Talk:Paul Ferris (Scottish writer)

Name of this article
More people would find it if it was Paul Ferris (Gangster)--Vintagekits 19:59, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * That should do the trick. Glasgow Two 20:03, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Both this and that page should be disambed. I dont think I have ever heard Ferris referred to as PJ Ferris.--Vintagekits 20:15, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * He was by a Herald journalist after the 1995 documentary - "Paul John Ferris is most certainly a frighteningly violent young man. And the chilling thing about him when you see him on a television screen is the fact that he is not chilling. At least not to look at. He appears ordinary; you would pass him on the street without a second glance. And that is probably just as well, for a second glance might bring you to his attention. And you do not want to be drawn to the attention of Paul John Ferris". Glasgow Two 20:19, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

It says in the article that he was returned to prison after a knife fight with Thomas Mcgraw, this is infact a newspaper story that didnt ever happen, if you had done your research you would have known that whilst in jail he had an independant medical examination by a home office prison doctor, which showed he had no recent scars or any knife wounds.

On seeing this newspaper article Graeme Pearson of strathclyde police wrote to the home office recommending Paul Ferris license be revoked and e handed himself into A police station in Durham, a police station which was meant to be high security but paul managed to walkright inside and into a banquet hall without being challenged.

If your gonna write an article about someone you need to get your facts correct, read his books andyou will see! by graeme torrance —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.25.88.29 (talk) 17:38, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Who is Devlin?
There's talk in the article of someone called Devlin as though this individual is known to the reader (mentioned by surname only 3 times in the first paragraph of Criminal Career section and nowhere else in this article). It is possible that references to this person were in previous edits and have since been removed. If anyone knows who he is and how he relates to Paul Ferris please add it. There is info on this in Paul Ferris's autobiog which I don't own. I found a little about someone called Craig Devlin who was active in the same area but couldn't find any definite links between the two people or anything on the incident. —Preceding unsigned comment added by HallucigeniaUK (talk • contribs) 02:02, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

author and organised crime figure
To describe Ferris as an Scottish author and organised crime figure, particularly in this order is a travesty. I propose the description is changed to career criminal, organised crime figure (and finally) Scottish author; this most suitably describes him and his notoriety. It is also in chronological order and quite probably the majority of his time in this world. I'm guessing Wikipedia wouldn't list the guy as a double glazing salesman, security expert and sometime taxi firm operator. I find it hard to believe that his books would have got much traction without the TV documentary just 7 years after his last conviction (for serious firearm offences). The opening paragraph also goes on about being found not guilty of murdering Arthur Thompson's son (Arthur Thompson Jr.). Much of this needs stripping out from the lead, keeping it factual, his criminality and a short reference to being an author. All the organized crime feuds and tittle-tattle (no doubt from his books) can be left to the article body glamorising his (despicable) life. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.152.201.79 (talk) 12:28, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

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