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Could Hefner be described as a polygamist or polyamarous? He has regularly had plural relationships.

That would depend entirely on point of view. From a legal standpoint, a polygamist is a person who is or was married to more than one person at a time. A polyamorous person is someone who is in a sexual or romantic relationship with two or more people at the same time. Usually all partner's consent in such a case. One usually could not be said to be in a polyamourus relationship if there are any in that relationship who do not consent. I do not believe that Hefner had ever been married to two or more persons at the same time. Now from the position of many religions, divorce is not valid. Hefner was from a Methodist background. I don't know if he maintained that affiliation through his life but if he had then they would consider his divorce(s) valid. But if he had belonged to the Roman Catholic church, for example, then upon marriage after having been divorced, they would regard him as a bigamist or polygamist. But that is a moot point as I don't believe he was. I would go so far as to say he most likely was not a practicing Methodist either given his lifestyle. So for him I believe the correct term would be polyamarous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.191.251.196 (talk) 16:32, 28 September 2017‎ (UTC)[reply]

Unless a reliable source describes him as one or the other, we cannot describe him as either one. (As the IP points out, polygamist is a legal term, not a term for someone who engages in a number of simultaneous sexual and/or amorous relationships not involving marriage.) General Ization ^Talk 17:16, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Died September 27 2017 Los Angeles, California 73.231.244.96 (talk) 03:37, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Already done SkyWarrior 03:38, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Hugh Hefner's official website: https://www.hughhefner.com/ Arlind.r (talk) 14:30, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. – Nihlus (talk) 14:36, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

hey how's it going everyone. could someone add the fact that Hugh actually married Crystal Harris in 2012 to the personal life section? I tried to add it by copying the sentence concerning their marriage from Crystal's article but I got struck down by the Wikipedia police because it was a daily mail source. so if anyone has any idea what source would be allowed & if they could add that information. I would love to do it myself but I can't wrap my head around the sourcing system here at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Romeowth (talk • contribs) 15:37, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. The Daily Mail is not considered a reliable source for anything here because much of its reporting is dubious as is typical of tabloids. I cited People magazine. General Ization ^Talk 17:26, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The marriage to Harris was actually already present in the article, but in the wrong section (under Playboy Mansion). I have consolidated the misplaced information in Personal life. General Ization ^Talk 17:46, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot!! Romeowth (talk) 04:14, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the quotation marks around natural causes. To emphasize it this way made it seem suspect, with the subtext being that it was actually something else or something sinister. The references provide corroboration of the cause of death and the phrase itself is not notable enough to use in a direct quotation.Siberian Husky (talk) 16:34, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hefner published nude photographs of women without their permission on more than one occassion....Marilyn Monroe, most notably. There is controversy surrounding his choice of burial, given this fact. Then there is the business with Brooke Shields' age in her Playboy appearance....This isn't on the Playboy Magazine page either, and it feels like we are running PR for Playboy not including it on one of these pages.

More criticism surrounds Hefner's life than this page would suggest. Not saying we publish every little thing, but come on guys. Lukewarmocha (talk) 16:45, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, if you are too busy too add the information yourself, would you mind providing sources so someone else can do it? Thanks! --ΖαππερΝαππερ ^Babel_Alexandria 21:33, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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"During the civil rights era in 1966, Hefner sent African-American Alex Haley to interview George Lincoln Rockwell, much to Rockwell's surprise because Haley was black."

This is repetitive. Please change to "During the civil rights era in 1966, Hefner sent Alex Haley to interview George Lincoln Rockwell, much to Rockwell's surprise because Haley was African-American." 93.142.81.164 (talk) 23:23, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done SparklingPessimist ^{Scream at me!} 02:14, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Plenty written recently, but here's a good overview of his legacy, worth mentioning:

• Bromwich, Jonah Engel (September 28, 2017). "Hugh Hefner, Between the Headlines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.

czar 20:26, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]