Talk:Duncan L. Hunter

message: Future tense should be used rarely in encyclopedia articles (For a comet it's OK, but for a politician it's rarely appropriate). This article needs editing to remove the future tense parts.
Troy88 18:18, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Future Tense Cannot Be Used 

message: Should any reference be made to his touper?
Some people say elections are won on a basic of hair, but we wouldn't want to encourage voters to vote that way. It's irrelevant to his life- I'm sure many people in wikipedia articles have hairpeices. --Lophoole 22:05, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hairpiece 

message: Where it talks about his presidential run, it only gives one other peice of information which is a quote negative about his chances. I'm going to remove it, feel free to put it back if sombody can balance it out in acourdance to wikipedia's policies.
========Question on material==============
I notice the information on his political platform is mixed in with history.  Is this the general format for politician's bios?  I think the entire article would be more useful if candidates for office had their platforms listed in a short paragraph. 71.223.69.15 21:02, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biased 

message: I notice the information on his political platform is mixed in with history.  Is this the general format for politician's bios?  I think the entire article would be more useful if candidates for office had their platforms listed in a short paragraph. 71.223.69.15 21:02, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: ==Question on material========

message: Parts of this section are written like an advertisement.  Other parts, notably the final paragraph, are written as a complaint, as it insinuates the opinion that Hunter's actual presidential merit is greater than he has received in polls..  This is in contrast to the neutral point of view that Wikipedia articles should take.  I recommend re-wording of this section.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.170.59.200 (talk) 17:03, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: ==Wording of 2008 Presidential Campaign section==

message: This page has been vandalized.  The link that was supposed to go to Duncan Hunter's presidential campaign website actually pointed to a different candidate (John Cox).  I have repaired this so that the link points where it should. DeVeritate 08:02, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 

message: I'm going to re-work this one like I did the Tancredo one --SirAndrew1 04:21, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rework 

message: This is a good article, at least a B.  I would petition for this to be rated GA, but I think the disagreements need to be solved first.  ludahai 魯大海 14:39, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rating 

message: Hello,
I'm Nick Moreau, an accredited reporter for Wikinews. I'm co-ordinating our 2008 US Presidential election interviews. We will be interviewing as many candidates as possible, from the Democrats, Republicans, and other parties/independents.
I'll be sending out requests for interviews to the major candidates very soon, but I want your input, as people interested in American politics: what should I ask them?
Please go to any of these three pages, and add a question.
* n:Wikinews:Story preparation/US 2008/Democratic Party
* n:Wikinews:Story preparation/US 2008/Republican Party
* n:Wikinews:Story preparation/US 2008/Third Party or Independent
Questions? Don't ask them here, I'll never see them. Either ask them on the talk page of any of these three pages, or e-mail me.
Thanks,
Nick —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zanimum (talk • contribs) 19:36, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Questions? Ask them through Wikinews 

message: I have been in touch with the campaign of Duncan Hunter, and we are to arrange an interview.  Please leave questions for Congressman Hunter on my User talk:DavidShankBone page.  Thanks.  --David Shankbone 19:30, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikinews interview with Duncan Hunter 

message: If someone could please inform me why User:Southern Texas continues to replace a more recent picture of Hunter from the United States Congress with a picture of Hunter from at least 10 or 15 years ago from the United States Congress, then I would be eternally grateful. For some reason User:Southern Texas thinks he is holier-than-thou and can decide what picture will and must be used on an Infobox. Especially if an updated photo has been released by the United States government. CoolKid1993 02:59, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The photo you want to add looks nothing like Duncan Hunter. If you ever seen him you would know that he looks nothing like that.Here is a google image search, the image you want to add comes up only once while the image I want to keep comes up three times. The image you want to add is too small for the infobox which makes it appear blurry. Sorry if I wasn't clear but I did revert you for a reason.--Southern Texas 21:56, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

text: I did look through images.google, and the picture you favor, Southern Texas, is an airbrushed version of an older image.  The United States Congress picture that you keep removing is more real and thus better for the encyclopedia.  Further, it is actually clearer, despite your claim. I am reverting your edit to the better, more recent, truer image. Hu 00:19, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

text: Image:Duncan Hunter, official photo portrait, color.jpg is more suitable for an infobox since it is 2359 × 2938 pixel and is more representative of Duncan Hunter as demonstrated by the google search; the image is more recognizable and can be found anywhere in this encyclopedia when an article mentions Duncan Hunter. :Image:DuncanHunter.jpg is  175 × 214 pixel and is not suitable for an infobox. This is just about what is more reasonable. I thank you for trying to help the article but it is not necessary unless you can find a larger, higher resolution picture that will not be blurry in the infobox. I am sorry if I am frustrating you because it is not my intent.--Southern Texas 01:38, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: From my perspective, everything you are saying seems to be the complete opposite of what I am trying to do with the photo of Hunter from the United States Congress's Pictorial website. http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/05oct20051114/www.gpoaccess.gov/pictorial/109th/pages/023.pdf If you have ever seen Duncan Hunter, then you should know that he is much older than he is in the picture you are trying to use. If a picture were to be taken from the .pdf file that I have just linked you to, then the size of the image should probably be suitable to use. A large image should not be required if there are no recent pictures that equal the size of the current picture's properties. Watch the next debate featuring Duncan Hunter's appearance and compare the picture you are wanting to continue to use to the current state of Duncan Hunter's appearance. I think you will find that even though the picture comes up most often on Google Image Search, it does not best represent him as who he is. CoolKid1993 02:20, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

text: The picture on the left is much clearer, much larger and better suited for the infobox. Nobody ever said that the picture had to be recent, look at the Al Gore page. This is a more recognizable image of Duncan Hunter. It is used on his congressional website. I have no problem with including both images in the article but I feel that the image on the left is better suited for the infobox for the reasons previously stated.--Southern Texas 03:48, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I actually have met Duncan Hunter.  But its been a while.  I think the left picture looks like him more.  But, that does not matter.  I think the left one should be chosen because it is "official" and the right one is not. --Blue Tie 17:53, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

text: Based upon sources, the right one does not look official to me.  It is not THE "Congress" picture.  It is "a" Congress Picture.  Based upon the source, the other one looks like it is more official.  But You are really misguided about truthfulness.  Wikipedia is not about truth.  It is about verification and sourcing.  And as far as I can tell the left one has a superior source. I'm willing to be convinced otherwise, but right now, something that comes from  www.house.gov and that appears on the main house page for hunter, namely: http://www.house.gov/hunter/, must be the most official version. In addition, Bioguide adds this disclaimer to its photos: "Images on this site are provided as a contribution to education and scholarship. Not all images are in the public domain; some images may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Do not duplicate without permission from copyright holder. Copyright information is provided whenever possile, but it is ultimately the responsibility of the user to determine and satisfy the copyright and other restrictions.".  So the picture may not be free as the other one is.--Blue Tie 20:03, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

text: Its not about what looks like, but what "is". The image on the left is the best image we have of Hunter on wikipedia regardless of age and it is from the "official" congressional website. If you want to talk about a page that shows an old image why don't you start with the picture of Al Gore from 1994? --Southern Texas 21:14, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Why did you 'comment out' your explanation of what the vote was about, below? Marieblasdell 22:07, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: To make sure that the purpose of the voting section is fully understood. CoolKid1993 22:03, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure why making the explanation harder for people to see will make it more fully understood, but I'll assume there's a reason. Marieblasdell 22:07, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

text: Second question. You DO consistently remove one picture. You're not just swapping the pictures--you've made it clear that you don't want one picture in the article. Then, every time you revert, you deny that you're doing that. Explanation? Marieblasdell 22:07, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's called the "Undo" button. It reverts edits. I've only reverted edits to include the truer image. I have not deleted the image. Either way, it does not matter which image I prefer, considering we are now voting. And I urge you to help move this conversation along by also voting instead of arguing. CoolKid1993 22:52, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

text: So if what you are telling me about Wikipedia not being democracy is true, why have you in the past, to mention one example, led another dispute of whether or not to include Minor candidate Jon Cox on the 2008 election footer template, which ultimately led you to create a "voting" section also? CoolKid1993 05:54, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

text: The issue you pointed out was completely different than this and has nothing to do with this. To correct you, I did not start the section and the arguments were at a stalemate on policy so voting was necessary for the situation. It is evident that you have started "voting" because you cannot argue your point effectively anymore. I have given five good reasons why the picture should not be changed, you have given zero. Polling on an issue as childish as this is not effective and does not help your weak argument. Follow policy and discuss the issue at hand.--Southern Texas 18:50, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo

message: *Right Image I support using the right image of Duncan Hunter because it is clearer, crisper, and truer.  CoolKid1993 22:02, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: So if what you are telling me about Wikipedia not being democracy is true, why have you in the past, to mention one example, led another dispute of whether or not to include Minor candidate Jon Cox on the 2008 election footer template, which ultimately led you to create a "voting" section also? CoolKid1993 05:54, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The issue you pointed out was completely different than this and has nothing to do with this. To correct you, I did not start the section and the arguments were at a stalemate on policy so voting was necessary for the situation. It is evident that you have started "voting" because you cannot argue your point effectively anymore. I have given five good reasons why the picture should not be changed, you have given zero. Polling on an issue as childish as this is not effective and does not help your weak argument. Follow policy and discuss the issue at hand.--Southern Texas 18:50, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Voting

message: I've reorganized this article, as it was too focused on Duncan Hunter as a political candidate, and not enough on Duncan Hunter as a biography of a political figure.  For instance, given that there was already a Political positions of Duncan Hunter article, it made no sense to organize the main article along the same topics line.  Instead, significant Congressional actions are now described under that existing section, while other policy positions have been moved to the daughter article.  Similarly, given that there was already a Duncan Hunter presidential campaign, 2008 article, some of the straw poll detail was moved into there.  Material in the "Controversies" section was disbursed into the contextually appropriate place in other main article sections, as per recent Wikipedia-wide practice.  In doing this, I trimmed down the "house size taxes" material considerably, as in retrospect there doesn't seem to be much there.  Wasted Time R 18:13, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Some reorg

message: Cunningham Wilkes section is cruft and almost entirely irrelevant to this article. --Blue Tie (talk) 11:29, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not cruft, but it needs a rewrite to focus more on what pertains to Hunter.  Wasted Time R (talk) 11:57, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think its cruft.  A re-write would essentially say: Hunter might have a legal or ethical problem but actually he doesn't.  Self contradictory information about a very insignificant matter in his life. Not encyclopedic. --Blue Tie (talk) 12:06, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: almost all of it is allegations and speculation that attempts to build an implication. violates WP:BLP pretty clearly. Anastrophe (talk) 19:30, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cunningham/Wilkes section

message: Duncan L Hunter was not running for reelection in 2008, but rather did his son - Duncan D Hunter. Hence a couple information on this page are wrong or missing.
see
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/rep.-duncan-hunter-will-not-seek-reelection-2007-03-20.html
http://www.hunterforcongress.com/
http://vote.sos.ca.gov/Returns/usrep/5259.htm  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.111.27 (talk) 04:32, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Also why not indicate that the Hunter who took over the office was the son of the previous Hunter who held the office?  It took me a few minutes to figure out which was which when I first stumbled over here. Hcobb (talk) 19:35, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  2008 Election 

message: I have a question.  Was it not Hunter who was behind that fact boys applying for learners permits and first drivers licenses have their personal information routinely sent to the Selective Service in Washington, D.C.?  And, isn't illegal to gather such personal information on minors?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Godofredo29 (talk • contribs) 19:19, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Role In Collection Of Information By The Selective Service

message: See http://ktla.com/2016/02/11/republican-congressman-uses-vaporizer-during-hearing-about-use-of-device-on-airplanes/ and http://www.statnews.com/2016/02/11/congressman-duncan-hunter-vaping/. MB298 (talk) 21:18, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Duncan Hunter "vapes" during congressional hearing 

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message: I added information to this article that really belonged in the Duncan D. Hunter article.  I've now moved it to where it belonged.
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