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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Cirt (talk | contribs) at 23:20, 23 April 2016 (OneClickArchiver archived Nominated for GA to Talk:Lie-to-children/Archive 1). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Article milestones
DateProcessResult
April 9, 2004Guild of Copy EditorsCopyedited
April 23, 2016Good article nomineeListed
April 8, 2005Guild of Copy EditorsCopyedited
February 4, 2016Articles for deletionNo consensus
February 28, 2016Guild of Copy EditorsCopyedited

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Additional sources

Some additional sources at links above. :)

Cheers,

— Cirt (talk) 18:23, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Added one. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL. — Cirt (talk) 19:11, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Added another. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL. — Cirt (talk) 06:57, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Quality improvement project - Lie-to-children

I've embarked on a Quality improvement project for Lie-to-children, first introduced as a phrase in The Science of Discworld.

If you've got recommendations for additional secondary sources that could be utilized to further improve the quality of the article, please suggest them here on the talk page.

Current status: Further research in several additional secondary sources including more scholarly and academic sources such as peer reviewed publications and academic journals is  ongoing......

Thank you for your time,

— Cirt (talk) 02:56, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Trailing quotes in second paragraph.

The second paragraph ends in trailing quotes, without any opening quotes before. It's not clear exactly when the quoted text starts, so I've left as-is; if someone more familiar with this could tidy the phrase, that would be great. Aawood (talk) 12:40, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your helpful participation here. I'm confused, 2nd paragraph of which subsection? Could you give us a copy of the text you are referring to, here on the talk page? Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 13:01, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The very second paragraph of the article, in the lede. 'The term was originally coined in the 2000 book The Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Jack Cohen, and Ian Stewart. Pratchett, Cohen and Stewart wrote that the phrase referred to: a statement that is false, but which nevertheless leads the child's mind towards a more accurate explanation, one that the child will only be able to appreciate if it has been primed with the lie".' Note the quotation mark after 'lie', at the end, with no prior quotes. Aawood (talk) 19:20, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed it. Thank you! @Aawood:Look better? — Cirt (talk) 19:10, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
That's great, good job. Aawood (talk) 11:58, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! — Cirt (talk) 12:03, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Phrase itself used as title of academic journal article about subject itself

The concept of lie-to-children was discussed at-length in 2000 by Andrew Sawyer in the Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies, where the subject itself was included in the article title: "Narrativium and Lies-to-Children: 'Palatable Instruction in 'The Science of Discworld'".

  • Sawyer, Andy (2000). "Narrativium and Lies-to-Children: 'Palatable Instruction in 'The Science of Discworld'". Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies (HJEAS). 6 (1). Centre for Arts, Humanities and Sciences (CAHS), acting on behalf of the University of Debrecen CAHS: 155–178. ISSN 1218-7364. Retrieved 28 February 2016. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)

Enjoy,

— Cirt (talk) 04:49, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Differentiate term originated with NON fiction books

We want to make sure to emphasize and differentiate to the reader that the term originated first with Cohen and Stewart in their first two (2), NON fiction books. — Cirt (talk) 17:31, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Reil:I made some tweaks to try to improve with copy editing, let me know if that looks alright to you, bearing in mind I'd like to emphasize the first two (2) books are NON fiction and written solely by scientists. :) — Cirt (talk) 17:43, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
That's what I thought you were going for; it was just felt a bit bulky, y'know? I like your more recent take on it. Your recent work on the article's been putting a lot of substance into it, which is good, given the recent movement to delete it. Cheers! Reil (talk) 17:46, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks very much for the kind words about my Quality improvement efforts to this article, Reil, and thank you for your helpful copy edits. Most appreciated! — Cirt (talk) 17:48, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Prior GA Review

This article had a prior GA Review and was unfortunately not promoted to WP:GA quality at that time. Suggestions on further quality improvement may be seen at: Talk:Lie-to-children/GA1. — Cirt (talk) 23:20, 23 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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