Talk:Walter Breen

message: I don't see sources for the claims of pederasty against this person.  I'll admit I don't really know much about the case myself.  Nevertheless, the onus is upon the editors who added or support the inclusion of the information, to back it up with sources.  Accusations of felony crimes are serious business and should never be thrown around unsourced at Wikipedia; the last thing Wikipedia needs is another high-profile libel scandal.  Please cite sources.  -Kasreyn 05:40, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's public record that he pled guilty.
Pled guilty twice, in two separate trials over two different children; of whom one was seven when he was first assaulted.
He was convicted in 1993 of 13 counts of 288.a,b,c,and d and sentenced to 13 years in San Quentin.  He died in Chino before he could be transferred to San Quentin.
Here lies my dad, he died in jail
Of broken lives, he left a trail
For all his coins, they'd brook no bail
And cancer made his liver fail.
--Moira Stern  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.87.1.49 (talk) 21:37, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources? 

message: Thank you very much, and it's a good start.  But I'm still concerned about the allegation that he was convicted of the crimes alleged.  Once again, to forestall any flames, I'd like to point out that my interest here is protecting Wikipedia from defamation claims, not protecting dead jailbird child molesters (assuming good faith here).  Thanks.  -Kasreyn 07:38, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: added source 

message: I don't understand why this article has been placed in the Texas project.  Breen lived in California during the time I knew him (approx. 1966-1990).  While apparently born in Texas, he seems to have been a Californian for most of his adult life. Bgoldnyxnet
:Project tags aren't awards (for the Project or the subject), they are used to identify possible sources for additional information.  Since Breen was born in TX there is a pretty clear reason to tag.  The more eyes watching a project, the better.  Jacksinterweb (talk) 00:05, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why Texas? 

message: I thought trying to protect the Tom Metzger from policy/guideline violations was bad(I have since given up), but this one is out there too. Oh well. Is it too much to ask for better/more sources?? Thanks --Tom 20:08, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: He is well known for his writings about pederastry? Since its in the lead, is there a source for that?--Tom 20:14, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Read the article in Before Stonewall (listed in the "Further reading" section) for details. --Orange Mike 02:36, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Why did I end up here trying to make sure this article complies to wiki policy and guidelines?

message: I have removed the "LGB activist", and "gay" categories. There is no supported evidence in the article that he's gay, and I'm not sure being a advocate of pederasty makes one an LGBT activist. I'm not very informed here, so I've cross posted to to the LGBT wikiproject.--Scott Mac 00:11, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: You certainly aren't. I'll leave it to the LGBT project on the activist tag, but Breen's gayness is not in question and hasn't been since the late 1950s. --Orange Mike  |  Talk 01:45, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem - can you give a source for that?--Scott Mac 01:49, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: See the excellent potted biography of Breen in Before Stonewall.--Fafhrdrn1154 (talk) 16:52, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  pederasty and LGBT activist. 

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The result of the move request was: Moved  >>> Ingenuity.talk(); 15:50, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Walter H. Breen →  – Breen is seldom referred to with his middle initial, and there are no other Walter Breens such that disambiguation becomes necessary. Thanks. NotReallyMoniak (talk) 13:48, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 23 July 2022 

message: The lede opens with  before anything else. Seems, however, that most of the mentions on the wiki refer to his work as a numismatist. In other words, he's more notable as a numismatist rather than a child molester, or more appropriately, a numismatist who was a child molester rather than a child molester who was a numismatist.
I propose the lede should be revised along these lines, but I'm interested in hearing dissenting opinions since the topic is likely very touchy. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE IS REAL EMO!(talk or whatever) 12:57, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Looking through the history, it seems the current word order is actually quite recent, changed by User:Sapphiremind with the summary  I'm going to be WP:BOLD and change the word order. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE IS REAL EMO!(talk or whatever) 13:03, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lede sentence