Talk:David Benkof
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[edit] Devout Jew
Is this relevant to the article in the lead? If you are going to add this material, it should be done in a way that explains its relevance. Per wp:mosbio, only nationality should be mentioned in the lead sentence. Anyways, --Tom 20:30, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
- It doesn't have to be in the lead sentence, but it should be before it talks about him being the international president of United Synagogue Youth, before writing Modern Jewish history for everyone and definitely before he announces that he is going to stop having sex with men because he is Jewish. This isn't about ethnicity, but religious affiliation. I will do some more research on wp:mosbio and figure out the appropriate way to introduce that.Joshuajohanson 20:42, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Joshua, I would suggest you look at other bios that are well developed and well written. This bio is terrible as it stands and is a hodge podge of facts strung together in no thought out manner. Is this individual even notable per wp:bio? Anyways, thanks --Tom 13:45, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, this is a stub. I will work on cleaning it up later. He is notable because he went from being a gay right activist to abandoning his gay label and fighting against gay marriages and adoptions, even though he wasn't Christian (most ex-gays are Christian). His story of changing sexual orientation is frequently cited by a variety of groups. Look him up in Google, (both under David Bianco and David Benkof), and you will see thousands of articles talking about him on gay websites, pro-family websites, Jewish websites as well as ex-gay and ex-ex-gay websites.Joshuajohanson 17:38, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
- He doesn't oppose gay adoption; the referenced source doesn't even mention the word. He also doesn't call himself "a friend of the gay movement", so a quote from someone saying the opposite is irrelevant. And he doesn't live in Las Vegas. Zsero 04:42, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, this is a stub. I will work on cleaning it up later. He is notable because he went from being a gay right activist to abandoning his gay label and fighting against gay marriages and adoptions, even though he wasn't Christian (most ex-gays are Christian). His story of changing sexual orientation is frequently cited by a variety of groups. Look him up in Google, (both under David Bianco and David Benkof), and you will see thousands of articles talking about him on gay websites, pro-family websites, Jewish websites as well as ex-gay and ex-ex-gay websites.Joshuajohanson 17:38, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Joshua, I would suggest you look at other bios that are well developed and well written. This bio is terrible as it stands and is a hodge podge of facts strung together in no thought out manner. Is this individual even notable per wp:bio? Anyways, thanks --Tom 13:45, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
