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First, I corrected Barnes's area of expertise: he is trained in and taught theatre, focusing on technical/production history (I didn't put that last bit in, since I can't find the authority for his grad training). He is certainly familiar with semiotics, but I doubt that he would describe himself as a full-time semiotician, especially since (IIRC) he's left teaching. I'll dig up his academic history and post it as part of the bio.
Second, I wonder whether there's a need to reproduce that whole passage on his marriages--a summary with maybe a crucial quotation should do the job. In this form, the article suggests that the most interesting thing about JB is gossip about his marital history--this for a guy with a pretty distinguished writing career. When I feel stronger, I'll put something together--I've reviewed most of his work for Locus and can supply at least a reasonable annotated bibilography and an account of his themes and obsessions. RLetson 21:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Lede comments are not sourced, may be original research. the section on his marriages is truly nonnotable, compared to what he is noted for, his novels. will attempt to balance. Mercurywoodrose ( talk) 04:29, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
This article and its subject are under discussion at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#John_Barnes_.28author.29. — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 04:24, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
According to WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY, John Barnes is strongly discouraged from editing this article. You are welcome, Mr. Barnes, to propose changes based on reliable sources, but let experienced, disinterested editors make any changes. You don't get to decide what is "irrelevant" in this article. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 04:57, 14 November 2011 (UTC)