Knowledge

Talk:Steve Abbott (politician)

Source đź“ť

211: 576: 375: 558: 113: 313: 285: 468: 447: 149: 399: 478: 201: 180: 21: 411: 323: 660:
Taking the information from the subject's web page does not make it original research. It does mean we're relying on a primary source, but unless we're drawing inferences that aren't present on his web page, it's not OR. Further, if it's basic biographic information (e.g., place of birth), the
644:
the original research tag was taken down, but I am going to bring it back because information from the first half of his bio was taken from his own website. For information to not be "original research" it must be based on a reliable secondary source.
41: 722: 389: 717: 737: 429: 732: 51: 772: 616: 384: 295: 727: 702: 257: 622: 93: 267: 123:
who is running for office or has recently run for office, is in office and campaigning for re-election, or is involved in some current political conflict or controversy.
777: 767: 424: 299: 707: 697: 742: 592: 687: 98: 233: 81:) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or 583: 563: 747: 712: 341: 73: 757: 540: 530: 224: 185: 345: 762: 752: 349: 340:, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Knowledge's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to 506: 336: 290: 126: 160: 692: 491: 452: 27: 661:
primary source is fine. For things like any college athletics career, though, that needs secondary sourcing. —
148: 216: 82: 650: 166: 646: 92:. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to 20: 134: 591:
on Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
505:
on Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
232:
on Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
588: 130: 96:.If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see 668: 328: 229: 210: 89: 672: 654: 374: 681: 416: 483: 575: 557: 112: 663: 398: 312: 284: 496: 473: 406: 318: 206: 120: 30:. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination: 467: 446: 200: 179: 348:. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the 501: 142: 107: 88:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
65: 15: 397: 373: 723:
Low-importance biography (politics and government) articles
718:
Start-Class biography (politics and government) articles
495:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the 125:
For that reason, this article is at increased risk of
738:
Low-importance biography (sports and games) articles
587:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of 228:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of 621:This article has not yet received a rating on the 733:Start-Class biography (sports and games) articles 773:Unknown-importance college basketball articles 8: 728:Politics and government work group articles 703:Bottom-importance college football articles 146: 552: 441: 279: 174: 601:Knowledge:WikiProject College basketball 778:WikiProject College basketball articles 768:Start-Class college basketball articles 604:Template:WikiProject College basketball 554: 443: 281: 176: 385:the politics and government work group 242:Knowledge:WikiProject College football 708:WikiProject College football articles 698:Start-Class college football articles 245:Template:WikiProject College football 7: 743:Sports and games work group articles 581:This article is within the scope of 489:This article is within the scope of 334:This article is within the scope of 222:This article is within the scope of 688:Biography articles of living people 165:It is of interest to the following 14: 574: 556: 476: 466: 445: 409: 321: 311: 283: 209: 199: 178: 147: 111: 71:This article must adhere to the 19: 535:This article has been rated as 425:the sports and games work group 358:Knowledge:WikiProject Biography 262:This article has been rated as 26:This article was nominated for 748:WikiProject Biography articles 713:Start-Class biography articles 584:WikiProject College basketball 361:Template:WikiProject Biography 1: 758:Low-importance Maine articles 595:and see a list of open tasks. 509:and see a list of open tasks. 422:This article is supported by 382:This article is supported by 236:and see a list of open tasks. 74:biographies of living persons 50:, 14 January 2010 (UTC), see 673:18:29, 15 January 2010 (UTC) 655:18:20, 15 January 2010 (UTC) 346:contribute to the discussion 225:WikiProject College football 607:college basketball articles 515:Knowledge:WikiProject Maine 86:must be removed immediately 794: 763:WikiProject Maine articles 753:Start-Class Maine articles 623:project's importance scale 541:project's importance scale 518:Template:WikiProject Maine 268:project's importance scale 620: 569: 534: 461: 405: 381: 306: 261: 248:college football articles 194: 173: 40:, 28 September 2016, see 296:Politics and Government 217:College football portal 402: 378: 155:This article is rated 401: 377: 337:WikiProject Biography 119:This page is about a 129:editing, talk-page 693:Active politicians 598:College basketball 589:college basketball 564:College basketball 403: 379: 364:biography articles 161:content assessment 637: 636: 633: 632: 629: 628: 551: 550: 547: 546: 492:WikiProject Maine 440: 439: 436: 435: 278: 277: 274: 273: 264:Bottom-importance 189:Bottom‑importance 141: 140: 106: 105: 64: 63: 60: 59: 785: 609: 608: 605: 602: 599: 578: 571: 570: 560: 553: 523: 522: 519: 516: 513: 486: 481: 480: 479: 470: 463: 462: 457: 449: 442: 419: 414: 413: 412: 366: 365: 362: 359: 356: 342:join the project 331: 329:Biography portal 326: 325: 324: 315: 308: 307: 302: 300:Sports and Games 287: 280: 250: 249: 246: 243: 240: 239:College football 230:college football 219: 214: 213: 203: 196: 195: 190: 186:College football 182: 175: 158: 152: 151: 143: 115: 108: 94:this noticeboard 66: 32: 31: 23: 16: 793: 792: 788: 787: 786: 784: 783: 782: 678: 677: 642: 606: 603: 600: 597: 596: 520: 517: 514: 511: 510: 482: 477: 475: 455: 415: 410: 408: 363: 360: 357: 354: 353: 327: 322: 320: 293: 247: 244: 241: 238: 237: 215: 208: 188: 159:on Knowledge's 156: 12: 11: 5: 791: 789: 781: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 680: 679: 676: 675: 641: 638: 635: 634: 631: 630: 627: 626: 619: 613: 612: 610: 593:the discussion 579: 567: 566: 561: 549: 548: 545: 544: 537:Low-importance 533: 527: 526: 524: 521:Maine articles 507:the discussion 488: 487: 471: 459: 458: 456:Low‑importance 450: 438: 437: 434: 433: 430:Low-importance 421: 420: 404: 394: 393: 390:Low-importance 380: 370: 369: 367: 333: 332: 316: 304: 303: 288: 276: 275: 272: 271: 260: 254: 253: 251: 234:the discussion 221: 220: 204: 192: 191: 183: 171: 170: 164: 153: 139: 138: 116: 104: 103: 99:this help page 83:poorly sourced 69: 62: 61: 58: 57: 56: 55: 45: 24: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 790: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 685: 683: 674: 670: 666: 665: 659: 658: 657: 656: 652: 648: 639: 624: 618: 615: 614: 611: 594: 590: 586: 585: 580: 577: 573: 572: 568: 565: 562: 559: 555: 542: 538: 532: 529: 528: 525: 508: 504: 503: 498: 494: 493: 485: 474: 472: 469: 465: 464: 460: 454: 451: 448: 444: 431: 428:(assessed as 427: 426: 418: 417:Sports portal 407: 400: 396: 395: 391: 388:(assessed as 387: 386: 376: 372: 371: 368: 351: 350:documentation 347: 343: 339: 338: 330: 319: 317: 314: 310: 309: 305: 301: 297: 292: 289: 286: 282: 269: 265: 259: 256: 255: 252: 235: 231: 227: 226: 218: 212: 207: 205: 202: 198: 197: 193: 187: 184: 181: 177: 172: 168: 162: 154: 150: 145: 144: 136: 133:, and simple 132: 128: 124: 122: 117: 114: 110: 109: 101: 100: 95: 91: 87: 84: 80: 76: 75: 70: 68: 67: 53: 49: 46: 43: 39: 36: 35: 34: 33: 29: 25: 22: 18: 17: 662: 643: 582: 536: 500: 490: 484:Maine portal 423: 383: 335: 263: 223: 167:WikiProjects 118: 97: 85: 78: 72: 47: 37: 647:Aliciakeyzz 157:Start-class 682:Categories 497:U.S. state 121:politician 52:discussion 42:discussion 355:Biography 291:Biography 135:vandalism 90:libellous 640:Untitled 131:trolling 28:deletion 539:on the 266:on the 664:C.Fred 258:Bottom 163:scale. 127:biased 512:Maine 502:Maine 453:Maine 669:talk 651:talk 344:and 48:keep 38:keep 617:??? 531:Low 499:of 79:BLP 684:: 671:) 653:) 432:). 392:). 298:/ 294:: 667:( 649:( 625:. 543:. 352:. 270:. 169:: 137:. 102:. 77:( 54:. 44:.

Index

Articles for deletion
deletion
discussion
discussion
biographies of living persons
poorly sourced
libellous
this noticeboard
this help page

politician
biased
trolling
vandalism

content assessment
WikiProjects
WikiProject icon
College football
WikiProject icon
icon
College football portal
WikiProject College football
college football
the discussion
Bottom
project's importance scale
WikiProject icon
Biography
Politics and Government

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑