Talk:Edgardo Ramos

Political contributions
I see that information was recently added to the article about political contributions made by Ramos before he was appointed to the bench. The same thing has been recently done for a couple of other judges who made rulings against Trump, usually sourced to right-wing or unreliable sources. In this case it is sourced to Fox News Radio. I will Assume Good Faith that the information is correct - such information is readily searchable with online databases - but I question its inclusion in this case. We don't normally include such information in articles about judges or cabinet members. Examples: Brett Kavanaugh has donated to multiple Republican candidates as well as the RNC and GW Bush; not mentioned in his article. Neil Gorsuch has donated to the RNC as well as to GW Bush and John McCain; not mentioned in his article. William Barr donated megabucks to the RNC, in the range of $20,000 in 2015 and again in 2017; not mentioned in his article. These figures are readily searchable at []. But that's primary sources and original research/analysis. In this case it does have a secondary source, although one with a known political viewpoint. Our general policy has been that unless Reliable Sources give an issue widespread coverage, it does not belong in the article. IMO unless it becomes a public issue with widespread coverage, it is irrelevant to their biography and could be taken as an attempt to make them look biased. -- MelanieN (talk) 03:27, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
 * So then should the entry be removed or remain because it's sourced? Snickers2686 (talk) 03:33, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, it looks as if you challenged its relevance, and so do I, so I think it should be removed pending discussion. I have removed it. I have only seen this kind of information in one other article about a judge, and that was also recently added to an article about a judge who made a ruling against Trump. IMO per usual Wikipedia practice we need multiple sources to establish something as worthy of coverage, especially in a biography. -- MelanieN (talk) 03:48, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
 * BTW something troubling: the person who added that info to this article falsely listed the source as CNBC, rather than its actual source, a local affiliate of Fox News Radio. I corrected that earlier. -- MelanieN (talk) 03:51, 27 May 2019 (UTC)