Talk:David Drummond (businessman)
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Vysotsky in topic Leaving Google "due to sexual misconduct complaints"
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Year of birth
editIn January 2005, Drummond was described as being 41 years old. http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/33-8523.htm
Leaving Google "due to sexual misconduct complaints"
editCurrently a small edit war over five words is going on: Drummond would (or would not) be leaving Google "due to sexual misconduct complaints". I won't go into nasty details, but as a source the headline and lead sentence of this Washington Post article (Jan. 11, 2020) seems sufficient to me: "Google parent company’s top lawyer to leave following scrutiny for potentially inappropriate relationships. David Drummond, who was under investigation, said he’s retiring." Retirement may or may not be of his own choice, but the connection with "potentially inappropriate relationships" is clearly made. Vysotsky (talk) 15:44, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
- The words "due to" is the issue here. Drummond is leaving Alphabet "following", "amid", and "after" the sexual misconduct but there is no source I have seen which supports the claim that Drummond is leaving because of or due to the sexual misconduct complains. The Verge reports "It is unclear if his leaving the company is related to the investigation’s findings, but Drummond is reportedly leaving the company of his own volition." Drummond's note to employees also does not say he is leaving because of sexual misconduct and says "I believe that it’s also the right time for me to make way for the next generation of leaders. As a result, after careful consideration, I have decided to retire at the end of this month." To state that he is leaving "due to sexual misconduct complaints" when no source does so does not hold up to the standards at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. - Samuel Wiki (talk) 00:55, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
- Drummond is at least four times a duck, but strictly speaking you are right about the words "due to". I will change it (with ref to the Washington Post) to "following scrutiny for potentially inappropriate relationships". Vysotsky (talk) 15:53, 30 January 2020 (UTC)