Talk:Joe Heck

message: I commented out a big chunk of recently added biographical info because (1) It was unsourced, (2) The tone was more promotional than what is appropriate on Wikipedia, and (3) It appears to largely be a copy/paste from here. If someone wants to rework it to be more encyclopedic, that would be great, otherwise it should be deleted. Arbor832466 (talk) 21:05, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I appreciate that another editor added a ref to Rep. Heck's congressional bio, but that doesn't mean it's appropriate to copy/paste large swaths of promotional material to a bio. I'm going to comment out again for now, and work on condensing tomorrow. Would love to hear other editors weigh in on this as well. Arbor832466 (talk) 23:03, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

text: Done.
There are too many references to a transitory issue re the Trump campaign.  These are surely fairly tangential when placed in the full context of Heck's busy life.  Many people criticize Wikipedia as "Liberalpedia" so a neutral ideological approach would help Wikipedia generally.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.233.118 (talk) 02:29, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biographical info 

message: The claim that Heck is a gun rights advocate needs to have a source (either inline or in the article), per WP:verifiability.  Please provide a source for support if you want to add this category link.CFredkin (talk) 17:17, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gun Rights Advocate 

message: Fellow editors, please help *add* to the candidate's positions, but helping add citations, detailing his voting record and public statements, etc.  The goal is to create a non-partisan overview of this politician's views and actions, such that any observer could find neutral, fact-based information about Rep. Heck.  All of the recent changes are based on verifiable sources.  But more can be done to substantiate these, in a way that any impartial observer could applaud.  So please contribute here with citations and further information.  Kind thanks, --Smilo Don (talk) 16:15, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears you're doing fine on your own. I've read through the latest version of the page and those recent edits, while massive, appear to be relevant and sourced. Champagne pointed out a couple of problems, which appear to have been fixed, but for the most part, I think you're doing solid work. Rockypedia (talk) 16:25, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, Rockypedia, I appreciate your appraisal.  I've tried hard to honor the suggestions and spirit of Champaign. I do think it's better if more than one editor try to add info about this political figure. --Smilo Don (talk) 16:47, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please help 

message: Hi folks, wondering how best to show Heck's views on Guantanamo.  Champaign flagged this for not being well referenced: "Heck favors the use of Guantanamo Bay as a prison for alleged terrorists, and has opposed all efforts to transfer suspects to other countries or other facilities.[17][not in citation given]".  If you look at his US House voting record (as the link indicates) this is one of Mr. Heck's strongest and most consistent views: he ardently feels (see his record on the floor of the House and in committees) that terror suspects be detained in US military facilities and NOT transferred to civilian or non-US detention.  Anyway, if anyone can help with this section, lovely.  Cheers, --Smilo Don (talk) 17:00, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The source does not verify that Heck has "has opposed all efforts to transfer suspects to other countries or other facilities." It lists some bills he has voted on. It doesn't even list all of the bills he has voted on in this area. To verify the statement made in this section, we need a source that actually says the same thing as our article currently does. We can't interpret or extrapolate from sources--that's WP:OR. Champaign Supernova (talk) 17:08, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed - this would be WP:OR. Reliable sources confirming these controversial statements must be provided for the content to be restored. I've removed the content until a RS (other than Vote Smart) can be added. Meatsgains (talk) 01:44, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Civil Liberties 

message: Heck's own webpage states his opposition to Dodd-Frank; it's one of the talking points of his campaign.  https://drjoeheck.com/on-the-issues/Smilo Don (talk) 17:05, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: If there's a reliable source for the material, then add the source. Right now, we have the material in the article, but with no sourcing. Champaign Supernova (talk) 17:08, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok.  I hear you.  Just noting that it's one of his big themes, not some speculative comment.  Smilo Don (talk) 17:09, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems to me, that if Heck, on his own webpage declares a position, this constitutes a reliable source.  --Smilo Don (talk) 13:09, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Dodd-Frank

message: I removed the COI tag from the page for lack of evidence. Before the tag is restored, I'd like feedback as to why it was added in the first place. Meatsgains (talk) 02:47, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Removal of COI tag

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