Talk:Rainbow/PUSH

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Date	Process	Result
October 30, 2007	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on September 10, 2007.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that the merged Rainbow/PUSH is an outgrowth of Jesse Jackson's 1984 Presidential campaign and a factional split in Operation Breadbasket, an affiliate of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

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This article needs to better explain..

This article needs to better explain what function the Rainbow and PUSH where formed to do and what as a combined entity they do these days. Where they cival rights orginizations like the NAACP? Someone knowledgable on the Rainbow/PUSH should expand the article. --Cab88 01:16, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It also needs to be known what the Rainbow/PUSH organization calls its' combined self, and what it is known as for short. it certantly can't be Rainbow/PUSH! Also, WHY was the National Rainbow Coalition formed, if there already was Operation PUSH? --EdgeCalibur 00:47, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is this the same rainbow coalition that goes around in buses trying to force construction sites to hire there members? because if so we NEED to include some sources about there violence record. Joesolo13 (talk) 13:08, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Successful good article nomination

I am glad to report that this article nomination for good article status has been promoted. This is how the article, as of October 21, 2007, compares against the six good article criteria:

1. Well written?: Clear language usage, easily understandable read. At that, it was also a most enjoyable and interesting read for me, personally.

2. Factually accurate?: Article is sourced to (9) good sources, all look like they satisfy WP:RS, and are formatted with WP:CIT. Nice.

3. Broad in coverage?: Foundation, Functions of organization, Goals, Merger are all good explanations. Going forward towards your next WP:PR though, please expand on that last bit where you mention criticism in the Merger section - if there are enough WP:RS sources for this, might be better off in its own small subsection. Also, add some more commentary on contemporary notable actions of the organization.

4. Neutral point of view?: Article does appear to be worded in neutrally phrased syntax and language.

5. Article stability? No talk page incivility that I can see looking back. No edit warring going back (3) months in edit history.

6. Images?: 2 tasteful images, one is cc and the other is public domain. Nice. I'd just suggest if you get a moment to transwiki them both to Wikimedia Commons, so they can be used across projects.

If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to Good article reassessment. Thank you to all of the editors who worked hard to bring it to this status, and congratulations. — Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 09:40, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:NPOV does not say remove one extreme point of view and describe it as unreliable. It says include all sides. Removing his points is irresponsible. Even worse is all the points that were left in the article, but stripped of their citations. Leave the refs in. The proper thing to do is to find counterpoints and add them to the article, IMO.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 20:08, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, the source is unacceptable. We do not use unreliable, polemic radical right-wing (or radical left-wing) Web sites as sources, particularly ones run by with a demonstrated record of making things up. The site is usable only as a source for its own opinions. FCYTravis (talk) 20:23, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I generally stay out of the fray on political issues by sourcing from Time, Newsweek, U. S. News & World Report, New York Times, etc. (see Jack Kemp or Jesse Jackson, Jr. for example). I don't know who is right wing that counts as right wing and an WP:RS and who right wing and considered a nutjob. Regardless, your edit seems haphazard to me. Can you confirm that in places where you merely removed the citation and not the fact, you thought it through. I am going to trust that if you say you did the remaining stuff is not going to be challenged as failing WP:ATT.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 04:07, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is(at least in part necessarily) by design entirely susceptable to Manufacturing Consent-style propaganda. However, basically that system often keeps stuff "on the back pages", and there are a lot of sources like [[The Guardian], truthout or "specialist magazine" sources, so perhaps you can try search there.(keep in mind "talk page not discussion forum")88.159.79.223 (talk) 23:27, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Encarta reference is a tertiary source?

Tried to point it out, but was reverted.88.159.79.223 (talk) 23:19, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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