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The subject is possibly notable, but a Google search suggests that many of the sources available are primary sources. I've removed the biography section, as it doesn't appear to be relevant to the subject's notability, and other than the year and place of birth, it looks like no sources are available online for verification (and even if sources exist that I have not been able to find, WP:NPF probably applies). snigbrook (talk) 23:20, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

On the topic of references -- while it's correct to insist on references in the context of a BLP, it seems to me that there are no claims in the article that could be construed as damaging to reputation, thus no need for immediate deletion. Instead, reference requests are the right way to proceed; if material is simply deleted then most editors won't know that there is material waiting for references. Nomoskedasticity (talk) 12:27, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The subject has requested the article be deleted via 3 emails to the foundation - and his identity has been confirmed (m:OTRS ticket:2009062810003088). I've challenged the unsourced material several times by commenting it out.

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-- Jeandré (talk), 2009-06-29t15:38z

I can quote policy on BLPs as well: "Any material lacking a reliable source may be removed, but editors might object if you remove material without giving them sufficient time to provide references, and it has always been good practice, and expected behavior of Wikipedia editors (in line with our editing policy), to make reasonable efforts to find sources oneself that support such material, and cite them." Nomoskedasticity (talk) 16:13, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article was unsourced for more than 2 years; and like the subject, I don't think it's encyclopedically notable enough to go find sources so that it can stay. -- Jeandré (talk), 2009-06-29t21:53z

Conant citation that was in Publications list

Conant, Sean (2015). Conceived in Liberty: Perspectives on Lincoln at Gettysburg. New York: Oxford University Press.

Is the pub date on this firm? It's not listed at Amazon.com yet. I haven't seen Oxford Univ. Press' catalog either. But if Guelzo has only provided an article for this anthology that would need to be elucidated as the rest of the items in his Publications list are his books. TeriEmbrey (talk) 18:27, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism Section

Hi, I have just added some stuff to the criticism section of the page regarding Guelzo's comments on critical race theory. I know this topic is highly contentious, and this is my first time making a large edit on Wikipedia, so I was just wondering if someone could check to make sure everything is written and sourced correctly. Thanks Mbarcy (talk) 07:08, 5 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

COI tag (December 2023)

Account with his name sake, also another account that suggest they're editing at his behest. Graywalls (talk) 17:00, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]