Talk:Roger Pilon

This page was proposed for deletion by Apocheir (talk · contribs) on 8 October 2023.

This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.

If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.

Biography

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles

Politics: Libertarianism Low‑importance

	Politics portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Politics, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of politics on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PoliticsWikipedia:WikiProject PoliticsTemplate:WikiProject Politicspolitics articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	Libertarianism portal This article is supported by WikiProject Libertarianism (assessed as Low-importance).

Chicago

	Chicago portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Chicago, which aims to improve all articles or pages related to Chicago or the Chicago metropolitan area.ChicagoWikipedia:WikiProject ChicagoTemplate:WikiProject ChicagoChicago articles
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale.

Untitled[edit]

Willmcw, i don't quite understand the concern, but I defer to you. I meant no harm. I'm a newbie... --Nskinsella 17:31, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This article is a verbatim copy of copyrighted material. We don't allow that. Everything has to either be original content or released by the copyright holder under the GFDL. If you'd like to write an original biography of Pilon then please use Roger Pilon/Temp. When the copyvio is cleared that page can be swapped in. Alternatively, you can contact the copyright holder and ask for a license. There are some sample request letters here: wikipedia:boilerplate request for permission, Wikipedia:Confirmation of permission. -Willmcw 17:40, July 20, 2005 (UTC)

- Why can't I just replace the problematic thing w/ a new one? Does the copyvio thing stay up forever unless someone does seomthing aobut it? Nskinsella 00:33, 21 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

- - There's a process. Don't worry, it'll happen. Usually takes ten days or so. There's a seven-day minimum comment period and then the backlog of files waiting to be cleared. -Willmcw 00:36, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
    - Still waiting, shipdit. :) NSKinsella (Stephan Kinsella) 15:41, 27 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
      - Shipdit? What does that mean? -Willmcw 19:26, 27 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
        Oh, just a regional term of affection. Anyway, shipdit, I'm still waiting. Where is this alleged 10 day deadline? NSKinsella (Stephan Kinsella) 20:54, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Affection? In what region is a term of affection? And what does it mean? And what are you waiting for? -Willmcw 01:06, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, in my local region. It just means, sortof, umm, like, Booloo. Waiting on the "copyvio" to be cleared so an original can be put in. Youclaimed it would happen within 10 days or so; that I should not worry; "there's a process", you claimed. Well? Where is it, DUDE? NSKinsella (Stephan Kinsella) 02:37, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

How sweet. I bet your parents called you their little "shipdit" when you were growing up. "Booloo"? Never heard of that one either. Cheers, -Willmcw 02:52, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, clearing the copyright violation/plagiarism that you posted only took nine days. It was finished July 29. Go ahead and write a new, original article. Thanks for contributing your own material to Wikipedia, -Willmcw 10:03, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Booloo. I didn't know it was cleared, me. How was I supposed to have known that, Booloo? NSKinsella (Stephan Kinsella) 13:46, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You could have looked. -Willmcw 19:41, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Will, what is the point of telling me what I could have done? There are a billion things I could have done. Can you just spell out for me explicitly and directly what you are trying to say? NSKinsella (please call me "Rothbardmxyzptlk" on Thursdays, "Hoppemxyzptlk" on Fridays, "Willow" on Saturdays, and "jumasesad" on other days) 05:07, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Questioning Article's veracity[edit]

Pilon is NO Libertarian. he is a Reagan era justice appointee who has been given a cushy Cato rock. Just because Cato says they are libertarian, doesn't make it so. The same for Pilon.

Cato's own May 30, 2002 release, which offered a nonlibertarian defense of the Bush sponsored post 911 extra FBI warrantless domestic spying upon US citizens, should be clear and convincing evidence of this: "No Problem With New FBI Surveillance Guidelines, Scholar Says".

Without pointing out Pilon's past in the Reagan Admin, and this Cato blurb, this article is deceptive propaganda, which serves Cato's interests, in this case, not the truth.

addendum[edit]

See: Roger Pilon v DOJ

Content regarding Pilon philosophy[edit]

Content regarding Pilon's philosophy can be [here]. It was removed from argumentation ethics, and can be integrated with some adaptations. --MeUser42 (talk) 19:27, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]