Talk:William Sleator

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I read his books a long time ago, but as I recall he had one or more books that involved romances between cousins. Does anyone else know anything about this, and if its true is it worth a mention? Is that what:

"A theme that is frequently intertwined with the science fiction plotline is that of family relationships, especially between siblings."

refers to? Rm999 04:20, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Which book are you thinking of? I haven't read all of them, but I am a fan of his books. I don't recall any such thing, so if you're right it's in one I've not read. Professor Chaos 03:08, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fansite

Back in May 2007, the link to my fansite about William Sleator was removed by ShelfSkewed. I know that Wikipedia is not a directory, and I respect that. From my research about fansites on Wikipedia, I gather that only "major" fansites should be included in external links. Since my site has been the first Google result when searching for William Sleator, since it has been at its current location since 1999, and since the page predates the basic "official page" maintained by his brother, I respectfully propose that the link be reinstated. Royce 00:18, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

My issue with the site is not that it's a fansite, but that there's not much there that isn't already in the article, or that won't be in the article as it grows and improves. External links should be for sites that go beyond what the WP article might reasonably be expected to include or material that can't be used in its entirety in the article (interviews, for example). Also none of the material on the site is referenced (granted, neither is the WP article, but that's a different issue) so it doesn't work as a reliable source. But that's just one editor's opinion. If others disagree, I'm open to discussion. --ShelfSkewed Talk 04:37, 15 September 2007 (UTC)