Talk:Allen Drury
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[edit] Drury's alleged carelessness with details
The last paragraph of the Allen Drury entry seems to belong in Editing or Discussion, not in the text.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by CassiusClay (talk • contribs) 13:02, July 28, 2006 (UTC)
This is a new writer editor. The reference to the Californa, New York alternative origin of a character alleged mistake is innacurate. The character had a complex childhhod, and had lived in both states. We also find little evidence and no data from the earlier writer supporting the other last paragraph criticism. 150.135.48.65 17:33, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
—The preceding comment was moved from the article page.
Both Cullee Hamilton and Robert Leffingwell are referred to as being from two different states--Wehwalt 19:56, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- The debate is about the following sentence by User:Wehwalt [1]:
- [His books] contain many characters, but are often careless with details – a character will be mentioned as being from New York in one book, and California in another. Especially in the later books, accurate parliamentary and judicial procedure is often sacrificed for the sake of the plot.
- I haven't read any of Drury's books, but having checked the online external references listed in the article, the claim seems reasonable, although it's not explicitly confirmed... so I've added a "citation needed" tag, in the hope that Wehwalt or someone else can provide external references (recalling WP:NOR).
- —Kwi | Talk 20:16, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- Doubt if there's much out there as interest in Drury mostly predates the Internet, but I will see what I can do or else rephrase. --Wehwalt 15:44, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bogus reference?
I'm not quite sure about the following reference, supposedly added by one of the referenced authors (User:William percy) [2], and seemingly irrelevant. Smells like spam.
- Johansson, Warren & Percy, William A. Outing: Shattering the Conspiracy of Silence. Harrington Park Press, 1994, p.99.
—Kwi | Talk 20:16, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- I've removed it a second time. Now, an episode of outing (when such things really mattered) occurs in Advise and Consent, when a senator commits suicide because he is threatened with the exposure, if he follows his principles, of a youthful homosexual affair (especially since the senator is from Utah; these days, of course, such a revelation would increase the senator's standing in the polls. Well, maybe not in Utah.) But I don't know if the link referrs to that.--Wehwalt 15:09, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
