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senior staffer?

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I think the highest ranking to endorse Biden is fine, but senior staffer is too much to say--190.64.4.2 (talk) 21:55, 28 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Agree--he is not senior and it is hard to give any rank to a person who isn't even high enough to merit senate confirmation — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2803:1500:E01:5B55:B573:C8FE:3BAB:9BAA (talk) 02:25, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

According to the DHS site, the Chief of Staff is senior leadership for the department. https://www.dhs.gov/leadership — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:4D40:A5A0:30E9:CC1A:DE97:54C6 (talk) 04:12, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's senior for the department, but not senior for the Administration. Not the same thing at all. Unschool 09:12, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

move?

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Is (Homeland Security official) the right title, since he's actually a former official? I'm wondering if (security expert) or something might be better? —valereee (talk) 15:35, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. How about Miles Taylor (security consultant), or similar? Captain Calm (talk) 15:43, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
On second thought, your idea of "expert" looks better: Category:People in counter-terrorism has several "(security expert)" article titles already. Captain Calm (talk) 15:48, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Captain Calm, go for it! —valereee (talk) 15:57, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Captain Calm (talk) 16:16, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Disagree. "Expert" is puffery and I have seem no sources who use it to describe Taylor, and lots of articles former professions to disambiguate. Propose moving the article bac to its old location. NPalgan2 (talk) 00:07, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No objection to a change from "expert", but he wasn't in DHS for long, hasn't worked there since 2019, and may never work there again. Alternatives? Captain Calm (talk) 02:54, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but it's what he's best known for by far. If Jane Smith is a notable retired cellist the article title would be 'Jane Smith (cellist)' not 'Jane Smith (former cellist)'. NPalgan2 (talk) 10:26, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I've no strong opinion either way on this, and will go with the consensus. Captain Calm (talk) 17:54, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Wouldn't something like (government official) or (US government official) be better under WP:NCPDAB? --Super Goku V (talk) 20:34, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
His claim to notability is less being a government official and more his writing a book about his experience. I agree that "security expert" is inappropriate and needs to be replaced, and suggest "author" as the replacement. If that's too ambiguous in comparison to the British historian, then "political author".--NapoliRoma (talk) 15:13, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
He's still working in security, it seems like. Valereee (talk) 17:03, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Another Article Error

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This piece refers to a "Conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin" but the article on her states that she no longer identifies as conservative. Perhaps drop the conservative label and simply call her a Washington Post columnist? 2001:44B8:21A9:ED00:E090:6BB7:6310:28FE (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 07:43, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's not quite an error, it's more of a difficult problem of wording. Anywhere else in the world, and in the US up until recent times, she'd be considered a conservative. But there's conservatism, and there's conservatism in the United States. Since she's very publicly disavowed the label, you're right that it's no longer accurate in this article. This is a problem elsewhere on Wikipedia, for subjects like Kevin Phillips, who like Rubin publicly distanced himself from what he regards as a tainted adjective ([1]). I don't want go too far off-topic here, and in this article it's only a minor point. But for context, it needs to be clarified somehow that she's not a natural political opponent, and her criticism doesn't come from the left. Captain Calm (talk) 17:19, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox information

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We have conflicting information in the article. Did Taylor leave the administration in November 2019 per Forbes in the infobox, or in September as per Buzzfeed and Politico in the article? I believe September, and will replace “November” in the infobox. (He might have actually left before September, but we know that he went to work for Google in September.) -- MelanieN (talk) 16:57, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This article ends with the line, "Taylor reportedly resigned from his position in April 2019," so I have no clue anymore what month it was. The only idea I have is to see if I can find a library with a copy of A Warning and see if there is any mention in there. --Super Goku V (talk) 20:38, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@MelanieN: Just a follow-up that I (regretfully) read through A Warning. :P Regrets aside, I did not find a confirmation of when he left in the book. It looks like Politico is the current source in the article and it may stay that way. --Super Goku V (talk) 11:23, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the update. I agree that "September" as per Politico is our best source, although he may well have left earlier. Unfortunately we have no idea where the college publication got their "reported" information. -- MelanieN (talk) 19:43, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rename

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Taylor is not an expert in anything!

A more appropriate title to differentiate from other Miles Taylors would be (Anonymous) or (Government official) Dickeyaustin786 (talk) 00:09, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome to request a rename, but I highly doubt you'll get consensus for it. Primefac (talk) 12:30, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To add to this article: Miles Taylor's experience with Havana syndrome. Source 173.88.246.138 (talk) 00:54, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. I am going to start a new section, probably just a couple of sentences. Others are welcome to weave it into the article as they best see fit. Peaceray (talk) 19:13, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]