Talk:Eric Foner

"Unnamed critics" are repeatedly referenced in this article. Any criticism should be specifically attributed and sourced. Cite your sources. -Willmcw 02:13, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Foner's marxist beliefs are universally acknowledged among anybody who knows anything about him. His defenders, some of them marxists themselves, are proud of this fact. If you don't know basic factual information about a person you should not be trying to author an encyclopedia article about him in the first place. Allow me also to recommend that you take a break from your needless deconstruction and editor stalking. You will find that he has been identified as a marxist since this article's inception. From the original version:

Professor Foner is considered one of today's most prominent scholars on the origins of the American Civil War and the American antebellum period. He is also a foremost intellect on racial, gender and other social issues. Professor Foner can be considered a neo-Marxist, and in his youth he was quite interested in Soviet politics (he especially admired Mikhail Gorbachev). He is often labeled by right-wing supporters as un-American for his original and unconventional works that challenge the ideal American history.

Rangerdude 02:18, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for adding the cites. With those the original phrasing, "may be considered", is now supported. Cheers, -Willmcw 05:09, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Critics

• Foner is criticized by political conservatives as un-American for his original and unconventional works that challenge traditional notions of American history.

Can we please see some of these politicial conservatives? Thanks, -Willmcw 21:05, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)

I search on "Foner un-american" and couldn't find any relevant citations. -Willmcw 21:47, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)

Considering that this description, save my change of "right wing" to the more NPOV "conservative," predates any edit I've made to this article[1], a more responsible editor would first pose the query and seek out sources himself before deleting what is most likely a valid piece of information for this article. A google search for the terms "Eric Foner" and "Un-American" minus "HUAC" reveals some 800 hits, so surely a responsible editor seeking to justify the deletion of seemingly accurate existing material would first attempt to ascertain that these did not apply. Rangerdude 22:24, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)