Talk:Everyman (15th-century play)

message: I added some links, I think that more links should be added, though. Liist 00:11, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Links

message: :It would be nice if someone added line breaks to the play summary. - Patrick Lucas 02:53, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Play Summary

message: I recall a modernized version of the play (with new personifications like Science) being produced in the late 90s-early 2000s.  Does anyone have more detailed information on this production?  It sounds notable enough to include here... --Ingeborg S. Nordén 20:46, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modern musical version? 

message: Everyman is a play written in English. It was first published in the 1500's (16th century). Sources that say it was published in the late 15th century are taking a stand on the controversy related to the supposed origins of Everyman in a Dutch play (discussed in the article). We can't take a stand in that controversy without being POV - but we do know for certain that the English play Everyman was first published in the 16th century. -- Stbalbach 16:25, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the "better quality" arguments are what AC Cawley references in his 1989 article (he's referencing other peoples arguments, not his own) - I can list the full bibliography if you want to research further. This is a tricky topic, I tried to maintain the ambiguity while also keeping the generally accepted view. Some scholars may say the case is closed, but the fact is, we simply don't have direct factual evidence and some room for doubt exists. Based on the balance of evidence one can say safely "probably", but not "certainly". -- Stbalbach 23:07, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think what you wrote today sounds very good. Thanks for adding the source for the quality argument. Goldenrowley 02:15, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Everyman play 

message: I removed the information about a modern Canadian adaptation of Everyman for the following reasons:
- There's nothing to indicate that it was a notable production (the citation just links to the company's own site, and quoted audience testimonials certainly don't show notability).
- Other edits by the same user include a) adding the Canadian company in question to the page for Experimental Theatre and b) adding the company's own artistic director, who also played the lead role in Everyman, to the wiki pages for 2008 and 12 December - calling him a "celebrated international theatre performer".  The gentleman in question was removed promptly from both pages, with reverters commenting: "rm entry with no article" and "yeah, who exactly?"
Also, the user who added the information about the company, this production, and its "celebrated" lead actor - to four different pages! - hasn't done the same for other productions by the same company (which - if their list of "past productions" is a complete one - all starred other actors).
Looks like self-promotion to me - especially since the description of the production was so earnest.
I haven't named names in case I'm wrong, because I wouldn't want this to appear in Google results for either the Canadian company or the actor/artistic director in question, if it turned out that he personally had nothing to do with the edits (additional: or even if he did - I don't want to embarrass someone for such a trivial "crime" as misusing Wikipedia!).  Regardless of who added it, I do not feel that it should go back in without a citation to show that it was a notable production.  I'd welcome discussion here if anyone thinks that's unreasonable.
Links supporting the above:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Everyman_%28play%29&type=revision&diff=584173013&oldid=583087526
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Experimental_theatre&diff=prev&oldid=637099087
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2008&diff=prev&oldid=158428606
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=December_12&diff=prev&oldid=158428973
http://www.theatreencounter.com/pastproductions.html
http://www.theatreencounter.com/company.html
Señor Service (talk) 16:00, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rationale for removing Canadian production 

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