Talk:N. K. Jemisin

Heinlein quote in Career section

I don't think that a random quote from an author's blog merits inclusion in the "Career" section of a Wikipedia article. First, it's from a primary source, when Wikipedia articles should rely on secondary or tertiary sources. Second, it's not a major part of her career - it's just a comment in a blog post. If you can find a reliable source reporting on the comment as notable, that might merit inclusion, but right now it seems like a random piece of trivia. I'm sure she's commented on good restaurants in Brooklyn and her opinion on sporting events too, but they don't fit into an article about her career. Drelusis (talk) 23:51, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

I agree that it seems out of place. Pkeets (talk) 02:03, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

I'm concerned that Neptune's Trident (talk) is edit warring. They seem really determined for that Heinlein paragraph to be in there. I'm going to leave a note on their talk page and encourage them to come talk here. Drelusis (talk) 03:28, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

As a follow-up, I left the user a request to come discuss their edits here on their talk page; they deleted my request. Their history shows a few other recent editor comments that the user has deleted. Hopefully this just means they've received the comments and taken note of them. Drelusis (talk) 00:32, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

The Article's name - N. K. Jemisin or Nora K. Jemisin

In her blog, Jemisin shares her first name - Nora. I think the articles header should include her full first name, since it is known. גארפילד (talk) 21:49, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

It's already been taken care of. --Orange Mike | Talk 22:09, 3 June 2017 (UTC

Yet the author of her first novel is clearly stated to be N.K. Jemison. This is a bit of attempted obfuscation female authors have been using for decades in order to deceive the book-buying public as to their gender, as wise purchasers don't waste time or money on sci-fi by women.

I will caution the un-signed comment above about WP:NOTAFORUM - also misogyny isn't cool. Simonm223 (talk) 19:37, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Conclusions based upon years of book-buying and reading are not bias, which id implied by your name-calling. It goes back to the 1950's and the decption wrought ny Alice Norton, masquerading as 'Andre.' And BTW--why else would the use of intials be so common in the publishing world? i don't think Wikipedia objects to the truth,despite the farcical Political Correctness of the media. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CF99:2080:5127:78A8:DEB9:AA3C (talk) 20:05, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Authors like J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, A.A. Milne, H.G. Wells, V.S. Naipaul, W.H. Auden etc.,? Halmyre (talk) 19:22, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

Dont forgot JK Rowling (the author of the Harry Potter books) Abote2 (talk) 16:56, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

The authors I named are male, to contradict the previous editor's prejudices. Halmyre (talk) 08:51, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

Jemisin is of Indian origin and in India they use first letters from first names. By the way, why in not told in the article, that N. K. Jemisin is of Indian origin? --2001:999:71:8F1A:C33:3BFE:5DB9:FBF3 (talk) 01:41, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

1) No reliable sources say so. 2) WP:DUE would discourage trivia like that. Simonm223 (talk) 02:25, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

She chooses to publish under the name "N.K." and since she is notable for writing, that is the appropriate article name. The full name (or nearest approximation—what about that "K."?) is in the first sentence, per standard WP practice. Zaslav (talk) 23:22, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

edit summary citation typo

OF course I meant WP:CRYSTALSimonm223 (talk) 10:18, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Career

The three guest of honor engagements shouldn't be in the career section. In fact there's little here about her career. Dgpop (talk) 13:21, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

On what grounds exactly should they be excluded. They're notable engagements. Simonm223 (talk) 13:24, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

These are accolades, not her actual career. Dgpop (talk) 18:23, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

I don’t think I agree with you. For a lot of genre authors, GoH engagements are very much career-relevant; if nothing else, it increases your opportunities to sell books at the conventions. Simonm223 (talk) 21:09, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Basically what I'm saying is that awards don't lead to money directly; but title appearances at major cons do. Simonm223 (talk) 23:59, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Citation needed for name

There needs to be citation for the name Nora on the article 72.71.210.35 (talk) 23:45, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

There really doesn't need to be a citation for that. Simonm223 (talk) 11:51, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Psychologist

A person should not be referred to as a psychologist unless he/she has earned a PhD and successfully passed the EEEP — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.173.52.27 (talk) 17:21, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

No dictionary definition of "psychologist" includes either a PhD or the EEEP. Furthermore, multiple RS refer to Jemisin as someone who is or has been a counseling psychologist. We follow RS in what we say about people. HouseOfChange (talk) 17:50, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

Why do you need to have passed the "Evaluating Evidence about Educational Programs" or "Escola Europeia de Ensino Profissional" in order to be a psychologist? Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 16:34, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi folks; OP is correct, although they have flubbed some of the language. To be referred to as a "counseling psychologist" (or similarly a "clinical psychologist," though these are different graduate programs), you need to have completed a doctoral level counseling psychology program and passed the EPPP (Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology). Someone who has completed master's level training in counseling (typically a master's in education, which is what NK Jemisin has) and then become licensed to practice is typically referred to as a "professional counselor," or LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor). I am not sure why she has been referenced as a "psychologist" in so many contexts, but this is not professionally accurate. Zalherwitz (talk) 14:07, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Here are how the sources describe her pre-writing career:

*1 former practicing psychologist

*2 counseling psychologist and educator (about self)

*6 career counselor

*18 counseling psychologist

*36 psychologist

Schazjmd (talk) 16:24, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

MOS:LEADIMAGE

Current lead image

File:Jemisin-winning-3rd-Hugo-award.jpg

Lead image proposed by Daveburstein

Per MOS:LEADIMAGE: "Lead images should be natural and appropriate representations of the topic; they should not only illustrate the topic specifically, but also be the type of image used for similar purposes in high-quality reference works." Therefore, replacing the article's current lead image with a low-resolution candid shot of NK Jemisin making a funny face, as proposed by Daveburstein, is not appropriate IMO. HouseOfChange (talk) 02:31, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Daveburstein (talk) 03:04, 9 November 2020 (UTC) Apologies. I've done a lot of editing but never before an infobox picture and didn't know that requirement. The current picture is awful. I will look for something less dramatic but still livelier. Reference works increasingly look for candid photos and I'll see what I can find. As a working journalist, I always look for something other than a boring shot. But I see the rules do not support irreverence.

I feel that the image Daveburstein proposed was not only inappropriate but abusive. I am asking for guidance at WP:BLPN, but I do not think someone whose judgment is so flawed should be editing this bio in any way. HouseOfChange (talk) 14:54, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

• The Daveburstein picture is ridiculous as a lead infobox picture which is used to best identify the subject of the article. IMO. -- GreenC 15:09, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

"The Broken Earth Trilogy" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Name

I removed reference to 'N K Jemisin' being a pen name because it's her actual name, not a pen name. I checked many other Wikipedia articles of authors known by their initials, the one only one where this is described as being a pen name is J K Rowling - which is correct in that case because the K initial is not part of her real name, but was added at the publisher's suggestion. But using your actual real initials? That's not using a pen name. I didn't feel it necessary to note that Jemisin is published under her initials, but if the detail should be added back to the article, I would suggest something along the lines as "writing as N. K. Jemisin" rather than reverting back to any reference to pen names. H. Carver (talk) 01:10, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@H. Carver: My revert was in response to your removing the lead's mention of the name by which she is widely known. I have restored the bolded name to the lead, with a slight re-wording to your the objection to calling it a pen name. Per WP:BRD please discuss changes to the article here on the talk page if another editor objects to them. It is up to the person proposing a novelty to get consensus for it. HouseOfChange (talk) 01:26, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@HouseOfChange: BRD is an 'optional method', but if you insist: Per WP:BRD, BRD is not a valid excuse for reverting good-faith efforts to improve a page simply because you don't like the changes. You could have noted my edit summary, assumed good faith, and reinserted the mention by refinement. H. Carver (talk) 01:48, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

@H. Carver: Having a difference of opinion about an edit does not violate WP:AGF. The lead currently contains the phrase "N K Jemisin" and does not contain the phrase "pen name"; I hope my proposed compromise is satisfactory. HouseOfChange (talk) 11:54, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Comments on "I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter"

The page I_Sexually_Identify_as_an_Attack_Helicopter has a quotation for Jemisin which seems a candidate for inclusion on this page, considering the current global focus on bias issues. This being a article about a living person, I don't want to start an edit war and will put it here for discussion.

The writer N. K. Jemisin wrote that she was glad about the story's removal: "Not all art is good art. Sometimes art causes harm. And granted that marginalized creators end up held to a higher standard than others, which is shit, but... that's [because] we know what that harm feels like. Artists should strive to do no (more of this) harm."[12] Jemisin later wrote that she had not read the story.[12]

135.23.43.68 (talk) 19:14, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Jemisin's transient Twitter commentary does not feel like a major event in her biography. If we did mention it, I propose including her actual words, which express her opinion better than the suggested summary: "Plenty of trans and nb folks have expressed themselves on the matter and their viewpoints should be centered. But if anyone needs to hear it, I'm glad the story was taken down by its author." (January 17, 2020) You might take the other material to Wikiquote, if you feel it is important to the current global focus on bias issues. HouseOfChange (talk) 19:35, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

I don't think it's significant enough for Jemisin's biography. The statements only make sense in the context of that story. Schazjmd (talk) 20:09, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Update: Jemisin made a mild January 17 Twitter comment, on a controversy that on January 11 was already hotly debated,: "Plenty of trans and nb folks have expressed themselves on the matter and their viewpoints should be centered. But if anyone needs to hear it, I'm glad the story was taken down by its author."[1] She later followed up with some clarification, also on Twitter. To describe these few tweets, as a recent proposed addition to this bio does, as "Jemisin joined the public campaign against a story by Isabel Fall" vastly overstates Jemisin's role. She certainly was not coming down on the side of "policing queer writers' expressions of their experiences" and Wikipedia should not be telling people that she was. Her comments are summarized in the article I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter, but this incident is not (so far) relevant enough to Jemisin's biography that its complexities need expansion here, IMO. On the other hand, if random people continue to come here to accuse Jemisin of "policing queer writers," then perhaps this bio should provide an accurate picture. What do other people think? HouseOfChange (talk) 03:58, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

I've seen similar situations play out on countless articles. People see a minor disagreement or social media kerfuffle and rush to document it on Wikipedia, usually without any regard for encyclopedic value. In this instance, Jemisin's comments are relevant to reception of the story "I_Sexually_Identify_as_an_Attack_Helicopter" and are included in that article. There has been no ongoing coverage focused on those comments in relation to Jemisin herself, no impact on her career, no indication that it is WP:DUE for inclusion in her article. That "random people" see it differently is typical, but not a reason to include information that would otherwise not be included. Schazjmd (talk) 13:54, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Agreed. Not WP:DUE for inclusion in Jemisin' bio, may be proper to include in the 'ISIAAAH' article. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 14:16, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Lede sentence

Opening sentence needs to include that Jemisin is "better known as N. K. Jemisin" or similar, otherwise there is no explanation as to why the article is at N. K. Jemisin but starts with "Nora Keita Jemisin... is an American science fiction and fantasy writer". This is entirely in keeping with MOS:NICKNAME, which explicitly states: For people who are best known by a pseudonym, the legal name should usually appear first in the article, followed closely by the pseudonym. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 15:28, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

What part of MOS:NICKNAME is unclear? We never structure first lines like this if someone is known by their initials and that name is used as the article title. Why on earth would it be necessary? Why should Ms Jemisin be an exception? It's not her pseudonym; it's merely her name. It is not always necessary to spell out why the article title and lead paragraph give a different name. If a person has a common English-language hypocorism (diminutive or abbreviation) used in lieu of a given name, it is not presented between quotation marks or parentheses within or after their name. Her initials are clearly an abbreviation of her first names. An obvious similar article would be J. R. R. Tolkien, who also wrote under his initials; we don't spell out his "pseudonym" because it wasn't a pseudonym. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:33, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Fair points, you've convinced me. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 16:29, 27 January 2023 (UTC)