Talk:George Packer

message: Hello Wiki editors. I just thought you should know that the Herbert Packer that is George Packer's father doesn't seem to have a page at wiki. He should, but the link in the name goes to the wrong Herbert Packer, who does have a page.76.103.124.111 06:31, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Dear editors, the link above is a starting point for searching Herbert Packer's and other's writings. I hope to have time in the future to create the article but hope a fellow editor would start the Herbert Packer article. Geraldshields11 (talk) 03:49, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
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message: Packer's campaign contributions have recently been removed because the original single source was a list (which I addressed by adding the corresponding article) and because it was called "a pretty insignificant fact" in an edit summary. Actually, campaign contributions by journalists is a major ethical problem, as evidenced by the fact that investigative reporter Bill Dedman devoted a lengthy article to the topic on MSNBC.com. In fact, Dedman devoted an entire section of that article to Packer's contributions. It was so noteworthy that WaPo media reporter Howard Kurtz mentioned at length the study by Dedman, putting Packer at the top of his list of journalist contributors. The study also got mentions in The Hotline and an entire news article in The New York Post. I'm adding it back. Drrll (talk) 09:41, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: This "section" is a color quote from Packer, who in the article only serves as an example of the 143 journalists on this list. There is no special significance to Packer other than that he returned Dedman's phone call. This study may be noteworthy, but Packer's appearance on this list is absolutely not, so we shouldn't be coatracking it here. Gamaliel (talk) 16:19, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Dedman devotes almost 140 words to discussing Packer's contributions, which is beyond just giving Packer's response. Coatracking is summed up as such: "Articles about one thing shouldn't mostly focus on another thing." Giving 12 words to Packer's contributions, focused solely on that issue, is not coatracking, just like mentioning that Packer was a finalist for a particular award is not coatracking. WP:BLP says that "Criticism and praise should be included if they can be sourced to reliable secondary sources, so long as the material is presented responsibly, conservatively, and in a disinterested tone." That's what's being done here. Drrll (talk) 15:40, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Again, so? This article isn't about the study and there's nothing particularly special about Packer's appearance on the list. It's clear that Packer isn't being cited because he is noteworthy or unusual, he's just one example out of 143. Dedman can't quote every single one of them. Gamaliel (talk) 18:26, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The disputed text isn't about the study--it's about Packer's contributions. I'm going to ask about this at WP:NPOVN, which seems to be the relevant place for questions about coatracking. Packer's defense should be added to the disputed--that his readers know his views. Drrll (talk) 16:30, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Campaign contributions and reliable sources 

message: I just fixed the information regarding George's relations to congressmen. The article claimed that his grandfather was George Huddleston Jr. and his great-grandfather was George Huddleston Sr. George Huddleston Jr. was actually his uncle, brother of his mother Nancy, while George Huddleston Sr. was his grandfather. I cannot, at the moment, find any online sources that will confirm this. Is it acceptable to cite his own book, Blood of the Liberals, as a reference? The only other source I can think of that would neatly verify this is birth records... Reckless7 (talk) 11:31, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Congressional relatives 

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message: Packer was an early termination (ET) in the Peace Corps, failing to complete his 2-year assignment, a fact which he chose to hide in his first book "Village of Waiting". I think a balanced article on Packer would include this incident, although I cannot find a proper reference for it at this time. --Westwind273 (talk) 04:15, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peace Corps Early Termination