Talk:Nellie Bly
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I moved the article to Nellie Bly per Wikipedia:Naming conventions, as this is by far how she is most commonly known.--Pharos 20:27, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Record for circumnavigation
I was not prepared to delete quotations; however the citation is not referenced, and is contradicted by information both on Wikipedia itself (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Francis_Train) and several independent sites (such as http://www.wingnet.org/rtw/rtw001o.htm).
George Francis Train is reported to have completed his second "...round-the-world trip in 1890. Departing from Tacoma, Washington on March 18, 1890, he returned there on May 24, 1890 making the circumnavigation in 67 days 12 hours and 3 minutes. He repeated this round-the-world trip again in 1892, setting a 60 day record." (http://www.wingnet.org/rtw/rtw001o.htm)
If these references are correct, Nellie Bly cannot have held the record for more than a few months (she completed her flight in January, and Train his, of 67 days, in May).
I am somewhat hesitant to edit the Nellie Bly page as, despite numerous independent references agreeing on the dates and times for Train's three round-the-world trips, (a) the citation may be drawn from an incorrect source, but worthy of citing (if only a reference had been provided) and (b) I am no more satisfied with the veracity of the sources detailing Train's trip times, than the Wikipedia article claiming Bly was the record-holder until 1929.
Mark Aird
- I think it seems likely that the bit about the record standing till 1929 is just incorrect. The site you referenced gives not just one but a list of several successive record-breakers in the interim, which makes sense. I think I'll fix the text so it's in accord with these facts.--Pharos 06:33, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Remarkable translation effort
This article has been translated into nine different languages since the end of November– I wonder if there is some sort of cordinated effort ongoing. Or is it just that seeing an interwiki in the edit summary has just prompted wave after wave of multilingual editors to their best efforts? Anyone, kudos to you all.--Pharos 12:14, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
- This would be the Meta translation of the week doing its job. This article didn't get quite as many as the average amount per week tho, --Wonderfool 01:26, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Inconsistencies in George Francis Train info
The discussion page says Train broke Bly's record by going around the world in 67 days; the article says he did it in 62 days. Which is right? Also, if you click on the link to George Francis Train, there appears to be some problems with that article, as it says he did the trip in 1880, not 1890. There is also a circular chain of events that seems confusing: Nellie Bly was trying to beat the time suggested by Jules Verne in his book, "Around the World in 80 days." Then Train broke Bly's record, yet the George Francis Train page says that after his trip, he became the inspiration for Phileas Fogg, Verne's main character. Perhaps some dates or explanation could be added to provide context and clarify this. Thanks! 207.27.152.6 06:29, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Porn search?
Does that link actually go to the park's site. I think I have some adware so I can't really tell.
[edit] Trivia Section?
Is it worth adding a triva section/In Popular culture to mention that in an espisode of "The West Wing" "And It's Surely to Their Credit (2000)" Where the First Lady dedicated a statue to her and then the President then goes on to mention her in a radio address he makes.
