Talk:Molly Maguires

message: I am removing the passing reference to 'No Irish Need Apply' as such signs did not significantly feature in the United States, nor the Irish were not discriminated against in terms of applying for lower-class work. My reference is Professor Richard Jensen's article on this topic at http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/no-irish.htm - please do not reinstate the reference unless there is firsthand evidence to the contrary. Thanks.
GimpChimp (talk)  —Preceding comment was added at 21:27, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  'No Irish Need Apply' Myth 

message: This article seems to have a huge amount of quoted material in almost every section, and it might be making the article excessively long. Even the first section, Mollies in Ireland, quotes long phrases from the original source.  The next section, Mollies in the United States, contains a large number of block quotes. One short subsection, Media attention, contains three quotes, with one quote (or should we say collection of quotes) that is 182 words long. Some quotes are even used in the middle of a sentence: 
Frequently unable to read safety instructions, the immigrant workers "...faced constant hazards from violation of safety precautions, such as they were. Injuries and deaths in mine disasters, frequently reported in the newspapers, shocked the nation." [18]
The subsection Union, Mollies, and Ancient Order of Hibernians has three quotes that are one hundred or more than one hundred words long. This, however, is nothing compared to James Ford Rhodes' account of the Mollies, which quotes a 1,300-word essay!174.131.82.113 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 21:44, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Too many quotes?

message: The lead has been changed to match the article. The article gives no basis for assuming the Mollies existed prior to the Panic of 1873. Nor any basis for their continuing afterwards. Nor their existence elsewhere except Pennsylvania. Student7 (talk) 23:41, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Lead not equal to summary

message: In the section Union, Mollies, and Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) is the statement:  "In his book Big Trouble, which traces McParland's history, writer J. Anthony Lukas has written: ,,,"   
In fact, Big Trouble has almost nothing to say about McParland's undercover work with the Mollies in Pennsylvania in the 1870's, and focuses primarily on events nearly a quarter-century later, in Idaho and parts west.  Moreover, it is not primarily about tracing "McParland's history"; McParland is but one of many characters who figure in Lukas's story.  
A better, more accurate reference is needed in this section.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 (talk) 02:04, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misplaced citation? 

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