Talk:Mark Simpson (journalist)
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[edit] pre-empted?
The article says (emphasis added): "His highly controversial collection Anti-Gay (1996)... began what came to be known as the "post-gay" movement, and pre-empted a series of gay books critical of gay culture.[citations needed]"
See the definition of pre-empted at [1].
As it stands now, the article implies that because the collection "Anti-Gay" appeared, other books that were going to appear did not appear.
Is that true? Is the case that those who contributed essays to "Anti-Gay" were going to write their own books, and decided instead just to contribute an essay to "Anti-Gay"?
Or was the writer's intended meaning that "Anti-Gay" was the first of several such books to appear?
If so, would it be better to say something like "inspired" or "led to" or "was in the vanguard of" instead of pre-empted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pconrad0 (talk • contribs) 15:09, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
Yes, 'pre-empted' was the wrong word. Anti-Gay anticipated not 'pre-empted' those books. —Preceding unsigned comment added by EdWelthorpe (talk • contribs) 10:35, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Childish posts
Anonymous User:81.132.124.52 added: It is perhaps proof of how controversial 'Anti-Gay' was that even ten years after its publication some aggrieved gayists feel compelled to persistently post childishly libellous statements about it and Simpson on this page.
I have moved this note to this Talk page rather than making the Wikipage a self referencing discussion. Please use this Talk page for future similar complaints. You may also find Wikipedia:Vandalism useful if you want to flag users who damage the page with false information as vandals.-- Ashley VH 14:41, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
