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At first I thought that this entire article might be a copyvio, but some random searches of the text do not seem to indicate that. Closer inspection reveals that this article may have been written by the subject's daughter, ], who also uploaded the image that was used by at least one other news source with no easily identifiable evidence that it was indeed created by the user. Whatever the case, the article certainly reads as if it were written by someone with a ]. Much of the language is unencyclopedic in nature and some of it is very subjective ("Kennedy was a master of the grotesque who set outsized, dreadfully funny characters against each other in bar rooms, board rooms and, of course, bedrooms." or "This book was probably Kennedy’s least comic work and after its publication, he began writing what was to be his most outrageously funny book, Ride a Cockhorse (1991, Houghton Mifflin).") If it was written by a family member, then it is ] as I don't see a single ] for any of the material that would actually require citations, including direct quotes. While this might make for a good biography of the subject, it's does not meet the standards required of Misplaced Pages articles. I would be pleased to help any editor, including User:Branwynne even if she is the subject's daughter, turn this into a proper article but, in its current state, it is unacceptable. If these concerns are not addressed within a week, I will go through the text and removing '''anything''' not covered by the obituaries provided. Cheers, ] 01:31, 2 August 2008 (UTC) |
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At first I thought that this entire article might be a copyvio, but some random searches of the text do not seem to indicate that. Closer inspection reveals that this article may have been written by the subject's daughter, ], who also uploaded the image that was used by at least one other news source with no easily identifiable evidence that it was indeed created by the user. Whatever the case, the article certainly reads as if it were written by someone with a ]. Much of the language is unencyclopedic in nature and some of it is very subjective ("Kennedy was a master of the grotesque who set outsized, dreadfully funny characters against each other in bar rooms, board rooms and, of course, bedrooms." or "This book was probably Kennedy’s least comic work and after its publication, he began writing what was to be his most outrageously funny book, Ride a Cockhorse (1991, Houghton Mifflin).") If it was written by a family member, then it is ] as I don't see a single ] for any of the material that would actually require citations, including direct quotes. While this might make for a good biography of the subject, it's does not meet the standards required of Misplaced Pages articles. I would be pleased to help any editor, including User:Branwynne even if she is the subject's daughter, turn this into a proper article but, in its current state, it is unacceptable. If these concerns are not addressed within a week, I will go through the text and removing '''anything''' not covered by the obituaries provided. Cheers, ] 01:31, 2 August 2008 (UTC) |
