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Ok, I see that there has been a lot of fuss about this page previously, and I don't want to start anything, but if the Taser company itself has stated the basis of the name, surely a reference to such a statement could be added both here and to the Taser page. IsaacSapphire 01:39, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
I added some more of the writers on the Victor Appleton page. Is ISFDB a good source, it lists even more authors. Seems pretty good, since it actually has which books they wrote and stuff. Some of the Tom Swift books are by unknown. They seem to be lacking one or two of the authors listed here. Any thoughts? Puddytang 02:32, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
Don't know why some of the good Tom Swift site links were removed. There are no TS sites linked anymore. Several other pages for juvenile series have anywhere from 1 to 10 related site linked. Have put them back. -- Emb021 ( talk) 21:36, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
I see there have been a LOT of edit wars about this article in the past, so I thought that before making important changes, I would post about those changes.
Great article on Tom Swift! TGhe yeera 2010 marks the 100th anniversay of the Edward Strameyer cretaed TOM SWIFT series(Tom Swift and his Motorcycle "1910. As someone else mentioned in discussion Some Tom Swift groups have Ego minded individuals more trying to promote them then the FUN and insprieing(to young america!) Tom Swift books! (Edson Andre') dcidam480921stcent. Andreisme ( talk) 18:58, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
I've scanned a cover of Tom Swift and His Motorcycle from 1910, which I'm having someone else clean up. I thought it would be nice to have one of the originals. It helps convey the changes in how the book was produced (it is happily in the public domain as well!). I'll post it here as soon as it is done. Awadewit ( talk) 02:56, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
Everybody, please note: your personal opinion about racism in the early Tom Swift books doesn't matter. If you think that minstrel-show "comedy" is just fine, there's nothing I can do about it. If you want your opinion to be in the article, though, you have to do one thing: find a reliable source that agrees with you. Please, no more edits to the article saying stuff like "racist by today's standards" blah blah, implying that it's just fine really except for all this modern political correctness. Find a source ~ and personal web pages and blogs don't count. Ricardiana ( talk) 21:10, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
Here's one if someone wants to update it.
The Guardian is far-left and is thus not a reliable source for this because they are prone to label anything they don't like as "racist," "sexist," etc. regardless of the actual meaning of those terms. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.203.10.94 ( talk) 05:36, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
For one thing, quotations should be indicated as such. The text was not.
For another, there's no direct indication of which source the purported quote was from; and neither of the two possible sources is accessible online.
Is there a reason that this must be a direct quote by someone else, rather than an editor-generated summary? Wikipedia does not exist merely to copy text from other sources and paste it here. 192.31.106.34 ( talk) 21:33, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Just a note to say: good job, Mr. Editor. Article looks great. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.166.133.83 ( talk) 22:38, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Haha, looks like I won after all. gg peer review! 192.91.173.42 ( talk) 22:39, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
I haven't touched this page in months, but it is still on my watchlist. So consider this an uninvolved opinion agreeing with the IP's removal of the link. It adds nothing of value to the article. Unless the text of the external link can be incorporated and cited, it should be removed. I think there is a fair bit of gaming going on here, too, if I must be honest. Maybe the letter of the law of 3RR wasn't violated, but the spirit was. Yngvarr (t) (c) 22:37, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
The external link to the Duntemann site should be removed. It contributes nothing to the subject and, while enjoyable, is merely one man's wistful memories. Furthermore, it can be readily found on Google. There are many Tom Swift site which actually provide additional information which are NOT listed here (tomswift.bobfinnan.com, www.tomswift.info) among others. Why add one pretty much useless link and ignore sites that provide more information? If no valid reason can be given for retaining the Duntemann link, I will remove it. 71.190.101.163 ( talk) 11:54, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
It doesn't look impossible for persons interested in this article to come up with some sort of standard for link inclusion that is both mindful of Wiki rules and allows useful illustration and reference. Sites that sell products/services or require membership raise obvious red flags. I do realize that one has to be cautious. But many Wiki articles have external links that at least appear to enrich their encyclopedic function.
Today oct 4th 2009 21st Cent Birthdate of Tom Swift Book foiunder Edward Startemeyer the year 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the first Tom Swift Book Tom Swift and His Motorcycle Happy Birthdfay both! Dr. Edson Andre' Johnson D.D.ULC Mor, Sn, Oct 4th,2009, —Preceding unsigned comment added by Edsonbrasil ( talk • contribs) 19:02, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
The Evergreen Review did a comic-strip parody, Frank Fleet and his Electric Sex Machine.
Stan Freberg created a serialized radio ad for Mars, Tom Sweet and his Electric Milky Way Machine.
Although The Venture Bros. is principally a slap at The Hardy Boys, Tom Swift is an obvious target. This needs to be discussed. WilliamSommerwerck ( talk) 22:52, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
At least one of these invention credits is incorrect. Portable motion picture cameras were in existence long before 1912, including some designed specifically for amateurs. The first truly practical amateur systems were introduced in 1922 and 1923 by Pathe and Kodak, respectively, but they were neither the first portable equipment nor the first for amateurs. There were such even by 1898, (The 17.5mm Birt Acres camera, for example, or the 20mm Mirographe by Reulos and Goudeau in that same year; the Gaumont Chrono de Poche for 15mm film; Jenkins Phantoscope camera of 1912--35mm but designed for school use...and there were more), so that invention credit is wholly incorrect.
It might also be useful to add some information about the publishers. Most copies of the early series that are seen today were printed by Grosset & Dunlap, but it has always been my understanding that they were strictly reprinters, and were not first publishers of these books. That might be something to clarify, since I often see them getting that credit. PastReflections ( talk) 02:22, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
During the 1970s and 1980s, when I worked at Waldenbooks and new 'reprint'(?) editions were coming out, I was told that they were updated versions of the previous 1954-71 series.
Has anybody else heard of this or was the person who told me this wrong or misunderstanding how the next series was being done?
If there is any truth to the "updated versions," I think there should be some mention of it. 2600:8800:50B:6700:C23F:D5FF:FEC5:89B6 ( talk) 01:05, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
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Last hour I completed the update from five series to six; that is, for 2019 to 2022/23. "Six series" have been mentioned in the lead sentence, and 2019 to 2022 mentioned somewhere; but only five series and only to 2007 covered elsewhere in the text.
Now there are two points with explicit reference to the latest volume published (search the text for "March 2022")—the last line before section 3 "Series" and the last line of that section.
Note 15 cites Tom Swift Inventors' Academy (series) at publisher Simon & Schuster. There is no mention of a next volume, now almost a year after Book #8. That should be monitored. -- P64 ( talk) 21:31, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
This old FA article suffers from a lot of sourcing issues. Most of the citations aren't formatted properly, for example. the lack of authors, dates of articles, etc. + the usage of unreliable sources such as ref 53, ref 56, and possibly more + there are a lot of unsourced statements and citation needed tags + the depiction of race section is barely standing with that short content in there + the cultural influence section should definitely be expanded in order for the article to meet the current FA standard. 🍕 Boneless Pizza!🍕 ( 🔔) 04:06, 16 June 2024 (UTC)