Talk:Brian Birdwell

A fact from Brian Birdwell appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Brian Birdwell, the newest member of the Texas State Senate, was a burn victim of the terrorist attack on The Pentagon on September 11, 2001?

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NPOV and Vandalism

I deleted the following from the opening paragraph due to it's lack of citation, lack of neutrality, and inappropriate placement. A more objective, referenced discussion of Birdwell's position on the issue and reaction of specific veterans' associations might be better placed under a heading such as "Criticism" or "Controversy":

Birdwell has recently come to fame (2015) among Texas Veterans for repealing portions of the Hazlewood Act that once promised that the children of Texas Veterans would get free in-state tuition. He is the least liked Senator by Texas Veterans Associations.

Wikipedia is clearly not the place for firing broadsides aimed at biographical subjects.A.T.S. in Texas (talk) 04:27, 19 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted the following after a referenced description of subject's bill cutting veteran's benefits because it violates NPOV:

Showing him to be a true Blue Falcon.

A referenced quotation of someone calling Birdwell a "blue falcon" would not violate NPOV; a Wikipedia writer inserting this description clearly violates NPOV. A.T.S. in Texas (talk) 03:18, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted another NPOV violation by Plowboy1987 listing Brian Birdwell's occupation as "Blue Falcon," military slang for buddy-fucker. Plowboy1987 previously described Birdwell as a "true Blue Falcon" in the text of the article. A.T.S. in Texas (talk) 03:07, 5 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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