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Attempting to remove the redirect from this page to Wesley Britt.

I have attempted to create a page for Katie Britt, an official candidate in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Alabama. My information has been sourced from legitimate news organizations and information centers, yet the page continues to be undone for not meeting GNG requirements. How am I to proceed creating a page if it supposedly isn't about someone notable enough? I've read the guidelines and everything but don't understand the logic to the deletions.

Epokhrel (talk) 17:47, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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fact error

space command NEVER relocated to Colorado, was always there, was going to MOVE to Alabama, and Biden reversed that decision. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.130.142.29 (talk) 06:53, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Viriditas (talk) 23:35, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 March 2024

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Change

Britt opposed the Alabama Supreme Court's 2024 ruling that frozen embryos should be considered living beings, saying, "defending life and ensuring continued access to IVF services for loving parents are not mutually exclusive".^[1]

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Britt responded to the Alabama Supreme Court's 2024 ruling that frozen embryos should be considered living beings, saying, "defending life and ensuring continued access to IVF services for loving parents are not mutually exclusive".^[2]

Britt is supporting IVF in AP News Source. However she isn't stating opposition to the decision of the Alabama Decision on classification of minor for unlawful minor injury.

@Drmies: My change was unrelated to WP:Vandalism.

207.96.32.81 (talk) 04:13, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of Healthcare section

I'm not sure I understand why the Healthcare section was removed in this revision. The content in the section was sourced and provided a summary of what had been stated by Britt, regardless of what one may think about the content or depth (or lack thereof) of her comments. Kafoxe (talk) 14:22, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 March 2024 (2)

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Please remove the words "is crazy" from the first sentence of Senator Britt's page. Not only is this unverifiable, it is also an example of extreme bias that's not worthy of Wikipedia. This site is supposed to be about a community of fact-finders and fact-checkers, not rabid partisans cheekily spray painting history with lies and insults.

Thank you. 165.166.115.2 (talk) 15:27, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree completely. While I can think of similar things to say about Britt, most of them are inappropriate for and unworthy of Wikipedia. Dfbrooke (talk) 15:34, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@165.166.115.2 and Dfbrooke: The addition was an inappropriate bit of vandalism by an editor that has now been reverted. Kafoxe (talk) 15:50, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great example of undue

Conversely, Alabama conservative news website Yellowhammer News praised Britt's speech as a "home run", while Donald Trump called Britt a "great contrast" to Biden

Yellowhammer News? Seriously? The response was universally panned by everyone, GOP and DNC alike. This should not be here. Not only is it undue, it does not meet the basic criteria for a reliable source, as it is clearly run by GOP operatives and is not neutral or reliant on editorial guidance or fact checking. Trump’s opinion isn’t even fit to print. Viriditas (talk) 23:39, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. I thought it would be appropriate to include a source from Britt's home state, as well as one from Trump, who is a former president and main electoral opponent of Biden in 2024. I'm not sure what you mean when saying Trump's opinion is not "fit to print." Additionally, by the nature of providing an opinion or reaction, I'm not sure what the expectation should be with these sources. Is there a source for Yellowhammer News being "clearly run by GOP operatives"? Regardless, I'd understand if the Yellowhammer News opinion should be removed, but Trump's comments seem relevant, at the very least. Kafoxe (talk) 01:00, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Read our article on Yellowhammer News. Established and run by GOP operatives. Further, using YN and Trump here amounts to false balance. It can be undue to imply that there are two sides to an issue when most sources indicate that somehthing is unanimous. Viriditas (talk) 01:21, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you'd like to call into question the validity of Yellowhammer News as a source, then certainly that can be a worthy inquiry, though I assume that is a process done elsewhere. Either way, I think it's beside the point; I do see your view of it being undue after another reading of the policy. I'll remove it from that paragraph. Thank you for your perspective, I'm always learning as an editor. Kafoxe (talk) 01:27, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

One way forward is to look at how other articles have handled this in the past. Britt’s response to Biden is being compared to Jindal’s response to Obama in 2009. It may be instructive to see how that section was written and whether there are any takeaways you can apply here. Or not. Viriditas (talk) 01:34, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 9 March 2024

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The base in Alabama is Fort Novosel. This page needs to be rewritten to state the following in “early life and education”:

“She was raised outside of Fort Novosel (formerly known as Fort Rucker)…” 2600:1700:8280:3110:68E1:4BD1:437C:8EBC (talk) 02:27, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. EnIRtpf09b (talk) 08:05, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See my request for the further improvement of this reference.71.105.190.227 (talk) 06:56, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I believe her name is Katie Boyd Britt

See here. Thank you! --PurpleInvestments (talk) 19:42, 9 March 2024 (UTC) →Apologies for not including an edit summary on my prior comment! --PurpleInvestments (talk) 19:46, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Spurious source/false statement

In the portion mentioning the Space Force, the location of the command and a description of efforts to move it to Alabama are in error. The source mentioned is a partisan publication. 74.128.196.141 (talk) 21:22, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Viriditas (talk) 23:26, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Removed.

The same month, Britt advocated for Huntsville, Alabama, to remain as primary location of the United States Space Command. The Biden administration had previously indicated it was considering relocating it to Colorado, even though a U.S. Air Force study found Colorado to be the fifth-best location. Britt charged that the Biden administration was "politicizing" the decision, saying that "selecting a fifth-place finisher would obviously prioritize partisan political considerations at the expense of our national security, military modernization and force readiness".^[1]

The text is preserved above. If anyone wants to try and reformulate it and find a better, more neutral source, have at it. Viriditas (talk) 23:29, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Taylor, Daniel (March 24, 2023). "'The best place for Space Command is in Huntsville' – Battle, Britt, Tuberville push back against Biden's efforts to reverse decision on U.S. Space Command location". 1819 News. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

Characterization of SOTU Response

This section should say her speech was "widely panned, even by Republicans," rather than mentioning "mixed reviews." There were so few positive responses that this change would make the article more accurate. Rlioz (talk) 11:35, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed Viriditas (talk) 17:38, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request

Change "Saturday Night Live (SNL) comedy TV show parodied Britt." to "Saturday Night Live parodied Britt." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.193.204.66 (talk) 12:41, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 11 March 2024

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Change "(formerly Fort Rucker)" to "(then Fort Rucker)" in reference to Fort Novosel. (Britt's connection with it was while it had the former name and simply saying it HAD a former name doesn't relate it to her life). 71.105.190.227 (talk) 06:54, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The page's protection level has changed since this request was placed. You should now be able to edit the page yourself. If you still seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. Liu1126 (talk) 16:27, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Federal database for pregnant women proposal

It's hard to keep up with the GOP proposals to turn the US into their preferred version of Gilead, but this proposal deserves to be added. Viriditas (talk) 23:33, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://apnews.com/article/congress-ivf-access-abortion-alabama-bill-ruling-7f68248f36900d4583d9b181f3b4e380

[2] ttps://apnews.com/article/congress-ivf-access-abortion-alabama-bill-ruling-7f68248f36900d4583d9b181f3b4e380

[3] Taylor, Daniel (March 24, 2023). "'The best place for Space Command is in Huntsville' – Battle, Britt, Tuberville push back against Biden's efforts to reverse decision on U.S. Space Command location". 1819 News. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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