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This page ought to redirect the other way around due to name recognition, c.f. Lewis Carroll. Ashiibaka tlk 06:44, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I think there should be articles for both Lemony Snicket and Daniel Handler, since Snicket is a fictional character as well as a pseudonym. Lee M 17:54, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I concur. While Lemony Snicket the pseudonym may play the accordion I hope only Lemony Snicket the fictional character has walked up corridors made from skulls, raced volcanoes and had unfortunate things happen to the loves of his life. And I've only read up to the Miserable Mill!

I also Agree, The only reason Handler used the pseudonym was because he was creating a fictional character, he planned to use his own name, until the writer of the Baudilere books took on a life of his own.

Oh, and apparently Mr. Handler has worked in the band the 6ths too (along with half the indie pantheon of the mid-nineties and before, it would seem). sheridan 20:52, 2004 Dec 21 (UTC)

Isn't Daniel Handler also a screenplay writer?

The name appears on the Lemony Snicket film credits - if you have information about other films that'd be of interestsheridan 18:50, 2005 Jan 2 (UTC)

[edit] When is a vandal not a vandal?

A recent vandal remarked "He is married to Lisa Brown." This actually appears to be true. Perhaps the vandal was trying to make amends? He (DH) met Brown, a graphic artist, at university, it would appear. Rich Farmbrough 21:34, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Should've checked on that. The same vandal wrote similar stuff in the Sex and the City article, so I assumed it was some schoolgirls trying to be cute saying one of them was married to this guy. – flamurai^TM 22:07, Feb 2, 2005 (UTC)

He is married to Lisa Brown. What did the vandal actually do that was bad? General messing up pages? Anyway, yep, the vandal's right. LordMooCow 9:52, July 3, 2005 (GMT+10)

[edit] University

He is married to Lisa Brown, a graphic artist he met at university

What university did they meet?

Mona ~ Royalfriend2@hotmail.com

[edit] Very Long Intro

Daniel, as Lemony, has also done an intro to a very long titled book: "Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things That Aren't as Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel About Lost Lands, Stray Cellphones, Creatures from the Sky, Parents Who Disappear in Peru, a Man Named Lars Farf, and One Other Story We Couldn't Quite Finish, so Maybe You Could Help Us Out." I haven't seen the intro, and I don't know if it is noteworthy enough to put on here. Anybody else know? --JCoug 21:40, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Very Interesting Site

Althoug this site is only an encyclopedia, it is very fun. You can change around information which many people find amusing, just like what I have dont here. Wikipedia is a great place to do your school research, and to have a little fun with words!

[edit] Hmmm

do any of you know daneil handlers email adress???

lsnicket@harpercollins.com Umm...nope..<33333...== yeah, the part about him being a very talented author and how many children love his books seems like totally unnescesary, so i'll remove it.----The Guilty Undertaker.

why do you wont to know his emial he will not aswer you because he is so busy working and spending time with his family duh or writing books that i want to read so stop wordering that k bye bye!

people have emailed him in the past, however, his email automatically sends you a message in sebald code. The Guilty Undertaker. 18:30, 27 July 2006

[edit] more info

dear snicket, i was going to research you for a project but there was bearly any info so my point is to just add more under both names. thanx!!

with all due respect, a fan/reader of your work

If you're trying to get in touch with Daniel Handler this is not the place to do it. He's not responsible for the content on this page. Hope you found the info you needed. --Grace 23:34, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

--Klaus Baude 123 23:39, 19 December 2006 (UTC)One of my friends dad, the dads friend is one of Daniel Handlers friend.

[edit] Merge with Lemony Snicket

Doesn't seem to make much sense to me having a seperate page for the pseudonym, this should be merged with Daniel Handler. Maybe a page should be made for the character with the same name. darkskyz 16:42, 9 March 2007 (UTC))Contribution moved from Lemony Snicket#Merge with Daniel Handler)--Jerzy•t 18:02, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Lemony Snicket should be dedicated to the character of that name, while info on the writer using the pseudonym should be moved into this page. darkskyz 16:52, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

I disagree. It'd be too confusing to mix and match the two articles. The only suggestion (if any) is to divide Lemony Snicket's article into seperate sections.--CyberGhostface 19:37, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Merging Handler and Snicket makes little sense, as Snicket is also a significant character in A Series of Unfortunate Events, and the distinction between Snicket as an author and Snicket as a character is highly blurry (if it even exists). It's so much simpler - and in my opinion, makes more sense - to keep information on Lemony Snicket on the Lemony Snicket page, and information about Daniel Handler on the Daniel handler page. 81.132.183.220 20:22, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

• The above contrib was copied, under a note reading

See comments on Talk: Daniel Handler. My copy-pasted view:

to Lemony Snicket#Merge with Daniel Handler and signed with "81.132.183.220 20:26, 9 March 2007 (UTC)" Sig moved from Lemony Snicket#Merge with Daniel Handler--Jerzy•t 18:02, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Below it, the copying contributor added,

Besides, what information would you class as relating to Snicket the pseudonym, and what relates to Snicket the character? Both the pseudonym and the character are the canonical writer of the books (not just ASOUE but his other works as well), and Handler in his personal appearances presents Snicket as a separate individual rather than a simple pen name.

1 'graph moved from Lemony Snicket#Merge with Daniel Handler--Jerzy•t 18:02, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

• Nonsense. The pseudonym is simply another name of the author, who is a real person, and is likely, as with Mark Twain to be the best means of providing access to the author's bio. What is true about him is exactly what is true about DH, and is verified by consulting works of non-fiction. There is nothing true about the fictional character of the same name except what appears in works of fiction, and the only amibiguity rests on uncertainty about what, if anything, in the bios on the works of fiction corresponds to the facts of the real person. In this case, my impression is the bios treat the other fictional characters as being as real as the LS that they describe, so they are further works of fiction, applying only to the fictional character. Any further ambiguity can be mentioned both places as uncertain in its significance. (It is conceivable that there is enuf material for an article on Lemony Snicket ambiguities that could be referenced from both places.
  --Jerzy•t 18:02, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
  

Propose that, if votes against continue to dominate a fortnight after the original suggestion, we call this a majority against merging the articles and scrap the merge tags. 81.132.183.220 16:47, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't agree with the merge as the persona Lemony Snicket is an odd one that isn't just the pseudonym for the author but part of the story. It is thus quite hard to disentangle the two with a simple merge/redirect without messing up the Daniel Handler page. ps: I haven't actually read any of the books and have just watched the ASOUE movie on DVD so kind of neutral in view. Ttiotsw 17:17, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

We Shouldn't merge Handler with Snicket. Instead, We should merge Snicket with Handler! Makes perfect sence! Dabeebo929 21:16, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

• Wikipedia:Naming conventions is policy that calls for using the name he is best known by (and see Wikipedia:Naming conventions (common names) for details on the issue), so the answer depends on what has not been discussed here, let alone been backed by sound arguments (i.e., supported by evidence). Unless i scanned too rapidly, the discussion here so far is far from what is needed to decide the merging and naming questions. My current opinion (well-informed on the principle, but based on a casual inspection of the particulars of the LS/DH topic(s)) is that

1. the DH name should Rdr to Lemony Snicket (person), a bio covering his life, including a list of all his works under either name.
2. Lemony Snicket (fiction) should have a small early section about the fictional life of the character, with a lk to the bio of the person who uses the pseudonym, but should have most of its bulk devoted to the Lemony Snicket series of books, which is probably also better known by the LS name than by either the formal title or the fictional family's name.

But don't be in a rush to make the decision.
--Jerzy•t 18:02, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

It wouldn't make sense to list all Handler's works on a page about Snicket; Snicket doesn't encompass Handler, but if it's going to be like that, Handler does encompass Snicket. So if some merge absolutely must be made (which I'm far from convinced about, as the current mechanism not only works fine but makes sense), I'd say to make the Lemony Snicket page about the character, and add a subsection about Handler's identity as the author Snicket on Daniel Handler's page. That would be considerably muddying the waters of a very simple issue, though. Snicket is a fictional character presented as having written the books that bear his name upon them. (Additionally, the existence of the books within the fictional world in which they take place is acknowledged, meaning that while in reality Snicket is just a pseudonym, in the universe in which the books take place nothing such is true, and Snicket is the author.) It isn't sufficient or accurate to say that Daniel Handler = Lemony Snicket or vice-versa. When choosing a name for a page ask yourself: What word would the average user of the Wikipedia put into the search engine? The answer is that they would put in Lemony Snicket's name if they were looking for a book by Lemony Snicket or for information about the Snicket character, and they would put in Daniel Handler's name if they were looking for a book by Daniel Handler or information about the person Handler. 217.44.118.112 08:02, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Daniel Handler's "Adjusted Income" article in the NYT Magazine

The June 10, 2007 issue of the New York Times Magazine (p. 106) includes an article by Daniel Handler describing his guilt about whether he donates enough money to charity. Mr. Handler uses this potentially interesting introduction to quickly move on to a discussion of his immense annual income and wealth, including a personal income ranking down to the thousandth of a percent. It also includes amusing anecdotes about how truly ridiculously wealthy Mr. Handler's friends and family imagine him to be, when he is in fact merely "monstrous[ly]" wealthy.

Mr. Handler tells us that the amount of money he gave to one charity in one year is more than 99% of the rest of the world makes per year, which is an efficient way of turning a private act of generosity into a noisy public spectacle. Mr. Handler's rug, were it a person, would rank at the 15th percentile of incomes worldwide, he helpfully shares. Sadly, no information was provided on the expense of his silk boxer shorts or the size of the tip he left the waitress at Chez Panisse, or how many people he told about it on the way out the door to the valet.

Read Daniel Handler drone on and on about his wealth and mock people who can't comprehend it (Times Select)

full version—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.223.85.152 (talk • contribs).

You devoted 45 minutes and 14 edits to this? --ShelfSkewed Talk 21:10, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

It was one of the most remarkable pieces of literary narcissism I've ever read. This is my first Wiki edit. Do you have a point you'd like to make?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.223.85.152 (talk • contribs).

I made my point. Why not do something to improve Wikipedia rather than spending time on axe-grinding? This isn't the place for it. --ShelfSkewed Talk 02:57, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

        Katye fasco  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.245.235.239 (talk) 20:55, 15 May 2008 (UTC) 

[edit] More Imfo

You need to have more stuff like when and why did you start to write.

                          Thanks,
                                 Kayte fasco  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.245.235.239 (talk) 20:58, 15 May 2008 (UTC) 

If you can find (or know of) verifiable information, then by all means, add it yourself.--CyberGhostface (talk) 21:30, 15 May 2008 (UTC)