Talk:Francis Atterbury

Latest comment: 8 years ago by Cloptonson in topic POV

POV edit

"Atterbury took leave of those whom he loved with a dignity and tenderness worthy of a better man, to the last protesting his innocence with a singular disingenuousness."

I think the language here is less than objective, to say the least.Fearwig 03:11, 29 April 2006 (UTC)Reply

Never mind, it's Britannica. My mistake. Fearwig 03:12, 29 April 2006 (UTC)Reply
We should still emend it if it's not in a direct quote format, though. — LlywelynII 02:11, 18 August 2014 (UTC)Reply
Also agree, the prose in the sections Leadership of High Church Party, Jacobitism, Arrest and Imprisonment could be more objectively presented, and looks suspiciously 'lifted' verbatim from the source cited. I have moderated one statement with the phrase "allegedly" concerning his description of the Hanoverian presence in Britain.Cloptonson (talk) 08:22, 6 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

Sources for article expansion edit

Atterbury, Francis from the 9th edition of the Britannica has more, if the 11th didn't just copy it. (In which case, we should be citing it instead of the 1911 volume.) — LlywelynII 02:11, 18 August 2014 (UTC)Reply