Talk:Kevin Byrne (mayor)

message: Starting on or about 23.4.2012, a user identified as 'GodSaveCairns', having no previous history on Wikipedia, proceeded to delete legitimate, referenced contributions to this BLP and 'whitewash' the content - 'positive spin' for political purposes? Note this occured prior to local elections in Cairns.
The user has been warned, deletions reverted and this article flagged as 'autobiography'. This article has previously been flagged for deletion, notability. Deletion was contentious and cancelled. Suggest revisit?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.18.248.122 (talk) 22:45, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unwarranted Edits - 23/4/2012 

message: SYN tag removed. There is no synthesis here. The subject freely admits he is an alumnus of 'Kensington University, California' in his own published CV. The article simply references other peer reviewed reviews of this particular academic institution. This is not original research, articles are not synthesised. Washington Post and CBS are considered reliable sources.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.123.160.181 (talk) 10:45, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original Synthesis 27/08/12 

message: On the 26th of January, 2014, a user called 'Frickeg' who appears to have a strong interest in the political right, deleted a whole section dedicated to the subjects qualifications and referenced his changes with the words "First attempt at removing the 'guff'". It seems clear the information, being well referenced, is not false (aka 'guff') - so suspect removal was possibly personally motivated. This whitewashing was rectified and the factual information regarding subjects qualifications reinstated.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.245.98.2 (talk) 01:24, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I do so enjoy it when removing WP:BLP violations leads to accusations of political bias, especially when they're so wildly incorrect as this one. Actually the removal was a precursor to possible deletion, since I don't think the guy is necessarily notable. The page was (and, even with this change, remains) a total mess anyway. Frickeg (talk) 00:58, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  User Frickeg - whitewashing 

message: Link checking of the 'higher education' section showed that the subject's personal website (pacificasiasolutions.com)has now been removed, and his linkedIn profile has been modified to remove the spurious MBA and BBA qualifications from kensington university, an unaccredited university. This had the effect of making the previous references to these qualifications difficult, though not impossible, to find - These references are still available if using the wayback machine, or other internet archives, however, on balance, it's apparent that the subject is no longer claiming these spurious qualifications publicly. Therefore, at risk of some loss of 'balance' in the article, v/v 'character' of the subject, Frickeg's edits have been reinstated, and the references to his spurious qualifications modified to reflect uncertainty regarding their currency. Suggest this section be revisited periodically to ascertain whether subject recommences citation of these spurious acadamic qualifications, and reinstate if necessary.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.245.98.2 (talk) 00:14, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing Higher Education Section