Talk:W. Thomas Smith, Jr.

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[edit] Reported fabrication

I'm not familiar enough with the details to insert this into a BLP, but Smith's The Tank column for National Review Online is accused of fabricating.

• Edsall, Thomas B. (2007-12-01). In The Tank: Did National Review Reporter Make His Stories Up?. HuffingtonPost.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.

The posts in question, archived in case these get deleted:

• Smith, W. Thomas Jr. (2007-09-29). The Tank: Hezbollah's 'Show of Force'. NRO Weekend. National Review Online. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
• Smith, W. Thomas Jr. (2007-09-25). The Tank: Reporting from Lebanon. NRO Weekend. National Review Online. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.

/ edg ☺ ☭ 18:08, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Beirut Controversy

Several anons and new users are removing the well-sourced material under the "Beirut Controversy" section. This has caused the article to be semi-protected. I have restored the section, and welcome more eyes to the controversy. I know nothing about this, other than that the section seems well-documented. Corvus cornix_talk 00:11, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

There is now an OTRS ticket related to this matter. Ticket #2007121110000096 for those with access. I would appreciate it if someone could start looking over the section to verify that everything in it satisfies WP:V and WP:NPOV. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 02:45, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Reverted removal of sourced material.Please dicuss first.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 01:00, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

An anonymous person with an IP address of 12.147.122.2 keeps reversing and adding libelous material. This has been reported to Wikipedia, and should be disregarded. This is a prime example of why Wiki material should only be accepted from those with the honesty to identify themselves. Gretske (talk) 15:06, 23 February 2008 (UTC)