Talk:Ian Fleming#Seems like this is PR for the new film Flemings
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Semi-protected edit request on 8 September 2023
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Request that Robert Fleming (financier) be added as Ian Fleming's grandfather under "relatives" DingleTingles (talk) 00:38, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
:File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. voorts (talk/contributions) 02:48, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
::Ian Fleming is listed as Robert Fleming's grandson on Robert Fleming's page. isn't that enough?PhilomenaO'M (talk) 20:05, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
:::No. Wikipedia articles are not reliable sources. Nikkimaria (talk) 05:04, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
Origin of Flemming estate name Goldeneye.
The 1941 Carson McCullers novel Goldeneye is set on a US Army base in the state of Georgia. There is no reference to the use of British naval bases in the Caribbean by the US navy (ref 67). I did check the book. 2001:999:50C:847E:5F6F:B612:CED1:1C4F (talk) 09:04, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 14 August 2024
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Add the following, currently missing information:
= In popular culture =
The movies The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Operation Mincemeat both depict Fleming, working as naval intelligence officer, as a minor character. Swedishreview100 (talk) 17:18, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
: File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: This article currently has no "In popular culture" subsection. Per WP:POPCULTURE, adding such a section should be treated with care, and adding minor character appearances might be considered unencyclopedic trivia. Do you have sources to reference that discuss in more detail his specific appearance in the films? Consider in which existing section they're better suited, and if it is actually relevant to include in the article. CloakedFerret (talk) 02:17, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
Military career
He was a high ranking and key military intelligence official during the biggest war in history. Why is that buried deep in the article? Jozsefs (talk) 08:39, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
:Buried in the 2nd para of the lead? Johnbod (talk) 03:49, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
As an intelligence officer, he also did operation postmaster, which they’ve now made a movie about
The ministry of ungentlemanly warfare 107.195.150.5 (talk) 03:33, 30 September 2024 (UTC)