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Rather than a ping-pong of revisions, I'd like to hear each side's reasoning for including or deleting the text. Would some more neutral text be more acceptable, such as mentioning the DWIs without saying his career wasn't "helped" by them? (If the edit war continues, I'll revert the page to the version that existed as of the time this message was left and protect it.) —C.Fred (
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23:43, 13 December 2009 (UTC)reply
Yes, I agree that it would be fine to remove the "career not being helped" part. It was from the editor who originally inserted the text but it is not directly supported by the citation (which I found once the information was deleted to support its inclusion). However, I think that it's completely neutral, factual, and appropriate that Harrington's criminal record be included in this article. -
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23:46, 13 December 2009 (UTC).reply
As Scott's manager I would ask that the reference to this article be striked. The news person that broke this story, from which all other articles are based, was fired for his inaccurant reporting. Refering to a report that alludes to Scott's reported domestic charges when the charges were dropped and his ex wife had charges filed for false charges is very negligent on wikipedias part. —Preceding
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06:43, 29 December 2009 (UTC)reply
What is your source for the inaccuracy of the story? Can you point us to the correction, apology, or story on the reporter's sacking? Given the choice of an apparently independent secondary source (news story) and an anonymous editor admitting to a
conflict of interest, the rule of thumb is to use the secondary source. —C.Fred (
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07:03, 29 December 2009 (UTC)reply
The source is Robin Miller who was fired from the Indy Star for among other things false reporting. Unless you can back up the claims in the mentioned article with criminal record, it shouldn't be allowed. I think we've certainly come to a compromise with leaving the dui info in without mention to an unfounded article. We are fully prepared to take legal action on these claims if we can't reach a compromise.—Preceding
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Please back up this article with verified formal charges and convictions or cease and decist this slander. Our attorny will be in contact with wikipedia and will request that your id's be revealed as a part of this legal process. It is not acceptable that this article is cited. —Preceding
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07:37, 29 December 2009 (UTC)reply
Again, please note the aforementioned on-Wiki procedures to request this change. Simply provide an additional secondary source which can be cited in lieu of the one currently in the article. If you prefer not to do that, please see
Wikipedia:Autobiography#Problems in an article about you for information on the mailing list that handles requests for information removal. Finally, please review the
no legal threats policy, which explains why your IP address is subject to being blocked for making such threats. —C.Fred (
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07:54, 29 December 2009 (UTC)reply
Our attornys have been contacted and will be in comunication with wikipedia reps immediatly, if you can't back up the claims with some legal document, stop with the speculation. I'm sorry but is Autoracing1 or any other racing site a really reliable source of info.—Preceding
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