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"He has been called the most important Scots poet since Burns" By whom? I've been known to call John Grisham the worst writer since they invented pens but I wouldn't add it to his article!Dr Zen 12:42, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Well, I wouldn't remove such a comment, NPOV be damned ;)
I'm not going to get into a discussion of the merits of different poets. All I suggest is that "He has been called..." are weasel words, and you might substantiate it. I would be less worried by "He is the most important..." Dr Zen 23:07, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Dick Gaughan described him as the most important collector of Scots folksongs of the twentieth century. http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/chain/hamish-henderson.html Ogg 07:43, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
Similarly, can we NPOV "the astonishing Jeannie Robertson, whose singing and artistry utterly destroys any criticism of folk music as a "lesser art""? Er Franciscrot 22:15, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
&& howsabout a link to those archived recordings? 77.99.159.7 22:22, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
I think we could still do with a photo of him, as opposed to sculptures of him :) That said, a pic of the bust in Sandy Bells would be good too. I'll see if I can dig up a pic. Calum (talk) 12:38, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
I understand he was brought up as an Episcopalian but has been categorised here as Humanist. Preferably there should be something in the text to support this category.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 06:29, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
The article is rife with unsubstantiated assertions. It requires a thorough reworking to provide proper encyclopaedic treatment. I happen to like and admire the man and his works (and philosophy) but don't like the way the article comes across as starry-eyed hagiography instead of objective historiography.
There are a few errors too. For example, the song he wrote to the tune of Farewell to the Creeks isn't called Banks of Sicily (though that's part of the refrain); it's called The 51st (Highland) Division's Farewell to Sicily.Brockle (talk) 21:29, 11 September 2012 (UTC) Done
Also, this: >>>However, the event marked the first time that Scotland's traditional folk music was performed on a public stage.<<< ...is utter bollox, if you'll pardon the expression. Brockle (talk) 21:36, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
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I propose merging Sandy Bell's into Hamish Henderson largely on the basis that the former likely does not meet the notability criteria for a standalone article. Here's my analysis of why:
Sandy Bell's is not notable under WP:GNG. Source 2 is an appropriate reliable source covering the pub in detail, so it contributes to establishing notability. However, no other source does: source 1 only mentions the pub in passing, 3 appears at least partially self-published and hardly reliable, 4 is a personal blog and thus unreliable, 5 is WP:SPS by the business and 6 doesn't even mention the article subject. User:Phil Bridger brought up Google Books results. Edinburgh South Side Through Time mentions the pub, but it's basically just a list entry (hardly SIGCOV). The same applies to Edinburgh Pubs. Hamish Henderson describes it in a little more depth, but within the context of a detailed biographical work, I think it would still be a stretch to call this significant coverage. If anything, this work supports a case for merging this content into Hamish Henderson, not for establishing standalone notability.
Pinging MisterLeeEsquire, the original creator of Sandy Bell's. Actualcpscm (talk) 20:44, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
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