Talk:Arthur Hastings/Archive 1

Latest comment: 8 years ago by Prairieplant in topic External links modified
Archive 1

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Can Hastings really be described as fastidious?

No -I've changed it to 'scrupulous' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.40.248.93 (talk) 16:08, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

First Meeting with Poirot

In The Mysterious Affair at Styles chapter 2, it is written that "The 16th of July fell on a Monday". The only year during WW I when this happened is 1917 thus it is more likely that Hastings and Poirot met in England in 1917 (and Hastings could have been confused about the year by the time of Curtain because of advancing age). Binand 06:31, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Nonetheless, in Curtain it is stated that the year was 1916. And everywhere else in Wikipedia (e.g., Poirot's article, or the Mysterious Affair at Styles article) the date 1916 is used. Albertod4 (talk) 12:58, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

And this is fiction, so there is no need to look at the real calendar, is there? I agree with Albertod4. --Prairieplant (talk) 16:23, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

TV picture

Is the screencap really necessary to the article? I'd be bold and remove it, except that as a non-free image it might then be deleted before anyone could object. But it's not as if Hastings's physical appearance is particularly notable, and I greatly doubt that the TV show in better known than the books. (I can sort of see it for Poirot on account of the baldness and mustache, though I still don't like it—I'd rather a drawing from one of the books if such existed—but Hastings?) —Quintucket (talk) 22:22, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Literary function

Most of the content in the literary function section is uncited original research and has nothing to do with the biography of a fictional character. At least 1/3rd of it should be removed. ---The Old JacobiteThe '45 03:06, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

But everything is clear, relevant, and based on a perfectly documented analysis of the character in Agatha Christie's novels. Removing it would be a pity, to my mind. --Francois C (talk) 13:53, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

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Checked and it leads to former page on Agatha Christie site. New organization of site says almost nothing about Hastings. --Prairieplant (talk) 07:09, 20 October 2016 (UTC)