Talk:David Pakman

message: Is there proof of him saying that he's "culturally jewish"? If so, what does that even mean?
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: It means he still supports israel's creation as an ethno-state protected not only by advanced weaponry and armed-guarded walls, but also by racist immigration, marriage and citizenship laws; while simultaneously undermining those same laws in the West.
:: No, it doesn't mean any such thing. I'm a culturally Jewish anti-Zionist, and there are many others like me. Being culturally Jewish is independent of one's views on Israel.-- 98.171.173.90 (talk) 19:27, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes there is proof; see the citation in the article. As for what it means, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Judaism -- 98.171.173.90 (talk) 19:30, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I have quoted him from that already-in-place citation. Bus stop (talk) 10:02, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Cultural Judaism

message: IMO we should merge this page with The David Pakman Show. The degree of overlap is very high and Pakman is only known for hosting the show. All of the independent sources we use for both articles could be used completely inter-changeably. The amount of coverage of both is also relatively low, so I don't think it warrants two articles. Open to discussion though. Peregrine981 (talk) 23:37, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: IMO 's comment is still applicable in 2017. —PermStrump(talk) 07:49, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  merge 

message: There is an RfC on the question of using "Religion: None" vs. "Religion: None (atheist)" in the infobox on this and other similar pages. 
The RfC is at Template talk:Infobox person#RfC: Religion infobox entries for individuals that have no religion. 
Please help us determine consensus on this issue. --Guy Macon (talk) 09:16, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Template talk:Infobox person#RfC: Religion infobox entries for individuals that have no religion|Request for Comments]] 

message: Should "jewish" be included in the lede? Benjamin (talk) 14:45, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: No. The IP user and Pakman himself (obvious conflict of interest aside) both raise valid points. We generally don't go around saying "Jerry Seinfeld is a Jewish comedian" or "Scott Derrickson is a Christian film director" unless it is somehow applicable to their career or notability. DarkKnight2149 18:01, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  Likewise, is it relevant that he's Argentinean-American? Benjamin (talk) 18:22, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  On that one, most articles about real non-fictional people specify a nationality. Here are some examples - Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, Betty White, Neil Patrick Harris, Masahiro Ito, Peter Murphy, Mads Mikkelsen, Dieter Laser. DarkKnight2149 18:33, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  But why? Benjamin (talk) 18:40, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  MOS:LEADBIO goes into detail on this. DarkKnight2149 19:55, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lede 

message: This is based on recent edit of David Packman witch himself told the public he is not homosexual, but support anyone that are homosexual.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.38.204.226 (talk) 05:36, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lock edit from public to member 

message: It should be added into David Pakman's information on the right side, that his sexual orientation is being "heterosexual". There is a lot of confusion going around this fact and people might want to look it up. This is especially true, as there are false Information trolls on different platforms, spreading the wrong information, that David Pakman is "homosexual". Even though, it's not the case. Pointing to this article, containing the "heterosexual" Information, could help spreading the truth.
This video is my reference. The video is a clip from David Pakman's own show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcTjOtTciPs
It shows David Pakman clearly stating, (quote) "we are exclusively dating woman", "i am personally not gay" and "I am a straight ally".
It also shows that, while taking the false allegations with humor, he is pretty bored and annoyed by those.
So adding this Info is not only a good tool for spreading the truth, but should also be in the best interest of David Pakman himself. Stryker-Evol (talk) 17:21, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: . Infoboxes do not include sexual orientation. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 17:35, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2020 

message: David Pakman has stated that he has not eaten at a fast food restaurant since he was about 18 years old. Waitingtofade (talk) 03:46, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: . This is trivia, and is coming from a WP:PRIMARY source.--SamHolt6 (talk) 04:21, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 February 2020 

message: David Pakman is straight. There are a lot of rumors of him being gay. However he clarified his sexual preference in a YouTube video to his listeners and asked them to make the edits. Paulluffy07 (talk) 23:19, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: His sexual orientation is not mentioned in the article at the moment, which certainly seems to be correct given the lack of coverage of it in reliable sources. ~ mazca talk 00:00, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 February 2020 

message: The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:
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thread_title:  A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion 

message: Pakman is labeled a pundit and academic in the lead. Is there a reason he is labeled an academic? What are the qualifications to be labeled an academic? An MBA, I'd think, wouldn't qualify. Pundit makes sense, but I'm not sure what his "academic" qualifications are.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hobomok (talk • contribs) 21:30, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: He has taught a college course, but the "college instructor" description was removed in 2019 as it was poorly sourced and appeared outdated. The "academic" description, combined with an unsourced reference to him being an adjunct professor at Boston College, was added a few months later. As far as I can discern from web searches; he's taught a communications course at Boston College several times as an adjunct professor, being employed there part time for a few months on a couple of occasions, but it's certainly not a full-time thing, and may not be current. It's not unreasonable to describe someone who's been a teacher at a significant academic institution as an "academic", but equally it strikes me as a sufficiently intermittent and minor role that it's not really a useful defining characteristic for the lead section. ~ mazca talk 00:04, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes I think could be deleted. I am unsure, but perhaps the term could/should be reserved for at least a PhD. doing full-time adjuncting work, or producing scholarship? A part-time adjunct with only a Master's who has not produced scholarship it seems to me, doesn't qualify for the title, and if it does, it is such a minor role for the article's subject that it does not belong in the lead. --Hobomok (talk) 02:04, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure I agree with your suggestion that it should be restricted to people with PhDs or similar, I've always personally used it as a general term for anyone teaching or researching in higher education - but in any case, I do agree that it's not an appropriate description for the lead of this article. It's just not a significant part of his career or identity, so definitely better off removed, as you have. ~ mazca talk 14:50, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Academic? 

message: I am going to nominate this article for deletion. Sources are first-person WP:PRIMARY. Contributions are not notable WP:GNG. Most of the article isn't cited. There is also obvious overlap with this page and that of his show i.e. self-promotion. Drsammyjohnson (talk) 01:40, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm. An interesting nomination considering you might be the same Dr. Sammy Johnson who is a conservative. (Many conservatives _hate_ David Pakman.)https://prorevnews.blogspot.com/2015/11/truly-weird-republican-of-week.html I admit that you might be a different Dr. Sammy Johnson from the commenter on the Undernews blog, but I do have to question a person's motive when nominating the deletion of an article about a demonstrably notable figure, despite there being room for improvement.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:F7D0:2F90:583B:F8B2:F335:1F4F (talk) 06:20, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Does Not Meet BLP GNG 

message: Change “American” to “Argentine-American” as he was born in Argentina and this better reflects his nationality. 45ponys (talk) 05:02, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: see MOS:NATIONALITY. We just use the country they became notable in  Cannolis (talk) 05:09, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 24 August 2023 

message: David Pakman is 40 years old as of February 2nd, 2024. NathanielJordon (talk) 00:45, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Already done – ages in infoboxes are updated automatically, they sometimes just take a little while. Tollens (talk) 00:54, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 4 February 2024 

message: Would it not be encyclopedic to include author in the introductory sentence about him, in addition to talk show host and political commentator? 68.49.126.217 (talk) 20:57, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  First sentence in the article