Talk:Dietrich Grönemeyer

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I am concerned about the accuracy/validity of the Awards listed. It would be good if someone with some real knowledge of this could have a look at it and cite their sources.

Here's what I have done and why:

English award - removed it - can't understand what it is. This was listed as ""Man of the Millennium" (England)". Plus I can't even find him on what appears to be their website. If I am wrong please reinstate and cite sources.

USA award - removed it. It was listed as ""Man of the Year" 2000 (USA)" but this is on first impressions ludicrous (though your mileage may vary) - that is usually taken to mean Man of the Year (now Person of the Year) as in the Time magazine "award" - but that year it was George Bush! Now it may well be that Prof Grönemeyer was awarded A "Man of the Year" award in say a medical speciality or something else, but if so, we need to say so rather than have this seemingly misleading entry. If I am wrong please reinstate and cite sources.

German award (Hamburg) - left it - appears to be accurate, can find Prof G on their site etc.

Please note that I am not suggesting that there is anything remotely questionable about these awards in any way whatsoever. I am just saying that if we list stuff like this it should be verifiably accurate. I will be very happy to see the material I removed replaced with material that accurately reflects Prof. Grönemeyer's awards in a way that is easily comprehensible. This, in my view, was not. 138.37.188.109 10:34, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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Sorry, just translated it from the German website, will now ask there. Get-back-world-respect 13:35, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Nice one, thanks. I see your query in the Diskussion page for the de version: that's great. Personally I would not dare to lay a finger on the de one so I will watch with interest. Are you a Herbie fan or did something else lead you to be writing about his big bro? :) 138.37.188.109 08:54, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)

As there are so many Herbie fans in Germany I had heard of his brother via my uncle who is a doctor in the same region. I found out more about him when reading the german Herbie article. Dietrich has the information I translated on his official webpage. I agree with you that this is misleading. As he should know that, it seems a bit like showing off. Get-back-world-respect 23:22, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)