Talk:Robert Graysmith

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Started Page

I understand that the author's work on the Zodiac case has created a great deal of controversy on the wiki page for the Zodiac Killer, but hopefully that won't spill over to this page.

I had a hard time finding facts about Graysmith -- any additions greatly appreciated. Larry Dunn 05:08, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Butterfield

Freelance author and expert? What did he write (apart from his website) and what qualifies him as an "expert" on crime? Until established, I challenge his notability.
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 19:51, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He apparently has a pet theory and runs a website - him and a few dozen others. he's made a mess out of this article. He also calls non-fiction books "novels" which may be part of his problem right there - an inability to distinguish fact from fiction or vice versa. I took out his self-promotion but somebody needs to clean up the rest. I'm not the gal for the job, I'm afraid.LiPollis (talk) 22:29, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for reminding me about this...I meant to pull it before now since there had been no response. Cheers,
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 22:37, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

BLPN report

Hi, please note there is an active report regarding this BLP at the noticeboard - please comment or seek support for any additions there, thanks Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#Robert Graysmith - Off2riorob (talk) 12:39, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sources

I just checked Google News and there are plenty of sources that could be used for this article. I don't understand why it is now unsourced. Steve Dufour (talk) 14:34, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, feel free to be bold and add them - my google news search brought up one unreliable source - Off2riorob (talk) 14:44, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Meanwhile I have boldly removed various unsourced or unencyclopedic chunks. Sergeant Cribb (talk) 17:33, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, well done. It needed doing. Off2riorob (talk) 17:51, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I will work on the article soon. I have never heard of this person and will do my best to objectively report what the sources say. Steve Dufour (talk) 05:52, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of Advert and Quote tags

The article has been tagged for improvement because, as it now stands, it reads like a promotional piece for the subject of the article. Also, too long and too many quotations have been used. The article requires serious editing and in Wiki style so it does not appear to have been written by a publicist. Please do not remove the tags until the article meets Wiki guidelines. Thank you. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 04:18, 17 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestions

·Maybe add stuff about his family, his first / second wife, his kids, which kids he had with which wife — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:B430:5F40:F9DC:4F43:E3B3:BC9C (talk) 02:59, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Stamina 2601:18D:67E:E965:C849:1E6C:2ED7:7B3D (talk) 02:08, 29 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]