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Shakespeare authorship question

Please take the time to read the article, and take note of the references. It is a Featured Article, having been identified as among Misplaced Pages's best. That means a number of Wikipedians have contributed to writing and reviewing the article and have agreed that it meets our standards for sourcing and accuracy (among other qualities).

There is statement that reflects the mainstream opinion that the Shakespeare authorship question is a fringe theory. The statement is:

• "all but a few Shakespeare scholars and literary historians consider it a fringe belief and for the most part disregard it except to rebut or disparage the claims."

That is sourced to a footnote, currently number 3, which cites seven works. These are those sources and some of the relevant quotes from them:

• Kathman 2003, p. 621: "...antiStratfordism has remained a fringe belief system";
• Schoenbaum 1991, p. 450;
• Paster 1999, p. 38: "To ask me about the authorship question ... is like asking a palaeontologist to debate a creationist's account of the fossil record.";
• Nelson 2004, pp. 149–51: "I do not know of a single professor of the 1,300-member Shakespeare Association of America who questions the identity of Shakespeare ... antagonism to the authorship debate from within the profession is so great that it would be as difficult for a professed Oxfordian to be hired in the first place, much less gain tenure...";
• Carroll 2004, pp. 278–9: "I have never met anyone in an academic position like mine, in the Establishment, who entertained the slightest doubt as to Shakespeare's authorship of the general body of plays attributed to him.";
• Pendleton 1994, p. 21: "Shakespeareans sometimes take the position that to even engage the Oxfordian hypothesis is to give it a countenance it does not warrant.";
• Sutherland & Watts 2000, p. 7: "There is, it should be noted, no academic Shakespearian of any standing who goes along with the Oxfordian theory.";
• Gibson 2005, p. 30: "...most of the great Shakespearean scholars are to be found in the Stratfordian camp..."

Now if you want to further your research, take the time to read those sources. If you want to continue to argue that SAQ is not fringe, then you'll need to find an equivalent number of equally respected academics who have stated in print that the SAQ is not a fringe theory. I don't mean you find a number of examples of authors advancing anti-Stratfordian positions, and then use your own synthesis to say it implies a minority position. I mean you find a number of respected authorities on the subject who state as clearly as those above an opposite opinion. Then you'll be in a position to make a case about the fringe nature of the SAQ.

Hope that helps. --RexxS (talk) 02:12, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Your signature

As a courtesy to others, and to prevent Sine Bot endlessly signing your posts, it is recommended that signatures contain a link to the editor's userspace. Could you please read WP:SIG for further advice, and adjust your signature so that it links at minimum to your userpage. If you are writing your name in text at the end of posts, please either use four tildas ~~~~ or click the signature box on the edit toolbar. If you have set up a custom signature in preferences, please uncheck the box marked "treat the above as wikimarkup", to allow the interface to link to your userpage via your signature. Alternatively - as you don't seem to feel the need for a multicoloured sig or one containing symbols, piped links or any other fancy formatting, you can simply clear whatever is in the signature box itself, and the software will automatically generate a signature with the appropriate links. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter - let me know if I can be of assistance with it. --Elen of the Roads (talk) 09:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

I am greatly obliged by your assistance in this matter. I had been signing with the appropriate four tildas, but there appears to have been an error with the relevant user profile settings. I hope I have now corrected this and the signature following this post should now publish correctly. Perhaps you would be kind enough to confirm that this is the case?

In any case, I am sincerely grateful for your courteous and helpful engagement in this matter.

Wightknightuk (talk) 10:31, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for taking a look at this. I can confirm that your signature now appears to be functioning in the usual fashion - thanks for tweaking it. The username is red because you have not created a userpage (in case you were wondering) - there is no requirement to create one if you don't want. Elen of the Roads (talk) 11:06, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Warning

Please review the discretionary sanctions listed at Misplaced Pages:ARBSAQ#Final_decision, and you may as well read the whole page while you are there. If you engage in further advocacy of fringe theories related to the Shakespeare authorship question or any related article, you may be subject to a sanction without further warnings. Have a nice day, Jehochman 12:57, 11 May 2012 (UTC)