Talk:Robert Bartlett (explorer)

message: Phrases like "the greatest ice navigator and Arctic explorer of the past two centuries" should not be uttered in Wikipedia.  I see someone has already changed it, yet user JCMurphy changed it back.  I hope we don't have an edit war on our hands
Also, the phrase "yet he was excluded from the final exploring party because Peary wanted to be the only white man to reach the pole" is a blatant disregard for Wikipedia policy.  Where are the sources for this statement? Crabbyass 14:38, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *I agree with your changes. The 2 edits you mention are a long way from neutral.  Joyous | Talk 20:44, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I have read the article and find no apparent bias. I have removed the NPOV sticker as a result. Verne Equinox 00:21, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: User 66.57.87.50 included a reference that does not explain the cited comment.  From the link:
::"It was popular in 1909 and still popular with some polar "experts" (e. g., Curator Robert Headland of the Scott Polar Institute) that Peary's decision to take Henson rather than Bartlett on the final dash reflected a desire not to have a "credible" (i. e., white) witness present."
In the context of the rest of the reference, this quote infers that Peary did not want any white witnesses on the final exploring party because he never had the intention of actually reaching the pole, which is the subject for another article.  In the context of the Bartlett article, the previous version, stating "yet he was excluded from the final exploring party because Peary wanted to be the only white man to reach the pole" is misleading, as it implies his motives were of ego or jealousy. --Crabbyass 22:51, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bartlett's exclusion from Peary's exploration 

message: I found the reference to Bartlett being the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt confusing.  There have been half a dozen vessels named USS Theodore Roosevelt.
The earliest one is the USS Theodore Roosevelt (1906).
So, when was the expedition?  If its Peary's 1905-1906 voyage it couldn't be on a vessel that wasn't finished until 1906.
Wouldn't any captain of a USS vessel be a USN officer?
This 1906 vessel was a civilian vessel, bought into the USN during WW1.  It may have had a completely different name in it civilian life.
Cheers!  Geo Swan (talk) 21:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I changed the link per your comment: I can't find the prefis "USS" in other articles, and one states that Peary had the ship built himself (whis would most likely mean it wasn't a USS). --SigPig |SEND - OVER 05:01, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  question... 

message: “Capting bob Bartlett was a significant part of our history. He was a great explorer and discovered the North Pole. Someone else took credit because he paid for him to discover it.”
I’m assuming the first two words should be “Captain Bob”. 
“significant part of our history”. Whose history?
“great explorer” tells me nothing.
“discovered the North Pole”. Shouldn’t there be a citation here?
“Someone else took credit because he paid for him to discover it.” Who is this “someone”?  And who is “he” and who is “him”. 
I know nothing about Bob Bartlett so I can’t edit this. 
 Mmesford (talk) 07:34, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Intro paragraph needs work 

message: “Capting bob Bartlett was a significant part of our history. He was a great explorer and discovered the North Pole. Someone else took credit because he paid for him to discover it.”
Misspelling, lack of capitalization. 
Whose history?
What is a great explorer? This adds nothing. 
Who does “someone”, “he” and “him” refer to? Vague, unclear and no citations. 
Would someone with knowledge please edit this? Mmesford (talk) 22:44, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening paragraph problems