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Anyway, my name is Maurice J. Halton MA PhD - I am the author of the paper/article entitled "William Lever and Edith Rigby
An examination of the evidence relating to the burning of Roynton Cottage at Rivington, Lancashire on Tuesday 8th July 1913"
If anybody needs to know if I am willing to allow Fairchristobelle to cite my research, just email me [mauricehalton@gmail.com]
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I normally believe shorter is better, especially in the opening paragraph. She was an arsonist, we can add her reasons why she felt it was okay later in the article. --
VVikingTalkEdits14:57, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
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Viewmont Viking: Given she is notable as a suffragette and the arson relates to that, adding the context would be helpful to the reader. I agree that getting to the point can often be helpful, but I don't think an additional 11 words in the lead is an excessive amount of detail. It makes the link between Rigby's arson and being a suffragette clear. --
Richard Nevell (
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15:08, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Hi Viewmont Viking - I think the orignal sentence is misleading it states that Edith was a suffragette and arsonist, as if they are two seperate things. But the arson she carried out was due to her poltical beliefs in women's suffrage and that should be made clear in the opening sentence. people may not read down to the later explanation in the article, first impressions are important. Also look at Neslon Mandela's Wikipedia entry, there is no mention of criminal activity in his opening paragraph yet he was involved in planning a bombing campaign. If arson is to be mentioned in Edith Rigby's opening paragraph it should be qualified by why she carried out that action.
Duppy Conkeror (
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16:07, 9 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Duppy Conkeror's reasons for the change make good sense, as does
Richard Nevell's support for it. This seemingly minor change improves the article materially; the lede sentence now makes Edith Rigby's legacy and motivations much clearer than the blanket description "arsonist", with its negative connotations. Thanks for the edit, Duppy Conkeror!
Anasuyas (
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17:20, 10 April 2021 (UTC)reply