Talk:Damien O'Connor

Damien is the current MP of westcoast
I'm not sure how to make the edits but the page needs to show that Damien has now entered his 2nd term as the current west coast MP after defeating the National candidate Chris Auchinvole in the 2011 general election. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Testthebest (talk • contribs) 19:39, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

Unless you're saying something positive, they will censor it out and delete any edits you make, no matter how well referenced they are, or so it seems. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.61.184.91 (talk) 03:24, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

Censorship is alive and kicking
I edited Wikipedia yesterday, adding factual information about Damien O'Connors involvement in rodeo and select committee processes. This was referenced with the news article from a reputable media publisher. Today I check in to see it has been entirely deleted.

This is quite unacceptable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.61.184.91 (talk) 03:05, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
 * You said in your edit that O'Connor had been criticised, but the reference did not support this.- gadfium 07:57, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

If you feel it necessary to split straws on that, then surely it is at most appropriate to adjust the small portion of statement that is contested, or simply add 'citation needed'. Please elaborate as to what you consider the definition of criticism to be. O'Connor claimed rodeo is justified because similar injuries happen in sport, SPCA responded by stating that athletes make an informed choice to participate in sport. That is by definition a criticism of his argument. As a science grad I expect you to understand what constitutes a critique of a claim/the author of said claim for making it. O'Connor was indeed criticized in response to his claim, both in this article and elsewhere. Either way entirely deleting the entire contribution is excessive and unjustified. Do you have some kind of conflict of interest, or association with this MP? Do you weight the splitting of straws greater than allowing the public to be adequately informed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.61.184.91 (talk) 21:16, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
 * It is indeed a criticism of his argument. It is not a criticism of him. Can you see the difference? Any person is likely to have some views which others can reasonably disagree with, but we do not list every view a politican has which has been criticised in the media, unless it rises to a level of notability. You need to make a case that his views on rodeo are notable. If his views are contrary to his party's policy, and you can document that, I think that would be sufficient.
 * If you want to see what articles I edit, please browse through Special:Contributions/Gadfium. I have no particular interest in O'Connor, but I do have an interest in keeping Wikipedia unbiased.- gadfium 02:47, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

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