Talk:Guy Cihi

Cihi's birthday
Okay, so I follow Guy Cihi on Facebook, and yesterday was his birthday (indeed, the same date as SH's 15th anniversary!). Not only did fans write on his wall, but he did verify this.

Problem is, we don't know what year, and this is not on his "about" page either- rather, it's only when he joined Facebook and other unimportant info to mention. I inquired on one of the billion Silent Hill-related fan pages I follow, but have yet to receive a reply.

That being said, I've no idea if we have a specific way of including birthdays in the infobox template in which the month and day are known, but not the year. Wanted to check up on that. ╟_Ωzz… &#12288; t a l k 14:54, February 1, 2014 (UTC)


 * I've looked and we've got the birth month and day on the infobox for people like Laurie Holden, Radha Mitchell and Sean Bean. I'd assume that it'd be allowed to say what day/month it is but just ignore the year.  TPShadowDragon Born into flame! 16:38, February 1, 2014 (UTC)


 * All right, thanks, Riley! ╟_Ωzz… &#12288; t a l k  19:24, February 1, 2014 (UTC)

COVID denial and fan reception
I believe that it is absolutely worth mentioning Guy's recent statements. For one, he's upset a large about of the Silent Hill fanbase, from those who've had relatives die from corona, as well as the LGBT+ community for his denial of AIDS. Fan reception is a valid part of wikis, and Trivia points especially. It's still relevant to Silent Hill because he's upset the Silent Hill fanbase. Secondly, this is an out-of-universe article, not an in-universe one. There's no current rule on the wiki stating that "out-of-universe Trivia points must talk about Silent Hill". If this was James' article (an in-universe one), I'd totally get why it should not be mentioned, but I don't see why it should be deleted from Guy's article.

Fans also appreciate warnings and heads-up with these things. Sure, people don't come to this wiki to read about COVID, but anyone who comes to Guy Cihi's article and wants to read interesting things about Guy, they'll read his Trivia section, Silent Hill related or not. It seems hypocritical to keep Trivia points like "Guy likes Mario Kart" (which has nothing to do with Silent Hill), but trying to delete this. — Alex Shepherd   ツ  20:19, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

I suppose that's fair enough, thinking it over a bit. It does seem a bit... odd to just read his article and then sudden "WHOA! COVID CONTROVERSY!" for like two paragraphs, but your point's valid, nevertheless. It's an out-of-universe article, so I get it. You're welcome to put it back in my books. (: ╟_Ωzz… &#12288; t a l k  20:23, 27 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks. And I do admit, it hurts like a bitch having to add this in the first place. I used to really admire Guy Cihi. I remember back in the day when Guy was a mystery and people wanted to learn more about the "real James", and I was mindscrewed when Guy came out of his shell and began interacting with the fanbase. — Alex Shepherd   ツ  20:27, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Do we REALLY need this covid info that is completely irrelevant to the games? Maybe wikipedia link would be better? It looks like an expression of personal attitude to the person and hiding it behind "offended many Silent Hill fans" thing. Octonius (talk) 22:36, 27 February 2021 (UTC)


 * I think it depends on the scope of the page. Do we want this to only focus on the actor's work on Silent Hill, or do we want it to focus on the actor in general? if it's the latter, then major controversies are probably worth mentioning imo (preferably backed by citations, though). Personally, I'm neutral on this. Darkknight2149 (talk) 23:18, 27 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Do we need it? No, but does any Trivia section really "need" anything? Does James' article need to mention you can make him trip? Trivia sections are meant for fun facts, and a Trivia note is completely fine for a mention of why an actor is controversial, especially on an out-of-universe article. It is perfectly fine to mention actor controversies within the fanbases of series, and Guy Cihi is only known for SH2 and will never have a Wikipedia. It is absolutely not supposed to be an attack on Guy, just something interesting and a heads up. — Alex Shepherd   ツ  00:16, 28 February 2021 (UTC)