Talk:Adrian Fenty

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Contents 1 Political career 2 Political Style 3 Speculation and Weasel Words 4 Not Conforming To Neutral Standards 5 At the risk of breaking the spirit of the Three Revert Rule 6 NPOV 7 NPOV 8 Sequence: 5th or 6th mayor? 9 Birthdate? 10 Triathlon's 11 Youngest mayor of a major US city?

[edit] Political career

Mentioning the Skinner issue is legitimate, but the wording isn't neutral POV ("PROVEN to be racially divisive") Nor is it legitimate to delete mention of any other issues in the campaign, so that only the Skinner issue is featured. A Wikipedia article isn't to be an anti-(anything) argument.

RickDC 23:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Political Style

It is not "nonsensical" to state a candidate's political style, when it is accurately contrasted and unbiased. Thomasmallen 13:15, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Speculation and Weasel Words

I think that speculating over a politician's future is clearly POV. Take the following:

"Fenty's charisma, energy, youth, and multi-ethnic background could easily mark him for higher office. His election shows that he can appeal to rich and poor and black and white alike. He may be the perfect Democratic candidate for president in 2012 or 2016."

"could easily", "shows that he can appeal", "may be the perfect" are weasel words. This speculation could easily be interpreted as an endorsement.

If you can find a quote someone saying this, ie, from the Washington Times/Post, then I would be okay with it.--thequackdaddy 17:40, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Not Conforming To Neutral Standards

I removed this edit because it did not seem to work well with the neutrality rules. 'There is no good reason Fenty cannot be President of the United States. He has a genuine populist streak and a common touch that Barak Obama, Harold Ford, Jr, and Michael Steele lack.' In case anyone wondered.

Erich

[edit] At the risk of breaking the spirit of the Three Revert Rule

There are occasional edits of this page that suggest that people here do not understand Wikipedia's NPOV policies. My problem specifically lies with this obviously slanted paragraph.

Even should Fenty serve three terms as Mayor, he would still be just 48 when he left office, still quite young. Since Washington, D.C. is not allowed congressional representation, Fenty could pursue only the vice-presidency (should he be chosen to run with someone) or the presidency. A Fenty presidential candidacy makes a tremendous amount of sense, given Fenty's youth, energy, charisma, and multiracial background. This multifaceted background is what propelled him to such a stunning, broadbased victory in the September 12th DC mayoral primary.

I read the Washington Post quite frequently. I have never read one newspaper article ever mentioning Adrian Fenty running for national office. This is at best speculation and at worst original research. Either way, it does not belong in Wikipedia.

Further, the author is making a clear attempt to make it seem like Fenty's victory in the DC primary suggests that DC primary politics are representative of all American politics. This again, does not conform to NPOV standards.

Lastly, I'm not comfortable with the diction used in this article. For example,

As a council member, Fenty has been praised for his attention to constituent services and has been noted for taking bold positions. He opposed public funding for a baseball stadium in the city and put forward an ambitious plan to fund a $1 billion capital improvement program for public schools. Though initially derided as impractical, Fenty's proposal gained momentum, and the Council later passed a bill authorizing funding for an ambitious capital improvement plan for the District's schools.[2]

(Emphasis added)

I will not edit this word choice, and instead add an NPOV disclaimer at the top of the page.

I will remove the paragraph about him being a possible presidential candidate, however. --thequackdaddy 19:11, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

I've reworded the secion that led to an NPOV advisory to make it more objective and neutral in tone, RickDC 03:24, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

I'm satisfied with the chanes. I've gone ahead and removed the NPOV tag. --thequackdaddy 04:23, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sequence: 5th or 6th mayor?

Fenty is usually called the fifth mayor, but he's actually the sixth. Marion Barry counts as both the second AND the fourth, in the same way that Grover Cleveland was both the 22nd and 24th president. Fenty is the fifth person to be elected, but since Barry was elected to nonconsecutive terms he counts twice.

Thus I've reverted the sequence, both in the infobox and in the main text, back to "6th." 68.55.115.149 05:15, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Birthdate?

Fenty's birthdate is listed as both Dec. 6 (infobox) and Dec. 7 (article). I can't find a reliable source for either date. Does anyone know the actual date? It looks bad having contradictary information stare at you right when you load the page. Bcody80 09:21, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

OK, most sources say December 7 so that's what his infobox shall read. Bcody80 02:34, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Triathlon's

This article needs to reflect Adrian Fenty's other true passion in life, that is Triathlon's. He competes in just about every major Triathlon in the Washington, DC area is a legend within the community that he can manage his time to do so. Inside Triathlon will soon be doing a cover story on him I'm sure. He is relentless and a very positive role model for all when it comes to exercise. Joshuawilliamson 08:47, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Youngest mayor of a major US city?

Currently, yes, but not the youngest ever. Dennis Kucinich was mayor of Cleveland at a younger age than Fenty was when he became DC mayor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.118.51.254 (talk) 08:14, 25 November 2007 (UTC)