Talk:Martin Frankel
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Poorly Written
editThis has to be the worse article I have read. Was it prepared as a 5th grade school report by a third grader? Also, is it inappropriate to use news reports as the main source of citations? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.59.249.28 (talk) 08:14, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
BLP concerns
editOk, I've asked others to take a look at this article. IMO this article is borderline deletable per G10, it is full of BLP violations and I'm not sure if it is salvageable in the current form as it is nothing more than a book report without citations. BLP issues everywhere. It is an article I'd like to see, but in the current form, I don't know.---I'm Spartacus! NO! I'm Spartacus! 16:13, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
- I've trimmed this down to its basics... it needs to be rebuilt, but in a manner that uses reliable sources and references. There were too many BLP issues with the older version.---I'm Spartacus! NO! I'm Spartacus! 20:12, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
- I've more or less created an expanded article. It has sources, but the history still has missing sections, particularly the important parts about the actual looting and investigations of the insurance companies. --Closeapple (talk) 09:39, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
Lead
editWhile I am dubious about the whole article, his Jewish identity is a key part of his background thus belongs in the lead. If Frankel hadn't used his Jewish identity in the perpetuation of his frauds, then I would agree it isn't needed in the lead, but he explicitly identified himself as a "Jewish Genius" and a "rich Jew", thus it is meaningful and important.---I'm Spartacus! NO! I'm Spartacus! 16:18, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
corbally
editTom Corbally's role in the Catholic scandal? 5.34.25.102 (talk) 04:52, 10 September 2017 (UTC)
Same guy as the sex scandal or someone else?
editI want to make an "Asking for a friend" joke about this comment, but... Arrived at this article trying to figure out what was going on in some sort of TV documentary. If it isn't the same guy, then this article needs a disambiguation entry at the beginning. If it is the same guy, then I can't imagine the justification for leaving such juicy bits completely out of his Wikipedia page. The TV show was unclear about where his money came from (but it said a whole lot about where the money was going), which is why I was curious about more background information. (And I suppose I need to add a watch, too, eh?) Shanen (talk) 22:49, 15 February 2020 (UTC)