Talk:Talbot Mundy

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The "History"-text is equal with. Is copyright o.k.? --195.3.113.177 13:45, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Dispute on content
Having contributed extensively to this page over the past few weeks (with the ultimate hope of getting it to GA status), I have recently come across an area of contention with another user, Sonofrafael2, which I hope might be resolved here. As part of my edits to this page, I have made use of information from the Mundy biographies authored by both Peter Berresford Ellis and Brian Taves. I have included quotations from the former which cast expert opinion on Mundy's life and work; quoting biographers in this manner is not unusual, and is present in many other Wikipedia articles. However, Sonofrafael2 removed these examples (here and here) with the claim that such information was "subjective" and thus doesn't belong on the page. While I agreed that it was subjective, I did not believe that this meant that it must be expunged, and thus I reintegrated it into the article. Sonofrafael2 then removed them again (here and here), referring to Ellis' opinions as "unproven assertions".

Sonofrafael2's | list of contributions show that they have almost exclusively edited this page, and I can appreciate from their edits that they have great familiarity with the subject; thus their opinions and corrections on this page are of course most welcome. However, this is an issue where I feel that the edits have been disruptive, bordering on the realms of edit warring. Given that it looks like we will both simple be arguing our own conflicting perspective, I suggest that we consider turning toward third opinion or perhaps even requests for comment. Midnightblueowl (talk) 13:30, 1 March 2015 (UTC)


 * It has now been a week since I posted this message and there has been no response. I am thus reintegrating the contentious passages back into the article. Midnightblueowl (talk) 23:31, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

External links modified
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Several discrepancies: when he converted to Christian Science, acquired US citizenship, and went to Jerusalem
1. The third paragraph of the article suggests that Mundy joined the Christian Scientist movement in 1918 ("Becoming a U.S. citizen, in 1918 he joined the Christian Science new religious movement"); but in the fourth paragraph of the section about his time in the US and early literary career, it's stated that he converted to that religion in 1914 (apparently under the influence of his third wife). Then in the section about Christian Science and Palestine, it's stated that he and his wife went to Indianapolis in 1918, and that it was there that he "encountered" Christian Science. Perhaps somebody could clarify the dates in those sections.

2. There's also a potential minor discrepancy about when he acquired US citizenship. The third paragraph of the article (cited above) seems to suggest that he became a US citizen in 1918; but the fourth paragraph about his time in the US says that he applied for US citizenship in 1914, and that his application was granted in 1917.

3. The third paragraph of the article suggests (though again it's not explicit) that he went to Jerusalem in 1918; but in the third paragraph of the section about Christian Science and Palestine, it's stated explicitly that he didn't arrive in Palestine until February, 1920.

Perhaps someone could reconcile these seemingly conflicting dates. DonaldMWright (talk) 14:06, 27 February 2023 (UTC)