Talk:Diamond Jenness

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Note from article creator

I created this page (my first contribution) that has been marked for cleanup. I am probably not competant to fix it up but I thought I should mention that it should probably link back to the Dorset culture page which is where I first found the create page link. I neglected to make reference to it.

Unsourced information

There are quite a few statements that need sourcing, a number of which I noted in the article. Per the Wikipedia policy of No Original Research, it would be good if sources could be added.TimidGuy (talk) 20:32, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This has now been addressed.TimidGuy (talk) 22:16, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral point of view

The section on cultural genocide relies on 6 pages in Stevenson’s book, and exclusively criticizes Jennness. Stevenson, however, appears to be a bit more nuanced, also presenting positive statements about the subject. Wikipedia’s central policy of Neutral Point of View would suggest a little more balance in the representation of Stevenson’s perspective.TimidGuy (talk) 20:32, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The new material effectively addresses this concern and is in compliance with policy.TimidGuy (talk) 22:18, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Accusation of “cultural genocide"

This section of the article uses the term “cultural genocide,” which is quite harsh. The source for this section is Stevenson, but I don’t see where she uses that term. Per Wikipedia’s policy on Neutral Point of View, it may be good to use a more neutral term.TimidGuy (talk) 20:32, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Date of Retirement descrepancy

Noticed descrepancy regarding Jenness's date of retirement. de Laguna states "official retirement from the Intelligence Service and from the museum came in 1947" (p.250); Collins & Taylor also states his year of retirement as 1947 (p.77); Jenness and Jenness, however, states it was October 8, 1948, and describes his responsibilities that year, adding in footnote that his actual employment termination wasn't until April 7, 1949 due to 6 months retirement leave (p.202).

As the last source offers the most detailed retirement date and duties served up until that time (and in footnote cites the actual file of minutes of Treasury Board's Meeting (27 April, 1949) regarding the decision on Diamond's monthly superannuation amount), perhaps this source should be considered the definitive one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mgmontgo (talk • contribs) 17:11, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I think it would be considered the definitive source for resolving the differing dates. Thanks for your work on this article.TimidGuy (talk) 21:08, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]