Talk:Virginia Abernethy

Paleoconservative
The term "paleoconservative" used to describe the subject is from salon.com, which is primarily oriented to progressive politics, it is an opinion and lifestyle website, but not a source of serious news. Is this is the only citation regarding Virginia Abernethy that describes her as "paleoconservative"? If so, should we use fox news for a description of Hilary Clinton or Barack Obama? (of course not!) The administrator (Will Beback) that restored this has also restored a false citation to Chronicles magazine regarding it as "paleoconservative". The citation is available for search on google books and is false. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.65.221.36 (talk • contribs)


 * The task of Wikipedia editors is to verifiably summarize reliable sources using the neutral point of view. Salon.com is a reliable source. The characterization of Abernethy as a paleoconservative is not an astonishing assertion. I am not aware of any source that provides a contradictory characterization. While I wouldn't use these as sources for the article, here are links to paleoconservative sites that mention the subject. Also, the subject has copied this article onto her own website but doesn't dispute the characterization there. Finlaly, please register an account and sign your talk page posts.   Will Beback    talk    17:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I think that it is okay to include the mention of the subject's paleoconservatism, but it would be MUCH better to use a news piece, or at least one from a less-opinionated/activist source; Max Blumenthal is known for his activist-based "reporting," rather than NPOV reporting, the latter of which is also a core principle of Wikipedia - in addition to being (in theory!! ;-) a core ideal of journalistic professionalism. I'm sure we should be able to find a more balanced, and more objective, source for Prof. Abernethy's paleoconservative positioning, advocacy, and leadership than the one currently being used.


 * I think that that's the best way to resolve this issue. 70.226.210.139 (talk) 10:03, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you for signing your post. It's also beneficial to register an accont, which is free and has several benefits. Since you mention "NPOV", I presume you're an experienced editor here. But even some experienced editors aren't fully aware of that policy. WP:NPOV says, in a nutshell:
 * All Wikipedia articles and other encyclopedic content must be written from a neutral point of view, representing significant views fairly, proportionately, and without bias.
 * All significant views must be represented. Blumenthal, even if an "advocacy journalist", has a significant point of view in this matter. While it'd be great to add more sources and more views, let's not delete the ones we have.   Will Beback    talk    10:15, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

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