Talk:Deryk Schlessinger

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given that the only reference is to a college paper's April Fool's Day article, which seems to have been taken at face value, I question whether there's much in this article that's been verified. - Nunh-huh 00:46, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Anybody manage to copy the myspace page before they took it down? 76.212.129.59 22:00, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Is there any evidence at all that this was his myspace page?? It would take me about 30 seconds to put up a myspace page with YOUR name on it. How would you like it if someone then posted a wiki bio on you that said, "(insert your name)'s myspace page had disgusting pics" 70.188.224.207 03:32, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Well there is the link to the Salt Lake Tribune article (http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5934072) which quotes army sources. If the site had been a hoax, would the military had gotten involved at all? To remove a 'fake' myspace like someone suggested a person could make, all you need to do is take a custom photo of yourself with your link in the picture, and Myspace people handle it. Apparently this happens a lot. Which brings me to, we would assume Dr. Laura would have the power/people to relay this info to her son, and/or he would have it removed himself. I'm banking that this page was his, and the army had it removed because of the content. Simple as that.Dronester 22:14, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

If the web page is his...
It will be trivially easy for the Army investigators to find out. Any computer he could possibly have posted it from in Afghanistan would have tracking software installed on it.

Redirect
I'm converting this page to a redirect to Laura Schlessinger, since this is only notable because he's Dr. Laura's son. Doing this lets us cover any properly-sourced material on his actions, without violating WP:BLP by focusing too strongly on this one aspect of his life. -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 15:53, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I disagree, and I'm restoring the page. Forgive the comparison, but Lynndie England wasn't "only notable" because she was Terrie Bowling England's son.  WP:BLP doesn't require a redirect, and having an "unbalanced" article is not a violation of WP:BLP.  Justen 19:26, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I think it should be a redirect. The comparison with Lynndie England hardly holds water. If Deryck Schlessinger is court-martialed because of this MySpace page, I'd certainly agree he should have a Wikipedia entry of his own. At this moment, it's a pretty weak pretext for an article. Marieblasdell 04:28, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Well, since nothing in the last 5 days has changed that I know of, I went ahead and redirected it. Marieblasdell 17:14, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I checked on this story today, and it seems the military investigation closed in August of 2007 after determining that the objectionable MySpace material was not posted by "the enemy" (i.e., Afghan forces utilizing the internet for propaganda purposes) but without bringing formal public charges against Deryk Schlessinger. If disciplinary action was taken against him, it has not been publicized.  See | Military Investigation Complete :
 * "All that Lt. Col. David Accetta, the Army’s spokesman in Afghanistan, could offer via email from his post in Bagram was, “The investigation is complete and the unit commander took appropriate action based on the results. Any disciplinary action taken is not publicly releasable nor are the specific allegations or investigation results.” Accetta said he could not discuss more because he was obligated to protect Schlessinger’s privacy."
 * The scandal also received coverage twice in the May, 2007 Washington Post, which is only accessible via paid archive at this time. Although it appears the Wikipedia page on Laura Schlessinger may have been scrubbed to remove any possibly embarrassing discussion about her son, without public charges against him which would make him newsworthy and wiki-worthy in his own right, I'm leaving the redirect in place. —LisaSmall T/ C  08:04, 24 November 2009 (UTC)