Talk:Harry Graham (poet)

message: Would it be as well to garner most of the Ruthless Rhymes quotes in this article and move them to Wikiquote, with just one or two included here for illustrative purposes? That would be the usual arrangement, I think. Tim riley (talk) 15:56, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That sounds like a good idea. JH (talk page) 17:59, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quotes 

message: Should the artcle mention that "Col. D Streamer" was derived from "Coldstreamer", or would that be insulting the intelligence of our readers? JH (talk page) 10:19, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have no idea what Coldstreamer is.  Is it a reference to the Coldstream Guards?  Seems like a footnote or link would be helpful.  Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 16:04, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I wondered about that, but concluded that Graham would have hated a joke to be explained, and that anyone to whom the pun was not obvious would not be greatly deprived. But perfectly willing to be told I'm wrong. Tim riley (talk) 16:14, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Back on 12 July 2007, User:Jhall1 added "(Hence his Col D Streamer pseudonym.)" to the mention of the Coldstream Guards.  The next edit, by one Ssilvers (ahem!) was quite a comprehensive one, and the pseudonym reference became just a factoid, detached from its origin. Why not reunite them? --GuillaumeTell 17:42, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've now sort of done that, without (I hope) labouring the point. --GuillaumeTell 17:57, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pseudonym 

message: As it currently exists, the article seems rather unfocused.  I'd be inclined to put all the biographical stuff into one section and have a separate section for the light verse.  Telling us three times that he is probably best remembered for Ruthless Rhymes seems a bit much.  I might have a go at this later today if no-one objects. --GuillaumeTell 18:04, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No objection from me - dive in! Tim riley (talk) 20:06, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reorganisation needed? 

message: And much improved. Pray open a can of applause. Tim riley (talk) 23:54, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks good, but I moved the marriage and later years section to the end of the "Life" section, OK?  Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 00:44, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm dubious about the above, but it's past my bedtime, when it's too easy to misjudge things.  I'll comment further tomorrow a.m. --GuillaumeTell 01:01, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If I may bung in my two penn'orth I vote with Guillaume Tell on this one.Tim riley (talk) 17:16, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

text: I've put it back but retained one of SS's subheads, plus added a ref for "Goodbye".  My aim was to separate the life (birth, marriage, death, plus career, mostly military) from the poems and lyrics, along the lines of the article on William Shakespeare, if small things to great things may be compared. --GuillaumeTell 01:59, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

text: I concur. (Was the reference to foreign stamps an echo of Michael Flanders?) Tim riley (talk) 16:06, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reorganisation done 

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