Talk:Oregon State Board of Geologist Examiners

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Since the material in this article is pretty much a rewrite from the agency's webpage, can we get some more info added from another source? Katr67 20:37, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

I have added some history to this article. Geohumphrey (talk) 15:18, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

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I removed the following text from this article:

The OSBGE adminstrator is not a professional geologist and many Oregon geologists feel this is a problem. A committee of geologists has approached the Oregon Legislature to request changes be made in the board's makeup and authority. The Oregon Association of Independant Consulting Geologists cite questionable and possibly inappropriate actions on the part of the board under its current administration as reasons for making the requested changes.

This discussion provides little to the article, other than "griping". It may help if you include how many geologists have approached the Oregon Legislature, and how many members the "Oregon Association of Independent Consulting geologists" represent. Last time I checked there was only one, maybe two members of the association (but I could be wrong). I don't believe that this is an actual concern for the majority of Oregon Geologists.

-GeoHumphrey—Preceding unsigned comment added by Geohumphrey (talk • contribs) 21:26, May 29, 2007

I agree, having removed the same material from the article once myself. It's not a matter of the material being controversial. If this is notable, it will have been covered in a reliable source (newspaper, committee hearing transcript, ???) and can be cited in the article. Otherwise it either reflects personal opinion and/or original research and does not belong in an encyclopedia, or else has not reached a level of notability. Katr67 21:33, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

The two comments above are from authors of the article being disputed and their removal of edited content is evidence of non-neutrality. There is a dispute in Oregon over the legitimacy of this organization. A member of the current board is named Humphreys and it may be assumed that "GeoHumphreys" is that person. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chemrox (talk • contribs) 21:26, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

My involvement in this article does not indicate non-neutrality. Please read the links I've provided to understand my concerns about the article. Until I edited Wikipedia I never even heard of the OSBGE. Please read about assuming good faith. And if Geohumphrey has a conflict of interest, it's always good to state that up front. You can read more about COI disclosure in the link I've provided. Katr67 (talk) 08:12, 5 June 2008 (UTC)