Talk:Jean Rabe

Notable
While this biography is a stub, Jean Rabe is notable in her writing works as well as her role as editor. Her bibliography of her published work (not just in the D&D universe) should be enough for her notability. Please discuss here. We should come to an agreement prior to reverting the notability tag. Additional 3rd party sources have been added to confirm her notability. Stextc (talk) 22:33, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The source added are not reliable sources - please read WP:RS and WP:BIO for details. Notability is still disputed, so I would be grateful if you would please restore the notabality template so this issue can be addressed. Note that I am not edit warring with you, and by the same token, I would be grateful if you would restore my edits. --Gavin Collins (talk) 08:49, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Disputed
Most if not all of the citations for this article don't pan out, particularly for the Grand Master title and Life Achievement Award. The former was awarded to Andre Norton, rather than Jean Rabe. There was no mention of her on the Flamingnet web site, even though she is listed here as an award winner. Other URLs don't exist or point to other material. It seems pretty dubious to me. No offense is intended to the author of course; I'd just like to see more accuracy on this article. Thanks.&mdash;RJH (talk) 20:37, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * If something is blatantly wrong, it needs to be removed, corrected, or properly sourced - so no harm done, as the most irresponsible thing to do would be to leave something as is when we know it is wrong. 24.148.0.83 (talk) 04:37, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I removed the disputed Grandmaster and Life Achievement Awards, as well as the "top 40" award, since I didn't see evidence for them. Netmouse (talk) 22:06, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Birthdate & degree
Tracing this article's history, it seemed to me the birth year given of 1942 was an artifact of copying a template from some other article. I have corrected the birthdate per Rabe's facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1422163716&sk=info) and wonder if the degree is also incorrect. I would expect a journalism degree to be a BA, not a BS. Netmouse (talk) 18:45, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Ultimately, everything needs to be sourced. Fortunately, there is no timetable, so we can keep it as long as we need to, but in the meantime the need for sources remains. Facebook isn't the best source of info, although if this is her own personal page (rather than something started by a fan), then I can't fault you for using the best available source. 129.33.19.254 (talk) 19:10, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * ok, SFsite (http://www.sfsite.com/10b/sc138.htm) confirms the BS degree, though I'm not sure if it's a reliable source. That is her personal facebook page, so far as I can tell. Netmouse (talk) 19:38, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Rabe and Andre Norton
What is the nature of the joint works by Andre Norton (deceased) and Jean Rabe? The anthology Renaissance Faire (DAW, Feb 2005) was released before AN's death but three subsequent novels are listed here (and by ISFDB, a likely source).

The Biography section of our biography Andre Norton closes with the note, "She and Jean Rabe were collaborating on the sequel to her 1979 Greyhawk novel Quag Keep, when she died. Return to Quag Keep was completed by Rabe and published in 2006."[Tor, Jan 2006] Evidently that work in progress was reported in obituaries.

What about the last two?
 * A Taste of Magic (Tor and SFBC, Nov 1966)
 * Dragon Mage (Tor, Jan 2008) —"a direct sequel to Dragon Magic" (1972) per ISFDB

Is it known whether these were continuations of joint work? On the other hand, is/was Rabe authorized to write up such things as outlines and fragments by Andre Norton? Is there any such continuing authority? On the other hand, did all new writing for publication in the Witch World universe, for example, cease with her death?

--P64 (talk) 01:38, 2 May 2013 (UTC)