Talk:Terry Goodkind

message: Here is a breakdown of the verbatim material from the coming soon link and the book standard link:
http://www.bookstandard.com/bookstandard/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002878399
:1 Spider-Man director Sam Raimi, and his producing partner Joshua Donen, will develop a miniseries based on Terry Goodkind’s bestselling “Sword of Truth” series. Production will begin within a year, with Wizard’s First Rule, the first book in the series. 
:2 Goodkind, who has previously turned down film offers, was struck by Raimi and Donen’s idea for a miniseries.
:3 “It’s a dream come true to work with someone of such remarkable vision, talent and ability,” Goodkind said in a statement released today. “Given Sam’s sincere love for these stories and his determination to only make great films, this mini series will be a watershed event.”
:4 Phantom, the latest in the ten-book series, was released last week, with the 11th set for release in early 2007. The ninth book, Chainfire, was released in January 2005 and has sold more than 235,000 in hardcover and mass-market editions, as tracked by Nielsen BookScan.
:5 Raimi is currently wrapping Spider-Man 3, with Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. 
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http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=15750
:A "Spider-Man" franchise director Sam Raimi and his producing partner Joshua Donen have optioned rights for Terry Goodkind's bestselling "Sword of Truth" adventure series, published by Tor Books.
:B Having been approached by Hollywood a number of times over the past decade, Goodkind was never convinced that his 400,000 word novels could be successfully compressed into worthwhile feature films. In a meeting at the author's home, the renowned director and producer instead conceived of a groundbreaking mini-series. Within two hours Goodkind was sold on the concept and negotiations commenced. Ten months later the deal was finally concluded.
:C "It's a dream come true to work with someone of such remarkable vision, talent, and ability," Goodkind said. "Given Sam's sincere love for these stories and his determination to only make great films, this mini-series will be a watershed event."
:D All of Goodkind's novels have been international bestsellers. Translated into 20 foreign languages, there are over 10 million copies in print. The "Sword of Truth" series began with "Wizard's First Rule" in 1994. The 10th novel in the series, "Phantom," is on sale now. The 11th and final volume is under contract and will be published in 2008.
:E Raimi and Donen hope to begin production of the opening mini-series, "Wizard's First Rule," within the next year, to be followed by ensuing volumes of the epic novels. The development process will begin while Raimi completes Spider-Man 3.
:1 and A are the same information.
:2 and B are the same information.
:3 and C are the same quote
:4 and D are different information about book publishing.  Of the 2, the coming soon is the better info for the TG page as it's got information about the number of languages and copies in print.  
:5 and E are the same information.
There is nothing in the book standard link that is not in the coming soon link in greater detail.  There is no reason to have this link in the external links.  Can anyone see any reason to include the book standard link, based on this comparison of information?  WLU 16:03, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Read more closely, particularly the first sentence of the conclusion of my last reply, now in bold.  Allow me to re-state.  There is nothing in the bookstandard link that is not in the comingsoon link in greater detail.  The information may be worded differently, but the content is the same.  Just because it does not directly violate a policy does not mean it should be on the page.  I am asking as plainly as I can:  you say "they do haev different material" - what material is different?  Please tell me what material you see covered in the bookstandard link that is not covered in the comingsoon link that is in any way germane to the article.  If you don't tell me, I'm going to remove the link again because it serves no purpose on the page.  Please show me the relevant information that means the bookstandard link should stay up.     WLU 19:05, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Let me try a different way - how does the link enhance the article?  How does having the book standard link add value to the article beyond the coming soon link?  If the bookstandard link were removed, what would readers miss out on that is not captured in the coming soon link?  WLU 19:31, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  External link 

message: GOODKIND CLAIMS NOT TO BE A FANTASY AUTHOR THEREFOR ETHE ATG SHOULD BE REMOVED!!!! Smith Jones 20:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: While Goodkind considers himself to be "more of a novelist" he also acknowledges that he writes fantasy. The issue is largely semantics but nothing is harmed by including him in the "fantasy author" category as he is both percived (and marketed) as a fantasy author and has said he is as much. I will be reinserting the category and would appreciate it if you would no longer unilateraly remove it. NeoFreak 20:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: okay fine. Smith Jones 21:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

text: OKAY i get it shut up!!! Smith Jones 04:41, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Any material about that conflict would need to be have reliable and significant sources, as one of Wikipedia's core policies prevents the addition of unpublished material, or original research.  The material you have added to the article, while it may or may not be accurate, lacks such sources, and reads like an individual's commentary rather than an encyclopedic overview of existing opinion.  Unless someone can produce references to support your analysis (which, given how thoroughly such topics have been hashed over in the past, seems unlikely), it will have to be removed from the article.  If the conflict between Goodkind and some of his readers is in fact significant, it will have been mentioned by some reliable source. Brendan Moody 03:55, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the reversion. I had previously removed a section that stood out as especially unfounded, but it does appear that the edits after that revision were original research. Sorry, Jasonred. Zenithan 20:32, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fantasy Author Category

message: Ikip (talk) 06:56, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: FYI: [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Creatures_in_The_Sword_of_Truth]] 

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message: Someone added his official Facebook as a source. Is it reliable enough, or no? MikaelaArsenault (talk) 01:13, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: At the time, it was the only available source and, as you pointed out, is his official account. TOR has since confirmed, and I'll be adding that shortly. FeralDruid (talk) 01:46, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Facebook as a source 

message: No one has acknowledged the critisms of Mr. GoodKind. Is it because everyone here is trying to make him seem positive? No offense, but a lot of people have critized him, and he steals his ideas from others. (this has been proven and stated by reputable sources.) This section is important.
Danglerofhell (talk) 15:26, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Critisms