elba is not an African American, but Stringer Bell is. JeffStickney 23:28, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In the most egregious cases (i.e. a published news article describing Nelson Mandela as an African-American) the fault was not overzealous political correctness but rather an automated algorithm making changes without sufficient human oversight. Aliza250 (talk) 18:00, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Citation for Origin Section[edit]

I don't know how to add this properly as a citation but here is the link which confirms the orgin section (about Stringer Reed & Russell Bell).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/aug/02/reallifeandthensome —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.217.151.95 (talk) 15:55, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 16:00, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tense[edit]

Tense in the plot summary shouldn't be past tense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.193.49.58 (talk) 02:50, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why has someone appended their personal essay to the opening? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.71.236.2 (talk) 15:53, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Alumnus?[edit]

This article, on a fictional character, is included in the category Baltimore City Community College alumni, a category otherwise composed of real people. That seems inappropriate, but I don't know how to check what the criteria really are for the category. Claudia (talk) 21:26, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Stringer Bell Rule[edit]

Earlier cite: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/matthewzeitlin/the-wires-stringer-bell-has-some-advice-for-jpmorgan (2013) Aliza250 (talk) 13:57, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2019/01/30/twitter-mailbag-6/ January 2019 (A few days after Serwer's article in The Atlantic. There are a lot more around, but nbcsports.com is a lot more authoritative than a random blogger.) Aliza250 (talk) 17:57, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]