Talk:Charles Parker (detective)

Content dispute
I removed the claim that Parker "does not appear in person in Have His Carcase" based upon an email sent to Wikimedia from someone who recently read the book. This was reverted by. I think that editor may be missing the point. While I do not have the book, I won't be surprised if pp. 243-244 of the NEL paperback edition 1974 supports the secondary point that Parker did correspond by writing, but it seems difficult to believe that anything on that page could verify that Parker never appeared in person at any time in the book.

In general, I'm very troubled that this article has zero references and think it should be removed for that reason (if not properly referenced) but in the meantime can someone who has read the book provide some citations for some of the material and in particular verify whether this claim is true or false?-- S Philbrick (Talk)  19:24, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Google Books has a searchable copy, and yes - he does appear: "Inspector Umpelty, accompanied by Chief Inspector Parker, of Scotland Yard, rang the bell at No. 17 Popcorn Street, Kensington, and was admitted ..." StAnselm (talk) 21:00, 25 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Have just re-read the book, and yes, Parker does appear. However, I find it surprising that an editor who clearly has the time and knowledge to correct the page should instead merely delete the text in question. HLGallon (talk) 09:00, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
 * If you are referring to me I think you misunderstand the sequence of events. At the time of my edit I had no direct knowledge of the subject matter. A reader sent an email to Wikimedia, asserting that Parker did appear in person in the book. At that time I had no further details, not as much as I now know. I didn't have enough information to provide a correction but I had enough information to remove what appeared to be a false claim. I have subsequently had some interaction, and learned more about it. I continue to be disappointed that this article remains unreferenced years after creation. I know our present rules are that we only delete BLP's without reference but I think we should extend the rule. Regarding this specific edit, we get hundreds of emails each week to the OTRS system, and the backlog of on answered query stretches back months. We don't have the resources to spend hours researching minor points.-- S Philbrick (Talk)  00:17, 28 April 2017 (UTC)