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The list was promoted by Hahc21 23:01, 15 February 2013 [1].

List of works by H. C. McNeile[edit]

List of works by H. C. McNeile (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

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Nominator(s): SchroCat (talk) 21:58, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

H. C. McNeile is one of the forgotten giants of the golden age of British detective fiction, although he is now more likely to be remembered for the rather odious views on race and anti-Semitism he included in his stories from time to time. Best known for his Bulldog Drummond stories, McNeile created the forerunner to later thriller heroes—Drummond was both a proto-Bond and Biggles—but he also wrote extensively about the First World War, while serving on the front line. He managed to write 80 short stories while serving on the Western Front and continued writing after the war. - SchroCat (talk) 21:58, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Crisco 1492 (talk)
*Comments from Crisco 1492
  • Several entries in the Title column are sorting by "the"
  • Bulldog Jack doesn't note if it was published or unpublished
  • Why isn't the film Bulldog Drummond included? Wouldn't he have received a writing credit?
  • I don't know; he did; it is now. - SchroCat (talk) 04:10, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • These were published in the Daily Mail under the pseudonym Sapper, the nickname of his regiment, the Royal Engineers. - Too many commas. Any way to avoid the second comma?
  • Re-worked a couple of bits in the section to move regiment's name. - SchroCat (talk) 04:10, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Many thanks for your comments Crisco: much appreciated, as always! - SchroCat (talk) 04:10, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support on prose and images. Can't see any more issues. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:35, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 14:52, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • "he began writing" any reason why it's not just "he wrote"?
  • "These were then" I would say "They were then..." Or re-emphasise "The stories were then..."
  • "wrote than" spot the missing word...!
  • "continued writing after" would prefer "to write"
  • "he changed from war stories to thrillers" he didn't change, he just wrote a different genre of books...
  • I count 15 novels in the table and only 14 noted in the infobox...
    • Counting was never my strong suit! - SchroCat (talk) 14:49, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Notes column for the "Other works" is highly compressed in Safari, any reason?

The Rambling Man (talk) 14:03, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • I was forcing the column width to keep in line with the other tables, forgetting this has an extra column. I've taken out the sizing, so it should fit more comfortably now? Many thanks as always! - SchroCat (talk) 14:49, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – In the third table, the Ref column shouldn't be sortable. Giants2008 (Talk) 21:14, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well spotted! Now sorted. Many thanks - SchroCat (talk) 04:57, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I made a small copy edit to the lead as it seemed a bit clunky due to a series of full stops. I merged one and deleted "these were then collected together." It seemed a bit redundant when the sentence goes onto say "and published as collections through Hodder & Stoughton." Feel free to revert if you don't agree. The article is in great shape! -- CassiantoTalk 13:32, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • No, your edit is great - many thanks for the tweak and the support: both are much appreciated. - SchroCat (talk) 22:03, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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