Talk:Glenn Greenwald

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Glenn Greenwald was a good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Reviewed version: September 17, 2007
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[edit] Biography assessment rating comment

Although the article received a B, it still may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Jreferee (Talk) 19:07, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Comment by Raphaelaarchon sock "KCooper" (see User_talk:68.84.254.176) removed. R. Baley 03:19, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Goofy picture

This has to have been addressed before. Can't we get a better picture? If not, can't we leave the caricture(sp) out? This dosen't seem appropriate for an encyclopediatic article. It also seems that more sources are needed for alot of the material??Thanks, --Tom 13:30, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Hasn't been addressed before. I've searched Wiki commons: no real pic. I think the article should keep it, and in the event we get an actual picture, moved to a lower place in the article (near the 'salon' section). I only placed it at the top because it is the only related graphic we have for now. I believe it is the only likeness we can get that meets current wikipedia Fair Use criteria for images. I'm going to put it back in and request an actual photo at wiki commons. R. Baley 17:06, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Best of luck. If we don't get an actually photo, I still think this should be removed. Are there any other bios that use this type of carton charactures? I doubt it and it looks silly, imho. --Tom 19:52, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Other bios notwithstanding, I would still like to keep the image, as it is an identifier for his blog space. But I understand your concern about not having a real photo. Toward that end, I have sent him an email requesting a photo for use -under our image use policy. Hopefully, I'll get a good response. R. Baley 20:56, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Update:I've heard back from him and Glenn said he would send a photo. I've sent him the declaration of consent form, and so hopefully we'll have a real "free" picture, real soon. R. Baley 00:14, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Nice work R. Baley! I would have no problem including the caricture(sp) LOWER in the article, once the photo is inserted at the top. Cheers! --Tom 12:47, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Update #2 I've received the pic and the appropriate permissions. Just trying to figure out the best way to do upload the image for use. R. Baley 19:12, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Update #3For anyone interseted, I've uploaded the image to commons, but am waiting to see that PermissionsOTRS issues a ticketID before inserting into article. R. Baley 19:55, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

(outdent)Final Update: The picture has been accepted at wikicommons, so I've inserted it into the article at the top using the Template:Infobox Writer biography template. If anyone thinks there's a better template out there. . .well, it was just the first one I could find. I've also moved the salon caricature/image down to an appropriate place in the article. R. Baley 05:42, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks R. Baley, much better! --Tom 17:37, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reference Change

Just changed the reference for the NYT bestseller claim to a page from the actual Times, rather than Greenwald's blog referring to it.JustThatGuy2 13:55, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA review

  1. The lead is too short per WP:MoS.
  2. It doesn't cite enough sources. GreenJoe 21:10, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Con Law Reverts

Can we please have a discussion, rather than just reverting back and forth... —Preceding unsigned comment added by JustThatGuy2 (talk • contribs) 11:57, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sockpuppets

As shown here, Greenwald has dishonestly operated as numerous sockpuppets. Should this be added? OneGyT/T|C 11:08, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Don't think it should be added - while that page is funny, it's (a) from a blog, which probably doesn't rise to the level necessary given the biography of living persons standards, and (b) doesn't even actually try to prove the case.JustThatGuy2 11:53, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Sorry about that. The actual evidence was linked to at the bottom of the page I just showed. And I see your point about it being a blog (which also includes this link too), but what about when the person in question is a blogger? Are the standards the same? OneGyT/T|C 17:09, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Already been discussed ad nauseam. If it gets published in a reliable source as required by our biographies of living persons policy, then it can go in the article. Until then, it stays out. —bbatsell ¿? ✍ 17:30, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

OK then. Thank you. OneGyT/T|C 02:50, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
I posted yesterday, but my response was deleted as evidently I was responding to a banned user. Just to refactor: I wanted to point out that BLP demands a cautious approach to such material. The allegations, denied by Greenwald, are clearly not permitted by WP:NPF. --Samiharris 10:16, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
This source the "banned user" gives is of note, I think: [1]. Dig it out of the edit history for more of his reasoning. OneGyT/T|C 05:19, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
Excuse the interruption, but I would not want this added as it is from a blog as noted above. Anyways, --Tom (talk) 14:15, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
Even if this wasn't from a blog it would still not be usable under NPF. --Samiharris (talk) 14:48, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

{comment by banned editor removed} 17:36, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Do you have links to these comments from US News and USA Today?—Preceding unsigned comment added by JustThatGuy2 (talk • contribs)
This is not a question of "liberal" or "conservative" but applicability of BLP, as has been discussed in some detail previously. Please sign talk page comments.--Samiharris (talk) 16:53, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

{comments by banned editor removed} 17:36, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


Again, all these links are from blogs, and usually partisan blogs. You mention that this has been covered at US News, although Barone's blog posting is actually about Reynolds's blog, and takes its conclusions from that. All the sock puppets listed on the sock puppets wiki are either admitted to by the puppeteer, or have cites from actual publication articles, not bloggers working for a publication. I agree that there is some pretty significant evidence here, but without a reference from a real publication (not a blogger referring to another blogger's conclusions), I don't think there's enough here to overcome the BLP hurdle. JustThatGuy2 (talk) 15:58, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
I didn't even know there was a Sockpuppet (internet) article so thanks for bringing that to my attention. I agree with JustThatGuy2's comments above.--Samiharris (talk) 16:09, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

{comments by banned editor removed} 17:36, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Material added

Experienced editors may want to review it.....
--Nbahn (talk) 23:59, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

I tidied up the Joe Klein material but have to read through the source materials. I have my doubts about this addition. Seems disproportionate.--Samiharris (talk) 00:31, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Tried to accommodate your concerns regarding see also phrasing. As you can see, my technical skill are poor.
--Nbahn (talk) 04:07, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Yes, that did the trick. I still have concerns about the section related to WP:WEIGHT. It is mentioned disproportionate to its significance in my opinion. There is nothing wrong with mentioning it but I would suggest that the size of the mention be reduced significantly, perhaps to one or two sentences. Also I assume this is a fair discussion of the controversy but one must be careful because of BLP as it relates to Mr. Klein.--Samiharris (talk) 12:00, 11 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] 'Factual errors' vs. 'Disputed'

I think we need to err on the side of caution in describing the Joe Klein controversy, particularly since it impacts on the reputation of Mr. Klein. Obviously Time magazine does not feel that these were factual errors. We need more neutral phraseology. Unless Time admits there were errors, "dispute" is more than adequate.--Samiharris (talk) 14:12, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

I have posted on this in the BLP Noticeboard. Please do not revert back to the more judgmental wording until we have some third opinions.--Samiharris (talk) 15:14, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

It seems that Klein did not step carefully when trying to explain a tricky set of legalisms, and managed to bash the Democrats using a rationale that doesn't make sense. This doesn't yet give a basis for flat statements by Wikipedia saying that he 'made errors'. It is better to quote the actual words of the critics, if they are understandable. So I'm supporting the caution urged above by User:Samiharris. EdJohnston (talk) 02:52, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Since Klein admitted the error to Howard Kurtz, as has been posted elsewhere, I have no objection to the original language.--Samiharris (talk) 19:04, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

There is a lot of talk about this in the blogosphere. Two Democratic members of the Intelligence Committee are said to have complained about Klein's column, but I don't know yet if any reliable sources have carried their complaints. Since Wikipedia is not news, I suggest waiting a little before we can get a better summary of the situation from some reliable source, and then quote that. The situation is in flux. EdJohnston (talk) 19:29, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
We could put up a current event tag. How do you feel about that?
--Nbahn (talk) 19:37, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Joe Klein himself is not a current event, and it is not one of Wikipedia's missions to keep up with everything that is said in the blogosphere. It appears this issue may be more important to you personally than it is to the reliable sources that we usually quote from. EdJohnston (talk) 19:59, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
This can be sourced to both the Chicago Tribune (link) and Washington Post (link) now. . .R. Baley (talk) 20:07, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
OK, given R. Baley's reliable source, I propose this for the article:
"Chiacgo Tribune", 28 November 2007. 
The Chicago Tribune's web site offered a correction to some material that appeared Wednesday 28 November in their print edition:
A Time magazine essay by Joe Klein that was excerpted on the editorial page Wednesday incorrectly stated that the House Democratic version of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act would require a court approval of individual foreign surveillance targets. It does not.
The text of the Tribune's comment could be included in the footnote. What do you all think? EdJohnston (talk) 20:32, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
I don't have a problem with it.
--Nbahn (talk) 20:41, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Ed, you may also want to wander over to Joe Klein. I think it is OK now but I would like to get your opinion. It is there, at Klein, that we have the real WEIGHT concern, though I think that this is now less of an issue than previously. Klein's admission of error certainly obviates the BLP issue, at least to my mind. --Samiharris (talk) 21:02, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge book articles?

Both are substubs which arguably get more coverage in here than on their own pages. We should probably just subsume these for now. Chris Cunningham (talk) 01:38, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] justthatguy2--

Your first edit barely made any sense -- and made clear that you have not read the citations. Your second edit (without any justifications, to boot) is patently absurd. I'm reverting your edits -- both of 'em.
--NBahn (talk) 09:19, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

The first edit was obviously the remove the kind of POV-pushing weaselly nonsense which plagues political articles around here. If the see also links provide any relevant context then they should be discussed properly, not shunted into stealth-piped see also links. The second is not "absurd"; it's making the statements less strong, yes, but it isn't actually changing their meaning.
I don't see anything wrong with these edits; they help keep the article fair and balanced without being fair and balanced. I'm restoring them. Chris Cunningham (talk) 10:44, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
What the devil is a "stealth pipe"?
--NBahn (talk) 10:52, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
A piped link where the target is unclear from looking at the link. For instance, a link like Jane Hamsher looks like it's going to another biographical article, whereas in fact it's pointing directly at an incident involving Joe Klein's sources (Jane Hamsher herself isn't really relevant). If this infomation is relevant to the Greenwald article (again, disputable), it's should be pointed out in prose and given context; for instance, it could be included inline in the Unclaimed Territory section, with a sentence like

Blogger Jane Hamsher also found that Klein had edited his articles after publishing to remove claims.

or the like. Chris Cunningham (talk) 11:02, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Why can Jane Hamsher's blog be used to bash Joe Klein, but other bloggers can't be used to criticize Glenn Greenwald? You are one of the main defenders of Greenwald who keeps deleting references to his sockpuppet activity. Why is there this untoward shielding of Greenwald but any other person, especially those who attack him, can be smeared by blog sources? Also, why do you ban every IP of a member who criticizes Greenwald and accuse them of being sockpuppets? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.66.73.226 (talk) 11:42, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Personal blogs, except as provided in WP:RS, are inappropriate as sources for any article, this one or Joe Klein's. I skimmed the Klein article and see no blog used as a source or mentioned in the article. If it is there and I missed it, please let me know. --Samiharris (talk) 17:48, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Attention all--

I have basically finished writing up an article on l'affaire Klein. Please go to my user page and scroll down to read it. Please discuss it on my discussion page. Thanks!
All criticisms more or less accepted.
--NBahn (talk) 10:48, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, Nbahn. I appreciate your flexibility on this.--Samiharris (talk) 04:04, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] R. Baley reverts

I note a disturbing pattern of one "R.Baley" reverting other contributors work with no discussion. I see nothing wrong with these edits and I'm reverting them back to what they were before he vandalized them. Recommend R.Baley be restricted or banned from making edits. 66.197.131.213 (talk) 10:37, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

The irony in a section on sockpuppets being repeatedly re-added by a group of different anonymous editors should hopefully not be lost on anyone. Regardless, the section in question has been exhaustively discussed on here, and has been established as being too unreliable and potentially damaging for a WP:BLP. R.Baley is right to revert on sight. Chris Cunningham (talk) 11:50, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
I agree.--Samiharris (talk) 14:47, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
I was trying to be kind, edits reverted diff were made by a banned user, [2]. But no doubt the "disturbed" "anon" above knows that. . .R. Baley (talk) 17:14, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
The irony to which Chris refers has been even more obvious in other BLP articles. No point in going into them here but email me for the details.--Samiharris (talk) 19:01, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
For the record, the same anonymous/banned editor has been causing problems on Sock puppet as well - you can guess what the rationale was. -- ChrisO (talk) 19:16, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Trademark case

It says, "Hale was eventually jailed and tried for solicitation of murder against Joan Lefkow, who had been the federal judge in the trademark case." but doesn't explain what trademark case is being referred to. Superm401 - Talk 11:45, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] edit by User:Arkon

I am going to revert an edit by Arkon because I do not believe that s/he has sufficiently explained his/her reasoning. I am not asking for reasoning that I agree with (although that would be great) so much as reasoning that I can understand.
--NBahn (talk) 01:49, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

The main reason would be that the ref was from the comments section of a blog, but also the parts in ()'s were quite unneccessary and read terribly. I won't touch it again, but I don't think it helps the article. Arkon (talk) 16:24, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
I wasn't asking you to avoid editing the page; I was asking for a clarification of your rationale. I think that I understand your rationale (I do not agree with it, but that is irrelevant.) If you like, I'll undo my revert -- or you can do it yourself.
--NBahn (talk) 20:21, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Contributor to The American Conservative

Glenn Greenwald has contributed at least seven articles to The American Conservative. That's clearly not at the same level as his involvement with Salon, but still enough that it seems worth mentioning to me. Thoughts? Crust (talk) 14:14, 6 May 2008 (UTC) Oops, I see this already is mentioned in the text! Crust (talk) 14:21, 6 May 2008 (UTC)