Talk:G. E. Smith

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Citation[edit]

[1] Here is the citation that he is Lebanese American.--69.171.35.198 23:04, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Song?[edit]

The Vandals' song "N.I.M.B.Y." is centered around Smith. Thinkin it should be somewhere on here....

Copyvio?[edit]

This page seems to quote extensively from the "sanctioned but not operated by GE Smith" Myspace page it links to. We might want to examine the copyvio situation here...
--Baylink (talk) 16:21, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

His family’s Lebanese name, Haddad, means blacksmith. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.49.64.111 (talk) 16:34, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Health?[edit]

He doesn't look like he's thriving. Can something be done to help him?Longinus876 (talk) 17:19, 1 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

His last name, Haddad, means blacksmith in Lebanese.[edit]

Hmmm, there is no Lebanese language. The two official languages of Lebanon are French and Arabic. 13Sundin (talk) 14:46, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@13Sundin: Please read the article Lebanese Arabic. Hartenhof (talk) 17:34, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hartenhof: Lebanese Arabic is a dialect of the Arabic language, not an actual separate language called Lebanese. It's like saying that Southern US dialect is a separate language, not a local dialect of the English language. 13Sundin (talk) 18:36, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@13Sundin: Of course it is, but it's about GE's last name here, that's all, not about making a point on linguistics or dialectology. Haddad means blacksmith in Lebanese Arabic dialect, that's all the guy was saying, way back in 2010. Hartenhof (talk) 18:52, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hartenhof: I'm just having issues with how the sentence is formulated, that's all. That's why I quoted the sentence as the subject. 13Sundin (talk) 19:43, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@13Sundin: Then why not just simply change the sentence? Hartenhof (talk) 21:27, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hartenhof: I guess I could have, but from what, I have seen so far, change one thing, then people are getting on your case. 13Sundin (talk) 03:06, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]