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Terry Brennan
Terry Brennan ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Paul Horning was not the only Heisman trophy winner to come from a losing team. The first winner, Jay Berwagner. University of Chicago, was from a losing team. See Wikipedia article on him.
Sonny Rollins
Contrary to the line that says a concert by Frank Sinatra at Rollins' high school, accompanied by a plea for racial harmony, changed his life, Rollins never said the concert changed his life, as borne out by the video source cited [1]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sidbill60 (talk • contribs) 15:49, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
George Campbell Jr.
Much of the material reported here under the heading "Cooper Union controversy and investigation by New York state Attorney General" is incorrect, as is much of the material in the Attorney General's report which merely regurgitates a lawsuit filed. The citations here are politically motivated or biased comments by an alumnus with a strong bias and which are potentially libelous. A section of this bio challenging the attorney general's report, published in the Chronicle of Higher Education has been edited out and should be re-added.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.33.13.1 (talk) 16:54, April 2, 2016
Ned Miller
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Ned Miller passed away March 18th, 2016 in White City/Medford Oregon. Please update your article. Thanks.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Nuclearnee (talk • contribs) 13:55, 4 April 2016
Kristina Svechinskaya
Kristina Svechinskaya ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Sexy hacker?[edit] She was with 36 other people in the hacking scheme that stole millions and she was singled out because she was the really pretty one in the whole scheme and her revealing photo on the internet. I think that this article should be merged with another article about the other Eastern European hackers that were involved in the crime.
(Redacted) Patchman123 (talk) 14:39, 5 April 2016
- Hi Patchman123, Your post above does not raise any concerns of compliance with Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living persons. Please feel free to raise the merge question on the respective article Talk pages. - Ryk72 'c.s.n.s.' 09:44, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Ramy El-Batrawi
Ramy_El-Batrawi ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
The entry is not neutral at all. It reads like a PR person's work.
"Ramy El-Batrawi is the Owner, Managing Member of X LLC , El-Batrawi is a deal Maker and an effective negotiator, known for his expertise in structuring winning transactions. He is noted for his adherence to the principles of protecting his investors to the best of his abilities, and for being an entrepreneur, investor, and humanitarian"
"In 2000 Ramy El-Batrawi was honored through his selection to participate on the entrepreneurial panel in GB2000, The Graduate Business Conference hosted by UCLA’s Anderson School of Management."
"-In August 2015 Dr Claude A Ruffalo, Ph.D a top clinical physiologist Ph.D. who has 3 Post-Doctoral Degrees did a neuropsychological test of Ramy El-Batrawi.
The neuropsychological test results:
Verbal Comprehension. Mr. El-Batrawi verbal comprehension functioning was measured by the WAISA-IV verbal Comprehension Subtest, which measures verbal practical judgment. His score on Comprehension Subset was at the 91st %ile in comparison to his age group with an IQ estimated equivalent of 120 in the Superior Range of functioning. Vocabulary. The Vocabulary Subset of the WAIS-IV is considered to be one of the best single measures of verbal intelligence. Mr. El-Batrawi English language Vocabulary was measured by the WAIS-IV Vocabulary Subset which resulted in a score at the 98th %ile in comparison to his age group with an IQ estimate of 135 in the Very Superior Range. This is a particularly high English Vocabulary score given that he was not born in the us, but in Geneva, Switzerland and left home and school at about 12 years of age.
Abstract Verbal Reasoning and Conceptualization. Mr. El-Batrawi score on the Similarities Subset of WAIS-IV which masseurs abstract verbal reasoning and conceptualization was at the 91st %ile with a IQ equivalent of 120 in the superior range.
Discussion of test results. Mr. El-Batrawi score on the WAIS-IV Verbal Comprehension, Vocabulary, and similarities Subsets combine to provide very strong and compelling evidence that Mr. El-Batrawi has exceptionally high (Superior to Very Superior) verbal reasoning abilities. '"
These are just some examples of the PR tendencies.
Furthermore, the grammar on the page indicates the writer's first language is not English. It needs significant work.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Wolverinethad (talk • contribs) 12:45, 6 April 2016
Jenny Lim
Jenny Lim ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Could someone take a look at this page please? It is an article by a new editor which is badly written, lacks references and notability could be an issue. I tagged it for refs. and the tag was removed three times by the creator who had been warned. The page was then 'reviewed' by another editor and I added a copy-edit tag. The creator has very recently added 2 refs citing Facebook and again removed the refs and copy-edit tags. I think I've run up against 3RR here so would appreciate it if someone else could take a look. It is entirely possible that it could be a candidate for CSD due to notability issues & possible COI also. Thanks Eagleash (talk) 02:40, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
- I agree on all counts. I've restored the tags. David in DC (talk) 16:36, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
- Agreed. Made some prose only copy edits; added citation needed tags; removed the Facebook links, which do not contain any information, do not verify the article contents. - Ryk72 'c.s.n.s.' 09:21, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Nathan Davis (saxophonist)
Nathan Davis (saxophonist) Nathan Davis did start a band called Roots in 1991. However, this is not the same band that is in the link on his Wikipedia page. That is a different band with a nearly-identical name. (personal interview) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.101.80.14 (talk • contribs) 22:07, April 7, 2016
- I've removed the link (which was to The Roots, a hip-hop band created in 1987). Thanks for the heads-up. clpo13(talk) 05:10, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
Gideon Greif
Gideon Greif ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
The entire article is clearly just a resume.
Violation of WP:NPF end WP:BLP1E — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.222.148.181 (talk) 05:29, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
- Clearly needs a major trim; I have started on it. Jonathan A Jones (talk) 15:29, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
- Done. Jonathan A Jones (talk) 15:55, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
Shyla Foxxx
Shyla Foxxx ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
I've reverted unsourced information about a porn actress' purported birthdate twice and purported birth name once. Please see my second edit here. (You can find my first revert an hour or two before that.) I don't want to edit war. Suggestions? Assistance? David in DC (talk) 21:15, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
Tyler Henry
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- Gizza2 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
- Brando628 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
There are a couple of editors on this page (linked above) who seem intent on whitewashing the article, specifically removing any criticism of the subject, claiming such criticism is libelous. Now, maybe they're right and there are libel issues (in other words, unreliable sources, false claims, etc.) or these editors might have some sort of WP:COI. Either way, I think some more eyes on this article would be helpful. clpo13(talk) 17:41, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Nicoletta Batini
Nicoletta Batini ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
I have come across the Wiki article for economist Nicoletta Batini, and found a slew of issues that likely violate Wikipedia's policy regarding neutrality and verifiability. The article itself seems to have been written by a biased supporter of Batini (or Batini herself) especially considering the page was written almost entirely by one "Aparadisi86", and contains a lot of unverifiable, poorly written, and subjective statements meant to serve a positive image of Batini herself. Examples are given below:
"She is currently rated among the 5% top most cited authors in economics worldwide (RePEc)." This section of her biography claims that she is one of the most cited authors of economic papers, yet lacks an easily accessible citation and only refers to the Wiki page for Research Papers in Economics.
"Quickly renown in the profession for her innovative ideas and publications on monetary policy practices and strategies, launched at prestigious international conferences of the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank..." This section, along with many others, appears to have a noticeable grammatical error, but the main issue is that it claims Batini is regarded as a widely renowned economist, but that statement lacks a citation. Even if it is true, it appears to be a very imbalanced statement.
"In 2003 she went on to work as a Senior Economist with the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. where she led an era of new economic thinking within the Fund with pioneering work on global imbalances, inflation targeting in emerging markets and the macroeconomic impact of the world’s demographic change, all of which had lasting effects on the Fund’s policy approach towards advice and conditionality toward its members." This section appears to overstate her role by saying that a non-managing director economist within the IMF has led an era of new economic thinking, with lasting effects on policy.
"She is interviewed repeatedly by the media for her seminal work –the first to forcefully challenge, and eventually steer the Fund’s orthodox view on austerity—on the dangers of excessive fiscal austerity..." This section has three citations from news sites, but nevertheless this seems like a self-serving statement that cannot entirely be verified, especially regarding the phrases "seminal work" and "the first to forcefully challenge, and eventually steer..."
I can remove the material myself, but I would rather leave the maintenance of the article to a more capable and experienced volunteer, and I believe that because this article was written to create a falsely positive image of the subject, this is likely a larger issue of bias as opposed to just some bad fact sourcing.
71.191.144.176 (talk) 03:22, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
User 107.14.25.33 is continuously vandalizing page with defamatory information.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_Butcher&type=revision&diff=714502808&oldid=714502318
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.166.118.152 (talk) 04:43, 10 April 2016
- The content has been removed and the page semi-protected by User:Bilby. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 05:49, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
Waleed Aly
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The article states that Waleed Aly resigned from all positions at the ABC in 2015. I heard his broadcast at 11.30am on Thursday, 7 April 2016, as co-host (with Scott Stephens) of the ABC Radio National program "The Minefield."
Carolyn Simmons — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.202.200.13 (talk) 05:39, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- It appears that he left ABC in December 2014 to become the permanent co-host of Channel Ten's The Project and returned in April 2015 to co-host The Minefield in addition to his role on The Project. I have added a couple of sources and updated the text. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 06:20, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
Hala Al Turk
Hala Al Turk ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
She is singer from Bahrain (nationality:Bahraini ). But some user Dcirovict keeps changing her nationality to Hindi,Bangladesh. Also user Laval completely removed her biography from the page mentioning no reasons/proofs. Her current occupation is Student and Singer.Her father name is Mohammed Al Turk. As she got famous from live reality tv show Arab Got Talent you can find her correct biography easily from this show episodes.I have some links of the show where she introduced herself Hala Al Turk (Arab Got Talent) Hala Al Turk Biography in Arab Got Talent Please have a look at Hala Al Turk article and update it with correct biography.You can see her biography from her facebook and twitter account too.I can mention link if required. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khizer-abbas1996 (talk • contribs) 11:32, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
Laura Aguilar
Laura Aguilar ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
This article is already marked for deletion, however in the mean time, it is an article without any reliable, verifiable sources on a living person or modicum of neutrality. I'm not bringing up issues of notability here, as I've written why I think this should be deleted in AfD. However, I do think this does not pass muster for a living person's biography and I encourage admins to look at the article with this in mind. TwoSpear 21:23, 10 April 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TwoSpear (talk • contribs)
Francis G. Slay
Francis G. Slay ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
The article Francis G. Slay has been subjected to persistent disruptive editing by Illusion87. Beginning in March of this year, the user added a large amount of material in a new section, "Controversies During St. Louis Mayoral Term", trying to tie the article subject to all manner of negative events or disreputable behavior. I think that this is more or less obviously an attempt to slant the article against its subject. It certainly seems very dubious under BLP. The material added by Illusion87 has been removed, several times, firstly by user Goethean, and more recently by myself, but Illusion87 seems unwilling to take "no" for an answer, and seems intent on restoring the material no matter how many users remove it. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 21:55, 10 April 2016 (UTC)