User talk:Barryjconnolly

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Hello, thank you for getting back to me about my attempted edit to the Penitent Thief page. I am new to this and was not at all sure what the correct protocols were. It seemed appropriate to me that a page that included film and book title references that only obliquely relate to the subject should include a reference to a book I published in 2010 about the Biblical Good Thief about whom the page is dedicated. I certainly did not want to offend anyone or cause a conflict of interest problem. I did not at all reference where the book could be obtained only that it existed. Yes, the book is not a best-seller, but it is legitimately published, available on many Internet book sites (such as Amazon.com) and in some bookstores. I am a professional writer with 40 years of experience and spent a good 18 months researching and writing this work. It has been vetted by Catholic and Community Church pastors and has been favorably reviewed by readers and objective professional reviewers (see my Amazon.com page.) Both "The Good Thief" and its sequel, published this year, "On the Road to Damascus" have been optioned by a major Christian film production company for development. So, you can see why I thought it was not inappropriate to reference the existence of the book in some way. Of course, as the Wikipedia editor responsible for the page I understand you have the final say on what you think is appropriate to publish and I have no desire to make an issue of the matter. It is whatever you decide. Thank you for getting back to me and for your courteous reply. I really do appreciate it. Best regards, Barry Connolly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Barryjconnolly (talk • contribs) 18:50, 10 March 2014


 * 3/10/14. Please forgive my ignorance. I do not understand how to communicate using these Wikipedia templates. I am not that computer literate. If my attempt at editing has caused a problem I apologize and will not attempt further edits. If someone wants to communicate with me, please use my regular email account: barry.connolly at yahoo.com. I use Wikipedia in my writing research and have supported it financially in the past. I appreciate your efforts. Best regards. Barry ConnollyBarryjconnolly (talk) 20:40, 10 March 2014 (UTC)


 * "In popular culture" sections are something of a bane of Wikipedia, and all too often they gather all kinds of "cruft" that doesn't really belong - like the film and book references that only obliquely relate to the subject. That, however, is not a valid reason to add more such cruft, particularly not when you have a conflict of interest and when the content you add doesn't provide the reader with any additional information - that the thief is named "Jobab" in some miniseries is effectively another alias, but we already told the reader that "Dismas" is the traditional name - poiting out that in your novel, too, that's his name is somewhat redundant. Furthermore, you will note that at least the other works discussed in that section all are notable enough for articles of their own - and that, or a third-party source such as a peer-reviewed scholarly paper discussing "St Dismas in the work of Conolly", say, should be the very least standard for inclusion.
 * My suggestion would be to wait until the films get made. By that point others - who do not share your conflict of interest - will likely be interested enough to write an article about the book and/or the films on their own, and by then sources that discuss the role of the thief in your work may exist, making it possible to write something more meaningful than merely that you went with the traditional name. Huon (talk) 20:48, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. That's fine. Barry. Barryjconnolly (talk) 20:53, 10 March 2014 (UTC)