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The article on Malcolm Offord contains the statement: "Offord and his wife Sarah were kidnapped at gunpoint in Tobago in 1998." This statement is untrue. Lord Offord was not involved in a gunpoint incident in Tobago and has never been married to a Sarah. He was married once only - in December 1997 to Elizabeth Rebecca Offord who is often known as Libet. Powerbase Please can this statement be removed from the article.
Gillian at Badenoch ( talk) 15:19, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
I do not know Malcolm Offord, the Lord of Garvel personally: I follow him as a philanthropist and politician (Peer in the House of Lords). However, I found out through a chain of acquaintances his preferred photograph for his Wikipedia page, the current photograph. DavidFinFro ( talk) 21:04, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
So recently we've had editors from Badenoch take an interest in this article (at least following procedure and not editing the article directly) and someone who claims to know Offord through "a chain of acquaintance" editing this article. When the political landscape is rapidly changing and cabinet positions are up for grabs this is a really bad look. AlistairMcMillan ( talk) 17:25, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
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The title "The Right Honourable" should be removed
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Alistair Macmilan's edit 17:19, 22 October 2022 AlistairMcMillan talk contribs 23,086 bytes −3,830 Rich guy gives pennies to charity. Shocking.
There was no reason to remove the section on Philanthropy. It was neutral and properly researched. I have reached out to the editor to ask why he removed it but he has not responded. The comment "Rich guy gives pennies to charity. Shocking." is a personal opinion, unsubstantiated and not neutral. I feel that the comment and editing fall outside the neutrality requirements of Wikipedia.
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The template stating that "This article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments". I have reached out to the editor about this but have not received a reply.
I have not received payment for any editing which I have done on this page. As the template was added after I had edited a section I feel that it was directed at my editing.
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Please remove the "A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject" template
I do not have a close connection with the subject. Although he was a non-exec director of Social justice Scotland and I was a Research Director, we were based in different cities (London and Glasgow) and did not have dealings with each other. I feel that the template is unnecessary as I have already declared my interest and this is posted with each edit as well as being noted on my page.
https://powerbase.info/index.php/Social_Justice_Scotland#Non-exec_directors DavidFinFro ( talk) 17:24, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
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The article on Malcolm Offord contains the statement: "Offord and his wife Sarah were kidnapped at gunpoint in Tobago in 1998." This statement is untrue. Lord Offord was not involved in a gunpoint incident in Tobago and has never been married to a Sarah. He was married once only - in December 1997 to Elizabeth Rebecca Offord who is often known as Libet. Powerbase Please can this statement be removed from the article.
Gillian at Badenoch ( talk) 15:19, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
I do not know Malcolm Offord, the Lord of Garvel personally: I follow him as a philanthropist and politician (Peer in the House of Lords). However, I found out through a chain of acquaintances his preferred photograph for his Wikipedia page, the current photograph. DavidFinFro ( talk) 21:04, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
So recently we've had editors from Badenoch take an interest in this article (at least following procedure and not editing the article directly) and someone who claims to know Offord through "a chain of acquaintance" editing this article. When the political landscape is rapidly changing and cabinet positions are up for grabs this is a really bad look. AlistairMcMillan ( talk) 17:25, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
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The title "The Right Honourable" should be removed
The House of Lords replied to an email enquiry:
Good morning
Thank you for your email,
We can confirm that Lord Offord of Garvel's full title does not included 'The Rt Hon'.
As indicated on his Parliamentary webpage:
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The House of Lords is not responsible for and cannot update Wikipedia pages.
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Private email- I am happy to forward a copy.
DavidFinFro ( talk) 17:39, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
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Alistair Macmilan's edit 17:19, 22 October 2022 AlistairMcMillan talk contribs 23,086 bytes −3,830 Rich guy gives pennies to charity. Shocking.
There was no reason to remove the section on Philanthropy. It was neutral and properly researched. I have reached out to the editor to ask why he removed it but he has not responded. The comment "Rich guy gives pennies to charity. Shocking." is a personal opinion, unsubstantiated and not neutral. I feel that the comment and editing fall outside the neutrality requirements of Wikipedia.
DavidFinFro ( talk) 17:15, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
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This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. |
The template stating that "This article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments". I have reached out to the editor about this but have not received a reply.
I have not received payment for any editing which I have done on this page. As the template was added after I had edited a section I feel that it was directed at my editing.
DavidFinFro ( talk) 17:19, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
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Please remove the "A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject" template
I do not have a close connection with the subject. Although he was a non-exec director of Social justice Scotland and I was a Research Director, we were based in different cities (London and Glasgow) and did not have dealings with each other. I feel that the template is unnecessary as I have already declared my interest and this is posted with each edit as well as being noted on my page.
https://powerbase.info/index.php/Social_Justice_Scotland#Non-exec_directors DavidFinFro ( talk) 17:24, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
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