Talk:Darcus Howe

message: Two recent additions do not meet NPOV, but may have some useful content
* He also presented the TV show "Devils Advocate", a polemic that rather fell flat by reason of Howe's sanctimonious dithering.
* Whilst his writings have some resonance, his credibility is undermined- this is a man who deserted his children then presents himself as heroic by contacting them years later.
Guettarda 21:35, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I was disappointed by reading about "seven children by four different women" because by I always thought he was busting a stereotype, not falling into it. The Devil's Advocate series was better than later offerings, in which he seemed to lose his sense of humour. But I think that is probably POV too so not usable in the article. DavidFarmbrough (talk) 10:50, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Additions

message: When did he first go to Trindad? The article says he was born in London but left Trinidad when he was 18. The links to bios refer to him as being born in Trindad.(83.9.84.201 (talk) 14:34, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: was vandalism - fixed now Widefox (talk) 07:47, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Unclear

message: Regarding this, I would suggest that adding information from sources which makes no connection to the interview to provide context is against WP:SYNTHESIS. No reliable source has said the IPCC has said whatever so therefore the BBC interviewer was wrong. The edit summary "that the presenter's objection was baseless" seems to confirm that Renseim is attempting to "imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by any of the sources", that the presenter's objection was baseless. We can only include this if a reliable source has put forward this interpretation. Adambro (talk) 20:45, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree; but yet more PoV OR is being added (some by a new account) to the article. I've tagged it as needing citations. But the best action would be to remove the section, until there is consensus here as to how it should be worded and referenced; then re-add it. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 22:11, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

text: I'm not sure I understand what's controversial about the wording of the section. It seems to quite conservatively describe the content of the video. Interpreting the video through the more reserved wording of the articles is layering on interpretation and may not be appropriate.  --Josho121 (talk) 04:38, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: "contextual information"

message: I note that in the quote from Armstrong where she says "You are not a stranger to riots yourself, I understand, are you? You have taken part in them yourself.", the word riots has been linked to 1981 Brixton riot. As I indicated in my edit summary when I removed this link, I don't think it is appropriate to link to that page since we don't know whether Armstrong was referring to that incident. I note that a number of references have been added to support the view that Armstrong was referring to the 1981 Brixton riots yet I don't see that they do. Armstrong said nothing further in the interview to suggest she was referring to 1981 and looking at the references, they don't seem to say Armstrong was referring to 1981 either. 
I note that the article says that Howe "was arrested and tried for riot, affray and assault" in 1970. Considering that, I think it is difficult for us to assume Armstrong was referring to 1981. Adambro (talk) 18:44, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: 1981 Brixton riot

message: This article is being used as part of a political (or should I say anarchical?) point, and is therefore not strictly factual. This is not the point of Wikipedia. The article should be removed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.19.150.0 (talk) 19:15, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Please read Deletion is not cleanup. We fix problems; we don't delete articles because of them. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 20:01, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

text: That may have been (almost) true when you wrote that, 12 hours after the interview was shown. However now it has been commented on by quite a number of blogs and several news sources. I hope the section in question HAS been made purely factual, including the important fact of the BBC (state television) interviewer's conduct fueling the very sort of outrage that lead to the civil unrest in the first place. Renseim (talk) 14:45, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Politics

message: I have added a sentence about the upcoming biography. It's listed for pre-order by online booksellers.  --JN466 12:02, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Biography

message: How did he acquire the name Darcus? Is it a play on the word Dark or something more complicated.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.76.138.45 (talk) 11:56, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: According to this article, he "began going by his nickname, Darcus, while working with the Black Panthers in the US."   Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:50, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Darcus? 

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