Talk:Eoin Colfer

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Eoin Colfer was a good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Reviewed version: November 3, 2007

This article seems to be missing a lot of information. There is a long biography on www.eoincolfer.com that I think should be looked into. I'll add some but I would appreciate help from others too.

Shouldn't this article have another category attached to it? After all Colfer is a writer. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 12:49, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] help

im doing a researh progect on Eoin Colfer and was wondering if anyone could give me a few links for some info

any help would be great

thank you

 -montablac

go to google i think u can search lots of things there or yahooligan. And me i'm doing assignment on him too.

Some useful links for you: Artemis Fowl Confidential Eoin Colfer's Official Site Fowl Manor

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[edit] Suggestions

I think that there is way too much information on the Fowl series. I think this should be more of a bibliography then a review of Colfer's books. Even if it will look too minimalist with the book plot, etc. removed, but that can go into Artemis Fowl. What do you think?

[edit] Restructure

I moved the ideas and criticism behind Colfer's novels to the Works section; maybe I am wrong to do so, I don't know. Also, I think there should be minimal description of specific books (such as the Artemis series) on this bio page. That should be moved to Artemis Fowl. What do you think? User:Valerij

[edit] Drastic Change

The Artemis series description,

"The main character, Artemis, from the Artemis Fowl series is a child prodigy and heir to a fortune gained largely through crime. At the onset of the series, his father (having unsuccessfully tried to go straight) is missing and his mother, distraught, is bedridden and suffers from nightmares and delirium. Artemis, naturally, does the responsible thing and formulates a fiendish scheme to boost the family fortunes (somewhat lessened in the elder Fowl's aforementioned ill-fated move towards legitimacy). Fowl Jr., along with his manservant and spookily-efficient bodyguard Butler set out to kidnap a fairy. The Fairies of myth and legend, who call themselves "The People" (Artemis deduces from some web-surfing) have been in hiding deep underground since the beginning of recorded history to stay out of mankind (the Mud Men)'s wars and environmental disasters. Not that Fowl would be interested but for the legends of gold at the end of rainbows. What Artemis finds, though, is that while fairies were out of sight they have largely replaced magic with advanced technology."

It bothers me very much :) - I believe this should be in the Artemis Fowl, not in the author's bio. If people don't like my edit, you can always change it back ;)
User:Valerij

[edit] Quick-failed Good Article nomination

This may be confusing, as the nominator did not properly complete the nomination by placing the appropriate template on this talk page. However, the nomination listing was given on the candidates page. I have quick-failed the nomination, as the article contains not a single citation to the references, and the only reference is a list of published works. An article should have reliable, secondary sources, not just primary ones. This is especially egregious considering that this is biography of a living person, which demands the highest quality of sourcing in order to prevent possibly libellous claims. Please feel free to renominate the article once you have completed any necessary improvements. If you feel this decision was in error, you may seek a reassessment. Thank you for your work so far, VanTucky ^Talk 21:23, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Erm...

Wasn't Niall his brother? -=Elfin=-³⁴¹ 07:22, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Nah...dont be a bastard User:tweetweehead —Preceding comment was added at 15:00, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Niall is his brother.

"Eoin Colfer grew up in Wexford, Ireland, along with his four brothers, Paul, Eamon, Donal, and Niall [1]"

Now who's the bastard who vandalized this page?--Valistar (talk) 02:20, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Probably his brother Niall...the bastard!--Tweetweehead (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 16:06, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fan Page

Eoin Colfer is an absolute legend that was born May 14, 1965 in Wexford, Ireland

It's things like this that give Wikipedia a bad name. This is not meant to be a fan page and, in fact, just makes a mockery of the author.

--Moz1916 (talk) 12:21, 17 May 2008 (UTC)