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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) *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)
*Can someoene add the end of rumsfled's service to the cabinet table?
::I like that, but I assume 'Rumsfled' is an unintended wordplay?
*When searching for "Dubya", you get redirected to this article, but the word is never mentioned in the text, nor in either of the articles linked to from the "public perception" section.

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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)