Talk:Svante Myrick

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Svante Myrick article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

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.

This article is rated C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:

Biography: Politics and Government

	Biography portal 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
	This article is supported by the politics and government work group.
	This article has been automatically rated by a bot or other tool because one or more other projects use this class. Please ensure the assessment is correct before removing the `\|auto=` parameter.

Articles for creation

	This article was reviewed by member(s) of WikiProject Articles for creation. The project works to allow users to contribute quality articles and media files to the encyclopedia and track their progress as they are developed. To participate, please visit the project page for more information.Articles for creationWikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creationTemplate:WikiProject Articles for creationAfC articles
	This article was accepted on 21 November 2011 by reviewer Matthewrbowker (talk · contribs).

African diaspora Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject African diaspora, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of African diaspora 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.African diasporaWikipedia:WikiProject African diasporaTemplate:WikiProject African diasporaAfrican diaspora articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

dubious claims

I think this article is a vanity piece written to fluff Myrick up. He is not one of the youngest mayors in U.S. history; he's not even in the top 10. His city by population is not even in the top 10 on the list. No disrespect to Ithaca but 30,000 people hardly qualify as a "major" city. There are housing tracts with 30,000 residents. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.67.32.161 (talk) 15:37, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seriously. And what's with that Personal Life section? It reads like it was taken directly from his eHarmony profile or something. 174.25.54.41 (talk) 02:34, 23 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Copypaste from Mayor's own website.

Some of the text is copypaste from mayor's website. http://www.cityofithaca.org/131/Mayors-Office

" In his spare time, the Mayor enjoys speaking to youth groups around the state about achievement, civic engagement, and community building. He is also an avid reader and sports enthusiast who follows the Giants, Yankees, and (with no small amount of exasperation) the New York Knicks!"

It's almost word for word the same as the wikipedia article, except for the parenthesis about being exasperated with knicks.

Anyone care to refresh it?

Better sources

A few sentences in the article could use better, more reliable sources. They have been tagged accordingly. SunCrow (talk) 07:13, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]