Talk:Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow: Difference between revisions
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== Incorrect cite in section Copenhagen Climate Challenge 2009 == |
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In section "Copenhagen Climate Challenge 2009" is the claim: According to Lenore Taylor of The Australian, the attendees had an average age "well over 60",[13] and named Ian Plimer as one of the "star attractions". |
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What the cited source (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/plimer-the-toast-of-copenhagen-sceptics-meeting/story-e6frg6xf-1225808821955) actually says is : |
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"For Australian academic Ian Plimer, a star attraction of the two-day event, there were 45 attendees, with an average age well above 60." |
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This does not say that the attendees of the conference had an average age of well over 60 - it says that the attendees of a specific event - namely Professor Ian Plimer's talk had an average age of well over 60. |
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Not only does the current wording not accurately describe the cited article, the cited article (from a Diary of Lenore Taylor) itself is bad - it is impossible for Lenore Taylor to know what the average age of an audience is - this is clearly POV reporting and not worthy of an encyclopedia. |
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The use of scare quotes around "star attractions" is also misleading - clearly Lenore Taylor does not try to be cynical about Professor Ian Plimer being a star attraction - quite the opposite - even the title of the cited article is not negative about him. |
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Either the cite has to be removed altogether or the wording changed e.g. "According to Lenore Taylor of The Australian, Professor Ian Plimer was one of the star attractions." |
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[[User:Cadae|Cadae]] ([[User talk:Cadae|talk]]) 10:53, 15 April 2010 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 10:53, 15 April 2010
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Unsourced fluff
I've recently cleaned up the article and removed unsourced and "unduly self-serving self-published" fluff. This edit puts back some of it.
- There is no source given for the work of Rothbard on clean water and solar ovens.
- "CFACT Europe which has quickly garnered a strong reputation for its public policy work in Europe" is pure marketing fluff and not even in the given source (which just links to CFACT Europe's main web page).
I've reverted those changes again - please discuss if you disagree. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 09:47, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
- 90.184.74.65 (talk · contribs · logs) seems to keep inserting the fluff. I warned him on his talk page. ► RATEL ◄ 14:42, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
- why do you consider exxonsecrets an unreliable source ? They clearly show where they get their numbers from. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.164.50.38 (talk) 10:14, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
Article probation
Please note that, by a decision of the Wikipedia community, this article and others relating to climate change (broadly construed) has been placed under article probation. Editors making disruptive edits may be blocked temporarily from editing the encyclopedia, or subject to other administrative remedies, according to standards that may be higher than elsewhere on Wikipedia. Please see Wikipedia:General sanctions/Climate change probation for full information and to review the decision. -- ChrisO (talk) 15:57, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
Incorrect cite in section Copenhagen Climate Challenge 2009
In section "Copenhagen Climate Challenge 2009" is the claim: According to Lenore Taylor of The Australian, the attendees had an average age "well over 60",[13] and named Ian Plimer as one of the "star attractions".
What the cited source (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/plimer-the-toast-of-copenhagen-sceptics-meeting/story-e6frg6xf-1225808821955) actually says is : "For Australian academic Ian Plimer, a star attraction of the two-day event, there were 45 attendees, with an average age well above 60."
This does not say that the attendees of the conference had an average age of well over 60 - it says that the attendees of a specific event - namely Professor Ian Plimer's talk had an average age of well over 60.
Not only does the current wording not accurately describe the cited article, the cited article (from a Diary of Lenore Taylor) itself is bad - it is impossible for Lenore Taylor to know what the average age of an audience is - this is clearly POV reporting and not worthy of an encyclopedia.
The use of scare quotes around "star attractions" is also misleading - clearly Lenore Taylor does not try to be cynical about Professor Ian Plimer being a star attraction - quite the opposite - even the title of the cited article is not negative about him.
Either the cite has to be removed altogether or the wording changed e.g. "According to Lenore Taylor of The Australian, Professor Ian Plimer was one of the star attractions." Cadae (talk) 10:53, 15 April 2010 (UTC)