Talk:Greg Nickels

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Contents 1 Neutrailty tag 2.0 2 Lack of both sides 3 It is just facts 4 should be expanded 5 Comments on climate change 6 Information on Child 7 Neutrailty tag?

[edit] Neutrailty tag 2.0

Many flattering changes have been made from within the City of Seattle.

ie

"Mayor Nickels is known for his outspoken commitment to environmental protection."

to:

"Mayor Nickels is a national leader on environmental issues"

This site compares the changes

[edit] Lack of both sides

Is it me, or does this article seem to only focus on the opinions of Nickel's supporters and not on his opponents? He does have opposition; the goofed monorail project, the Key Arena debate, his stance on the viaduct/tunnel, his policies on homelessness, and, of course, strippergate. I don't really see much of anything in regards to his unpopularity in the article, and it seems a little off being it's well-known that he's not everyone's favorite mayor. I put up the NPOV to get a debate-of-sorts going about this kind of concern - any thoughts? Editor19841 (talk) 23:17, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] It is just facts

While I think this article was probably written by one of Nickel's supporters, I think it is factually based. The "highlights of career" section (or the entire article) could definately be expanded and be more complete. I would agree that the current highlights, other than his work on Sound Transit, do not include the most notable events of his time in office, and from that standpoint, it could be seen as not biased.

[edit] should be expanded

It is incomplete and coincidentally the omissions are in Greg Nickels' favor.

MackieMesser 05:57, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Comments on climate change

This BBC article covers the details of the local efforts to implement Kyoto, at least from Greg Nickels' point of view. --Brianmc 10:36, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Information on Child

It seems relevant that his kid has been indicted by a federal grand jury for very serious fraud charges, especially since the entry allready discussed information on his family.

[edit] Neutrailty tag?

I think this article should be expanded, and of course that should be balanced expansion, but as is I'm not sure it should have a tag disputing its neutrality. Do others still see a need for the tag? Just because there is more factual positive information than negative does not mean there is an NPOV violation. Thoughts? Benzocane 23:29, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Well, it does tend to focus on the positive aspects of Mayor Nickels. The only thing negative is his son's indictment. On the other hand, the person that left the tag didn't explain themselves as required, so it can be removed. --Bobblehead ^(rants) 00:24, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

I agree and have removed the tag. Of course if there is relevant material regarding opposition, it should be added. It seems to be more of a stub issue than an NPOV issue at this point! Benzocane 01:37, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Took the tag off, again. It's fairly neutral. Negative stuff can be added if it's sourced. • Lawrence Cohen 05:30, 10 September 2007 (UTC)