Talk:Patrick White

message: According to this he was born on May 28, not May 18.
: Thanks for pointing this out; his autobiography also mentions May 28. Fixed the article. Lupo 07:07, 28 May 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, must've been a typo. Does anyone have a public domain picture of White? Ambivalenthysteria 08:48, 28 May 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthdate 

message: :his books were largely ignored in Australia (three of them having been called ‘un-Australian’ by critics
Which books? Citation? 
Proudly un-Australian, Singkong2005 23:32, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Un-Australian? 

message: Of course I didn't add Women Writers cat, I added Writers from NSW cat, but let wrong edit summary drop in! ... Sterry2607 13:43, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oops,  

message: I propose that the infobox be removed. The information is (or should be) also in the main text. It compartmentalises information and creates POV over its prioriy ("Domestic partner" is a put-down term, and who are we to say that it's important enough to elevate to the very top of the article? Tony (talk) 01:38, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  infoblot 

message: September 2010. I wonder whether there's any interest in working this up to featured status and applying for main-page exposure on the day? I'll post at other relevant pages, too. I could assist, but I'd do it only as a team-member.  :-)  Tony (talk) 04:18, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Twentieth anniversary of the great man's death is coming up 

message: Well thank god someone has put one there. I'm not sure it will stick in copyright terms, but it certainly lifts the article and is important for the readers' understanding. I have had no success in getting the ABC or the Australian National Library to release or locate a copyright-free image of the man. The ABC, which runs the most comprehensive site on White, said fine, if an annual fee is paid (I'm not paying out of my own pocket). It's extraordinary that national cultural institutions are so unwilling to assist, given White's importance to Australian culture. Tony (talk) 08:20, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  pic of him 

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message: 'At the age of five, he attended kindergarten at Sandtoft in Woollahra, on Sydney's North Shore.[6]'.  Could someone please check the reference [6]? Woollahra is in the Eastern Suburbs and not on the North Shore.  North Shore suburbs beginning with W are Wahroonga, Warriewood, Wollstonecraft.... MargaretRDonald (talk) 23:45, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for pointing out the error.  As a former Sydney-sider, I can confirm Woollahra is where Sandtoft was located and Woollahra is in Sydney's eastern suburbs.--Chewings72 (talk) 00:07, 27 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Error in kindergarten sentence 

message: It is mentioned more than once in this article that critical response to White's writing in Australia was negative, while overseas he was acclaimed. Would it not improve this entry to include a section that sets out, with references, those criticisms, positive and negative? It could detail who made them, when, and in which publications, and reveal whether those critics changed their response over time. White was a controversial writer and his reception should be discussed here. Australian literature is not my area...an editor with expertise in that subject could make a valuable contribution here, particularly as there is now a significant body of scholarship on White's oeuvre. Jamesmcardle(talk) 06:40, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Critical response  

message: I think White in his later life would have been appalled at the appearance of that military "allegiance" and what he called "flag-wagging" in the infobox. I'm minded to remove it. Tony (talk) 00:34, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Military stuff given such prominence?