User talk:Reystevens

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Speedy deletion nomination of Balmore Estrada

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Louis-Joseph Papineau

Did you have a chance to read what I wrote you at Talk:Louis-Joseph Papineau? Here is a copy of it:

The section entitled Character/personality(short) had several problems, the most obvious of it being its bias (probably unintended by the author). It is most likely true that Susan Mann described the Catholic clergy of Quebec as having "better networks across Quebec than did the railway", but if her opinion is consistent with the scientific literature on the subject, she was surely referring to the second half of the 19th century, coinciding with the rise of Ultramontanism in Europe, and the period of Quebec's history that begins after Papineau's liberal party was annihilated. The opinion of Fernand Ouellet on Papineau's character is even more biased and unfounded than that of Alfred Duclos de Celles. Basically, in terms of biographical information on Papineau, we have Laurent-Olivier David, Robert Rumilly and others who glorify him excessively, or Alfred Duclos de Celles and Fernand Ouellet who censor him. The truth is that some 140 years after Papineau's death, there is still no serious biography of him, which is a pity. Luckily, there never has been so much of his writings available online or in print than now, so people who are not afraid to read can form their own opinion of Papineau's character and personality whenever they want. -- Mathieugp (talk) 19:27, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

-- Mathieugp (talk) 05:01, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]