Talk:Shaw

Why is Shaquille O'Neal in here??

Not sure why he's in this page. Can someone tell me what his link is (if any) to the "Shaw (disambiguation)" page? 98.202.38.225 (talk) 05:32, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

An IP editor (User:204.52.215.134) included him, with the phrase "often referred to as Shaw". However, as far as I can see from his article his nickname is "Shaq", not "Shaw", so he doesn't belong here – I removed him, an apparently different IP (User:68.44.189.161) restored him, and I've now removed him again... If we had evidence that he is indeed known as "Shaw" then we could include him. Richard New Forest (talk) 13:04, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Sup, OSG? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.171.30.51 (talk • contribs) 20:25, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

My face when Shaq was removed from the Shaw page —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.53.179.28 (talk) 20:31, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. However, this still looks like nonsense. What does it mean, and has it anything to do with this page? Richard New Forest (talk) 21:37, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Richard: Perhaps it is because you are from England that you are unawares of the recent nickname of Shaw that has recently been attached to Shaquille O'Neal. In the future, please refrain from editing all articles relating to any person, place, or thing that originates in the United States of America. Being British, might I suggest a trip to the dentist in order to fill the time normally spent editing articles you know nothing about. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.13.129.239 (talk) 22:40, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Richard: we Americans dont edit your diveball pages

Why does this page not list Shaquille O'Neal under people? He is widely referred to in the US as Shaw, or often >shaw in print. I believe this page used to redirect to his page and offer this as a disambiguation. I'm going to restore him to the page. 90.192.223.241 (talk) 22:44, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

implying that it's not common knowledge that one of Shaquille O'Neal's nicknames is >shaw —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.208.4 (talk) 22:53, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

I am quite sure that Shaquille is commonly referred to as both Shaq and Shaw (and alternatively >shaw), as mentioned above. I feel it is best to mention shaw because it is sufficiently notable. Also, Da U. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Headsigh (talk • contribs) 22:57, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia is an international encyclopaedia, and everyone can edit it, wherever they happen to be from. There is no need here for personal or cultural attacks: please be civil.

Personally I have no interest whatever in Shaquille O'Neal, but that's neither here nor there. This page is about things called "Shaw", and he doesn't belong here unless he's called that. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and every fact has to be referenced – it is not just a jumble of stuff that people happen to know. That means he can't be included just because we are "quite sure" that he's called "Shaw", nor because it is "common knowledge" that he is. He can be included if a ref can be found for the nickname – and it shouldn't be too hard to find one, if he is indeed called that. The nickname is not mentioned on his WP page: I suggest adding it there, with a ref; then it can also be put here. I'd be happy to help once someone has found the ref. (What does "sup, OSG?" mean...?) Richard New Forest (talk) 22:18, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

>implying diveball is a sport

>my face when Shaquille O'Neal isn't listed on the Shaw page A-RodasCentaur.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.102.113.46 (talk) 21:06, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Shaq, Shaw, The Diesel, The Big Aristotle, The Shaqtus and Witness Protection are all well known nicknames for Shaquille O'Neal