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I don't believe it is an appropriate topic to add "skin care regimen" or what beauty products a person uses in the "Personal Life" section. It is irrelevant information to the person, and could be spammy brand promotion. Arguably, it is not appropriate for ANY section of a celebrity's profile unless
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gives her name as "Mya Marie Harrison" without the ý, mostly reserving use of that letter to logos and graphic design, again forms of stylised text where other conventions are adopted such as all caps, which do not determine the spelling of article titles. The
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the paragraph is specifically referring to a professional line of products they have created, or a career partnership with a brand, but it still does not belong in "Personal Life".
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We should note the version with the acute accent in the opening sentence, as we do for the other examples I've given, and then correct the spelling of her name throughout to "Mya".
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per nom. The suggestion that she may be the primary topic for "Mya" seems too far-fetched at the moment and should be tested at a separate RM.
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Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a
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I'm strongly supportive of Knowledge (XXG) getting the diacritics right where they are part of a word or name, but in this case, the
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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That doesn't appear to be the case. Her official website lists her birth name as Mya Marie Harrison
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after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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Skin care regimen, products and tips are not an appropriate topic for "Personal Life" section.
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Striking my !vote, absent clear evidence one way or the other of the subject's birth name.
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and its contents should be moved, for consistency with the new unaccented article title.
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If the article is incorrect, then the lede should be changed to reflect this.
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calls her "Mya" without the ý when using her stage mononym in text copy.
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use diacritics that are grammatically incorrect, yet commonly used.
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and everything contained within. I'll also note that articles like
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Should we also consider the undisambiguated and unaccented
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as an option? See also other mononymous performers like
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