Talk:Tom Corbett

message: There is a move request in process Tom Corbett, Space Cadet → Tom Corbett - see Talk:Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. -- Beardo 01:21, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Move request

message: The recent photo that was added referencing USASearch.gov is not a free public domain image of the US Government.  I clicked on the link provided and got to this page.  The notice at the top clearly states "The images you find in USA.gov’s Image Search results may be protected by copyright. If you would like to use any images you find through USA.gov’s Image Search, we advise you to contact the site owner for permission."  Indeed, the page is a re-direct to the Attorney Generals website TastyPoutine talk (if you dare) ] 00:22, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo

message: I removed accusations that use non reliable blogs for citation.Boromir123 (talk) 19:44, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Reverted Therealgrannymiller edit

message: I don't believe his son is writing a book called Sparkles And The Magical Double-Crossed Beaver.
Reinstein96 (talk) 23:26, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I took it out.  I wondered about that....  It was unsourced and added by an IP account.  I googled it and couldn't find any reference anywhere.  If there's anything to it, it can be added back.  John2510 (talk) 00:46, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Alrighty... then I guess this is  Done elektrikSHOOS 00:47, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from Reinstein96, 4 October 2010 

message: He is listed as the 46th Attorney General but his immediate predecessor from when he took office in 2005 is listed as the 44th. One is wrong, I can’t figure out which. The more I think about it all of them are screwed up as I look down the list of PA AG's. Does anyone know the correct ordering? Thanks.--Politicsislife (talk) 01:19, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Order.  

message: It should be noted that natural gas is an unsustainable fossil fuel that is expected to be depleted (at it's present demand rate) within the next 70 years as stated in reference. If the PA Republicans have their way with requiring transit authorities to run on natural gas, it will be depleted even quicker. I am not sure why it was removed as it is a known fact, not biased, based directly on science, and directly related to the speech Tom Corbett gave on April 7, 2011, including other television appearances where he discussed similar topics. Tom Corbett would like to believe this is some type of sustainable energy to create jobs, but even elementary students know otherwise.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.245.47.50 (talk • contribs) 
This article is not a science only article or an anti gas use soapbox - try one of the gas articles and add content there not here, this article is about a living person called Corbett and not about the terrible running out of fossil fuels.  Off2riorob (talk) 19:54, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  The whole topic is of dubious biographical value.  What GOP legislators may want to do with the issue and its long term ramifications clearly don't belong here.  The topic seems to follow a long-standing pattern of edits to this page by a series of sockpuppets.  John2510 (talk) 20:40, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Natural Gas

message: This kind of stuff is absolutely not acceptable.  See WP:WEASEL and WP:BLP. Gigs (talk) 15:24, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The whole section is a polical argument.  It's not biographical, and a lot of it only has an indirect connection to the article subject. I'm taking it out. John2510 (talk) 16:16, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with your change, there is too much tangential, biased, political material here that isn't directly related to Corbett.  Continue to revert anyone who readds it without editing it way down to only mention the parts directly relevant to Corbett.  I think you are justified under the BLP 3RR exception. Gigs (talk) 18:02, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed text 

message: The entire opening paragraph is outdated, as the budget has already passed. 
It could read:
Governor Corbett's 2011-2012FY Budget is the first to pass on time in 8 years. It reduces government spending by 4% and closed a 4 billion dollar structural deficit. One time only money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (known publicly as the Federal Stimulus Package), totaling in the amount of 2.6 billion dollars was distributed for education in 09-10FY and 10-11FY. Instead of raising taxes as a means to offset the hole created by the stimulus monies, Corbett choose to hold the line on taxes. 
http://www.pennbpc.org/sites/pennbpc.org/files/Governors-2011-12-Budget-Education-Funding.pdf Ianthegreat22 (talk) 22:58, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Term as governor 

message: I have just noticed that this page has become nothing but jibberish and appears to have been vandalized.  Is it possible to revert to a previous edit and rebuild the table of contents in addition to locking the page to prevent further vandalism?  Please message me back on my page.  Thanks! Brandon 04:54, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible vandalism on page 

message: As attorney general Corbett had the chance to investigate and arrest Jerry Sandusky but didn't. There is no shortage of information about Corbett's role in the case, but here is one particularly in-depth investigation: http://www.yardbird.com/joe_paterno_takes_the_fall.htm#arrest7 Jstohler (talk) 14:19, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  No mention of Sandusky case? 

message: There appear to be a lot of recent edits on the "Natural Gas" section that are POV, unsupported by the sources provided, and not BLP.
For example, the article states:
"The law helps gain access to land for a new pipeline that will transport liquid natural gas (LNG) from Pennsylvania to export terminals in Maryland, from which it will be shipped to Europe and Asia."
While the first cited source actually says:
"Under the company's plan, shipments of the super-chilled liquefied gas would arrive by tanker. The substance would be transformed into gas and pumped from the plant through a 28-inch-diameter pipeline to Pennsylvania, where it would be distributed to locations along the East Coast."
It's appropriate to include noteworthy criticisms of a Bill signed by a governor, but there seem to be repeated efforts to turn this into an article about the dangers of LNG development.  It's out of proportion in a BLP of the governor who signed the Bill.
The phraseology is also slanted and POV.  The article states, "Despite warnings from the EPA about the safety of wastewater..." and then cites to an EPA study.  Any indication Corbett saw the study?  If not, he certainly didn't sign the Bill "despite" them.
Certainly, passages with unsources or contrarily-sourced information should be removed.
I can go back and work on this, but I thought I would raise it for discussion first.
John2510 (talk) 16:45, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  More on Natural Gas 

message: There's currently a dispute in progress regarding CREW labeling Corbett one of the "worst governors in America".  The dispute concerns adding the label "liberal watchdog group" as a descriptor to CREW in the article, with the label sourced to the LA Times.http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/04/news/la-pn-cain-crew-20111104  In my opinion, the "worst governor in America" claim is inappropriate for the article, given the fact that CREW appears to have applied the label to 16 Republican and 2 Democratic governors based on a subjective analysis limited to that set of governors with no criteria specified.  Regardless, I'm not aware of any reason why the properly sourced descriptor of CREW can't be added.  Any thoughts on this from the community?CFredkin (talk) 23:32, 20 August 2013 (UTC
:As briefly noted in one of my reverts, I'm tolerant of the POV observation by an obviously-biased source, but I think the bias needs to be noted.  Highly-opinionated organizations learned long ago that they could clothe themselves with credibility by calling themselves "watchdog groups."  However, those groups tend to watch one party a hell of a lot more zealously than they watch the other.  Arguably, their opinions, or reports of their opinions, should get no WP credence whatsoever.  I suppose every article about a politician could have a bot subheading "Opposition:  His opponents don't like him."  That's pretty much what the "watchdog" contributions consist of. John2510 (talk) 02:24, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Who is CREW, and why is their subjective opinion of who is "worst" signficant?  What does it tell the reader?  Leaving it in there with the label of their POV is a pretty extreme compromise, really.  Otherwise, the comment should be removed in its entirety.  John2510 (talk) 19:08, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  As it turns out, Patriots49ersis only the latest incarnation of an editor who has repeatedly been banned for threatening people, including an administrator who banned him, arising from edits on this article.  His account has now been blocked:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Banned_User_Repeatedly_Returns I'm removing the section in question.  If it was a legit editor, a compromise would be in order, but not with this guy.  The section is nothing more than a POV conclusion by a POV organization, which adds nothing to the reader's understanding. John2510 (talk) 03:13, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  CREW Reference 

message: We have issues with Corbett's campaign coming here, and making sure Corbett's page is sparkly clean, and only focuses on positives. Why can't it be like a page on any other politician? Non-biased, and not trying to sugar coat everything to make Corbett look perfect, when in reality he is not.I am not calling for a sludging of him, but to report backed up facts.
Patriots49ers (talk) 17:36, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: If you have reason to believe that anyone editing here is working for Corbett's campaign, or otherwise has any conflict of interest in their posting, you should confront them and report it to WP.  If someone is trying to sanitize this article, they're doing a pretty poor job of it. John2510 (talk) 19:12, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  As it turns out, Patriots49ersis only the latest incarnation of an editor who has repeatedly been banned for threatening people, including an administrator who banned him, arising from edits on this article.  His account has now been blocked:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Banned_User_Repeatedly_Returns  BTW:  1) When he threatened the admin who originally blocked him, he claimed (according to the admin) that the block was costing him money, because he was being paid to edit here; and 2) I have no connection to the Corbett campaign.  I edit here out of personal conviction.  While I support Corbett's governorship (and not without exception), no one in my real life is aware of my edits here.  John2510 (talk) 03:19, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

text: Bizarre that they would consider that newsworthy.  The fact that an editor who works for the state is interested in the PA governor shouldn't be a shock.  Nor should that fact that such an editor would be partisan - one way or the other.  I note that the editor in question made one fewer edit to Patrick Swayze's page than he did to Corbett's.  Does the Corbett team have it in for Swayze for some reason that isn't apparent?  Is Swayze's ghost considering a run for office?  Not exactly the earmarks of an actual conspiracy. John2510 (talk) 15:43, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corbett's Minions Among Us 

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