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Not worthy of inclusion, and the only reliable source of the bunch is from 2017, linking hers in with a bunch of other useless conspiracy theories. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:18, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Under views, transgender people, change feminists to people. Feminists does not accurately represent the full scope. 84.71.121.131 (talk) 14:14, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Feminists is what the sources support and what was the consensus wording during the Featured article review. Other supporters are also mentioned. The issue for JKR is that she views the proposed legal changes as an affront to women's rights, as do the "some femininsts" who support her, hence the sources that focus on feminists. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:24, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
People is a rather large subset of ... um people. I hazard a guess that this was based on zero reliable sources. Its bad enough implying that the few vocal gender vexed/trans-exclusionary radical feminists individuals with platforms and a couple of small fringe groups (called "Some feminists" in this article) amounted to anything remotely close to equalling the majority of feminists and feminist organisations worldwide (See Feminist views on transgender topics ). As for people, even in the United Kingdom where the are relatively a few more of these anti transgender radical feminist type extremists, research collected in NatCen's British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey shows that most people's attitude towards transgender people is in fact broadly positive [1]. ~ BOD ~ TALK17:24, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There are a few reliable sources on the Robert Galbraith name issue; HuffingtonPost, Them.Us, op-ed in Time, however it is something she denies. At least one subject matter expert (Florence Ashley) has said it is unlikely that Rowling picked the name intentionally, as Robert Galbraith Heath's links to conversion therapy weren't as well publicised at the time Rowling would have been picking the pen name.
As problematic as some of the content she has published under that name is, even with higher quality sourcing I do not think this is due for inclusion.
That means the edit can go ahead with the above higher quality sources. It's a clarification of the pseudonym and the reader needs to be made aware i.e. with the correct context of the LGBT community's comments on the similarities and Rowling's spokesperson making a statement to clearly say it was not intentional The edit is about similarities; not whether it was intentional. NoMagicSpellstalk22:55, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'm opposed to putting in this edit. That pen name is also similar to Kenneth Galbraith and when asked early on about the similarities she explained how the name came about, which is in the article. She explained that it's "a name she took from Robert F. Kennedy, a personal hero, and Ella Galbraith, a name she invented for herself in childhood" >> see the "Adult fiction" section. Victoria (tk) 23:07, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The information appears to be quite neutral. I think some editors are not giving a strong enough argument other than "I don't agree". Perhaps ownership issues, judging by the edit stats on this article? Why deny the reader clarification on the pseudonym? NoMagicSpellstalk23:45, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, and the sources supporting it are themselves strongly biased and poor quality. It's borderline conspiracy theory and Florence Ashley's comment - who is by no means sympathetic to Rowling's trans-related views - is the nail in the coffin. The whole argument makes no sense - why would the same author who declared Dumbledore is gay and whose controversial comments have solely to do with gender identity and not sexual orientation pick a name as a nod to a long dead psychiatrist who tried to "cure" homosexuality, and for books that have nothing to do with LGBT issues at all and that began to be written long before she ever said anything controversial about trans issues? Crossroads-talk-02:54, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's not about the argument. There is no conspiracy. This edit is clarifying the names for the reader. Giving the context as to why this subject was brought up. Followed by the response from Rowling's spokesperson. It's a neutrally worded edit giving facts; not opinions. Higher quality sources will be used. Why are you blocking a clarification? NoMagicSpellstalk01:15, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
None of the sources listed in this discussion rise a) to the level required for a Featured article, or b) to the level of WP:DUE. Sideswipe's post above did not pretend they were high quality sources; only higher than the original sourcing, but we don't write FAs around the Huffington Post or op-eds in Time magazine. The content in the article now about the name is sourced to scholarly literature, not tabloid rags. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:23, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
"... we don't write FAs around the Huffington Post" HuffPost is a listed WP:RSP. HuffPost Politics/contributors is considered unreliable. Also, here's a Time source that's not opinion. So we're covered for reliable sources. "... sourced to scholarly literature, not tabloid rags" Really? So why is this rag in the References...twice? If you're going to mislead editors; frustrate or obfuscate facts, then you're bringing Wikipedia, and this article in particular, into disrepute. I suggest you refrain from this behaviour and not block a clarification with these tactics. NoMagicSpellstalk02:40, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not going to say where, but I noticed a recent, out of nowhere, uptick of "JK Rowling is anti-gay, blah, blah, blah" in a couple of chatty circles. Now I know where they got it from. Pyxis Solitary(yak). L not Q. 11:35, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]