Talk:Kit Williams

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Does this really merit being said:

Today, solving these kinds of puzzles are known as armchair treasure hunts. This name was given to it by Dan James. He founded The Armchair Treasure Hunt Club.

It's hardly a coinage, just putting the word 'armchair' next to 'treasure hunts'. Sounds like a small bit of wikipedia advertising by the Armchair Treasure Hunt Club, whoever they are.

I agree.

This is an article about Kit Williams.

Not about the origin of the term armchair treasure hunt.

Thefool 23:27, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The con

More background on the story is given in an unpublished letter by Frank Branston, then editor of the local paper Bedfordshire on Sunday, at the link [1]. Canon 13:35, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Wouldn't such be better in the Masquerade (book) article? The emphasis here is about the artist, not the book. Thefool 19:22, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

I agree, so I've moved most of the Masquerade infomation to the Masquerade page. Canon 21:28, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Italian Prize?

A modified version of the book also appeared in Italian, with a treasure buried in Italy.

The book was translated in numerous languages, but an additional prize? In Italy? This needs a source. Bamber Gascoigne, the designated witness to Masquerade, tells nothing of another prize buried in Italy in his book The Quest for the Golden Hare.

Thefool 20:54, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I've never seen any reference to this book in any article. I'll write to the owner of bunnyears.net to see if he has heard of anything. Canon 21:07, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

My memory was flawed. The Italian version is described in Chapter 10 of Gascoigne's book. Nonetheless, this sentence probably belongs on the Masquerade page, which is where I will now move it. Canon 14:18, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Gulp. Color me embarrassed.

A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Thefool 17:28, 9 May 2006 (UTC)