Talk:Tom Yawkey

message: vandalism removed --Bill W. Smith, Jr. 02:15, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: untitled

message: Here's a link not currently in the article that speaks to the point: https://commonwealthmagazine.org/the-download/the-yawkey-divide/. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 13:45, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: A lot was written late last year and earlier this year, leading up to the renaming of Yawkey Way, with ongoing differing viewpoints. One example; Reggie Smith played for the team and knew Yawkey personally: Former Red Sox Reggie Smith: 'I wish they would leave it Yawkey Way' Dmoore5556 (talk) 17:26, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Racism 

message: The tone of the article is of poor quality for a biography. There is a brief discussion about Yawkey's notability, and then an unqualified statement that he was a racist and resisted integration. A single source is cited, which primarily focus's on the Red Sox organization's position. (I made an intermediate edit that the Red Sox allege this). It is not enough that a source is cited calling someone racist, but the underlying rational must be carefully and neutrally used within the article to support the assertion. –Zfish118⋉talk 19:56, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  Hi - the article went through a few edits relative to that topic a year or so ago, when the Red Sox successfully petitioned the City of Boston to revert the name of Yawkey Way to its original Jersey Street. That put Yawkey and his history into the news; there were some edits at that time that went beyond the current content, that were reverted and/or adjusted. The final sentence in the lead "In 2018, the Red Sox have publicly distanced themselves from Yawkey, due to allegations of racism and resistance to baseball's integration." is sourced and accurate. Currently, there look to be three references in the article to racism (in one form or another); that one in the lead, plus two in the body. Can you please clarify further what sentences/aspects you see as needing adjustment? Dmoore5556 (talk) 21:53, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tone/neutrality regarding racism 

message: Hey - just wanted to explain my recent changes on the page 
First off, there was so much info about Fitzpatrick that it felt WP:OOS and WP:OFFTOPIC. Also, the only source for it is a blog on a marketing company's website without clear editorial standards, which doesn't meet WP:RS. So I shortened it up and used a source from NBC. 
During my research, I found evidence of the team trying to integrate earlier than 1959. I added more sources and historical context to the situation. I also removed trivial and poorly sourced information from the page. 
Happy to chat with other editors about my changes if they have thoughts/questions! 60clawsand20paws (talk) 16:06, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Integration

message: Hi! I work for the Yawkey Foundation and was hoping someone could help me with some updates to Mr. Yawkey's page. 
 
Could the first sentence read "was an American industrialist, philanthropist, conservationist and Major League Baseball executive."? He donated to many causes in his life and created a wildlife preserve. 
 
Also, could the image of Tom and Elise be replaced with this one since it's his page?  
: Hi, . Please refer to this guide for uploading your free licensed image to Wimikedia Commons]. Once you have done so, you can open a new edit request for the photo update. Heartmusic678 (talk) 14:29, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Requesting changes