Talk:John James (Michigan politician)

additional sources
While the previous article John James (Michigan politician) was redirected to United States Senate election in Michigan, 2018 following this deletion discussion, the following sources should be considered before too hastily re-deleting or redirecting this article, or at the very least be used to develop the relevant election articles (including United States Senate elections, 2018). Note that coverage expands beyond local news, with coverage in The New York Times, Fox News, and the The Federalist. --Animalparty! (talk) 21:25, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

notability
the last line of WP:NPOL is such people can still be notable if they meet the primary notability criterion of "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article". and WP:BASIC says People who meet the basic criteria may be considered notable without meeting the additional criteria below. Do you dispute that james has been the subject of significant coverage in multiple published[4] secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other,[5] and independent of the subject.[6]? ResultingConstant (talk) 03:13, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

October edits
, I'm OK with about 85% of your recent edits, but there are a few points that I disagree with here:
 * Addition of this text: - That is a pretty generic statement rather than a political position; it's like saying that a candidate's "top priority is job creation," the kind of generic promotional statements that are routinely removed from biographies of figures of both parties. But I'm OK with conceding the point if we can come to agreement on the next two points.
 * Removal of this text: The two questions you raised were (a) is the source sufficient? and (b) is "corridors of power" language supported by the source?  The answers are yes and yes.
 * As to (a), Detroit Metro Times is an alt-weekly, but that doesn't mean that it's not RS. The Metro Times is used more than 800 times across article space; the article is categorized as news and not opinion (so the Metro Times's progressive editorial line doesn't seem to make a difference); and there is no dispute about the authenticity of the audio.
 * As to (b), the language is a fair representation of the source, which states: "James defended himself, saying he felt like it was better to be silent in public to gain access to Trump, comparing himself to the biblical figure of Esther" and quotes James: "Do you think that Moses was able to speak to the pharaoh multiple times? No, it's because he was raised in those and was able to get into those chambers." That clearly supports the "corridors of power" paraphrasing.
 * I'm completely open to alternative formulations, but James' position on this is pretty significant. (And is also necessary for balance, given the expansion of some text on areas in which James has expressed disagreements with Trump.)

-- Neutralitytalk 23:25, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Allowing this text to stand alone:  This is not a fair representation of the source material; it makes James' position seem much more definitive than it actually is.  The sources emphasize that James stayed silent for many months about the lawsuit and then has hedged on it:
 * Free Press: "James ... has been careful not to take a position for or against the administration’s stance on that lawsuit while still saying he’s for repealing and replacing the ACA. And while he has maintained that he would also protect preexisting conditions — going so far as to tell the Free Press he would not support any proposal that could raise costs because of age or preexisting illness — he has also declined to say how that would be accomplished beyond saying he supports market-based reforms and incentives for people to keep themselves healthy."
 * WZZM: "After months, John James says he is against ACA lawsuit without a 'plan in place' ... When asked about the lawsuit, which is being pushed by the Trump Administration, James said he does not support the move without a plan in place. When pressed with the fact that there is no plan in place, James confirmed he does not support the lawsuit. When pressed about the people behind the effort - President Trump and fellow Republicans - he would not criticize them...."
 * MLive: "James recently opposed the lawsuit challenging the ACA after not taking a position on the issue for much of the Senate race."
 * (1) The generic statement should go. (2) The content appears to be sourced to a RS and there is no dispute as to the authenticity of James's words, so it shouldn't be removed. (3) If a person's position on a subject has changed over time, then we document that change (in particular when RS do and in particular when RS note that the change has been important). Snooganssnoogans (talk) 23:43, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I've removed some of the generic/vague statements that are not really about specific issues. Neutralitytalk 20:11, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 November 2020
It should be added that he refused to concede, and that Gary Peters called him Sad and Pathetic. JJames000454 (talk) 18:59, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Seagull123  Φ  18:09, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

"or his actions" clause
I have reverted an IP user's edit here. This removes a salient, high-profile example discussed in the source material, and leaves the antecedent clause ("or his actions") totally vague and undefined. I'm not seeing a real policy-based reason for the user's edit. Neutralitytalk 00:06, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2020
John James has conceded his Senate race. 2603:6010:D400:1C41:A934:D890:6C1C:8733 (talk) 06:21, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I just added it. - BriefEdits (talk) 06:51, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Move request
This page should be moved to "John James (Michigan politician)" in order to maintain consistency between page names. No other politician uses their middle initial in their title, and the new name would be more consistent with other pages. For example, Kevin McCarthy's page is not named "Kevin O. McCarthy", but rather "Kevin McCarthy (California politician)". -- Politicsfan4 (talk) 03:27, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 24 November 2022

 * 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 after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: moved. Per consensus. (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 01:57, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

John E. James → John James (Michigan politician) – James has only been referred to as "John James" by most, if not all reliable sources, including himself. It is not Wikipedia's job to give an individual a unique name in order to differentiate them from a similarly named individual. EdrianJustine (talk) 06:11, 24 November 2022 (UTC)} The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
 * Support per nom. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:45, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Support. This is the clear WP:COMMONNAME. I don't think I've ever seen him referred to as "John E. James" outside of Wikipedia. Nohomersryan (talk) 17:59, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Support per everyone else. Love of Corey (talk) 23:47, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Support per nomination, Necrothesp, Nohomersryan and Love of Corey. The main title header was unilaterally moved on July 29, 2019, with the edit summary, "Evrik moved page John James (American politician) to John E. James: Better name". —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 01:25, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Support middle names and middle initials are not used as disambiguation unless WP:COMMON. cookie monster   755  18:35, 26 November 2022 (UTC)