Talk:Bastille
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The factual accuracy of the Bastille article is disputed. As you can see from the edit history, I recently corrected several minor errors that were clearly errors; there is another issue about which I'm not as certain, but where I have very strong doubts about the statements in this article: I seriously doubt that the Marquis de Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille at the time it was stormed, let alone the more elaborate anecdote given here. It is unsourced. A different variant of it (which I also doubt) is in the article Marquis de Sade. I strongly believe he had been transferred to Charenton well before the storming of the Bastille, but I don't have a source to quote, just a reasonable knowledge of his life. It would be good if someone would sort this out. -- Jmabel 20:35, 5 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- This has now been sorted out. -- Jmabel 01:03, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Source of recent additions?
The 11:37, Jun 15, 2004 edit by User:62.252.64.13 is generally very strong (although a bit against our usual style standards). I have to wonder, though: is this cribbed from somewhere? I can't find it in a web search, although it could be a copyvio from a book. It's so detailed -- down to times of day -- that it seems a bit remarkable not to give any source(s). If the source or sources are public domain, then I'm all for keeping this additional content. Does anyone know? I'd like to get some answers before I start editing for style standards, making links, etc. -- Jmabel 21:05, Jun 15, 2004 (UTC)
Detainees
The newly added "detainees" section is "not quite in English". I'm hesitant to edit it into good English, since I'm not sure that what it says is even accurate. Could someone who knows this material better than me take a shot at it, preferably with cited references? -- Jmabel | Talk 05:49, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
