Talk:Jack Black (rat catcher)

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Discussion

Are you serious? This seems too hilarious and absurd to be true. But funny! I say it stays --Ironcladben 17:21, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

It isn't an unusual article for nothing. But yes, it's real—check the reference at the bottom. And the National Fancy Rat Society serves all your domesticated rat needs today. JRM 19:45, 2005 Apr 20 (UTC)

It was indeed a legitimate position in society, if not very high up:)...This kind of pestilence was commonplace til the end of the Victoria era....One question from me: Anybody know Jack Black's date of birth or death? Any other details about the man? Engr105th (talk) 23:02, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The occupation of rat-catcher continues to occur around the world in modern times, FYI - please see the article: Rats in New York City. SurgeArrest (talk) 13:05, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jack Black Actor

Is this where Jack Black the actor got his name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.99.84.127 (talk) 03:11, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Images

I disagree with this edit. It doesn't matter that the image is "rare". It adds nothing to the article. The article already has a nearly identical image. The new image adds no useful content to the article.--Srleffler (talk) 18:01, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

~~The images are not identical and they are different. They help to add context to his biography article. IQ125 (talk) 18:35, 24 March 2018 (UTC)~~(

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It seems fairly obvious that the second picture is a redrawing of the first for a different publication, all that's changed is that he has a bigger (and I suspect less professionally accurate) dog. I don't think it's really showing us what he looked like 12 years later. Belbury (talk) 18:05, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for posting! It is possible to be a redrawing, but it may not be a redrawing. If we created a Gallery subsection and placed a small image at that location would you be able to go with that? Thanks again SurgeArrest (talk) 17:45, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's more important to avoid the implication that they show how Black looked in different years, when they are just drawings from books with different publication years. I'll update the captions to make that clearer.

But it's worth noting that I can't actually see the name "Jack Black" in the text of the von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld source, he seems to be writing about the idea of the royal rat-catcher more generally. This may not even be intended as a depiction of Black, an artist could have just been using the older drawing as reference for the profession's costume and equipment. Belbury (talk) 08:23, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I still object to having two nearly identical images in the article, for no obvious purpose. The second image adds nothing to our coverage of Black. We should remove it.--Srleffler (talk) 19:34, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it's worth getting upset about, but I agree the second image is pointless clutter. --Ef80 (talk) 18:46, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]