Talk:David Lat

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James B3: you have *got* to be kidding! you just paraphrased the entire NYT article! I don't think that's encyclopedia-worthy... Crzrussian
 * I didn't paraphrase the entire article. Most of the article's focus is on his blogging and the reaction of his friends and employer when they found out he was in charge of Underneath Their Robes. I only mentioned some of the details like his family background, his education, and some of his Harvard writings. Not all of his writings were mentioned in the NYT article. If I paraphrased from some of the NYT article it's because that is the only major article which has gone into any details about his life. The part about his parents, his sister, they were an important part of his background, so I wanted to mention them. I think that we should at least keep in the part about his parents and his sister, and his upbringing, since that helped form the person he is. I also think that the links to the NYT article and the Harvard Crimson articles should have been removed. If you don't want that information in the profile, then a link would at least tell readers where to find out more. Otherwise the entry is just bare bones. Since you objected to what I submitted, I will leave the article be and you can decide if you want to include the links or whatever else. --JamesB3 20:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Leaving Wonkette
; - CrazyRussian talk/email 04:02, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Is this person really noteworthy? They've likely made this and sourced it themself to help self-promote. Is there any evidence to suggest that this person is any more noteworthy than many other bloggers? I don't think everyone that wants a page should have their own wikipedia page. This person is not noteworthy enough to be on wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.237.243.19 (talk) 01:43, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes, David Lat is quite noteworthy amongst lawyers. In fact, in 2007, he was biglaw firm partners most feared person. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.247.29.91 (talk) 04:54, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Merging this page:
The sources on this page were almost entirely self-published by David Lat. When that information, which Lat published was removed, the only notable source underpinning this article was the New York Times article. The information on this page should either be merged with the page for Above the Law, or deleted under the protocols established by Wikipedia WP:AUTH, WP:BIO1E — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomrenault (talk • contribs) 21:08, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

It looks like the articles and sources on David Lat all arise from the role he played as a blogger during the confirmation hearings of Roberts and Alito.

Perhaps under the guideline of WP:BLP1E, this page should be merged with a page with deals this these events. Thomrenault (talk) 00:16, 23 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Plainly meets WP:BIO. He's been covered by the New Yorker, New York Observer, and New York Times. Beyond BLP1E, because he's gotten press coverage for each of his three blogs, and the press coverage has often been biographical in nature. I removed the PROD. (COI disclosure: I know Lat socially, though we haven't been at the same party in at least three years. Lat has written about me. Facebook says we have 78 mutual friends.) THF (talk) 01:44, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

NPOV:
THF, please let's attempt to find a consensus on this page, rather than allowing this dispute to devolve into an edit war. It seems to me, from the sources provided that David Lat is prominent primarily for his role in the confirmation hearings for Roberts and Alito, or for his role as an editor of wonkette/above the law. This page doesn't seem all that notable to me, per WP:NOTWHOSWHO, WP:BLP1E and I think that my merger template was appropriate. The fact that this article has outbound links to the subjects website, and the fact that the top hits for David Lat are (or were when I initially edited this article) 1. His twitter page, 2. The website he edits 3. His bio here 4. a number of other self published sources, made me strongly skeptical about the notability of this person and the appropriateness of this article per WP:NOTPROMOTION. Given the fact that the subject's twitter account shows a sudden curiosity about wikipedia all of the sudden (http://twitter.com/#!/DavidLat/status/62683728983506944), and the fact that voila, here you are to save the day and fix his page makes me strongly question the neutrality of this page. Given the controversy over this page, I would like to urge you to join me in seeking consensus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomrenault (talk • contribs) 14:50, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * These edits are unacceptable. The removal of sourced text, the removal of citations, the introduction of a NPOV template for no good reason.  I've reverted the lot of it.  If you would like to make incremental improvements, please do so with explanations in the edit summaries.  If any of it is controversial, let's discuss.  Please don't bother with an AfD - I am sure it will survive.  There are plenty of RS here.  -- Y not? 15:11, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

LGBT category?
This article is currently in Category:LGBT Asian Americans, but having skimmed the sources, I don't see anything that specifically indicates he is LGBT. If a source supporting this category can't be found, it should be removed per WP:BLP. Robofish (talk) 13:56, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

He admits being gay in a profile in Details, third page (http://www.details.com/culture-trends/career-and-money/201212/david-lat-above-the-law-legal?currentPage=3) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.247.18.167 (talk) 05:43, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

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