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The situation is referenced twice in the article with very similar paragraphs both in the intro and in the 2020 election campaign section. Don't want it to be buried in the article, but would suggest it only needs to be addressed in one location. If it is to be referenced in the intro and a later section, the first reference need not be so detailed. Thoughts? Boredintheevening ( talk) 17:03, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
It was a set up: https://theintercept.com/2020/08/12/alex-morse-college-democrats-chats/ LamontCranston ( talk) 00:47, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
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The allegations against Alex Morse have been shown to be engineered by College Democrat members according to chat logs received by The Intercept. The paragraph should be updated to include this fact.
Source: https://theintercept.com/2020/08/12/alex-morse-college-democrats-chats/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=theintercept Derannger ( talk) 00:27, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
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After: Timothy Ennis, the chief strategist and former president of the UMass Amherst College Democrats, had previously completed a class with Richard Neal and was highlighted as a driving force behind the allegations, with members of the group claiming that he saw Neal as his "in" for a political career.
ADD: Additionally, former UMass College Democrats President Andrew Abramson admitted to "totally leading [Morse] on" over instagram in order to further provoke a scandal.
Source: https://theintercept.com/2020/08/12/alex-morse-college-democrats-chats/ 2601:193:8301:8A30:9488:CDFE:92CA:E14C ( talk) 22:11, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Seagull123 Φ 18:30, 16 August 2020 (UTC)Abramson shared a screenshot of the exchange with friends. “Not overt but it’s very clear he’s not talking to me for no reason,” he said. “Like read that message. Also don’t mind me totally leading him on.” He added that he accepted the message request “because why not.”
— https://theintercept.com/2020/08/12/alex-morse-college-democrats-chats/
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Hi all - the term smear campaign is the best and most accurate term to describe false information spread to hurt a public figure. It is imperative this be mentioned early on, as only mentioning its dubious nature, not even as solidly as it should be, in the third paragraph is not enough. Most readers won't even read that far into a controversy. Again, it is necessary for misinformation not to take the forefront in a section on a BLP. ɱ (talk) 01:36, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
Again, it simply is not a 'non-neutral' term, as another editor claims. It simply is the only term used for such an incident, and is used in multiple reliable sources, several of which I have cited. ɱ (talk) 01:37, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
leading Mr. Morse to accuse Mr. Neal and his allies in the state’s Democratic leadership of having a hand in a homophobic plot to smear him." The use of the term "smear campaign" by the campaign is straight out of Public Relations 101. It certainly shouldn't be said in wiki-voice per WP:NPOV. KidAd talk 01:43, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
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The situation is referenced twice in the article with very similar paragraphs both in the intro and in the 2020 election campaign section. Don't want it to be buried in the article, but would suggest it only needs to be addressed in one location. If it is to be referenced in the intro and a later section, the first reference need not be so detailed. Thoughts? Boredintheevening ( talk) 17:03, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
It was a set up: https://theintercept.com/2020/08/12/alex-morse-college-democrats-chats/ LamontCranston ( talk) 00:47, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
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The allegations against Alex Morse have been shown to be engineered by College Democrat members according to chat logs received by The Intercept. The paragraph should be updated to include this fact.
Source: https://theintercept.com/2020/08/12/alex-morse-college-democrats-chats/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=theintercept Derannger ( talk) 00:27, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
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After: Timothy Ennis, the chief strategist and former president of the UMass Amherst College Democrats, had previously completed a class with Richard Neal and was highlighted as a driving force behind the allegations, with members of the group claiming that he saw Neal as his "in" for a political career.
ADD: Additionally, former UMass College Democrats President Andrew Abramson admitted to "totally leading [Morse] on" over instagram in order to further provoke a scandal.
Source: https://theintercept.com/2020/08/12/alex-morse-college-democrats-chats/ 2601:193:8301:8A30:9488:CDFE:92CA:E14C ( talk) 22:11, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Seagull123 Φ 18:30, 16 August 2020 (UTC)Abramson shared a screenshot of the exchange with friends. “Not overt but it’s very clear he’s not talking to me for no reason,” he said. “Like read that message. Also don’t mind me totally leading him on.” He added that he accepted the message request “because why not.”
— https://theintercept.com/2020/08/12/alex-morse-college-democrats-chats/
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Hi all - the term smear campaign is the best and most accurate term to describe false information spread to hurt a public figure. It is imperative this be mentioned early on, as only mentioning its dubious nature, not even as solidly as it should be, in the third paragraph is not enough. Most readers won't even read that far into a controversy. Again, it is necessary for misinformation not to take the forefront in a section on a BLP. ɱ (talk) 01:36, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
Again, it simply is not a 'non-neutral' term, as another editor claims. It simply is the only term used for such an incident, and is used in multiple reliable sources, several of which I have cited. ɱ (talk) 01:37, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
leading Mr. Morse to accuse Mr. Neal and his allies in the state’s Democratic leadership of having a hand in a homophobic plot to smear him." The use of the term "smear campaign" by the campaign is straight out of Public Relations 101. It certainly shouldn't be said in wiki-voice per WP:NPOV. KidAd talk 01:43, 30 August 2020 (UTC)