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December 11

script registration abroad

can a foreigner register one's film script in official websites (writers guild) of other countries (ex: US, UK, Australia) for security purposes, because registering (and not copyrighting) just means to prove the script date, in case of unauthorised use? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.120.141.254 (talk) 08:59, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Korean model Park Si Hyun

Hello Korean users, do some of you know by chance if this model is married already or at least has a lucky boyfriend? --49.145.39.100 (talk) 17:04, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Is James Cameron Canadian or Canadian American?

Keeeith (talk) 18:36, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

This is answered in the first sentence of our James Cameron article, as well as in the infobox at top right. — Lomn 19:02, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

The proviso is that Wikipedia has its own protocols about subjects' nationalities. Elsewhere he could be described differently but still entirely validly. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 21:43, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Fair enough. His citizenship, though, does not appear to be in dispute, and is straightforward fact. — Lomn 22:03, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Yes, but (a) the OP did not ask about his citizenship per se, and (b) it's not always the subject's citizenship per se that we talk about in WP articles. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies says:

• Context (location, nationality, or ethnicity);
  • In most modern-day cases this will mean the country of which the person is a citizen, national or permanent resident, or if notable mainly for past events, the country where the person was a citizen, national or permanent resident when the person became notable.
  • Ethnicity or sexuality should not generally be emphasized in the opening unless it is relevant to the subject's notability. Similarly, previous nationalities or the country of birth should not be mentioned in the opening sentence unless they are relevant to the subject's notability.

Now, James Cameron is undoubtedly a Canadian citizen; but neither of his permanent residences is in Canada. One's in Los Angeles, and one's in New Zealand. (Just how someone can have more than one "permanent" residence, simultaneously, escapes me, but there you go. Suffice to say that, from the point of view of permanent residence, whatever he is, Canadian ain't it.) There's plenty of wriggle room in that policy to call Cameron something that does not include the word "Canadian" at all. In this case, it's probably settled by the fact that everyone calls him Canadian; but there are zillions of other cases where it's far from clear cut, and the legacy of that is the blood spilt all over Wikipedia. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 22:38, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

The issue has been discussed previously - see Talk:James Cameron/Archive 1#Canadian American?. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 22:43, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

A needed article about movies and television

Well, since Wikipedia didn't have what I was looking for, I went to Google with a question I was sure would be answered on the net. Surprise, there doesn't seem to be a single source to answer my questions. The question in general is, "Who is/was the last surviving cast member of ...?"

When I ask the question of Google, I can find:
Last Surviving Cast Member of 'Citizen Kane' Dies
Last surviving cast member of Bonanza dies
Last surviving cast member of It's a Wonderful life Dies

But, no single list. What a great Wikipedia article this would make.

Alweiss (talk) 23:21, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

I think that's been tried before but it's been whacked because it has no obvious limits or boundaries. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:18, 12 December 2012 (UTC)