Talk:Ralph Larkin/Archive 1

Daniel Foss
Daniel Foss is not a "fellow sociologist". See http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&EAN=9780897890779. He is has been employed as a computer programmer and data base manager for academic and government researchers. Please correct this assumption. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 19:15, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I have seen a book in which Daniel Foss is described as a sociologist, but cannot find any indication of such. The book is Social Change by Tim Jordan, Steve Pile, in which they cite them. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 19:21, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I will look into that cite.  Removing that note for now.  Curious as to how you found this new page so fast?  Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 21:31, 11 November 2007 (UTC).
 * ???? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Whatlinkshere/Ralph_Larkin ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 05:26, 12 November 2007 (UTC)


 * That did not answer my question. Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 05:35, 12 November 2007 (UTC).
 * I did answer. It was a redlink and now is not. I have added the source, but I have a gut feeling that this is a mistaken identity. I do not see how a computer programmer gets to co-author sociological books and journals. I will try and email him. There is an email address here: http://www.sheepfiends.com/cgi-bin/commentary.cgi?name=Foss_Daniel ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 05:37, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * If this source is not certain, it should be removed pending confirmation. You still have not told me from where you found this new article?  Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 05:39, 12 November 2007 (UTC).


 * We have two sources so we are OK, I am just not sure that this is correct. As for your question, I already answered. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 06:04, 12 November 2007 (UTC)


 * You happened to see the link was blue at List of Prem Rawat-related topics and came over here? Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 06:07, 12 November 2007 (UTC).


 * Ah... I see, you think that I am following you around? Well, I am sorry to disappoint you, but no, I am not. In any case, note that our edit histories are public and there is no harm in checking other editors' histories.  You may want to read WP:STALK to understand the difference. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 06:14, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * You have still not answered my question. I asked: You happened to see the link was blue at List of Prem Rawat-related topics and came over here? - A simple "yes" or "no" would suffice.  Thanks.  Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 06:15, 12 November 2007 (UTC).

Sociologist Daniel A. Foss, Ph.D.
For more information, see:



Section: "About the Authors."

Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 04:33, 16 November 2007 (UTC).


 * Great, my gut feeling was spot on. I just found out that Foss was assistant professor of sociology at Rutgers University ... which teach us that some sources seem right while they are not (in this case Barns & Noble and Libris that probably perpetuated the mistake by copying the author data from one another). ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 05:26, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

New picture
Nice. Cirt (talk) 19:05, 2 October 2008 (UTC)