Talk:Louis Blériot

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Bicycle 3 Review comments 4 WikiProject class rating 5 Some biography! 6 The bicycle homage

[edit] Pronunciation

Louis Bleriot...does anyone know if his last name is pronounced "Blay-rye-oh" or "Bleer-e-ot" or "Blay-riot" or what...jw! Cheezyt93 03:12, 19 June 2006 (UTC

It's Blare-ree-oh Drutt 09:22, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bicycle

Would it be appropriate to put a note about the Rivendell Bleriot, a bicycle model named in honor of Louis Bleriot, in this entry? Note that the Rivendell Bleriot has a picture of Louis Bleriot on the seat tube. If you think this is not relevant, I will understand. I have no professional affiliation with Rivendell. I just like their bikes.Fbagatelleblack 21:05, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

• No one gave input, so I went ahead and inserted this section. Gino Zahnd provided the image.
• I have no connection to Rivendell Bicycles. I put this insertion up for review. No one complained. The Rivendell Bleriot is a very nice homage to the man, with a very cool picture of him on the seat tube decal. If you wish to propose removing the section again, please feel free to open the matter up for further discussion. If you randomly delete it again, I will just undo your edit.Fbagatelleblack 16:04, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Review comments

Some suggestions for improvement as the article is expanded:

• Template:Infobox Scientist should be added
• Some basic biographical information required, including dates for education, positions held, any family information
• Lead needs expanding to cover all the subject's achievements
• Material after his death needs a separate heading
• Information on inventions should be expanded, with graphics showing his inventions if possible
• Expansion of information covering the latter part of his life required, including details of his death
• References should be expanded to include non-web sources, and preferably converted to inline format
• External links present which could be used to expand article

Espresso Addict 19:08, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 07:14, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Don't you mean at least one project rated the article and the other project ratings were brought up to at least that level? Respectfully, SamBlob (talk) 11:50, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Some biography!

There is nothing spoken of Blériot's life after the Channel crossing, nothing about his race at Reims against Glenn Curtiss, nothing about his businesses (not even his takeover and absorbtion of SPAD), nothing about his death except the date, nothing at all after the Channel crossing except an advertisement for a 21st century bicycle!

Also, technically he was not the first person to fly a heavier-than-air craft over a large body of water. Hubert Latham flew an Antoinette over the Channel before Bleriot's flight. Latham just didn't make it all the way across. Blériot was the first to fly a heavier-than-air craft across the English Channel. Respectfully, SamBlob (talk) 11:48, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

The problems you stated in your first paragraph are resolved (I think). As for the 2nd paragraph's complaint, I will clarify it STYROFOAM1994^talkReview me! 00:03, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The bicycle homage

I deleted the homage section because I thought it wasn't very notable. It's just a random bicycle with a picture of Bleriot on it. STYROFOAM1994^talkReview me! 23:22, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

I respectfully disagree. Much thought went into the naming of that bicycle, and the ultimate naming definitely was intended as an homage to Blériot. One must understand the motivations of Rivendell Bicycle Works to understand the connection between the bicycle and the aviator. In any case, this bicycle has introduced Blériot to thousands of people who would never have heard of him otherwise. That said, I can see where the bicycle itself would have little significance to an aviation historian, so I shall not contest your edit at this point. Fbagatelleblack (talk) 23:28, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Let's ask another, unrelated user on whether it should be included or not. Best regards, STYROFOAM1994^talkReview me! 00:00, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

I have asked User:Jimfbleak to weigh in on this issue. He is a great admin who has provided me much guidance in the past. He has no bias in this matter. Fbagatelleblack (talk) 21:05, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks to the two editors above for dealing with this issue without any hint of edit-warring. I don't think that I have a bias in this matter, since I know little about aviation and less about bikes, but I am aware that I have had more dealings with one of the editors above than the other. My personal inclination would be to keep rather than remove, but I think this is a borderline case. Why not put it at a place where multiple users who know what they are doing can comment? I'd be inclined to take this to Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography (likely to be more neutral than Aviation) and get a definitive decision. Jimfbleak (talk) 06:16, 13 March 2008 (UTC)