Talk:Marvin Zindler

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[edit] Audio Clip

A non-copyvio sound clip of MZ signoff would be a great addition to this article. Im sure permission from KTRK would be required. If someone from there is monitoring this page then please consider putting one up. His signature signoff is an iconic part of Houston. (ditto the slime in the ICE machine!) thanks, István 01:32, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copied from his KTRK page

Unfortunately it looks as if most of MZ's Wikipedia entry was cut-and-pasted from his KTRK page. mrbill@mrbill.net 03:57, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Slapdash

One of the hallmarks of Wikipedia is un-substantiated or incorrectly substantiated references and slapdash cut and paste / hit and run pages. Whoever cut and pasted this Wikipage from the KTRK page was oblivious to the fact that Zindler worked for Houston’s third newspaper, Scripps Howard’s “The Houston Press”. Zindler did not work for the weekly alternative owned by Village Voice Media and bearing the same “Houston Press” name. The newspaper was bought out by the Houston Chronicle in 1964. The weekly alternative did not start publication until decades later. The hyperlink connecting “Houston Press” to the weekly alternative’s page is misleading and of no logical use on this page. In fact, that page states, “The Houston Press is not to be confused with the newspaper of the same name that closed in 1964.”

It also amazes me that errors are found and a paragragh is written to criticize the original editor, yet the error is not fixed. Postoak 23:02, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Agree with Postoak - isnt there a policy/guideline named "so fix it" or something similar? István 14:53, 16 March 2007 (UTC)