Talk:John F. Drinkwater

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Drinkwater has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. I'd say that qualifies him as notable per WP:NACADEMIC (3). Krakkos (talk) 12:44, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am not certain, on its own. Very possibly this is sufficient, but not all societies are similarly prestigious in this regard. This society is clearly not as prestigious as the Royal Society, but it may well be sufficiently prestigious. I am not well versed enough on the GNG to make such a determination. However it is good evidence of notability, and the fact of this election would suggest their are other reliable sources establishing notability beyond doubt. -- Sirfurboy (talk) 14:39, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Reference Style

Hi Krakkos. You have specified ref=harv in one of your references on this page, and have one ref in a sources list, compliant with Harvard referencing. Is your intention that this page should use Harvard referencing? If so, I will change the cites to harv templates to comply with the format. The page is new and you are the first major contributor, so the choice is up to you - but we should get it right from the start if that is your intention. -- Sirfurboy (talk) 15:25, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've now made some changes to the reference style. Hope it's alright now. Krakkos (talk) 15:46, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Various Edits

I have made a number of edits to the page as follows:

1. I have created a biography section, expanded the biographic material and moved all the refs from the lead into that. 2. I then pared back the lead to make it a suitable summary of the main section. The lead just focuses on who he is and why he is significant, as well as his main interest 3. I have removed the citation needed and the suggestion that Germanic people are a major focus. I don't find that specifically in any sources. Instead I have quoted the sources as to his research interests 4. I found his birthdate on his French wikipedia page but it is unreferenced. Revolvy has the date but that is not a WP:RS. His autobiographical detail suggests he got a picture book at Christmas 1950, when he would be tow and a half. This is not impossible, but this may be a bit young and so there is some question as to whether the date is correct. 5. I haven't yet found a source describing his qualifications - I am sure that will turn up soon, but I put a query in against the missing info 6. Likewise I added a when template regarding his election to a fellow of his learned society. -- Sirfurboy (talk) 11:27, 31 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]