Talk:Rachel Plummer

A fact from Rachel Plummer appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 September 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Rachel Plummer wrote the first book about being a slave to the Comanche Native Americans?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/September.

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Not much, but a start. I'll work on it as time permits, or of course, feel free to help. (Texan Traveler 04:26, 12 June 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Wrong Fort Parker

The link to Fort Parker points to an entirely different Fort Parker, an Army fort in Montana. --Davecampbell 19:45, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Restoring conclusion

I restored the conclusion which had been edited out of the article. The fact a pregnant 17 year old girl was able to survive for 2 years among the fierce Comanches remains an amazing feat. Her book is a timeless look inside a culture long destroyed, and the end section is a vital part of the article. John1951 23:37, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am going to remove the section again. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, [a memorial], and we should be trying to present the text in a formal format. The articles should also be written in neutral point of view, and this conclusionary paragraph is meant to have a point-of-view. The facts should instead be presented in a concise format without editorializing. Encyclopedia articles should also not have a conclusion. Is there any information missing in the rest of the article that is in the conclusion that you feel should be included? Karanacs 01:23, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Karanacs - I disagree with you on this, but will defer to your more experienced judgment. I felt that the article benefited from the final section, which emphasized the truly amazing feat of survival by a pregnant 17 year old girl. That is not POV, since the sources cited agreed. I don't think it is editorializing when it quotes respected historians. But again, I am not trying to have an edit war with you. I would rather work with you on improving this article, and others. John1951 12:34, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]