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This appears to be a campaign brochure rather than a useful Wikipedia article. I believe it is fair to categorize Ms. Yecke as a somewhat controversial figure (certainly among Minnesotans), yet this article is merely a blandly positive overview of Ms. Yecke's life and current political campaign.
It would be useful for someone with knowledge of Ms. Yecke's time heading the Minnesota Department of Education to provide some information with respect to her term there, which was shortened by the decision of the Minnesota legislature not to confirm her (I believe). Also, she has provided some provocative opinions in editorial articles in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, which should be summarized. Barring any of that, I would respectfully suggest that this entry be marked for deletion due to {{POV}} (bias).
Bias rarely requires deletion. A rewrite is generally the fix for this sort of thing. Zotel - the Stub Maker 01:12, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
Where in the hell is the fix? The bias has gotten much worse -- an addition was brazenly censored today by FeloniousSkunk on the grounds of being a "non-notable self-promotion by long-known internet crank." Larry Fafarman 00:26, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
This is merely a bio of Dr. Yecke and what she has done through her life. She is no longer a candidate for public office and is now going to Florida where she will be appreciated, and has already been welcomed with open arms. The Democrats in Minnesota can stop their smear campaign any day now, they already threw out a brilliant mind. Florida is now lucky to have her!!
She is sure as hell a candidate for public office now -- she is running for Florida commissioner of education. Larry Fafarman 00:26, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
<Comments by sock puppet of indef banned user removed> FeloniousMonk 15:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
<Comments by sock puppet of indef banned user removed> FeloniousMonk 15:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
You are full of crap, dunghill. By your rules, any participation in a Wikipedia discussion is a self-promoting "conflict of interest." The references to Elsberry and Myers here and the links to their blogs are self-promoting "conflicts of interest." The Wikipedia rules say that blogs are not supposed to be used as sources at all. But if you can do it, then so can I. And what in the hell does notability have to do with self-promotion?
FeloniousSkunk called me a "long-known internet crank" -- that makes me "notable." So there.
There might as well be no Wikipedia rules at all, because no matter what the rules are, you jerks are going to bend and twist them in your favor. If I post under my real name, you will say that I am promoting myself. If I post anonymously, you will say that I must post under my real name. And of course, you don't have to follow the rules -- the rules apply only to me.
Darwinism must really be on its last legs if it is necessary for you Darwinists to resort to that kind of censorship.
Considering the bad reputation that Wikipedia has acquired for unreliability -- and a major cause of that unreliability is arbitrary censorship of contributions -- you jerks are really pushing your luck.
OK, here's the deal. I will post anonymously on Wikipedia and link to a blog which I will set up. The blog will be under the name of a notable person who is so famous as to not need any "promotion." That way we will not be breaking any rules.
Laugh while you still can, you lousy scumbags. Larry Fafarman 00:10, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
The lunatic Larry Fafarman has posted the latest on his blog:
"Now they have plumb run out of excuses -- they can't even dream up any more phony reasons for canceling my edits. Right now I am planning a late-night editing raid."
Keep up your standards by banning this lunatic.
Yecke has hired a company, ReputationDefender, to scrub references to intelligent design from any mention of her online: [2] We need to keep an eye for them on this article. Odd nature 17:11, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
This woman is an anti-science religious whacko.
This is the transcript of Yecke saying that local school districts can, indeed, teach "intelligent design" if they decide they want to.
CPY: Well, creationism is off the table completely because of a 1987 supreme court ruling. The issue really is intelligent design and evolution and the there was language that was put in the conference committee report that accompanied the no child left behind act that said you know students should be exposed to all sides of a controversial issue. And we brought that up to the committee members because we didn’t want to see this just evolve into a controversy. We spent a lot of time on the math committee just just talking about the use of calculators, and time is precious, so we wanted to make sure that we stopped any kind of controversy at the beginning. And it is well understood now that this is a decision that would be made by local school boards and not the state.
This is verifiable; go check the video. I think that the article can be less diffident on this score. -- Wesley R. Elsberry 16:06, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
She was not "promoting" ID -- she only said that "students should be exposed to all sides of a controversial issue." I think she was mistaken when she said that "the issue really is intelligent design and evolution" because there are also non-ID scientific (or pseudoscientific) criticisms of evolution, e.g., criticisms concerning co-evolution, the propagation of beneficial mutations in sexual reproduction, and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (an example of a pseudoscientific criticism). Also, she did not misrepresent or misuse the No Child Left Behind Act because even though the language she was referring to is just in a Congressional report and not in the Act itself, the courts use Congressional reports in interpreting statutes. Anyway, there is nothing to interpret here in the Act itself because the Act itself says nothing about evolution or criticisms of evolution. This whole thing is just a witch-hunt and a fishing expedition and is completely inappropriate for an encyclopedia bio. Larry Fafarman 12:29, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
"rebuttals Meyer et al"? Who said anything about Meyer? And what does notability have to do with a rebuttal? And how is rebuttal a "self-promotion"? And the fact that "teach the controversy" is promoted by the Discovery Institute does not mean that "teach the controversy" is only about ID.
I see that you have already deleted my entry. Leave it alone, you felonious dunghill. I didn't delete your stuff. You yourself are breaking the rules by using blogs as sources. If you can do it, then so can I.
Show me where the Wikipedia rules say anything about a "non-notable self-promotion by long-known internet crank."
Let's ask Cheri Yecke if she wants my stuff to stay. It should be her decision. Why don't we let her decide if it is OK if I exploit her bio for my own "self-promotion." After all, this is her bio -- not yours. Larry Fafarman 17:52, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Larry.
You might want to start by having a look at Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Attribution and Wikipedia:Reliable sources. You might also want to pole around some of the links in the welcome message at User talk:Larry Fafarman Guettarda 05:25, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
"Elsberry and Myers and notable commentators." Notability is not a requirement for Wikipedia editors. Furthermore, your judgment of who is "notable" is arbitrary. Furthermore, you jerks called me a "long-known Internet crank" and that makes me "notable." And so what if Elsberry and Myers did not add their references themselves -- they just got others to add their references for them. That is really nitpicking.
This is a real switch -- usually contributors are condemned for hiding their identities, and here I am condemned for revealing mine! OK, I am re-posting my entry with my name and the name of my blog removed. You can't complain about my linking to my blog because this bio already has links to blogs and the rules say that using personal and group blogs as references is not allowed -- the Wikipedia verifiability rule says,
Anyone can create a website or pay to have a book published, then claim to be an expert in a certain field. For that reason, self-published books, personal websites, and blogs are largely not acceptable as sources.
The only exception to this rule are newspaper "blogs" --
(footnote 4) "Blogs" in this context refers to personal and group blogs. . . . .. Some newspapers host interactive columns that they call blogs, and these may be acceptable as sources so long as the writers are professionals and the blog is subject to the newspaper's full editorial control; that is, when it isn't really a blog.
If you continue to censor my entry, I will call Cheri Yecke and ask her to report to ReputationDefenders that you will not allow the posting of a rebuttal to an attack ad against her on her own bio. ReputationDefenders is well-connected -- articles about this outfit have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the New York Post, and other major media outlets. If Wikipedia's reputation suffers as a result of your continued censorship of my entry here, you may find that you got more than you bargained for. Larry Fafarman 06:28, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Also, while were on the topic, articles are not controlled by their subjects. What Yecke would want is more or less irrelevant. JoshuaZ 14:19, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
So something that gets national coverage cannot be a political attack? ROFLMAO. Also, show me a newspaper article outside Florida or Minnesota (2003) that covered this story. Larry Fafarman 06:42, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
"What is relevant is its coverage."
Wrong. Guettarda said that it was national news and it was not.
"Now, Larry let's be very clear here"
I am being very clear here -- you are not.
"Meyers and Elsberry are far more notable than you are"
Agreed. But the Wikipedia verifiability rule against using personal blogs as sources has no exception for the personal blogs of "notable" people. Accordingly, I have deleted references to the personal blogs of these two. Poop or get off the can -- are you going to follow the Wikipedia rules or not?
"There isn't a collective which you are dealing with, but different editors"
It is not just a collective -- it is a conspiracy.
your threat to contact reputation defenders sounds very close to a threat to engage in deliberate disruption of this project
"Disruption of this project"? What project? Do you mean the Intelligent Design WikiProject? Why in the hell should Cheri Yecke, of all people, be part of that project? I can see including, say, Michael Behe, William Dembski, and Ken Miller -- but Cheri Yecke? Because of a few vague statements she made four years ago?
I'll do more than just threaten "to engage in deliberate disruption of this project" -- I am threatening to have you jerks kicked off of Wikipedia with extreme prejudice if you continue in your present course. Larry Fafarman 18:40, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
I said national coverage...or are you trying to say that Pharyngula just has a local Minnesotan readership?
So you think that mere posting on a personal blog is national coverage? LOL. Normally national coverage means release by the Associated Press (symbol "AP"), Reuters, that sort of thing.
Blogging is just a medium. Pharyngula is part of a forum run by a national magazine. PZ's words are as noteworthy as any other syndicated op-ed columnist.
WHAT? Sleazy PZ is a "syndicated op-ed columnist"? You are so full of living crap that it is coming out your ears, dunghill. Sleazy PZ is just a BVD-clad independent blogger on Scienceblogs. The following disclaimer posted on Scienceblogs says that the blogs' content is "exclusively attributable to outside contributors":
The content contained in these blogs is exclusively attributable to 'outside contributors' and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of ScienceBlogs LLC.
And Ding Elsberry is of course also just a BVD-clad independent blogger.
I've got all the facts and all you've got is just bullshit.
I'm quivering in my boots
Laugh now while you still can, dunghill.
"Do you mean the Intelligent Design WikiProject? Why in the hell should Cheri Yecke, of all people, be part of that project?" - because this is an article that catches the attention of editors interested in ID. It's a good way to attract eyeballs to an article, which is important to avoid things like, I dunno, people linking to their own blogs and otherwise disruptively editing the article.
You "dunno" is right. This is all gibberish -- I can't understand what in the hell you are trying to say here. Larry Fafarman 22:29, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
"So you think that mere posting on a personal blog is national coverage?" - Is this in some way related to the issue at hand, or are you just asking my opinion about random?
Haven't you ever heard the term "rhetorical question"? No answer to the question was desired, because you had already answered "yes" to the question.
"You are so full of living crap that it is coming out your ears, dunghill." - this is a violation of our policy on personal attacks.
Under the rules, this is not an attack that is never acceptable. I will continue to make such attacks so long as you people act like jerks.
"PZ is a "syndicated op-ed columnist"?" - Yep.
Where is he syndicated? What newspapers, magazines, or broadcasters? PZ Myers' Wikipedia bio says nothing about him being a syndicated columnist. He is not listed in either Wikipedia's "syndicated columnist" article or Wikipedia's "columnist" article. Even if PZ were a professional journalist, his own independent personal blog would still not be an acceptable Wikipedia source because it is not subject to "full editorial control" of a newspaper or any other kind of media outlet --
Some newspapers host interactive columns that they call blogs, and these may be acceptable as sources so long as the writers are professionals and the blog is subject to the newspaper's full editorial control; that is, when it isn't really a blog. (footnote 4 on Wikipedia:Verifiability (emphasis added)
The Wikipedia rule is no personal blogs, period, unless the blogger is writing about himself. Everything I have said above about Myers also applies to Elsberry.
"The content contained in these blogs is exclusively attributable to 'outside contributors' and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of ScienceBlogs LLC." - Yep, and most newspapers have a similar relationship with other nationally syndicated columnists. How is this relevant?
For starters, PZ Myers is not a "nationally syndicated columnist." Also, this statement applies to all approx. 60 ScienceBlogs bloggers -- so you are saying that they are all nationally syndicated columnists under contract to Scienceblogs?
"Laugh now while you still can, dunghill." - Please refrain from threats.
This is not an unacceptable threat under the rules. It obviously was a reference to my threat to have you kicked off the Wikipedia staff, which itself is not an unacceptable threat under the rules.
Perhaps you should try one of the other projects, like Conservapedia, or the ResearchID wiki.
Wikipedia is by far the most widely used online encyclopedia -- that's why I edit here. Larry Fafarman 11:32, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
The bio contains charges that are completely unverified. Here is an example: "Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D. is a politician who is best known for her role in an attempt to teach creationism in science classes."[1] The reference for that statement, reference #1, says,
1. Yecke: "every local district should have the freedom to teach creationism if that is what they choose" Minnesota Public Radio, June 9, 2003.
No evidence is provided that Yecke ever made such a statement on public radio. And even if she did make such a statement on public radio, saying that she is "best known" for such a statement or view is just stating opinion and not fact. In fact, Yecke said the contrary of the above alleged radio statement -- as Wesley Elsberry quoted above, she said, ". . . creationism is off the table completely because of a 1987 supreme court ruling."
Also, her bio says, "The versions of the Minnesota Science Standards circulated by Yecke contained language used by the pro-intelligent design Teach The Controversy campaign which casts doubt on evolution while offering intelligent design as a competing theory.[4] The version that was circulated among the public did not include these revisions."
No evidence is provided that "[t]he version that was circulated among the public did not include these revisions." Furthermore, the "Teach the Controversy" campaign does not "[offer] intelligent design as a competing theory" -- ID is not the only scientific (or pseudoscientific) criticism of evolution.
Yecke's bio says,
"Readers of [Elsberry's Austringer] blog . . . provided links to archived recordings of Twin Cities Public Television broadcasts from 2003 showing Yecke saying that teaching intelligent design was a decision local school districts could undertake and teaching intelligent design is supported by the Santorum Amendment.[8] Elsberry says her statements in these broadcasts are consistent with the quote Yecke disputed and tried to remove in the newspaper article."
The disputed newspaper quote is that Yecke said that "schools could include the concept of 'intelligent design' in teaching how the world came to be." That statement implies that Yecke herself authorized the teaching of ID in the public schools, but she only said that local school districts could decide whether to teach ID -- as Elsberry quoted above, she said, ". . . .it is well understood now that this is a decision that would be made by local school boards and not the state."
If anything, her support for teaching ID was modest and restrained, considering the following statement in the House-Senate conference report accompanying the No Child Left Behind Act (this statement is a modification of the Santorum Amendment, which passed the Senate by 91-8 but was not included in the final joint House-Senate bill) --
"The conferees recognize that a quality science education should prepare students to distinguish the data and testable theories of science from religious or philosophical claims that are made in the name of science. Where topics are taught that may generate controversy (such as biological evolution), the curriculum should help students to understand the full range of scientific views that exist, why such topics may generate controversy, and how scientific discoveries can profoundly affect society." [3]
The courts use legislative histories -- including Congressional reports -- in interpreting statutes, though here there is nothing to interpret in the statute (No Child Left Behind Act) because the statute does not address the controversy over evolution. This statement in the report is just advisory. Larry Fafarman 19:06, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
". . .requiring a number of leaps of logic and faith"? LOL. I pointed out that the bio has unverified claims of fact. I said, "No evidence is provided that Yecke ever made such a statement on public radio," and "No evidence is provided that "[t]he version that was circulated among the public did not include these revisions." Believing those unverified claims is what requires "leaps of logic and faith."
All you did was just give your stock answer, without regard to the present context. Larry Fafarman 02:48, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
The burden of proof is on those who claim that the disputed events happened. The sources cited in the article present no proof that the disputed events happened. Larry Fafarman 06:35, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
"Watch this video of Yecke endorsing the Santorum Amendment then explain how it is you can claim there's no evidence of her doing so and how you're not misrepresenting sources, Larry. Yecke on TPT’s "Almanac" show, air date September 12, 2003"
I'm not misrepresenting sources -- you are. That program aired Sept. 12. I want the source of the following quote in the bio, supposedly from a radio show that aired on June 9 --
1. ^ Yecke: "every local district should have the freedom to teach creationism if that is what they choose" Minnesota Public Radio, June 9, 2003. (from reference section)
I also want to know the source of the following statement in the bio --
"The versions of the Minnesota Science Standards circulated by Yecke contained language used by the pro-intelligent design Teach The Controversy campaign which casts doubt on evolution while offering intelligent design as a competing theory.[4] The version that was circulated among the public did not include these revisions."
I asked these questions before and I have still not gotten any answers. Larry Fafarman 21:29, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Larry Fafarman ( talk · contribs) announced at his blog today that he's conducting an "edit war" here at this article: "Now they have plumb run out of excuses -- they can't even dream up any more phony reasons for canceling my edits. Right now I am planning a late-night editing raid." [4]
This constitutes willful Disruptive Editing. Larry needs to read that guideline and our policy about disrupting Wikipedia to make a point. And we need to apply them if he refuses to stop disrupting this article and using his blog to fan the flames. If he continues as he has I suggest regular editors follow the steps at WP:DE to seek a topic or full site ban. FeloniousMonk 05:50, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
"MPR is a valid source by itself."
That is not the issue. The issue is that no evidence has been presented showing that Yecke ever made that statement on public radio.
As to your comment about the science standard, it might have some minimal validity;
"Minimal validity"? The only reference that was cited in support of the bio's statement about the science standard, More than 80 to work on new science, history lesson plans, Norman Draper, Star Tribune, July 18, 2003, said only the following about the subject --
Compare that to the above statement in the bio.
Your attitude about the blogs still holds no water as repeatedly explained, and I strongly suggest you stop agitating about it.
No, I will not stop agitating about it. The only defense that was made for using those blogs as sources is the claim that Myers and Elsberry are "nationally syndicated op-ed columnists" or something like that. However --
Poop or get off the can -- are you going to follow the Wikipedia rules or not?
Personally, I think that the rule against personal blogs is stupid. Citation of a personal blog does not indicate Wikipedia endorsement of that citation. The blogs often contain their own citations of reliable sources. Links are just a convenient way of avoiding cluttering up text with details that are contained in the linked sources. That is the way the Internet is supposed to operate. Furthermore, I see nothing wrong with citations of personal opinions or unreliable sources so long as it is clear that Wikipedia does not endorse the citations.
This Yecke bio is just an uncontrolled witch-hunt and I demand that you cease and desist forthwith.
If this were my bio, I would have sicced ReputationDefender on your hides a long time ago. I wonder why Cheri Yecke has apparently not done so yet -- or if she is doing something about this, she hasn't informed me. ReputationDefender already has a fair amount of clout, having been written up in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, etc.. As you know, there have already been news articles about ReputationDefender's defense of Yecke. I presume that ReputationDefender would like nothing better than to advertise itself by discrediting a big outfit like Wikipedia.
Wikipedia already has a bad reputation for unreliability and you are playing with fire. Even if you can get away with these shenanigans now, this stuff will be sitting here waiting for any muckraker who wants to use it. Larry Fafarman 18:54, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
The sources are fine, the blog clause only applies to crappy personal blogs, not reputable ones run by large publications like Seed or Salon.
Who in the hell decides which personal blogs are "crappy" and which ones are "reputable" -- you? The Wikipedia rules say no personal blogs, period, whether "crappy" or "reputable," unless the blogger is writing about himself. Furthermore, Myers' and Elsberry's blogs are not "run by large publications like Seed or Salon." Myers' blog, as a Scienceblogs blog, is affiliated with Seed, but Seed has disclaimed any responsibility for the contents of his blog. Elsberry's blog is not even affiliated with -- let alone "run" by -- any publication, large or small. Larry Fafarman 19:19, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Go ahead, break some more Wikipedia rules. Make my day. Larry Fafarman 19:22, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
You are misinterpreting the rules again. Here is what
Wikipedia: What "Ignore all rules" means says --
So the "Ignore all rules" rule was intended to apply to contributors and not administrators. You get skunked once again. Larry Fafarman 21:01, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
you're wrong; IAR applies to admins and regular editors alike.
You have provided no evidence of that. As I said, I have the facts and you guys just have bullshit.
What is a "regular" editor? I am not a "regular" editor -- I am an occasional editor.
The "Ignore All Rules" rule does not mean there can be one set of rule exceptions for you and another set of rule exceptions for me. We can agree on an exception to the rules, but the exception must apply equally to both of us. For example, we could agree that it is OK here to break the Wikipedia rule against using personal blogs as sources. But that would mean that links to my blog must be allowed here and could not be excluded by arbitrary, discriminatory distinctions between "crappy" personal blogs and "reputable" personal blogs.
As Fatheaded Ed Brayton would say, you are full of batshit wingnuttery. Larry Fafarman 00:57, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Please do not feed the troll.
FeloniousMonk
01:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
We've been over this a zillion times already, you worthless sack of shit. The rule against using personal blogs as sources has no exception for "notable" blogs.
If you can swear, so can I.
If what the blogs say about Yecke has been discussed in reliable sources, then link directly to those reliable sources and not to the blogs. We don't need the worthless personal opinions of Ding Elsberry and Sleazy PZ Myers thrown in with what comes from reliable sources.
Yes -- enough already. Larry Fafarman 16:39, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Larry's recuriting meat puppets on his blog here. Within a few hours a new anon starts an edit war. All of this along with his incivility is enough to warrant a ban according to WP:DE. I suggest moving quickly to minimize the disruption he causes. Odd nature 21:07, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Actually, this person has been reverting back to the original version for longer than Larry has been conducting his campaign. Larry is certainly calling for meat puppets, but this person appears to be independent of him. 69.216.118.174 22:11, 12 July 2007 (UTC)WKV
I wouldn't worry too much about Larry getting followers to join his edit war. He has no followers. Commenters on his blog are almost exclusively people making fun of him.
Keeping an eye on new arrivals who appear to responding to Larry's call to action. Odd nature 23:26, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
The latest claim being made by Larry regarding the non-profit status of wiki seems to be unfounded in my opinion, but in case the IRS does take some action due to that report he claims to have filed, it might be helpful to have a heads-up on this situation. I even took the liberty to investigate the specific rules for election year activity as found here:
Election Year Issues Karl23 18:40, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
In case anyone gives wiki trouble, I believe section B-8, B-10, and C-1 of that article has wiki covered. Ultimately, this could just be a load of nothing, but it might help to be prepared. Karl23 18:40, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
I have seen this before with respect to "ReputationDefender"...
"In June 2007 she disputed the accuracy of the newspaper article which said she supported including intelligent design in Minnesota science curricula in 2003, and hired the internet information-scrubbing service ReputationDefender to remove any association of Yecke with intelligent design online."
This sentence is highly POV. "information-scrubbing service" and "to remove any association"...
For some reason, we often end up referring to them in that way. :(
"In June 2007 she disputed the accuracy of the newspaper article which said she supported including intelligent design in Minnesota science curricula in 2003, and hired the Internet accuracy-watchdog service ReputationDefender to help clarify the record."
Ok, my version is POV too, but you see how it changes the tone of the entire article.-- Jimbo Wales 15:12, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
I suppose now that the appointment has been finalized, we can remove the disclaimer. Karl23 22:08, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
I am concerned about the following on a number of grounds.
Both in Minnesota in 2003 and in Florida in 2005, allegations of nepotism were raised by democrats and the press over Yecke's husband being placed in state jobs soon after Yecke had taken her positions. During her tenure as Minnesota's education commissioner in 2003, Yecke's husband was appointed as a deputy commissioner with the state's economic development agency by Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty during a hiring freeze. Again, in 2005, this time as the K-12 education chancellor in Florida, Yecke's husband was hired as the deputy secretary of professional regulations by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation amid allegations that his qualifications do not significantly distinguish him from the rest of the qualified candidate pool available in Florida. Follick, Joe http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051103/NEWS/511030395/1004 Husband's Hiring Raises Concerns . The Ledger, November 3, 2005.
First, the allegations were against Republican governors and involved Cheri and Dennis Yecke. Second, the article seems to cherry pick only parts of the Follick story that reflect poorly on the Yeckes. This sort of cherry picking is not an accurate summary of the source. Third, claiming that the press raised allegations of nepotism based on this one story is original research. The Follick story basically presents allegations and apologetics regarding neoptism, but otherwise just presents the allegations and surrounding facts (including Dennis Yecke's qualifications). Lastly, the Follick story is more about Democratic/Republican bickering than Cheri Yecke, and is backed up by a single source (Follick). Other sources should be sought. I tried, but only found other Follic sources. We should also consider removing this section from the article on the grounds that it is undue weight to Democratic allegations over what may not be nepotism, in which the Yecke's got caught up in the cross fire. Ra2007 ( talk) 23:08, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
OddNature - this is getting silly. I have written a legit biography and have even included the controversy part in with it! Yet the revert that you (and now we're seeing) others from this army you all have, clearly violate the NPOV rules. Let's leave the legit biography up with the controversy part you all keep reverting to. I'm afraid simply reverting to the simplistic revert copy is considered vandalism and clearly violates NPOV. Would you prefer the controversy part in another section of the biography? Junia3 ( talk) 03:07, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
To wit:
Pharyngula is a blog with no reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. ScienceBlogs does not enact any sort of editorial control over its blogs [8] as would reliable sources like a newspaper over its articles and columns.
This describes Pharyngula to a T. PZ Myers' views on conservatives, Christians and a host of other issues are entirely extremist and are nothing more than personal opinions.
As already stated, Pharyngula is a blog and there is no editorial control exerted over it by ScienceBlogs.
I seriously doubt Myers could be considered an expert on the issue of educators' employment and I have no doubt that he has never been published anywhere regarding the issue.
And finally, quite frankly, Myers' constant and primary use of invectives and pejoratives over substance makes Pharyngula extremely unsuitable for use as a source on Wikipedia. 67.135.49.85 ( talk) 23:33, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
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This appears to be a campaign brochure rather than a useful Wikipedia article. I believe it is fair to categorize Ms. Yecke as a somewhat controversial figure (certainly among Minnesotans), yet this article is merely a blandly positive overview of Ms. Yecke's life and current political campaign.
It would be useful for someone with knowledge of Ms. Yecke's time heading the Minnesota Department of Education to provide some information with respect to her term there, which was shortened by the decision of the Minnesota legislature not to confirm her (I believe). Also, she has provided some provocative opinions in editorial articles in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, which should be summarized. Barring any of that, I would respectfully suggest that this entry be marked for deletion due to {{POV}} (bias).
Bias rarely requires deletion. A rewrite is generally the fix for this sort of thing. Zotel - the Stub Maker 01:12, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
Where in the hell is the fix? The bias has gotten much worse -- an addition was brazenly censored today by FeloniousSkunk on the grounds of being a "non-notable self-promotion by long-known internet crank." Larry Fafarman 00:26, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
This is merely a bio of Dr. Yecke and what she has done through her life. She is no longer a candidate for public office and is now going to Florida where she will be appreciated, and has already been welcomed with open arms. The Democrats in Minnesota can stop their smear campaign any day now, they already threw out a brilliant mind. Florida is now lucky to have her!!
She is sure as hell a candidate for public office now -- she is running for Florida commissioner of education. Larry Fafarman 00:26, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
<Comments by sock puppet of indef banned user removed> FeloniousMonk 15:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
<Comments by sock puppet of indef banned user removed> FeloniousMonk 15:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
You are full of crap, dunghill. By your rules, any participation in a Wikipedia discussion is a self-promoting "conflict of interest." The references to Elsberry and Myers here and the links to their blogs are self-promoting "conflicts of interest." The Wikipedia rules say that blogs are not supposed to be used as sources at all. But if you can do it, then so can I. And what in the hell does notability have to do with self-promotion?
FeloniousSkunk called me a "long-known internet crank" -- that makes me "notable." So there.
There might as well be no Wikipedia rules at all, because no matter what the rules are, you jerks are going to bend and twist them in your favor. If I post under my real name, you will say that I am promoting myself. If I post anonymously, you will say that I must post under my real name. And of course, you don't have to follow the rules -- the rules apply only to me.
Darwinism must really be on its last legs if it is necessary for you Darwinists to resort to that kind of censorship.
Considering the bad reputation that Wikipedia has acquired for unreliability -- and a major cause of that unreliability is arbitrary censorship of contributions -- you jerks are really pushing your luck.
OK, here's the deal. I will post anonymously on Wikipedia and link to a blog which I will set up. The blog will be under the name of a notable person who is so famous as to not need any "promotion." That way we will not be breaking any rules.
Laugh while you still can, you lousy scumbags. Larry Fafarman 00:10, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
The lunatic Larry Fafarman has posted the latest on his blog:
"Now they have plumb run out of excuses -- they can't even dream up any more phony reasons for canceling my edits. Right now I am planning a late-night editing raid."
Keep up your standards by banning this lunatic.
Yecke has hired a company, ReputationDefender, to scrub references to intelligent design from any mention of her online: [2] We need to keep an eye for them on this article. Odd nature 17:11, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
This woman is an anti-science religious whacko.
This is the transcript of Yecke saying that local school districts can, indeed, teach "intelligent design" if they decide they want to.
CPY: Well, creationism is off the table completely because of a 1987 supreme court ruling. The issue really is intelligent design and evolution and the there was language that was put in the conference committee report that accompanied the no child left behind act that said you know students should be exposed to all sides of a controversial issue. And we brought that up to the committee members because we didn’t want to see this just evolve into a controversy. We spent a lot of time on the math committee just just talking about the use of calculators, and time is precious, so we wanted to make sure that we stopped any kind of controversy at the beginning. And it is well understood now that this is a decision that would be made by local school boards and not the state.
This is verifiable; go check the video. I think that the article can be less diffident on this score. -- Wesley R. Elsberry 16:06, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
She was not "promoting" ID -- she only said that "students should be exposed to all sides of a controversial issue." I think she was mistaken when she said that "the issue really is intelligent design and evolution" because there are also non-ID scientific (or pseudoscientific) criticisms of evolution, e.g., criticisms concerning co-evolution, the propagation of beneficial mutations in sexual reproduction, and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (an example of a pseudoscientific criticism). Also, she did not misrepresent or misuse the No Child Left Behind Act because even though the language she was referring to is just in a Congressional report and not in the Act itself, the courts use Congressional reports in interpreting statutes. Anyway, there is nothing to interpret here in the Act itself because the Act itself says nothing about evolution or criticisms of evolution. This whole thing is just a witch-hunt and a fishing expedition and is completely inappropriate for an encyclopedia bio. Larry Fafarman 12:29, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
"rebuttals Meyer et al"? Who said anything about Meyer? And what does notability have to do with a rebuttal? And how is rebuttal a "self-promotion"? And the fact that "teach the controversy" is promoted by the Discovery Institute does not mean that "teach the controversy" is only about ID.
I see that you have already deleted my entry. Leave it alone, you felonious dunghill. I didn't delete your stuff. You yourself are breaking the rules by using blogs as sources. If you can do it, then so can I.
Show me where the Wikipedia rules say anything about a "non-notable self-promotion by long-known internet crank."
Let's ask Cheri Yecke if she wants my stuff to stay. It should be her decision. Why don't we let her decide if it is OK if I exploit her bio for my own "self-promotion." After all, this is her bio -- not yours. Larry Fafarman 17:52, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Larry.
You might want to start by having a look at Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Attribution and Wikipedia:Reliable sources. You might also want to pole around some of the links in the welcome message at User talk:Larry Fafarman Guettarda 05:25, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
"Elsberry and Myers and notable commentators." Notability is not a requirement for Wikipedia editors. Furthermore, your judgment of who is "notable" is arbitrary. Furthermore, you jerks called me a "long-known Internet crank" and that makes me "notable." And so what if Elsberry and Myers did not add their references themselves -- they just got others to add their references for them. That is really nitpicking.
This is a real switch -- usually contributors are condemned for hiding their identities, and here I am condemned for revealing mine! OK, I am re-posting my entry with my name and the name of my blog removed. You can't complain about my linking to my blog because this bio already has links to blogs and the rules say that using personal and group blogs as references is not allowed -- the Wikipedia verifiability rule says,
Anyone can create a website or pay to have a book published, then claim to be an expert in a certain field. For that reason, self-published books, personal websites, and blogs are largely not acceptable as sources.
The only exception to this rule are newspaper "blogs" --
(footnote 4) "Blogs" in this context refers to personal and group blogs. . . . .. Some newspapers host interactive columns that they call blogs, and these may be acceptable as sources so long as the writers are professionals and the blog is subject to the newspaper's full editorial control; that is, when it isn't really a blog.
If you continue to censor my entry, I will call Cheri Yecke and ask her to report to ReputationDefenders that you will not allow the posting of a rebuttal to an attack ad against her on her own bio. ReputationDefenders is well-connected -- articles about this outfit have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the New York Post, and other major media outlets. If Wikipedia's reputation suffers as a result of your continued censorship of my entry here, you may find that you got more than you bargained for. Larry Fafarman 06:28, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Also, while were on the topic, articles are not controlled by their subjects. What Yecke would want is more or less irrelevant. JoshuaZ 14:19, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
So something that gets national coverage cannot be a political attack? ROFLMAO. Also, show me a newspaper article outside Florida or Minnesota (2003) that covered this story. Larry Fafarman 06:42, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
"What is relevant is its coverage."
Wrong. Guettarda said that it was national news and it was not.
"Now, Larry let's be very clear here"
I am being very clear here -- you are not.
"Meyers and Elsberry are far more notable than you are"
Agreed. But the Wikipedia verifiability rule against using personal blogs as sources has no exception for the personal blogs of "notable" people. Accordingly, I have deleted references to the personal blogs of these two. Poop or get off the can -- are you going to follow the Wikipedia rules or not?
"There isn't a collective which you are dealing with, but different editors"
It is not just a collective -- it is a conspiracy.
your threat to contact reputation defenders sounds very close to a threat to engage in deliberate disruption of this project
"Disruption of this project"? What project? Do you mean the Intelligent Design WikiProject? Why in the hell should Cheri Yecke, of all people, be part of that project? I can see including, say, Michael Behe, William Dembski, and Ken Miller -- but Cheri Yecke? Because of a few vague statements she made four years ago?
I'll do more than just threaten "to engage in deliberate disruption of this project" -- I am threatening to have you jerks kicked off of Wikipedia with extreme prejudice if you continue in your present course. Larry Fafarman 18:40, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
I said national coverage...or are you trying to say that Pharyngula just has a local Minnesotan readership?
So you think that mere posting on a personal blog is national coverage? LOL. Normally national coverage means release by the Associated Press (symbol "AP"), Reuters, that sort of thing.
Blogging is just a medium. Pharyngula is part of a forum run by a national magazine. PZ's words are as noteworthy as any other syndicated op-ed columnist.
WHAT? Sleazy PZ is a "syndicated op-ed columnist"? You are so full of living crap that it is coming out your ears, dunghill. Sleazy PZ is just a BVD-clad independent blogger on Scienceblogs. The following disclaimer posted on Scienceblogs says that the blogs' content is "exclusively attributable to outside contributors":
The content contained in these blogs is exclusively attributable to 'outside contributors' and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of ScienceBlogs LLC.
And Ding Elsberry is of course also just a BVD-clad independent blogger.
I've got all the facts and all you've got is just bullshit.
I'm quivering in my boots
Laugh now while you still can, dunghill.
"Do you mean the Intelligent Design WikiProject? Why in the hell should Cheri Yecke, of all people, be part of that project?" - because this is an article that catches the attention of editors interested in ID. It's a good way to attract eyeballs to an article, which is important to avoid things like, I dunno, people linking to their own blogs and otherwise disruptively editing the article.
You "dunno" is right. This is all gibberish -- I can't understand what in the hell you are trying to say here. Larry Fafarman 22:29, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
"So you think that mere posting on a personal blog is national coverage?" - Is this in some way related to the issue at hand, or are you just asking my opinion about random?
Haven't you ever heard the term "rhetorical question"? No answer to the question was desired, because you had already answered "yes" to the question.
"You are so full of living crap that it is coming out your ears, dunghill." - this is a violation of our policy on personal attacks.
Under the rules, this is not an attack that is never acceptable. I will continue to make such attacks so long as you people act like jerks.
"PZ is a "syndicated op-ed columnist"?" - Yep.
Where is he syndicated? What newspapers, magazines, or broadcasters? PZ Myers' Wikipedia bio says nothing about him being a syndicated columnist. He is not listed in either Wikipedia's "syndicated columnist" article or Wikipedia's "columnist" article. Even if PZ were a professional journalist, his own independent personal blog would still not be an acceptable Wikipedia source because it is not subject to "full editorial control" of a newspaper or any other kind of media outlet --
Some newspapers host interactive columns that they call blogs, and these may be acceptable as sources so long as the writers are professionals and the blog is subject to the newspaper's full editorial control; that is, when it isn't really a blog. (footnote 4 on Wikipedia:Verifiability (emphasis added)
The Wikipedia rule is no personal blogs, period, unless the blogger is writing about himself. Everything I have said above about Myers also applies to Elsberry.
"The content contained in these blogs is exclusively attributable to 'outside contributors' and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of ScienceBlogs LLC." - Yep, and most newspapers have a similar relationship with other nationally syndicated columnists. How is this relevant?
For starters, PZ Myers is not a "nationally syndicated columnist." Also, this statement applies to all approx. 60 ScienceBlogs bloggers -- so you are saying that they are all nationally syndicated columnists under contract to Scienceblogs?
"Laugh now while you still can, dunghill." - Please refrain from threats.
This is not an unacceptable threat under the rules. It obviously was a reference to my threat to have you kicked off the Wikipedia staff, which itself is not an unacceptable threat under the rules.
Perhaps you should try one of the other projects, like Conservapedia, or the ResearchID wiki.
Wikipedia is by far the most widely used online encyclopedia -- that's why I edit here. Larry Fafarman 11:32, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
The bio contains charges that are completely unverified. Here is an example: "Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D. is a politician who is best known for her role in an attempt to teach creationism in science classes."[1] The reference for that statement, reference #1, says,
1. Yecke: "every local district should have the freedom to teach creationism if that is what they choose" Minnesota Public Radio, June 9, 2003.
No evidence is provided that Yecke ever made such a statement on public radio. And even if she did make such a statement on public radio, saying that she is "best known" for such a statement or view is just stating opinion and not fact. In fact, Yecke said the contrary of the above alleged radio statement -- as Wesley Elsberry quoted above, she said, ". . . creationism is off the table completely because of a 1987 supreme court ruling."
Also, her bio says, "The versions of the Minnesota Science Standards circulated by Yecke contained language used by the pro-intelligent design Teach The Controversy campaign which casts doubt on evolution while offering intelligent design as a competing theory.[4] The version that was circulated among the public did not include these revisions."
No evidence is provided that "[t]he version that was circulated among the public did not include these revisions." Furthermore, the "Teach the Controversy" campaign does not "[offer] intelligent design as a competing theory" -- ID is not the only scientific (or pseudoscientific) criticism of evolution.
Yecke's bio says,
"Readers of [Elsberry's Austringer] blog . . . provided links to archived recordings of Twin Cities Public Television broadcasts from 2003 showing Yecke saying that teaching intelligent design was a decision local school districts could undertake and teaching intelligent design is supported by the Santorum Amendment.[8] Elsberry says her statements in these broadcasts are consistent with the quote Yecke disputed and tried to remove in the newspaper article."
The disputed newspaper quote is that Yecke said that "schools could include the concept of 'intelligent design' in teaching how the world came to be." That statement implies that Yecke herself authorized the teaching of ID in the public schools, but she only said that local school districts could decide whether to teach ID -- as Elsberry quoted above, she said, ". . . .it is well understood now that this is a decision that would be made by local school boards and not the state."
If anything, her support for teaching ID was modest and restrained, considering the following statement in the House-Senate conference report accompanying the No Child Left Behind Act (this statement is a modification of the Santorum Amendment, which passed the Senate by 91-8 but was not included in the final joint House-Senate bill) --
"The conferees recognize that a quality science education should prepare students to distinguish the data and testable theories of science from religious or philosophical claims that are made in the name of science. Where topics are taught that may generate controversy (such as biological evolution), the curriculum should help students to understand the full range of scientific views that exist, why such topics may generate controversy, and how scientific discoveries can profoundly affect society." [3]
The courts use legislative histories -- including Congressional reports -- in interpreting statutes, though here there is nothing to interpret in the statute (No Child Left Behind Act) because the statute does not address the controversy over evolution. This statement in the report is just advisory. Larry Fafarman 19:06, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
". . .requiring a number of leaps of logic and faith"? LOL. I pointed out that the bio has unverified claims of fact. I said, "No evidence is provided that Yecke ever made such a statement on public radio," and "No evidence is provided that "[t]he version that was circulated among the public did not include these revisions." Believing those unverified claims is what requires "leaps of logic and faith."
All you did was just give your stock answer, without regard to the present context. Larry Fafarman 02:48, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
The burden of proof is on those who claim that the disputed events happened. The sources cited in the article present no proof that the disputed events happened. Larry Fafarman 06:35, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
"Watch this video of Yecke endorsing the Santorum Amendment then explain how it is you can claim there's no evidence of her doing so and how you're not misrepresenting sources, Larry. Yecke on TPT’s "Almanac" show, air date September 12, 2003"
I'm not misrepresenting sources -- you are. That program aired Sept. 12. I want the source of the following quote in the bio, supposedly from a radio show that aired on June 9 --
1. ^ Yecke: "every local district should have the freedom to teach creationism if that is what they choose" Minnesota Public Radio, June 9, 2003. (from reference section)
I also want to know the source of the following statement in the bio --
"The versions of the Minnesota Science Standards circulated by Yecke contained language used by the pro-intelligent design Teach The Controversy campaign which casts doubt on evolution while offering intelligent design as a competing theory.[4] The version that was circulated among the public did not include these revisions."
I asked these questions before and I have still not gotten any answers. Larry Fafarman 21:29, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Larry Fafarman ( talk · contribs) announced at his blog today that he's conducting an "edit war" here at this article: "Now they have plumb run out of excuses -- they can't even dream up any more phony reasons for canceling my edits. Right now I am planning a late-night editing raid." [4]
This constitutes willful Disruptive Editing. Larry needs to read that guideline and our policy about disrupting Wikipedia to make a point. And we need to apply them if he refuses to stop disrupting this article and using his blog to fan the flames. If he continues as he has I suggest regular editors follow the steps at WP:DE to seek a topic or full site ban. FeloniousMonk 05:50, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
"MPR is a valid source by itself."
That is not the issue. The issue is that no evidence has been presented showing that Yecke ever made that statement on public radio.
As to your comment about the science standard, it might have some minimal validity;
"Minimal validity"? The only reference that was cited in support of the bio's statement about the science standard, More than 80 to work on new science, history lesson plans, Norman Draper, Star Tribune, July 18, 2003, said only the following about the subject --
Compare that to the above statement in the bio.
Your attitude about the blogs still holds no water as repeatedly explained, and I strongly suggest you stop agitating about it.
No, I will not stop agitating about it. The only defense that was made for using those blogs as sources is the claim that Myers and Elsberry are "nationally syndicated op-ed columnists" or something like that. However --
Poop or get off the can -- are you going to follow the Wikipedia rules or not?
Personally, I think that the rule against personal blogs is stupid. Citation of a personal blog does not indicate Wikipedia endorsement of that citation. The blogs often contain their own citations of reliable sources. Links are just a convenient way of avoiding cluttering up text with details that are contained in the linked sources. That is the way the Internet is supposed to operate. Furthermore, I see nothing wrong with citations of personal opinions or unreliable sources so long as it is clear that Wikipedia does not endorse the citations.
This Yecke bio is just an uncontrolled witch-hunt and I demand that you cease and desist forthwith.
If this were my bio, I would have sicced ReputationDefender on your hides a long time ago. I wonder why Cheri Yecke has apparently not done so yet -- or if she is doing something about this, she hasn't informed me. ReputationDefender already has a fair amount of clout, having been written up in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, etc.. As you know, there have already been news articles about ReputationDefender's defense of Yecke. I presume that ReputationDefender would like nothing better than to advertise itself by discrediting a big outfit like Wikipedia.
Wikipedia already has a bad reputation for unreliability and you are playing with fire. Even if you can get away with these shenanigans now, this stuff will be sitting here waiting for any muckraker who wants to use it. Larry Fafarman 18:54, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
The sources are fine, the blog clause only applies to crappy personal blogs, not reputable ones run by large publications like Seed or Salon.
Who in the hell decides which personal blogs are "crappy" and which ones are "reputable" -- you? The Wikipedia rules say no personal blogs, period, whether "crappy" or "reputable," unless the blogger is writing about himself. Furthermore, Myers' and Elsberry's blogs are not "run by large publications like Seed or Salon." Myers' blog, as a Scienceblogs blog, is affiliated with Seed, but Seed has disclaimed any responsibility for the contents of his blog. Elsberry's blog is not even affiliated with -- let alone "run" by -- any publication, large or small. Larry Fafarman 19:19, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Go ahead, break some more Wikipedia rules. Make my day. Larry Fafarman 19:22, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
You are misinterpreting the rules again. Here is what
Wikipedia: What "Ignore all rules" means says --
So the "Ignore all rules" rule was intended to apply to contributors and not administrators. You get skunked once again. Larry Fafarman 21:01, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
you're wrong; IAR applies to admins and regular editors alike.
You have provided no evidence of that. As I said, I have the facts and you guys just have bullshit.
What is a "regular" editor? I am not a "regular" editor -- I am an occasional editor.
The "Ignore All Rules" rule does not mean there can be one set of rule exceptions for you and another set of rule exceptions for me. We can agree on an exception to the rules, but the exception must apply equally to both of us. For example, we could agree that it is OK here to break the Wikipedia rule against using personal blogs as sources. But that would mean that links to my blog must be allowed here and could not be excluded by arbitrary, discriminatory distinctions between "crappy" personal blogs and "reputable" personal blogs.
As Fatheaded Ed Brayton would say, you are full of batshit wingnuttery. Larry Fafarman 00:57, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Please do not feed the troll.
FeloniousMonk
01:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
We've been over this a zillion times already, you worthless sack of shit. The rule against using personal blogs as sources has no exception for "notable" blogs.
If you can swear, so can I.
If what the blogs say about Yecke has been discussed in reliable sources, then link directly to those reliable sources and not to the blogs. We don't need the worthless personal opinions of Ding Elsberry and Sleazy PZ Myers thrown in with what comes from reliable sources.
Yes -- enough already. Larry Fafarman 16:39, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Larry's recuriting meat puppets on his blog here. Within a few hours a new anon starts an edit war. All of this along with his incivility is enough to warrant a ban according to WP:DE. I suggest moving quickly to minimize the disruption he causes. Odd nature 21:07, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Actually, this person has been reverting back to the original version for longer than Larry has been conducting his campaign. Larry is certainly calling for meat puppets, but this person appears to be independent of him. 69.216.118.174 22:11, 12 July 2007 (UTC)WKV
I wouldn't worry too much about Larry getting followers to join his edit war. He has no followers. Commenters on his blog are almost exclusively people making fun of him.
Keeping an eye on new arrivals who appear to responding to Larry's call to action. Odd nature 23:26, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
The latest claim being made by Larry regarding the non-profit status of wiki seems to be unfounded in my opinion, but in case the IRS does take some action due to that report he claims to have filed, it might be helpful to have a heads-up on this situation. I even took the liberty to investigate the specific rules for election year activity as found here:
Election Year Issues Karl23 18:40, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
In case anyone gives wiki trouble, I believe section B-8, B-10, and C-1 of that article has wiki covered. Ultimately, this could just be a load of nothing, but it might help to be prepared. Karl23 18:40, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
I have seen this before with respect to "ReputationDefender"...
"In June 2007 she disputed the accuracy of the newspaper article which said she supported including intelligent design in Minnesota science curricula in 2003, and hired the internet information-scrubbing service ReputationDefender to remove any association of Yecke with intelligent design online."
This sentence is highly POV. "information-scrubbing service" and "to remove any association"...
For some reason, we often end up referring to them in that way. :(
"In June 2007 she disputed the accuracy of the newspaper article which said she supported including intelligent design in Minnesota science curricula in 2003, and hired the Internet accuracy-watchdog service ReputationDefender to help clarify the record."
Ok, my version is POV too, but you see how it changes the tone of the entire article.-- Jimbo Wales 15:12, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
I suppose now that the appointment has been finalized, we can remove the disclaimer. Karl23 22:08, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
I am concerned about the following on a number of grounds.
Both in Minnesota in 2003 and in Florida in 2005, allegations of nepotism were raised by democrats and the press over Yecke's husband being placed in state jobs soon after Yecke had taken her positions. During her tenure as Minnesota's education commissioner in 2003, Yecke's husband was appointed as a deputy commissioner with the state's economic development agency by Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty during a hiring freeze. Again, in 2005, this time as the K-12 education chancellor in Florida, Yecke's husband was hired as the deputy secretary of professional regulations by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation amid allegations that his qualifications do not significantly distinguish him from the rest of the qualified candidate pool available in Florida. Follick, Joe http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051103/NEWS/511030395/1004 Husband's Hiring Raises Concerns . The Ledger, November 3, 2005.
First, the allegations were against Republican governors and involved Cheri and Dennis Yecke. Second, the article seems to cherry pick only parts of the Follick story that reflect poorly on the Yeckes. This sort of cherry picking is not an accurate summary of the source. Third, claiming that the press raised allegations of nepotism based on this one story is original research. The Follick story basically presents allegations and apologetics regarding neoptism, but otherwise just presents the allegations and surrounding facts (including Dennis Yecke's qualifications). Lastly, the Follick story is more about Democratic/Republican bickering than Cheri Yecke, and is backed up by a single source (Follick). Other sources should be sought. I tried, but only found other Follic sources. We should also consider removing this section from the article on the grounds that it is undue weight to Democratic allegations over what may not be nepotism, in which the Yecke's got caught up in the cross fire. Ra2007 ( talk) 23:08, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
OddNature - this is getting silly. I have written a legit biography and have even included the controversy part in with it! Yet the revert that you (and now we're seeing) others from this army you all have, clearly violate the NPOV rules. Let's leave the legit biography up with the controversy part you all keep reverting to. I'm afraid simply reverting to the simplistic revert copy is considered vandalism and clearly violates NPOV. Would you prefer the controversy part in another section of the biography? Junia3 ( talk) 03:07, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
To wit:
Pharyngula is a blog with no reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. ScienceBlogs does not enact any sort of editorial control over its blogs [8] as would reliable sources like a newspaper over its articles and columns.
This describes Pharyngula to a T. PZ Myers' views on conservatives, Christians and a host of other issues are entirely extremist and are nothing more than personal opinions.
As already stated, Pharyngula is a blog and there is no editorial control exerted over it by ScienceBlogs.
I seriously doubt Myers could be considered an expert on the issue of educators' employment and I have no doubt that he has never been published anywhere regarding the issue.
And finally, quite frankly, Myers' constant and primary use of invectives and pejoratives over substance makes Pharyngula extremely unsuitable for use as a source on Wikipedia. 67.135.49.85 ( talk) 23:33, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
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