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editHis canoe expedition is listed as Three-year in part of the article, and three-season in another part - could someone who has read the book give a bit of explanation? Failedwizard (talk) 23:33, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
30 October 2009
editAn unlettered panjandrum has regretably selected this as one of the entries from which to experience a virtual credibility for his or her self. As customary with such type of unfortunate, this has taken the form of reflexive canting of guideline (think public schoolteacher with rote declaration against beginning sentences with 'And.") Hopefully, correction from an externally-credible authority will be forthcoming. Bradfordparkavenue (talk) 00:05, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
- Compare the affected diction (eg "panjandrum") with that of Bradfordparkavenue's contributions. That user is currently blocked for edit warring and removing maintenance tags from the article Robert Twigger. Esowteric+Talk 07:26, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Compare the pretention of the above writer (nominal "Esowteric") toward encyclopædism to a level of intellection which encounters the plain English word 'panjandrum' as an affectation. Compare likewise the writer to the coterie of hobbyists who, stung by repeated correction by a professional encyclopædist, assert themselves with low-level authority and (in a crowning self-ignomy) present their pettiness as a judgement against their innocent expert target. And (here attempting edification perhaps against Hope) the descriptive word for the type who perform these actions is....panjandrum.
The democratic spirit behind Wikipedia is entirely credible but, on present witness, it will be several decades yet before scholarship (ever the few) stands clear from befouling by the wilful dilettante many.Bradfordparkavenue (talk) 00:05, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
Sourcing
editThe article has been entirely unsourced for months, if not years, and written from a somewhat promotional perspective. It needs revision and expansion based on available sources. Anyone care to help? Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL --JN466 23:10, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
- Guardian review of Lost Oasis
- Guardian review of Voyageur
- Guardian review of Dr. Ragab's Universal Language
I've made a start. --JN466 03:22, 30 October 2009 (UTC