Talk:John Robbins (author)/Archive 1

Date of Birth

According to the latest EarthSave publication, Robbins is 60. --Karuna8 15:25, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Page could use a picture

This page could definitely use a picture. I don't know how to do the whole legal/copyright thing or I would do it myself. --Karuna8 14:54, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Leaving Baskin-Robins

While many veg websites tell the tale of Robins rejecting a huge inheritance to follow his dream, no documentation supports this.

For starters, his uncle and father sold the chain in 1967. While his father did stay on as president, he was actually an employee of the company, reporting to the board of directors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baskin-Robbins

Its hard to figure out the inheritance bit as his father is still alive, and nearing 90. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irv_Robbins

The closest we get to any of this is on Robbins' website: "The only son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire, John Robbins was groomed to follow in his father's footsteps, but chose to walk away from Baskin-Robbins and the immense wealth it represented to '...pursue the deeper American Dream...'" http://www.foodrevolution.org/bio.htm

It does not say anything about walking away from a huge inheritance, only leaving the company he worked for and "the immense wealth it represented".

Mdbrownmsw 14:40, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pulitzer nomination tagged DUBIOUS

I have just tagged "Diet for a New America...which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize." as {{dubious}} As explained in the article on the Pulitzer_Prize#Winners, "The Pulitzer Prize Board distinguishes between 'entrants' and 'nominated finalists': An 'entrant' is simply someone whose publisher has formally entered his or her work for consideration according to the Boards 'Plan of Award'[4]. As such, it is not a very significant distinction. 'Nominated finalists' are those selected by the juries and (since 1980) announced along with the winner for each category.[5]" So "nominated" has no meaning. "Entrant" does have a meaning, but only that his publisher entered the book. "Nominated finalist" has meaning, but this is not what was asserted and would require a citation. Mdbrownmsw 17:39, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Diet for a New America redirect

I was working on "Weird Al" Yankovic, when I noticed a redirect for "Diet for a New America". I clicked on the link and I saw that it brought me here. I am just wondering why it would redirect to the author's page. Shouldn't a book either have a page of it's own, or none at all? Usually redirects are used for things that are very similar.--Mynameisnotpj (talk) 01:51, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If there is no article for a work but the author is notable, there is often a redirect. Also, if there is not enough material for a full article on the book, there might be content in the author's article, which is the case here. (The redirect you found used to be a very short article on the book, which was then merged.) - Mdsummermsw (talk) 13:03, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Pulitzer Prize nominees are probably notable"

Er, no.

Here's how you too can become a Pulitzer Prize nominee. 1) Get something published: anything, anywhere. Heck, use vanity press to "publish" a book about the odd smell in your grandmother's house. 2) fill out a form and send it with $50 to the Pulitzer committee. 3) Send out press releases announcing your "nomination". - SummerPhD (talk) 03:11, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. I think that the use of the {{notable}} template on this article is a little appalling but I will work to find better references. Tim Pierce (talk) 03:44, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree it's rather appalling. I've started by adding a reference from The New York Times. There are dozens and dozens of news articles about him. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 03:48, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Awards

"Robbins has received the Rachel Carson Award, the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, and the Peace Abbey’s Courage of Conscience Award."

I was unable to find any reliable secondary source confirming that John Robbins won any awards by these names. All of the sources I could find were biographical blurbs, which are often written by the author themselves and not subject to significant editorial oversight. If these cannot be confirmed, the sentence should be removed entirely. Tim Pierce (talk) 03:42, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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