Talk:Louie Gohmert

Tapping
I rolled back what I assume was a good faith edit by Iamreallygoodatcheckers that deleted 4.7 Tapping. This incident definitely was controversial, as it was covered by all the national television networks. Perhaps more could be said about the incident, which I would welcome. But I recommend against deleting the section entirely. Art Smart Chart/ Heart 14:45, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 July 2020
The section on COVID is mis-leading. Senator Gohmert put on his mask when entring the building. Democrat who was quoted later had to clarify what the said, as it was being used to imply Senator Gohmenrt was not wearing a mask. Outside he wasn't, but upon entering he did. While in the panel he was wearing a mask. Either remove the section on COVID or provide complete details to this section. 205.254.147.8 (talk) 17:51, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 19:49, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Move COVID-19 Section to be Under Controversies?
Asking a question: Shouldn't the COVID-19 section be moved from Tenure to Controversies? Seems like it belongs in the latter location. Just my option. Thanks. Art Smart Chart/ Heart 12:08, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 August 2020
Louis Gomert has passed away from Covid19 2A02:A442:4F4E:1:B58C:8B56:787C:9AC7 (talk) 04:59, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ◢  Ganbaruby!   (Say hi!) 12:56, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Louie or Louis
The page uses both spellings in different places, I'm just wondering if there's a reason for this or if it's a mistake. Khronicle I (talk) 19:40, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

It’s spelled “Louie”. TheMCVillager (talk) 16:26, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * His congressional office says "Louie" As far as current usage goes, that should settle it. The usages of Louis in this article are: his full name, his birth name, and his father's name. Those all seem appropriate. -- MelanieN (talk) 19:54, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * @Khronicle I -- Well, the article title uses Louie, and he is named "Louis" in the lead. (His father is mentioned as Louis.)  The infobox uses both versions, whcih looks weird.  The article (correctly) calls him "Gohmert" after the first naming, not Louis or Louie. 73.127.147.187 (talk) 18:06, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Reputation
In regards to your revert, I see no reason why The Tyler Loop wouldn't be considered reliable or significant, especially when the writer of the article, Eric Neugeboren, is also one of the reputable Texas Tribune. Even then, I was still careful and chose to attribute the text due to the relative controversial nature of the text and Gohmert being a BLP. The other quote is a political scientist at a university. This is a reliable source that provides a good overall summary of a significant aspect of Gohmert's reputation.  Iamreallygoodatcheckers talk 19:37, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * An editor could cherrypick from thousands of non-notable bloggers and podcasters to support any imaginable opinion. I could probably find a non-notable blogger who thinks Gohert should win the Nobel Prize.  Just because someone says something on the internet, does not mean it is encyclopedic.  Please see WP:VNOT, and remember this is a BLP. Magnolia677 (talk) 19:46, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Understood, but this is not an opinion of a non-notable blogger or podcaster. It's an article by the Texas Tribune that was republished by the Tyler Loop. It's not an opinion at all.  Iamreallygoodatcheckers talk 19:56, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Then why would you say "The Tyler Loop" says something, when all they did was republish this article? They didn't say anything you added on their behalf. Just cite the newspaper. Magnolia677 (talk) 22:43, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Me attributing it to Tyler Loop was a honest mistake. I didn’t realize at the time it was written by the Texas Tribune  Iamreallygoodatcheckers talk 23:15, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't want step on any toes here and be accused of edit warring or something. Are you ok with me adding the content back with it sourced to the Texas Tribune? I was also thinking of removing the quote by the political scientist since it's kinda redundant to the other information.  Iamreallygoodatcheckers<b style="color: #000000;"> talk</b> 20:37, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, sure. It just seemed like a cherrypicked negative when it came from non-notables.  Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 21:59, 18 March 2023 (UTC)