Talk:Johann Reichhart

message: I'm not entirely clear whether Reichhart supervised Woods or if he worked for him, since I've read contradictory explanations regarding this (albeit largely hearsay since "it was on the Internet somewhere").  Unfortunately the Gerould book doesn't really clarify their working relationship. Chris 10:05, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  John C. Woods 

message: I have not yet found a source for his second christian name being "Baptist" and therefore added the relevant warning. --Kauko56 07:03, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure I understand: I've already provided the citation (Gerould, p.242).  I've therefore removed the warning again.—Chris (blather • contribs • e)  09:36, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

text: Now that I think about it, I had a look at the French page which also listed his middle name at some point and I see it's been removed; my understanding of French is so poor I had to use Google translate to get the gist of the reasoning, but it's led me to wonder if Gerould's sources have incorrectly translated his name via the French.  If so, I guess the point is whether we want to question one of our sources or not!  But it is worth mentioning that Gerould only mentions Reichhart in passing, so it's likely that he hasn't done extensive research into his background.  With that in mind, if you haven't seen it mentioned elsewhere, perhaps it should be removed...—Chris (blather • contribs • e)  14:12, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Middle name Baptist 

message: I've moved the following comments here, as they belong on the talk page:
If you could obtain more information about Reichhart including citations it would be great if you could add them to the article.  You also seem to know quite a bit about John Woods, so I think it'd be good if you could put something together for an article about him, too (doesn't have to be much, anything is good).  Remember to include references where possible, and bear in mind the guidelines on original research.—Chris (blather • contribs • e)  21:33, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comments moved from article 

message: I'm against the word 'prolific' in this context.  Etymologically, it means 'creation', 'birth', etc.  What the heck it has to do with a man professionally dedicated to destruction, murder and assassination??? Thanks. 201.19.179.107 16:32, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "the most prolific executioner of modern times" 

message: Maybe I missed it but I can't find the word "prolific" anywhere in the article or discussion.
However, if the word is present, the Encarta definition of the word "prolific" is as follows:
pro·lif·ic
adjective 
Definition:
 
1. highly productive: producing ideas or works frequently and in large quantities
2. fruitful: producing a lot of fruit or many offspring
3. abundant or abounding: present in large numbers, or containing large numbers of quantities of something, especially animal life
a period prolific of creative achievement
Therefore, the word "prolific", if it does appear, applied with the first Encarta definition would be dispassionately justifiable to describe Reichhart's career.
Whistlekiller 17:36, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "the most prolific executioner of modern times" - where does it say that?