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• Talk:Chris Daly Chris Daly is a politician who is famous for his controversial demeanor and so his bio includes a section called "Controversial Demeanor". I've added a legitimate image to that section of Daly displaying this exact demeanor at a town hall meeting. Since then pro-Daly editors have been constantly removing the image claiming it is unfair, unobjective, and POV, but backing that up with ZERO infomration other than their own pov that it 'cleary' is.
• Talk:Midge Potts The focus on this dispute is on whether Midge Potts should be referred to as he or she in the article. Potts says she is a she, and the Manual of Style says that people should be referred to as he or she by their preference, but there is a dispute over that. This RFC is to finally settle once and for all whether Potts should be referred to as he or she.
• Talk:Matt Sanchez Matt Sanchez gained notoriety for claiming abuse as a University student by anti-war protesters. He has been championed by war supporters. He has made hateful statments about gay people. He has made gay porn films. He has admitted that he used to be a gay prostitute. He has edited his own page as a sockpuppet before being exposed. Request for comment as to a) his notability for inclusion b) whether his past as a gay porn star and gay prostitute is relevant to the topic.
• Talk:Fruto Chamorro superfluous detail regarding legitimacy of birth
• Talk:Justin Berry Editors dispute both the notability of the subject as well as the reliability of sources and verifiability of facts. There are also concerns related to abuse of administrative/bureaucratic powers. Article has been reduced to a stub twice, and nominated for deletion. Relevant policies include WP:NPOV, WP:V, WP:RS, WP:OR
• Talk:Johann Hari Regarding allegations inserted into the article
• Talk:Deaths in 2007 There is discussion on whether entries at the Deaths in 2007 page should include titles (eg Sir)
• Talk:Jackie Chan There has been some debate going on about whether information about Jackie Chan's illegitimate daughter should be included in the personal life section. That statement has been mentioned by Time magazine and other Hong Kong newspapers. So, let's try to discuss whether it should be included, and how it should be presented.
• Talk:Sigmund Freud NPOV dispute- Should Crews and Websters critique of Freud be included in Freud's Bio page?
• Talk:Beauchamp a dispute over the wording in a disambiguation page
• reason|Talk:Karl Belanger There is disagreement as to whether this person meets the threshold required under WP:BIO, or whether he should be merged into New Democratic Party candidates, 1993 Canadian federal election
• Talk:Britney Spears Uncertainty over if Spears' or Spears's is better for this article. Editors failed to reach a consensus on the matter. Resulting in a mini edit-war as evident in the article's history.
• Talk:Kent Hovind This is a dispute about the neutrality of the Kent Hovind article.
• Talk:Frankie Lymon Is Lyman a murderer or is that just hype?
• Talk:Josh Gibson Debate on the number of homeruns and records of Josh Gibson.
• Talk:Andy Murray (tennis) There is much debate about how to describe this person's nationality. Currently there seem to be two options favoured by parties in this dispute- describe him as British, or describe him as both Scottish and British. How should we describe Murray's nationality?
• Talk:Clay Aiken Clay Aiken has been asked several times by major journalists, both on TV and in print, to discuss his sexual orientation. May we quote or refer to his answers?
• Talk:Tom Coburn There currently exits several points of contention in this article. Several sections of this article serve no other purpose than to bias the article, giving non-notable events and information prominent places, skewing the tone and POV of the article and violating WP:WEIGHT. A quick overview of the talk page would seem to reinforce this, as many editors have objected to the POV issues in this article and asked for the material to be removed, to no avail.
• Talk:Neil deGrasse Tyson Dr. Tyson and his being black
• Talk:Herbert W. Armstrong This is a dispute at base about whether referenced negative facts can be included in a biography of a noted religious leader.
• Talk:David Pogue David Pogue: Dispute (edit war) by a Pogue detractor. Each day, the detractor returns to add false and derogatory comments
• Talk:Bobby Fischer How many reputable mainstream sources need to state their opinion that Bobby Fischer's inflammatory comments on Jews are anti-Semitic before we can insert the clause "Fischer now lives in Iceland, and has also become known for his anti-Americanism, anti-Imperialism, and anti-Semitism?
• Talk:Noah Two users are disputing whether LDS detail on the Curse of Ham is appropriate for an article on Noah
• Talk:Taras Fedorovych Should Fedorovych Uprising be a separate article, and if so, should the Uprising-related content in Taras Fedorovych be summarized?
• Talk:Sana al-Sayegh Article is about a professor whom Fatah alleges was abducted and forced to convert to Islam by Hamas, though there is much dispute over this as reported by the sources. The notability of the individual has been questioned as per WP:BLP#Articles_about_living_people_notable_only_for_one_event and WP:NOT#NEWS. Outside views would be appreciated.
• Talk:John Howard The Lyall Howard article describes certain notable events in his and his father's life, including their New Guinea interests, military service and petrol station ownership. The latter two are also briefly mentioned in the Early Life section of the John Howard article (Lyall's son). Should the New Guinea interests be included or omitted from John Howard?
• Talk:Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Discussion over the applicability of Category:Arsonists
• Talk:Anna Svidersky What is the best way to deal with the Anna Svidersky article/redirect and the Svidersky section in the Mourning Sickness article.
• Talk:Christina Aguilera There is a disagreement as to whether or not the quotations provided are sufficient under WP:BLP to characterize Aguilera as bisexual.
• Talk:Woodrow Wilson There is a dispute over whether or not the Category:Racism should be included in this article
• Talk:Saint Maurice There is currently a discussion here regarding which image should be placed in the infobox of this figure. The issues include the religious sensibilities of some editors who will come to this biography of a religious figure, and the historical accuracy, or lack thereof, of one or more of the images involved.
• Talk:Lyndon LaRouche This RfC concerns a dispute at Political views of Lyndon LaRouche#Women and feminism. In the early 1970s, LaRouche published controversial comments about psychosexuality and political leadership. Chip Berlet, an investigative reporter known for covering LaRouche, co-wrote an article on the topic of LaRouche's views of feminism. Can we quote from that article?
• Talk:Star Wars kid Tony Sidaway has removed all mention of the identity of the so-called Star Wars kid from the page, the justification being that his name is not relevant to the article. There are also arguments being made with regards to privacy concerns. Input and opinions regarding the merits of this removal are needed.
• Talk:Shawne Merriman This RFC was created because the measureable box I created was deleted. A discussion was already started on the best way to present "pre-draft measureable" information in the Wikiproject NFL discussion page. I would appreciate if deletion and relevance decisions were based on consensus rather than personal opinion. Thank You.

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