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The factual accuracy of the Bastille article is disputed. As you can see from the edit history, I recently corrected several minor errors that were clearly errors; there is another issue about which I'm not as certain, but where I have very strong doubts about the statements in this article: I seriously doubt that the Marquis de Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille at the time it was stormed, let alone the more elaborate anecdote given here. It is unsourced. A different variant of it (which I also doubt) is in the article Marquis de Sade. I strongly believe he had been transferred to Charenton well before the storming of the Bastille, but I don't have a source to quote, just a reasonable knowledge of his life. It would be good if someone would sort this out. -- Jmabel 20:35, 5 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- This has now been sorted out. -- Jmabel 01:03, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Source of recent additions?
This Jun 15, 2004 edit by User:62.252.64.13 is generally very strong (although a bit against our usual style standards). I have to wonder, though: is this cribbed from somewhere? I can't find it in a web search, although it could be a copyvio from a book. It's so detailed -- down to times of day -- that it seems a bit remarkable not to give any source(s). If the source or sources are public domain, then I'm all for keeping this additional content. Does anyone know? I'd like to get some answers before I start editing for style standards, making links, etc. -- Jmabel 21:05, Jun 15, 2004 (UTC)
- Much of this was eventually removed as redundant to Storming of the Bastille. Recently, a bunch of this resurfaced, again anonymously added. I'm still inclined to get rid of it. If anyone disagrees, please speak up in the next few days. Thanks. - Jmabel | Talk 04:27, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Detainees
The newly added "detainees" section is "not quite in English". I'm hesitant to edit it into good English, since I'm not sure that what it says is even accurate. Could someone who knows this material better than me take a shot at it, preferably with cited references? -- Jmabel | Talk 05:49, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Date of conversion to a prison...
... was recently anonymously changed from 17th century to 15th century, anonymously and without citation. Does anyone have a citation on either date? -- Jmabel | Talk 04:29, July 28, 2005 (UTC)
... If the date of conversion to a prison was the 17th century it was not certainly done so on the reign of Charles VII (which reigned on the 14th and 15th centuries), so at least part of the information is wrong. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.22.16.47 (talk • contribs) 14 July 2006.
[edit] Demolition
The demolition section lacks proper dates on when those activities took place. Specially the actual year of demolition is missing. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ 14:07, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Prisoners
I've removed a few obvious false inclusions (e.g. John Donne). Besides those:
- Giuseppe Marco Fieschi, the would-be assassin of Louis-Philippe, lived long after the Bastille was razed.
- Jmabel | Talk 16:04, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Typo?
The first paragraph mentions that when referred to in the single "La Bastide" it refers to the Bastille. Shouldn't that be "La Bastille"?Tenorcnj 20:03, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
- Fixed (and a bit reworded, it was rather confusing). -
[edit] a supposed mistake
According to the article Bastille was converted into a prison in the 17th century by Charles VI. There must be a mistake. Charles VI lived in the 14-15 century. (Charles VI of France (1380 – 1422))--Wisamzaqoot 16:31, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
