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By taking the policies on ] seriously. Half of the article should be deleted immediately, as it is all unsourced material. As a start, I would recommend {{tl|fact}}-tagging '''all''' unsourced claims ] 12:44, 15 August 2006 (UTC) *By taking the policies on ] seriously. Half of the article should be deleted immediately, as it is all unsourced material. As a start, I would recommend {{tl|fact}}-tagging '''all''' unsourced claims ] 12:44, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
⚫ *As a public figure, Bush is not subject to the same level of protection for libel by the US. We should not make unverified claims, but such claims do not pose the same risk as on non-public figure's biography. ] 01:15, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

**Misplaced Pages policy controls here. The policy, BLP, goes a bit further than U.S. libel law. We should make every effort to comply with this policy, regardless of an increased or decreased risk of legal liability. After all, policies like NPOV must be followed even though they are unrelated to liability. In the same way, BLP should be followed even when there is little risk of liability. Thus, sourcing should be a priority in this article. · ] ] · 17:17, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
Forgive me if I missed this, but in reading the account of the 2000 election I did not notice a reference to Al Gore's having won the popular vote, nor any refernce to the controversy regarding Sandra Day O'Connor's alleged reaction to the early call of Florida for Gore, which if true revealed her bias and was grounds for recusing herself. Thanks] 16:37, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
⚫ :As a public figure, Bush is not subject to the same level of protection for libel by the US. We should not make unverified claims, but such claims do not pose the same risk as on non-public figure's biography. ] 01:15, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

There does not appear to be any sort of mention about his response to Hurricane Katrina (compared to how it describes how he responded to 9/11). It was a major event that happened on his watch, and, as such, ought to be mentioned.

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  • By taking the policies on WP:BLP seriously. Half of the article should be deleted immediately, as it is all unsourced material. As a start, I would recommend {{fact}}-tagging all unsourced claims HJ 12:44, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
  • As a public figure, Bush is not subject to the same level of protection for libel by the US. We should not make unverified claims, but such claims do not pose the same risk as on non-public figure's biography. St.isaac 01:15, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
    • Misplaced Pages policy controls here. The policy, BLP, goes a bit further than U.S. libel law. We should make every effort to comply with this policy, regardless of an increased or decreased risk of legal liability. After all, policies like NPOV must be followed even though they are unrelated to liability. In the same way, BLP should be followed even when there is little risk of liability. Thus, sourcing should be a priority in this article. · j e r s y k o talk · 17:17, 12 December 2006 (UTC)