Talk:Jean de Sperati

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Query some details on this page[edit]

Hi when translating this page I noticed conflicting details between the original article in German and the stub in English or, at the very least, details that were unclear. Even the links provided were not unambiguous.

Was Sperati sentenced to 1 year in prison or 2? Details of the trial(s) are ambiguous. Was there one trial or two? The English stub refers to a trial abandoned due to war and a linked article makes reference to a nominal fine (for disrupting customs activities) at an earlier stage. The German article refers only to the main trial.

I have left as per the German article but I am not certain this is correct. Could anyone who knows please amend with correct information please. If the German article is incorrect, update the English article and I will make corresponding changes to the German article.

My only interest is in translating, not biographies or stamps.

Billy1968 (talk) 02:47, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stepping in[edit]

I would like to work on this article. I'm looking at the German version from the link on the translation page; is this the current article, and not a permalink? The first thing I'd like to change is in the lead; the original uses words that emphasize the fact that authenticators attested to the genuineness of his stamps, not just that they did not uncover them as forgeries. It's a nuance that I'm going to aim to include, right....about.........now. Eleven even (talk) 14:36, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Questions[edit]

I looked through the revision history and it seems the value in francs that Locard placed on the stamps at the 1948 trial has been in the article from the beginning. Skysmith, was that in the German version? I don't see it there now. Eleven even (talk) 15:29, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It seems from the original that the examination of the stamps by Locard et.al. took place before the trial. The experts are called, their judgment is given, Sperati is charged with (accused of) fraud. In the original, this all happens before the trial is mentioned, in the section preceding the trial's header and section, and as far as I understand the basics of French judicial protocol, that seems right. He would not be on trial before being accused. So I've edited the sections to reflect that, as they do in the original article. Eleven even (talk) 15:40, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]