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I removed 'claim' and 'odd' from: "One of Gaiman's odder claims to fame was that he came joint last in the inaugural London Marathon, in 1981." because it wasn't a claim - it was reported as fact by the BBC and neither was it odd. [[User:Johnalexwood|Johnalexwood]] ([[User talk:Johnalexwood|talk]]) 09:53, 25 March 2009 (UTC) |
I removed 'claim' and 'odd' from: "One of Gaiman's odder claims to fame was that he came joint last in the inaugural London Marathon, in 1981." because it wasn't a claim - it was reported as fact by the BBC and neither was it odd. [[User:Johnalexwood|Johnalexwood]] ([[User talk:Johnalexwood|talk]]) 09:53, 25 March 2009 (UTC) |
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== Unsubstantiated superlative and sloppy writing == |
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I propose that "In 1986 the company had become a major supplier of vitamins, with 9 employees and an annual turnover of over £263,000" should read |
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"In 1986 the company had 9 employees and an annual turnover of over £263,000" since a) the event did not happen in just one year and b) neither of the statistics quoted support the assertion of "major supplier" - in fact these are quite average numbers for a specialist retailer/manufacturer in the food supplement business. |
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Date of Birth
Do you not have to substantiate the date of birth, then, of a person's entry in WP? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnalexwood (talk • contribs) 01:30, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
- The year that I put up in the lead came from elsewhere in the article, but you are right: it should be cited. I have added a fact tag accordingly. (BTW, you could have added that as well. It would have been at least as easy as it was to ask the question on this page.) Aleta Sing 01:45, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
- "Prominent East Grinstead figure mourned". East Grinstead Courier and Observer. www.thisissussex.co.uk. March 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
Cirt (talk) 14:46, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
- You could have just put it in, you know ;-p - David Gerard (talk) 00:31, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for adding it. :P Cirt (talk) 01:13, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
- You could have just put it in, you know ;-p - David Gerard (talk) 00:31, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
It occurs to me that we may have a reference loop on the date of birth - I might contact the East Grinstead Courier and Observer and check their source on the 1933 date ... - David Gerard (talk) 19:16, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
The Argus has given his age and I have added that ref Johnalexwood (talk) 09:53, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Not a claim nor odd
I removed 'claim' and 'odd' from: "One of Gaiman's odder claims to fame was that he came joint last in the inaugural London Marathon, in 1981." because it wasn't a claim - it was reported as fact by the BBC and neither was it odd. Johnalexwood (talk) 09:53, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Unsubstantiated superlative and sloppy writing
I propose that "In 1986 the company had become a major supplier of vitamins, with 9 employees and an annual turnover of over £263,000" should read "In 1986 the company had 9 employees and an annual turnover of over £263,000" since a) the event did not happen in just one year and b) neither of the statistics quoted support the assertion of "major supplier" - in fact these are quite average numbers for a specialist retailer/manufacturer in the food supplement business.