Wikipedia:Peer review/Lewis Carroll/archive1

Lewis Carroll edit

I am looking for general feedback and constructive criticism on the Lewis Carroll article. Right now, I think this is a good article and I think that this article becoming featured is definiately within its reach. To this end, I'm looking for whatever tips, hints, suggestions, and comments that will assist us in that goal, from a simple "this sentence is worded weirdly" to "this article needs a major overhaul and here's why". Any comment or suggestion would be appreciated -- no matter how big or small. Thank you for your time, consideration, and assistence. -- ShinmaWa^(talk) 20:08, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

change the caption of the picture to "Lewis Carroll talking on his cell phone". Jon513 21:47, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FUNNY! :) -- ShinmaWa^(talk) 00:01, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This does look like a very good article, but I think that it is seriously incomplete without a section on Carroll's academic life... his papers on mathematics and career at Oxford should certainly be given quite a bit more attention than they have been. With the addition of this section, I think the article will be well on its way to featured status. MLilburne 14:04, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Great idea! There's some allusion to his academic life in the trivia section with the alleged "dedication" of a mathemetical treatise to Queen Victoria. I think a section on his academia would be welcome addition. Thanks :) -- ShinmaWa^(talk) 21:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just to start you thinking, according to his biographer Morton Cohen: "Although early critics failed to grasp the significance of his work in mathematics and logic, recent writers have come to grips with these esoteric studies and have shown that he broke new ground in numerous branches of this speciality and that his work was occasionally ahead of his time... Reevaluations of his labors on social choice, or voting theory, and his proposed rules for fairer methods of eliminating players in lawn tennis have also heightened his reputation among specialists, and current assessments claim that his proposals for improving voting methods are highly innovative and more nearly just than those used today." MLilburne 22:01, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is there an apropiate infobox that could be used? Jon513 15:16, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure. Never seen one for an author, but just because I've not seen it doesn't mean one doesn't exist. -- ShinmaWa^(talk) 21:14, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]