Talk:Kweisi Mfume

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Contents 1 Pronunciation guide? 2 kweisi mfume 3 Freemasonry 4 NAACP 5 Reference to unsubstantiated claims

[edit] Pronunciation guide?

This article could use one for his name...

[edit] kweisi mfume

I would like more information on Mfume's tenure as NCAAP head: his philosophy, accomplishments, controvertial positions, etc.. Hopefully some knowledgable person can add this.

I've added some quotatons on general policy issues, mostly made after the announcement of his race for the Senate. Hopefully these will be of use to you. Note that quotations seem to me the most impartial means of indicating his political stance--if someone else thinks this is a more biased way, rather than a less biased way, of relating his opinions, feel free to tell me. Fearwig 19:46, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Freemasonry

Removed from Category:American Freemasons pending credible verification. 208 hits via Google for "freemason"+"Mfume", but a large proportion were Wikipedia drones or conspiracy sites (Mfume would be a credible target of conspiracy theorists as former NAACP CEO). Given half a million hits for "Mfume" alone, 208 is probably an inconsiderable number (<0.5%). I am under the suspicion that this was added during vandalism. Fearwig 00:10, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

I added a citation that I do not believe to be a conspiracy site. It should be noted that I added the cat as part of depopulating the Freemason category as a favor to another Wikipedian who is engaged in depopulating large categories. As I said, the citation seems legit, but I would not contest a reversion, as I have no interest in the masons and know little to nothing about them beyond that one movie with that one guy from that other movie. Check with the person who added the "Freemason" cat in the first place for further verification if neccesary. Cheers. youngamerican (talk) 03:51, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

No problem! As long as there's a credible source. I'll check it out for myself shortly, but I trust your judgment. I wasn't criticizing your recategorization so much as the original "Freemason" categorization--your change just brought my attention to it. EDIT: Ah, well, you got it straight from the horse's mouth then. Sorry for any confusion I might've caused--it's been hard to keep this page (and some related) vandal-free lately. Fearwig 03:56, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NAACP

why doesn't the article mentioned the sexual harassment at the NAACP? (unsigned, moved because they just put it at the top of the page -fearwig)

Probably because you haven't written it yet. That's how wiki works. The problem, if I am not misinformed, was not with sexual harrassment allegations but rather allegations that he favored someone in the organization with whom he had previously had a relationship. Correct me if I am wrong (and cite). Fearwig 03:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reference to unsubstantiated claims

I notice that someone has removed the sentence referring to his detractors on the far-right (in this case the NAAWP), though they left an edit comment that the section itself was neo-nazi defamation. To the contrary, it was added in order to note the illegitimacy of these claims. Because Mfume is the target of such a great number of nutty accusations (especially on the internet), I think it's especially important to document the sources of these claims and to make it clear that they are not substantiable--the more information we provide, the less this looks like a white-wash, which it is not, nor should it be. Thoughts? Fearwig 20:40, 26 September 2006 (UTC)