Talk:Tax returns in the United States

message: On 25 June 2006 certain material was added to the article, much of it apparently copied from
http://www.papillonsartpalace.com/decoding.htm
for which copyright is claimed by WorldNetDaily.com
I removed the inserted material. Yours, Famspear 17:09, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Revert apparent copyright violation

message: This article could probably use a section about the public release of tax returns by candidates.  I will start same.108.18.174.123 (talk) 02:19, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: That has very little to do with the topic of tax returns.  Seems like just another excuse to insert POV.  Belchfire-TALK 17:23, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Belchfire, while I almost always agree with you, this is an exception.  The best way (maybe the only way) to eliminate POV at Wikipedia is to insert information that is NPOV.  The material that you've removed is clearly NPOV; it's simply historical information about how many tax returns have been publicly released by presidential nominees.  This info seems very appropriate for Wikipedia, and there doesn't seem to be any article better than this one to put it.  I'll put it back, and hope that you'll point out how it can be improved rather than wiped clean.  Thanks.  Incidentally, I'm the same person as 108.18.174.123.  After I created this section, I pointed to it as a reason why the article on Mitt Romney's tax returns should be deleted.  This is the proper way to cover the issue, not by a POV attack article.  I'm concerned that by deleting this section, you're weakening the case against the attack article.  See what I'm getting at?  Cheers.64.251.57.34 (talk) 19:32, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Can't there be a stand-alone article on the release of financial documents by US Presidential candidates? — goethean ॐ 19:43, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: There could be, but there doesn't seem to be enough information to justify it.64.251.57.34 (talk) 20:03, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

text: Yep, and it's got nothing to do with NPOV.  This is a matter of simple relevance.  This article is about tax returns.  It's not about political candidates.  The information that's been inserted here is nothing but a WP:COATRACK.  Belchfire-TALK 21:35, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I have moved the section here.64.251.57.34 (talk) 22:44, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: "I can't think of any place else to put it" is not a very good reason to put it here.  Yes, it's a coatrack.  Belchfire-TALK 23:26, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Instead of completely deleting neutral info from Wikipedia, you'd probably be better off suggesting the best place to put it.  Anyway, I admire your editing, so I don't want to have any quarrel with you.64.251.57.34 (talk) 23:43, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

text: Yes, but at the same time you also have WP:Preserve.64.134.98.120 (talk) 03:06, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: No, that Wikipedia guideline or policy deals with keeping good information and not deleting it "solely because it is poorly presented." The issue that other editors are talking about here is: Does this material even belong in the article? The salient points are (1) that you, as the person proposing to insert the material, have the burden of persuading other editors that the material belongs here, and (2) that other editors who are not so persuaded are not under some obligation to you to find a better place for it. That's your job, not theirs. Famspear (talk) 03:47, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:Preserve says: "Instead of deleting text, consider....moving text within an article or to another article (existing or new)".  But the matter is moot, because I have moved the material.  Cheers.24.181.178.235 (talk) 04:29, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Public release

message: Is there an expiration date for federal refund checks?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.94.96.117 (talk) 20:54, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  refund check expiration 

message: Substituted at 07:41, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: It would be very interesting if someone could research the history of tax returns - when was the first tax return ever? How did it differ? How did it change over time? Maybe I'll have time one day to do it myself...... Ariel. (talk) 17:30, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of the tax return