Talk:Douglas Adams

I came in here via the category Pages with broken reference names and in tracking down the problem found that the first named citation was in the 'Influences' section of the Writer InfoBox. I've fixed that but I noticed Influences/Influenced in the Infobox weren't displaying and found that it was removed from the template on 4 Aug 2013 after a discussion on the Template Talk page. Given that it was redundant I removed those as well but there was some info it it that may be useful elsewhere in the article. Influences:

• P. G. Wodehouse
• Lewis Carroll
• Kurt Vonnegut^[1]
• Monty Python
• Tony Hancock^[2]
• Robert Sheckley
• Kenneth Grahame
• A. A. Milne^[3]

Influenced:

• Eoin Colfer
• Richard Dawkins^[4]
• Greg Rucka^[5]

The Monk and the Rock Painting. When trotting down to where Reg has left his time machine, the monk notices some ancient rock painting, obviously done ages ago by a primitive tribe. The monk spends some time reflecting on this. To me it seems there must be some significance, but what? Professor Bernard (talk) 18:54, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

Not sure... If you can find a source analysing this, feel free to put it in the article. SkywalkerEccleston (talk) 00:05, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

The ghost gets Reg to use the time machine to put the salt cellar inside the pot. The ghost gets Reg to go to the place where Reg can get stuff to disguise the suntan. While Reg is doing this, the monk enters Reg’s flat in Cambridge. It seems a great coincidence that the monk is very near the door to the flat just at the time when reg is disguising the suntan, or was it more than a coincidence? Professor Bernard (talk) 20:32, 13 February 2026 (UTC)