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Is he a nut or is he just aware that there is a sucker born every minute?
Or... is he the sanest, most honest person you know? (cue sinister music)
Have you seen the Robertson Panel protocol ? It ridicules those who have had bizarre experiences, interested in forbidden matters. Martial Law 06:58, 15 March 2006 (UTC) :)
He hosts the radio show called Dreamland. Martial Law 03:21, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
Well... I don't believe it's actually a radio show anymore, and hasn't been for a number of years. I believe it's strictly an internet broadcast now.
74.104.100.186
01:10, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
That is correct. The Wikipedia page for the show from which it was derived, Coast to Coast AM, says as much. I'm just surpirsed it's not mentioned in this article, and I'm not sure logically where it would best be put. Joe 20:51, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
Strieber is often accused of being a government disinformation agent by conspiracy theorists. citation needed
I want to add this to the article but I don't want to malign the guy (without a source) Puddytang 05:00, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Another theory with regarding Whitley is that in his early life he stumbled onto some knowledge or witnessed something genuine. All his subsequent often chaotic experiences have simply been arranged or staged to discredit him as a potential witness. As for who has been playing cat and mouse with him all his life, 'the world is your oyster' as the saying goes. Johnwrd ( talk) 18:22, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
Could it also be that he's just a pathological liar? I have a hard time believing all this and more has happened to one person. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.246.204.204 ( talk) 21:24, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
He has repeatedly expressed his frustration with what he feels are fantastic claims incorrectly attributed to him. --Like the claims on the right side of the page? I thought there were other witnessess to some of his abductions? Puddytang 05:02, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Please consider changing the very last sentence. "Hershey highway"??? Really?? Also, the actor does not have something inserted, it is the character. Dvnobles ( talk) 13:14, 28 October 2011 (UTC) dvnobles
I notice that "Communion" etc. are cited as "non-fiction". This really ought to be amended to say "published as non-fiction", as it's beyond sanity to suppose that the events in it are actually true. Or is this one of those cases where suggesting that it's a complete fabrication leads yourself into ludicrous "libel" lawsuits where you'll get milked for every penny you will ever own? -- Matt Westwood 06:52, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
"published as" would imply that the status has changed since the time of publication. Absent such a change, that would be editorializing. ( 184.96.228.107 ( talk) 06:36, 27 September 2012 (UTC))
The article is really lousy on this matter, quote:
To get the horse in front of the carriage at least the section would need to start with the publishing of Communion, and then describe the contents of the book. The main character, by the name of Whitley Strieber, is abducted on December 26, 1985, Communion time and age, but as a point in time in the fictional story line, this date must of course not be mistaken for the day after Christmas day the year of our Lord 1985, in the common (real) calender. To start the section with this fictional event is in deed very misleading.
It is also a complete mistake to use "he" when refering to the author after the mentioning of the fictional character by the same name. The publishing of the book by the flesh and blood (and potentially not so amused) Strieber has no connection to the abduction of the fictional Strieber.
A good editor should be able to blend together the story told in the book, and the factual history of its publication in a way that allows anyone who thinks it's non-fiction to read the result with satisfaction, and at the same time allows people, like myself who consider it a piece of fiction, to read it with the same satisfaction. I am not that good an editor myself, so please, HELP! -- 81.229.102.134 ( talk) 18:11, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
I thought this article used have Strieber's admission that the visit from "The Master" may not have happened? What's going on? 67.190.86.13 ( talk) 06:06, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
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Just a note to point out some suspicious recent edits to this page. On Mar 7-9, someone editing from a Santa Monica, CA, IP address made improper edits to the content of the 'Master of the Key' section. These edits not only introduce the first-person singular 'I', going against style policy on Wikipedia, but erroneously claim that a writer named Heinrich Moltke is '(AKA) Jasun Horsley'.
First, it appears that the edits have been done by Strieber himself, who is known to live in Santa Monica. Second, it's worth pointing out that Moltke is not, in fact, Horsley. Strieber is confusing two different critics of his work. I can vouch for the fact the two are not the same individual, so can others. Moltke and Horsley have even gotten into online debates about Strieber's work.
The way these edits have been done sort of amount to vandalism. It might be a good idea to revert that section only to a version prior to those edits. Hochichi667 ( talk) 22:33, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
I'm deleting the last two paragraphs in this section: with the exception of the citation linked to Strieber's site itself, none of the sources cited there meet Wikipedia's standards as acceptable sources: Problems with Strieber and The Key is a self-published piece simply aimed at debunking the validity of the events within the book, and the accompanying Mother podcast is an (extremely profane) interview of PwtMotK's author. I'm not even sure why the claim that the early-morning conversation in The Key took place would require debunking to begin with, as it's not exactly a fantastical concept to begin with.
Kt'Hyla ( talk) 04:32, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
Here is a new article on Mr. Strieber that could be used as a reference for the article. https://medium.com/s/reasonable-doubt/he-was-supposed-to-be-the-next-stephen-king-then-the-aliens-came-afd7195e0b49?fbclid=IwAR3M7GDTsItc5pESVdG9ZQTeW4f0DYqVVzjCDfhYJoOQGSBF1xP-ABaNFm8
165.91.106.30 ( talk) 17:22, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
Strieber's 1993 novel "The Forbidden Zone" is in no way a novelization of the 1980 Richard Elfman movie. Look it up on Amazon, Good Reads, etc.; it's an unrelated book with the same title. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomasroche ( talk • contribs) 18:16, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
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Is he a nut or is he just aware that there is a sucker born every minute?
Or... is he the sanest, most honest person you know? (cue sinister music)
Have you seen the Robertson Panel protocol ? It ridicules those who have had bizarre experiences, interested in forbidden matters. Martial Law 06:58, 15 March 2006 (UTC) :)
He hosts the radio show called Dreamland. Martial Law 03:21, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
Well... I don't believe it's actually a radio show anymore, and hasn't been for a number of years. I believe it's strictly an internet broadcast now.
74.104.100.186
01:10, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
That is correct. The Wikipedia page for the show from which it was derived, Coast to Coast AM, says as much. I'm just surpirsed it's not mentioned in this article, and I'm not sure logically where it would best be put. Joe 20:51, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
Strieber is often accused of being a government disinformation agent by conspiracy theorists. citation needed
I want to add this to the article but I don't want to malign the guy (without a source) Puddytang 05:00, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Another theory with regarding Whitley is that in his early life he stumbled onto some knowledge or witnessed something genuine. All his subsequent often chaotic experiences have simply been arranged or staged to discredit him as a potential witness. As for who has been playing cat and mouse with him all his life, 'the world is your oyster' as the saying goes. Johnwrd ( talk) 18:22, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
Could it also be that he's just a pathological liar? I have a hard time believing all this and more has happened to one person. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.246.204.204 ( talk) 21:24, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
He has repeatedly expressed his frustration with what he feels are fantastic claims incorrectly attributed to him. --Like the claims on the right side of the page? I thought there were other witnessess to some of his abductions? Puddytang 05:02, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Please consider changing the very last sentence. "Hershey highway"??? Really?? Also, the actor does not have something inserted, it is the character. Dvnobles ( talk) 13:14, 28 October 2011 (UTC) dvnobles
I notice that "Communion" etc. are cited as "non-fiction". This really ought to be amended to say "published as non-fiction", as it's beyond sanity to suppose that the events in it are actually true. Or is this one of those cases where suggesting that it's a complete fabrication leads yourself into ludicrous "libel" lawsuits where you'll get milked for every penny you will ever own? -- Matt Westwood 06:52, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
"published as" would imply that the status has changed since the time of publication. Absent such a change, that would be editorializing. ( 184.96.228.107 ( talk) 06:36, 27 September 2012 (UTC))
The article is really lousy on this matter, quote:
To get the horse in front of the carriage at least the section would need to start with the publishing of Communion, and then describe the contents of the book. The main character, by the name of Whitley Strieber, is abducted on December 26, 1985, Communion time and age, but as a point in time in the fictional story line, this date must of course not be mistaken for the day after Christmas day the year of our Lord 1985, in the common (real) calender. To start the section with this fictional event is in deed very misleading.
It is also a complete mistake to use "he" when refering to the author after the mentioning of the fictional character by the same name. The publishing of the book by the flesh and blood (and potentially not so amused) Strieber has no connection to the abduction of the fictional Strieber.
A good editor should be able to blend together the story told in the book, and the factual history of its publication in a way that allows anyone who thinks it's non-fiction to read the result with satisfaction, and at the same time allows people, like myself who consider it a piece of fiction, to read it with the same satisfaction. I am not that good an editor myself, so please, HELP! -- 81.229.102.134 ( talk) 18:11, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
I thought this article used have Strieber's admission that the visit from "The Master" may not have happened? What's going on? 67.190.86.13 ( talk) 06:06, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
General cleanup and reference improvements completed. Kyle (talk) 07:16, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
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Just a note to point out some suspicious recent edits to this page. On Mar 7-9, someone editing from a Santa Monica, CA, IP address made improper edits to the content of the 'Master of the Key' section. These edits not only introduce the first-person singular 'I', going against style policy on Wikipedia, but erroneously claim that a writer named Heinrich Moltke is '(AKA) Jasun Horsley'.
First, it appears that the edits have been done by Strieber himself, who is known to live in Santa Monica. Second, it's worth pointing out that Moltke is not, in fact, Horsley. Strieber is confusing two different critics of his work. I can vouch for the fact the two are not the same individual, so can others. Moltke and Horsley have even gotten into online debates about Strieber's work.
The way these edits have been done sort of amount to vandalism. It might be a good idea to revert that section only to a version prior to those edits. Hochichi667 ( talk) 22:33, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
I'm deleting the last two paragraphs in this section: with the exception of the citation linked to Strieber's site itself, none of the sources cited there meet Wikipedia's standards as acceptable sources: Problems with Strieber and The Key is a self-published piece simply aimed at debunking the validity of the events within the book, and the accompanying Mother podcast is an (extremely profane) interview of PwtMotK's author. I'm not even sure why the claim that the early-morning conversation in The Key took place would require debunking to begin with, as it's not exactly a fantastical concept to begin with.
Kt'Hyla ( talk) 04:32, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
Here is a new article on Mr. Strieber that could be used as a reference for the article. https://medium.com/s/reasonable-doubt/he-was-supposed-to-be-the-next-stephen-king-then-the-aliens-came-afd7195e0b49?fbclid=IwAR3M7GDTsItc5pESVdG9ZQTeW4f0DYqVVzjCDfhYJoOQGSBF1xP-ABaNFm8
165.91.106.30 ( talk) 17:22, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
Strieber's 1993 novel "The Forbidden Zone" is in no way a novelization of the 1980 Richard Elfman movie. Look it up on Amazon, Good Reads, etc.; it's an unrelated book with the same title. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomasroche ( talk • contribs) 18:16, 19 April 2019 (UTC)