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I upgraded Erikson's literary importance level to high, from low, in general literature, and to core, from mid, in fantasy genre literature. I think this is justifiable, as many of his peers regard him as one of the greatest ever fantasy authors, and as one of the best living authors in any genre. High acclaim for an author who is still writing his first series. He is an important figure in the literary world because he broke the mold in a sense. He went against tradition in the fantasy genre, to great success. Wikipedia uses " The Lord of the Rings'" as one of the examples of a core piece of literature. I mention this because there are many cases where his peers and literary critics have said that his books are as well written, if not better, than Tolkien's, and are just as important, as fantasy was on a downward spiral.
Anybody disagree with the changes? Alan16 ( talk) 16:04, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
In my view, as per WP:RS and WP:YOUTUBE, the YouTube interview most likely is not a reliable source. I'm sure others can be found in their place. Thanks. Truthkeeper88 ( talk) 18:42, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks! Looking forward to the reviews! Also, I apologize if I sounded condescending. As it happens I understand your frustration, but in the grand scheme of things probably not worth being frustrated over-- and they're still in the article!! Truthkeeper88 ( talk) 20:12, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
I found a whole lot of references to the new book by Erikson, the first of which is this one. The problem is that I'm seeing a whole lot of information on blogs, which don't fit wikipedia's guidelines for reliable sources. Some sites, though, like Pat's Fantasy Hotlist, seem pretty reliable. Is it ok to use a few like this to talk about the book? Trevor coelho ( talk) 06:33, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
With respect to this content I'll make a comment here later today. Sandstein 14:37, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
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I upgraded Erikson's literary importance level to high, from low, in general literature, and to core, from mid, in fantasy genre literature. I think this is justifiable, as many of his peers regard him as one of the greatest ever fantasy authors, and as one of the best living authors in any genre. High acclaim for an author who is still writing his first series. He is an important figure in the literary world because he broke the mold in a sense. He went against tradition in the fantasy genre, to great success. Wikipedia uses " The Lord of the Rings'" as one of the examples of a core piece of literature. I mention this because there are many cases where his peers and literary critics have said that his books are as well written, if not better, than Tolkien's, and are just as important, as fantasy was on a downward spiral.
Anybody disagree with the changes? Alan16 ( talk) 16:04, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
In my view, as per WP:RS and WP:YOUTUBE, the YouTube interview most likely is not a reliable source. I'm sure others can be found in their place. Thanks. Truthkeeper88 ( talk) 18:42, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks! Looking forward to the reviews! Also, I apologize if I sounded condescending. As it happens I understand your frustration, but in the grand scheme of things probably not worth being frustrated over-- and they're still in the article!! Truthkeeper88 ( talk) 20:12, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
I found a whole lot of references to the new book by Erikson, the first of which is this one. The problem is that I'm seeing a whole lot of information on blogs, which don't fit wikipedia's guidelines for reliable sources. Some sites, though, like Pat's Fantasy Hotlist, seem pretty reliable. Is it ok to use a few like this to talk about the book? Trevor coelho ( talk) 06:33, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
With respect to this content I'll make a comment here later today. Sandstein 14:37, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
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Why is there no section or even mention of criticism? 142.181.247.43 ( talk) 23:14, 28 January 2023 (UTC)