Talk:Jeff Jacoby (columnist)

message: I'm new to editing this page, but looking at the history it appears there is contention among editors on two points.
The first is those who want the header of the article to include a statement that jacoby supports the current president and Israel.  This in my mind is an attempt at POV and takes away from the intent of a neutral POV.  
The second is the inclusion of a paragraph detailing the alleged result of an arbitration hearing for Jacoby against the Globe.  Since I saw that, I have done a lot of research trying to find a source to back the claim but have not been able to.  The last edit linked the American Arbitration Association as a source.  This alone is not sufficient, to be included a reference must be made for verifiability must be included.  "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth" so suggestions that readers and editors email this organization if they don't believe does not meet the criteria.
:Request for cite: I flagged this article pursuant to an inquiry left on my user talk page. This article has been flagged as requiring an additional citation. If you believe this requirement has already been met, please explain the supporting rationale here in talk. 
:In any event, please do not remove the flag on this article without explaining here or exercising any of the various dispute resolution options first, (see e.g., WP:dispute). Thanks for your help and constructive contributions to WP. dr.ef.tymac (talk) 16:52, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: items on contention in article

message: As there is no reference/citation backing up the comment that Jacoby received "less harsh" treatment than Barnicle & Smith -- whose violations were not plagiarism-related but actual fabrication of stories and sources -- I have removed that. If someone wishes to reintroduce the comment with a sourced reference to an article, I have no problem, although I do think that it should be noted, again, that while Jacoby was charged with plagiarism, Barnicle and Smith were charged with whole-cloth fabrication of stories and sources.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kerouac2k (talk • contribs) 12:45, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Barnicle and Smith & "observers" comment removed

message: Isn't there something around here called undue weight? Any takers on rewrite?? --Tom 13:27, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: 2/3 of the article is on controversy??

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