Talk:Rusty Humphries

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Contents 1 Questions 2 Hamas Terrorist Interview Link 3 Military service 4 Do the Bartman

[edit] Questions

Are Rusty Humphries and Mancow Muller the same guy? Flagg 29

Is it considered appropriate to base much of this bio on the content from Rusty's own web page? It's against Wiki's TOS to quote from a self-published website or blog in regards to biographical information. Why is most of the citation for Rusty's bio based on what is essentially a puff piece? This desperately needs to be cleaned up.

This article may be taken too liberally from his personal webpage, but I don't see any confusion about its neutrality. If someone has any information pertaining to Mr. Humphries' misanthropic activities, the beauty of Wikipedia allows one to edit the main page. For the record, let it stand that conservatives engage in philanthropy as well.

I don't think anyone in the discussion is saying Rusty doesn't engage in philanthropic activities. However, from a scholarly point of view, Rusty's "bio" shouldn't be lifted from his media releases. While the "beauty of Wiki" may be the ability to edit the main page, it is also the largest downfall of the site. The problem is that each side keeps pushing their agenda in their edits and NO ONE is quoting from reputable sources. The problem with this page is that any attributions regarding his biographical information all essentially arise from Rusty himself. I thought it was a violation of the terms of service for a user to write his own entry. I'm not talking about simple things like the name of his wife or children. But making claims that aren't exactly substantiated through reputable sources? A "puff piece" by any other name still smells the same. Kudos for Wiki recognizing the innate problems with this entry.

I couldn't agree more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.234.38.253 (talk) 13:19, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hamas Terrorist Interview Link

• http://www.think-israel.org/apr06bloged.html

--Root Beers 09:03, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Military service

Has Mr. Humphries served in the military?

[edit] Do the Bartman

The entry for "Do the Bartman" credits Bryan Loren and Michael Jackson, not Rusty Humphries. I know he had some success with a song called "Do the Picard" on Dr. Demento when he was with the TM Century Comedy Network in Dallas but there's no citation for him working on the more famous song. - Dravecky (talk) 07:22, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Given the lack of sourcing and significant evidence to the contrary, I have removed the following text from the article. "In addition to writing many morning radio show jingles, his song, Do The Bart Man, made national charts and was the inspiration for The Simpson's Multi-platinum CD." If you can find a reliable secondary source that asserts this to be true, feel free to add it back to the article. - Dravecky (talk) 13:34, 4 June 2008 (UTC)