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The comment about this being one of the many crimes Holmes commits during his career is tendentious. Back in the day I would have edited the article to say so, but nowadays the revertor bot would have undone my change as soon as I'd clicked OK. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.53.56.45 ( talk) 21:35, 25 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Should a reference to racism be included in this article? Dixie's portrayal is emphatically racist. Holmes even remarks on the man's smell - twice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.93.207.150 ( talk) 09:44, 4 June 2016 (UTC) reply

"the information from Langdale Pike" -- What information? Who or what is Langdale Pike? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.235.184.247 ( talk) 04:24, 4 December 2018 (UTC) reply