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Input from editors with experience in BLP, especially BLPCRIME, is sought at this discussion. GoldenRing ( talk) 12:18, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Blatant misinterpretation of policy aside, there is no reason to remove information repeated by multiple reliable sources. Twitbook space tube 13:53, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
I think it's worth people with an interest in BLP, as opposed to an interest in the event, commenting. For my money, we've always been particularly careful with reporting on allegations against individuals who are not notable. I don't think it's appropriate to include a name in these circumstances unless and until conviction. In this respect, we apply a far higher bar than the RS we usually follow. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 13:56, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Quite aside from the plethora of articles in the US, James Fields is the subject of articles in Great Britain, Australia, Qatar, New Zealand, Israel, India etc. The guy clearly passes WP:GNG. Yet some editors still claim he is "relatively unknown"? WWGB ( talk) 14:29, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Except that the opener of this discussion, while an administrator, was clearly not trying to fork it as is clear from the opening comment "Input from editors with experience in BLP, especially BLPCRIME, is sought at this discussion", and as they also mentioned on that original discussion. The editors who closed the original discussion was not an admin [7], nor was the editor who tried to archive it [8] so faulting admins for those actions is just plain silly.
Since this deals with BLP issues, asking here for feedback was clearly appropriate, as already said by others.
You could try and fault those who discussed here rather than the article talk page but these matters tend to be complicated. Often what happens is someone makes a minor comment which they felt doesn't add much to the existing discussion so just leave it here, then someone responds and it sort of spirals from there. Looking at the history, this seems to be at least in part what happened here.
And funnily enough it looks to me a lot like it may have begun due to complaints about the completely appropriate request here for people to comment in the original discussion. Also I'm also fairly sure if you look at the participants, quite a few of them will not be administrators.
And even more funnily enough, you were one of the earliest participants [9] who actually started discussing the issue here as most of the comments before yours seemed to be concentrating on more general issues surrounding the application of BLP crime which were less relevant to the discussion on the article talk page and so weren't really such a big deal if they were held here rather than the article talk page. So if you did want to blame someone for forking the discussion, pot, kettle, .....
Once the discussion had been forked into two, this clearly needed to be resolved somehow, and choosing to keep the more active discussion open would be appropriate. But in any case as I already said, it was not administrators who did this.
Dr.M.Mohan Alva is founder and chairman of Alva's Education Foundation.He has received lots of awards and under his institution more than 26000+ students are studying , he is also providing free education to lots of students and as a student of alvas i want to create an article about my chairman so please guide me what and all information i have to take and how to submit and get approved by wiki? [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vivek Nanda ( talk • contribs) 15:39, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
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Could someone who is more familiar with the topic area review this for BLP issues: I can across it randomly while doing NPP, and I'm not nearly familiar enough with Israeli politics to be useful, but the title has issues for one, and I'm assuming most of the content should be cleaned up as well if it is notable at all. Thanks to all. TonyBallioni ( talk) 15:12, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
I would like to start a discussion, regarding the above article, which is focused on the lives of two individual people, both of whom work in a partnership involved in filmography. The trouble is, the article incorporates information about both of their early years, while not containing much on this subject. I am concerned that this may not be the correct standard for an article, in correspondence to Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living people. Apart from a few other minor issues, which are not mainly relevant and are concerned over editing issues, the primary question I have to ask is this:
"Does anyone know of an article, in which the biography of one person, is merged with that of another - in short, does anyone know of an article consisting of the biographies of two people or more?"
GUtt01 ( talk) 10:38, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
A political POV pusher keeps removing (also here) Labrador's No one dies from not having health care comment -- a comment which thrust Labrador into the national spotlight (ie what Labrador is notable for) and which is well referenced.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 17:08, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Yolanda Montes (vedette) ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
The article sounds like an ad for the subject, making insupportable assertions (such as she is one of the most famous dancers on the American continents), and is written in very bad English. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caractecus ( talk • contribs) 23:20, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
This user 2601:58C:4201:D9C0:59F0:FB0D:5028:467C wrote defamatory information on this page on August 11, 2017 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lisdip1 ( talk • contribs) 14:04, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Article Tom Solomon (neurologist) article contains a conflict of interest, as a living person has edited their own Wikipedia article.
User Tsolomon ( /info/en/?search=User:Tsolomon66), who is likely Tom Solomon, has been editing his own article based on the page history. Further to this, the page was created by member titled "Encephalitis Society". This user is named after a UK-based society which Tom Solomon is a key figure within. Regardless of whether this was Tom Solomon himself or a colleague, this further poses another conflict of interest based on the Wikipedia conflict of interest criteria outlined here: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest
It would seem that the bulk of this page was created by Tom Solomon himself, or by a close colleague. It therefore seems appropriate that it is reviewed or removed.
I would further recommend you perform IP checks on those who have edited the article, as it is possible alt accounts have been used to further edit the article.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Throwaway6212 ( talk • contribs) 14:18, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Hi StarryGrandma. The Wikipedia:Conflict of interest page explicitly states that the page's subject, and employers or clients of said person cannot write or edit their own page. If I created a small foundation or society myself, would that entitle me or one of my underlings to create my Wikipedia page? No. The entire point of Wikipedia is to provide an unbiased and objective account of someone or something -- this page does not embody that. I did say review or remove the article, certainly the former is more sensible. However, the entire backbone of the page was likely created by the page's subject or an associate. I lack the experience with how to deal with this, but I am simply stating that it does pose a genuine conflict of interest. -- Throwaway6212 ( talk) 16:42, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
My problems: 1. Gorka's mother. The actual text is just libel: "Susan worked as a translator with David Irving, the discredited historian described by a judge as a "Holocaust denier … anti-Semitic and racist, and that he associates with right-wing extremists who promote neo-Nazism". False and what has the judgement of David Irving from 2001 got to do with Susan Gorka of 1981? She was an INTERPRETER in 1981, when David Irving was writing a book about THE REVOLUTION OF HUNGARY IN 1956. She helped him with the translation during interviews with refugees. "On a practical level it would have been impossible to encompass the work and produce this history without the efforts of my interpreters Erika László, Susan Gorka and Carla Venchiarutti, and of Dr. Nicholas Reynolds who conducted some of the preparatory interview" Irving's own book: http://www.fpp.co.uk/books/Uprising/intro.html Now, the current text gives the impression of her as a Holocaust denier.
2. The Order of Vitéz section: The actual version of the text is neither in chronological, nor in logical order. The whole thing is some confusing mess. I tried to clarify things. Both my edit on Susan Gorka and on this thing were revoked [1] - without explanation.
3. The Hungarian Guard section: I tried to put Gorka's support in context by citing Gorka's own words, from the source Volunteer Marek himself used - but he/she deleted the most important parts - the reference [2] to the anarchy in Hungary
Now, we have an article, which focuses more on the criticism of Gorka than him, and he and his mother are completely mixed up with nazis. This is argumentum ad Hitlerum fallacy, guilty by association fallacy, POV pushing, and lack of Neutrality.---- Ltbuni ( talk) 13:10, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
4. My other problem is that the supporters of Gorka are described with negative adjectives, while the opponents seem to be impartial. For example, in the Controversy section:
5. The section "Historical Order of Vitéz". There are discrediting pieces of information there:
6. Support for Hungarian Guard. The article now says, that he wanted the Guard becuase the military of country is sick, etc. It is quite blurred and inaccurate. He, himself said in the interview of the Forward, that "If we look at the Swiss or Israeli example, when it is about a country, that is small and doesn't have a massive military, then a system can be based on a territorial defense ... In Amercia, the state supports them, giving old arms ... After the disturbances of Hungary, last Year, a need has risen, ... storming of the TV station (CUT, not understandable sentence)" Even though I refuse the Forward as a reliable source, because the original video was 11 minutes long [5] - and now it is purposefully cut to 2 minutes - so despite all of these, We must NOT neglect, that he refered to the Riots of Hungary in 2006, and he cited Swiss, Israeli, American examples, where there are civil militia " to supplement the official military" [6]. Dropping out the context is pretty important here. In the current version, we basically do not know, what he really ment, only that the Guard was later banned. I tried to insert this, but also was first undone [7], then a cut version was inserted [8]by VolunteerMArek
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Would other individuals consider looking at this article and the recent removals/reverts in light of WP:BLPCRIME? I have commented on the AfD already in favour of deletion, so I would prefer if someone else could offer a third-opinion between the two editors in dispute. I do personally think that some of the wording is a bit UNDUE, but welcome the thoughts of others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TonyBallioni ( talk • contribs) 22:24, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
It would be helpful if experienced editors here could look at recent edits to that article and comment on the article talk page. Essentially, Shane is a former entertainer, long retired and in obscurity. Her (a transgendered person) recordings are about to be reissued, and the record company has interviewed her - the results of which are not yet published. It is claimed that much of the current article, based on generally good sources, is inaccurate, but the allegedly accurate story has not yet been published. Any advice? Ghmyrtle ( talk) 16:35, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
aprendan vigilar gente de mucho riesgo y no coman leña luego diere mas — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.237.226.237 ( talk) 20:25, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
We're seeing a problem with
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WP:UNDUE statement in which an exchange of views over one question Rorabacher recently asked during a session of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was presented verbatim and given undue weight over the rest of Rorabacher's activity on that House Committee,
User:Tomwsulcer reverted the change for this reason:
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Dana_Rohrabacher&diff=794980837&oldid=794932776 - his edit summary read "Rv as per WP:MOS the lede section is supposed to summarize subjects main points which should not be buried below.". The change wasn't in a lede paragraph.
User:Tomwsulcer is referring to another discussion on that article's talk page which also has relevance to this issue:
/info/en/?search=Talk:Dana_Rohrabacher#Lede_paragraphs. In that section, he told another editor "this one supposedly little fact may be what causes this guy to resign, and it should not be buried" which seems to show he wanted the change to create
WP:PROPAGANDA.
I have no problem with Rorabacher's embarrassing stands being mentioned in the article with due weight with other information about him, but an encyclopedic article ought to summarize this information with inline citations to allow the reader to find the source material in greater detail. It should not reproduce information word-for-word with accompanying white space from the source document, in a way we don't see in encyclopedic articles. I'd like other editors to examine the specific change I mentioned at the top of this report and the entire Dana Rohrabacher article in general to see whether or not my impression that the article presents information damaging to the subject with undue weight, creating WP:UNDUE and WP:BLP concerns, is valid. Thanks. loupgarous ( talk) 21:30, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
Uhuru Kenyatta ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Recently elected, temporary page protection — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purtier ( talk • contribs) 22:48, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
Ewen Southby-Tailyour ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Someone is posting incorrect statements about one of my clients - named above. They have been removed four times but keep on re-appearing. The simple fact is that the articles imply that my client was involved in a fraudulent company. When my client was involved both artists and the investors were happy as a number of joint exhibitions showed. When the company was eventually 'hijacked' by a criminal team my client was no longer involved as he had already been sacked to save his reputation. Any suggestion otherwise is libelous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C4:24FD:6100:698F:579E:81B2:674F ( talk) 11:16, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
To attempt to summarize the edit history (most recent at the top):
The page is being mostly edited by IP users and single-purpose editors; I'm requesting page protection. That may be sufficient to solve the issues. The IP editor acting on behalf of Ewen Southby-Tailyour should Contact OTRS if they see further problems. Power~enwiki ( talk) 23:05, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
Input from editors familiar with WP:BLPCRIME issues is needed at Talk:2017 Barcelona attack#Is the Suspects section in violation of WP:BLP? (note: the section in question has since been renamed "Police operations"). TompaDompa ( talk) 11:46, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
The first paragraph contains a personal opinion that should be removed. I do not feel comfortable removing it myself. Here is the offending opinion. "Mr Serpico gave a speech and stood with NYPD police officers on 19 August 2017 in New York on the bank of the Hudson River at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge in support of former NFL player Colin Kaepernick, who was ostracized by the NFL governing body for heroically taking a moral stand against rampant police brutality, and street killings."
There is no factual evidence that he was ostracized by the NFL governing body, nor is there any fact that this was a heroic moral stand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kumaryu ( talk • contribs) 19:37, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
A few editors have been editing his page and attempting to paint him in a negative light, which I believe violates wikipedia's neutral tone. They changed his Early Life to Early and Personal Life, which I think is another violation. (I edited it back). His Early Life no longer has a neutral tone, when you look at the blue, hyperlinked words. These words only have to do only with drug use. I believe one of these editors is paid, since he seems to edit pages of subjects and companies that have the ability to pay him. I know wikipedia is not supposed to be involved with gossip. This editor has tried linking this person to a very bad person. The editor edited his page in a way that links negative, gossipy sources as the first reference. I'm trying to bring some neutrality back to the page. Any help or second sets of eyes would be useful. This editor tends to have issues editing other pages as well. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you! ~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Settherecord ( talk • contribs) prev) 23:17, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
The 'References' section has a Korean website listed for Glaser's 'books' and 'poetry'. There's some kind of block, which limits who can edit the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.99.239.77 ( talk) 00:33, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
Someone changed the his official name to include "EPCOT died under my reign" as his middle name. This should be corrected.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Maineartists ( talk • contribs) prev) 21:44, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
Britney Spears ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Is it acceptable to describe someone having a "public meltdown" in Wikipedia's voice? I would've thought it quite obviously is not, but two seemingly experienced editors ( Flyer22 Reborn and FlightTime) disagree. Flyer is willing to discuss on the talkpage at least, but FlightTime is edit-warring to restore the label: [20] -- Hillbillyholiday ( talk) 14:08, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
I don't see that calling Spears' behavior 'a very public meltdown' is a violation of BLP, certainly not for the purposes intended by the BLP exception to 3RR. The 3RR BLP exception is intended for things like unsourced defamation where the offending material is so flagrant it needs to be removed immediately without waiting for a discussion. In this case the behavior of Britney Spears is not in dispute and the only question is how to give it the most apt description, which is a matter of WP:UNDUE.-- Hillbillyholiday ( talk) 15:27, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
user:Antinoos69 continues to edit war on the Kim Davis article insisting that he has a consensus to place in the infobox as the lead photo an image of Kim Davis in which she partially obscures her face with her hand and to add insult to injury, the image has a different person more prominent than the subject of the article. While there is no objection to placing the image in the article in the section discussing her refusal to issue marriage licenses to LGBT people, user:Antinoos69 has been continuously edit warring to re-insert the image into the infobox, after being told several times that the photo is not reasonable for inclusion in the infobox (see big long discussion in article talk page. Sometimes the sky is blue ( talk) 21:32, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
The article Felix Sater currently gives Sater's name as "Felix Henry Sater (born Felix Mikhailovich Sheferovsky; Russian: Феликс Михайлович Шеферовский; March 2, 1966)". As far as I can tell from English language sources, this is not correct. The New York Times gives Sater's birth name as "Haim Felix Sater" but notes that he "Americanized it" to Felix Henry Sater" in the 1990s. That's what our article said up until May when it was changed to the current version by User:Wikimandia, using a Russain language source. I have found other places that use the Haim Sater, but no other reliable sources that use "Felix Mikhailovich Sheferovsky". Sater's father is Mikhael Sheferovsky AKA Michael Sater, so the Mikhailovich makes sense, but I am unable to confirm it. I am reluctant to change the birth name since I can't read the Russian source. What should I do? World's Lamest Critic ( talk) 02:50, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
@ World's Lamest Critic: Found it! If you search for "урожденный Шеферовский" ("born Sheferovsky") there are quite a few hits. I chose the two best sources to include - the first the famous post-election interview [21] "Феликс Сатер, урожденный Шеферовский" ("Felix Sater, born Sheferovsky") and second one from Gazeta.ru - they misspell it as Sherefovsky but it's clearly a mistake as you can see if you google that spelling [22] "Феликс Сатер, урожденный Феликс Шерефовский" "Felix Sater, born Felix Sherefovsky). Hopefully this suffices. —Мандичка YO 😜 11:47, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
Opinions are needed on the following matter: Talk:Mary Kay Letourneau#Regarding "illicit". A permalink for it is here. Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 14:43, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
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These two articles are both almost entirely unsourced. Not everyone is living but some are, and these appear to be massive BLP and WP:OR violations.... what should we do with these? I kind of think they should be deleted. Jytdog ( talk) Jytdog ( talk) 14:59, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
Unnecessary and questionably sourced phrase: "a liberal / progressive"
The sources for this characterization are 1) Reddit, and 2) a self-published blog post by self-described ethicist Jack Marshall, "president and founder of ProEthics, and personally develops its original training programs."
Anonymous Comments on Reddit Are Not Reliable Sources' The Reddit citation refers to an entire thread, not a specific comment. Uses of the word "liberal" is used by anonymous commenters, not Bazelon herself. There are no uses of "progressive" on the thread. What are the liberal/progressive label based on? Do anonymous Reddit comments qualify as reliable sources?
Source Has Questionable Credentials and Relies More on His Assumptions, Not Facts Jack Marshall labels Bazelon a "liberal" based on her mischaracterization of a New York judge. His draws this opinion from her unsupported accusation that the judge was a "conservative judicial activist." As a blogger, Marshall does well-enough, but as a ethicist his judgement is hasty and relies on his questionable authority as an ethicist. Is he an authority on journalistic ethics?
Emily Bazelon may very well be a liberal/progressive, but the inclusion of this label leads the reader to question her motivations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:19B:4000:39EE:5554:257D:3B03:F11E ( talk) 18:32, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
Gwen Shamblin ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
This entire section is original research sourced to primary sources, court documents hosted on the website of a subject of the lawsuits. I have tried to remove it twice and have both times been reverted. Can a senior editor take a look? 173.165.156.203 ( talk) 03:09, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Nevin Carr ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Please, remove the picture depicting Bill Nye from this wikipedia page at the request of Nevin Carr. I have edited the page myself several times to no avail. This adds no value and does not adequately depict the individual to whom it relates. Please, respect my wishes and take this picture off of the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fieldingb ( talk • contribs) 19:07, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Duncan Macmillan (playwright) ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
I've made recent detailed edits to this page which are being repeatedly reversed by someone claiming falsely that the information is inaccurate or personal (it is all sourced from reputable sources online). Trandodit ( talk) 19:34, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Elisa_Jordana ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Article contains misinformation and whenever it is corrected the changes are undone. Correct birth year (1982) and reference to a Playboy pictorial are called disrespectful by the fan who then deletes them. Wikipedia is not a press release and the self-aggrandizing elements that I removed should remain out or the article should be marked for removal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sterned ( talk • contribs) 21:29, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
Nnamdi Kanu ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Could we please have additional competent eyes on this BLP article that has become the play-ground for this IP editor (and this one, probable the same person) who keeps on adding unsourced material into the article while at the same time removing sourced material from the said article? This person doesn't reply to well-meant messages left on his talk page. Reporting him to WP:AVN resulted in me getting blocked :) even though I used Exemption no. 7 of the edit-warring policy. Additional info on the subject matter can be found here. I simply don't have the time to keep on reverting the disruptive edits on the said article. Thank you. 89.14.255.174 ( talk) 10:44, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
First off, I have no vested interest in the subject nor do I know him personally. I'm responding to a pattern of vandalism that appears racially motivated by a particular editor ScrapIronIV. Multiple edits to this living poet's biography are being altered and reported as Sock Puppetry and COI. I would like to report this to an Administrator.
Shankar's contributions as a reviewer and editor are crucial aspects to his bio. As is his experience with the NYPD. If the criminal accusations (again according to my research he was only ever convicted of two MISDEAMENORS, so alleged crimes should not have a place) are allowed to remain, his experiences with the cops should be especially since he sued the city of New York and won a settlement and statement of wrongdoing. All of this is well-sourced (via Rediff, NPR, Hartford Courant). Additionally other primary source documentation from the New York Times, Best American Poetry, Open Magazine (India) is continuously being removed and called whitewashing for personal reasons.
Additionally my research has indicated that Shankar was never accused of "theft of school funds." This is something that FOX news reported a Politician as saying, which is not the same as fact. Such allegations never took place and cannot be listed as fact according to Wiki policy:
We must get the article right. Be very firm about the use of high-quality sources. All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be supported by an inline citation to a reliable, published source. Contentious material about living persons (or, in some cases, recently deceased) that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.[1] Users who persistently or egregiously violate this policy may be blocked from editing.
I believe that if ScrapIronIV continues to persistently violate this policy, his editing privileges should be suspended. Additionally research has indicated that this editor is racially motivated and does not possess a neutral point of view. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Literarybiographer ( talk • contribs) 04:54, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
I'm not sure about racial bias, but it does seem like legitimate primary source material continues to be removed for no apparent reason and relevant bio data continues to be suppressed by the same Editor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TerribleTowel ( talk • contribs) 10:37, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
Google's Ideological Echo Chamber ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
This article requires action to remove a WP:LABEL violation, however due to the editing status of the article (admin-only) I am unable to remove it myself. Specifically, the article uses the an extreme, contentious, and value-laden label when referring to an internet podcaster Stefan Molyneux in passing, referring to him as alt-right, i.e., a type of white nationalist.
There is a discussion raging on the talk page here, and the user who added the value-laden label in the first place ( User:Volunteer Marek) is apparently the only user in support of keeping it --- not surprising given that this user's last 500 edits appear to be obsessed with attacking right wing politics. -- Nanite ( talk) 17:31, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Durgesh Kaushik ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Issue: Non-notability of the living person on whom the article is based; Sources appear to be promoted and non-objective in nature; — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shashanksingh.1102 ( talk • contribs) prev) 15:22, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
Buddy Fletcher ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
My talk page got hit with the following request regarding Buddy Fletcher: Can you take the name of our daughter out of his wiki page? She has been the subject of several threats and I'd love to keep her anonymous on the internet as much as possible. Thanks. Ellen Pao -- TonyTheTiger ( T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:39, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
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Recently,I have created an article about a living person who is a famous celebrity in south Indian television industry.But just now I have gotten a notice that the article created by me will undergo for deletion.kindly help to get rid of this trouble.Thanking you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pokiridebba468 ( talk • contribs) 06:28, August 25, 2017 (UTC)
Hi, Sorry if this is the wrong place for this. I have found a possible future BOP policy violation here: here The attached PDF, which is clearly a violation, is being asked to be uploaded to wikipedia.
I think the page in question, Ed Seeman should be placed under creation protection to pre-emptively stop this violation.
TrueAnorak ( talk) 18:31, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
Vibhuti Bhushan Sharma ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
1. He was noted only for 1 event. Violation of WP:BLP1E
2. A relatively unknown person. Violation of WP:NPF
3. More than half of the article is unsourced. Violation of WP:GRAPEVINE
4. This is more of self-publicity even when no reliable source is given. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bansalprakhar ( talk • contribs) 15:43, August 25, 2017 (UTC)
John Cline ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Irrelevant information to Mr. Cline's facts which defame his accomplishments seem to get inserted without citations or verifiable proof. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mickeywrangle ( talk • contribs) 21:55, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
There are very FEW articles and statements other than the pertinent results specified...which is where the notability lies.Presumably the editor means that the two external links which are the only sources provided -- a Facebook page and a usacycliing.org profile -- are the only significant public coverage of this person, and that the various achievements listed (3rd place in a particular velodrome in 2014?) prove notability on their own.
Lowell P. Weicker Jr. ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
I just want to say, about our former Governor Weicker, he never said in his campaign that he would not implement an income tax, he said he didn't want to. The other two candidates (Rowland and I can't remember) said they would not. Weicker put CT in the black for the first time in years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.212.138.158 ( talk) 23:32, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
Larry the Cable Guy ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
According to official government records, Larry the Cable Guy's full REAL name is "Daniel Dale Whitney." The story about his middle name being "Lawrence" as an explanation of how he came up with the "Larry" part of his character's name is not backed up by official records, nor is there any indication that it was it officially changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.28.16.159 ( talk) 21:26, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
I am all out of reverts, and could do with someone sensible looking at this mess. To those who are unaware of Amanda Bynes, briefly: she was a promising actress who stopped work due to severe mental health issues. Her breakdown over several years was very public and leapt on by the tabloid press in a most unedifying way. Bynes hasn't acted since 2012, I think. This recent article gives an overview of the saga:
In the Twitter age, her breakdown was the first that occurred almost entirely in the public eye, with updates coming on a minute-to-minute basis. In 2007, when Lindsay Lohan was arrested for DUI, the news took days to reverberate—seven years later, news on Bynes took only seconds to devour. There were more impulse reactions, less perspective, and in the race to provide content on Trending Topics, levity was the default. Bynes was mocked and frequently called “crazy,” as if the word didn’t have any serious implications. The actress’ struggles, in no part helped by the fact that she wasn’t working, were a tiny snowball at the top of a mountain, and with every snicker and decision to funnel uncomfortable concern into a funny list about her “craziest tweets,” it grew bigger and raced down the slope at an unstoppable velocity.
There's also this, "Amanda Bynes and the double standard of mental illness":
Bynes’s life is proof we still gawk and grimace at those who suffer in plain sight.
Sundayclose and RektGoldfish have both repeatedly added the following material to Byne's biography under the heading "Legal issues":
In March 2012, Bynes was stopped and ticketed by police for talking on a cell phone while driving. [1] A month later, she was arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI) after side-swiping a police car in West Hollywood. [2] On September 4, 2012, Bynes was charged for two alleged hit and run incidents, one occurring in April and the other in August. [3] The hit and run charges were dismissed in December 2012 following a financial settlement between Bynes and the victims. [4] On February 24, 2014, the DUI charge was dropped and Bynes was sentenced to three years of probation for reckless driving as part of a plea deal. [5] Bynes' driver's license was suspended some time before September 6, 2012, by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. [3] On September 16, Bynes was cited for driving with a suspended license, and her car was impounded. [6] In May 2013, Bynes pleaded no contest to the charge, and was sentenced to three years' probation. [7] Her license was restored in April 2014. [8]
On May 23, 2013, Bynes was arrested at her home in Manhattan for criminal possession of marijuana, attempted tampering with evidence, and reckless endangerment. [9] According to a prosecutor at Bynes' arraignment, police observed Bynes throwing a bong from the window of her 36th floor apartment. Bynes claimed that the alleged bong was actually a vase. [10] Following her arrest, Bynes underwent a psychiatric evaluation at a hospital before she was processed at the police station. [11] The case against Bynes was dismissed in June 2014. [12] On July 22, 2013, Ventura County sheriff's deputies detained Bynes in front of a stranger's house in Thousand Oaks, California, where she had allegedly started a small fire in the driveway, and had her hospitalized under a 72-hour mental-health evaluation hold. [13] [14] Bynes' parents filed for conservatorship of their daughter shortly after her hospitalization began. [15] On August 9, Bynes' mother was granted a temporary conservatorship over Bynes' affairs, including her medical care, as well as control over her finances, after the judge agreed that Bynes had a "lack of capacity to give informed consent to medical care." [16] [17] On September 30, Bynes was transferred from UCLA Medical Center to receive "specialized treatment in a private facility outside of Los Angeles." [18]
In December 2013, Bynes was released from treatment to her parents. [19] On September 28, 2014, Bynes was arrested for her second DUI. [8] [20] On October 10, 2014, Bynes was hospitalized in Pasadena, California, and placed on a temporary psychiatric hold after she made accusations via Twitter that her father sexually abused her as a child; shortly after she tweeted that her father had not molested her, but she claimed he implanted a microchip in her brain that forced her to make the accusation. [21] [22] Her psychiatric hold was later extended. On October 22, Bynes' mother received conservatorship of her daughter once again; on October 30, Bynes left the psychiatric facility early. [23] [24]
A blow-by-blow and primary-sourced account of her troubles, with no perspective, no attempt to summarize or weave it into the story of her career. No decent secondary sources. The article as it stands just reflects the callous disregard shown by many media outlets. -- Hillbillyholiday ( talk) 19:45, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
According to a prosecutor at Bynes' arraignment, police observed Bynes throwing a bong from the window of her 36th floor apartment. Bynes claimed that the alleged bong was actually a vase.[10] Following her arrest, Bynes underwent a psychiatric evaluation at a hospital before she was processed at the police station.[11]
The question here that is probably the most pressing is how to deal with all of the dismissed charges: the hit and run and the bong incident both appear to have resulted in dismissals. She is a public figure, so BLPCRIME is a bit more lenient here than it otherwise would be, but without convictions she is assumed innocent of them. TonyBallioni ( talk) 14:16, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
On September 4, 2012, Bynes was charged for two alleged hit and run incidents, one occurring in April and the other in August.[3] The hit and run charges were dismissed in December 2012 following a financial settlement between Bynes and the victims.[4]
On May 23, 2013, Bynes was arrested at her home in Manhattan for criminal possession of marijuana, attempted tampering with evidence, and reckless endangerment.[9] The case was dismissed in June 2014.[12]
Sorry I didn't get back to this: I've been busy with other things, and meant to get back. I was reminded by RektGoldfish's reinsertion of the material above and some additional material about another DUI. I'm very skeptical of the inclusion here of this material: it was all dismissed and as TIME magazine pointed out at the time, she has effectively been a private person since 2007. Yes, she is a celebrity, so she isn't entirely private either. I think this should be taken into consideration when weighing how we present information, re: BLPCRIME. I'll ping @ Ritchie333 and Tenebrae: on this matter. Sorry again for not coming around to this until now. All of your thoughts are welcome. TonyBallioni ( talk) 20:41, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
I'm a new wiki editor but remember the Amanda Bynes incident. My vote is to include the content about her mental breakdown & bizarre behavior on her article, but perhaps re-title it to Health, under Personal Life, and not give it undue weight. But I've read that you have to be careful about causing harm to a living person. If reading about her breakdown everyday causes her harm then I would re-think including it in such detail. I actually saw her bio, and read it and was shocked that that incident wasn't included. I was interested in learning how she's doing now medically and I didn't see that info either.
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I just re-read her bio. It said she announced in June of 2017 that wants to return to acting. Settherecord ( talk) 03:14, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
Lyndon Martin W. Beharry A self-aggrandizing article of no merit, featuring an unknown person, at /info/en/?search=Lyndon_Martin_W._Beharry
Can I get a show of hands as to whether this lengthy news post is suitable to cite in the article? It goes into far more detail than what we have, but I'm not sure where the New York Post sits on the scale of BLP sources - a rough finger in the air suggests it looks similar in quality to the Daily Express, which rings alarm bells. Obviously Casey is no longer living, but her immediate relatives very much are and her dad in particular is scheduled to have a cup of tea and a sit down with Sadiq Khan at some point. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 23:01, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
Robert H. Abel ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
deceased, unfortunately. April 14, 2017, hadley, MA — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:194:837F:BF59:ED7E:63CE:D034:C76E ( talk) 12:09, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Meredith Russo ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Me. Russo has been the subject of many controversies. These were included in her Wiki page with credible sources cited. This is relevant and encyclopedic information. Even if the sources cited do not prove Russo's guilt it is consistent with Wikipedia to include relevant controversies that have had media and legal involvement. Wikipedia does not exist as an advertising outlet and public figures' pages typically include relevant controversies. Me. Russo's friends have repeatedly removed this information but Wikipedia does not exist as a debate page for friends to defend controversial public figures. Russo's friends who have removed this information have accused "transphobic hate groups" of publishing the information. While I can not speak for anyone else, i can assuredly say that I am not a "transphobic hate group" but an individual who finds this information relevant to the public figure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.57.84.193 ( talk) 17:42, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
Jesse Taylor ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
The first entry on this page refers to Season 25 of The Ultimate Fighter and lists the two fighters who will fight in the finale of the show. Season 25 doesn't premiere until April 19, 2017, so the information listed on Taylor's page is either inaccurate or is revealing the results of a season that has not aired yet.
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Tina Fernandes Botts ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
I have nothing against her. Botts is a fine assistant professor of philosophy at California State University, Fresno. I have seen her give talks and she is good at her job. However she is an assistant professor of philosophy, and she has not done any major contribution to any other field, nor is she an important public figure. We can't have wikipedia pages for every assistant professor in every field... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.40.185.139 ( talk) 22:23, 28 July 2017
Joel Osteen ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
With the effects of hurricane Harvey still raging, there have been several attempts at smearing this BLP subject as a hypocrite for failing to open "his" church as a refugee center. Whether or not that is true, this needs to be done in a manner that is consistent with BLP policy and fairness. Junk sources like the NYPost should be avoided and responses from the church defenders should be included. At the heart of the matter is a Twitter journalist has been "calling out" Osteen because "his" church hasn't opened up for sheltering refugees. Said journalist has shown pictures proving the church isn't flooded. What is implied is that Osteen et al are hypocrites for not helping the needy. Responsible journalism (the kind we like to use, right?) would mention things like even though the church isn't flooded, the immediate surrounding area is. As an encyclopedia, we shouldn't be making inferences -- even if dubious sources are. Please keep an eye on this. Thanks. -- That man from Nantucket ( talk) 13:29, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
\Osteen may be an incarnation of Elmer Gantry but using Wikipedia as a bludgeon about his church, where USAToday and other media have now shown images of water within the building, is silly and pernicious at best. It does not even merit inclusion in the Daily Mail. Collect ( talk) 23:04, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
I've attempted to clear this to the last acceptable version, but can not do so without edit warring with COI accounts. What we have is an unsourced resume. Help appreciated. 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 ( talk) 17:06, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
Hi, all. We need opinions on this matter at Beau Brady ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). Should it be removed? For now, I've requested semi-protection of the page. Oshwah and I have been reverting the removal, but we should closely examine the matter. Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 23:14, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
Biographies of living persons must be written conservatively and with regard for the subject's privacy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid: it is not Wikipedia's job to be sensationalist, or to be the primary vehicle for the spread of titillating claims about people's lives; the possibility of harm to living subjects must always be considered when exercising editorial judgment.
Wikipedia should not offer first-hand news reports on breaking stories. Wikipedia does not constitute a primary source.
I notice that Nomoskedasticity has been reverting you. Nomoskedasticity, are you willing to state your view on the matter in this discussion? Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 18:10, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
IMO, the material is pure "celebrity gossip material" and anyone who thinks it is proper to use it under WP:BLP for a person not known for the accusations is off the mark utterly. I would note further that inclusion of such material requires a positive consensus in the first place. Collect ( talk) 22:58, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
Specifically WP:BLPGOSSIP - "Avoid repeating gossip. Ask yourself whether the source is reliable; whether the material is being presented as true; and whether, even if true, it is relevant to a disinterested article about the subject." - I have yet to see a credible argument why a TV soap actor's weekend entertainment habits are really relevant. There is no indication this is some sort of extended drug issue that has affected his art. Its a dude partying. Pure gossip. Only in death does duty end ( talk) 08:57, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Hillbillyholiday is correct. Having an entire section on this issue clearly places UNDUE weight on the topic. The subject is an actor, and the section about drug possession makes it seem s though he might be notable for this, but that is not the case. It skews the neutral point of view of the article. Furthermore, we have no obligation to report the news as it happens. Whether the allegation is true or not, it does not belong in an encyclopedic article. AlexEng( TALK) 18:30, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
It's possession, not really a big deal and is more fodder for the tabloids than an encyclopedia. If it was something big like a ring bust or a distribution felony, that would be probably be news, or if it becomes a repeat performance and affects his career like Robert Downey Jr.. At present, no, no inclusion. TheValeyard ( talk) 21:21, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
1. Can I insert the following text in bold into the "credentials section" of the Bio of Sebastian Gorka: "one of the referees, George Schöpflin, former professor of London School of Economics had published with Gorka previously -- a breach of conventional academic practices. He is identified in the original source, but presented only in negative terms: as nationalist, radical etc. It would be cherrypicking, if we present Gorka's referee only in negative light and unfair to Gorka himself if we neglect that one of his supervisor is hard to ignore. Even though we have sources like this this or this or this, that he is/was professor of many high ranked institutions. Dropping this is contrary to the requirement of Neutrality of the Wikipedia.
2. Can the source for this controversy be regarded as reliable source?
3. Can I put this text back to the Credentials section? I find it is appropriate there, it is sourced as well.-- Ltbuni ( talk) 22:49, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Elmer Jamias ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
This article began as a draft from an acknowledged paid COI editor, Rearm21, who admitted that they got the draft text from Elmer Jamias himself (Rearm21 said Jamias is their boss and that he instructed them to create a Wikipedia article about him). I informed Rearm21 of WP:V and WP:BLP (and WP:COI and WP:PAID) and made sure they understood that only material which they or I could find WP:RSs for would be able to be included in the article. I found what I considered to be adequate sources to support WP:N and built the article with Rearm21's assistance. When the sources ran dry, I let Rearm21 know that the information in the draft which we couldn't find sources for could not be included in the Wikipedia article, and I thought that would be the end of it.
A week ago, a new account, Miracle223, created their user sandbox with a version of the Elmer Jamias article virtually identical to the original draft Rearm21 had said came from Mr. Jamias. (I noticed this when I checked the contributions of the user who had made this edit which removed sourced but unflattering information about Mr. Jamias.) I left a message on Miracle223's talk page letting them know that they should read and comply with WP:COI, WP:PAID, WP:BLP, etc. but to date have received no response.
A day and a half ago, an IP user, 202.90.136.142, began adding some of the same unsourced material to the Elmer Jamias article. I have reverted these additions twice now, and don't want to fall afoul of WP:3RR. (I also left a message on the IP's talk page.) Meanwhile, Rearm21 has begun editing the article again, despite my having told them that it would be more appropriate to propose changes on the article's talk page; I make no assertions about the identity of the IP editor but I think the recent edit history of the article speaks for itself, specifically the edits up to and including 03:20, 30 August 2017 and the edits beginning 03:39, 30 August 2017.
I am frustrated with this situation, because I collaborated on the article in good faith to help a COI editor comply with our policies in such a way that the topic they chose could have a Wikipedia article. (This is not the first time I have helped a COI editor with an article whose subject I found to be actually notable; that's one of the things I do here.) I can't (and shouldn't) be the only editor watching the article and guarding against these inappropriate additions, though. I'm aware that it may seem like this is a WP:OWN situation on my part, but I have no objections to properly-sourced material being added to this BLP — only unsourced (or improperly-sourced) material or other policy violations. (For anyone who thinks the solution is to delete and salt the article, I don't think that's appropriate as the subject does meet WP:GNG.) Thanks in advance for your help. — GrammarFascist contribs talk 17:13, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Vic Moore ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Need help with this page, in particular the "Speed Test Drill and Controversy" section. Basic issue is that apparently Bruce Lee told Vic Moore to block his punches, but Vic Moore was unable to do so. Vic Moore claims that he managed to block all the punches except one which did not come close to hitting. Yet others claim that Vic Moore is lying. The section is in my opinion pretty bad, especially the sources, which barely satisfy WP:RS. What is a good way to handle the Lee / Moore dispute? Banedon ( talk) 05:10, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
Lexi Fernandez ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Has no reference from
ABS-CBN about being confirmed cast in La Luna Sangre and have exclusive contact with Start Magic and performed on ASAP that shows misinformation. Also, she already quit showbiz last 2016 for having two mental disorders (anxiety and depression). Please take this action, wikipedia. Thanks.
Reference: Ilaya, Felix (April 27, 2016).
"Why did Lexi Fernandez quit showbiz?".
GMA Network. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Joongjul ( talk • contribs) 23:06, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
Olayemi Esan ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Pls Help remove Speedy deletion Tag on Olayemi Esan. We have edited the errors. Please remove deletion tags — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pye Olayemi Esan ( talk • contribs) 05:26, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
I'd appreciate some BLP specialist help at this AfD, whether you opt for delete or keep. The AfD has been running a long time with little participation. Thanks. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 10:58, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
Jeremy Meeks ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
This version? Or AnonUser1's version? -- Hillbillyholiday ( talk) 16:38, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Regent College, Leicester ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) is one article to keep an eye on. I just deleted a lot of hoax stuff, including BLP violations, from the article. More can also be deleted. I don't trust a thing in this article. Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 21:13, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
And we're right back to the hoaxing, this time by the BurnBbzBurn ( talk · contribs) account. Widr, any thoughts on what should be done in this case, since you blocked the previous account? Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 21:46, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
Deor and NinjaRobotPirate, thanks for your reverts at the article. NinjaRobotPirate, I intended to remove more, but I figured someone else would do it. The hoax stuff started with this edit. So maybe we should restore the article before that point? Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 15:59, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
A few things here that I want more thoughts on: I found the article on NPP as this version. It makes the claim he died recently without providing sourcing. I removed it pending confirmation, and also moved the title to a simple name without a middle name or "Jr.", but when searching for more information on the man, I discovered that there is apparently a terrorist leader who gets a lot of coverage that also shares the name. Since this is a (probably) recently deceased person, I thought it worth getting thoughts on whether it would be better under BLP policy to move it back to a disambiguating title.
I'd also appreciate thoughts on usage of this source to confirm basic biographical details would be appreciated: its a promotional fluff piece, but its the only thing I can find that verifies he was the first leader of a regional assembly, which by other sourcing does appear to be true. TonyBallioni ( talk) 15:05, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
We have confirmatin of death by an organization that he was on the board of. The user that created the article is removing negative information and asking that the article not be edited because he is related to the individual. I've already reverted twice, so other editors being involved here would be appreciated. TonyBallioni ( talk) 18:23, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=Allan_Russell
Biased entry - Particularly the parts about the "Superior Striker" business. Claims that he is "widely recognised as the world's number one striker coach" are unsubstantiated. The whole section on it references a page that makes no mention of the company, and the homepage of the business itself is listed as a source. Can you please check? Many thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.216.95.113 ( talk) 22:31, 1 September 2017
JimmyJoe87 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is posting various information to many bio articles and lists that people are in prison. There is nothing in the articles or citations to indicate this is true. Please have someone check on this. Editor is persistent and not stopping. Thanks Hmains ( talk) 02:54, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
Michael Lawrie ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Not notable — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.116.64.142 ( talk) prev) 06:20, 3 September 2017
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Input from editors with experience in BLP, especially BLPCRIME, is sought at this discussion. GoldenRing ( talk) 12:18, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Blatant misinterpretation of policy aside, there is no reason to remove information repeated by multiple reliable sources. Twitbook space tube 13:53, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
I think it's worth people with an interest in BLP, as opposed to an interest in the event, commenting. For my money, we've always been particularly careful with reporting on allegations against individuals who are not notable. I don't think it's appropriate to include a name in these circumstances unless and until conviction. In this respect, we apply a far higher bar than the RS we usually follow. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 13:56, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Quite aside from the plethora of articles in the US, James Fields is the subject of articles in Great Britain, Australia, Qatar, New Zealand, Israel, India etc. The guy clearly passes WP:GNG. Yet some editors still claim he is "relatively unknown"? WWGB ( talk) 14:29, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Except that the opener of this discussion, while an administrator, was clearly not trying to fork it as is clear from the opening comment "Input from editors with experience in BLP, especially BLPCRIME, is sought at this discussion", and as they also mentioned on that original discussion. The editors who closed the original discussion was not an admin [7], nor was the editor who tried to archive it [8] so faulting admins for those actions is just plain silly.
Since this deals with BLP issues, asking here for feedback was clearly appropriate, as already said by others.
You could try and fault those who discussed here rather than the article talk page but these matters tend to be complicated. Often what happens is someone makes a minor comment which they felt doesn't add much to the existing discussion so just leave it here, then someone responds and it sort of spirals from there. Looking at the history, this seems to be at least in part what happened here.
And funnily enough it looks to me a lot like it may have begun due to complaints about the completely appropriate request here for people to comment in the original discussion. Also I'm also fairly sure if you look at the participants, quite a few of them will not be administrators.
And even more funnily enough, you were one of the earliest participants [9] who actually started discussing the issue here as most of the comments before yours seemed to be concentrating on more general issues surrounding the application of BLP crime which were less relevant to the discussion on the article talk page and so weren't really such a big deal if they were held here rather than the article talk page. So if you did want to blame someone for forking the discussion, pot, kettle, .....
Once the discussion had been forked into two, this clearly needed to be resolved somehow, and choosing to keep the more active discussion open would be appropriate. But in any case as I already said, it was not administrators who did this.
Dr.M.Mohan Alva is founder and chairman of Alva's Education Foundation.He has received lots of awards and under his institution more than 26000+ students are studying , he is also providing free education to lots of students and as a student of alvas i want to create an article about my chairman so please guide me what and all information i have to take and how to submit and get approved by wiki? [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vivek Nanda ( talk • contribs) 15:39, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
References
Could someone who is more familiar with the topic area review this for BLP issues: I can across it randomly while doing NPP, and I'm not nearly familiar enough with Israeli politics to be useful, but the title has issues for one, and I'm assuming most of the content should be cleaned up as well if it is notable at all. Thanks to all. TonyBallioni ( talk) 15:12, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
I would like to start a discussion, regarding the above article, which is focused on the lives of two individual people, both of whom work in a partnership involved in filmography. The trouble is, the article incorporates information about both of their early years, while not containing much on this subject. I am concerned that this may not be the correct standard for an article, in correspondence to Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living people. Apart from a few other minor issues, which are not mainly relevant and are concerned over editing issues, the primary question I have to ask is this:
"Does anyone know of an article, in which the biography of one person, is merged with that of another - in short, does anyone know of an article consisting of the biographies of two people or more?"
GUtt01 ( talk) 10:38, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
A political POV pusher keeps removing (also here) Labrador's No one dies from not having health care comment -- a comment which thrust Labrador into the national spotlight (ie what Labrador is notable for) and which is well referenced.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 17:08, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Yolanda Montes (vedette) ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
The article sounds like an ad for the subject, making insupportable assertions (such as she is one of the most famous dancers on the American continents), and is written in very bad English. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caractecus ( talk • contribs) 23:20, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
This user 2601:58C:4201:D9C0:59F0:FB0D:5028:467C wrote defamatory information on this page on August 11, 2017 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lisdip1 ( talk • contribs) 14:04, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Article Tom Solomon (neurologist) article contains a conflict of interest, as a living person has edited their own Wikipedia article.
User Tsolomon ( /info/en/?search=User:Tsolomon66), who is likely Tom Solomon, has been editing his own article based on the page history. Further to this, the page was created by member titled "Encephalitis Society". This user is named after a UK-based society which Tom Solomon is a key figure within. Regardless of whether this was Tom Solomon himself or a colleague, this further poses another conflict of interest based on the Wikipedia conflict of interest criteria outlined here: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest
It would seem that the bulk of this page was created by Tom Solomon himself, or by a close colleague. It therefore seems appropriate that it is reviewed or removed.
I would further recommend you perform IP checks on those who have edited the article, as it is possible alt accounts have been used to further edit the article.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Throwaway6212 ( talk • contribs) 14:18, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Hi StarryGrandma. The Wikipedia:Conflict of interest page explicitly states that the page's subject, and employers or clients of said person cannot write or edit their own page. If I created a small foundation or society myself, would that entitle me or one of my underlings to create my Wikipedia page? No. The entire point of Wikipedia is to provide an unbiased and objective account of someone or something -- this page does not embody that. I did say review or remove the article, certainly the former is more sensible. However, the entire backbone of the page was likely created by the page's subject or an associate. I lack the experience with how to deal with this, but I am simply stating that it does pose a genuine conflict of interest. -- Throwaway6212 ( talk) 16:42, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
My problems: 1. Gorka's mother. The actual text is just libel: "Susan worked as a translator with David Irving, the discredited historian described by a judge as a "Holocaust denier … anti-Semitic and racist, and that he associates with right-wing extremists who promote neo-Nazism". False and what has the judgement of David Irving from 2001 got to do with Susan Gorka of 1981? She was an INTERPRETER in 1981, when David Irving was writing a book about THE REVOLUTION OF HUNGARY IN 1956. She helped him with the translation during interviews with refugees. "On a practical level it would have been impossible to encompass the work and produce this history without the efforts of my interpreters Erika László, Susan Gorka and Carla Venchiarutti, and of Dr. Nicholas Reynolds who conducted some of the preparatory interview" Irving's own book: http://www.fpp.co.uk/books/Uprising/intro.html Now, the current text gives the impression of her as a Holocaust denier.
2. The Order of Vitéz section: The actual version of the text is neither in chronological, nor in logical order. The whole thing is some confusing mess. I tried to clarify things. Both my edit on Susan Gorka and on this thing were revoked [1] - without explanation.
3. The Hungarian Guard section: I tried to put Gorka's support in context by citing Gorka's own words, from the source Volunteer Marek himself used - but he/she deleted the most important parts - the reference [2] to the anarchy in Hungary
Now, we have an article, which focuses more on the criticism of Gorka than him, and he and his mother are completely mixed up with nazis. This is argumentum ad Hitlerum fallacy, guilty by association fallacy, POV pushing, and lack of Neutrality.---- Ltbuni ( talk) 13:10, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
4. My other problem is that the supporters of Gorka are described with negative adjectives, while the opponents seem to be impartial. For example, in the Controversy section:
5. The section "Historical Order of Vitéz". There are discrediting pieces of information there:
6. Support for Hungarian Guard. The article now says, that he wanted the Guard becuase the military of country is sick, etc. It is quite blurred and inaccurate. He, himself said in the interview of the Forward, that "If we look at the Swiss or Israeli example, when it is about a country, that is small and doesn't have a massive military, then a system can be based on a territorial defense ... In Amercia, the state supports them, giving old arms ... After the disturbances of Hungary, last Year, a need has risen, ... storming of the TV station (CUT, not understandable sentence)" Even though I refuse the Forward as a reliable source, because the original video was 11 minutes long [5] - and now it is purposefully cut to 2 minutes - so despite all of these, We must NOT neglect, that he refered to the Riots of Hungary in 2006, and he cited Swiss, Israeli, American examples, where there are civil militia " to supplement the official military" [6]. Dropping out the context is pretty important here. In the current version, we basically do not know, what he really ment, only that the Guard was later banned. I tried to insert this, but also was first undone [7], then a cut version was inserted [8]by VolunteerMArek
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Would other individuals consider looking at this article and the recent removals/reverts in light of WP:BLPCRIME? I have commented on the AfD already in favour of deletion, so I would prefer if someone else could offer a third-opinion between the two editors in dispute. I do personally think that some of the wording is a bit UNDUE, but welcome the thoughts of others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TonyBallioni ( talk • contribs) 22:24, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
It would be helpful if experienced editors here could look at recent edits to that article and comment on the article talk page. Essentially, Shane is a former entertainer, long retired and in obscurity. Her (a transgendered person) recordings are about to be reissued, and the record company has interviewed her - the results of which are not yet published. It is claimed that much of the current article, based on generally good sources, is inaccurate, but the allegedly accurate story has not yet been published. Any advice? Ghmyrtle ( talk) 16:35, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
aprendan vigilar gente de mucho riesgo y no coman leña luego diere mas — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.237.226.237 ( talk) 20:25, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
We're seeing a problem with
WP:UNDUE in the article
Dana Rohrabacher (
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views). After I pared back an unencyclopedic
WP:UNDUE statement in which an exchange of views over one question Rorabacher recently asked during a session of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was presented verbatim and given undue weight over the rest of Rorabacher's activity on that House Committee,
User:Tomwsulcer reverted the change for this reason:
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Dana_Rohrabacher&diff=794980837&oldid=794932776 - his edit summary read "Rv as per WP:MOS the lede section is supposed to summarize subjects main points which should not be buried below.". The change wasn't in a lede paragraph.
User:Tomwsulcer is referring to another discussion on that article's talk page which also has relevance to this issue:
/info/en/?search=Talk:Dana_Rohrabacher#Lede_paragraphs. In that section, he told another editor "this one supposedly little fact may be what causes this guy to resign, and it should not be buried" which seems to show he wanted the change to create
WP:PROPAGANDA.
I have no problem with Rorabacher's embarrassing stands being mentioned in the article with due weight with other information about him, but an encyclopedic article ought to summarize this information with inline citations to allow the reader to find the source material in greater detail. It should not reproduce information word-for-word with accompanying white space from the source document, in a way we don't see in encyclopedic articles. I'd like other editors to examine the specific change I mentioned at the top of this report and the entire Dana Rohrabacher article in general to see whether or not my impression that the article presents information damaging to the subject with undue weight, creating WP:UNDUE and WP:BLP concerns, is valid. Thanks. loupgarous ( talk) 21:30, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
Uhuru Kenyatta ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Recently elected, temporary page protection — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purtier ( talk • contribs) 22:48, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
Ewen Southby-Tailyour ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Someone is posting incorrect statements about one of my clients - named above. They have been removed four times but keep on re-appearing. The simple fact is that the articles imply that my client was involved in a fraudulent company. When my client was involved both artists and the investors were happy as a number of joint exhibitions showed. When the company was eventually 'hijacked' by a criminal team my client was no longer involved as he had already been sacked to save his reputation. Any suggestion otherwise is libelous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C4:24FD:6100:698F:579E:81B2:674F ( talk) 11:16, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
To attempt to summarize the edit history (most recent at the top):
The page is being mostly edited by IP users and single-purpose editors; I'm requesting page protection. That may be sufficient to solve the issues. The IP editor acting on behalf of Ewen Southby-Tailyour should Contact OTRS if they see further problems. Power~enwiki ( talk) 23:05, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
Input from editors familiar with WP:BLPCRIME issues is needed at Talk:2017 Barcelona attack#Is the Suspects section in violation of WP:BLP? (note: the section in question has since been renamed "Police operations"). TompaDompa ( talk) 11:46, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
The first paragraph contains a personal opinion that should be removed. I do not feel comfortable removing it myself. Here is the offending opinion. "Mr Serpico gave a speech and stood with NYPD police officers on 19 August 2017 in New York on the bank of the Hudson River at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge in support of former NFL player Colin Kaepernick, who was ostracized by the NFL governing body for heroically taking a moral stand against rampant police brutality, and street killings."
There is no factual evidence that he was ostracized by the NFL governing body, nor is there any fact that this was a heroic moral stand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kumaryu ( talk • contribs) 19:37, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
A few editors have been editing his page and attempting to paint him in a negative light, which I believe violates wikipedia's neutral tone. They changed his Early Life to Early and Personal Life, which I think is another violation. (I edited it back). His Early Life no longer has a neutral tone, when you look at the blue, hyperlinked words. These words only have to do only with drug use. I believe one of these editors is paid, since he seems to edit pages of subjects and companies that have the ability to pay him. I know wikipedia is not supposed to be involved with gossip. This editor has tried linking this person to a very bad person. The editor edited his page in a way that links negative, gossipy sources as the first reference. I'm trying to bring some neutrality back to the page. Any help or second sets of eyes would be useful. This editor tends to have issues editing other pages as well. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you! ~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Settherecord ( talk • contribs) prev) 23:17, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
The 'References' section has a Korean website listed for Glaser's 'books' and 'poetry'. There's some kind of block, which limits who can edit the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.99.239.77 ( talk) 00:33, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
Someone changed the his official name to include "EPCOT died under my reign" as his middle name. This should be corrected.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Maineartists ( talk • contribs) prev) 21:44, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
Britney Spears ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Is it acceptable to describe someone having a "public meltdown" in Wikipedia's voice? I would've thought it quite obviously is not, but two seemingly experienced editors ( Flyer22 Reborn and FlightTime) disagree. Flyer is willing to discuss on the talkpage at least, but FlightTime is edit-warring to restore the label: [20] -- Hillbillyholiday ( talk) 14:08, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
I don't see that calling Spears' behavior 'a very public meltdown' is a violation of BLP, certainly not for the purposes intended by the BLP exception to 3RR. The 3RR BLP exception is intended for things like unsourced defamation where the offending material is so flagrant it needs to be removed immediately without waiting for a discussion. In this case the behavior of Britney Spears is not in dispute and the only question is how to give it the most apt description, which is a matter of WP:UNDUE.-- Hillbillyholiday ( talk) 15:27, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
user:Antinoos69 continues to edit war on the Kim Davis article insisting that he has a consensus to place in the infobox as the lead photo an image of Kim Davis in which she partially obscures her face with her hand and to add insult to injury, the image has a different person more prominent than the subject of the article. While there is no objection to placing the image in the article in the section discussing her refusal to issue marriage licenses to LGBT people, user:Antinoos69 has been continuously edit warring to re-insert the image into the infobox, after being told several times that the photo is not reasonable for inclusion in the infobox (see big long discussion in article talk page. Sometimes the sky is blue ( talk) 21:32, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
The article Felix Sater currently gives Sater's name as "Felix Henry Sater (born Felix Mikhailovich Sheferovsky; Russian: Феликс Михайлович Шеферовский; March 2, 1966)". As far as I can tell from English language sources, this is not correct. The New York Times gives Sater's birth name as "Haim Felix Sater" but notes that he "Americanized it" to Felix Henry Sater" in the 1990s. That's what our article said up until May when it was changed to the current version by User:Wikimandia, using a Russain language source. I have found other places that use the Haim Sater, but no other reliable sources that use "Felix Mikhailovich Sheferovsky". Sater's father is Mikhael Sheferovsky AKA Michael Sater, so the Mikhailovich makes sense, but I am unable to confirm it. I am reluctant to change the birth name since I can't read the Russian source. What should I do? World's Lamest Critic ( talk) 02:50, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
@ World's Lamest Critic: Found it! If you search for "урожденный Шеферовский" ("born Sheferovsky") there are quite a few hits. I chose the two best sources to include - the first the famous post-election interview [21] "Феликс Сатер, урожденный Шеферовский" ("Felix Sater, born Sheferovsky") and second one from Gazeta.ru - they misspell it as Sherefovsky but it's clearly a mistake as you can see if you google that spelling [22] "Феликс Сатер, урожденный Феликс Шерефовский" "Felix Sater, born Felix Sherefovsky). Hopefully this suffices. —Мандичка YO 😜 11:47, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
Opinions are needed on the following matter: Talk:Mary Kay Letourneau#Regarding "illicit". A permalink for it is here. Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 14:43, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
See:
These two articles are both almost entirely unsourced. Not everyone is living but some are, and these appear to be massive BLP and WP:OR violations.... what should we do with these? I kind of think they should be deleted. Jytdog ( talk) Jytdog ( talk) 14:59, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
Unnecessary and questionably sourced phrase: "a liberal / progressive"
The sources for this characterization are 1) Reddit, and 2) a self-published blog post by self-described ethicist Jack Marshall, "president and founder of ProEthics, and personally develops its original training programs."
Anonymous Comments on Reddit Are Not Reliable Sources' The Reddit citation refers to an entire thread, not a specific comment. Uses of the word "liberal" is used by anonymous commenters, not Bazelon herself. There are no uses of "progressive" on the thread. What are the liberal/progressive label based on? Do anonymous Reddit comments qualify as reliable sources?
Source Has Questionable Credentials and Relies More on His Assumptions, Not Facts Jack Marshall labels Bazelon a "liberal" based on her mischaracterization of a New York judge. His draws this opinion from her unsupported accusation that the judge was a "conservative judicial activist." As a blogger, Marshall does well-enough, but as a ethicist his judgement is hasty and relies on his questionable authority as an ethicist. Is he an authority on journalistic ethics?
Emily Bazelon may very well be a liberal/progressive, but the inclusion of this label leads the reader to question her motivations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:19B:4000:39EE:5554:257D:3B03:F11E ( talk) 18:32, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
Gwen Shamblin ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
This entire section is original research sourced to primary sources, court documents hosted on the website of a subject of the lawsuits. I have tried to remove it twice and have both times been reverted. Can a senior editor take a look? 173.165.156.203 ( talk) 03:09, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Nevin Carr ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Please, remove the picture depicting Bill Nye from this wikipedia page at the request of Nevin Carr. I have edited the page myself several times to no avail. This adds no value and does not adequately depict the individual to whom it relates. Please, respect my wishes and take this picture off of the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fieldingb ( talk • contribs) 19:07, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Duncan Macmillan (playwright) ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
I've made recent detailed edits to this page which are being repeatedly reversed by someone claiming falsely that the information is inaccurate or personal (it is all sourced from reputable sources online). Trandodit ( talk) 19:34, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Elisa_Jordana ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Article contains misinformation and whenever it is corrected the changes are undone. Correct birth year (1982) and reference to a Playboy pictorial are called disrespectful by the fan who then deletes them. Wikipedia is not a press release and the self-aggrandizing elements that I removed should remain out or the article should be marked for removal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sterned ( talk • contribs) 21:29, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
Nnamdi Kanu ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Could we please have additional competent eyes on this BLP article that has become the play-ground for this IP editor (and this one, probable the same person) who keeps on adding unsourced material into the article while at the same time removing sourced material from the said article? This person doesn't reply to well-meant messages left on his talk page. Reporting him to WP:AVN resulted in me getting blocked :) even though I used Exemption no. 7 of the edit-warring policy. Additional info on the subject matter can be found here. I simply don't have the time to keep on reverting the disruptive edits on the said article. Thank you. 89.14.255.174 ( talk) 10:44, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
First off, I have no vested interest in the subject nor do I know him personally. I'm responding to a pattern of vandalism that appears racially motivated by a particular editor ScrapIronIV. Multiple edits to this living poet's biography are being altered and reported as Sock Puppetry and COI. I would like to report this to an Administrator.
Shankar's contributions as a reviewer and editor are crucial aspects to his bio. As is his experience with the NYPD. If the criminal accusations (again according to my research he was only ever convicted of two MISDEAMENORS, so alleged crimes should not have a place) are allowed to remain, his experiences with the cops should be especially since he sued the city of New York and won a settlement and statement of wrongdoing. All of this is well-sourced (via Rediff, NPR, Hartford Courant). Additionally other primary source documentation from the New York Times, Best American Poetry, Open Magazine (India) is continuously being removed and called whitewashing for personal reasons.
Additionally my research has indicated that Shankar was never accused of "theft of school funds." This is something that FOX news reported a Politician as saying, which is not the same as fact. Such allegations never took place and cannot be listed as fact according to Wiki policy:
We must get the article right. Be very firm about the use of high-quality sources. All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be supported by an inline citation to a reliable, published source. Contentious material about living persons (or, in some cases, recently deceased) that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.[1] Users who persistently or egregiously violate this policy may be blocked from editing.
I believe that if ScrapIronIV continues to persistently violate this policy, his editing privileges should be suspended. Additionally research has indicated that this editor is racially motivated and does not possess a neutral point of view. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Literarybiographer ( talk • contribs) 04:54, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
I'm not sure about racial bias, but it does seem like legitimate primary source material continues to be removed for no apparent reason and relevant bio data continues to be suppressed by the same Editor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TerribleTowel ( talk • contribs) 10:37, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
Google's Ideological Echo Chamber ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
This article requires action to remove a WP:LABEL violation, however due to the editing status of the article (admin-only) I am unable to remove it myself. Specifically, the article uses the an extreme, contentious, and value-laden label when referring to an internet podcaster Stefan Molyneux in passing, referring to him as alt-right, i.e., a type of white nationalist.
There is a discussion raging on the talk page here, and the user who added the value-laden label in the first place ( User:Volunteer Marek) is apparently the only user in support of keeping it --- not surprising given that this user's last 500 edits appear to be obsessed with attacking right wing politics. -- Nanite ( talk) 17:31, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Durgesh Kaushik ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Issue: Non-notability of the living person on whom the article is based; Sources appear to be promoted and non-objective in nature; — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shashanksingh.1102 ( talk • contribs) prev) 15:22, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
Buddy Fletcher ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
My talk page got hit with the following request regarding Buddy Fletcher: Can you take the name of our daughter out of his wiki page? She has been the subject of several threats and I'd love to keep her anonymous on the internet as much as possible. Thanks. Ellen Pao -- TonyTheTiger ( T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:39, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
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Recently,I have created an article about a living person who is a famous celebrity in south Indian television industry.But just now I have gotten a notice that the article created by me will undergo for deletion.kindly help to get rid of this trouble.Thanking you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pokiridebba468 ( talk • contribs) 06:28, August 25, 2017 (UTC)
Hi, Sorry if this is the wrong place for this. I have found a possible future BOP policy violation here: here The attached PDF, which is clearly a violation, is being asked to be uploaded to wikipedia.
I think the page in question, Ed Seeman should be placed under creation protection to pre-emptively stop this violation.
TrueAnorak ( talk) 18:31, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
Vibhuti Bhushan Sharma ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
1. He was noted only for 1 event. Violation of WP:BLP1E
2. A relatively unknown person. Violation of WP:NPF
3. More than half of the article is unsourced. Violation of WP:GRAPEVINE
4. This is more of self-publicity even when no reliable source is given. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bansalprakhar ( talk • contribs) 15:43, August 25, 2017 (UTC)
John Cline ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Irrelevant information to Mr. Cline's facts which defame his accomplishments seem to get inserted without citations or verifiable proof. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mickeywrangle ( talk • contribs) 21:55, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
There are very FEW articles and statements other than the pertinent results specified...which is where the notability lies.Presumably the editor means that the two external links which are the only sources provided -- a Facebook page and a usacycliing.org profile -- are the only significant public coverage of this person, and that the various achievements listed (3rd place in a particular velodrome in 2014?) prove notability on their own.
Lowell P. Weicker Jr. ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
I just want to say, about our former Governor Weicker, he never said in his campaign that he would not implement an income tax, he said he didn't want to. The other two candidates (Rowland and I can't remember) said they would not. Weicker put CT in the black for the first time in years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.212.138.158 ( talk) 23:32, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
Larry the Cable Guy ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
According to official government records, Larry the Cable Guy's full REAL name is "Daniel Dale Whitney." The story about his middle name being "Lawrence" as an explanation of how he came up with the "Larry" part of his character's name is not backed up by official records, nor is there any indication that it was it officially changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.28.16.159 ( talk) 21:26, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
I am all out of reverts, and could do with someone sensible looking at this mess. To those who are unaware of Amanda Bynes, briefly: she was a promising actress who stopped work due to severe mental health issues. Her breakdown over several years was very public and leapt on by the tabloid press in a most unedifying way. Bynes hasn't acted since 2012, I think. This recent article gives an overview of the saga:
In the Twitter age, her breakdown was the first that occurred almost entirely in the public eye, with updates coming on a minute-to-minute basis. In 2007, when Lindsay Lohan was arrested for DUI, the news took days to reverberate—seven years later, news on Bynes took only seconds to devour. There were more impulse reactions, less perspective, and in the race to provide content on Trending Topics, levity was the default. Bynes was mocked and frequently called “crazy,” as if the word didn’t have any serious implications. The actress’ struggles, in no part helped by the fact that she wasn’t working, were a tiny snowball at the top of a mountain, and with every snicker and decision to funnel uncomfortable concern into a funny list about her “craziest tweets,” it grew bigger and raced down the slope at an unstoppable velocity.
There's also this, "Amanda Bynes and the double standard of mental illness":
Bynes’s life is proof we still gawk and grimace at those who suffer in plain sight.
Sundayclose and RektGoldfish have both repeatedly added the following material to Byne's biography under the heading "Legal issues":
In March 2012, Bynes was stopped and ticketed by police for talking on a cell phone while driving. [1] A month later, she was arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI) after side-swiping a police car in West Hollywood. [2] On September 4, 2012, Bynes was charged for two alleged hit and run incidents, one occurring in April and the other in August. [3] The hit and run charges were dismissed in December 2012 following a financial settlement between Bynes and the victims. [4] On February 24, 2014, the DUI charge was dropped and Bynes was sentenced to three years of probation for reckless driving as part of a plea deal. [5] Bynes' driver's license was suspended some time before September 6, 2012, by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. [3] On September 16, Bynes was cited for driving with a suspended license, and her car was impounded. [6] In May 2013, Bynes pleaded no contest to the charge, and was sentenced to three years' probation. [7] Her license was restored in April 2014. [8]
On May 23, 2013, Bynes was arrested at her home in Manhattan for criminal possession of marijuana, attempted tampering with evidence, and reckless endangerment. [9] According to a prosecutor at Bynes' arraignment, police observed Bynes throwing a bong from the window of her 36th floor apartment. Bynes claimed that the alleged bong was actually a vase. [10] Following her arrest, Bynes underwent a psychiatric evaluation at a hospital before she was processed at the police station. [11] The case against Bynes was dismissed in June 2014. [12] On July 22, 2013, Ventura County sheriff's deputies detained Bynes in front of a stranger's house in Thousand Oaks, California, where she had allegedly started a small fire in the driveway, and had her hospitalized under a 72-hour mental-health evaluation hold. [13] [14] Bynes' parents filed for conservatorship of their daughter shortly after her hospitalization began. [15] On August 9, Bynes' mother was granted a temporary conservatorship over Bynes' affairs, including her medical care, as well as control over her finances, after the judge agreed that Bynes had a "lack of capacity to give informed consent to medical care." [16] [17] On September 30, Bynes was transferred from UCLA Medical Center to receive "specialized treatment in a private facility outside of Los Angeles." [18]
In December 2013, Bynes was released from treatment to her parents. [19] On September 28, 2014, Bynes was arrested for her second DUI. [8] [20] On October 10, 2014, Bynes was hospitalized in Pasadena, California, and placed on a temporary psychiatric hold after she made accusations via Twitter that her father sexually abused her as a child; shortly after she tweeted that her father had not molested her, but she claimed he implanted a microchip in her brain that forced her to make the accusation. [21] [22] Her psychiatric hold was later extended. On October 22, Bynes' mother received conservatorship of her daughter once again; on October 30, Bynes left the psychiatric facility early. [23] [24]
A blow-by-blow and primary-sourced account of her troubles, with no perspective, no attempt to summarize or weave it into the story of her career. No decent secondary sources. The article as it stands just reflects the callous disregard shown by many media outlets. -- Hillbillyholiday ( talk) 19:45, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
According to a prosecutor at Bynes' arraignment, police observed Bynes throwing a bong from the window of her 36th floor apartment. Bynes claimed that the alleged bong was actually a vase.[10] Following her arrest, Bynes underwent a psychiatric evaluation at a hospital before she was processed at the police station.[11]
The question here that is probably the most pressing is how to deal with all of the dismissed charges: the hit and run and the bong incident both appear to have resulted in dismissals. She is a public figure, so BLPCRIME is a bit more lenient here than it otherwise would be, but without convictions she is assumed innocent of them. TonyBallioni ( talk) 14:16, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
On September 4, 2012, Bynes was charged for two alleged hit and run incidents, one occurring in April and the other in August.[3] The hit and run charges were dismissed in December 2012 following a financial settlement between Bynes and the victims.[4]
On May 23, 2013, Bynes was arrested at her home in Manhattan for criminal possession of marijuana, attempted tampering with evidence, and reckless endangerment.[9] The case was dismissed in June 2014.[12]
Sorry I didn't get back to this: I've been busy with other things, and meant to get back. I was reminded by RektGoldfish's reinsertion of the material above and some additional material about another DUI. I'm very skeptical of the inclusion here of this material: it was all dismissed and as TIME magazine pointed out at the time, she has effectively been a private person since 2007. Yes, she is a celebrity, so she isn't entirely private either. I think this should be taken into consideration when weighing how we present information, re: BLPCRIME. I'll ping @ Ritchie333 and Tenebrae: on this matter. Sorry again for not coming around to this until now. All of your thoughts are welcome. TonyBallioni ( talk) 20:41, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
I'm a new wiki editor but remember the Amanda Bynes incident. My vote is to include the content about her mental breakdown & bizarre behavior on her article, but perhaps re-title it to Health, under Personal Life, and not give it undue weight. But I've read that you have to be careful about causing harm to a living person. If reading about her breakdown everyday causes her harm then I would re-think including it in such detail. I actually saw her bio, and read it and was shocked that that incident wasn't included. I was interested in learning how she's doing now medically and I didn't see that info either.
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I just re-read her bio. It said she announced in June of 2017 that wants to return to acting. Settherecord ( talk) 03:14, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
Lyndon Martin W. Beharry A self-aggrandizing article of no merit, featuring an unknown person, at /info/en/?search=Lyndon_Martin_W._Beharry
Can I get a show of hands as to whether this lengthy news post is suitable to cite in the article? It goes into far more detail than what we have, but I'm not sure where the New York Post sits on the scale of BLP sources - a rough finger in the air suggests it looks similar in quality to the Daily Express, which rings alarm bells. Obviously Casey is no longer living, but her immediate relatives very much are and her dad in particular is scheduled to have a cup of tea and a sit down with Sadiq Khan at some point. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 23:01, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
Robert H. Abel ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
deceased, unfortunately. April 14, 2017, hadley, MA — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:194:837F:BF59:ED7E:63CE:D034:C76E ( talk) 12:09, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
Meredith Russo ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Me. Russo has been the subject of many controversies. These were included in her Wiki page with credible sources cited. This is relevant and encyclopedic information. Even if the sources cited do not prove Russo's guilt it is consistent with Wikipedia to include relevant controversies that have had media and legal involvement. Wikipedia does not exist as an advertising outlet and public figures' pages typically include relevant controversies. Me. Russo's friends have repeatedly removed this information but Wikipedia does not exist as a debate page for friends to defend controversial public figures. Russo's friends who have removed this information have accused "transphobic hate groups" of publishing the information. While I can not speak for anyone else, i can assuredly say that I am not a "transphobic hate group" but an individual who finds this information relevant to the public figure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.57.84.193 ( talk) 17:42, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
Jesse Taylor ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
The first entry on this page refers to Season 25 of The Ultimate Fighter and lists the two fighters who will fight in the finale of the show. Season 25 doesn't premiere until April 19, 2017, so the information listed on Taylor's page is either inaccurate or is revealing the results of a season that has not aired yet.
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Tina Fernandes Botts ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
I have nothing against her. Botts is a fine assistant professor of philosophy at California State University, Fresno. I have seen her give talks and she is good at her job. However she is an assistant professor of philosophy, and she has not done any major contribution to any other field, nor is she an important public figure. We can't have wikipedia pages for every assistant professor in every field... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.40.185.139 ( talk) 22:23, 28 July 2017
Joel Osteen ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
With the effects of hurricane Harvey still raging, there have been several attempts at smearing this BLP subject as a hypocrite for failing to open "his" church as a refugee center. Whether or not that is true, this needs to be done in a manner that is consistent with BLP policy and fairness. Junk sources like the NYPost should be avoided and responses from the church defenders should be included. At the heart of the matter is a Twitter journalist has been "calling out" Osteen because "his" church hasn't opened up for sheltering refugees. Said journalist has shown pictures proving the church isn't flooded. What is implied is that Osteen et al are hypocrites for not helping the needy. Responsible journalism (the kind we like to use, right?) would mention things like even though the church isn't flooded, the immediate surrounding area is. As an encyclopedia, we shouldn't be making inferences -- even if dubious sources are. Please keep an eye on this. Thanks. -- That man from Nantucket ( talk) 13:29, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
\Osteen may be an incarnation of Elmer Gantry but using Wikipedia as a bludgeon about his church, where USAToday and other media have now shown images of water within the building, is silly and pernicious at best. It does not even merit inclusion in the Daily Mail. Collect ( talk) 23:04, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
I've attempted to clear this to the last acceptable version, but can not do so without edit warring with COI accounts. What we have is an unsourced resume. Help appreciated. 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 ( talk) 17:06, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
Hi, all. We need opinions on this matter at Beau Brady ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). Should it be removed? For now, I've requested semi-protection of the page. Oshwah and I have been reverting the removal, but we should closely examine the matter. Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 23:14, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
Biographies of living persons must be written conservatively and with regard for the subject's privacy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid: it is not Wikipedia's job to be sensationalist, or to be the primary vehicle for the spread of titillating claims about people's lives; the possibility of harm to living subjects must always be considered when exercising editorial judgment.
Wikipedia should not offer first-hand news reports on breaking stories. Wikipedia does not constitute a primary source.
I notice that Nomoskedasticity has been reverting you. Nomoskedasticity, are you willing to state your view on the matter in this discussion? Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 18:10, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
IMO, the material is pure "celebrity gossip material" and anyone who thinks it is proper to use it under WP:BLP for a person not known for the accusations is off the mark utterly. I would note further that inclusion of such material requires a positive consensus in the first place. Collect ( talk) 22:58, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
Specifically WP:BLPGOSSIP - "Avoid repeating gossip. Ask yourself whether the source is reliable; whether the material is being presented as true; and whether, even if true, it is relevant to a disinterested article about the subject." - I have yet to see a credible argument why a TV soap actor's weekend entertainment habits are really relevant. There is no indication this is some sort of extended drug issue that has affected his art. Its a dude partying. Pure gossip. Only in death does duty end ( talk) 08:57, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Hillbillyholiday is correct. Having an entire section on this issue clearly places UNDUE weight on the topic. The subject is an actor, and the section about drug possession makes it seem s though he might be notable for this, but that is not the case. It skews the neutral point of view of the article. Furthermore, we have no obligation to report the news as it happens. Whether the allegation is true or not, it does not belong in an encyclopedic article. AlexEng( TALK) 18:30, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
It's possession, not really a big deal and is more fodder for the tabloids than an encyclopedia. If it was something big like a ring bust or a distribution felony, that would be probably be news, or if it becomes a repeat performance and affects his career like Robert Downey Jr.. At present, no, no inclusion. TheValeyard ( talk) 21:21, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
1. Can I insert the following text in bold into the "credentials section" of the Bio of Sebastian Gorka: "one of the referees, George Schöpflin, former professor of London School of Economics had published with Gorka previously -- a breach of conventional academic practices. He is identified in the original source, but presented only in negative terms: as nationalist, radical etc. It would be cherrypicking, if we present Gorka's referee only in negative light and unfair to Gorka himself if we neglect that one of his supervisor is hard to ignore. Even though we have sources like this this or this or this, that he is/was professor of many high ranked institutions. Dropping this is contrary to the requirement of Neutrality of the Wikipedia.
2. Can the source for this controversy be regarded as reliable source?
3. Can I put this text back to the Credentials section? I find it is appropriate there, it is sourced as well.-- Ltbuni ( talk) 22:49, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Elmer Jamias ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
This article began as a draft from an acknowledged paid COI editor, Rearm21, who admitted that they got the draft text from Elmer Jamias himself (Rearm21 said Jamias is their boss and that he instructed them to create a Wikipedia article about him). I informed Rearm21 of WP:V and WP:BLP (and WP:COI and WP:PAID) and made sure they understood that only material which they or I could find WP:RSs for would be able to be included in the article. I found what I considered to be adequate sources to support WP:N and built the article with Rearm21's assistance. When the sources ran dry, I let Rearm21 know that the information in the draft which we couldn't find sources for could not be included in the Wikipedia article, and I thought that would be the end of it.
A week ago, a new account, Miracle223, created their user sandbox with a version of the Elmer Jamias article virtually identical to the original draft Rearm21 had said came from Mr. Jamias. (I noticed this when I checked the contributions of the user who had made this edit which removed sourced but unflattering information about Mr. Jamias.) I left a message on Miracle223's talk page letting them know that they should read and comply with WP:COI, WP:PAID, WP:BLP, etc. but to date have received no response.
A day and a half ago, an IP user, 202.90.136.142, began adding some of the same unsourced material to the Elmer Jamias article. I have reverted these additions twice now, and don't want to fall afoul of WP:3RR. (I also left a message on the IP's talk page.) Meanwhile, Rearm21 has begun editing the article again, despite my having told them that it would be more appropriate to propose changes on the article's talk page; I make no assertions about the identity of the IP editor but I think the recent edit history of the article speaks for itself, specifically the edits up to and including 03:20, 30 August 2017 and the edits beginning 03:39, 30 August 2017.
I am frustrated with this situation, because I collaborated on the article in good faith to help a COI editor comply with our policies in such a way that the topic they chose could have a Wikipedia article. (This is not the first time I have helped a COI editor with an article whose subject I found to be actually notable; that's one of the things I do here.) I can't (and shouldn't) be the only editor watching the article and guarding against these inappropriate additions, though. I'm aware that it may seem like this is a WP:OWN situation on my part, but I have no objections to properly-sourced material being added to this BLP — only unsourced (or improperly-sourced) material or other policy violations. (For anyone who thinks the solution is to delete and salt the article, I don't think that's appropriate as the subject does meet WP:GNG.) Thanks in advance for your help. — GrammarFascist contribs talk 17:13, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Vic Moore ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Need help with this page, in particular the "Speed Test Drill and Controversy" section. Basic issue is that apparently Bruce Lee told Vic Moore to block his punches, but Vic Moore was unable to do so. Vic Moore claims that he managed to block all the punches except one which did not come close to hitting. Yet others claim that Vic Moore is lying. The section is in my opinion pretty bad, especially the sources, which barely satisfy WP:RS. What is a good way to handle the Lee / Moore dispute? Banedon ( talk) 05:10, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
Lexi Fernandez ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Has no reference from
ABS-CBN about being confirmed cast in La Luna Sangre and have exclusive contact with Start Magic and performed on ASAP that shows misinformation. Also, she already quit showbiz last 2016 for having two mental disorders (anxiety and depression). Please take this action, wikipedia. Thanks.
Reference: Ilaya, Felix (April 27, 2016).
"Why did Lexi Fernandez quit showbiz?".
GMA Network. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
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Olayemi Esan ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Pls Help remove Speedy deletion Tag on Olayemi Esan. We have edited the errors. Please remove deletion tags — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pye Olayemi Esan ( talk • contribs) 05:26, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
I'd appreciate some BLP specialist help at this AfD, whether you opt for delete or keep. The AfD has been running a long time with little participation. Thanks. -- Dweller ( talk) Become old fashioned! 10:58, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
Jeremy Meeks ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
This version? Or AnonUser1's version? -- Hillbillyholiday ( talk) 16:38, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Regent College, Leicester ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) is one article to keep an eye on. I just deleted a lot of hoax stuff, including BLP violations, from the article. More can also be deleted. I don't trust a thing in this article. Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 21:13, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
And we're right back to the hoaxing, this time by the BurnBbzBurn ( talk · contribs) account. Widr, any thoughts on what should be done in this case, since you blocked the previous account? Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 21:46, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
Deor and NinjaRobotPirate, thanks for your reverts at the article. NinjaRobotPirate, I intended to remove more, but I figured someone else would do it. The hoax stuff started with this edit. So maybe we should restore the article before that point? Flyer22 Reborn ( talk) 15:59, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
A few things here that I want more thoughts on: I found the article on NPP as this version. It makes the claim he died recently without providing sourcing. I removed it pending confirmation, and also moved the title to a simple name without a middle name or "Jr.", but when searching for more information on the man, I discovered that there is apparently a terrorist leader who gets a lot of coverage that also shares the name. Since this is a (probably) recently deceased person, I thought it worth getting thoughts on whether it would be better under BLP policy to move it back to a disambiguating title.
I'd also appreciate thoughts on usage of this source to confirm basic biographical details would be appreciated: its a promotional fluff piece, but its the only thing I can find that verifies he was the first leader of a regional assembly, which by other sourcing does appear to be true. TonyBallioni ( talk) 15:05, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
We have confirmatin of death by an organization that he was on the board of. The user that created the article is removing negative information and asking that the article not be edited because he is related to the individual. I've already reverted twice, so other editors being involved here would be appreciated. TonyBallioni ( talk) 18:23, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=Allan_Russell
Biased entry - Particularly the parts about the "Superior Striker" business. Claims that he is "widely recognised as the world's number one striker coach" are unsubstantiated. The whole section on it references a page that makes no mention of the company, and the homepage of the business itself is listed as a source. Can you please check? Many thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.216.95.113 ( talk) 22:31, 1 September 2017
JimmyJoe87 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is posting various information to many bio articles and lists that people are in prison. There is nothing in the articles or citations to indicate this is true. Please have someone check on this. Editor is persistent and not stopping. Thanks Hmains ( talk) 02:54, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
Michael Lawrie ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Not notable — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.116.64.142 ( talk) prev) 06:20, 3 September 2017