Talk:Simon Tolkien

Notability
"My dad was/is famous and I've written a book that nobody read"= Notable? Just asking.Greg Locock (talk) 06:22, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Merged to Tolkien family. Carcharoth (talk) 07:24, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

"Retaliation" claim
Untrue, and in fact Simon has never made it; it was 'invented' by an imaginative reporter. Simon Tolkien never was an "estate trustee" or member of the Tolkien Company board; he was bitter over this, but he could never have been removed, in retaliation or otherwise. Solicitr (talk) 21:00, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Until 1999 the company had just one director, Christopher Tolkien. But as he entered his mid-70s (he is now 77), plans had to be made for running the company after his death. So new board members were required. Simon's stepmother, Baillie - Christopher's second wife - was appointed, as was his cousin Michael. Simon, however, was not.

"Why should I be excluded from the board of my grandfather's company when my stepmother is on it?" 

A statement from Christopher Tolkien through his lawyers said, inter alia,


 * 1) There was no dispute between Christopher Tolkien and his son, Simon Tolkien, as a result of Simon Tolkien going to see the first Lord of the Rings film.
 * 2) Simon Tolkien was never on the Board of any Tolkien company and was not 'removed' from any such position by Christopher Tolkien.
 * 3) Nor has Christopher Tolkien 'disowned' Simon Tolkien.

Solicitr (talk) 03:06, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Even the source you cite above claims Simon Tolkien was a trustee: "These relate to the family trust, of which Simon is a trustee." You secomd claim is uncited. I'm restoring the line, as your argument is unconvincing. MikeWazowski (talk) 04:26, 23 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Simon remains a trustee of the Tolkien Discretionary Settlement- a position from which he has never been removed. His complaint, however, was that he was never offered a seat on the board of the Tolkien Company, the umbrella organization which controls the family's literary properties.  Rewriting. Solicitr (talk) 14:39, 23 April 2010 (UTC)


 * MikeWazowski: You really want to start a revert war to perpetuate a falsehood? Fine. Bring it on. Solicitr (talk) 12:26, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, seeing as how the text I'm restoring is based on a valid source, while your is based on personal opinion nd a questionable link that doesn't exist, I'll say that I'm on firmer ground here. Your personal opinions are not a reliable source, and unless you can come up with valid sources that actually exist (since this link you posted does not), I will continue to remove any unsupported information. MikeWazowski (talk) 04:32, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

No, My edits are based on primary sources, Simon's actual interviews, whereas yours is a secondary (and erroneous) source, reflecting nothing more than the opinion (or misinterpretation) of a Boston Globe reporter. Simon Tolkien was never on the board of the Tolkien Company. That's fact, not opinion. Although I have opinions about Simon Tolkien, I haven't expressed any of them here.

Incidentally, I repaired the dead link you make so much hay about. Why do you insist on trying to deny reality? Solicitr (talk) 14:31, 27 April 2010 (UTC)