Talk:Don Boyd

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Trying to get this page to fit standards and because this is the first time I have used wikipedia, I would be very grateful for your help. For example, should the page include a list of Don Boyd's films? Should the page be broken up in stages - Early Life, Early career, Academic Career etc....I dont want to make it too fussy but Boyd has had a very varied career to date, and my principal sources including the very big datbase and archives at Exeter, and the BFI library provide so much info - Thank you...Limuru—Preceding unsigned comment added by Limuru (talk • contribs) 12:47, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

One of the tags that you removed stated that the article could do with sections (what you call stages), so yes it would be much better to have sections. With regard to the content it really isn't being fussy adding content and sources, that is great that you want to and it would improve the article. At present there are only four sources though and it could do with more. Please note though that the tags at the top of the article that you removed, should only be removed once the issues are actually sorted. I have therefore restored the tags as they are a way of notifying other users that the article requires work doing on it. Thanks and have fun.♦Tangerines♦·Talk 15:34, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for this. Most helpful. I have removed some material and added other references but the quality of the sources I have tried to quote are as good and comprehensive as thet get: The British Film Institute, the University of Exeter and Don Boyd's papers in the Bill Douglas centre, and The Guardian newspaper's own rigorously edited profiles. and of course imdb which has the largest and most comprehensive database of information about film directors which exists. I have looked at other biographies of other British directors and these quote very few sources and in some cases seem as if they have been written by publicity agents...I have tried to restrict this article to the barest of facts, and to put Boyd's career into context for anyone reading the entry. I can always contact him personally to verify information if really necessary - he is a very approachable man as witnessed by the wealth of information available to the public in the papers he has donated to The University of Exeter.

as for the sections, short of a very comprehensive artcile which would be inappropriately long, I have tried to condense it to give a sense of Boyd's career and unique status in Britsh cinema - this is certainly borne out by all the references and by the reviews and other material available in inteviews and cuttings in the libraries in London and in Exeter where I have researched him.

His opinions have been voiced very publically both in the press, and at media industry meetings. eg He recently he wrote an article about documentary in the Guardian for example. This was the basis of my suggestions concerning his status as a commentator but i have removed these - (I can't imagine that he would take offence!). Limuru (talk) 17:26, 23 March 2008 (UTC)Limuru