Talk:John Birmingham

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Given the flattering nature of this article, the attention to product placement, and the erratic punctuation, what's the bet that it was written by Birmingham himself?

It is unlikely to have been written by the author himself, as it contained some rudimentary factual errors (which I have corrected) such as the details of the school he attended. I have corrected those details. His publicist on the other hand might have had something to do with it.

just my not very humple opinion, but wouldn't an AUTHOR know how to punctuate an autobiographical article?--Doctormonkey 21:45, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Why shouldn't the article be flattering? You might not like it, but there isn't really anything controversial in his life and work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.148.5.118 (talk) 15:30, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Article in the Australian

The link to Birmingham's opinion piece in the Australian was broken as the article was archived. I've tried searching the archives but I can't find it. Give it a go if you think you'll do better: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20365709-7583,00.html

--French line 05:41, 1 June 2007 (UTC)