Talk:Jake Thackray
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[edit] Date of birth
According to this site, his date of birth was 27 February. Anyone have another source? --Whouk (talk) 23:48, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Retirement and death section
I think the section, He left behind a collection of songs unsurpassed by any contemporary songwriter or poet, the songs of a craftsman whose lyrics, melodies and accompaniment are as relevant and appealing today as they ever were., should either be rewritten or deleted as it's not NPOV. (Yorkshiresky 15:47, 30 May 2006 (UTC))
Done, but the article is still littered with POV (some of it is relevant and I'm hesitant to delete it out of hand) and looks suspiciously like liner notes. (Mon Vier 21:04, 21 June 2006 (UTC))
I agree, it really needs a total rewrite. Nice though the writing is, and I'm in agreement with the sentiments of it, it's not in keeping with the Wikipedia NPOV. I'll have a think about it when I have some time. (Yorkshiresky 11:02, 26 June 2006 (UTC))
- And it seems to be admitting to copyright violation: "Taken from the insert notes supplied by The Jake Thackray Project for EMI's recent CD compilation" Flapdragon 16:13, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
I've rewritten the article in hopefully a more acceptable style. Please check and amend any factual errors etc.. (Yorkshiresky 22:17, 1 July 2006 (UTC))
- Looks good, FWIW the tone now seems fine to me, though the copyright problem remains in the many distinctive phrases like "a singer-songwriter in the French tradition, a "chansonnier" whose songs are nevertheless convincingly and idiosyncratically English". Flapdragon 00:08, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
Agreed, I've rewritten them in a more neutral tone. (Yorkshiresky 10:56, 2 July 2006 (UTC))
