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Sigh... I hate to admit it, but I think this page's a little too biased. One can all too easily tell by reading it that the authors like it. There are plenty of POV words like "exuberant," "hilarious" and "enthusiastic." From my experience, those who dislike Gonick would not consider the info accurate. Brutannica 06:43, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
After examining the page a little more, I think the POV is obvious and correction is urgent. Brutannica 06:51, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
Matt Genné 12:02, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
Matt Genné 11:59, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
To provide a rationale for the subheading "Unorthodox citations" in an earlier edit:
I first of all feel that readers may encounter a problem if they read the TOC and see the subhead "Citations"; they will think that this is the article's bibliography. "Unorthodox citations" labels this section more accurately. The whole upshot of this section is that Gonick's bibligraphy in each Cartoon History is indeed unorthodox. Details are provided therein. Also, "unorthodox" is a neutral word. It simply reports and acknowledges an observable fact.
I haven't reverted it, though, because I'd like to know if this Talk page agrees. Matt Genné 20:39, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
"Critics may try...", "They might suggest...", and the most recent edits "...many readers". Can we get some citations here instead of the editors' opinions & original research?-- Son of Somebody 21:48, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Do we really need this section? I mean, you can just go on over to Larry Gonick and read the list there. Brutannica 22:51, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
quote:
"When Gauls are depicted, they often look suspiciously similar to the René Goscinny characters Asterix and Obelix. See The Cartoon History of the Universe, Volume II, pages 158, 172, 173, 183, and 277"
... suspiciously similar? asterix and obelix actually make a cameo and asterix says something like "come on obelix, let's make our own comic" ... i'll need to re-read to check the exact phrase and page, it's a very nice tribute :) that shouldn't go unnoticed :).
Ideally this section would contain actual criticisms. Brutannica 05:01, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
What's with the NPOV label? This article goes to great pains to remain neutral. The NPOV poster indicated that the article seems like an advertisement. Give me a break! Just because the article is thoughtfully written, and the subject matter is compelling, does not make it an advertisement. By the NPOV poster's standard, any Wiki-notable subject that happens to be in print or on the market could be considered an advertisement. Matt Genné 16:52, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
I'm sure that the editors of this page would be happy to address any specific neutrality issues. However, the most recent NPOV-label poster did not offer any. "Sounds like an advertisement" is an insufficient rationale without specifics. So I'm removing the NPOV label. Editors work hard at developing this page's content. It's not enough to simply slap on a tag without a specific rationale—without explaining how and why this page violates neutrality. Matt Genné 14:30, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Amazon has "Publisher: Collins (December 26, 2006)", but the book itself says ©2007. Which one to pick? - Afasmit 08:27, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
I refined the syntax of this section and renamed it 1) to avoid confusion with the title of the article and 2) to more accurately represent what this brief (though important) section covers. Matt Genné 15:40, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
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just wondering it says in each book about 5 volumes each. Is this how they were always published or were they also published as separate volumes? If so maybe we should include these photos of these volumes —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.161.2.238 ( talk) 01:02, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
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Feels a little like an advertisement in some parts. An overzealous fan, perhaps? |
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