Talk:Minal Hajratwala

Tom MacMaster stuff
In regards to the Tom MacMaster content, please see Reliable_sources/Noticeboard WhisperToMe (talk) 17:39, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Probably needs discussion of how Hijratwala has been publicly accused of fraud and attempting to capitalize on this issue to promote her pathetic writings. Really, try reading her stuff and ... well, if it weren't for identity politics, this fraud would be sweeping streets.  Her career is based solely on being the 'voice' of 'oppressed' high caste Indian princesses and McMaster exposed her pathetic self.  Hence she is pursuing a vendetta here (WhisperToMe is her)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joatsimeon (talk • contribs) 00:03, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Who accused her of fraud? Why? What sources?
 * We already know that MacMaster accused her of infringing copyright by hosting the passages sent to her, and that she refused to take the passage down and asked people to circulate the passages. Also MacMaster emailed the NYT and asked for information regarding filing a libel suit against the author.
 * Other than MacMaster's accusations, I am not aware of any others.
 * And no, I'm not the author. I didn't just join here (I've been an editor since 2003) - that's a silly accusation, and I am going to ask you to stop personally attacking me. Thank you,
 * WhisperToMe (talk) 05:39, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
 * WhisperToMe is not Minal Hajratwala, having more than 100,000 edits on a wide variety of topics. There is evidence that Joatsimeon is Tom MacMaster, Sockpuppet investigations/Joatsimeon. I am no sockpuppet, myself, having been here for several years though I only have a hundred-odd edits; personally, I do not find Hijratwala's writings pathetic, and nor does the reviewer cited of her published book. Abigailgem (talk) 12:46, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
 * However, I do not think the Tom MacMaster stuff is relevant to this article. Minal Hajratwala is a published author of some repute. Her involvement in the Amina hoax is relevant to the article on the hoax, but the hoax itself is so pathetic and unimportant that it should not be awarded undue weight here. Abigailgem (talk) 12:52, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Ultimately what I did is I made a single line discussing the hoax. WhisperToMe (talk) 00:39, 25 September 2011 (UTC)