Talk:Nasdijj

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Links to Barrus comments

Tim Barrus constantly and frequently comments on blogs in the NY Times. If you are going to print links to ANY of them, then fairness requires that links be provided to ALL of them, not just the more exciting ones.

Also, it appears that Lars Eighner has NO connection to Tim Barrus whatsoever except that 1) his manuscripts were turned down by gay publications edited by Barrus in San Francisco years ago and 2) he has been pushing negative information about Barrus from the first moment that Barrus began receiving prizes and so on. Also, it appears that he is at least one of the cyberstalkers who plague Cinematheque with obscene threats against the boys. I think this is enough to justify the removal of his name, which I'm sure he hopes will link to his own website. If you want to see what Lars is like, check that website.

Mary Scriver216.129.234.160 (talk) 17:31, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Eighner reference has been removed. The NYT reference is to an article that discusses Barrus, not to comments made by him. Vizjim (talk) 08:29, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Taking into account concerns regarding his writing not being fairly represented, I've found an enthusiastic review from Studies in American Indian Literatures. Do you know of any literary journal that has a review of his non-Nasdijj work accessible online? Vizjim (talk) 08:58, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AIDS Narratives: Gender and Sexuality, Fiction and Science By Steven F. Kruger Published by Taylor & Francis, 1996 ISBN 0815309252, 9780815309253 404 pages

This book discusses as serious literature "Genocide: The Anthology" by Tim Barrus. "AIDS Narratives" has been scanned into Googlebooks so it is accessible online.

Other respected books by Tim Barrus are "Anywhere,Anywhere" which uses the Vietnam War as a metaphor for AIDS and "My Brother, My Lover." He has written and edited many publications under pseudonyms besides Nasdijj, which was mistakenly perceived as a cynical attempt to exploit the Native American genre.

It should be noted that the spine of Barrus' career has been caring for boys "at risk," not writing. Mary Scriver 216.129.234.182 (talk) 20:57, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MATERIAL I SENT IN ANSWER TO THIS REQUEST?

I'm unsure from the above what material you would want added to the article - could you perhaps give details? Vizjim (talk) 16:01, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Mary Scriver216.129.234.182 (talk) 21:01, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Military Fraud in novels

In Barrus' novels he claims that he's served in the military and was in the Vietnam war when he apparently was never in the military or the Vietnam war at all.

http://larseighner.com/homeblog/index.php/2006/01/nasdijj-is-tim-barrus/#more-85 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.238.240.242 (talk) 06:44, 17 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes Barrus is a literary fraud; but it's been this way for decades ever since he wrote for Drummer and published poorly written novels in the late 70s and early 80s.72.78.105.70 (talk) 01:08, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Family members

Given that Nasdijj and his creator aren't exactly well-liked, I've removed the name of family members from this page. Unlike Barrus, they have not had a part in the Nasdijj affair and don't deserve to be permanently associated with it. This fits the spirit of WP:BLP, I believ. Vizjim (talk) 20:49, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]