Talk:Selena Gomez

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This article was nominated for deletion on August 9, 2007. The result of the discussion was keep.

Family

I think her sisters names should be included.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kellylyn93 (talk • contribs)

It is not notable, please stop requesting this. Also, please remember to sign your posts. --Pilotboi / talk / contribs 19:13, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you delete it again, I will report you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kellylyn93 (talk • contribs) 20:12, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A kid named, John Michael Bennett, age 10: he put that on her page, I deleted it though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kellylyn93 (talk • contribs) 01:28, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please! Stop! Selena is an only child!b

Birthplace

Best info I have seen is born in New York, raised in Dallas. Only reference I have seen is from a Sep 10, 2007 article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram with a google summary of "7 pm Sunday, National Geographic Channel Wizards of Waverly Place Born in New York City but raised in Dallas, former Barney & Friends co-star Selena Gomez ..." and a url of http://www.star-telegram.com/television/story/228147.html Unfortunately that url seems to lead to an archived story so we can't use it as a reference. --NrDg 22:21, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A San Antonio Express News article refers to her as "Texas-born". - TexasAndroid 18:16, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Born in New York??? Selena is my friend from Grand Prairie. We grew up together and my family is close with her family and I know for a fact that she was born in Texas. When I saw this article I called her and she said that Disney thought it would be good to say that she was born in New York to add more elegance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.118.121.169 (talk) 13:18, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Named for Selena

The Express News article I linked in the previous section also mentions that she is named for the Tejano singer Selena, with Gomez's dad being a big Selena fan. I would think that would be an interesting addition, but am not really sure where it would fit in. - TexasAndroid 18:20, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Filmography

She played a small role as the girl from the water park in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. Is that significant enough to be added?--Pupperooni (talk) 02:06, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stub

can I add the stub tag to this article? I think it is too short. --Kushal^t 18:11, 23 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Music

I noticed the article lists her genres as Pop, Rock, and R&B, but I did not know she had recorded anything other than the Wizards of Waverly Place theme song and part of a song for her part as McKayla on Hannah Monatan. Does anyone have any information on this? Sundancin (talk) 00:57, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

She recorded a version of 'Cruella De Vil' for the Platinum Edition of 101 Dalmatians.

On Hannah Montana Selena did not sing the song, she was lipsynching a song by Julie Griffin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.105.189.97 (talk) 02:36, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Myspace

Selena Gomez's Myspace Page Should Be Added So That People Can Contact Her And Listen To Her Music.

Www.Myspace.com/OfficialSelenaGomezMusic

(Ive Already reseach And Have Found Out Its The Real One Because She Has Proof) —Preceding unsigned comment added by ShazzaBabyxo (talk • contribs) 02:20, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is not the real one! She and her friend Demi Lovato have a youtube account (therealdemilovato) where they post 'vlogs'. Someone sent a question asking if she had a myspace, and she said that her myspace was at www.myspace.com/selenagomez —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.36.202.63 (talk) 16:31, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think the second myspace link is the correct one.Dvferret (talk) 22:56, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vanidlism?

the entry has been semi protected but who was vandalizing anyway? what did they say and why?! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.36.202.63 (talk) 15:50, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What the Heck?

We should remove the movie in 2008 that says that the title is unknown and that the role is unknown. that is just messed up. it doesnt cite a source, either. it would be fine if there was a source, but there isnt.Igglybuff63 (talk) 16:06, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Arwin! and What's Stevie Thinking

im just wondering why these were dropped.Igglybuff63 (talk) 16:06, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I know it doesn't make much since. -LLR

Because some people dont know what they are doing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dvferret (talk • contribs) 22:53, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

High School Musical 3

Selena will be part of High School Musical 3!!!!!!!! As Tiara Montez, Gabriella's little sis, is what I'm thinking.

So, is this a true fact, or not? If not, than it should not be included in the article. If it is true, than that is good news! I had a feeling she would have something to do with it. Since Miley Cyrus had a cameo in High School 2. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.177.60.232 (talk) 21:06, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure, that seems a little crazy. -LLR

Add a picture!

May someone please add a picture to this page! It will make it more informational and offcial. I'm surprised no one has yet. I would, but I don't know how! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Soccer5525 (talk • contribs) 19:40, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Most people have already added Selena's image to this page, but they appeared to be fair use images. You must place free use images to biography articles, never fair use (copyrighted) images. --staka (T ・C) 20:12, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What we need is a picture someone took and released for free use under an appropriate free-use license. See WP:IUP image use policy for lots of details. Most pictures easily available are pro photoshoot pictures and cannot be used as the copyright is held by the photographer and/or agency and they want money from the pictures so won't give them away like Wiki needs them to do for us to use them. This is a real problem for all bio articles - free use pictures are like gold if you can find one. --NrDg 00:19, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I happen to have an image of Selena right now, but I don't know if it is a free photo or not. I also don't know how to add it to the article. I'm new to Wikipedia, so I need a little help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Soccer5525 (talk • contribs) 23:16, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you yourself didn't take the picture with your own camera we probably can't use it. If you just found it somewhere on the net you will need to link to where you found it and prove the the photographer released it for free use. If the picture was taken by a pro it will not be free use as we require as pros don't do that. Suggest you read WP:IUP before even thinking about uploading a photo for a bio article. --NrDg 23:56, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So that means we cant use any off of the IMDB (not sure if they are fair use, free use,...)? Why cant they be fair use? That seems a bit ridiculous.Dvferret (talk) 22:52, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Middle name

I think you should put her real middle name-Selena Marie Gomez — Preceding unsigned comment added by Longhairedcutie (talk • contribs) 21:46, 16 April 2008

Do you have any reliable sources giving that middle name? If there is any reasonable doubt, we shouldn't have it. Most fansites seem to list a different middle name than you suggested. Although fansites are not reliable, information which doesn't correspond needs to be sourced or it won't be stable. Gimmetrow 22:02, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I got it from the magazine, Popstar!. It was a quick interview on a clipboard. You should look into it.

HER MIDDLE NAME IS MARIE PROOF: http://selenaweb.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=192&pos=10 THIS SURVEY WAS WRITTEN BY HER KAYLEIGH WAS A RUMOR THAT WAS NEVER PROVEN —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashleykatherine (talk • contribs) 00:01, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Music: Hannah Montana: If cupid had a heart

Didn't she sing that song? 12.218.12.255 (talk) 00:05, 24 March 2008 (UTC)Lemony_Snicket[reply]

No she didn't. She did the physical performance, the vocals were performed by another person. --NrDg 18:29, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

But it sounds like her -LLR —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.114.144.24 (talk) 21:23, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Placeholder

This article is receiving copyvio after copyvio. The placeholder seems to encourage that, and should be removed. Gimmetrow 22:03, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm conflicted. From an assume good faith perspective the placeholder does advertise a need for an image and someone might have actually taken a picture with their own camera that we could use. Practically all it seems to be doing is encouraging people to look for pictures on the web and upload them ignoring the free-use requirement. User:David Gerard appears to be on a campaign to add the placeholders. I think we should keep them and just remove the bad images. Pragmatically, I investigate all the added images and a lot of time it leads to a trove of bad uploads by an editor. --NrDg 22:45, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This article seems ripe for an experiment: see how many copyvios happen with no placeholder. Gimmetrow 23:57, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

She's Mexican

I'm a 100 percent sure that she's of Mexican descent. And besides the largest Hispanic group in the United States are the Mexicans.

She was born in New York so just as much chance to be Puerto Rico, Cuban, Spanish or other central or South American descent. Also people in Texas are more likely to be Tejano, not Mexican. Find a reference that explicitly mentions descent. --NrDg 20:21, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MYSPACE

Hey Um Just Thought I Might Say Selenas Official Myspace Is www.myspace.com/SelenaGomez And Her Music Myspace Is www.myspace.com/SelenaGomezMusicMyspace And Her Official Streetteam Is www.myspace.com/OfficialSelenaGomezStreetteam

I Think You Should Update It There Real Because On One Of Demi And Selena Videos On Youtube Selena Gomez Siad So Herself That Thoughs Where Her Myspaces. www.myspace.com/OfficialSelenaGomezMusic IS A FAKE!!

I Hope Ive Helped You :]

xxxx

<3 sharni —Preceding unsigned comment added by ShazzaBabyxo (talk • contribs) 09:20, 29 May, 2008

Vandalism

I noticed recently that this article has been protected due to vandalism. What happened? Soccer5525 (talk) 11:59, 3 June 2008 (UTC)Soccer5525[reply]

It was previously semi-protected to June 1. If you look at the history after the last semi-protect expired check the number of IP edits that were reverted and the reasons they were reverted. Established editors can still edit the article. --NrDg 16:47, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FRIENDS

I don't think her only friend is Demi and the Jonas Brothers.Shouldn't we mention her other friends,like Miley,Emily,and other DC stars.She has said the DC Family is like family —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.2.133.101 (talk) 03:37, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]