Talk:John Christopher

message: Is Youd an English surname? Badagnani 05:33, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of surname 

message: This article says both that the novels are hard to get or out of print, and that they are collectors' items.  It also
that (at least some of them) are widely read.  Surely, this is contradictory.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.232.221.61 (talk) 08:36, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Neither fact was supported by third parties commenting on it. books being widely read is par for the course for notable authors, and books going out of print is ALSO par for the course. in any case, not mentioned here any more, as not notable in this case.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:24, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Availability 

message: In his day, John Christopher was a popular enough writer that he warranted what has become a tradition in Star Trek by paying homage to famous SF writers through naming characters, places and often space programs after them. In the first season episode "Tomorrow is Yesterday" of the original Star Trek series, the Air Force pilot beamed aboard the Enterprise was named John Christopher.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Emyvine (talk • contribs) 16:46, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: that may be true, but john christopher is a common name, so unless there is a reliable sourc, we cant add it.66.80.6.163 (talk) 20:04, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Star Trek link 

message: http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/john-christopher-week-author-interview/
http://www.springerlink.com/content/x17043vm47505qt8/
TCO (talk) 23:49, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  couple refernces to help article writers 

message: Must be seen to be believed.  
KevinOKeeffe (talk) 13:18, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: changed source for the image you are highlighting to a fair use site, but i agree, book should have an article just for the cover. In fact, i just created an article for the artist, Hector Garrido, who did other lurid covers, such as for The Baroness (novels), as a category of Good Girl Art.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:27, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Cover of ''The Little People'' 

message: The whole group of articles on this author and his novels are of very inconsistent quality and level of detail. The books are very important in the history of juvenile SF, and thus deserve better. his adult novels are important as well. It would be really nice to have some concerted focus on these articles. I would love to do so, but its rather daunting, and Im not sure where i would start. Ill try to present the major issues at some point. I hope others reading the articles take the time to check the talk page to see that some of us are aware of the spotty nature of them.(mercurywoodrose)75.61.138.151 (talk) 06:35, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: possible source for pub dates etc: 66.80.6.163 (talk) 19:58, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Overall quality of articles

message: A message on the Fictionmags list from Phil Stephensen-Payne notes that "Sam Youd (aka John Christopher) died at ten o'clock last night in a nursing home in Bath. He had been suffering from bladder cancer and associated problems but apparently was peaceful at the end." That would put death date as Fri 3rd Feb 2012. No citable source yet (Fictionmags is just a mailing list), but Phil P-S is credible so I think we just need something citable - David Gerard (talk) 11:13, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death 

message: : first of multiple new sections at once
Is this biography skimpier than any other with grade C? Parents, siblings, spice, children --are they all complete mysteries? How is his education summarized by the name, city, county of one school and a date when he was ten years old? Where did he live? Did he do anything but write --and write freelance? What about cricket (see wikiprojects above and categories in the footer)? Was he employed as a cricket journalist aka a sportswriter? Did he write cricket fiction (ISFDB list only one "nongenre" book)? Are any of his essays notable? -P64
: his existing NYT obit source  on  the page mentions service in WW2, his parents, 2 marriages & 5 children (from wife #1). Don't think it names his wives though. By the way, the NYT calls him "John Christopher". 220 of Borg 15:02, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Just had a closer read of the page and The NYT contradicts whats currently on the page, in some areas, like "born ... Knowsley, in Lancashire", page says "Huyton"! - 220 of Borg 10:04, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assessment