Talk:Vachel Lindsay/to do

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Hi... I am not sure this is the right page to respond, but I wrote the original Vachel Lindsay article. I have material to back up comments... but honestly this is the first time that I have written something that has been critiqued in this way... so I would welcome some guidance of what you are actually suggesting that we add here. Much has been written on Lindsay; it just struck me as amazing that nobody had written on him here. Regarding the quotation of the poems, I can give the citations. Regarding the racism allegations, I tried to hit a balance between those critics who have lambasted Lindsay for racism with those who, like me, feel he was fairly enlightened for his time and was a fine poet. If I erred here, help me in cleaning this up.

As a professor, I tried to tone down the scholarly aspect of my usual writing... that said, if I toned it down so much that this has become unacceptable as material, I would be happy to modify it. I simply need some direction that is a bit clearer than "Every single part of it qualifies as original research"... In short, what DOES qualify as reliable source material... I can provide this to whatever extent and in whichever format the wiki editors suggest.

David A. Victor 14:34, 23 February 2007 (UTC)David A. VictorDavid A. Victor 14:34, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]



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Started this cleanup list at 01:43, 23 February 2007 (UTC). Add to it. Move stuff around. Cross it off. Post regular talk messages below as before.

  • Cleanup: Section 'The Congo'. This section is problematic. Every single part of it qualifies as original research if we don't get citations from reliable sources.
  • Cleanup: General tasks, copy edit, format, making sure article conforms to the Manual of Style.
  • Cleanup: Eliminate external links from the body.
  • Cleanup: The list of works is unnecessary and unencyclopedic, condense to prose and pare down.
  • Citations: Just about everything needs to be verified, no sources have been provided so it's real legwork. Provide inline citations as sources are found.
  • Images: Surely we can get a free use image somewhere. Since he is dead, if we cannot find a free-use image, fair use would probably apply.
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