Talk:John Mooney

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This is obviously not a neutral tone. In addition, there's an extensive quote with no citation.

The author also posted this on the Usenet group nyc.transit. I am not sure if that makes it ineligible for publication on Wikipedia.cthompson

There's nothing neutral about this page. The author is practically making love to John Mooney, the article clearly inappropriate. Anonymous

Do you feel that I am biased for or biased against person?

His name is mentioned in the New York Area newspapers almost every day now especially because he is calling for the resumption of the transit strike, so all New Yorkers are going to want to know more about this person.

I usually post my wikipedia biographies on the relevant newsgroups. You are the first to complain. Sam Sloan 18:49, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Convicted felon Sam Sloan wrote the first draft of this article; his Wikipedia articles are notable for lack of NPOV. Billbrock 20:22, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Note that I didn't complain about the Usenet post; I expressed doubt. Most publishing organizations insist on exclusivity. I did however complain about NPOV: in the first paragraph you write: "He is a great champion of the rights of the common man."- hardly a neutral opinion. Finally, most of the article seems to be a quote from a news piece. People can look up news on the web or in the paper. You didn't even cite the source of the quoted material, and that is pretty unacceptable. cthompson