Talk:Gayle Benson

Move to Gayle Benson
This page needs to be moved to Gayle Benson (which is currently a redirect to a section of Tom Benson's page). Since Tom Benson's death, Benson has become the owner of two professional sports franchises. If this makes her notable, her page should have her name and not her maiden name. - Plandu (talk) 22:18, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

Requested move 29 June 2018

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: page moved. Ahecht (TALK PAGE ) 21:37, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

Gayle Marie LaJaunie → Gayle Benson – Gayle Benson currently redirects to her husband Tom Benson. She has her own page, presumably as she is now the owner of both the New Orleans Pelicans and the New Orleans Saints. Plandu (talk) 18:17, 29 June 2018 (UTC) PAGE ]]) 21:37, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
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 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Gayle Benson and Debt
User:Plandu "removed a claim that was made in a lawsuit but presented as fact." This is unclear. If this is a reference to her financial debt, this is documented and cited. Gayle Benson was about to lose her home and she had a ton of judgments against her. The Louisiana Secretary of State Website confirms her business had state tax liens. Tom Benson paid off her debt when they married. 70.164.36.232 (talk) 12:23, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I didn't remove the sentence about her being financially unstable. I removed the sentence that contained an unattributed quote about being in debt. That quote, far from being from a neutral source, was from a complaint by Rita Benson-LeBlanc. Changing the quote to a simple statement and having the statement backed up by a neutral, reliable source (like the next sentence) would work great. - Plandu (talk) 13:09, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Dixie Brewing Company

 * Dixie Brewing Company should have not been removed. It is part of Gayle Benson's portfolio. It is a century old brewery that she has turned around. This was documented on in her page before being removed by Plandu. Her work with this company is cited extremely well. 2600:1:D63C:9809:0:7:C04F:B801 (talk) 11:52, 13 August 2018 (UTC)


 * I agree. Dixie Brewing Company should have not been removed. Gayle Benson has a lot of assets. This is one of the oldest breweries in the United States and the oldest brewery in the South. She purchased the brewery with her late husband and has turned it around. It one of many successful businesses she oversees. 70.164.36.232 (talk) 12:28, 13 August 2018 (UTC)


 * I did not remove the relevant part about her buying and reopening it. A wikipedia article about Gayle Benson, however, is not the place for a complete history of Dixie Brewing Company. If someone wants a history of the Dixie Brewing Company when reading about Benson's association with it, they can click the wikilink to the page about Dixie Brewing Company. - Plandu (talk) 13:16, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Two reference sections
Why are there two reference sections in this article? - Plandu (talk) 13:47, 13 August 2018 (UTC)


 * On 9 August 2018 Plandu added . On 9 August 2018 Footballsaint "Corrected  and created 'References Continued' per Wikipedia policy. This is a BLP and citations and sources are critical.)" Footballsaints (talk) 00:22, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Also, the references section(s) contain an massive amount of notes, which makes them hard to read and aren't needed IMO. - WuTang94 (talk) 14:22, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Professional Quotes by Gayle Marie LaJaunie Bird Benson
Professional Quotes by Gayle Marie LaJaunie Bird Benson were not edited. Plandu edited the page by removing the entire section. Plandu acted in bad faith and not discuss this on the talk page for Gayle Benson. The neutrality of Plandu is in quetion. When removing entire sections, Plandu is vandalizing the page. Footballsaints (talk) 23:08, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Professional Quotes Attributed to Gayle Marie Bird Benson
These are professional quotes attributed to the career of Gayle Marie Bird Benson that describe her career and herself throughout her career and many accomplishments. The quotes are not edits and should remain on the page. The quotes are encyclopedic material because they are scholarly views on very specific matters a very accomplished individual in a very specific field. Footballsaints (talk) 23:20, 6 September 2018 (UTC)


 * These are not scholarly views. The source cited is not a scholarly journal of any sort. They are not views on a specific matter, but rather a variety of matters. - Plandu (talk) 23:52, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I've requested that a third party adjudicate this disagreement. Plandu (talk) 23:56, 6 September 2018 (UTC)


 * "Scholarly views" are not always attributed to a "scholarly journal." She is a professional and these are her intellectual views on matters that are considered relevant and scholarly in her profession. Footballsaints (talk) 00:25, 7 September 2018 (UTC)


 * WP:LONGQUOTE may be another policy to check out. Especially the last bullet about avoiding standalone quote sections and first bullet point stating that overuse of quotes is not encyclopedic. - Plandu (talk) 17:12, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Professional Quotes and Styles Attributed to Gayle Benson
Gayle Benson on the temperament of physical structures.

Gayle Benson on the contentious issue of decorative screens.

Gayle Benson on redecorating a boat.

Gayle Benson on people aesthetics.

Gayle Benson lays down the law of good dining rooms.

Footballsaints (talk) 23:15, 6 September 2018 (UTC)


 * I am removing this section again, not in bad faith, as you claim, but because not only are these quotes haphazard and not relevant to the article, as I mentioned in my edits, but are copied wholesale from the article you link to. Please review WP:COPYVIO as to why this is a bad thing. Thank you for your concern. - Plandu (talk) 23:23, 6 September 2018 (UTC)


 * You could help correct the section versus removing the entire section because you do not like the section. If you feel these scholarly quotes were not written correctly, help improve the page. The quotes are not "haphazard" and the quotes are relevant to the article and the professional career of Gayle Benson. Footballsaints (talk) 00:18, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

3O Response: In, I'm just not seeing the value of the quotations. They aren't particularly illustrative, insightful or surprising – or encyclopedic. They seem rather generic to me, the sort of thing any interior designer might say. If the "law of good dining rooms" was taught in design schools, then that'd be different (and no, it can't be a school she financially supports). A section of quotes is not recommended WP:QUOTEFARM and is rather like a trivia section. I just don't see these adding anything to the article. Maybe try Wikiquote. BTW, I considered paraphrasing the quotations to salvage the section but what I was left with was so generic that I didn't feel it was worth having. – Reidgreg (talk) 14:41, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Plandu and Vandalism
On 7 August 2018 Plandu "Removed the sentence with quotes about gold-digger, a term that is not used in the complaint. If re-added, it should say that columnist Jeff Duncan characterized the lawsuit as characterizing Gayle Benson as a 'gold-digger' and 'opportunist.'" Jeff Duncan did not characterize her a "gold-digger" and "opportunist," the "complaint" did and the news organizations reported the characterization. -- A "complaint" was not cited. It was several news articles. WVUE-DT wrote the first news article. The "complaint" characterized Gayle Benson as a "gold-digger." The citations were added with notes. On 9 August 2018 Plandu added. On 9 August 2018 Footballsaint "Corrected and created 'References Continued' per Wikipedia policy. This is a BLP and citations and sources are critical.)" Footballsaints (talk) 00:11, 7 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Nothing I have done has vandalized the page. Each time, I pointed you to the Wikipedia policy that motivated my actions. As you familiarize yourself with Wikipedia, please review these. I am thrilled anytime someone gets involved with the Wikipedia community, and I welcome you! I look forward to you becoming an integral part of this thriving enterprise. - Plandu (talk) 00:34, 7 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Removing entire sections is considered "vandalism." I know most of the policies. There are a lot of different polices. I did not create the pages I work on. I fix them. This page lacked citations and references. Wikipedia is not technically considered an enterprise. Some of the pages should have never been approved but they were and they need a lot of work. Footballsaints (talk) 02:18, 7 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Removing entire sections *without reason* is considered vandalism. It's a common mistake. I meant the term enterprise in its common definition, "a project or undertaking", not the more restrictive term of business. I'll try to be more precise for you in future. Certain pages do need a lot of work. What pages do not need, is to have the contents of other pages copied and pasted into them (WP:COPYVIO) and redundant citations (WP:OVERCITE). I'm glad that you know most of the policies and look forward to you improving your editing skills as time goes on. Your dedication to a single page is remarkable, and it is my hope that with your help, one day the page for Gayle Benson will be worthy of Good article status! Here's to the continued work on this enterprise (again, using the common definition)! - Plandu (talk) 16:52, 7 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Okay Plandu. Will remove to resolve the conflict you have with these quotes being attributed to Gayle Benson. There is obviously a conflict of interest. Footballsaints (talk) 22:32, 7 September 2018 (UTC)