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age?

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Special:Contributions&target=ip:ID1152340546 I found this link but I'm not sure how reliable it is. Anyone know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.147.240.137 (talk) 01:45, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki-answers would not be considered a reliable source. I cannot find any reliable source for a date of birth or even the year. The closest is a Wall Street Journal article which refers to the subject as being 28 years old, and was writen around the time of the Haitian Earthquake. Based on that, she would have been born around 1982.THD3 (talk) 18:07, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Additional sources for the DOB: Per the linked article [1] "Astanova was picked to play the National Anthem at the White House’s Fourth of July concert, one day after her 36th birthday." The date of said article is January 15, 2019, and per this source [2] the date of the concert was July 4, 2018. There are doubtless other sources which can confirm the date of Astanova's appearance at the White House. 2018 minus 36 is 1982, thus Astanova was born in 1982.THD3 (talk) 12:08, 13 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Birth name?

Surely her birth name isn't Valentina Lisitsa as the infobox states? pgbrown (talk) 11:58, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a prank. In any case, I've deleted the infobox per Wikipedia:WikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes.THD3 (talk) 12:28, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Removed categories for "record producer"/changed to recording artist

Her categories included record producer-related but there are no citations or information provided in the article to verify her experience as a record producer. Being a recording artist is not the same as the title "record producer".

If she does have experience/credits as a record producer, please re-write it into the article with citations. If she was co-producer on her albums, please designate as such (with citations). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Actaudio (talk • contribs) 06:56, 12 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Birth date

I see we have multiple sources for 1982+-1. Where is the month and day verified? --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 00:37, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What sources are used for 1982? Every source I've found is dodgy, including the Rolling Stone article, which was written by a political journalist. JSFarman (talk) 21:18, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Year of birth

Can editors comment on the reliability of the proposed source: https://hauteliving.com/2013/11/center-stage-lola-astanova%E2%80%99s-inspiring-rise-ussr-carnegie-hall/421331/ ? --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 04:40, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't consider Haute Living a reliable source, especially when Rolling Stone is available: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/lola-astanova-trump-779405/ - using the concert's date (4 July 2018 - according to multiple sources) and the statement in the third paragraph of the Rolling Stone article that Astanova played "at the White House’s Fourth of July concert, one day after her 36th birthday" her birth date can be easily found. pgbrown (talk) 12:19, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

And we have multiple better confirming 1982 in Talk:Lola_Astanova#age?. --Hipal (talk) 01:21, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with both previous comments, Haute Living is NOT a reliable source and there ARE multiple reliable sources which give a birth year of 1982. Although one wishes to assume good faith, it has become obvious that JPS1965 is a single purpose account - possibly connected to the article's subject, and should be banned for trolling and deliberate misinformation.THD3 (talk) 02:47, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment

One thing about this article is that there is a certain amount of namedropping. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:51, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This is true, although I don't know if namedropping violates WP:BLP. But it reminds me of the story about the critic who attacked Liszt in print, only to receive a letter from the composer, stating that he was happy the critic was able to use Liszt's fame to make a name for himself. In any case, my experience with these articles is the more hyperbole there is, the less noteworthy the subject actually is.THD3 (talk) 13:56, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

As long as it's well sourced, it's probably not a BLP problem, but guidance like WP:PROPORTION and WP:BLOATED can be relevant. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:11, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Russian-American, or just Russian?

Has Astanova become an American citizen, and is there any reliable sourcing to indicate that? If not, she should not be considered Russian-American, just Russian.MisterCSharp (talk) 13:13, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-Protect request

Given the efforts by a couple of single-purpose accounts, maybe it's time to restrict this page from being edited by all but experienced editors.MisterCSharp (talk)

I agree. It's been going on for over a year now, looking at the edit history. pgbrown (talk) 12:31, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. Edit history over the past year has primarily been DOB changes.THD3 (talk) 11:19, 9 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Birth date and Uzbek

The New York Times reports that she was born in 1986. NYT is the paper of record. She was born in Uzbekistan according to multiple sources. She is Uzbek. Referring to her as Russian diminishes her nationality. JSFarman (talk) 20:55, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sources now used are a Rolling Stone political story and China Daily. See: WP:RSP. Rolling Stone political stories are red list. China JSFarman (talk) 05:00, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Daily is considered only marginally reliable. My solution would be agree to disagree and delete her age altogether but do what you will. JSFarman (talk) 18:43, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Let's get a list together of potential sources. Listing multiple reported dates is an option if the references support it. --Hipal (talk) 03:46, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The NYTimes ref is a warmed-over press release. --Hipal (talk) 03:48, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I usually don't question the New York Times, but I should have read that story more closely. It's pretty fluffy. I will look for more sources. JSFarman (talk) 05:00, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Rolling Stone ref looks fairly good. Once we have a list, maybe we run them all through WP:RSN. --Hipal (talk) 19:17, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Request A Change

I am an associate of Lola Astanova. I am not being paid but still declaring a conflict with regards to editing Wikipedia since I know her personally. After discussing several aspects of her Wikipedia page with her, there are two major errors that I am requesting be corrected. She did not attend the Moscow Conservatory but the wording makes it appear as if she did. She studied under Lev Naumov but not at the Moscow Conservatory. The following sources say she studied with Naumov but do not say she attended the Conservatory:

Can we reword the sentence “She later traveled to Moscow to take lesson from Lev Naumov at the Moscow Conservatory” to “She also studied under classic pianist Lev Naumov.” Her date of birth is also wrong. A New York Times article says 1986 while a Rolling Stone article says 1982. The 1982 is not correct but I read the discussion above about the new York Times reference not be acceptable. There is also a reference in the Palm Beach Daily News (https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/04/26/pianist-lola-astanova-to-bring/9675197007/) from 2017 which states she is 26 which would make her 33 years old. This is also not correct. Another reference in Haute Living says she was born in 1985 (https://hauteliving.com/2013/11/center-stage-lola-astanova%E2%80%99s-inspiring-rise-ussr-carnegie-hall/421331/). These references show four different possibilities. To avoid confusion can we remove the year of birth altogether? Martha2025 (talk) 18:14, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for declaring your interest in the subject of this article. Even though you know Astanova personally, the article cannot be amended without a citation from a reliable source, whether it's regarding her studies with Naumov (Moscow Conservatory is listed in the cited publication) or her birthdate. Rolling Stone remains the only reliable source for this, the other sources you list do not meet reliability criteria. pgbrown (talk) 19:58, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If only one article is a reliable source for a DOB (and it's not clear that Rolling Stone is reliable for this per WP:RSP), then it should not be included per WP:DOB: "Wikipedia includes full names and dates of birth that have been widely published by reliable sources". I have removed it until a consensus can be reached per WP:ONUS. – notwally (talk) 00:42, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I also made the other requested change. I'm not sure why a dead-link blog post from Pianist magazine would be more reliable than a cover article from Haute Living magazine, especially for contested information. The fact that she studied under Naumov is in both. – notwally (talk) 00:56, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Martha2025 It may be of help for her to write info-en-q@wikipedia.org for help in providing her own date of birth (if she chooses to have that in the article at all) per the suggestion at WP:ASFAQ. I wouldn't know what the process itself entails, but they should be able to help her verify her identity.

Awshort (talk) 16:31, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]