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I was curious about the reasons for deleting Wikipedia articles, so I read this one. I Googled Barbara Comstock, and found that the information presented was confirmed by the website of the US Department of Justice, and the law firm where Comstock currently works. I have no connection to the author or Barbara Comstock, but I feel strongly that true, verifiable, and verified information should not be deleted. That policy just maintains ignorance. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mauralarkins (talk • contribs). 19:22, December 30, 2006
User:Bkonrad 19:51, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
I have added links to the US DOJ webpage with Comstock's statement, a CNN interview of Comstock, and her personal webpage on her law firm's website. I feel it would be inappropriate to transfer information from her self-promoting web page to a Wikipedia article. Mauralarkins 01:01, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
It's fine with me if you delete this page. I didn't start the page, and I chose it randomly to see if it would get deleted even if I added links and quotes showing that this person was the chief spokesperson for the DOJ and John Ashcroft. I'm personally glad that I learned about Barbara's existence, because I like to know about people in politics and people in power. But my experiment was simply an effort to find out if Wikipedia would decide to limit others' knowledge of her. I'm a liberal myself, so obviously Barbara Comstock is no hero of mine. Still, I think it's a clearly unbiased article, and I'll be interested in the outcome no matter which way it goes.Mauralarkins 22:01, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
The latest outcome is victory in the Virginia House of Delegates so any notability issues are now over. And if you're a liberal, it was a bad day for you but a great day for anyone with brains. She's a hero just for being someone with common sense in an area permeated like a bad disease by drooling morons on the left. 72.154.144.85 (talk) 13:27, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
In edit #1, I removed content sourced to PoliticusUSA, which is not a WP:reliable source.
In edit #2, I removed content which is not supported by the sources provided. Before restoring, please indicate here where the content appears in the sources, specifically.
In edit #3, I removed content sourced to an opponent's political ad, which is not a WP:reliable source.CFredkin (talk) 15:35, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
This edit restored content from InTheCapital. The content had been removed due to concerns over the reliability of the source. There is no evidence of editorial control at the source, which is one of the key requirements for WP:reliable sources. The edit comment for restoring the content is that the site has sister sites which are reliable. I don't believe this has any bearing on the reliability of this site. If you still believe that this site is reliable, please seek consensus at the reliable sources noticeboard. This content should not be restored until the burden of evidence is met per WP:BLP. Thanks.CFredkin (talk) 20:37, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
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Is this particularly relevant? I don't think so. Conservative Review is one of many interest groups on both the left and right that issue scores to members of Congress. I don't think it is routine to include such scores unless they are included in secondary sources, so as to establish their particular notability/relevancy. The only source here is a primary one. Champaign Supernova (talk) 14:45, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
The information provided is accurate, sourced and part of Comstock's record. Comstock's page includes endorsements she received from various organization without any secondary sourcing to indicate their notability. The information I posted is on solid footing.
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I have again posted Barbara Comstock's Conservative Review grade because it is relevant information to her page. It was removed within minutes by editor Snooganssnoogans without explanation. I went back and reinstated the information and explained that it is relevant and sourced. Snooganssnoogans again quickly removed it explaining "That's not why I removed it."
This is the forum for settling this dispute and working toward language that we can agree upon. Snooganssnoogans?
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You're definition of an "independent, reliable" source belies a certain bias, I think, as is your characterization of Conservative Review. This is not about what sources you or I like or dislike; the information posted is sourced and the reader can make his or her own judgment on those sources. (OakTreeByWindow (talk) 20:25, 31 March 2018 (UTC))
From the page you cite: "Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published sources, making sure that all majority and significant minority views that have appeared in those sources are covered." I think it is you who is mistaken about how Wikipedia works. You don't like Conservative Review and have stated a bias against it above. Comstock's page is full of information from sources I might distrust. The solution is not engaging in a edit war (as you did), it's adding additional information for context and balance, as I did. (OakTreeByWindow (talk) 20:40, 31 March 2018 (UTC))