Talk:Frank Riethmuller

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This entry can stand alone but it needs considerably more detail. Coming. Erictimewell (talk) 13:30, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Still researching the biography and where the roses can be seen. Family contacts are essential to getting at the truth here. The middle section is fairly complete now, though rose people might want to refine it. 118.209.193.165 (talk) 08:21, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Still a mystery what R. did between 1914 and 1920, and how he got hold of so much money then. Remaining mysteries: when he actually moved to Turramurra, why the house was demolished when he died, the identities of three rose dedicatees, and the whereabouts of the "unknown' roses.118.209.135.192 (talk) 10:45, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Fewer mysteries remain: what R did 1914–1920; how he got so much money; where his "unknown" roses are. The piece needs to be too big for a while. It can come down to a decent size when all the facts are in. Erictimewell (talk) 03:04, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

The only remaining mysteries: (1) who exactly were the roses dedicated to; (2) do their descendants possess any of the roses? Erictimewell (talk) 05:25, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

The photo of R in his garden was previous wrongly described as in private ownership. It was in fact released into the public domain and has now been re-loaded as such. Erictimewell (talk) 23:53, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

The gaps in the narrative can wait for more information. But the site looks dreary with documents and not enough roses. This will be remedied. Erictimewell (talk) 00:07, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

There are now fewer and smaller gaps in the story, though the whereabouts and nominees of FLR's hybrid tea roses are still unknown. More good rose photos are being prepared. Erictimewell (talk) 00:48, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

The biography is now virtually complete. Photos of 'Snow Spray', 'Esmeralda' and 'Lady Woodward' remain to be added. The essential photo of FLR in his garden remains to be restored. Finding other surviving roses or their photos is starting to seem remote. Erictimewell (talk) 20:58, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

A table surveying national holdings of FLR documents has been added to references. Erictimewell (talk) 20:50, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

The essential photo of FLR in his garden has been restored. Erictimewell (talk) 20:10, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Added Category:Internments. Obviously this may be better ordered by someone who knows more about how to do it. Erictimewell (talk) 23:48, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

I see this article has been heisted by Facebook, which takes top position in a Google search. This is a disgusting appropriation of my work. Erictimewell (talk) 04:43, 8 January 2011 (UTC) But I've since seen articles arguing it's a general problem with the Google search engine interacting with mechanised data farmers in search ultimately of … ads. Erictimewell (talk) 07:57, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

The Afterglow section has been added to show FLR's waxing and waning cultural importance and the reasons for it. Perhaps more can be found on his breeding practices, his women dedicatees and, certainly, their roses. But I regards this article as now otherwise complete. Erictimewell (talk) 01:21, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Now (July 2012) that Wikipedia references have been converted to hover-notes as well as remote end-notes, I have stripped out all interpretive and surplus material from them so the hover-window is easily read. Erictimewell (talk) 06:38, 20 July 2012 (UTC)