Talk:Doug Lamborn

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[edit] "Accomplishments"

The bulk of this article is lifted verbatim from the issues section of Doug Lamborn's campaign website. For this alone it should be cut. But even if it weren't directly from his page, it reads like it was: terms like "traditional family values" and "pro-family", as well as statements like "Apart from a move away from entitlement, the best way to control health care costs is to introduce free market reforms", are clearly non-neutral. Finally, even if these two objections were overlooked: to judge by the status of other Congressional Wikipedia pages, it is neither neutral nor encyclopedic to have a list of all the political positions of a single-term Congressman. Nedlum (talk) 14:23, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Again: a list of everything Doug Lamborn has acomplished in his legistlative career doesn't seem encyclopadic, especially compared to the pages describing other Congressmen.Nedlum (talk) 06:46, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Cautiondoor: First of all, the information you keep reverting is a list of unformatted, indiscriminate bills, not an encyclopediac format. Secondly, the text comes from the campaign site; to repost it here is clear copyright violation. Thirdly, the terms ("Pro-Family", "abortionists") and other parts ("because, among other things, instead of just helping children in poverty it expands to families making up to $80,000 per year, young adults up to 25 years of age, and illegal immigrants") are loaded terms. And, finally: other Congressmen have, at best, lists of important legistlation they've cosponsored. Here, we have every political action Lamborn has ever taken. It just doesn't fit. Nedlum (talk) 05:34, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Nedlum Ok, well then could you help me edit that data so it is in a format that you aprove of? I still feel his legislative history needs to be a part of his wiki. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cautiondoor (talk • contribs) 18:12, 10 April 2008 (UTC)