Talk:George Swede

message: In its current state, the tone of this article contains elements of fan-site and promotional material. That Swede is a 'major figure' in his field is probably beyond dispute, given his position as editor of Frogpond (though a reference for that wouldn't go amiss), but neutrality is called into question with such unsourced opinion-statements as that Swede is "known for his wry, poignant observations", "noted for his one-line haiku", that his experiments with the (one-line?) form are "widely known". As an encyclopedia, WP needs to contain only verifiable material, referenced to a reliable source.
"His finest earlier work has been collected", "The best of his tanka have been gathered" Who has made the judgment that it's his finest/best?
"While readers laud his haiku, some favor his tanka"; "...evidence for their universal appeal." Please, this is not a fan website.
If a subject is worthy of having an article in WP (and this one surely is), then surely it's worth having a proper encyclopedic article.--Yumegusa (talk) 10:43, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice work. I've removed those cleanup tags as the issues have largely been addressed. However the opening para is in need of expansion, as the article is still very bottom-heavy. All assistance appreciated.--Yumegusa (talk) 19:41, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
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