Talk:Steve Windom

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Mr. Windom is a colorful figure. Some of this color may not be flattering in his Wiki biography, but the material removed by Dem1970 was accurate, and carefully noted to published media sources in Alabama newspapers. These edits are a transparent effort to make the Wiki entry a PR piece, and omitting facts concerning controversies renders the article, as a whole, contrary to NPOV. Would the article on Don Siegelman be NPOV, or worth reading, if all reference to his criminal proceedings were omitted? Or that on Richard Nixon, without mentioning Watergate? Of course not. Likewise, the deletion of Mr. Windom's well-documented "jug" incident, and the rape accusations (for which his opponents, not he, were successfully prosecuted), likewise violates NPOV. Ditto the omission of the percentage by which Windom lost the gubernatorial primary. This polish job may or may not have something to do with Windom's wife's current campaign for an elected judgeship.

In any case, I am restoring the bulk of the deleted material. The references of awards added by Dem1970 seem to be accurate, and I won't remove them; they show where Windom's support came from. But if gratutious PR efforts continue on the page, I will ask for edit protection. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Audemus Defendere (talk • contribs) 17:04, 9 June 2008 (UTC)