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[edit] ELection Campaigning
OK we now have another insert by Ivor, reporting an electronic newspaper reporting a survey. It is starting to look like an election campaign is coming across to this page. There is no material to say how representative that opinion poll, the sample size etc. Poorly sourced material is bad enough at the best of times. The article already deals with those claims and this addition should be deleted. --Snowded TALK 19:37, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
- He's continuing to add the poll.
Exiledone (talk) 21:27, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Adams' condemnation of the Omagh bombing
Unless I missed it, the article does not state that Adams condemned the 1998 Omagh bombing by the Real IRA. It is a blatant omission which should be remedied.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 10:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
- do you have the citation? if so, add it or paste it here and others will. IRWolfie- (talk) 02:00, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- I have just added it, along with a citation. How does it look? I made it brief.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 09:36, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Claims of founding PIRA
According to Moloney in The Secret history of the IRA and Bishop & Mallie in The Provisional IRA it is alleged he joined the provos after the split. Since when has the "Times Guide" been authoritative for The Troubles? Do they have any reputation as being authoritative for this subject?Mo ainm~Talk 18:09, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
- If this claim is true, then why has not a single book I have read on the IRA even included this exceptional claim? Gerry Adams never even seems to get a mention regarding the split, other than his presence at a meeting in August or September 1969, four months before the split. In December 1969/January 1970 he must have been the Invisible Man, as nobody seems to mention him. There are at least two sources that mention him in relation to the split as Mo ainm mentions above, both of which say he (allegedly) joined after the split. Some founding member.. O Fenian (talk) 18:13, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
- I'll check with the Reliable Sources Noticeboard as to whether The Times Guide is considered a reliable source for biographical information. O Fenian, it would be helpful if you would cite the sources to which you refer above. Thanks! Ivor Stoughton (talk) 18:46, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
- Add Richard English to the list Mo ainm. O Fenian (talk)
[edit] Irish Roman Catholics
Do not add Category:Irish Roman Catholics to this article. Adams is not notable for his Catholicism, nor is his Catholicism a defining characteristic. It is not an appropriate category. ---RepublicanJacobiteTheFortyFive 03:03, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
[edit] No section on personal life?
I apologize in advance if I have missed something but it seems that there's a significant omission in the article concerning the quite notorious (notable) episode of Adams' brother Liam alleged sexual abuse of his (Liam's) daughter and the family fall-out. There seems to be, actually, no information at all about the subject's personal life in the article. I suggest that a section on personal life be created, with at least the basic information (marriage, etc) and a link to the separate Wikipedia article on his brother's legal issues. -The Gnome (talk) 01:35, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
Referencing and citation: not checked
