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Could someone please explain by what consensus or authorization this came from?

Firm consensus is needed to re-install a POV tag above this article per discretionary sanctions. Please consider proposing it at the talk page, or getting attention of further editors other ways, like using an RfC or a section tag or an inline tag. KINGOFTO (talk) 22:59, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

It was added in this edit on August 14, 2016 by administrator MelanieN in response to another editor repeatedly inserting the POV tag. Maintenance tags, like everything else in this article, are subject to the arbitration remedies mentioned at the top of this talk page (WP:ARBAPDS), meaning they shouldn't be restored without consensus. The POV tag is often used as a badge of shame, which is why it's so contentious. Additionally, this page already has over 1300 watchers, so adding the tag to attract more editors or encourage discussion (which is ongoing) is unnecessary. clpo13(talk) 23:19, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
KINGOFTO, you were advised by one of our most-respected admins to listen to the experienced editors who have advised you to stop repeatedly adding the POV template to the top of this article. Your examples of how the article fails WP:NPOV have been roundly refuted. Your conduct here has gone from annoying to full-on disruptive and tendentious. If you persist, I can almost guarantee that you're going to be blocked or topic banned. Please stop now.- MrX 23:44, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Too late.- MrX 23:53, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Discussion at Template talk:Donald Trump series#Trimming the template

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 You are invited to join the discussion at Template talk:Donald Trump series#Trimming the template. - MrX 02:07, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

List of Neutrality issues

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Dr. Fleischman said neutrality issues are required for a POV tag; here are some imo.

1: "Many of his statements in interviews, on Twitter, and at campaign rallies have been controversial or false" The inclusion of the word "false" is obviously not neutral

2: "audio recording surfaced in which Trump bragged about forcibly kissing and groping women" the recording does not have Trump saying he "forcibly" did anything nor that he actually groped women. the recording said that because he was a star, women allowed him to kiss them and that he could grope them if he chose to.

3:"A subsequent analysis by The Washington Post, whose reporters were denied press credentials by the Trump presidential campaign, concluded that "Trump is a mix of braggadocio, business failures, and real success."[34]" an obvious neutrality issue: This statement infers a retaliatory analysis and adds nothing to the BLP

4"Trump's candidacy has been described as something around which the alt-right movement has coalesced,[259] together with its opposition to multiculturalism and immigration.[260][261]" Another neutrality issue

5 "at least 15 women[384] came forward with new accounts of sexual misconduct including unwanted kissing and groping" the word "accounts" infers not debatable...the word "claimed" should be used

6:Immigration policies The section is not about immigration, it is about illegal immigration and the misrepresentation of that is a major neutrality issue.

7:"He repeated a National Enquirer allegation that Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, may have been involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy" The source FTO|talk]]) 03:41, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

On the first one, there was a HUUUUGGGEEEE RfC about that [1]. So that's not going to fly.Volunteer Marek (talk) 04:56, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

Second one is based on reliable sources and has also been discussed to death.

Third, fourth are just your basic WP:IJUSTDONTLIKEIT. This is well sourced and attributed. You can't just call something you don't like "a neutrality issue". You have to show that it is not based on sources or that it misrepresents sources.

Actually the same thing for five, six and seven. You are mistaking your own opinions for "neutrality". Bring sources to the table and arguments grounded in policy or the tag is spurious.Volunteer Marek (talk) 04:59, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

And oh yeah, there's a big ol' notice at the top of the article when you click edit which says:

" Firm consensus is needed to re-install a POV tag atop this article per discretionary sanctions. Please consider proposing it at the talk page, or getting attention of further editors other ways, like using an RFC or a section tag or an inline tag."

Volunteer Marek (talk) 05:06, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

  1. Trump is actually known for using a much larger percentage of false statements, as independently examined by fact-checkers, than most other politicians. These are three references cited by the article: [2][3][4]. All these false statements are a big reason why he has received so much free media attention, which is also described by the article.
  2. This has now been changed to nonconsensually, which I think solves this problem.
  3. I just changed this to opined.
  4. This is just true. Check out the sources. I think white-supremacists could rightly be called the alt-right. However, if you can think of better phrasing, go ahead and improve it.
  5. I altered this as well from claims to allegations.
  6. It shouldn't be titled Illegal immigration policies. That would be long and probably even more biased. It's in line with how other politicians' policies are described.
  7. The definition of the word "link" is "a relationship between two things or situations." I don't see how this is misconstruing the sources.
Thanks for bringing these up. The article will be better as a result. The NPOV tag, however, should not be reinstated. JasperTECH (talk) 14:33, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
On 2, sources actually use the word "forcibly" [5] so we should follow the sources on this.
I also changed "alleged" back to "accused" for the same reason.Volunteer Marek (talk) 15:17, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
That's swell, but @Volunteer Marek, Fyddlestix, and Nomoskedasticity: do you understand that headlines are not reliable sources? Politrukki (talk) 22:53, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
One of the accusers did say that he "forced" his tongue down her throat [6].Volunteer Marek (talk) 23:52, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
Who said otherwise? The exact same wording appears in lots of sources:
Sources that say "forcibly"
  • "On its release, the tape quickly unleashed a cascade of accusations from women who have said Trump forcibly kissed or groped them, or reached under their clothing without asking."
  • "Heller is the ninth woman to come forward in the past week with allegations that Trump groped or forcibly kissed them before he ran for president last year."
  • "The porn star and sex educator is one of at least 11 women to make claims that the Republican nominee groped them, forcibly kissed them or made inappropriate remarks."
  • "Increasing numbers of Republican women have turned on their party’s male leaders for defending Mr. Trump against accusations that he groped or forcibly kissed more than 10 women."
  • "newly unearthed audio recordings showed Trump bragging about forcibly kissing women and grabbing them by the genitals."
"US presidential debate recap: Polls split on whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton won poisonous argument," The Telegraph', 13 October 2016.
  • "In what was one of the most negative and acrimonious debates in US presidential history, it was a matter of minutes before the lewd tape, in which Mr Trump brags about "grabbing p----" and forcibly kissing women, was brought up."
  • "In reports and first-person accounts recorded in The New York Times, People magazine and The Palm Beach Post, four women have accused Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, of forcibly kissing them or aggressively touching them against their will."
  • "Trump has been confronted with a slew of allegations of sexual misconduct over the past week, starting with a Washington Post report of a 2005 tape featuring him bragging about forcibly kissing women and grabbing them by the genitals."
  • "the real estate mogul can be heard boasting about forcibly kissing and groping women with impunity because he’s “a star."
  • "Trump issued a video statement on his Twitter account late Friday evening in response to the footage, which shows him bragging to former Access Hollywood host Billy Bush about forcibly kissing and groping women."
  • "on Friday, all attention turned to the video of Mr. Trump’s talking about groping women’s genitals and forcibly kissing women."
Just a selection for y'all to read (there's lots more). The foot-dragging on this is getting pretty tiresome. Fyddlestix (talk) 00:54, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
Who said otherwise? With respect, I think you did it implicitly when you reinstated unsourced content (while removing another piece of unsourced content). Since Volunteer Marek's edit summary said "since sources actually use the terms "forcibly" and "accused" not "non-consensual", I assume the only purpose they added WaPo source was because they wanted to use word "forcibly". One would expect to find word "forcibly" in the WaPo article, but I did not find it, hence I made a technical edit in order to enforce WP:V. It would be okay for an editor to say that they are paraphrasing this and this source; then we could discuss how faithful to the source that paraphrase is. I'm not saying that we must use the exact words our sources use – sometimes it's the best course of action, sometimes it isn't – but it's a whole different matter to imply that we use the exact wording when we don't.
How many of those sources are cited in our article? I can't find a policy that says we can cite a source without citing it. If there are sources that you think are representative of population, go ahead and cite them using inline citations. If "forcibly kissed" is properly cited, I see no reason to object that wording, at this point. Politrukki (talk) 13:37, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
@Politrukki: Correct. "The word 'source' in Wikipedia has three meanings: ... [2nd of 3] The creator of the work (for example, the writer)." WP:V. Here, the "source" of the headline -- its creator -- is some anonymous headline-writer. As a courtesy to the cited source (meaning, the article writer), we ought to use his terminology, not the headline-writer's. --Dervorguilla (talk) 01:05, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
(edit conflict)@Volunteer Marek, Fyddlestix, and Nomoskedasticity: As far as I can tell, I hold the same vision of this article as you do, but I'm just striving to find a middle ground that will convince the group of editors who don't want this statement in the lead at all to change their minds. Having a concise, neutral statement is a good start.
All in all, it's not a huge deal whether the article says "forcibly" or "nonconsensually," or whether it says "allegations" or "accusations." One of each word is used verbatim by the sources we cite, while the other ones sound softer and less editorialized while conveying the same meaning. Some editors may see the mainstream media as liberally biased - read this Wikipedia article for more information. If that's somewhat true, then we follow the policies for biased sources. WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV says: "Another approach [besides in-text attribution] is to specify or substantiate the statement, by giving those details that actually are factual."
It's not necessary to write statements that use the exact words our sources use, as long as whatever words we use instead have the same meanings. JasperTECH (talk) 01:14, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
@Volunteer Marek and JasperTech: Given all the controversy about this claim, I think it would be helpful to include the original language in a ref quote to facilitate verification. I've accordingly added a second citation with a short ref quote. --Dervorguilla (talk) 02:48, 30 October 2016 (UTC) 05:14, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
I strongly endorse this. Verification was the sole reason I included inflated (I expected them be shrunk later, but I should have prepared for an emergency landing) quotations in |quote= parameter. I also explicitly endorse using citations, i.e. <ref> tags, in the lead at least until there is consensus on the wording per WP:V ("All quotations, and any material whose verifiability has been challenged or is likely to be challenged, must include an inline citation that directly supports the material."), and per WP:LEADCITE ("Any statements about living persons that are challenged or likely to be challenged must have an inline citation every time they are mentioned, including within the lead. ... The necessity for citations in a lead should be determined on a case-by-case basis by editorial consensus. Complex, current, or controversial subjects may require many citations; others, few or none.")
If citations should be omitted per WP:LEADCITE, we must not forget that the lead should summarize the body. If there's a great discrepancy between the lead and body, something is wrong. Politrukki (talk) 13:37, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
Fyddlestix has amply demonstrated that sources say "forcibly", and so should we. The same applies to "bragging" (see #"Talked" versus "bragged". It's getting a little tiresome seeing editors who don't grasp our policies or basic research skills, trying to scrub the meaning from a set of simple facts that have been widely reported. I agree that using direct quotes of the sources in the citation template is a good idea for verification. I also have no objection to including footnote citations in the lead as needed.- MrX 14:14, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
Perhaps I've misinterpreted the amount of debate happening about inclusion of the sentences. If the majority of editors are fine with using the words the sources do, then I'm not going to complain. The inline citations are excellent - thanks Fyddlestix and Dervorguilla! JasperTECH (talk) 15:31, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
I'm fine with paraphrasing, as long as we use words with the same meaning. For example instead of "bragged" we can use "boasted"; we should not use "talked" because they don't mean the same thing. I'm less concerned about "forcibly". I could live with substituting "without permission" (or consent).- MrX 15:54, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
"Thanks for conforming to the cited source" would have sufficed (I'm referring to your bizarre {{fv}} tag here). I'm truly sorry that I missed your comment "At least one of the sources cited in the article specifically says "...a video of Trump bragging to “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush in 2005..."" above. Had I noticed that, I would have, of course, cited this source for "bragged", and another WaPo source (which says "can be heard making vulgar comments" instead of "bragging") for "without their consent".
Fyddlestix has amply demonstrated that sources say "forcibly" – I agree and I thank for citing them in the article. We don't know if "forcibly" is what majority of sources use – proving that would require more than basic research – but if anyone objects "forcing", they should bring another set of sources that use different wording.
I hope you, and everybody else who is involved, noticed that you reverted many constructive edits – including all, I assume, Dervorguilla's edits. Politrukki (talk) 19:55, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
Correct; the others being DigbyDalton's (Oct. 30) and Charlesaaronthompson's (Oct. 30). --Dervorguilla (talk) 09:01, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
KINGOFTO, if you have issues with the neutrality of specific language, then tag those sentences with {{pov-inline}} and start a new discussion for each one. Some arguably non-neutral language here and there isn't a basis for an article-level POV tag. Also, as other folks have mentioned, some of these issues have already been discussed at length and resolved here on the talk page. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 19:15, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
-Dr. Fleischman - no, no User:KINGOFTO should put in the tag per guidance that it is the appropriate thing for this situation. (And then others should follow the guidance in the tag that says 'do not remove). Putting in 7 (and then more...) tags all over is not a substitute for it and seems not better anyway. Just kind of proves the point and justifies an overall tag. We've gotten POV issue du jour (or multiples du jour) for weeks now, simpler to just put the notice up there and leave it. (Maybe after 9 November ... or maybe not) Markbassett (talk) 00:21, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Volunteer Marek - You seem missing the text of the POV tag, and the enclosed links for conduct. Relooking at your inputs for User:KINGOFTO list I note you are proving his point it deserves a tag.

1: "HUUUUGGGEEEE RfC about that [7]" ... kind of proves his point there are 20 editors in dispute with the word 2. 'Forcibly' is still in dispute, and "based on" reliable sources sounds a bit like OR rather than NPOV conveying all POVs. 3. WaPo indignation ... Rather than WP:IJUSTDONTLIKEIT, he seems correct - this is a single offended party, not meeting 'independant' and not wide ... and I'll add what the heck is significant enough to his life to make that worth a BLP inclusion ? 4. How candidacy described - not WP:IJUSTDONTLIKEIT if it's the only POV being presented ... and again, editor dispute is what the POV tag says. 5, 6, 7 - OK you oppose him, citing opinion difference... demonstrating again POV dispute

Finally you said 'there's a big ol' notice at the top of the article when you click edit which says: Firm consensus is needed to re-install a POV tag' Umm -- not really so big or at top as the boxes, it's an embedded comment lost amidst the page ... and unattributed so why/who or what ... not referenced in the Talk header either so ???? Effectively never gonna get consensus for this either so ???? Seems a circular argument.
CHeers Markbassett (talk) 00:53, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
What does "you seem missing the text of the POV tag" mean? Anyway, there's a specific injunction in the article to NOT put in the tag without consensus. That's really there's to it.
1. Yeah, but we abide by RfC, even if some editors don't like it. This is NOT how this works: "I didn't get my way in an RfC so I'll put in a NPOV tag in the article". Come on, seriously?
2. Yeah and you need consensus to put the tag in. Anything what so ever can easily be made "in dispute" by tendentious editors with enough time on their hands.
3. No.
4. No.
5. No
Basically WP:IJUSTDONTLIKEIT is exactly what you're doing. And saying "it's disputed" is NOT... not not not not not, a sufficient justification for the tag. You need to articulate it, not just "well I disagree".Volunteer Marek (talk) 14:00, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
  • As the [neutrality is disputed]-tag has been reverted into the lede I would like to ask where is the consensus about having that tag? --SI 16:02, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Above DrFleischman states -- if you have issues with the neutrality of specific language, then tag those sentences
It seems that there is consensus a dispute is ongoing (and participation in that dispute amounts to a de facto admission of that dispute), but lack of consensus about whether an article-wide tag is appropriate in this context. There is clearly no consensus for the language in question itself, and many editors have raised concerns that it violates BLP policy, especially that in cases like this we need to use the most conservative language possible. If some editors are unwilling to reach a consensus phrasing, working in everyone's legitimate concerns especially as related to BLP, it would seem tagging the dispute is the only appropriate measure at this time to avoid persistent edit-warring in which each "side" continues to insert its preferred wording into the article. Adlerschloß (talk) 17:08, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
I agree with Adlerschloß and have replaced the tag....not a badge of shame...not a warning...just a tag which, if not applicable here, then where? KINGOFTO (talk) 23:03, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Adding a POV tag to the entire article is way out of line. Work on the specific issues. The article itself as a whole is not in dispute. To be clear: There is no consensus to POV tag the entire article. In fact there is a strong consensus not to. Adding disputed material against consensus can be a blockable offense per the Discretionary Sanctions. --MelanieN (talk) 23:30, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
To be clear, in my above statement I meant to advocate for an inline tag (which I had recently added), in case my statement that there was no consensus for an article-wide tag did not make that clear in context. The differing sides on this dispute have each argued in support of an inline tag, which seems closest we'll to consensus until there is more willingness for compromise on the questionable phrasing in question (which itself in present form lacks consensus). Adlerschloß (talk) 15:24, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Alcohol

Latest comment: 8 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion

The section about health says he doesn't drink alcohol. I'm pretty sure I've seen him drink wine in The Apprentice, but I'm not going to suffer through watching it again to find which episode it was. PizzaMan (♨♨) 08:10, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Maybe it was non-alcoholic. The reliable sources all say he doesn't drink, and I could find nothing online about him drinking wine in The Apprentice. Even if you found it, it would be original research. Worthy of mentioning to a reporter maybe, but not of posting on Wikipedia. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 19:19, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
He once said he has a rare glass of wine. Not worth mentioning. Objective3000 (talk) 18:54, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Proposal re: "groping"

Latest comment: 8 years ago29 comments15 people in discussion

As editors we need to reflect the content of Reliable Sources. I propose the following:

"Trump was, in 2005, caught on audio tape claiming that, because he was a "star", women allowed him to kiss them and also would allow him, if he chose to, to grab their "pussy"'.

That is an accurate reflection of what he said. What we have now in the lead is an inaccurate and exaggerated reflection. KINGOFTO (talk) 02:41, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

That is not an accurate reflection of what he said. He never said "if he chose to" and he never said "grab their pussy"—he said "grab them by their pussy".- MrX 03:10, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
"I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it, you can do anything ... grab them by the pussy." does not translate into "Trump bragged about forcibly kissing and groping women,", I can not accept that many editors really believe that the word "forcibly" belongs in there which is why I think we have a real neutrality issue. KINGOFTO (talk) 03:51, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
If the sources say "forcibly" then we use "forcibly".Volunteer Marek (talk) 05:00, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
The word "grab" certainly implies "forcibly" - without the consent of the woman. If she consented, he wouldn't "grab" it, he could feel or caress or (whatever term you want that implies consensuality). Look up the definitions of "grab": "grasp or seize suddenly and roughly"; "to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch". That's forcible by any interpretation. Also, adding "if he chose to" is putting words in his mouth; his language was a lot more straightforward than that. This kind of change has been discussed above, but the argument that "he SAID he could do it but didn't mean to imply that he actually DID it" has not proven to be convincing. --MelanieN (talk) 06:48, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
There's actually 3 possibilities: (a) he was bragging only that he could do it, (b) he was bragging that he did do it but actually he didn't, or (c) he was bragging about something that he actually did. The conversation doesn't make much sense if you think it's (a).--Jack Upland (talk) 07:15, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
Exactly. "I don't even wait" --> he does (has done) the things he is bragging about. Nomoskedasticity (talk) 08:07, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
He clearly stated that he DOES kiss women right away, as soon as he meets them. In the very next sentence he said women "let you" grab them by the pussy if you are a star. The notion that he switched in mid-brag from talking about things he admittedly DOES do, to talking about things he THINKS HE MIGHT be able to do, stretches credibility to the limit. --MelanieN (talk) 20:39, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Clear your heads. He never confessed to grabbing anything. He boasted he could do so if he wanted to, based on his star status. IHTS (talk) 09:12, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

Would you mind producing a couple of reliable sources that support such an interpretation? Thanks.- MrX 12:12, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
I suggest we rely on the full transcript on the tape itself and not on "interpretations" from sources which themselves are clearly biased exaggerations of Trump's literal words, indicating what they think Trump meant. This is a major BLP issue and we need to be very careful to not unfairly malign Trump or participate in a sort of pile-on along with politically-hostile media sources. Trump's literal words amount to an admission that he would spontaneously kiss women without asking their permission -- a fair wording is nonconsensually, but not forcibly. He also stated that women "let" stars or celebrities "grab" their genitals. He did not explicitly refer to himself in first person terms on that. In any event, we can find many uses of the word "grab" occurring in sexual contexts that clearly do not refer to forcible or nonconsensual sex. An aside: I am writing from France and understand well that US media is monopolized and in this election displays a bias against Donald Trump. That said: Repeating subjective interpretations of the tape's content rather than the literal content of the tape itself does poor service to readers of this site.
According to WP:BLP:
Biographies of living persons ("BLPs") must be written conservatively and with regard for the subject's privacy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid: it is not Wikipedia's job to be sensationalist, or to be the primary vehicle for the spread of titillating claims about people's lives; the possibility of harm to living subjects must always be considered when exercising editorial judgment. This policy applies to any living person mentioned in a BLP, whether or not that person is the subject of the article, and to material about living persons in other articles and on other pages, including talk pages. The burden of evidence rests with the editor who adds or restores material.
The strictest caution must be applied to this article and I feel editors with political bias against Donald Trump are not exercising that level of care here. Adlerschloß (talk) 15:54, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
Actually, interpretation of the tape are what we should be using, almost exclusively. See WP:SECONDARY and WP:PRIMARY. Policy: Wikipedia articles usually rely on material from reliable secondary sources. Articles may make an analytic, evaluative, interpretive, or synthetic claim only if that has been published by a reliable secondary source.- MrX 16:15, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
From WP:NOR
Secondary or tertiary sources are needed to establish the topic's notability and to avoid novel interpretations of primary sources.
The present wording in the article's lead is an improvement but still insinuates a subjective interpretation of the primary source. And secondary sources have reprinted the primary full transcript of the tape outright. Adlerschloß (talk) 20:48, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
The only way we could use the primary source (the transcript) is to quote the entire transcript which is not practical, especially in the lead. The content in the lead should be based on a few impeccable sources and should include their analysis. Here are a few: [8][9][10][11]. Common themes in these sources: lewd, vulgar, bragged, groped, kissed, etc..- MrX 21:29, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
The tape would appear to indicate that he thinks women allow him to do this. In no way can we suggest that women actually are okay with this. Objective3000 (talk) 12:24, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
No. But we can certainly indicate that he SAID women are okay with this. Because he did, explicitly. "They let you, because you're a star." --MelanieN (talk) 20:44, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
Here's what happens when you try to insert "controversial" BLP stuff[12]. "Nope". That the "GTBTP" thing is in the lede of this BLP article speaks to the tremendously biased and unencyclopedic editing here. Very sad. Doc talk 12:24, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
Go make that argument at talk:Hillary Clinton if you like, but I recommend keeping your theories about bias and injustice to yourself, lest you become sadder by the realization that over-the-top rhetoric is rarely persuasive..- MrX 17:48, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
I think we should be focusing on what reliable secondary sources are saying he said, and not on our own original analyses. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 20:27, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
User:DrFleischman When that presents only a single position, or states it in WP-voice as a fact rather than as second-person POV, it fails WP:NPOV "representing fairly, proportionately, and, as far as possible, without editorial bias, all of the significant views". See also the WP:BLP guidance, including the Adlerschloß quore above about conservative language and not being a tabloid, or see WP:BLPGOSSIP and WP:PUBLICFIGURE examples that would lead one to avoid the "messy" words and be careful to say "alleged" and to also report any denials. Markbassett (talk) 00:09, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Tell me, then, what are all of the significant views--as supported by reliable secondary sources? --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 17:32, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

It seems to me like there wouldn't be any disputes over neutrality if such sentences were taken from reliable sources and not tweaked around to fit an agenda. Although, unless such allegations have been verifiably proven, while such information could certainly remain in the article, perhaps it may not be entirely suited for the article's introduction. –Matthew - (talk) 21:21, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Courtesy post:

sources supporting "being able to"

"Trump said he tried to 'fuck' a married woman and bragged about being able to grope women because of his 'star' status."

Diamond, Jeremy. "Trump issues defiant apology for lewd remarks -- then goes on the attack", CNN (October 8, 2016).

".... comments Trump made in a 2005 'Access Hollywood,' where he bragged about being able to force himself on women against their will because of his celebrity."

DelReal, Jose and Johnson, Jenna. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/22/trump-threatening-nearly-one-dozen-sexual-assault-accusers-vows-to-sue/

"Trump, threatening nearly a dozen sexual assault accusers, vows to sue"], Washington Post (October 22, 2016).

"a leaked hot mic conversation in which the Republican nominee bragged about being able to touch women because he is a 'star.'"

Diaz, Daniella. "Trump: Clinton is behind sexual assault allegations", CNN (October 19, 2016).

"Trump bragged about being able to grope and kiss women"

Diamond, Jeremy. "Trump: I'd 'love' to fight Biden", CNN (October 26, 2016).

"he bragged about being able to grope women because he is a celebrity"

Diaz, Daniella. [http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/28/politics/joe-biden-anthony-weiner-emails-hillary-clinton/

"Biden on Weiner: 'I'm not a big fan'"], CNN (October 29, 2016).

"The leak of a 2005 hot-mic video two days before the second debate in which Trump bragged about being able to grope women led to Clinton’s biggest single-day gain of the past four weeks."

Tartar, Andre and Tioruririne, Adam. "Trump, Clinton Double Down on Their Strategies: Final Debate By the Numbers", Bloomberg News (October 20, 2016).

"remarks Trump made in a leaked 2005 conversation, in which he bragged about being able to grope women because of his fame."

"Retired Military Officials Condemn Donald Trump Over Issue of Sexual Assault", Fortune (October 18, 2016).

"last week’s release of a 2005 video in which he bragged about being able to exploit women sexually."

Langley, Monica. [http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-angrily-denies-allegations-of-groping-points-finger-at-media-and-clinton-campaign-1476384833

"Donald Trump Prepares New Attack on Media, Clinton"], Wall Street Journal (October 13, 2016).

"Trump bragged about being able to grope and otherwise touch women without consent or consequences."

Lesniewski, Niels. "Heck Hopes to Mimic Reid in Nevada But for GOP", Roll Call (October 15, 2016).

"he bragged about being able to 'do anything' to women 'when you're a star,' including 'grab them' by the genitals"

Jaffa, Alexandra and Gutters, Hasani. "Rudy Giuliani on Donald Trump's Crass Comments: 'Both Sides Have Sinned'", NBC News (October 9, 2016).

The accusations come after the release of a 2005 tape earlier this month in which Trump bragged about being able to grope or kiss women due to because he was a celebrity.

Savransky, Rebecca. "Trump: 'Nothing ever happened' with accusers", The Hill (newspaper) (October 15, 2016).

Thanks for your consider. IHTS (talk) 08:16, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Yes. There's also all of these which support the wording currently in the article though. Personally I think the sources I listed have considerably more weight than some of what you've listed here - like rollcall & thehill. My research suggested that most RS don't use the "being able to" phrasing, but rather say that Trump "bragged" about doing the things he talked about. Fyddlestix (talk) 16:08, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
Hm. I'm a bit vexed about what to do here. The sources listed by Dervorguilla by and large meet our reliability criteria. So I guess the question is whether they conflict and must be balanced or whether they're technically consistent. I don't have an answer to that. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 16:41, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
Yes, that is an interesting selection there, Ihardlythinkso. Admittedly, it's made to look a lot longer than it actually is by citing multiple articles from CNN. The selection of sources from Dervorguilla shows that sources that say "being able to" are in the minority. Still, I have another idea for compromising – change bragged about forcibly kissing and groping women to "bragged about his sexually aggressive behavior with women." After all, in the tape he did talk about trying to have sex with a married woman. Thus, regardless of whether his words are interpreted as being able to grope women, the "sexually aggressive" statement remains true. I know this is less specific, but it's preferable to to misleadingly changing the statement to a theoretical matter when Trump did in fact relate his experience trying to move on a married woman. JasperTECH (talk) 01:16, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
Don't the recent discussion closures here and here kind of make this discussion moot? Seems like the issue was being discussed in way too many different talk page sections simultaneously. Fyddlestix (talk) 03:51, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
It looks stupid and really non-eventful in the scope of the man's life. A ridiculous smear that remains as if it defines his biography. "On October 7th..." blah blah blah. Y'all are pretty naïve to think that this truly belongs in the lead of this BLP. It's not the true "bombshell" that it was designed to be. Get real. Doc talk 06:36, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
If that's your position, then stay civil and cast your !vote in the RfC above. This discussion is about making the language neutral and verifiable. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 17:20, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

TOC Limit 3

Latest comment: 8 years ago40 comments8 people in discussion

I don't think this limit of TOC to 3 levels [13] is good.

This is a complicated article with lots of details. A detailed TOC, like a good introduction, makes it easier to figure out what the article covers.

The TOC limit 3 makes it difficult for the reader to figure out what's covered by the article. For example, it makes it harder to find "Sexual misconduct allegations". A bare mention of "Political positions" doesn't tell the reader that the entry deals with social issues, economic issues, healthcare issues, etc.

In contrast, the Business Career section outlines all of his businesses.

Is there anybody else here who would like to revert it? --Nbauman (talk) 20:24, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Agreed. I took it out earlier but it got reverted. I think I'm allowed to revert that under 1RR? BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 21:05, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
Yes. The rule is, "one revert per editor per article per 24-hour period". You last edited the page on 12:27, 30 October 2016‎, so you can revert again after 12:27, 31 October 2016‎. It's 05:27, 31 October 2016 now, so you can revert.
User:JFG is welcome to argue for his edit in Talk, but if he changes it without discussion, I'll revert it. --Nbauman (talk) 05:28, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
The TOC limit of 3 was longstanding until Bastun removed it yesterday. I reverted this out of usability reasons, because the expanded TOC would cover more than one screenful on a typical laptop screen. I hear the argument that a lot of relevant content is hidden in subsections but the lead is already an accurate summary of such contents, including controversial stuff; I see no pressing need to bludgeon the TOC. Now under DS per the edit notice, you must not reinstate any challenged (via reversion) edits without obtaining consensus on the talk page. As I reverted your change to a longstanding situation, the onus is on you to obtain consensus for an expanded TOC. — JFG talk 05:52, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
Usability is an issue, true, but is that much of one? One or two swipes of a mousepad or mousewheel or a press or two of the PageDn key and you're there. Compare to the usability issued raised by hiding main topics - people visiting this page are probably a lot more interested in the current allegations facing Trump rather than his flirtation with professional wrestling some years ago. BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 20:31, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
As I said, with the TOC limits, the "Sexual misconduct allegations" became invisible. They weren't mentioned in the introductory summary either. (I'd have to check, but I think that when people tried to include them in the summary, some people objected and defeated that edit too.) When I read a page, I assume that I can get a good idea of the contents by reading the summary and the TOC, and I think other readers would too. Now they can't. There's no hint that the article deals with sexual misconduct allegations. Can you address that problem? --Nbauman (talk) 20:56, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
The TOC limit was in place in March 2016, several months before the sexual misconduct allegations emerged. Those are unrelated developments of the article. Besides, TOC placement of this section was discussed earlier at #Heading levels (question raised by Bastun as well), to no effect. — JFG talk 09:36, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
I think the discussion at #Heading levels still stands and was not resolved. First you claim that the sexual allegations are part of the campaign, and should be subheads of the campaign; then you claim that the outline is too difficult to read because it has too many subheads so you eliminate the subheads. You claim that the sexual allegations were not a major issue. Now they are a major issue. The TOC is organized in such a way as to hide them in the body of the text. Headling level 3 manages to obscure the sexual allegations. Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! and I feel that the goal of making the subect accessible to the reader outweighs the problem of limiting it to 1 screen on your laptop. It doesn't fit on 1 screen in other monitors, including mine, anyway.
Why don't you think it's important to make the subject of sexual allegations easy to find in the body? --Nbauman (talk) 14:11, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
@Nbauman: Please read my words again: I don't "claim" anything here about where the sexual allegations should be placed or how much weight they should have; my position on this question is in the relevant RfC. This TOC discussion is not a content dispute between you and me about the sexual allegations, hence I have no answer to "why do I think it's important". I just pointed out that if you want to change the longstanding TOC limit, you must obtain consensus. As you noted yourself, the previous discussion at #Heading levels "was not resolved", i.e. did not show consensus for Bastun's proposal, so the status quo prevailed. — JFG talk 18:40, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
User:JFG, So your position is that, when you decide on the TOC level, the question of whether a more detailed TOC would make it easier to read the article doesn't matter, is that correct? --Nbauman (talk) 19:30, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
@Nbauman: No. I didn't "decide" the TOC level; some editor did that 6 months ago and wasn't challenged until Bastun's edit. My position is that changing a longstanding TOC limit in order to emphasize a recently-added controversial topic is a poor attempt to grab readers' attention. Were your premise true (i.e. claiming that somehow the TOC limit was introduced on purpose to hide the groping scandal), I would have supported your position. But it's false, so I don't. — JFG talk 20:57, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
I did not say that the TOC limit was introduced on purpose to hide the groping scandal. My position is that, whether or not it is a long-standing TOC limit, the final result is to make it more difficult for the reader to find a topic that many of them are interested in. Do you agree that it would be easier for the reader to find the sexual allegations in the body if it were in the TOC? --Nbauman (talk) 23:04, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

@Nbauman: You wrote: with the TOC limits, the "Sexual misconduct allegations" became invisible. This is wrong; they didn't "become" invisible because of the TOC limit, they always were, by virtue of being written months later. You also wrote: The TOC is organized in such a way as to hide them in the body of the text, implying intent to hide. I say there's no intent to hide anything; there was a long TOC on a {{very long}} article and it was accordingly limited in depth 6 months ago. Recently this groping affair emerged and was placed under the "Presidential campaign" section, so it was not mentioned in the TOC. (Note in passing that contrary to your assertions I was not involved in adding this content or discussing its hierarchical placement.) Now you and Bastun argue that this incident is worth mentioning in the TOC and I argue that the TOC would become unwieldy if we lifted the limit. Clearly I won't convince you and you won't convince me. Unless other editors weigh in strongly one way or another, we should leave the matter to rest. — JFG talk 01:24, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

No, you're putting words in my mouth. I said that the sexual misconduct allegations became invisible when you reverted Bastun's change. There may not have been an intent to hide, but it had that effect. The TOC limit 3 may have been acceptable when it was first included, when the article was simpler, but now as the article has grown more complex, the TOC limit 3 is no longer acceptable because it has the effect of obscuring important issues, like the sexual misconduct allegations. Because the article is more complex, we should have a more detailed TOC to help readers get through it.
I don't know that we do have consensus to keep TOC limit 3. Bastun and I want to expand it, you want to keep it. Consensus isn't a vote; you have to give reasons. You can't just arbitrarily vote no because you don't like it. I'm trying to figure out your objection so I can answer it, and I would like you to give me an answer.
My question, again, is, "Do you agree that it would be easier for the reader to find the sexual allegations in the body if it were in the TOC?" Could you please answer that question? --Nbauman (talk) 19:29, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
See the ArbCom remedies message box near the top of this page, in particular: "Consensus required: All editors must obtain consensus on the talk page of this article before reinstating any edits that have been challenged (via reversion)." The edit to change the TOC limit was challenged, and it currently lacks consensus. That is all that matters at this point. If your argument is convincing, it will win consensus and the edit will be reinstated; if not, it won't and it won't. To date, after more than 3 days, I see two editors supporting the change, and that is not a consensus by any measure. User JFG is not required to convince you that you're wrong, and you don't get to declare consensus because they have not satisfied you that they have a viable argument (we don't get to be the arbiters of our own discussions and I'm sure you can see why that could not work). ―Mandruss ☎ 08:34, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
I'm trying to obtain consensus. The way to obtain consensus is to have all the parties explain what their arguments are for and against a position, and then examine the basis of their arguments. I am trying to find out User:JFG's objection to expanding the TOC. The first reason he gave me is that it was decided months ago. His main reason seems to be wp:idontlikeit.
My reason for changing it is that it will make the article easier to read. I'm trying to find out whether JFG agrees, disagrees, or doesn't care. My best understanding is that he doesn't care. That's not a good reason for establishing consensus. Consensus isn't a majority vote.
Since you're weighing in on it, User:Mandruss, maybe you could give me your answer. Do you think the article would be easier to read if the TOC were expanded? --Nbauman (talk) 18:46, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
@Nbauman: Without an outside, uninvolved closer, it pretty much is just a vote. Empirical evidence strongly suggests that it is not in human nature to concede that one's opponent has the stronger argument, and no one can force them to concede. How many times have you done that? And I mean conceding entire issues, not just an individual point here and there. I used to be very aggravated by the fact that my proposal could be defeated by simply !voting against it, without addressing my points, but I've gotten used to it as part of my wider DGAF survival strategy. It's just the way it is. (This is not a commentary on this thread, just my general observation. But I will say that you should stop asserting WP:IJDLI because your opponent's arguments don't make any sense to you; a bad argument in your view is not absence of argument.) If you fail to gain consensus and feel strongly enough, start an RfC.
I have no opinion about the TOC limit. ―Mandruss ☎ 00:36, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
For the record, I disagree, and it's not a matter of "not liking it". First, from a UI design and human factors standpoint, long menus are painful to scan and they get skipped, yielding the opposite of the OP's desired effect. Second, I also disagree with lifting the limit for the express purpose of steering readers' attention to the groping scandal. This information is easy enough to find by reading the lead (which comes before the TOC) or using the search box where "Trump" combined with any terms like "kissing", "groping", "assault", "rape", "bragging" or "grabbing" will promptly lead curious readers to two very long articles fully dedicated to this topic. Oh, and a good chunk of Legal affairs of Donald Trump too, with no less than 10 citations in the lead. — JFG talk 21:01, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
I know a bit about user interface design and ergonomics. I have a copy of Henry Dreyfuss' Measure of Man. Your link to "User interface design" discusses usability testing. I doubt that you've done usability testing on Wikipedia TOCs. So the fact that there is such as thing as usability testing doesn't support your claim, since you haven't done it. If you did usability testing, you might find that your subjects wanted a more detailed TOC. So it does look like it's simply a personal preference.
What other objections do you have, besides simply not liking it? --Nbauman (talk) 22:29, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
I gave you lots of reasons but you are not listening, and I will point out that your proposal can also be construed as a personal preference. If you want to assess community support for this change, open an RfC. — JFG talk 23:36, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
I agree with Nbauman that the heading depth should be bumped up for this article. It's important to enable readers to find the subsections under "Presidential campaign, 2016," which I suspect they are most interested in these days. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 21:13, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
If people want to read about the campaign, they'll click the campaign heading. Or the sidebar. Or a link in the lead. Or use the search box. We have plenty of navigational aids already. If some content is deemed more important than some other, it can be bumped up a level. Finally, the article will probably need some deep restructuring right after the election, so leave it be for now. We are all wasting our time arguing inconsequential minutiae. — JFG talk 23:36, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
  • The article should remain with the default TOC for reasons well-articulated by others in this section. There seems to a trend lately of hiding unfavorable navigational links which is very bad precedent to set, and it runs afoul of WP:NPOV.- MrX 12:09, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
    TOC limit 3 was in place long before the material in question was added. If any use of TOC limit is presumed to be for ulterior reasons, why does it exist as an option? Or is that presumed only in highly contentious political articles? What evidence do you have of this motive? If this material is important enough that it really needs to be in the TOC, why is it at level 4? I've said above that I have no opinion as to this issue, and I have none, but I do object to your reasoning. ―Mandruss ☎ 12:20, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
    It's at TOC level 4, Mandruss, because when I moved it to TOC level 3, I was told "No, the groping and sexual assault allegations from years ago are only prominent now because of Trump's presidential campaign so they must be included as a subsection of that" and got reverted. And of course the allegation of a rape of a minor and upcoming court hearing aren't included because... well, yeah... BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 12:52, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
    My conclusion that there is "a trend lately of hiding unfavorable navigational links" is based on observation, synthesis, and inductive reasoning. For style and ease of access reasons, there should be good reasons to deviate from a default, and I have seen none so far. There also needs to be consensus, which clearly doesn't exist.- MrX 12:37, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
    I think WP:AGF sets a higher bar than observation, synthesis, and inductive reasoning, which are completely subjective by nature as you know. As for burden of consensus, it falls on the editors wishing to make the change, not those wishing to deviate from a default, per the ArbCom restrictions laid out near the top of this page. Unless a lie has been told, the TOC limit 3 was in place for six months and the disputed edit was the one that removed it. Your only viable case is that there is a consensus for that edit here, and that is very borderline. I'm not going to revert you for making a flawed argument on multiple counts. ―Mandruss ☎ 12:45, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
    I stop assuming good faith when multiple edits and multiple comments demonstrate bad-faith. The failure to revert a bold edit does not establish much of a consensus, and the apathy/inertia allowing it to remain in place for six months doesn't either (see Warnock's dilemma, WP:SILENCE, and WT:CONSENSUS). Once a couple of editors objected to the original bold edit, the silent consensus was negated. There is no first-mover advantage at Wikipedia.- MrX 13:01, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
    I am unable to reconcile that reasoning with the ArbCom restrictions. Given that choice, I'll continue to go with ArbCom. ―Mandruss ☎ 13:14, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
    @MrX: I just noticed that you restored the contested edit of the TOC level, claiming a consensus which is not apparent from this discussion. As Mandruss advised you that this can be considered a violation of the ArbCom decision, I suggest you self-revert. Note that I appreciate Awilley's work to reduce the number of level-4 headers, thus improving legibility and navigation. — JFG talk 17:16, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
    JFG, I count four editors who support the standard TOC levels, and one who does not. Given that the arguments for and against have similar weight, that seems like a firm consensus to me. I also support Awilley's edits to reduce the number of sections headings.- MrX 17:32, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
Can we please stop bickering about editors' motives and focus on what is best for the article? My analysis is that really only two content-based arguments have been made. Some folks want the limit increased to 4 to give the campaign subsections greater visibility, and some folks want the limit to stay at 3 to improve legibility and navigation. Discuss. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 17:29, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
Imposing a limit of 3 worsens navigation, DrFleischman. I - like most readers, I'd imagine - have no interest in reading about Donald ringside at Wrestlemania Whatever. I do want to read the latest version of the section on allegations of sexual misconduct and would like to be able to jump to that section easily. On a mobile phone or tablet, especially, that's much easier to get to when the TOC limit is 4 rather than 3... BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 18:14, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
With the recent streamlining of some unnecessary level-4 headers, the TOC is coming to a reasonable size. The only level-3 sections which are still broken down into level-4 subsections are his real estate career, the 2016 presidential campaign and his political positions. I would agree that all three of those deserve more detail: the real estate because it has been his main activity for several decades, the campaign and positions because they are the main theme of his life and reader interest today. That being said, I feel that within the campaign section, it is unbalanced to have 2 subsections out of 5 dedicated to the recent sexual innuendo and accusations. I suggest listing the Access Hollywood section under the main Sexual misconduct allegations section, because it's the event that triggered the outcry and prompted other people to pursue this affair. If my fellow editors agree to this balancing redistribution, I will be happy to keep a level-4 TOC. — JFG talk 18:30, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
Isn't it great how things turn out when we all work together?  - MrX 18:45, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
On the "ergonomics," I was using an iPad yesterday which displayed the page in "reading view," which ignored TOC limit 3 and gave all levels. So according to the algorithms that generate reading view, the TOC limit 4 is easier to read.
And on my own monitor, which is set to the Wikipedia default for number of lines, the TOC limit 3 takes more than 1 screen anyway. So what JFG is really saying is that it looks better on his monitor (even if it doesn't look better on anybody else's monitor).
So this "ergonomics" justification doesn't hold up.--Nbauman (talk) 21:11, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
JFG, that sounds like a great idea. JasperTECH (talk) 01:58, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
JFG - that seems a good side-suggestion, but maybe I've got a better one for re TOC level. Just raise the 2016 campaign to a level 1 item, and all its subsections up a level too. For the non-iPad user it's still an ergonomics navigation and readability issue to have just too much. The TOC is for rapid navigation within the article and sense of overall structure, and having many screens means it's less helpful to do navigation and overall structure is harder to see, plus the lower details are gonna be not seen. We've gotten to 5+ pgdns before I see article so into diminishing returns -- the lead is 2 screens so I'm into TL:DR skipping past the sex para to get to TOC so I can get to the topical interest, and having the TOC add layers is more to skip past where I'm seeing the top level and next level and more than any below that is visual junk to be skipped over. (And half of you have hit TL:DR and aren't reading this anymore...) Anyway, I'll suggest instead to move the 2016 election OUT of past politics to be it's own section, which I think would be appropriate for it's significance and duration and would also raise up the TOC level of it's parts so the sex maniacs do not mangle it more than need be.
p.s. I think we're only seeing this issue because folks are puting too much detail re campaing into this BLP page instead of the article on that topic. I'm noting the Hillary Clinton bio has 2016 election as one section 1 level not 3 levels, and 2.5 pgdns (due to photos) not 7.5. So maybe a multi-article navigation issue causing a TOC-problem here. (Unless folks are just feeling his life and material is just more noteworthy and covered so WP:DUE getting more WP space, but that ... seems a different topic than TOC :-}. Cheers Markbassett (talk) 04:53, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
@Markbassett: You illustrate my point very well: overly long and detailed TOCs get skimmed and skipped, negating their purpose in giving a clear overview of the subject matter at hand. I have considered your suggestion to move the 2016 campaign up a notch but it strikes me as illogical to detach it from the Politics section and put it on the same footing as, say, Appearances in popular culture. Trump's life has three overarching themes: real estate, entertainment and politics; the current top-level structure reflects this nicely. Depending on election results, the Politics section will grow or shrink and the article will be rebalanced accordingly., as suggested earlier by JasperTech. To your other point, comparing the structure of this page to Hillary Clinton's article, this simply reflects the natural difference between Trump spending his life in business and Clinton spending her life in politics. Biographical articles do follow the subject's life development, regardless of which section is deemed more interesting or more in demand. I agree that Trump's bio page currently has too much detail about this campaign, and I'm sure that will change over the next few months (either as it shrinks for lack of relevancy if Trump loses or as it morphs into describing the formative period of the Trump presidency if he wins). — JFG talk 05:37, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
(edit conflict)   Done I have grouped the sexual allegation material into a single section and I hereby endorse the full TOC display. — JFG talk 05:00, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

Trump email controversy

Latest comment: 8 years ago40 comments18 people in discussion

I believe we should cover the Trump email controversy somewhere in the article. As Newsweek notes, "Trump’s companies have systematically destroyed or hidden thousands of emails, digital records and paper documents demanded in official proceedings, often in defiance of court orders."[14] --Tataral (talk) 20:32, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

That seems pretty big, especially the part about the Hard Rock Casino e-mails. I'd wait a couple of days and see whether/how the rest of the media picks it up. It certainly seems newsworthy to me. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 20:48, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
@DrFleischman, that's the point, we are NOT the news. If this is the type of horsesh$t that's going to be added to the BIO, its time to lock this down. --Malerooster (talk) 14:59, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
It's from a reliable source. The view that this is "horseshit" is your own. You're welcome to go argue on WP:RSN that Newsweek is "horseshit".Volunteer Marek (talk) 15:01, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
More sources [15], [16], [17], [18] as well as older stories which began just scratching the surface [19], [20].Volunteer Marek (talk) 15:04, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Who the F cares that's its from a reliable source? That doesn't mean automatic inclusion in the article? --Malerooster (talk) 15:06, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
The relevant material [21] has been removed by User:Malerooster with an edit summary ... which is really just one big personal attack. Note that the material is well sourced.Volunteer Marek (talk) 14:39, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
If the shoe fits. --Malerooster (talk) 14:56, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
You might want to read WP:NPA again and note the article is under discretionary sanctions. And what your edit summary shows is that your revert is completely spurious.Volunteer Marek (talk) 15:01, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Malerooster, you've been around long enough to know better. The material is reliably sourced, and pertinent to this BLP. Trump has criticised Clinton strongly over email management and now it turns out he's been doing much the same thing for years longer. Trump has made this extra-relevant. --Pete (talk) 15:16, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
@Pete, he's been doing much the same thing for years longer, now that's some serious horsesh#t. --Malerooster (talk) 15:24, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Do you have anything constructive to add to the conversations or are you just going to refer to other users' comments as "horseshit"? Volunteer Marek (talk) 15:26, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Agree with Dr. Fleischman that we should wait and see how the media picks it up. The fact it is sourced is irrelevant, it at also must be significant. Per "Balancing aspects", "discussion of isolated events, criticisms, or news reports about a subject may be verifiable and impartial, but still disproportionate to their overall significance to the article topic. This is a concern especially in relation to recent events that may be in the news." While it is tempting to compare this story to Clinton destroying emails, the difference is Clinton's destroying emails is important because it is part of the narrative about whether or not her use of a private email server violated national security (when she was Secretary of State). The investigation into the alleged security lapse was news for months, while few if any of the cases in which Trump allegedly destroyed emails received any attention. TFD (talk) 15:19, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
I initially thought we should wait also, but now it's has been covered in a few very solid sources (in addition to the ones presented above, there's also Washington Post, NBC News, The Independent, Mic, New York Business Journal), so I think a sentence or two would be appropriate right now, and more can be added as the story develops. What makes it noteworthy is that Trump accused Clinton of the same thing. - MrX 15:46, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Plus the whole "often in defiance of court orders" part. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:13, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Wait. No indication this will be a lasting campaign issue much less a biographical one. James J. Lambden (talk) 16:23, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Wait. If we included every Trump-scandal-of-the-day, the article would be overwhelmed. Wait and see if it becomes more than a 24-hour story, or if it becomes a campaign issue. --MelanieN (talk) 16:59, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
I can't remember any time during this election when something like this blew over, but I guess it's possible. Certainly there's nothing wrong with waiting a day or two to see where this goes.- MrX 17:27, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

This again follows the pattern of: 1) Verified material covered by multiple reliable sources gets added to an article. 2) As it's perceived as being negative to Trump, it gets removed. 3) "Debate" follows, with various policies quoted, but no clear consensus can obviously emerge so partisan editors effectively keep out the negative material prior to the election. I've not checked the equivalent Clinton article, but I'm sure it's talk page doesn't include contributions from the same editors who are here quoting WP:RECENTISM, WP:BALASP and similar, in relation to the latest "FBI investigating Clinton for emails she didn't send" story. I find it hard to believe this is what Arbcom actually intended. BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 17:19, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

If you did go to the Clinton talk page, you would then realize your analysis above is horsesh#t. Sorry Volunteer Marek, sh$t is sh&t, and just calling a spade a spade, too bad if you don't like. --Malerooster (talk) 17:27, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Is your i key broke? Maybe you can find a replacement at IKEA.- MrX 17:33, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
I'm in favor of immediate inclusion of this content, now that Volunteer Marek and MrX have provided additional sources. And I think Malerooster's arguments should be disregarded, as repeatedly calling the story "horseshit" with nothing more is classic WP:IDONTLIKEIT. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 17:44, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Include it. Put it in the LEAD. Idiots. --Malerooster (talk) 19:49, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
@Malerooster: WP:AGF, WP:CIVIL, WP:NPA. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:18, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
This is a clear example of recentism. Trump has been headline news every day for over a year, and has been a world famous celebrity for over thirty years. Not every story deserves mention let alone its own section. Generally too, stuff like that should not just pop out but should either be included in a section about his business methods or as part of the specific cases where they arose. It seems like this is an attempt by the DNC to counter the Clinton email scandal, and hence its only relevance is to the campaign articles. But it looks like it's not working, and hence has minimal weight. TFD (talk) 02:51, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
It's not recent. He's been doing this for years. Nor is it confined to one episode - it's obviously something pertinent to the man, rather than just one aspect. --Pete (talk) 03:40, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
No, it's recentism. This article is dominated by editors who are unambiguously anti-Trump. There is zero way around this fact. Doc talk 05:19, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
I agree that a section is undue. But a paragraph is appropriate in my view. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 06:12, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
You sure there's not enough "meat" for its own little article? Like this "encyclopedic" little gem. It could get to FA status, ya know... Doc talk 06:59, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
@Doc9871: Of course there's an article, duly listed in Trump's sidebar too…   — JFG talk 07:53, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

FWIW - Concerning any controversies, both this article & Hillary Clinton, should be left alone until after the prez election. GoodDay (talk) 18:06, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

It looks like someone has created Donald Trump email controversy. It seems like that information should be included into this article or merged into Legal affairs of Donald Trump. The standalone article seems very weak and unlikely to have any legs. Mr Ernie (talk) 18:28, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Recentism is a personal essay, not a Wikipedia guideline. One of the purposes of Wikipedia is to have an encyclopedia that is current and up to date.
If something is wrong with the article, or something can be improved, I see no reason why it should wait until after the election. Readers are most interested in Trump while he's running for president. Is there something wrong with that? --Nbauman (talk) 22:37, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
@Nbauman: May I question your bold claim that "Recentism is a personal essay, not a Wikipedia guideline". It's actually part of WP:UNDUE policy,
"Discussion of isolated news reports is a concern especially in relation to recent events in the news,"
and WP:NOTNEWS policy,
"Wikipedia considers the enduring notability of persons and events. Most newsworthy events do not qualify for inclusion. Breaking news should not be emphasized."
Compare with Wikinews, which does focus on recent events. --Dervorguilla (talk) 07:40, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
User talk:Dervorguilla, you are free to question my "claim." I don't think it's a "bold claim" to quote the actual text:
WP:RECENTISM: This essay is not a Wikipedia policy or guideline; it is intended to be an explanatory supplement to the Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, Wikipedia:Notability, and Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not policies.
I would invite you to quote any text to show that WP:RECENTISM is an official policy or guideline, or has any official WP status, rather than some editors' unofficial interpretation of WP:NPOV and WP:NOTABILITY.
I would also recommend that you quote more completely from WP:NOTNEWS:
News reports. Wikipedia considers the enduring notability of persons and events. While news coverage can be useful source material for encyclopedic topics, most newsworthy events do not qualify for inclusion. For example, routine news reporting on things like announcements, sports, or celebrities is not a sufficient basis for inclusion in the encyclopedia. While including information on recent developments is sometimes appropriate, breaking news should not be emphasized or otherwise treated differently from other information. [My emphasis]
That means breaking news is as acceptable if it meets the same criteria as any other content. That means reporting by multiple WP:RS. WP:NPOV doesn't mean deleting unflattering content, it means adding the subject's point of view.
One of the problems with WP:RECENTISM is that editors use it as a justification to delete anything they don't like, when they can't find a good reason.
I don't want to accuse people of editing with a bias for or against Trump, but the suggestion that we wait until after the election before including it seems conveniently favorable to Trump.
In any case, the entry Donald_Trump_document_deletion_controversy cites a USA Today story of June 13, 2016, and a Newsweek story of October 31, 2016. How recent is "recent"? Is 5 months enough? How many WP:RSs are sufficient to give weight? Are the 21 cited in the references enough? --Nbauman (talk) 22:08, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Removal

Hey all. I removed the (short) paragraph in this edit, citing BLP/UNDUE concerns, and I noted that I had also looked at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donald Trump email controversy, where a consensus right now is difficult to see--but there's a lot of delete votes, and a number of merge votes, and some legitimate concerns, which strengthened my in my opinion. My invocation of the BLP is not unequivocal; it's a judgment call, and the moment you all have a decent consensus here on what to do with it, I will not stand in the way. This is going to be a matter of editorial consensus, so good luck with it.

BTW, my edit summary was so long that I had to remove "Undid edit by Volunteer Marek", and I didn't want to make this personal anyway--so let me just say congrats that Auburn was ranked in the top ten. Drmies (talk) 18:30, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

I think at the very least the Donald Trump email controversy should be linked somewhere. And we're coming for ya.Volunteer Marek (talk) 18:32, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
Oh I know that. I wonder, isn't it in one of these templates? The merge votes mentioned some "Legal affairs of DT" article, which seems valid, and I am sure that page is linked--and I would be surprised if there wasn't a link from the legal article to the email article. This is part of the balancing act for an article that's at AfD: is it valid to have a direct link from the main article? Somewhere in the text or more prominently right under a subject heading? But this is something y'all can settle here. Thanks VM, Drmies (talk) 18:59, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
I'd like you to explain exactly why you think there are Undue and BLP problems. Destroying evidence in a civil case is a serious offense, and according to the Newsweek story, Trump was sanctioned at least once and settled cases on unfavorable terms as a result. The Newsweek story was picked up by many WP:RS who also thought it was significant. I've read the AfD and the arguments for deletion basically come down to WP:IDONTLIKEIT, or they don't like it because it's unfavorable to Trump, so I'd like a better reason, based on WP policies and guidelines. --Nbauman (talk) 21:03, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
NBauman, it is not as big a story as many of the other stories going around right now--though probably well-verified, this is not a headline grabber, and for it to be included it should be big. Yuge. The second paragraph of WP:UNDUE is indicative: "Undue weight can be given in several ways, including but not limited to depth of detail, quantity of text, prominence of placement, and juxtaposition of statements." This certainly had prominence of placement, for instance. Now, that the votes you don't like at the AfD are examples of IDONTLIKEIT--well, I hope you see my point. As long as that AfD is running, and as long as it's not some obvious SNOW keep, we need to accept that the content is not unequivocally notable. But I don't have to defend the votes at the AfD (nor do you have to attack them) in order to see that there is a legitimate AfD, and that thus the content is still contentious. Get the consensus, and you can stick it back in. Drmies (talk) 03:39, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

comma

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I believe that this removal of the comma I added is incorrect. See e.g. here.

The relative clause here is non-restrictive, i.e. the sentence could equivalently be split into two: "Trump is ... a politician. He is the Republican nominee..."

The relative clause cannot meaningfully be restrictive in this context, given the combination of the indefinite article in the main clause and the definite article in the relative clause. In other words, you could say "the politician who is the Republican nominee", but you can't say "a politician who is the Republican nominee" because there is by definition only one politician who is the Republican nominee.

Maybe nobody cares, but I would think that the first sentence of a very high-profile article ought to be grammatically correct.

--Money money tickle parsnip (talk) 15:51, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

  • Trump is a businessman who is also the Republican nominee. See, I just did it. Your argument is not grammatical, by the way--it's stylistic. Plus I don't agree that somehow "boasted" is informal and therefore incorrect--but that edit has already been reverted. Drmies (talk) 17:42, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
No, they were saying "bragged" was informal, so "boasted" was better. But they have different connotations and "bragged" appears to be well sourced. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 19:18, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Sorry, yeah, the other way around. I actually Googled around and "boasted" is verified as well--the LA Times, I think, had that in a headline. Either way, I don't care for that stylistic argument, and we had pretty much settled on "bragged", though not in the context of "bragged" vs. "boasted". "Boast" has a bit too much of an heroic, Anglo-Saxon connotation for me; "brag" strikes me as appropriate given the sources, but also given "braggadociousness". Thanks for the correction, Drmies (talk) 20:19, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

When to update the article to president-elect?

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All major betting markets have him at 97-99% (the difference from 100% largely due to fees & commissions). Do we wait for AP to announce? Aaaaaabbbbb111 (talk) 05:50, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

We wait for anyone to call it, first off. And then we don't necessarily jump on the first call. Remember the 2000 election. – Muboshgu (talk) 06:05, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
After two big newspapers announce it. God bless Donald Trump. Emily Goldstein (talk) 06:32, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Donald Trump's Victory

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Donald Trump won the electoral college vote with 276 votes as of 7:44 am, Greenwich Time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gorigoat (talk • contribs) 07:45, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

In the tape, he says as a star women let him do it. That implies consent, not forced action.

Tai Hai Chen (talk) 07:56, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Put Donald Trump won presidental election

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Donald Trump won the presidential election. Add more stuff in this wiki! Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 08:28, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Use of President-Elect

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Please correct me if I am wrong but isn't it premature to call Donald Trump President-Elect until the Electoral College elections occur in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. I thought there was something in the constitution about that where yes he is elected by popular vote but in order to be the President-Elect he needs to be elected by the Electoral College first and then and only then can he be called President-Elect and then upon swearing-in President of the United States. YborCityJohn (talk) 08:45, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Almost all media organizations have referred to him as President-elect. I'd suggest looking back at the talk page archive of Barack Obama from around his election to determine the answer to your question. Calibrador (talk) 08:49, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I completely understand what your saying. But I don't think he can be called President-Elect until after Electoral College vote. So this is what I'm going to do, in the morning I'm going to check an online version of the U.S. Constitution to see what exactly it says about this and will post a further response. But I invite other Wikipedians to chime in. YborCityJohn (talk) 08:57, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I'm sorry, he won. It's even on the main page. Time to admit it and update the lede.Zigzig20s (talk) 09:14, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Precedent on Wikipedia is likely to yield a better result. Calibrador (talk) 09:15, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I'm not dispute that he won in fact I voted for him, all I'm saying is that it is my belief that he cannot be called President-Elect until the conclusion of the Electoral College vote. YborCityJohn (talk) 09:21, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
He is not the president-elect. He has not been formally elected by anyone, and whether he might be elected/appointed at a later point by the electoral college is pure speculation at this point. It also seems likely that Clinton will actually win the election in the normal sense of the word, as it is generally understood internationally (e.g. in the context of election observations), that is, she will receive the most votes[22] (which however doesn't rule out the possibility, not certainty, that the electoral college might elect the guy who got the least votes as president, a practice more associated with countries with a limited democratic tradition than with western countries). --Tataral (talk) 09:23, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
You are aware that Clinton conceded, right? This isn't an ongoing election. DARTHBOTTO talk•cont 09:26, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
It is an ongoing election for Wikipedia's purposes because it is the electoral college who gets to elect the president, and until they have elected a president, there is no president-elect, only speculation about who seems likely to be elected by the electoral college. --Tataral (talk) 09:29, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Actually, by law, that's not the case.[23]. According to the US Congress: "It will be noted that the committee uses the term "president elect" in its generally accepted sense, as meaning the person who has received the majority of electoral votes, or the person who has been chosen by the House of Representatives in the event that the election is thrown into the House. It is immaterial whether or not the votes have been counted, for the person becomes the president-elect as soon as the votes are cast." If you read the congressional discussions about the subject, waiting for the electoral college's official decision is not required. - Aoidh (talk) 09:39, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I suggest you read that sentence again. It clearly refers to the person who has received the most votes in the electoral college. --Tataral (talk) 09:42, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
That's exactly what it says and what has happened in this case. The law refers quite clearly to "apparent successful candidates" for president and vice president to be qualified to be referred to as president-elect and vice president-elect. It does not say, as you suggest, that the electoral college must finalize their decision for it to take effect (and if you read the congressional discussions around this it reaffirms it). The law, and reliable sources, both support the descriptor. - Aoidh (talk) 09:45, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
No, it doesn't, it says the opposite. There would be no point in having an electoral college if the vote by the electoral college wasn't necessary. --Tataral (talk) 09:51, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Your interpretations aside (apparent does not mean official or finalized), you're still arguing against reliable sources. Wikipedia uses reliable sources, rather than editorial interpretation of constitutional law. Do you have any reliable sources that support what you're trying to say? Because all the sources I'm finding support the descriptor. - Aoidh (talk) 09:55, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
What you're referring to as winning the election "in the normal sense of the word" is irrelevant to that, since that's not how the president is determined. Even if she won the popular vote, that would not mean he is no longer the president elect, nor would it change the fact that reliable sources are saying, without doubt, that he is the president elect. Wikipedia uses reliable sources, and reliable sources support "president elect" being a descriptor for the lede. - Aoidh (talk) 09:29, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

It may be technically/legally correct to say he is not really the president-elect until the Electoral College has met and acted. But at Wikipedia we follow Reliable Sources, and sources are unanimous in referring to him as president-elect.[24] [25] [26] --MelanieN (talk) 09:54, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

I don't think it's technically/legally correct to say Trump is not really the President-elect at all. The sources got it right, as Public Law 88-277 also stipulates that “President-elect” and “Vice-President-elect” ... "shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful candidates for the office of the President and Vice President, respectively, ... following the general elections ..." [27].--John Cline (talk) 10:26, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

YborCityJohn I just looked through the text of both Article 2 and the Twelfth Amendment, and neither one use the word "President-elect" nor make reference to when that title applies. Both items simply specify how the US Electoral College chooses the President and Vice-President, and when terms take effect, etc. etc. That's all. RegistryKey(RegEdit) 11:08, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Apples and pears

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In the sentence "At 70, he will be the oldest person to ever become a first-term president, surpassing Ronald Reagan, who was 69 when he won the election in 1980." we are juxtaposing winning (Reagan 1980) and becaming president (Trump 2017 ["will be"]). Strictly speaking it should be:

or

The first option is more durable, as — gramatically — it will still be valid after taking office. Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 15:02, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Why in the world does his age matter in the first place? Obama was the first black President (that's big), if Hillary won, she would've been the first female President (that's big), but the oldest person? User1937 (talk) 15:07, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
The section is not about the importance of the age, but about a factual inaccuracy. Naturally you are freely to tackle the issue of age in a separate section or with the people who introduced it. Having said that, I agree with you that it not of any importance. Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 15:16, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Not ground-breaking. But, worth a sentence. Objective3000 (talk) 15:18, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Presidential campaign, 2016 should be shortened

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It's really really long right now, especially the part about the sexual misconduct allegations (not even proven)... It's almost completely copied from the main article. The taxes bit is also a bit long. Should we trim it a bit? User1937 (talk) 15:46, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Yes, the allegations should be trimmed.Zigzig20s (talk) 15:51, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

If Trump Wins

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If Trump wins I made his President-Elect template.

Donald Trump
 
President-elect of the United States
Assuming office
January 20, 2017
Vice PresidentMike Pence (elect)
SucceedingBarack Obama
Personal details
Born
Donald John Trump

(1946-06-14) June 14, 1946 (age 78)
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMelania Trump
Children
Residence(s)Manhattan, New York, U.S.A.]
Alma mater
OccupationBusinessman
Signature 
WebsiteOfficial website
Campaign website
This article is part of a series about
Very good; thank you. DARTHBOTTO talk•cont 06:05, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I would leave out nationality, residence, alma mater, occupation and religion. TFD (talk) 06:24, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
LOL!!! Doc talk 06:34, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Residence and occupation will change. It is assumed that the president is an American. Trump may have dual nationality as his mother was from the UK. Religion is no longer the defining feature it once was. I would leave out anything that is unimportant or ambiguous. TFD (talk) 06:41, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

For people born in 1946 British nationality was acquired by descent through the legitimate male line. You didn't get British nationality by having a British-born mother when you were born in the US to an American father. Trump is certainly no British citizen; the UK Parliament wouldn't debate banning one of its own citizens from the country for hate speech. --Tataral (talk) 07:04, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Residence is the WHITE HOUSE!!! :P — Preceding unsigned comment added by User1937 (talk • contribs) 07:10, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Not yet, it isn't. --MelanieN (talk) 16:36, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Getting rid of his political stances after election

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Are we removing this after today? Seems pretty weird to let it stay there, Obama doesn't have a "policies" section. User1937 (talk) 05:10, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

@User1937: There is an article about the political positions of Donald Trump. Why would it be necessary to remove the "policies" section? Jarble (talk) 06:49, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I would agree with trimming or removing the "political stances" section, with a link to the main "Political positions of..." article. It was appropriate when he was a candidate, but that's behind us. It will soon be replaced by a "presidency" or "tenure" section detailing his major actions, positions, and proposals as president. --MelanieN (talk) 16:40, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Opening Sentence

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The opening sentence of the article contains a possible error. That sentence begins, "Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television producer, and politician . . . " That last word is incorrect. If Trump is elected president, he will be the first to attain that office who had never served in any prior political office or the military. That means that he won't become a "politician" unless he wins--and only then after he is inaugurated. And if he loses, of course, he will remain, as he himself says, a political outsider. In his speeches he has even declared plainly, "I am not a politician." It would, therefore, have been more correct to have written "political candidate" instead of "politician" in that sentence.

Fredwords (talk) 6:45 PM Eastern, November 8, 2016 —Preceding undated comment added 23:46, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

This was previously discussed, and the consensus was that, as a candidate, he is a politician.--Jack Upland (talk) 06:18, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I have removed "politician," as it is redundant to "president-elect" in the same sentence. --MelanieN (talk) 16:41, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

First Billionaire President?

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Can this be added? Also this article: List of United States Presidents by net worth should be updated. Sephiroth storm (talk) 08:11, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

We do not actually know his net worth. TFD (talk) 08:14, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
We don't? Forbes says they do. Shouldn't we go by that? Hidden Tempo (talk) 08:25, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I think only a billionaire could afford a personal 757 jet. Tai Hai Chen (talk) 08:39, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Also, we don't know the worth (in inflation-adjusted dollars) of previous presidents. In terms of their own day, Washington or Jefferson may have been billionaires. Leave it out. --MelanieN (talk) 16:30, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
we don't know the worth (in inflation-adjusted dollars) of previous presidents. We appear to think we do.[28] ―Mandruss ☎ 16:37, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

He still hasn't released his tax returns (the only presidential candidate in recent years not to do so), so no, we don't. BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 18:15, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Religion

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Since all articles about previous Presidents have religion in their infoboxes, I suggest adding:

Presbyterian

to the infobox. Or delete that parameter from all those articles?Ernio48 (talk) 11:51, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Ernio, I added exactly that this morning and someone inexplicably removed it.

I agree it should be re-added, however I do not want an edit war over something so empirical but also something so minor. But it belongs in the infobox like for any other President. --OettingerCroat (talk) 22:11, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Why can't we start the lead with "Donald Trump is an American politician who...." ?

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User1937 (talk) 18:19, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

That would be kind of redundant, no? Obviously POTUS-elect is an American politician. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:24, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I agree with Muboshgu. It would be redundant now. SW3 5DL (talk) 22:39, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Reactions; description as far right and more

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It is time to start working on a sub section or something on how the world reacts to the results, for instance, how he is first and foremost congratulated by far right figures (Far right first to congratulate Trump on historic upset: Around the world rightwing nationalists and far-right leaders react with glee as Republican candidate wins US election). We also need to revisit the issue at some point of how his position in the political landscape should be described; certainly there is a strong case for describing him as a far right politician in the first paragraph of the lead, based on coverage in reliable sources and his political positions and how they are assessed in reliable sources. --Tataral (talk) 09:34, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

This sounds extremely POV to me. And to be honest, I disagree. He is center-right. He is less socially conservative ("far right") than Ted Cruz for example.Zigzig20s (talk) 09:58, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I don't think "far-right" is appropriate to describe him, and I don't think the "far right was first" info is significant. We should report the dramatic drop in value of the Dow Jones futures and other financial markets during election night, as it began to look more and more like a Trump win,[29][30] but we should do that at the Presidential Election article, not here. --MelanieN (talk) 10:01, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
His views are more far-right than any far-right party in Europe that I know of (as pointed out e.g. here[31]). If banning Muslims from entering the US, building a wall against Mexicans and so on and so forth isn't far-right, nothing is. His views have also been widely described as such. Also, the reactions of Le Pen and other far right figures who were the first to congratulate him have been widely reported in reliable sources across the globe. --Tataral (talk) 10:08, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I could explain why you're wrong, but I suggest closing this topic as per WP:NOTAFORUM.Zigzig20s (talk) 10:42, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

<Personal attacks and BLP violations removed.>--BowlAndSpoon (talk) 10:44, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

This talk page, and this section, is for discussing improvements to the Wikipedia article on Donald Trump. Please stay on topic. --Tataral (talk) 10:48, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
And this is not a forum. Close please.Zigzig20s (talk) 10:51, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
User:Bishonen: I don't think Bow's comment should have been redacted by you. It was based on RS.Zigzig20s (talk) 15:54, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Was it? WP:BLP applies to all pages, not just articles. The removed material egregiously insulted a living person — I won't quote how, as that would kind of defeat the purpose — here it is. I would have been remiss if I hadn't removed the insulting part. I suppose I could conceivably have left the rest, i. e. the ABF attacks on other editors. But it's not like that was acceptable talkpage discourse either, so I didn't. I have warned the editor, btw. Bishonen | talk 16:21, 9 November 2016 (UTC).
I don't see where the BLP violation would be?Zigzig20s (talk) 23:36, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Really. As I just said, I won't quote it here as that would defeat the purpose. I've e-mailed it to you. I hope I've spent enough time on this now. Bishonen | talk 23:50, 9 November 2016 (UTC).

Why are unproved accusations in the LEAD?

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The sexual accusations are all rumors, NOTHING has been proven. This should be removed, who's with me? User1937 (talk) 15:16, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Hear, hear. Remove.Zigzig20s (talk) 15:39, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I second this. There is as much evidence proven in a court of law that Bill Clinton is an offender: zero. Notice there's nothing about Hillary's e-mails in her lead (a case in which she was found to have done nothing wrong after two investigations). If (and it's a big if) Trump or Bill is ever indicted, tried and found guilty, it can go in. Until then, absolutely not. Valentina Cardoso (talk) 15:51, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
It is in the lead because this has been discussed in several RFC's (See: RFC Lead issues regarding recent news/allegations) and consensus was to have it added to the lead as stated. Note: It is an "accusation" and it's is balanced with his denial of the allegations. CBS527Talk 16:08, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
@User:Cbs527, RfC is still open so there has not been consensus to have it added to the lead. --Malerooster (talk) 16:12, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
See "L̶a̶n̶g̶u̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶d̶ ̶s̶e̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶s̶e̶x̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶m̶i̶s̶c̶o̶n̶d̶u̶c̶t̶"̶ ̶#̶3̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶v̶e̶ Link for Language in lead section about sexual misconduct CBS527Talk 00:56, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

There is consensus to include this after weeks of extensive discussion. --Tataral (talk) 17:22, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Saying that Tataral, doesn't make it true.--Malerooster (talk) 18:31, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Do not see specifics and sources for this statement, "Many of his statements in interviews, on Twitter, and at campaign rallies have been controversial or false." Add specific examples and sources or remove it.

Political affiliation

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The infobox says that he was Democrat prior to 1987, but the Political Affiliation section either isn't clear on his pre-1987 standing or seems to suggest that he in fact leaned Republican. -2601:204:C901:E73C:2DA8:481D:BBFC:FCA (talk) 06:09, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Maybe wrong twice: First, I see here what looks like his registration history as Republican. Online I see it mentioned as 'he registered for the first time as a Republican' in July 1987 -- so never a Democrat. Second though, why is this included ??? If this template is a politician one, to reflect his party, then shouldn't that be the party he ran as and only in the yes that he did run or serve ? Markbassett (talk) 01:11, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Adding new material is not a revert

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This edit seems problematic to me. Is there any substantive reason for it? There was no edit-warring today about this material, and much if it was added material, not even changing what was already there. An admission of criminal behavior is very serious stuff, and we ought to be neutral and accurate about such stuff, no?Anythingyouwant (talk) 23:59, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Yes, it should be reverted to keep it NPOV.Zigzig20s (talk) 00:01, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
Please read up on the definition of a revert. I'd hoped to see the New Anything not the Same Old Anything back to the party. I do give you credit, wasting no time etc. SPECIFICO talk 01:36, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
"Reverting means reversing a prior edit or undoing the effects of one or more edits, which typically results in the article being restored to a version that existed sometime previously." What prior version included this material? It's obviously needed per WP:NPOV. We can't just hide the fact that many reliable sources construed the Access Hollywood tape as something other than a confession of criminality.Anythingyouwant (talk) 01:44, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Can we get rid of the political positions part now?

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It's all in the main article, let's just link to it the way it's linked in Barack Obama's second infobox. User1937 (talk) 16:56, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

No, we can't, and you were way out of line to just go ahead and delete it. I will restore it. It has been restored. It cannot be deleted until consensus is reached here at the talk page to trim or remove it. You just started a discussion about that, above, but there has not been time for people to weigh in, much less for consensus to be reached. If you want you could transfer that discussion down here to the bottom of the page where it would be more prominent; we shouldn't have two different discussions going on. But you absolutely cannot act unilaterally like this. --MelanieN (talk) 17:07, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
@User1937: I agree with MelanieN that you were way out of line. You don't post a message about a HUGE deletion and then act on it FOUR MINUTES LATER. Sundayclose (talk) 17:12, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Excuse me. But to be fair, out of the 44 President articles, none of them have a "political position" section, except if the election is ongoing. But, it's over. And the main article is in the infobox already, so I really don't see why people would be against this, I guess. But yes, it's important to get consensus.

So I'm asking for consensus. User1937 (talk) 17:18, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Also, I asked for another consensus above this (Presidential campaign, 2016 should be shortened), but you all aren't commenting in that? It seems like I only get consensus going when I go through with edits here :/ User1937 (talk) 17:19, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

I for one did comment in that earlier post of yours. (I agreed that we will need to trim this section, and probably to remove it entirely after he becomes president - replacing it with a link to the "political positions" article and a "presidency" section.) You ignored that and went ahead and removed it without even giving people time to respond. "Consensus" does not happen immediately, and none of these actions should be taken right now, the day after the election, when people may still want to know what his political positions are. --MelanieN (talk) 18:16, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
  • OK, reduce I agree towards a consensus to shorten this -- mostly reasoning is that it's too long, and a bit from the precedent that such seem not the norm for a President-elect judging from the Obama [2008] area. It looks like the link moves up to his first info box. (And the title is wrong, but that's another matter and I'll fix it...) Markbassett (talk) 02:02, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
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Simplistic wordings such as "he defeated Hillary Clinton in the general election" need to be reworded as Clinton won a majority of the votes[33], while Trump's candidates won a majority in the Electoral College, which is expected to appoint a president later. --Tataral (talk) 17:17, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

This starts down a somewhat slippery slope. Saying she won the popular vote is true, but also not the whole story. She won by ~0.2% It was a statistical tie. In any case, its premature, as the counts are not even done yet. http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-election-aftermath-updates-trail-looks-like-clinton-will-win-the-popular-1478698530-htmlstory.html ResultingConstant (talk) 17:42, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
This is a completely unnecessary level of detail. TimothyJosephWood 17:45, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Not a "statistical tie" as statistics aren't involved here. This is a count, not an estimate. EvergreenFir (talk) 17:48, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
I think it is relevant and note that in the George W. Bush article lead he says, "becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes nationwide than an opponent." While that does not mean his win lacks legitimacy, it means he didn't overwhelmingly win either. Stats by the way use samples to estimate populations, but the final results are the population, hence agree with EvergreenFir it is not a statistical tie TFD (talk) 17:54, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
If Hillary does win the popular vote, then we should note it similarly to how we note it in the 2000 related articles, as TFD suggests. But we need to wait for the final tallies, absentee and provisional ballots that are still outstanding and whatnot. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:05, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
There are no final results at this point. Three states are still regarded as "too close to call" when I checked just now. We should include the tally by electoral college votes (and possibly number of states although that is less relevant) when it is finalized. We should also comment on the popular vote when it is finalized. Neither is appropriate for comment right now. --MelanieN (talk) 18:21, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Either way, that's irrelevant. She lost. End of story.Zigzig20s (talk) 18:21, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
You do remember the 2000 election, don't you? If she won more popular votes, that's relevant. Even if the Electoral College doesn't pick her. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:23, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Yes, she lost. That does not make the popular vote irrelevant. It is newsworthy, especially if she won it, although it does not affect the result. If Trump winds up winning the popular vote we will certainly include that tally, won't we? --MelanieN (talk) 18:27, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
P.S. I just noticed the section title here. It is absurd and wrong. She did not "win" in any sense. That is not how our elections work. She lost, via the electoral college. The popular vote is an afterthought. It should certainly be mentioned in the text, and possibly in the lede analogous to the mention in the George W. Bush article. AFTER it is finalized. --MelanieN (talk) 19:56, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Agree with MelanieN, but does anyone know by what margin the popular vote favored Clinton? If she won the popular vote by e.g. 51%, or 60%, this should be mentioned for clarity. Otherwise biased readers on either side of the fence will jump to their own conclusions, assuming the margin was great, or not great. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 21:35, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
We won't know for several days. Votes are still being tallied. --MelanieN (talk) 23:22, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
MelanieN - I think a couple close ones like Michigan have mandatory automatic recounts, even though it won't alter the overall result. Mostly I think this point isn't significant in news at the moment, preponderance is 'Trump surprise win' about 20:1 over any afterthought about the popular vote. I think just follow the cites and cover in proportion to how the coverage is. Markbassett (talk) 02:11, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
Just because you paint it as "irrelevant" doesn't make it so. Dustin (talk) 23:25, 9 November 2016 (UTC)


Tataral -- Just follow the cites and you'll see that it's not WP:DUE coverage ... I'm seeing it's about 20 "Donald wins" or "surprise win" to any mention of popular vote (googling, ~75:4 million), and a lot of the popular vote mentions seem afterthought to 'Hillary lost' such as 'Hillary lost, but may still win the popular vote'. So the wording to reflect the prominence is 'Trump surprise win'. Markbassett (talk) 01:41, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Copy edited heading per MelanieN and WP:TPO. ―Mandruss ☎ 01:49, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

somebody gonna fix this?

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"he will be the oldest person to ever become a assume the presidency."

Fierogt (talk) 02:46, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

  Done Thanks. ―Mandruss ☎ 02:49, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

RM notice

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Talk:Trump#Requested move 9 November 2016 There is a move request ongoing, I just thought I would let you know. - CHAMPION (talk) (contributions) (logs) 04:54, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Filmography article

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On Donald Trump filmography, it opens "Donald Trump is an American actor, television personality..." should it state "actor" on this article? At most, it should say "television personality". ∼∼∼∼ Eric0928Talk 13:43, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Seems reasonable - most of his filmography is cameo appearances, and starring in a reality TV show is different from acting in a regular show or movie. Feel free to make the change. JasperTECH (talk) 14:57, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Not in the lede: 2005 audio recording, alleged sexual misconduct, false tweets?? , since none of them had a significant (to say nothing) influence in the presidential election and the final results.

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All the following statements seem to be really unneccesary right now in the lead, meticulous DETAILS, and past incidents (media gossip) during a presidential campaign which finally had no influence on the final results of the Presidential election:

1.-"Many of his statements in interviews, on Twitter, and at campaign rallies have been controversial or false" (Biased, speculative)

2.-"On October 7, a 2005 audio recording surfaced in which Trump bragged about forcibly kissing and groping women; multiple women accused him of forcibly doing so shortly thereafter." (God, already included in the body content, besides, there is a whole article about this gossip, no need for this specific incident in the lead)

In my opinion, there is no place for this chit chat - (difficult to corroborate) allegations in the lede of an article about a Head of State. This is an encyclopedia and all those statements now turned into pure conjectures and "dirty trick campaign" stuff. Ajax1995 (talk) 16:23, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

How has the success of Trump in the election turned all these reliably sourced facts into "pure conjectures"? And, picking nits, he is not Head of any State right now. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 16:42, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
There probably will have to be a reworking of the lede eventually, now that his candidacy is no longer the focus. However, that material was not "conjecture" or "dirty trick campaign stuff". The tape was a major influence on the campaign, in fact leading multiple Republicans to withdraw their support. The "controversial or false" wording was discussed extensively on this talk page, and consensus was to include it, because his use of false statements is so well documented as far beyond that of other politicians. Both items were inserted after much discussion and consensus, and it will take additional discussion and consensus to remove them. --MelanieN (talk) 16:50, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Ajax1995 has been alerted about discretionary sanctions by Bishonen. Ajax1995, referring to well-referenced events and accusations as "gossip" or "chit chat" (and "assault" is not the same as "misconduct"; the former term has consensus) is demeaning, to put it mildly, and it suggests that you have difficulties remaining neutral. If that is indeed the case, you should probably stay away from this highly charged article. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 17:26, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
mmm, not sure, Drmies, this is the talk page not the main article, the Neutrality is intact in the main article; therefore before removing anything, first I added a new discusion for consensus and different opinions about my very PERSONAL POV, and as you can see, I do not try to impose anything on the main article, that´s what the Talk Page is for; right? to exchange opinions and feedback; If you dislike my personal POVs in this talk page, OK, nothing wrong with that, is your very respectable personal opinion; but to express that such material, right now, (IMO) is filler content and unnecesary in the lead (not in the body content) since the election day is over, is totally valid, worthy of criticism (positive or negative), not of censorship. An apology if I do not answer right away, work schedule Ajax1995 (talk) 18:10, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
@Ajax1995: Your comment about Trump's "chit chat" (bullshitting) is on point. By now at least half a million 6,100,000 people have viewed the article; and many reasonable readers, including the press, may discount it as being a project of the Clinton–Kaine campaign (which is now dead). Not much we can do. A lot of of our hard-working colleagues understandably feel hurt and angered by recent events, and you can expect the article to become increasingly framed by that anger. --Dervorguilla (talk) 19:51, 9 November 2016 (UTC) 09:32, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
Absolutely right, Just compare the difference between the language used on Trump´s lede (pejorative: false tweets, groping) and Hillary´s lede (peacock: influential speech, tackled, won far more) nothing about the E-mails and FBI investigation; I think we must keep the neutrality in both cases, a task that normal editors and administrators must solve. So, Dervorguilla, I Think solving this lede thing will still take too much time.Ajax1995 (talk) 17:09, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
It is a total joke yes. I can understand why now so many countries ban wikipedia, it is seems to be edited by politically biased people many who are crazy maybe even simply having mental problems and these people spew nonsense and push bias all over the place. I predict many people lost faith in "wikipedia" and start seeing it as I have now because of this bias.. compare Trump and Hillary Cliton not even close in bias. but trump won anyway and we will all avoid fight between us and russia for no one but a certain peoples interests so who cares. maybe if what news media says is true and trump is new hitler /musolini/ blah blah okay he will ban wikipedia anyway avoiding future problems. KMilos (talk) 17:55, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
Should remove. It is a minor issue in relation to the topic and does not belong in the lead. The campaign is over and we now have the opportunity to follow neutrality in writing the article, without the distraction of issues the Clinton campaign sought to advance. No doubt as Trump assumes the presidency, there will be more important issues for the article. TFD (talk) 18:07, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Protests

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I assume someone will add information about the current Protests going on? Seems important to be mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daleylife (talk • contribs) 09:35, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Yes, this seems big[34]. We will have to consider whether to mention this, and where/how. --Tataral (talk) 10:43, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
Big? Yes, if WP:DUE is about the font size used for the headline in that bulwark of journalism, The Telegraph. Depending on other RS, probably has a place in one of the many Trump sub-articles. Not here. ―Mandruss ☎ 11:11, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
If we mention it anywhere it should be in the Presidential campaign article, not this biographical article. --MelanieN (talk) 16:23, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
There's a conversation at Talk:Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016#Protests.--CaroleHenson (talk) 20:13, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

I suppose this may be out-of-place in this thread, but it seems almost as if this biography is being used to "protest Trump" as well - nowhere near Neutral POV. It is not the function of an *encyclopedia* to criticize individuals and their actions. In many cases this goes far beyond what is normally said about a political candidate, one who has never been convicted of a criminal act. Dfoofnik (talk) 18:14, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Even if Donald Trump had been a presidential candidate remotely resembling anything the world has ever seen, Wikipedia neutrality policy does not require us to give equal treatment to article subjects in any category. We are driven by reliable sources. We neither criticize nor praise, we simply report. ―Mandruss ☎ 18:58, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

1928??

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The general election section says the following: "Trump's win simultaneously marked the first time that Republicans gained control over both the White House and Congress since 1928."

The GOP controlled the WH/Senate/House during the GWBush years. If there's some other meaning intended, it needs to be clarified, otherwise it's flat-out wrong (more specifically, the cited Fortune article got it wrong). Aldaryx (talk) 01:47, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

The wording is correct, it says "gained".

Agree, I don't understand what meaningful fact that is trying to convey. The Republicans already hold control over both Houses of Congress, which is easily enough verified at 114th Congress, so nothing will be simultaneously "gained", and if the fact is claiming that Republicans haven't held a majority in Congress and in the Executive office since 1928, simply checking at the 108th Congress demonstrates that isn't true either. Shiggity (talk) 00:40, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 11 November 2016

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In the first line 'Donald John Trump (/ˈdɒnəld dʒɒn trʌmp/; born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, reality television star, and' change the word "star" to host or presenter. In the U.S. ther term 'star" connotates a professional actor or performer. Changing to host will pnot denigrate Trump or his role. Smarkham01 (talk) 03:26, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

"Star" seems a bit WP:PEACOCKy. Changed to "personality". Merriam-Webster sense 4b: "a person of importance, prominence, renown, or notoriety <a TV personality>". ―Mandruss ☎ 04:15, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Attempt to seduce married woman

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This BLP presently says:


The cited source says very clearly that those efforts were unsuccessful, and so I suggest this instead:


Without this correction, we suggest that he "moved heavily" in a forcible way (especially given what the previous sentences of the BLP currently say about forcible kissing and groping). The cited source says, "In that audio, Trump discusses a failed attempt to seduce a woman, whose full name is not given in the video. 'I moved on her, and I failed. I’ll admit it,' Trump is heard saying."

References

  1. ^ a b Fahrenthold, David A. (October 8, 2016). "Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005". The Washington Post.

Anythingyouwant (talk) 21:04, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

  • Support. Looks like a clarification that will better conform to reliable sources. JasperTECH (talk) 22:30, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Comment - no, do not resurrect the debate so soon after the last time. This is in the section 4.3.4 Sexual misconduct allegations, and I'd suggest that is already WP:UNDUE excessive detail on it for a BLP, and that perhaps since the election is over and the 11-year+ topic now lacks any potential WP:SOAPBOX effect it may time it can instead get discussed as something to be yanked. In any case, I'd think an 11-year ago tape will shortly get squeezed out by more significant actual events during 2017-2020. The perspective on tape is now a note of the whole of it was both it had no actual sex and that it little affected the campaign or prolonged coverage -- so judging by precedents the whole tape bits should wind up as less _total_ than the 6 lines of the Clinton 1992 Presidential Campaign Gennifer Flowers affair. Just sayin the tape turned out to be only a medium flap. Markbassett (talk) 23:25, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Oppose - That he was unsuccessful is a comment about her, not him. ―Mandruss ☎ 04:32, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
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I have removed the line about Clinton winning the popular vote, as this count is still being conducted and the numbers are not finalized. This is not yet a fact, and should not be a part of Wikipedia until it is a fact. This reflects a discussion and change on Hillary Clinton.  {MordeKyle}  ☢ 21:11, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Reliable sources are reporting it as a fact and we follow verifiability, not truth. TFD (talk) 04:41, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
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