Talk:Charles R. Pellegrino

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[edit] Category: Archaeologists?

Is this fellow an archeologist, or just a popular writer who is interested in archeology? --Tony Sidaway|Talk 00:31, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

-- Dr. Charles Pellegrino is indeed an Archaeologist. -Mr.Titanic

[edit] Cleanup Tag

I added the cleanup tag (on February 27, 2007) because I feel that the quality of this article has diminished in recent months as more information has been added. More information is good, but the biographical sketch of Pellegrino (his list of previous and current jobs) reads too much like a resumé or a an "About the Author" blurb on a book jacket.

Furthermore, someone added a linked source in the text itself, instead of as a footnoted references, which I think would be the proper thing to do.

Also, someone added linked ISBN numbers after the titles of some of Pellegrino's books, which I think should be removed as this is not a standard Wikipedia practice.

In addition, the filmography section is not in a standardized format, though I tried to standardize it today as much as possible. Perhaps someone else can figure out the rest, so that each filmography reference is in the same format (title in italics, network, year released, etc.)

Finally, some of the text seems a tad awkward in its wording, not to mention a bit fawning toward Pellegrino. For example, someone wrote that he "discovered the truth" about Plato's description of Atlantis, or words to this effect. Are we sure he discovered "the truth"? I am sure some scholars and others would disagree. So I changed this phrase to "formulated a theory" to explain Plato's description of Atlantis (or words to this effect). This should not be an advertisement or fan club for Pellegrino, but a neutral recitation of important facts.

Let's work to improve this interesting article.

--Skb8721 04:47, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I have to agree here. Also we should avoid putting in a specific book's excerpts and not putting other ones up. Consistency is lacking. The Atlantis post seems to be more of an advertisement. --Jbanning22 08:02, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

I put in some discussion of the controvery surrounding some of Dr. Pellgrino's claims, specifically citing one unsubstantiated event reported in Ghosts of the Titanic. Now it's gone, and I'd like to know how I can include this information again. --Mr. Titanic