Talk:William Broomfield

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[edit] Bloomfield collapses at Ford Funeral?

According to Fox News they report that Frm. Congressman Broomfield collapsed during the cermony at the Capitol Rotunda.

I had an edit ready, but someone beat me to the punch! Hope he's ok. 68.69.125.186

I kid you not, if you look at the first edit after Ford's death was announced, the editor had to have been sitting at they keyboard when the news broke. Less than 60 seconds, from what I can see. --Charlene 01:56, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, I was sitting at the keyboard and my first thought when I heard his name was to edit Wikipedia. I was pretty proud of that. Hope the Congressman turns out OK. -- Mattworld (talk to me) 02:08, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why repeated removal of links?

Twice tonight I've put in explanatory links for "president", "exhaustion", and more, only to see them removed by anonymous users who don't explain why they removed the links. Is there a problem with linking to these things in this situation? I'm not angry, but it's rather annoying to have this happen. I'm about to restore them right now, and let it be clear that I'll not disobey 3RR if they're removed again. Nyttend 05:02, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

I didn't remove them, but I wonder whether it's because you used breitbart.com as a reference. Most people don't have the slightest clue what that is (I'm guessing most think it's a blog and therefore not an appropriate source for a Wikipedia edit). That's why it's often better to use a link to CNN, the Washington Post, the Detroit Free Press (he was a Michigan congressman), or something that the majority of people recognize. Since it was an AP report, it's likely the same in all places. --Charlene 05:47, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

I've never heard of breitbart.com. Was that the external link that someone else put on? I simply put in links to terms that were already there and had been cited on TV or were obvious, such as where the incident happened or what was going on when it happened. Nyttend 06:16, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Well, the front page of breitbart.com is in fact a blog (somewhat similar to the Drudge Report). But the website often quickly posts Associated Press articles, which of course is a reliable source, which I added so there would be an online source. (the article was written by the Associated Press) Hello32020 15:01, 31 December 2006 (UTC)