Talk:Hans Reiser

UC Berkeley at 15?

The Wikipedia article states without reservation (as fact) that Reiser was accepted at UC Berkeley at 15. Yet the reference only says that Reiser himself liked to say this in interviews, which is far from a solid factual reference to say that it is so. If this line is to stay in, it should be edited to reflect that is is something that Reiser himself claimed, but not otherwise confirmed by another source. Jbottero (talk) 22:27, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

If it really bugs you, there is always the possibility that you can directly contact UC Berkley itself and simply ask.... getting confirmation from them as a primary source for factual data. As I've stated in above discussion above, I happen to know his family... and this particular fact was at least verified to me by his father. From that perspective, the onus of proof that he wasn't a student there rests upon finding a source which claims otherwise like a spokesman or registrar official at UC Berkley disclaiming any connection with Hans.

It certainly is a false and misleading statement to suggest that Hans has made this up, particularly something that is so easily verifiable. Most universities keep records of former students, even if they never graduated or even attended no more than a couple days of classes. --Robert Horning (talk) 04:50, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Robert, you are the source of this point for this article and you have provided only week hearsay justification. There is good reason that his father would support what you told him Hans had been telling people. It is not evidence. You as the originator of that point for this article should contact UC Berkeley as you have instructed so that you can provide that evidence. Otherwise, it is similar to stating that there is evidence that ghosts exist but refusing to discuss it further until someone brings forward evidence to the contrary, and of course it is impossible to prove that ghosts do not exist. It isn't for others to prove your arguments. You need to do that, and you have not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.59.110.102 (talk) 11:59, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

Jbottero isn’t asking anyone to prove his argument. It is for whoever added all that BS to provide acceptable reliable sources. Arty Zifferelli (talk) 07:34, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Do NOT remove parts about Sean and Ramon

Sean Sturgeon influence is confirmed and is directly connected with Hans Reiser claim that "he killed his wife to protect their children." Ramon Riser supports the story of financial theft that both Nina and Sean could have commited. Both provide important background for Hans' motive in the crime.195.14.198.195 (talk) 05:59, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

That's an interesting point of view. But remember, it must be neutral, well sourced with no original research. Actually, our policy is to remove everything which fails one of those things on the spot. Regards, Comte0 (talk) 21:07, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Split article?

On my screen, the prose text of the article is six pages long, of which three and a half are about the murder of Nina Reiser. Should this part be split into a new article Murder of Nina Reiser? JIP | Talk 20:46, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

I don't think there's enough material for this, for us to have two decent articles. I'd rather we keep it as one article. PARAKANYAA (talk) 06:38, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Why? He's known for two things, a niche file system that nobady uses, and this murder. One article is quite enough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.59.210.198 (talk) 18:29, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

Signature looks iffy

I know it's the signature shown in his recent open letter, but I'm pretty sure the signature in the infobox is computer generated, like from Adobe fill-and-sign. Does WP have a guideline regarding e-signatures in infoboxes? Thesixthstaff (talk) 21:05, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

the 'signature' is a FRB American Cursive, a font created by the Fredrick Brennan, who received this letter from Reiser and transcribed it to PDF, and not Reiser's actual signature. Note that it is actually just selectable text. The name of the font is embedded in the PDF (c.f. pdffonts reiser_response.pdf | grep FRBAmericanCursive-Medium) It should be removed.

i don't see the point in adding it, but his actual signature can be found on photographs of the original letter. 212.186.41.23 (talk) 15:38, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I agree. I removed the signature. Thesixthstaff (talk) 22:40, 19 January 2024 (UTC)