Talk:Germaine Greer

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[edit] Lead

The references in the lead have disappeared, so I have added a -fact- tag. Could SlimVirgin or someone else please restore or replace them? As before I am not saying the claims that Greer is "widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist voices" are incorrect, merely that they are unreferenced. --Surturz (talk) 03:51, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

On 31 January 2008 and on 1 February 2008, Cloudtwenty (talk · contribs) seems to have gone on an editing spree of biographies, mainly messing up —possibly in good faith, bit nevertheless inept— the distinction between "References" and "External links". That user hasn't edited since.
In the article on Germaine Greer, those references you are asking about disappeared in the first of ten edits by Cloudtwenty on 31 January 2008). There were a great number of changes made in those ten edits, so I think it will take some sifting and consideration how and whether these references can be reinserted. Finding the edits in question took only five minutes, undoing their negative effect will take longer—more than I can spare in the next two weeks; maybe someone else can. Michael Bednarek (talk) 05:36, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, I have reinstated the references. --Surturz (talk) 02:17, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nationality in LEAD

I was about to edit the lead but came here first. What citizenship does she currently hold? Based on that, we/you/I should correct the lead sentence per wp:mosbio. Thanks! --Tom 15:03, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

I'd like to know this too. The article implies that she has been a resident of the UK since 1989. It could be she is a permanent resident, but she may have changed nationality. --Surturz (talk) 03:13, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Academic Appointment

Greer's last academic appointment had been as a Professor in the Department of English Literature and Comparative Studies at the University of Warwick.
I get the feeling that I'm going to regret getting involved in this, but since Greer is still a Professor at the University of Warwick I'm going to change the tense of this sentence. AnthonyUK 19:06, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Why does someone remove a simple neutral biographical detail after a public announcement by Greer who clearly wants people to know this about her? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gizzard01 (talk • contribs) 08:30, 26 March 2008 (UTC)