Talk:Stephen King/Archive 1

message: I changed most of these titles back from "Stephen King/*" to "*" because most of the titles are distinctive enough that they don't need any further clarification, and having to type the "Stephen King/" bit to link to them is cumbersome.  I did leave "Carrie" as "Stephen King/Carrie" because of the novel by Theodor Dreiser by the same name; I also left "Danse Macabre" further clarified because of the actual dance.  "The Shining" does not need to be further clarified because the term is one Stephen King made up himself, and the movie is of course based on the book, with insufficient variation (IMHO) to warrant separate entries.  Of course someone later can come in and prove me wrong with two detailed entries.  "Stand By Me" is "Rob Reiner/Stand by Me" because of the song by Ben E. King which the movie gets its title from.
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I have put in a number of write-ups for his novels as subpages to Stephen King, and will continue to do so. Putting some of them as subpages and some outside seems very stupid.
The books are clearly by King, so they're not a problem. The films could be listed separately if desired, since they're not the creation of one person. I haven't written about any of the films at any length, though. --Pinkunicorn
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:"Putting some of them as subpages and some outside seems very stupid."
Well then, that's neither the first nor the last stupid idea I've had.  I don't think there's any argument that the novels are by Stephen King; my point was that most have distinctive enough titles that it's not necessary to make them subpages, especially since most of them have also penetrated the culture enough that further identification is not necessary (for instance, Cujo, The Shining, The Stand, etc.)  I took exception with Carrie, as I said, because of the Dreiser novel.  I imagine you must want to make The Taming of the Shrew a subpage of William Shakespeare.  :-)  --KQ
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If I did the Shakespeare pages from scratch I probably would, yes. Someone would surely put up redirects all over the place for me. ;-) I promise I won't be moving any Shakespeare stuff around, though.
For King, I think there are interesting things to say about the film versions as compared to the novels, so having a separate set of pages for the films is good. There tends to be differences in plot (perhaps this problem is smaller with Shakespeare). Also, the films are made by lots and lots of people so it's not as obvious what person/entity to put it under. Perhaps the director? Perhaps the screenwriter? Perhaps the author of the novel it is based on (if there is one)?
*Titles of films is generally going to be a problem. Year doesn't always work because sometimes two movies come out the same year with the same title, different directors, and entirely different plots. I'll have to look for examples later; I've run across plenty while searching for something on IMDb. Listing the director will usually help, for instance The Fugitive (John Ford) vs. The Fugitive (Andrew Davis); but then not always, for instance (and this is uncommon) The Man Who Knew Too Much (Alfred Hitchcock) vs. The Man Who Knew Too Much (Alfred Hitchcock). Anyway, I would say the best bet is to differentiate by director, not year, since the director does usually have the most say about what does and does not make it into the film--though there are of course exceptions, for instance when the director does not have final cut and the studio, convinced it has a turkey on its hands, steps in to blandify the script as much as possible, insert generic sex scenes and a pat happy ending, maybe a few explosions, etc. Various wikipedians could write probably 30 pages on this phenomenon in re: Brazil (Terry Gilliam) and Dune (David Lynch).
(Unrelated: KQ, when you add content, why do you flag it as a minor edit so it doesn't show up in the changes list? I just found this by accident.)
*bad habit.  To me, minor edit is usually anything short of a new topic or complete rewrite, though I'm trying to make it a habit to leave the box alone any time I add more than ten lines of content.  --KQ
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I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Wiki community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
:( While his later works have tended to be not to my taste, he wrote some of the best horror stories I've ever read... he'll be missed. KJ
I haven't been able to track this down on any news sites. -- Tarquin 06:33 Aug 7, 2002 (PDT)
There's nothing about it here (yet?): http://www.nytimes.com/pages/obituaries/index.html --KQ 06:38 Aug 7, 2002 (PDT)
Nope, and the history for this page says: "10:24 Apr 11, 2002 . . 62.98.143.205 (Sad day... Stephen King dead)". I think we'd have heard by now. -- Tarquin
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amazon.com doesn't have Umney's Last Case, The New Lieutenant's Rap, Secret Windows, or Six Stories in their database.  Are these the prose equivalent of vaporware?
:Those are listed under his "works" section at stephenking.com, so I doubt it.  Koyaanis Qatsi 23:20, 3 Feb 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Text before August 2004 

message: The photo formerly illustrating this article is being removed as a copyright problem. Below reccomendations from WP:PUI on possible replacements:
**replace with this its his official uncopyrighted press head shot. Alkivar 03:29, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: Mr. King has donated fairly large sums of money to the Democratic Party. Where would be a good place to mention his politics? --BDD 03:50, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Political Leanings 

message: We seem to have an inconsistency on Wikipedia. According to this article Bryan Smith committed suicide, yet in the Bryan Smith article itself, "In September 2000, Smith was discovered dead in his trailer. His cause of death was listed as an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl, according to toxicology reports." is the text. Which is correct? Djbrianuk 18:47, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bryan Smith 

message: Do we really need to list his appearances on Family Guy and The Simpsons? This seems a bit unimportant. -- LGagnon 00:11, August 11, 2005 (UTC)
*Although the section needs a rewrite, it really should stay.  Very few authors get referenced in popular culture at all, really, so it's quite an achievement.  Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 00:26, August 11, 2005 (UTC)
**I actually have a question of my own--was Dean Koontz actually hit by a car, as the section asserts?  A quick Google search turned up nothing, though I freely admit that it wasn't all that exhaustive.  If not, then that's a pretty glaring error.  --XkarlmagneX 04:08, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popular Culture 

message: It says at the start of the "Recent years" section "in 2002, King announced he would stop writing". None of the article from this point on contradicts this, but quite clearly he hasn't stopped writing. Why didn't he, and shouldn't the article mention the small point that he hasn't in fact stopped? - rst20xx (talk) 22:33, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think he said he considered retiring after he finished Dark Tower because he felt a bit burned out, but he changed his mind later on.--CyberGhostface (talk) 00:59, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Still writing? 

message: I added Don Robertson to the influences in the author box. I also added a couple of sentences about King publishing DR's "Ideal, Genuine Man" and calling him one of three main influences to the Influences section. I can't figure out how to add a citation/reference. Idlewarnings (talk) 03:07, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Idlewarnings, here's a pretty easy utility for adding references. Just fill in as many fields as you can, click the button, then copy the code to wherever you need it. That's all you have to do. It will automatically add a footnote at the end of the article. You can also find general information at WP:CITE. Take care. --Bongwarrior (talk) 03:29, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Don Robertson 

message: Is it worth mentioning the wacky conspiracy theory advanced by Steve Lightfoot about Steven King and John Lennon?  At one point, King did have restraining order against Lightfoot.  In case you are not familiar with "theory" you read about it on 
http://robalini.blogspot.com/2007/12/stephen-king-murdered-john-lennon.html
(I'd rather not post Lightfoot's actual website)
Gnmtndogs (talk) 16:08, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Steve Lightfoot conspiracy theory 

message: I'm working on a revision of the whole article. Here are some issues I'll be addressing: 
* The introduction paragraphs of the current article contain some information that would be better placed in the main body of the text.
* The biography section is very messy and needs arranging in chronological order. In particular, the sub-section "Baseball" has a bit of unnecessary trivia.
* There needs to be a proper section on "Works", with a sub-division focusing specifically on horror and then further subdivisions on (off the top of my head), the Dark Tower series, his short stories, fantasy novels, non-fiction works, and work in other media.
* The Richard Bachman section should be incorporated into the biography section, and there should be a sub-section in the "Works" section on "Works written under a pen-name" (but more elegant!) and including discussion of the Swithen novel.
* The "recent years" section is really scrappy.
* adding references where possible.
* keeping what great stuff there is just as it is!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beanrobot (talk • contribs) 12:33, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've just spent the whole day on it. I've made some changes to the text of the biography, but otherwise the changes are simply ones of order. I've divided the whole thing up into three sections for comprehension - Biography, Work, Response - and rearranged things so that the order just makes a lot more sense. I have got rid of a few bits which I think would be classified as trivia but they can be retrieved if necessary.Beanrobot (talk) 16:13, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  rework the whole thing 

message: The wording about "popular shorthand for the Vengeful Nerd Wronged, the Killer Car, the Evil Dog, the Evil Clown, and the Haunted Hotel" seems to be non-NPOV and seems to be wording by a fan.  At the very least a citation is needed (I already added the citation needed link), but I'm thinking that sentence should be removed.  Limasbravo (talk) 13:12, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Influence on popular culture 

message: The page on Stephen King says "Tabitha King is a published author with 9 novels to her name." Tabitha King's page says she has published 7 novels and a non-fiction book. Who's right? 85.204.141.137 (talk) 17:42, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corroborating information 

message: Is it only me or is there a weird text saying "Wizarrrrrrrrrrrrrr,", just before "Having sold over 350 million copies of his books, " in the seccond paragraph? What is that?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.48.20.70 (talk) 20:26, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wizarrrrr 

message: If someone has the time (or already done this), please make some pages going over some of his books: i.e.  It, Thinner. I would love to read them from time to time. - Helopusobiwa  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Helopusobiwa (talk • contribs) 12:59, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: See here -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Novels_by_Stephen_King  MichaelCaricofe (talk) 01:26, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Books of Stephen King 

message: I believe this quote is not relevant to this article. What encyclopedic purpose does it serve? Jmj713 (talk) 20:15, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Can anyone make an argument for why this should be included? Chaoticfluffy (talk) 20:19, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

text: Let's see if its discussed in a reliable source and/or gains significant coverage outside of some Conservative radioshow first.--CyberGhostface (talk) 21:08, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

text: I agree with the statements here.  I don't see the relevance.  If he has written any commmentary or op-ed pieces on the war in Iraq then these should be referenced.--Perry Middlemiss (talk) 23:05, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the wording of the version that keeps being reinserted sucks. However, King himself felt the need to respond , so maybe there's something to it after all. --Bongwarrior (talk) 23:13, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree, the way it is worded it has no place here. I'll write a more encyclopedic version, we'll see how that works. Feel free to edit it or remove it totally. Jmj713 (talk) 23:21, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Looking back at the article, I think if it does go back in in a more encyclopedic form, it should go under Society and Politics, not Recent Activity. Seems to fit better there, imho. Chaoticfluffy (talk) 23:29, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've put up a version now. Just need to add references. Jmj713 (talk) 23:46, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

text: I took a few whacks at it. See if that's any better. --Bongwarrior (talk) 06:11, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Definitely an improvement. Thanks! Chaoticfluffy (talk) 11:57, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Army quote 

message: I added a citation tag, requesting a source for the claim that King writes a column. Jmj713 keeps reverting this, why? I never knew he wrote a column and so proof is needed inline with wiki policy. Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 01:16, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ref added. Jmj713 (talk) 01:17, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thankyou. Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 01:18, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of citation request 

message: We seem to have had a couple of kids carrying on an argument about their posteriors by changing section headers today. I quickly tossed up a replacement header for the section on King's success with Carrie when I caught it, but someone might want to check what the header used to be (or what it, uh, heads) and correct my effort. Chaoticfluffy (talk) 20:26, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Headers vandalism May 13 

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replies: text: Fixed. Jmj713 (talk) 21:51, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image copyright problem with Image:Carrienovel.jpg 

message: Would anyone be interested in a WikiProject about the great Mr. King? There is currently a Dark Tower Project, but I see no reason why this could not work in conjunction with a King Project or even become a task force within the King Project. I wanted to see if there was any intrest in the project before proposing one. Thank You! Blackngold29 04:28, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd support an SK wikiproject.--CyberGhostface (talk) 20:34, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

text: Sounds like fun! Jmj713 (talk) 19:29, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

text: Sounds like a good idea to me. He's published enough to keep us all busy... Chaoticfluffy (talk) 20:03, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

text: I have started building a rough project page in my sandbox. If there's anything that you would like to add to the page please do so. This is the first time I've started a WP and I know I'm not perfect. I have also made a project banner. We have five people who have supported the project so far, but I'm gonna wait until we get the project page pretty good looking and hopefully a few more people interested, before officially launching the page. Thanks! Blackngold29 18:00, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interest in a WikiProject? 

message: Is it really appropriate to include a photograph of the guy's house? Seems it should be removed...
:I don't see why it should. I mean, for one thing, it's not as if King's trying to hide it. He has bats and spider webs on his fence for crying out loud. If someone had broken into his house and took pictures of private areas, that would be another matter.--CyberGhostface (talk) 18:40, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  House? 

message: i would just like to point out that there is no band member called gage creed in the shining and gage creed is the little boy in pet sematery as stated in the film section: [He appeared in Pet Sematary as a minister at a funeral, in Rose Red as a pizza deliveryman, in The Stand as "Teddy Wieszack," in the Shining miniseries as band member Gage Creed and in The Langoliers as Tom Holby.]  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.104.189.233 (talk) 16:35, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Which version of "The Shining" are you talking about?  He's definitely in the miniseries directed by Mick Garris as Gage Creed.  Its meant as an inside joke for King fans.  The character doesn't appear in Stanley Kubrick's version though.  leafschik1967 (talk) 14:30, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

text: Yeah, Gage Creed is the boy from Pet Semetary. King calling himself that in the miniseries is a reference to that.--CyberGhostface (talk) 18:38, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  films stephen king was in correction 

message: Some readers will know that a mental institution called "Juniper Hill" appears in a fair amount of Stephen King stories. For example, I should mention the following articles: It, Lisey's Story, and Suffer the Little Children, all of which share awkward references to the place. Can't we just make a link to it? For that matter, is it even notable.
I bring this up because I'm making a test version of Suffer the Little Children, and I've cut the reference in my version of the plot summary. However, it's interesting information. Where should I put it? I don't want to put in a "crossover" section, because they're mostly OR, or stylised trivia sections. If you have any information of note on Juniper Hill, please put it on my talk page, because the more I compile, the more likely I can make a worthy article. --MwNNrules (talk) 22:28, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Awkward Juniper Hill references 

message: "A fictionalized account of the accident was written into the last novel of the Dark Tower series, in which the main character, Roland Deschain, tries to prevent the van from hitting King. Parts of the conversation between Smith and King, as he awaited medical attention, were used in the book, as well as an accurate description of the injuries sustained."
Well thank you very much for the freaking spoiler! Now I know Roland actually makes it to the last book, among other things. This is NOT the first time this has happened to me on Wikipedia. There REALLY has to be a new system to report SPOILERS on articles. Particularly if they're of the authors of stories. I am hurt, to say the least.PedroFromHell (talk) 21:31, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This is an encyclopedia, per WP:SPOILER it is you own fault if you read it; and spoil the story for yourself. Blackngold29 21:56, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

text: I understand you point, but it seems notable enough for inclusion though I can't think of anyway to warn about a spoiler. It's probably a rarity since most authors wouldn't incorporate themselves into their stories. Any editors have an idea? Maybe we could leave some mention but take out sepcific spoilers? Blackngold29 18:13, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

text: While I agree that the info should be removed, technically WP:SLOILER does apply to all articles, including this one. I personally have refrained from reading the whole article because of the possibility of spoilers. But I wouldn't really be surprised if this is the only non-book/movie article that would cause a controversy. Blackngold29 18:54, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

text: You know, Pedro, all you really know now is that Roland makes it into the last book. You have no idea if he drops dead of a billy-bumbler bite two pages after the car accident spoiler part, or if he dances naked upon the grave of the Blaine the Mono a chapter after that and decides that the whole tower thing? Was silly, and really he just wants to boogie the night away. I know you still feel spoiled, but do keep that fact in mind. keɪɑtɪk flʌfi (talk) 18:09, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oh for crying out loud! 

message: I would like to invite all to palaver about a possible expansion of the Dark Tower Project to include all Stephen King related items. I feel that the large amount of projects related to the author warrants his own Project—but as this one already exists—hesitate to begin a new one. Please feel free to leave comments of any kind and be assured that The Dark Tower will be held in the highest regard within the new King Project. Long days and pleasant nights. Blackngold29 02:51, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Stephen King WP discussion 

message: Not that its any of our buisness but does anyone know exacally how much King is worth? I know that other articles like Bill Gates used to have his net worth.67.142.161.32 (talk) 23:00, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: King is worth $45 million. linkage. I don't know where the prefered section to add that info would be, but anyone is welcome to put it in somewhere. Blackngold29 00:28, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The 45 mil is just what he earned this year. Read carefully: "Coming in third: Stephen King, who earned $45 million over the course of the year." Jmj713 (talk) 20:08, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Net Worth? 

message: Seeing no attempt at even asking for consensus for a merge of the popular culture section in here, I reverted it. ( I also retored the contents).  If anyone does want to propose a merge, do it properly. DGG (talk) 22:20, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seeing no consensus 

message: I suggest using King's official photo, instead of the one currently up. Anyone else think it's a much better one? Jmj713 (talk) 16:15, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Is it free? We can't just throw any copyrighted image in there. Blackngold29 17:33, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, fair use, right? Jmj713 (talk) 19:55, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Why would we use fair use when we have a perfectly reasonable free picture? We should try to eliminate fair use, not add it. Blackngold29 21:10, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Author photo 

message: Does Mr. King indicate or acknowledge on him by contemporary horror writer basing his works in his youth's New England setting, Connecticut?  His two best known works, The Other (1971) and Harvest Home (1973), preceded Carrie (1974).  74.248.162.146 (talk) 18:17, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Influence by Thomas Tryon? 

message: I have to wonder if the Twilight fans are trying to edit this page.
From the "Writing Style" section, there as a brief paragraph on King's comments concerning what makes a good writer. In bold is what single-purpose IP accounts have been adding:
:King has a very simple formula for learning to write well: "Read and write four to six hours a day. If you cannot find the time for that, you can't expect to become a good writer." He sets out each day with a quota of 2000 words and will not stop writing until it is met. He also has a simple definition for talent in writing: "If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented."Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully—in Ten Minutes However, in an interview for the March 8, 2009 issue of USA Weekend, King criticized the writing skills of Stephenie Meyer, author of the immensely successful Twilight series. He went on to name other commercially successful authors as terrible writers. 
This is obviously synthesis: "Editors should not make the mistake of thinking that if A is published by a reliable source, and B is published by a reliable source, then A and B can be joined together in an article to reach conclusion C. This would be a synthesis of published material that advances a new position, and that constitutes original research. "A and B, therefore C" is acceptable only if a reliable source has published the same argument in relation to the topic of the article."
That, and King's criticism of Meyer is hardly relevant to his article--the guy's written reviews for tons of writers in the past. Why is this any different?
Hopefully if this pops up again people will remove it sooner. Thanks.--CyberGhostface (talk) 02:34, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stephenie Meyer and synthesis of published material that advances a position 

message: Under interests it reads: "Stephen King enjoys baseball, soccer and the radio." Is that really needed here? 74.5.110.177 (talk) 04:47, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interests...? 

message: King has stated several times when commenting on 'God Trip' that he is not sure that there is an afterlife, and Wikiquote has a quote from him outrightly criticizing religion. His page has him down as a Christian, but I would like some input on this please.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.16.5.83 (talk) 16:46, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, I see, thank you.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.2.160.174 (talk) 18:03, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

text: My mistake, it's from The Stand (I guess I lose track when it comes to King's "Good vs Evil epics" :D ). The quote in particular was referring to the Trashcan Man and his obsession with Flagg. It was more of a comment on religious maniacs than religion in general--I.E. Trashcan Man blindly following Flagg as opposed to Mother Abigail's faith overcoming adversity and so forth.--Sandor Clegane (talk) 02:07, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Agnosticism 

message: Does anybody know exactly How many of King's works have been adapted into film? And how many of these are novels, how many short stories? I want to know because in the infobox it does now list the entirety of his adapted work (I understand it only needs to be notable stuff, but still), so if anybody could tell me, I'd appreciate it. Thanks. 
67.189.162.43 (talk) 04:50, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Check out his page on IMDB. If its based on his work it'll be there.--Sandor Clegane (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  How many screen adaptations? 

message: The following text was removed from the article: I believe there is a place for the lightfoot controvercy in this article, but I have placed the text here, and am open to suggestions about how best to work it into the King article. Thalweg & Nimbus (talk) 13:01, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe Sandor Clegane's point is that the opinion of a fringe crackpot has no place in the article at all. Or if it wasn's his/her point, it's still mine. The section cannot be simply reworked and reinserted, because any mention of it gives undue weight to one man's apparent delusion, which is a violation of WP:Fringe. In addition, the section as you added it was so badly phrased as to sound like an indictment of King, which is exactly the sort of thing we CANNOT allow in articles about living people WP:BLPs, lest we risk getting our collective asses sued off. A section accusing a well-known author of murdering someone, sourced only to a crackpot's website, is just never going to be ok.  keɪɑtɪk flʌfi (talk) 13:20, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, that's my opinion as well. Even if it was made to be neutral as can possibly be and point out that everyone thinks Lightfoot is a lunatic, it's still too trivial to be on the article.--Sandor Clegane (talk) 16:29, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  removed text: Steve lightfoot 

message: Since 1990, New York activist Steve Lightfoot has attempted to bring charges against King for the murder of John Lennon. Lightfoot believes codes are written in King's earlier novels, and King was under orders from former President Richard Nixon and (at the time) President Ronald Reagan to execute Lennon for his subversive views. Lightfoot claims to have a letter in his posession, allegedly from King, confessing to the murder, which matches the handwriting on a confirmed letter from King asking Lightfoot to leave him alone. King has never faced any charges for Lennon's murder.http://www.lennonmurdertruth.com/
This is a crackpot theory held in contempt by the majority of society. You're presenting it as legitimate fact.--Sandor Clegane (talk) 13:02, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe Sandor Clegane's point is that the opinion of a fringe crackpot has no place in the article at all. Or if it wasn's his/her point, it's still mine. The section cannot be simply reworked and reinserted, because any mention of it gives undue weight to one man's apparent delusion, which is a violation of WP:Fringe. In addition, the section as you added it was so badly phrased as to sound like an indictment of King, which is exactly the sort of thing we CANNOT allow in articles about living people WP:BLPs, lest we risk getting our collective asses sued off. A section accusing a well-known author of murdering someone, sourced only to a crackpot's website, is just never going to be ok.  keɪɑtɪk flʌfi (talk) 13:20, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, that's my opinion as well. Even if it was made to be neutral as can possibly be and point out that everyone thinks Lightfoot is a lunatic, it's still too trivial to be on the article.--Sandor Clegane (talk) 16:29, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversy and Lennon Murder 

message: Can this be verified?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamie3039 (talk • contribs) 16:51, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stephen King- Fiorentina Fan? 

message: hahaha, funny vandalism, but I gotta remove it. It's a conspiracy, not a fact. --66.8.195.29 (talk) 19:41, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Murder of John Lennon? 

message: This section was just a list of miscellaneous facts and recent works. I moved most of the relevant information into the Richard Bachman, Dark Tower, political views, and social sections, renamed this section 'Later Works' to better represent it. I left in the comment about the vandalism of his own books in the book store, I couldn't find a better place for it, and removed the comment on the VT massacre as irrelevant - though really it could go in the society section. Alex (talk) 21:53, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clean up of 2000-present 

message: I've expanded the Award section. I Hope people like it now.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Roland2111 (talk • contribs) 20:40, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Awards 

message: Directing: Besides Dean Koontz and Orson Wells, could anyone possibly create a film about Stonehenge other than Spinal Tap? Mythology, Storm of the Century. Mike Stone, Psychiatry, Dante.75.202.160.218 (talk) 16:04, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stonehenge 

message: Chesters Mill was in Under The Dome, and Haven is another place in Maine made up by him as well. Only three are listed, should they be updated to contain all five?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by IceT13TSOSIM (talk • contribs) 18:45, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  King's fictional topography 

message: Spelling 
169.244.140.98 (talk) 16:49, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from 169.244.140.98, 19 May 2010 

message: There was scare in south Florida, and connections with reasons why and themes in The Night Flyer are prevalent. What's so difficult to figure out? CAPTCHA  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.201.167.190 (talk) 14:21, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anthrax 

message: Beginning book writer's club based on King and Koontz. Had an awful discription of material while visiting psychological offices. Person said all the stories were like worshipping death. They had to undergo all types of counseling. 75.200.150.116 (talk) 12:00, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Enthusiast 

message: I have removed the reference to the Twilight Zone/Hitchcock in the introduction, largely because it seems to artificially contextualize Stephen King's popularity. While properly sourced, and probably true, neither the Twilight Zone nor Hitchcock are either cultural barometers of unsurpassed importance, or particularly germane----it seems to me that the comparison, in the introduction, connects the three of them in an unintended way (TZ/Hitchcock seems rather arbitrary).
The Rhymesmith (talk) 06:07, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Intro 

message: A recent edit to the lead suggests that King is best known for The Dark Tower series.  I would have guessed that he was best known for his early horror fiction, like Carrie, The Shining, and Pet Sematary.  What's consensus here?   Thanks!  GoingBatty (talk) 23:18, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I added it when i changed the lead.  Given the coverage Dark Tower receives in the rest of the article compared to his other novels, and the vast reach of the series in his works, I don't think it is an unfounded statement, but I welcome other users to improve or build upon it.  I don't know that there is a consensus, I just tried to make the lead summarize the article.  Canada Hky (talk) 04:34, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Best known for? 

message: i have a very old hardbound copy of thinner attributed to tabitha king, not bachman or stephen king.  it's in my library.  anyone have any explanation for this?  her name is on the cover and spine and credited to her. 71.198.167.163 (talk) 11:06, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''Thinner'' by King 

message: I've read in On Writing that he is the youngest of ten children of his mother, but the oldest eight brothers and sisters died before he and his older brother Dave were born. Is it subject to inclusion into the article? 89.169.115.10 12:44, 30 September 2010 
:If you can provide verifiable, reliable sources per WP:V and WP:RS, sure. Also, make sure to sign your posts so others know who they're talking to. You can do this by typing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of them, which will automatically time stamp them too. :-) Nightscream (talk) 14:41, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Siblings 

message: "Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."
— Stephen King  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.160.184.26 (talk) 21:11, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  quote 

message: In his quote "cheque" is mispelled "check".
Raphaelstone (talk) 11:36, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: . Stephen King is American, and American English uses the spelling "check" for the monetary document. keɪɑtɪk flʌfi (talk) 13:48, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from Raphaelstone, 31 October 2010 

message: Typing error: "Some of his novels have been also been turned into comic books"
Should read: "Some of his novels have also been turned into comic books"
94.171.126.72 (talk) 13:43, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Done  Thanks!       Eclipsed   (talk)   (code of ethics)      13:49, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from 94.171.126.72, 3 December 2010 

message: This article has been reverted by a bot to  as part of a large-scale clean-up project of multiple article copyright infringement. (See the investigation subpage) This has been done to remove User:Accotink2's contributions as they have a history of extensive copyright violation and so it is assumed that all of their major contributions are copyright violations. Earlier text must not be restored, unless it can be verified to be free of infringement. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions must be deleted. Contributors may use sources as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences or phrases. Accordingly, the material may be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously. VWBot (talk) 14:43, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright problem 

message: Citation needed for the inspiration behind Lisey's Story can be found during an interview he gave for MPR.org in November of 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agGuYCmJIIw  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bandana.mama (talk • contribs) 23:58, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Where in the video does he mention this? I saw a couple of times, and didn't see it. Nightscream (talk) 00:57, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation for "Car Accident and Thoughts of Retirement" 

message: It debuted at #1 in The New York Times Bestseller List, and #3 in UK Book Charts.
I found a citation for New york Times Bestseller list at:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/books/bestseller/besthardfiction.html?_r=1&ref=bestseller
Charinebean (talk) 00:41, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Partly done: added your reference for the NY bestseller, but couldn't find anything on the UK charts. — Bility (talk) 00:57, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from Charinebean, 21 March 2011 

message: Under "Additional Reading" add the following entry:
Critical Insights: Stephen King, Gary Hoppenstand (Editor), Salem Press, 2010, ISBN: 978-1-58765-685-9
CandaceID 13:36, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from CandaceID, 9 July 2011 

message: Regarding the citation needed on Stephen King's accident history in the Car accident and thoughts of retirement section of this Wikipedia article:
This information about his accident is in Stephen King's nonfiction writing book On Writing in the section ON LIVING: A Postscript (page 253-270) in my 2000 Scribner hard copy edition 
Freelance-writer-editor (talk) 10:06, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, this is done. I have the soft-cover edition, but it seems to have the same pagination. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 20:52, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request 

message: The most interesting part of the accident involving King and driver Bryant Smith was 
on King's 43rd birthday – 21 September 2000 – Smith was discovered dead in his trailer in Brownfield, Maine. The cause of Smith's death was listed as an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl, according to toxicology reports. Smith had suffered from a back injury and might have been prescribed the painkiller not long before his death. King publicly responded, stating: "I was very sorry to hear of the passing of Bryan Smith. The death of a 43-year-old man can only be termed untimely." During a 2001 interview with Bryant Gumbel on CBS' The Early Show, King noted that, besides dying on his birthday, Smith shared King's middle name. 
Dgirgenti (talk) 17:36, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Topher385 (talk) 23:57, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from Dgirgenti, 16 August 2011 

message: He recently wrote something called Mile 81, which is only available in ebook format. It's not mentioned anywhere on this article, so it probably needs to be added. Alphius (talk) 18:38, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mile 81 

message: He is a declared Harry Potter fan and even mentioned the Snitch in one of his books.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.238.30.235 (talk) 20:36, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: And....? Ella Plantagenet (talk) 01:56, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  J.K. Rowling 

message: I have greatly enjoyed seeing Stephen King's more or less regular column over the years on pop culture (in Entertainment Weekly?), that is cleverly called The Pop of King.  I didn't know exactly where this should be placed, but this deserves a mention, if not a section.  I am pretty sure that I have seen other articles by him before as well. Shocking Blue (talk) 14:51, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right - it was in EW.  There's a mention in the 2000s work section.  GoingBatty (talk) 16:27, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Pop of King 

message: It should be noted that King included extremely detailed, yet fictionalized, descriptions of his accident in his Dark Tower books.  At least the last 2 of the series both directly foreshadow (eg: using descriptions in the foreshadowing) and directly detail (7th book) in second by second, minute by minute granularity, the events of his accident.  I bring it up because someone referenced the Family Guy episode.  this has relevance because FG is a popular show watched by millions, but the DT series is one of King's favorite (if not the most favorite) work he has ever made.  As he has, himself, stated:  "its his Lord of the Rings."  I mention this because it should be added to that section68.6.76.31 (talk) 01:11, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: King states in an interview that he was not reading at the time he was struck. He walked for 3 miles on trails and the last part on a road where he walked against the traffic and on the shoulder. It was a curve where the van came around already on the shoulder and he had little time to react. http://www.horrorking.com/interview6.html.  Also, his book, "On Writing" has a section at the end that says the same thing.-Crunchy Numbers (talk) 21:19, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, "said the driver was not speeding, reckless, or drinking" the link to this statement is broken and seems unlikely given that Bryan Smith was charges with driving to endanger and another charge. He ended up pleading guilty and losing his license for a year.-Crunchy Numbers (talk) 21:30, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Also also, would it be appropriate to mention that the driver of the vehicle committed suicide on King's birthday a year later? Seems of some interest, considering what must have been an excessive amount of guilt that plagued the man for nearly killing a local/national/international hero.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.230.63.58 (talk) 19:39, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Car Accident Section 

message: Just wondering...is that his "signature" or his "autograph"? Celebrities often have both and they are intentionally distictly different.  If what we have posted was a autograph obtained by a fan, the title of its section should be "Autograph". Rhodesisland (talk) 00:40, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  His posted signature 

message: 3 1970s–1980s work
[...]
4 Car accident and thoughts of retirement
5 2000s work
6 2010s work
Can you spot the missing piece? · rodii · 21:50, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The 1990s 

message: Original text:
In 1996 King collaborated with Michael Jackson to create Ghosts, a 40-minute musical video in which the singer portrays a recluse living in a mansion confronting an unwelcoming group of townsfolk initially calling for his exodus from their community.
Suggested edit:
In 1996 King collaborated with Michael Jackson to create Ghosts, a 40-minute musical video in which the singer portrays a recluse living in a mansion confronting an unwelcoming group of townsfolk initially calling for his expulsion from their community.
CarolinaDove (talk) 16:39, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please change "exodus" to "expulsion" in this passage. 

message: Why is Stephen King categorized as an American Christian at the bottom of this page? The article contains no mention of his spirituality.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Exercisephys (talk • contribs) 05:48, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point!  I've removed the category until someone can provide a reliable source within the body of the article.  Thanks!  GoingBatty (talk) 00:12, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Good find, Some Jordan!  I like this source, but isn't strong enough for me to readd :Category:American Christian.  GoingBatty (talk) 20:49, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I totally agree that the American Christian thing doesn't belong. might be a good addition under Personal Life? Some Jordan (talk) 05:50, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "American Christian" 

message: This section states:
"King uncovered a paperback version of an H. P. Lovecraft collection of short stories entitled The Lurker in the Shadows that had belonged to his father."
The title of the Lovecraft book appears to be incorrect. While that is the name Stephen King gives in the video linked as the source, he may have misspoke. In chapter 4, section 3 of his book Danse Macabre (page 96 in the Berkley paperback) he writes: "The pick of the litter, however, was an H. P. Lovecraft collection from 1947 called The Lurking Fear and Other Stories. I remember the picture on the cover very well . . ." at which point he goes on to decribe the green demon. 
A quick search shows no record of a book called The Lurker in the Shadows but does show one called The Lurking Fear and Other Stories, which corroborates the book.  If there is consensus, I suggest someone change it, as I cannot. (But I could be wrong.)
Btwriter (talk) 18:38, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point. I think a sic note would be appropiate in this case. Regards.--Tomcat (7) 18:54, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Instead of adding a sic, why not just change the reference to Danse Macabre?  GoingBatty (talk) 02:04, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early Life 

message: We've received a communication regarding the inclusion of Mr. King's signature as an image in this article's infobox. While facsimiles of his signature are relatively easy to find on the Internet, and there are many other bios that include signature images in Wikipedia, this particular copy is of high quality and it appears in the second Google hit when one searches for Mr. King's name. As such, the concern is that the image is being actively used to perform forgeries. IP cases that cover the ownership (or lack thereof) of a signature are sparse, and there seems to be no clear consensus as to their legal status. Wikipedia aims to err on the side of caution and courtesy however, especially in the case of biographies of living people. As such, I would like to see if there is consensus and community approval to remove the image from the infobox permanently. Please indicate your support or oppose opinions below (as well as any legal, guideline- or policy-based arguments) in the usual fashion. Thank you all in advance. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 02:33, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: *I'd be neutral on that, and fully supportive of removing the signature of any BLP immediately upon request in the future.  I'd suggest that when this discussion ends, a more general discussion starts at WP:VPP. Ryan Vesey 03:44, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: File:Stephen_King_Signature.svg explains how the file was made, but not where.  It does seem to be created from an autograph, not a signature.  However, since I'm not knowledgable enough to know the difference between his autograph and his signature, and since FreeRangeFrog didn't specify if the concern is the file may be used to forge his autograph or his signature, I still support respecting the request.   GoingBatty (talk) 18:13, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The communication wasn't specific as to whether the image was being used as a signature or an autograph. For purposes of this proposal however, I don't think we should make that distinction, because none of us know if his autograph is different from his signature. That said, I would assume that the most common forgery scenario is as an autograph. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 19:34, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

text: I'm not an expert, but I'd question the license on :File:Stephen_King_Signature.svg. How is that PD? Truthkeeper (talk) 19:43, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Nominated as a copyvio. -- Avi (talk) 20:11, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

text: The tentative consensus seems to be that they have little encyclopedic value, and they do represent a privacy issue for BLPs. There are cases of course where there is some value in having them as part of historical figure and very high-profile politician bios. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:28, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Good idea to open an RfC.  Since  is a parameter in multiple infoboxes (e.g. , , , ), you might want to post a note on the template talk pages to join the RfC.  Thanks!  GoingBatty (talk) 17:41, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Great idea! Posted a note on all of those. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:50, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

text: *Both Barack Obama's and Stephen King's signatures are PD.  The speedy deletion performed on commons was incorrect, but I'm not going to argue it because I was going to nominate it for deletion per Stephen King's request anyways. Ryan Vesey18:22, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

text: *It was an autograph; however, there is no way of knowing whether or not his autograph was his legal signature or not.  I still doubt its encyclopedic value since there is no coverage of it.  Furthermore, it was specifically the signature/autograph/scribble/whatever you want to call it that existed on this page that Stephen King requested be removed.  I think that overcomes anything else. Ryan Vesey 00:08, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Canoe1967 - This discussion is about autographs and signatures, not photographs.  Please take your question to Talk:Marilyn Monroe.  Thanks!  GoingBatty (talk) 14:47, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I thought he was making a tongue-in-cheek point that not all omissions from articles are prohibited censorship. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 21:17, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Not really tongue in cheek but an example of how we can leave material out of articles if we wish, seeking consensus of course. This was done with Silk Road (marketplace) and the external link to their website. Ms. Munoroe's image may actually be in the public domain because it may have been published without a proper copyright notice. If this is the case we could upload a decent version to commons to include in her article. The discussion of signatures may yet go to a higher level of consensus for the same reasons as Silk Road. It is actually a link to readers being able to break the law. They could datamine signatures from Wikipedia because we gave them easy access to hoards of accurate ones.--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:50, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Marilyn's cover is very relevant, King's signature not so much. --NaBUru38 (talk) 04:31, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of signature image - request for comments 

message: Add following to external links:
*Stephen King book reviews at SFReader.com
SFReaderReviews (talk) 11:01, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: - Spam - COI request. -- Alexf(talk) 11:54, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 14 June 2013 

message: Added book Mr. Mercedes which will be released in 2014. Many references.Boone jenner (talk) 07:44, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mr. Mercedes 

message: Under Collaboration section, specifically paragraph about Rock Bottom Remainders:
In July 2013, McBride co-authored Hard Listening (2013) with the rest of the Rock Bottom Remainders. The ebook combines essays, fiction, musings, candid email exchanges and conversations, and compromising photographs, serving as a memoir of these authors' double-lives.   
50.197.137.198 (talk) 17:59, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: A detail about a person other than the subject belongs in that person's bio instead. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 18:04, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  with different wording to emphasize King, with external sources used as references.  GoingBatty (talk) 02:23, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 16 October 2013 

message: This raises some red flags about accuracy.  I absolutely cannot verify the statement, "The essay became the fifth-bestselling non-fiction title for the Kindle.[99]"  The reference is from a blog with some other rather interesting statistical anomalies.  I'm a Amazon and Kindle buff and regularly check Non-fiction best sellers.  I've never heard of "Guns" before this.
In contrast, I found that Guns was ranked #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle Singles > 'Essays & Ideas' category (much different than Non-fiction).  It's currently rated at #5036 in the Kindle Store.  "Guns" is currently not listed in Non-fiction Top 100 at all.  
I recommend that reference [99] be removed entirely and the statement updated to something similar to "The essay became the second best Kindle Essay and Ideas Single."  Or something more saavy.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.78.207.135 (talk) 15:29, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggest to update Political Activism Section 

message: there is a paragraph that says Naomi is King's first daughter. King only has one daughter. Therefore it should just say daughter.
99.157.102.242 (talk) 14:12, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Thanks. --Stfg (talk) 15:00, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 15 December 2013 

message: I consider the recently added (and reverted by me, then re-added by original editor) sentence "On December 6, 2013,Stephen King joined Twitter." to not rise to the level of encyclopedic content. IF the squib was more than a bare sentence, and IF the addition showed a connection with Stephen King's life, and IF it came from WP:RS, then maybe. As it is, I think it should just go away; but I don't intend to do more than just ask the original adder to self revert. - Neonorange (talk) 16:44, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I think there is a place for a link to a verified Twitter account in the External Links section of the page (similar to an official website), however I would agree that it doesn't really merit mention in an encyclopedic biography.  Canada Hky (talk) 19:04, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it should either be expanded and better sourced by the original editor, or moved, as you suggested, to the  External Links sections. As of now it looks as if it were a layout error. How about this division of labor: you make the move and I will point out the reasoning on the original editor's talk page? - Neonorange (talk) 22:45, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pop culture cruft: Stephen King joins twitter 

message: The fourth paragraph in the "Collaborations" section says that King has collaborated with his sone, Joe Hill, on a novella called "Throttle." The paragraph should likely mention that they have also collaborated a second time on a novella called "In the Tall Grass"  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cssprocon (talk • contribs) 16:01, January 10, 2014‎ (UTC)
: - thanks!  GoingBatty (talk) 17:34, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 10 January 2014 

message: Tribute to Stephen King
No entren al 1408: Antología en español tributo a Stephen King (English: Do Not Enter Room 1408: A Spanish Anthology Tribute to Stephen King) is a collection of horror stories by 22 Spanish-language authors, which aim to pay tribute to the style of the horror master Stephen King. The book was edited by the Ecuadorian writer Jorge Luis Cáceres, and published in Quito by the publisher La Biblioteca de Babel in 2013.
The Mexican edition of the book, to be published in 2014 by La Cifra Editorial, will contain stories by three additional authors: Javier Calvo (Barcelona, 1973). Carlos Yushimito (Lima, 1977), and Alexis Iparraguirre (Lima, 1974).[2] The Argentinian edition, to be published by the Interzona Editora, will also contain these authors' stories, as well as new stories by three yet-to-be-announced Argentinian writers, according to an interview with the editor Jorge Luis Cáceres
Elismieles (talk) 16:21, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Where do you think this fits in to the article?  GoingBatty (talk) 22:42, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Declining, since this isn't something that can easily be done.  Anyone familiar with the article can add this text if appropriate, of course.  Nyttend (talk) 03:56, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 21 January 2014 

message: What about changing the picture?
For instance using a more professionnal picture, like the one used on his Goodreads profile?
>>> https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3389.Stephen_King?from_search=true
Jguerine (talk) 13:33, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo 

message: In the ===With musical artists=== section, "himon" -> "him on"
Cleepa (talk) 16:33, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 30 March 2015 

message: "After leaving the university, King earned a certificate to teach high school"
Correct English usage would be "teach at high school".  "High school" is not the subject being taught, which is what the current / incorrect phrase means.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.118.69.60 (talk) 15:01, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree. This particular colloquialism is so common to be de-facto accepted, even if the folks over at OED don't acknowledge it. Language exists as an entity which none of us can control or rule. We have only the guidelines in WP:Style etc.--Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 04:39, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ungrammatical colloquialism 

message: Suppressed WP:BLP vio; unsourced speculation on Stephen King and fetal alcohol syndrome. — Neonorange (talk) 05:10, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 

message: At the end of the "2010 works" please change the title of the third book from "The Suicide Prince" to the newly announced "End of Watch". 
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_Watch_(novel) , http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2015/06/10/stephen-king-judy-blume-usa-todays-best-selling-books/28752797/
Darkry (talk) 11:47, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Stickee (talk) 01:29, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 17 July 2015 

message: Substituted at 22:07, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I'd like to start a discussion on a new image for the article. A single facepic from 7 years ago doesn't do him justice, methinks. Stephen King spoke at a university in 2012, and the university video taped it, put it up on Youtube in good quality--and most importantly, under a CC license. There are any number of images or still-shots that could be used, especially since it's a 55 minute video. Does anybody want to look through the video, come up with a good timestamp, screenshot it, and upload to commons? Tutelary (talk) 04:26, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: My personal opinion is that the current image is pretty good, and I'm speaking as someone who thinks that a lot of Wikipedia photos of celebrities are crap. The video's HD quality isn't as clear in my opinion.--CyberGhostface (talk) 22:42, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image