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SlackerDelphi has repeatedly deleted my edits, recommending that differences of opinion be dealt with on the TALK page. However "SD" has not used the TALK page at all, but has autonomously and continuously made inappropriate reverts of well supported edits. Activist (talk) 00:18, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
SlackerDelphi objects to the word "finally" in describing the state Democratic party's reluctance to support Thompson's campaign, then finally and reluctantly making a token contribution. In the RSS which I quoted, there's the following text: "When his campaign asked the state Democratic Party to fund a mailer, it was turned down, later investing just $3,000." Activist (talk) 00:27, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The RS you quote does not use the words, "finally and reluctantly". Those words are yours and yours alone. You did not edit it with the word "finally" by itself you edited it with the words "finally and reluctantly", words that are not in the RS. The RS does not support your wording. Your wording is wrong. It is not supported. Please stop putting it in the article. Your wording violates the principal of NPOV. If you want to use the phrase, "investing just $3,000" then your RS supports that wording, but it does not support your wording. You are replacing the wording the RS you directly quote above with your opinionated wording and that choice violates the NPOV principal.--SlackerDelphi (talk) 01:04, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
SlackerDelphi objects to the use of the word "venomous," but in fact it's a direct quote from the cited NY Times article: "But then the House Republican campaign arm released a venomous ad accusing Mr. Thompson of favoring abortion rights for gender selection." It appears that SlackerDelphi objects to content as supposedly being unsourced, when "SD" in fact apparently neglects to read the cited source. Activist (talk) 00:48, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
SlackerDelph removes a citation of the second article by the same author in the same publication, then inappropriately and haphazardly criticizes my edit not realizing that "SD" has conflated the two different stories, and merges them, consequently removing the source for part of the text. 01:03, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
Look, most of the stuff that you are putting into this article is about Thompson. The article is not about Thompson, it is about Estes. There is way, way too much information about Thompson. If you want to write an article about Thompson then I would encourage you to work on that article. I'm not sure Thompson is notable; however, if he is notable then you can write all kinds of things about what money Thompson got from the Kansas Democrats and how much money he got from DCCC, etc. I don't think any of it is relevant to Estes' article. I think I will be trimming down the off topic information.--SlackerDelphi (talk) 01:15, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The Slacker Delphi account was finally blocked for a years-long history of sock puppetry under different user names, eight weeks ago. This month, an IPN editor geolocated in Wichita removed the valid descriptor word "discredited" from the allegation that Planned Parenthood had sold fetal body parts for profit, a charge Estes asserted in a debate with his democratic opponent, James Thompson. Activist (talk) 20:20, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Just FYI, Estes told The Wichita Eagle that he'll be sworn in on April 25... see here. Corkythehornetfan (ping me) 18:20, 14 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for sharing. I did a quick search but did not see a swearing in date, but I did know that it hasn't happened yet. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:24, 14 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I believe the 25th is when they come back from their 2-week recess... at least according to the House's calendar. Corkythehornetfan (ping me) 18:40, 14 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Swearing in does not make him a Member of Congress. His election does. His service begins on the election date.—GoldRingChip 14:40, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
you're right about the swearing in, but that's not when the term starts. They are different issues. —GoldRingChip 03:05, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I disagree with you. They may start once they're elected, but they cannot officially fulfill their duties in Washington until they are sworn in. I think you need to bring this issue up at Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Congress. We're not going to do one thing in one article and another in the others. Let's learn to be consistent. Corkythehornetfan (ping me) 04:03, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
If you look at 2 U.S.C.§ 5304, the term begins the day of the election. Members of the House like Bradley Byrne also have the "assumed office" date the day the won the election. I think it should be changed to April 11. JocularJellyfish (talk) 12:54, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
