Talk:Laurens van der Post

message: Movie dates are often hard to pin down, as diffrent sources use different dateing.. the copyright date, or the date of release in the USA, or the date of release in Britain, etc.. different sources will seem contradictory that way. Stbalbach 11:06, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Movie dates 

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message: "While Jones's book did interpret a darker side to van der Post's life, it did not diminish his popularity and he continued to strike a chord with many people. Nor could many of his wartime accomplishments and his conservation efforts be easily dismissed." - this is uncited and seems to be an editorial attempt to diminish the impact of the previous sentences. This is not in line with NPOV. Zaian (talk) 12:45, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No it was appropriate. Van der Post did many different things in many different areas. It's POV without some sort of clarification which areas of his reputation are hurt, and which are in good standing. Green Cardamom (talk) 21:46, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  What you've just said may be true, but it needs a reference. Zaian (talk) 06:30, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weasel phrase 

message: I find this article to be, for the most part, very poorly sourced and highly editorialised. This needs a major clean-up. The "War Years" section is a particularly egregious offender; no sources are cited and it reads almost like a hagiography. Also, from the 'Controversy and reputation' section:
"The appeal of his novels is likewise undiminished; while for lovers of Africa, van der Post's evocations of the atmosphere of the African bush, his celebrations of the many peoples of the continent and their tragic courage in violent times, will remain as testament to his gifts as a writer."
This sort of thing does not belong on Wikipedia. I do not feel qualified to do the deed as I know nothing of the man. I'm sure he was nice and all, but come on. NPOV people. Holydave (talk) 14:25, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You're 100% right.  I've removed the offending sentences from the "controversy" section. Zaian (talk) 07:31, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poor Quality 

message: Could we make up our mind here please and avoid beating about the Veldt.  Which was it?  An affair?  Or an exchange of letters? Nandt1 (talk) 22:33, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  "An intense but brief affair of love letters" 

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