Talk:Marcus Dixon

message: As per the discussion of this article at RFF, this article at present is a serious violation of WP:BLP1E, as well as a potential attack page; although it has seven references, by my reckoning five are invalid as reliable sources in Wikipedia terms. These issues urgently need to be addressed, otherwise this article will almost certainly need to be deleted —  iridescent (talk to me!) 12:19, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was wondering about this too, but I think this page was created because there was no Dixon v. State of Georgia page.  I think that's the significant article here.  I've read the case, but I'm not a lawyer and don't think I could do any justice to summarize it.  It was a pretty important case both in the state of Georgia and nationwide.  It got some pretty good media coverage, I believe the Dixon family and his accuser showed up on Oprah and other national television shows when the story was still fresh in people's minds. FantajiFan (talk) 06:54, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Potential violations of [[WP:BLP1E]]

message: This occurred in Lindale, and Marcus Dixon was a student at Pepperell High School.  I will adjust the page so that it gives the correct location.
Rebelyell2006 22:27, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lindale, not Rome 

message: I realise that now he has been picked up to play American Rugby, but I'd say that the majority of people who type his name into Google / Wikipedia will know him because of his court case. I don't want to get into an edit war over it though, I just think the page should reflect this fact. --LookingYourBest (talk) 11:28, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Forget that actually, I've just removed the second infobox. I think the first bit get's the point across. --LookingYourBest (talk) 11:34, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Known For? 

message: I moved this from the main article to here;
"In this Wikipedia entry for Marcus Dewayne Dixon, he is erroneously called a convicted rapist. This 'description' is outright false. He was never convicted of rape. As a matter of fact, he was acquitted of the rape charge. Rape is an act of forcible sex and Marcus Dixon was found to be innocent of that crime. Look at the facts of his case for reference.
Please correct this egregious error. It is very misleading to readers and damaging to Marcus Dixon, his friends, family, his employer, and his employer’s organization.
Thank you."
:Every page I've read on Marcus Dixon says he was convicted of rape and was then acquitted later. If you can find a reliable source that states a difference then please show it and by all means change the page. Otherwise I feel the article is sourced well enough to state exactly what it states. --LookingYourBest (talk) 16:30, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
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message: Over the past ... I'm not sure how long, the lede has been amended a number of times to the point where I'm not quite sure how's best to edit it for accuracy and I've been involved for a while on this page so I'm worried about WP:OWN. So currently we have ...
"Dixon is also known for being wrongfully convicted in May 2003 of molesting an underage girl, who was 15 (Sophomore) and Dixon 18 (Senior) at the time, while he was in high school. That charge was overturned by the Georgia Supreme Court."
Two things. 1: The case he was involved in seems important enough to still need a mention. 2: It currently makes it seem like Dixon was convicted on one charge and had that overturned, which isn't true. He was convicted of aggravated child molestation, which was overturned, but also with misdemeanor statutory rape, which he served time for. 
Any suggestions appreciated. --LÒÓkingYourBest(Talk|Edits) 13:24, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
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