Talk:Josh Phillips (murderer)

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"Following the trial, Phillips's father Steve was killed in a car accident.[11] Clifton's parents, Steve and Sheila Clifton, later divorced.[12]" This is out of sequence, right? I am going to go ahead and switch it around. 128.172.27.2 (talk) 19:14, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 February 2021
Change “Elements of his story are disputed, though officials involved in his prosecution have subsequently voiced regret for the severity of his sentence.” To, “However, there were several stab wounds in her body, her pants and underwear was removed, and he slept on her body while ejaculating on top of it. It was ruled that he lured her into the house and killed her there. Even with being sentenced to life in prison at the age of 14, and getting a chance of being repealed in 2017 but got denied because the jury decided he was guilty again, he is sentenced to prison for life until the next repeal in 2023.” 2601:807:8700:9840:4161:4B70:F570:D1F4 (talk) 21:36, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Information about the crime, his sentencing, his resentencing, and his appeals already exists in the article. --Equivamp - talk 21:41, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * The entire reason the article was protected was to stop unsourced, undue and poorly-written edits like this. Rest assured any further requests like this will also be denied. Damien Linnane (talk) 22:52, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 February 2021
Remove “Friend” from article. He was 14 she was 8. They were not friends 2601:245:80:3590:B8B4:6B5A:C947:B1CB (talk) 14:28, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. The sources linked in the article describe the two as friends (citing the victim's mom, nonetheless). Bestagon ⬡ 16:33, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 May 2022
At the very least remove the word "Friend" from lead, as it is incredibly misleading. And before you give me the excuse that it is well referenced or sourced or whatever, just think to yourself and use common sense if a 14 year old boy and an 8 year old girl really were "friends". 167.98.155.193 (talk) 11:29, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Even Maddie's mother said the boy was Maddie's friend and that she had no reason to be scared of him. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:51, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
 * @167.98.155.193: Wikipedia is not the place to vent your personal opinions on age-differences in friendships between minors. 'Common sense' should tell you that the victim's mother had a better understanding of the existing relationship between the two of them prior to the murder than you do; if you have no respect for how we reference things on Wikipedia, at least try and show some respect to the victim's mother by not invalidating her opinion on the matter and instead replacing it with your own personal world view. Damien Linnane (talk) 04:45, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 June 2022
Josh Phillips and Maddie Clifton were not friends. Please remove this from the article. 86.187.233.254 (talk) 11:09, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: See above. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:16, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 April 2023
Josh Phillips and Maddie Clifton weren't ever friends, so remove any suggestion in the article that they were, because they weren't. 23.134.91.240 (talk) 18:02, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 19:25, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * The article does not 'suggest' they were friends, it explicitly states they were based on referenced testimony from the victim's mother. Why you choose to have absolutely no respect for the victim's mother is confusing and disappointing. Damien Linnane (talk) 01:25, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 June 2023
Change "Weapons	Phone cord, Baseball bat, knife" to "Weapons Baseball bat, Knife"

No evidence or source that a phone cord was used MissPropane (talk) 21:05, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ M.Bitton (talk) 21:30, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 July 2024
I just want to remove all mention of Josh Phillips and Maddie Clifton being friends, because that's just simply not true. That's it, that's literally all I ask for. It's certainly not too much to ask for. 109.144.16.76 (talk) 10:24, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Charliehdb (talk) 13:04, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * It is too much to ask for, because the fact they were friends is simply true, whether you like it or not. According to Maddie Clifton's own mother, they were friends; source here: . This request has been denied five times now and it will continue to be denied every time it is made. Damien Linnane (talk) 02:09, 20 July 2024 (UTC)