Talk:Bristol Renaissance Faire

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Hi!

I am working on creating the article. I was surprised to see it wasn't already here. I'm trying to get a lot of research together for the next few hours and start writing heavily later tonight. This isn't to say no one else should add, of course, just know I'll be working intently on it the next few days! Liastnir 01:01, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Umm, nothing has shown up yet. I added some history, but it is personal, subjective, and really should be dealt with by someone more knowledgeable. Artemis-Arethusa 02:06, 23 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi! I'm going to add some information, but this is my first Wikipedia edit so please feel free to change anything or give me advice. Thanks! Aribug (talk) 04:45, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Latest edits and reversion
Julie McMillin here - R.E.P. online community manager. I've edited the dates for the history of Bristol to reflect what we have in the office, and I'm updating the in-house acting groups that have been with the faire longer than 2 years. The Stage Acts change yearly and would be very difficult to update. However, the in-house groups have added to the history of Bristol for many years and should be included in a review of Bristol such as this.

If you have any evidence or sources that my information is inaccurate I'd be MORE than happy to review it. Bristol has been around for more than 20 years. I'd like to do her justice in her article.

Thank you in advance! Julie McMillin (talk) 20:53, 11 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Julie. First, you should read the Wikipedia guidelines on conflicts of interest. Since you work for REP, you're supposed to avoid editing on articles like this.


 * I also just made a really, really heavy reversion edit on the grounds that this article was basically one huge advertisement for Bristol. This article is supposed to talk about Bristol as neutrally as possible, and more importantly, to do so using reliable sources. In a nutshell, reliable sources are secondary sources about the topic - newspaper articles and the like. By comparison, the text that was here used links to Facebook and Google Docs as references, neither of which are acceptable as they are unverifiable. There is also no reason for this article to have a breakdown of historical and fantasy groups, especially when the text in each section was getting really intricate and was excessive for a Wiki article.


 * Sorry to be a little heavy handed like this, but it was just way too much. I'm willing to discuss the reinclusion of some of that text as long as there's a reason for it. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 21:26, 3 March 2010 (UTC)


 * I agree that it was a needed reversion. It looks as though none of the legitimately cited information was lost. cmadler (talk) 21:38, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I support the reversion too. --BaronLarf 08:49, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I also agree. Artemis-Arethusa (talk) 15:42, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't want to stir the pot too much here, but I have some concerns about what sounds to me like bias or just outright incorrect statements in the history section. as a former cast member from the late eighties, I can say there has always been a conflict over Historical accuracy. there were always, even to this day, patrons dressing up as fantastical creatures and characters. to my knowledge, the only intentional, by management, inaccuracy was the inclusion of elves which were never given performance space or billing. similar characters exist at BRF today. while brevity should always be the order of the day here, there is a great deal missing concerning the history of this faire and it's contributions to the renfaires across the country today. I, However like Ms McMillin above, should be a source, not an editor. I do propose that the references to historical Accuracy be removed. in their current form it suggests that this contributed to some sort of decline, something better left to a chat board. as a piece of constructive assistance, here is a link regarding history from the faire's earliest days to 1989 and may expand on the Shapiro's reasons for sale which isn't alluded to in this page I would love to work with someone to expand this and related articles. http://www.leagle.com/decision/19891663714FSupp949_11505.xml/LEONARDO'S,%20INC.%20v.%20GREATHALL,%20LTD. --Quidamn(Quidamn) 14:15, 7 September 2016 (CDT)

Event recreation
I've been to this faire several times and was never aware that it was supposed to be recreating a specific historical event. Is this fact actually presented to visitors? Tad Lincoln (talk) 06:02, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 2 one external links on Bristol Renaissance Faire. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20070826190638/http://www.starnewspapers.com:80/chicagoheights/entertainment/519899,231fl1.article to http://www.starnewspapers.com/chicagoheights/entertainment/519899,231fl1.article
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20110621104221/http://optimisttheatre.org/bio/ron-scot-fry to http://optimisttheatre.org/bio/ron-scot-fry

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Cheers.—cyberbot II  Talk to my owner :Online 06:34, 17 January 2016 (UTC)