Talk:Gillian Hiscott

Re notices July 2009

Wikipedia:Conflict of interest does not disallow editing by the subject, but emphasises the need for sourcing and neutral point of view. This article has been worked on in userspace to address these concerns, with the assistance of several editors as well as the subject. There are sources for both the subject, which are listed in respect of the newspaper interviews, and that several works by the author have been professionally produced as well as published by established playwright companies, including separately twice at the Edinburgh Fringe. LessHeard vanU (talk) 20:58, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

The COI can be managed, however I still fail to see where the subject meets Wikipedia:Notability (people). A couple of minor pieces in the local press and a few reviews do not meet the criteria as I see it. I've seen other 'creatives' go at AfD with much stronger evidence. Nuttah (talk) 21:12, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

The Edinburgh Festival (my mistake, above) is a renowned international showplace, so I suggest that even a few reviews do confer some notability as regards the standing of the subject as a playwright in the arts community - especially as they cover two different plays with a few years in between. Further, even though the review is negative toward it, a London production is again not a small achievement. LessHeard vanU (talk) 21:36, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

You were right first time, Zoo Southside is a low capacity fringe venue (last year it hosted a Murder mystery game). The London show was at Upstairs at The Gatehouse, again a low capacity venue (about 100 IIRC). Also not sure about the few years in between, the majority of reviews listed cover a 14 month period. Nuttah (talk) 21:55, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Zoo Southside is a standard fringe venue on a par with most of the others, so I don't know that trying to put it down as a "low capacity" venue is nothing more than an attempt to devalue - they have more than one theatre in the building, and more than one building. As anyone who goes to Edinburgh knows - it is rather pointless showcasing a play at a large capacity venue because there is so much competition for an audience. As far as Upstairs at the Gatehouse is concerned they are a theatre with a high reputation to preserve - Capacity is 128 not 100 and just a month prior to Mansfield Park Paul Nicholas was directing Keeler there WITH a cast member (Laurie Hagen) who was in the Edinburgh run of Vendetta. But this isn't about whether the work in question is any good or not but about notability of an author. At the end of the day this is proved by publication. The play publishers in question are established reputable companies. Cressrelles, (formerly J Garnet Miller) have also published for example an adaptation by Constance Cox They also publish my adaptation of Wuthering Heights, whilst hers is now difficult to locate (Gillhiscott (talk) 13:59, 13 July 2009 (UTC))

'about notability of an author. At the end of the day this is proved by publication' - on Wikipedia it isn't, the guidelines are at Wikipedia:Notability (people). Nuttah (talk) 14:20, 13 July 2009 (UTC)