Talk:Juan González (journalist)

Spelling

He spells his name with an accent. This matter is being referred to wikipedia administrators. Dogru144 21:23, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi, I checked the external links, they all spelled his name without the accent. Therefore we follow that convention, unless there's a compelling reason to do otherwise. Rich Farmbrough, 21:44 21 April 2007 (GMT).

P.S. Would have been best to discuss on the talk page before roping in admins. Rich Farmbrough, 21:45 21 April 2007 (GMT).

I've also checked the external links, and I can't see where the subject spells his name with an accent. If that is the version he's best known by then we should move it, but I don't se any evidence of that. -Will Beback · † · 23:05, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

I have never seen Juan Gonzalez name spelled with that accent.--Jersey Devil 00:26, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Go for it. I'd do it myself, but have no idea what an "administrator" is here in Wikigrad. Sean M. Burke 09:02, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(people) does of course state that "the name that is most generally recognisable" should be used, but I don't think the accent makes it any less recognizable. If the person in question himself uses the accent when writing his name, why not use it? Mackan 10:32, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Book as authority on matter

He worte a book, "Fallout," on the related health issues of 9/11. On the cover, title page, and so on,: His name is spelt with and accent over the a. Dogru144 06:07, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Here is the book cover from Amazon.com of that book and Juan Gonzalez name is spelt without an accented a. [http://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Environmental-Consequences-Center-Attack/dp/1565847547] I think that you might be under the impression that all "Gonzalez" Spanish surnames are spelt with that accent, which isn't true.--Jersey Devil 06:23, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

That's not the cover, it's the dust jacket. Meanwhile, here [http://amazon.com/dp/1565848454] you can see the cover (really, cover) of the paperback edition, which (zoom in! zoom! ENHANCE!! ) clearly has the accent. But I will also now email the man personally and ask him. Fancy that. Quod erit demonstrandum. –Sean M. Burke 04:56, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

You have no grounds to make that assumption. I am in possession of the actual book, in its first edition, in hardcover. And it has an accented "a." Dogru144 21:39, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

The Actual Man Himself As The Authority On The Accent In His Very Own Name

I emailed Juan González, and he's just answered back, 21 Aug 2007 10:49:57 -0400, saying that with the accent is "the correct way" to spell his name. Case closed. Say it loud, folks: ááááááááááá!

Meanwhile, he pointed out a good pile of substantial errors in the article; I've asked him for permission to reproduce his (private) email in full here so that busy gnomes can get to correcting them; and I'm awaiting his yea/nay. Sean M. Burke 08:35, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Contested move request

The following request to move a page has been added to Wikipedia:Requested moves as an uncontroversial move, but this has been contested by one or more people. Any discussion on the issue should continue here. If a full request is not lodged within five days of this request being contested, the request will be removed from WP:RM. —Stemonitis 15:56, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

• Juan Gonzalez (journalist) → Juan González (journalist) — Correct spelling —Ivansanchez 09:02, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

While I'm quite prepared to believe that in private life, Juan González uses the accent, and I'm sure that it's the correct Spanish spelling, the sources cited in the article are consistent in omitting the accent. As such, I don't think the move can be considered uncontroversial. --Stemonitis 15:56, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

I support this move on the basis that the writers of the sources used in this article were probably just too lazy to include the accent. Articles on reputable news sources such as the BBC regularly omit accents on foreign names, but that's not to say that, for example, Claude Makélélé's name should actually be spelled "Makelele". - PeeJay 18:00, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

I'd like to point out one wikipedia naming convention about diacritics, that supports the move. Ivansanchez 00:32, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

• Support per naming conventions; the redirect from the old page will handle those familiar with the anglicized spelling. This is a no-brainer. — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 08:07, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

What is he doing now that he has retired?

Juan retired from writing for the NY Daily News. But does anyone know what the guy is up to now? It seems that his current activities need to be included in this here wiki. SOmeone do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.172.156.159 (talk) 03:04, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

He's semi-retired. Watch a current episode of Democracy Now! and you'll see he's still working, on occasion.--The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 18:10, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

He's now moved to Chicago, after giving a number of farewell addresses to his hometown of NYC. Does anyone know why? Why Chicago, and what he may be doing there? Anyways he's no doubt no longer teaching at Rutgers New Brunswick.... 73.44.60.5 (talk) 13:44, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

SDS?

Juan González has said he was a member of SDS in the '60s. Why is there no mention of that in the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.162.253.101 (talk) 23:09, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. I included it, but I'm not sure how relevant it is. -- Irn (talk) 00:45, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Move to Chicago (in early 2023)?

Why did JG move to Chicago? What's the draw for him there as opposed to staying in his life long residency in the NYC metro area? 73.205.97.250 (talk) 13:19, 17 February 2023 (UTC)