Talk:Colin James (journalist)

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James' support for a republic[edit]

Re the anon edit removing the reference to James' support for a New Zealand republic: He stated in an article for the New Zealand Herald, February 2002 that "The New Zealand monarchy -- for she is Queen of New Zealand in her role as our head of state -- is broken. It is broken in this important sense: that it is one of a raft of wrong symbols." It follows that James' supports a republic; else he wouldn't use his column to argue that New Zealand's monarchy is "broken". --Lholden 22:18, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removing item on me[edit]

How do I get the inaccurate article on me removed from Wikipedia? Colin James Your URL for the article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_James_%28journalist%29 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.78.148.247 (talk • contribs)

The easiest way to correct an article is to be bold and edit it. If it appears that you're removing legitimate information, however, conflicts could arise. In such cases, it would be best if you provide sources supporting your edits on the article's talk page. From the information I was able to locate, it appears that most of the article's statements can be verified from one of your own web pages [1]. Is it the last sentence of the article that is a problem for you? If there is something factually incorrect, I would be happy to edit the article to correct it. I will need proof of identity, though (proof that the person who wrote this is actually Colin James and not someone pretending to be Colin James). The easiest way to do that is to e-mail me at SWAdair@gmail·com, using your e-mail address that is published on your own pages. If none of the above options are satisfactory, please see Dealing with articles about yourself. SWAdair 08:27, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like you tried to blank the article before asking your question. That is not likely to succeed nor is it really appropriate. Since you were able to blank it, you should be able to correct any errors in the article and support them with reputable sources. -THB 09:05, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The article is less than a stub and could be nominated for deletion on that basis, if that would help. The subject may be notable, but that is not clearly shown in the existing article, and the citations to books etc are less than complete.Without publishers listed, they could be self published and not count towards notability. That leaves exactly one newspaper article, which is not "multiple independent sources." Edison 14:58, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I cut out most of the section, which was copyvio from his official website. -- SCZenz 18:37, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is an old thread, but it's probably the best place to say I'm his grandson and will probably be doing some editing for him some time soon. YttriumShrew 23:38, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

YttriumShrew, sorry, only just saw that. As a relative, you are considered to have a conflict of interest. Sorry if that's bad news. It's best to suggest edits on the talk page and let other editors deal with article content changes. Schwede 66 22:22, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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