Talk:Gary Harris

Gary "Gary Harris" Harris

Whoever keeps deleting this, please provide your rational. The nickname is sourced, and well known. Even if you don't like it, that's not enough to remove that info from this article.

Muffinped (talk) 20:00, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

I agree. Will Barton III has William “The Thrill” Norman Barton III for his name so there is precedent that this should be done NukeBear21 (talk) 08:23, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

It needs to be verifiable from reliable sources, and there needs to be consensus to add it.—Bagumba (talk) 09:36, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

There was also a previous discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Basketball_Association/Archive_38#Criteria_for_player_nicknames.—Bagumba (talk) 00:27, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

@NukeBear21: Thanks for adding a source. However, MOS:NICKCRUFT says Nicknames and other aliases included must be frequently used by reliable sources in reference to the subject. Earlier at the (above linked) Wikiproject discussion, Zagalejo referred to it as "an internet joke". Also notifying 400spartans and Muffinped, who have commented before.—Bagumba (talk) 05:49, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

• Using someone’s full name isn’t a nickname. If calling him “Gary Harris” is a thing, note it in the prose (but it isn’t lede-worthy in my opinion). It is stupid to have the name in the lede say “Gary “Gary Harris” Harris.” Rikster2 (talk) 10:09, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

It’s a jokey meme about the fact that he doesn’t have a notable nickname. It’s not a nickname that anyone would use in a non-ironic fashion. Even if it were a legitimate nickname, we wouldn’t cram it into the opening sentence like that. See Gary Payton, David Robinson, etc. We don’t say “Gary “The Glove” Payton is....” Zagalejo^^^ 11:56, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

It doesn't seem to belong in the body either. So he does a video where everyone has a nickname but him, and one article jokes in passing "Gary 'Gary Harris' Harris." That's fine fodder for fan forums, not here.—Bagumba (talk) 12:41, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

That's fine too. If you look at the billboards in the "source" they all have the nickname in large print then the full name in smaller print below. The exception is Harris, with "Gary Harris" in large print and no smaller print name. That doesn't say that his nickname is "Gary Harris," it says he doesn't have a nickname at all. Rikster2 (talk) 13:02, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

I agree this is stupid. Not worthy of inclusion. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 20:10, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

This is one of the stupidest debates I've seen on Wikipedia. His literal name is not his nickname. End of story. SportsGuy789 (talk) 17:06, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

This is one for the ages. Imagine the bewilderment of someone coming to this article without knowledge of trifling basketball fan humour and seeing the superlative spectacle of "Gary "Gary Harris" Harris". CalDoesIt (talk) 17:27, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

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