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Nichelle Nichols Has Died

209 points by fagnerbrack 4y ago

lapcat 4y ago
Dupe of 9 other submissions: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=Nichelle%20Nichols&sort=byDate&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... This is just a tweet of some programmer dude who stood in line to meet her, and not an official death announcement. Indeed the title of this submission has been editorialized, because the tweet actually says "RIP Nichelle Nichols", as do countless other tweets.
- Kaibeezy 4y ago
  Right? Wouldn’t it be nice if people took a moment to do some background reading on Ms Nichols and post articles that celebrate her very meaningful contributions.
  - JKCalhoun 4y ago
    How about this interview where Nichelle describes what happened after telling Gene Roddenberry that she was going to leave Star Trek after the first season to pursue theater: https://youtu.be/bpbufLzkoBM?t=549 https://youtu.be/bpbufLzkoBM?t=549 The whole interview is great but long.
    - Kaibeezy 4y ago
      Nice. Dr King convincing her to stay: "Where we're going is where you are. 300 years from now. It starts now." More of that, please.
- shric 4y ago
  For better or worse, "X has died" is some kind of standard on HN: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=%22has+died%22 https://hn.algolia.com/?q=%22has+died%22
  - lapcat 4y ago
    The main issue isn't the title as such. The issue is that the title misleads about the content. The title suggests it's a death announcement, which you would expect to give details such as cause of death and a biography of the person who died, not to mention official confirmation from a reliable source. But the content is just some random person on Twitter being sad about the death, which was announced elsewhere.
- altairprime 4y ago
  Emailing HN about stuff like this will help them repair (merge) the submissions and discussions so that only one is FP, and that it’s a worthwhile one. Use a subject like “Deduping submissions for Nichelle Nichols FP” and include the the Algolia link for maximum effect.
- moistly 4y ago
  But it’s such easy karma!
pseudolus 4y ago
Longer story with more biographical detail: https://gizmodo.com/nichelle-nichols-star-trek-uhura-actor-obituary-1849353418 https://gizmodo.com/nichelle-nichols-star-trek-uhura-actor-o... Photomontage of her life (including a great photo of her and other Star Trek cast members in front of the Space Shuttle Enterprise): https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/gallery/2022/jul/31/star-treks-nichelle-nichols-a-life-in-pictures https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/gallery/2022/jul/31...
AlwaysRock 4y ago
Sad. Legend.

209 points by fagnerbrack 4y ago

Dupe of 9 other submissions: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=Nichelle%20Nichols&sort=byDate&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... This is just a tweet of some programmer dude who stood in line to meet her, and not an official death announcement. Indeed the title of this submission has been editorialized, because the tweet actually says "RIP Nichelle Nichols", as do countless other tweets.

Kaibeezy 4y ago
Right? Wouldn’t it be nice if people took a moment to do some background reading on Ms Nichols and post articles that celebrate her very meaningful contributions.
- JKCalhoun 4y ago
  How about this interview where Nichelle describes what happened after telling Gene Roddenberry that she was going to leave Star Trek after the first season to pursue theater: https://youtu.be/bpbufLzkoBM?t=549 https://youtu.be/bpbufLzkoBM?t=549 The whole interview is great but long.
  - Kaibeezy 4y ago
    Nice. Dr King convincing her to stay: "Where we're going is where you are. 300 years from now. It starts now." More of that, please.
shric 4y ago
For better or worse, "X has died" is some kind of standard on HN: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=%22has+died%22 https://hn.algolia.com/?q=%22has+died%22
- lapcat 4y ago
  The main issue isn't the title as such. The issue is that the title misleads about the content. The title suggests it's a death announcement, which you would expect to give details such as cause of death and a biography of the person who died, not to mention official confirmation from a reliable source. But the content is just some random person on Twitter being sad about the death, which was announced elsewhere.
altairprime 4y ago
Emailing HN about stuff like this will help them repair (merge) the submissions and discussions so that only one is FP, and that it’s a worthwhile one. Use a subject like “Deduping submissions for Nichelle Nichols FP” and include the the Algolia link for maximum effect.
moistly 4y ago
But it’s such easy karma!

pseudolus 4y ago

Longer story with more biographical detail: https://gizmodo.com/nichelle-nichols-star-trek-uhura-actor-obituary-1849353418 https://gizmodo.com/nichelle-nichols-star-trek-uhura-actor-o... Photomontage of her life (including a great photo of her and other Star Trek cast members in front of the Space Shuttle Enterprise): https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/gallery/2022/jul/31/star-treks-nichelle-nichols-a-life-in-pictures https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/gallery/2022/jul/31...

AlwaysRock 4y ago

Sad. Legend.