Talk:Esther Rantzen

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Should we mention the Alice Beer scandal?

I know Alice was a sec/asst on "That's Life!" but I don't know the dirt. Please enlighten us. El Ingles 20:24, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

As Wikipedia is neither a blog or forum, it's not really appropriate to use the discussion pages or the main article for "enlightening" others about scandals - see the box above if you're not sure. Escaper7 12:01, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Nonsense, Escaper. I'm an editor of the article, interested in new information. I can't tell if "the Alice Beer scandal" is sourced or not until I know what it is. There's no entry for Alice in the index to the autobiography so its sourcing is prima facie dodgy, but neither you nor I can know the extent of the anonymous informant's citations. El Ingles 13:39, 7 August 2006 (UTC)yo dude!

I just think there's a lot more to say about Esther's career - the article as it stands is very short, there's no picture, little mention of ChildLine etc, and since both she and Alice Beer are still alive I can't really see the relevance of it in a biog. I'm not sure what the above unsigned contributor is referring to, and there's no username. The fact that the biog boilerplate is now in place might entice other editors to contribute. Whatever the scandal was, it hasn't exactly led to some massive change in television journalism. Her contribution to ChildLine, has however drawn a lot of attention to an extremely worthy cause. I'm sorry if you feel my opinion (above) is nonsense. Escaper7 14:24, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Addition by 89.168.46.4 on 23 nov 06 (Hitler/Saddam)

I've deleted this. In my opinion it's an example of recentism and it's not encyclopedic enough to warrant a whole paragraph in this short article. El Ingles 22:21, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

   I disagree on the basis that the woman is clearly a cunt.--80.43.18.169 23:57, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

It's wiki, not a popularity show. RedHillian 03:51, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

RedHillier, Isn't there a wikipedia policy on personal attacks? Or doesn't that apply to a talk page. Elizabeth First (talk) 18:17, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

1) It's RedHillian. 2)There's WP:BLP, which is relates to content (not specifically talk pages), and WP:CIVIL which relates to being civil to each other. What User:80.43.18.169 put in back in 2006 wasn't civil or appropriate, but it didn't get a hearing on the main page for that reason. The comments are kept as they are on talk pages as a record of what was said, and by whom. --RedHillian (talk) 21:57, 30 May 2008 (UTC)