Talk:Albert Augustus Pope

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Why doesn't anyone write about Albert A. Pope?! I feel sorry for the next kid that has to do a report or powerpoint presentation on him! He did make a bicycle or something didn't he? I mean, bicycles are very important to our society today...are they not? &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.168.84.18 (talk &bull; contribs) 19:37 30 October 2005 (UTC).


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It's good that somebody started a page for Albert Pope. There are good references cited, but the article needs more info, especially about the cycling phase of his career.

I intend to add sections on Early Life, Civil War, and Early Business Career. The bicycle section needs more explanation. I will work on expanding it. I don't know enough about the Pope automobile to add any material.

There are some inaccuracies, I believe. For example, "Pope saw and became enthusiastic about bicycles" after the Philadelphia Exhibition, which is contradicted by the fact that he did not learn to ride a bicycle for another 14 months. Once he learned how to ride, he aggressively pursued the bicycling business. (see Epperson, Peddling Bicycles to America) Second, the Brevet Colonel commission should be de-emphasized. Pope bragged about it and insisted upon being addressed as "Colonel." That doesn't mean that Wiki should inflate its importance, even if Pope did.

I hope this doesn't sound too critical, but I just wanted to announce my intention to make changes. Oldsanfelipe (talk) 17:00, 20 March 2014 (UTC)oldsanfelipe

The dates in the automobile section conflict with the date of Pope's death. If Pope died in 1909, he could not have left the industry in 1915. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimmie dees airguns (talk • contribs) 21:10, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Pope Manufacturing Company
The Pope Manufacturing Company should be its own section and article. All of the bicycle and automobile material should be under that heading or moved to the separate article on the company. This would also help clarify when the article refers to Pope the company versus Pope the person, (e.g., Pope declared and abandoned). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.183.224.2 (talk) 21:29, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

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Changes to categories
Categories should reflect only text supported in the article by credible sources. The article does not claim that Pope was a cyclist, so "American cyclists" is an appropriate category for this article. It does, however, document his career as an early automobile manufacturer. Oldsanfelipe2 (talk) 11:50, 30 July 2020 (UTC)