Talk:Michelle Steel

Anecdote illustrating opposition to marriage equality
restored a former description of an anecdote Steel related, and relocated it to the personal-life section. I think these changes are misguided, as follows: M.boli (talk) 11:31, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * The anecdote is utterly non-notable with respect to Steel's personal life, which in any case is minimal in this article. Illustrating Steel's strong prejudice against marriage equality is what makes the anecdote notable, viz: she was so offended by her college daughter's support for marriage equality that she transferred her daughter to another college. Absent that aspect, there is no reason to include it. Thus the anecdote belongs in the section describing her position on LBGTQ rights.
 * The editor wanted to restore a brief quote using the word "brainwash". This distracts from the point and is unfair to boot. There are reliable sources documenting her prejudice against marriage equality, her anecdote illustrates the strength of her opposition congruent with what sources say. There are no sources documenting Steel taking positions in favor of brainwashing. It merely an artless phrase she used once. I think people like to include the word for "har har, yuk yuk" value, making fun of an artless phrase from a non-native speaker of English. And it distracts from the power of the story.


 * I agree. I think your original change made sense. Marquardtika (talk) 14:31, 5 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I'm not 100% persuaded that this anecdote is particularly encyclopedia-worthy, but people have added it several times. So I figured I'd try to do it properly. -- M.boli (talk) 16:54, 5 July 2023 (UTC)