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Francis March is mentioned in Simon Winchester's book The Meaning of Everything, 2003 ( ISBN 0-19-280576-2) which is a history of the Oxford English Dictionary.
At the time of writing there's also limited information on him on the internet. Try this Google search. Chris Jefferies 09:36, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
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He is a largely forgotten figure, his thesaurus is no longer available, and he is not mentioned by Britannica or by the American National Biography.
He is listed in the current online Brittanica, and the fact that a person is "forgotten" doesn't seem very encyclopedic. -- Norvy (talk) 23:58, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC) (forgot to sign comment originally)
His son, also called Francis Andrew March, (1863-1926) wrote books on WW I and jointly edited A Thesaurus Dictionary of the English Language with his father. More research is needed. Dthomsen8 ( talk) 02:43, 24 February 2009 (UTC)Dthomsen8
This article states prominently "Not to be confused with his son Francis Andrew March, the historian." However, the page later states: "He was the father of historian Francis Andrew March" with a link to /info/en/?search=Francis_Andrew_March which helpfully links back to this page as a redirect. Could this be fixed, please? Echinops ( talk) 08:54, 15 June 2014 (UTC)Echinops
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@ Elizabeth Emerson: @ MiniWonton: @ Ketchup Bottles: @ Dior Kennedy: @ Ambitious dinosaur: @ MisoSoop: @ MaeLangston:, just out of my own curiosity, are you all editing this page as part of a group project? SEMMENDINGER ( talk) 15:51, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
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It's up to whoever reviews this article for GA, but I think the lead was best with only the first 2 paragraphs. Summarizing every little detail in the lead is a bit overkill when the article isn't too long. It makes the page unnecessarily large, you'll lose readers interest halfway through. Just some thoughts. See MOS:INTRO, MOS:LEADLENGTH. SEMMENDINGER ( talk) 15:26, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
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Francis March is mentioned in Simon Winchester's book The Meaning of Everything, 2003 ( ISBN 0-19-280576-2) which is a history of the Oxford English Dictionary.
At the time of writing there's also limited information on him on the internet. Try this Google search. Chris Jefferies 09:36, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I removed the following:
He is a largely forgotten figure, his thesaurus is no longer available, and he is not mentioned by Britannica or by the American National Biography.
He is listed in the current online Brittanica, and the fact that a person is "forgotten" doesn't seem very encyclopedic. -- Norvy (talk) 23:58, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC) (forgot to sign comment originally)
His son, also called Francis Andrew March, (1863-1926) wrote books on WW I and jointly edited A Thesaurus Dictionary of the English Language with his father. More research is needed. Dthomsen8 ( talk) 02:43, 24 February 2009 (UTC)Dthomsen8
This article states prominently "Not to be confused with his son Francis Andrew March, the historian." However, the page later states: "He was the father of historian Francis Andrew March" with a link to /info/en/?search=Francis_Andrew_March which helpfully links back to this page as a redirect. Could this be fixed, please? Echinops ( talk) 08:54, 15 June 2014 (UTC)Echinops
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@ Elizabeth Emerson: @ MiniWonton: @ Ketchup Bottles: @ Dior Kennedy: @ Ambitious dinosaur: @ MisoSoop: @ MaeLangston:, just out of my own curiosity, are you all editing this page as part of a group project? SEMMENDINGER ( talk) 15:51, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
@ Semmendinger:, Yes! We're students at Lafayette working on a project for our writing seminar. We're going to eventually submit this page to be reviewed for good article designation. Elizabeth Emerson ( talk) 20:10, 26 October 2018 (UTC) Elizabeth Emerson
It's up to whoever reviews this article for GA, but I think the lead was best with only the first 2 paragraphs. Summarizing every little detail in the lead is a bit overkill when the article isn't too long. It makes the page unnecessarily large, you'll lose readers interest halfway through. Just some thoughts. See MOS:INTRO, MOS:LEADLENGTH. SEMMENDINGER ( talk) 15:26, 2 November 2018 (UTC)