Author Philip Roth has died.
Remember his battle with Wikipedia over "The Human Stain?"
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Re: Philip Roth
PS our little monster Cirt/Sagecandor tried to nominate it for Good Article last year, and failed. Ha ha.
This embarrassed Wikipedia tremendously. Yet there's nothing left of it but the screechfest on the talkpages, and the mess of the edit history. If that disappears, it will be totally forgotten. Like most Wiki scandals.
I mean, really now.....
This embarrassed Wikipedia tremendously. Yet there's nothing left of it but the screechfest on the talkpages, and the mess of the edit history. If that disappears, it will be totally forgotten. Like most Wiki scandals.
I mean, really now.....
(cur | prev) 18:30, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (10,088 bytes) (+260) . . (Add adapted as film) (undo)
(cur | prev) 18:27, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (9,828 bytes) (+455) . . (→Reception: Add cite for Roth on not knowing about Broyard) (undo)
(cur | prev) 18:19, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (9,373 bytes) (+633) . . (→Reception: Add quote) (undo)
(cur | prev) 18:08, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (8,740 bytes) (+384) . . (Add cite for Taylor on Broyard and quote) (undo)
(cur | prev) 18:02, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (8,356 bytes) (-11) . . (→Synopsis: c/e) (undo)
(cur | prev) 17:51, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (8,367 bytes) (+258) . . (→Synopsis: Add more to this section) (undo)
(cur | prev) 17:49, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (8,109 bytes) (+188) . . (→Synopsis: Add quote from book) (undo)
(cur | prev) 17:45, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (7,921 bytes) (-4) . . (→Reception: c/e) (undo)
(cur | prev) 17:44, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (7,925 bytes) (+727) . . (→Reception: Cite source for comment about Broyard) (undo)
(cur | prev) 17:39, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (7,198 bytes) (-357) . . (→Synopsis: Move discussion to Reception) (undo)
(cur | prev) 17:38, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (7,555 bytes) (+665) . . (→Synopsis: add cite for theme) (undo)
(cur | prev) 17:32, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (6,890 bytes) (+136) . . (→Synopsis: c/e) (undo)
(cur | prev) 17:30, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (6,754 bytes) (+528) . . (→Reception: Add cite for inspiration by Broyard) (undo)
(cur | prev) 16:58, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (6,226 bytes) (-98) . . (→Winner: Use repeat format) (undo)
(cur | prev) 16:55, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (6,324 bytes) (+33) . . (→Finalist: c/e correct title and cite) (undo)
(cur | prev) 16:52, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (6,291 bytes) (+139) . . (→Winner: Add quote to Koret cite) (undo)
(cur | prev) 16:49, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) m . . (6,152 bytes) (+1) . . (→Reception: fix cite) (undo)
(cur | prev) 16:48, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (6,151 bytes) (+752) . . (→Reception: Add NYTimes) (undo)
(cur | prev) 16:38, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (5,399 bytes) (+28) . . (c/e) (undo)
(cur | prev) 16:35, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (5,371 bytes) (+645) . . (add more on comparison with Broyard) (undo)
(cur | prev) 16:13, 20 August 2012 Parkwells (talk | contribs) . . (4,726 bytes) (-36) . . (→Synopsis: c/e) (undo)
(cur | prev) 16:07, 20 August 2012 166.147.72.32 (talk) . . (4,762 bytes) (-640) . . (Once again, I removed the reference to Anatole Broyard. It is wholly inaccurate and therefore pointless. I am Roth's biographer, and have removed it at his request.) (undo)
(cur | prev) 15:48, 20 August 2012 Jprg1966 (talk | contribs) . . (5,402 bytes) (+640) . . (Reverted 1 edit by 166.147.72.21 (talk): Can you verify that? (TW)) (undo)
(cur | prev) 15:47, 20 August 2012 166.147.72.21 (talk) . . (4,762 bytes) (-640) . . (I have removed the reference to Anatole Broyard, at Philip Roth's insistence. I am his biographer.) (undo)