Talk:Ted Baillieu
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[edit] Toorak
Firstly, Hulls branded Baillieu the 'toff from Toorak.' This has little currency in the public sphere, and should be removed.
Secondly, no other politicians listed on WIkipedia have the suburb where they are raised mentioned, so why should does Baillieu's entry mention Toorak? Either remove it and therefore conform to the consistent content other entries, or enter the suburb of raising for every other Australian politician.
Or perhaps this is another forum for sledging the wealthy?
C'mon wikipedia, you're better than that.
OK, fine. I'll do it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 130.194.13.104 (talk • contribs).
- Excuse my jargon illiteracy - this comment belongs in the previous section which i can't gain access to: With regards to the complaint about the inclusion of the fact that Ted Baillieu was born and bred in Toorak, might i note that Malcolm Fraser's article mentions he was born in Toorak and raised in Deniliquin, ("Born in Toorak a suburb of Melbourne, but growing up on a property near Deniliquin in western New South Wales"), that John Howard's article says "Howard grew up in the Sydney suburb of Earlwood.", that Kevin Rudd's article says "Rudd was born in Nambour, Queensland, and grew up on a dairy farm in nearby Eumundi". Heck I could go on all night, I think it's safe to say that the person who wrote the opening complaint about this article was fairly poorly researched, like most Liberal sympathisers usually are, when he said, "no other politicians listed on Wikipedia have the suburb where they are raised mentioned".
- The fact Baillieu was born in Toorak has clearly influenced him, just as where I was born influenced me. This article is too short and needs more, rather than less information. 220.238.142.44 12:03, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Att: Rebecca
No one appreciates your cutting and editing of articles without any discussion.
Comments offered by someone else, both valid, are decreed by you as not valid. Why? The comments by the previous person, albeit not logged in, are important, and he or she does raises an interesting point. Why is there no recognition, just a quick erasure?
Doesn't sound like a fair, unbiased reference system that all are able to change and amend at all, just a mouthpiece for your ideology.
Unbelieveable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.212.133.75 (talk • contribs)
- Wikipedia encourages editing without asking first (unless there is a good reason to). Xtra 07:30, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
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- I'm a Baillieu supporter, and proud of it. Please don't jump to conclusions. Rebecca 19:58, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Press Coverage
Edits to this article, and the associated talk page discussion are mentioned in today's Age, the Insight sections lead article by Simon Mann "Growing up Ted", (The Age 24/6). Not up for quoting it all here, but some of you might be interested in checking it out. Brendanfox 02:26, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Dirtfile reference
Where this the reference (no 4) for the "dirtfile"? Peter Campbell Talk! 14:43, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
