Talk:Tim Howard (attorney)

message: I've just completed some major editing of the article and have removed much of the peacock wording and the point of view, although there's still ample amounts of it in the article.
I've also included 2 of the references that user:THF mentioned below. However, I wasn't able to write more about the Harold Lewis/Gifts scandal because I wasn't able to access some of the article.  Adding this to the article would be beneficial.
Lastly, I've put the article on my watchlist.  Ptim, don't revert the edits I've made.  If you want to add further to the article, please provide references that include information on what you're trying to reference.  Many of the links I removed had no relation to the entry on Tim Howard. John 21:52, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Futher editing

message: Some of the news Howard is most notable for is missing from this article:
* A fair accounting of the multiple disciplinary procedures before the Florida bar.
* Gifts Howard gave to Harold Lewis, resulting in a federal grand jury investigation and a fascinating profanity-ridden performance before a Florida State Senate ethics panel THF (talk) 22:43, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The description is a fair accounting of the Florida Bar rules violations and the facts therein.  If the consent decrees are desired by editors, they can be uploaded as they track the same information found in the description.  The facts are that there were no gifts to Harold Lewis; but that Harold Lewis sought loans from Howard and 30 others, and provided repayment checks to Howard and repaid most of the loans prior to the controversy.  The federal grand jury found no violation of the law nor pursued any charges against any person.  The two hour presentation before the Florida Senate had one understandable expletive at a highly emotional point in the discussion with the Senate members that Howard voluntarily sought without any public notice or request.  The Vice President uses far more profanity in the public sphere.  These responses and the editorial process clarifies exactly why it is important to have those that know the facts in depth provide facts, and why it is equally important to have those facts closely scrutinized.    —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ptim (talk • contribs) 23:03, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  For the rescue squad 

message: In case it's not obvious to all, it appears that  is P. Tim Howard himself.  If that's true, there's a clear conflict of interest with his edits of an article of which he is the subject.  Edits made by this editor should be scrutinized more carefully. TJRC (talk) 18:50, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No question on the potential conflict issue, however, to fully address the facts, no one knows the facts better than the participant, and they should be scrutinized carefully.  The information is accurate and appropriate.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ptim (talk • contribs) 22:54, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  COI alert 

message: There are edits being made by Ptim that have COI issues; minimizing the discipline as merely " moral conduct that ran afoul of technical rules" and claiming "an attempt to extort Howard."  I'm undoing the whole mess.  Ptim, please include reliable and verifiable third-party sources with future edits. TJRC (talk) 23:52, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Comment to Ptim: please add your comments at the end of a thread and remember to sign in and sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). If you really are the subject of this article, Tim Howard, you should know the meaning of "conflict of interest" and stop editing the article yourself. Post your comments (and sources!) here and others will take care of it. Thanks. --Crusio (talk) 18:17, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  COI edits, 2009-02-18 

message: Howard's role in the Harold Lewis affair is entirely absent from this article.
http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22tim+howard%22+%22harold+lewis%22&btnG=Search+Archives&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
This probably belongs in the article somewhere, too. THF (talk) 08:20, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV