Talk:Anthony Norris Groves

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[edit] Further improvements needed

Some initial comments on the page as it first came to my attention earlier today. These are recorded to help other users contribute positively to this article.

  • Expand the biography. With the wealth of data in Dann's book, considerably more detail should be inserted to provide a rounder picture of Groves.
  • Use fewer wikilinks to common words. Use links sparingly for significant names and places, etc, rather than to ordinary words that can be found in a dictionary. Always check that wikilinks really go to the right page. Don't just assume they do!
  • Try to avoid the overuse of pious Christian jargon that might not be appreciated by others. Remember that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an advertising medium. Keep to an encyclopedic style.
  • Maintain an NPOV, even when writing as possibly someone with an admiration of Groves.

DFH 17:13, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] To do

Suggestions for additions to the article:

  • A digital image picture of Groves would be useful.
  • Add the names and births of Grove's children.
  • Something about the silk farm at Chittoor.
  • More about Groves' thinking and ideas.
  • His open hearted fellowship with Christians from other churches.

DFH 20:05, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Place of birth?

There is no place called Newton in Hampshire, but there are three Newtowns in the same county:

  • Lat: 50:54:51N (50.9141) Lon: 1:07:57W (-1.1325)
  • Lat: 50:57:25N (50.9570) Lon: 1:13:31W (-1.2254)
  • Lat: 51:00:41N (51.0115) Lon: 1:33:31W (-1.5587)

Further research required to determine which of these may have been his place of birth. Also the Newtown page requires editing to include all 23 places [1] in the UK with this name. DFH 12:23, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Checked in Dann's biography; Groves was born in the tiny village of Newton Valance, Hampshire.DFH 16:32, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Lat: 51:05:17N (51.0880) Lon: 0:57:57W (-0.9657)

I have therefore just created a stub page for it. DFH 16:46, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] John Arulappen

I have just acquired a copy of The History and Diaries of an Indian Christian: J. C. Aroolappen by G. H. Lang, 1939, London, Thynne & Co. I might therefore be in a position to create an article about John Christian Aroolappen (1810–1867-03-14), providing I can find the time. DFH 14:48, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Primitivism

The link to primitivism is inappropriate, for that article has to do with the art movement of that name. I think there is no article yet for Christian primitivism. DFH 15:36, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

See Christianity & Society Vol 14, No 4, Oct 2004, for an interesting article about (Christian) primitivism. DFH 15:45, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
In the absence of such an article title, I have adopted the expedient of changing the link to Restorationism, even though that has much wider scope. DFH 15:53, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Publishers not booksellers

Tamarisk Books was the imprint of a publisher, not a bookseller. Likewise, Sentinel Publications was the name of a specialist publisher. I do not think WP:NOT means us to remove all references to publishers when listing books in the reference section of an article. In fact, there is nothing in WP:NOT which forbids including the name of a bookseller in such a context, though this obviously should be done with care. It wouldn't be necessary for widely available titles, but it could prove useful for highly specialised titles. DFH 15:26, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Membership in Brethren?

Reading the article (and some others I have found on the 'net), I see that Groves had a significant influence on Plymouth Brethren - but nothing that specifies whether he ever considered himself a member or attended assembly. 69.30.97.248 22:41, 24 April 2007 (UTC)