Talk:Corrine Brown

message: The fact that a link is POV is not, in itself, grounds to remove. If the link contained false information, or were a paid advertisement or something, that would be different. As it is the link appears to contain valuable source information.  Ellsworth 03:29, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Capitol Blue Link

message: I'm confused...Ms Brown is listed as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., but has a link in the friends of Sigma Gamma Rho page. I'm looking for clarity and confirmation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.150.0.1 (talk) 17:36, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Soroity Affiliation 

message: The majority of this article is poorly sourced negative material. Virtually all of the "Complaints and investigations" section, which purports to demonstrate that "Controversy has followed Brown since the start of her national political career...", is sourced to the same two newspaper articles. These are probably fine for some details, but to devote a large section entirely to claims attributed only to news articles is absurd. There was even more negative material in the section that wasn't sourced at all; I just removed it on sight. The section then goes off into two more subsections pushing yet more negative material. Even the "political activities" section largely consists of negative material. This needs to be remedied immediately.--Cúchullain t/c 13:28, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: 24.23.92.110 has removed the sections I mentioned above, after a month with no comments and no improvement. This is surely the way to go. I have reverted to his or her removal.--Cúchullain t/c 17:32, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, I understand now.  I was a little concerned with the edit summary of "not being convicted", as that's not exactly convincing rationale to remove criticism, etc., but your explanation is better. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 17:41, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: BLP

message: *Corrine Brown Quotes, BrainyQuotes.com, accessed Oct 10, 2009.
* Brown issues apology to Asst. Secretary of State Florida Times-Union, Feb 26, 2004
* Bonilla: Muted Reaction to Brown Shows Double Standard FoxNews.com, Feb 27, 2004
*Rep. Corrine Brown and her long trail of lies, deceit and unpaid bills, Capitol Hill Blue, August 1999
*Doug Thompson, The most corrupt member of Congress?" Capitol Hill Blue, May 17, 2005
*Ken Silverstein, "The ITERA/Weldon Link: Congressman flacked for daughter's client despite being briefed on its shady practices", Harper's Magazine, October 24, 2006
*Anthony Gancarski, "Rep. Corrine Brown: A Good Fit for Her District?", CounterPunch, January 31, 2003
*"Ethics finds troubling conduct by Rep. Corrine Brown", CNN.com, September 21, 2000
Those were all references that were not inline citations, so I am moving them here. I think most of the stuff has been covered in the page already, but it looked messy. I'll come circle back later but I wanted to give someone a chance if they are here first. Kingtwist (talk) 22:58, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  "References" 

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message: Moved here for discussion.
Please explain why you reverted my edits removing the subjective language from the BLP. The cited source does not use the terms included in the BLP. Why do you continue to include such language when a BLP should be factual and reflect the tone and fairness of the cited source.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CE98:1510:4CEF:D74C:D98C:4A0E (talk) 14:52, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: The language isn't "subjective" as it correctly conveys the shift of "heavily" black populated areas to form "extreme" partisan districts.  The wording in our article is actually less subjective and more moderate than that used by some sources.  If it will help to address your concerns, I'll add a source which explicitly conveys that it is "significantly" different. Regards, Xenophrenic (talk) 15:16, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Significant gerrymandering of districts 

message: Add: Corrine Brown was convicted of 18 of 22 charges in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 11, 2017. Candrew1958 (talk) 19:46, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 11 May 2017 

message: On May 11th 2017, she was found guilty on 18 of the 22 counts that she was charged with. http://www.wftv.com/news/local/former-us-rep-corrine-brown-found-guilty-on-18-of-22-counts-in-federal-fraud-trial/521577913 50.59.62.5 (talk) 20:19, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Already done Seems to already be in the article Cannolis (talk) 22:29, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 11 May 2017 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I removed the fact that Brown asked for a new trail in both the lede and in the body of the article. Although it is a fact that she did petition the court for a new trail, that petition has been denied. I can see no reason why this petition to the court, or any other motions or petitions, are in anyway important enough to be included in the article. If i am wrong, please revert or discuss.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.0.98.209 (talk) 18:19, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I can see that Brown's lawyer's claims of seeking a new trail aren't really necessary in the lede.  While it does give the reader a picture of the current status, it doesn't add to the overall understanding of the article subject or the case.  I'll remove it from the lede, but it seems appropriate to the section on the case.  We'd certainly want to retain the NPR source at the very least.  As an aside, the section heading "Political controversies" seems pretty light-handed.  Once sentencing is complete, we should reexamine the prominence of this in the article.  Thanks, Thirdright (talk) 18:35, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Asking for a new trial 

message: I have (again) reverted this edit, which lacks an edit summary, introduces redundancies into the WP:LEAD (i.e.; "22 counts / charges", "convicted"), introduced non-factual content (i.e.; that Brown and her Chief of Staff "were convicted" in July 2016), and introduced redundant already diffused categories (i.e.; "Category:American politicians convicted of fraud", which is the parent of, and redundant to, the already present and more precise "Category:Politicians convicted of mail and wire fraud").  Xenophrenic (talk) 05:07, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: All the edits I have done include an edit summary. Though, I shall wait for your semi protection to be approved or more likely NOT. Though I am sure they can see you are less than honest with stating you have opened a talk page discussion and opening it much later than your SP request. Stop edit warring, three reverts in 24 hours is edit warring and you will surely be sanctioned and blocked if it continues. P.S. I do not IP jump, it is my ISP that assigns it and I have no control over it.2602:306:8B8C:29A0:70A4:BD5C:FF8B:FDE4 (talk) 05:28, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you plan to address your problematic edits? Xenophrenic (talk) 05:30, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

text: Since you've edited again since my above request, I'll assume you have no further concerns regarding the above mentioned edits.  If additional concerns arise, I look forward to discussing them with you.  Regards, Xenophrenic (talk) 09:56, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disruptive edits 

message: Corrine Brown is best known for creating a fake charity and going to prison.
According to WP:LEAD
The lead is the first part of the article that most people will read.
The most important information about subject was removed from lead section in yesterday's edit. Please see diff.
Should this edit be reverted?
Otherwise, you must scroll way down the page to find Felony Fraud Conviction.
--Mitch3000 00:16, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead Section