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Why there is more to Banksy than meets the eye (BBC)

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Under the heading 'Identity' the article, quoting the Daily Mail, states that Robert Cunningham was born on 28th July 1974.

Please add a sentence: 'Public records show that he was born in 1973.'.

The reference for this is the General Register Office - Birth registrations Jul-Sep 1973, ref: 1973 Sep 7B 373. 31.127.252.232 (talk) 10:26, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The reference should be '1973 Sep Kingswood 7B 373'. 31.127.252.232 (talk) 10:28, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, the reference should be '1973 Sep Bristol 7B 373'. 31.127.252.232 (talk) 10:37, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 15:34, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Typo in photo caption?

A Banksy work from the Bristol underground scene. The imotif was also produced as a series of screenprints…

I looked up imotif and found it had something to do with DNA, so it seems this is a typo and should just say motif. Sorry I can't fix it myself, as I've been banned from fixing what seemed like basic oversights. Apparently some people here are touchy about how they prefer to do things! (BTW, if this post has typos or formatting errors, they're being caused by the mobile editor—I've tried several times to fix them. Irony, huh?) – 2605:8D80:5532:6227:3D8F:F6A3:907F:67B6 (talk) 02:28, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for pointing this out. I've gone ahead and changed the word completely, since the intended word "motif" was being incorrectly used in this instance. -- JascaDucato (talk | contributions) 08:56, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A new theory about the real identity of Banksy

Hello ! I was reading the press and I discovered a new theory about the real identity of this person.

The next source say "Banksy" is possibly "Lucy McKenzie" : https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/04/11/a-conspiracy-undone-is-banksy-a-woman

"Euronews" is a mainstream media but the source is based on the analysis of an "amateur art-history sleuth"(The source designate Bobby Bress with this term)

As Bobby Bress isn't a professional but an amator accorded to the source. I don't know if add this theory linked to the source would violate any policy or guidelines on Wikipedia.

I think we can enrich the article if we add this theory but I prefer ask the opinions of others editors before do anything. Anatole-berthe (talk) 17:12, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]