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:I grouped the other examples were more than 3 citations were used. I think there were 3 or so examples in the article body. I also combined citations were the same RS article was given two separate citations. Finally, I removed one sentence noting that two sources didn't use the term "journalist" when referring to Ngo. It seems like a trivial claim or alternatively a type of OR. I also removed a claim that PF had criticized several of Ngo's claims. While this might be true, only one claim was cited by PF and based on the article it PF isn't saying Ngo made or shared the disputed claim. It only appears that Ngo shared video which others cited when making the claim. [[User:Springee|Springee]] ([[User talk:Springee|talk]]) 11:39, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
:I grouped the other examples were more than 3 citations were used. I think there were 3 or so examples in the article body. I also combined citations were the same RS article was given two separate citations. Finally, I removed one sentence noting that two sources didn't use the term "journalist" when referring to Ngo. It seems like a trivial claim or alternatively a type of OR. I also removed a claim that PF had criticized several of Ngo's claims. While this might be true, only one claim was cited by PF and based on the article it PF isn't saying Ngo made or shared the disputed claim. It only appears that Ngo shared video which others cited when making the claim. [[User:Springee|Springee]] ([[User talk:Springee|talk]]) 11:39, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

::{{u|Noteduck}}, your edits here [[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy_Ngo&diff=1029191821&oldid=1029183093]] are problematic. Per 1RR I am reverting them. The summary of the PolitiFact article is problematic. First, this refers to only one attack, not several. Second, while PF says no evidence was presented saying the attackers were associated with Antifa they also don't say they were not. So at best we have the weak claim that PF says Ngo said the attackers were associated with antifa without providing support for that claim in the tweet. That is hardly DUE content. We can't say "misrepresenting" since that could only be the case if we knew the people were not associated with antifa. The statement that two sources, with one being a highly opinionated source, decide not to call Ngo a journalist is clearly a question of DUE and OR since neither are specifically making the claim in question. They might dispute Ngo's journalistic integrity/quality but that is not the same thing as outright saying, "Ngo is not a journalist". RS was specifically claiming that Ngo was at fault for not acting as a journalist during the video in question. However, that is a very weak claim since there wasn't a confrontation going on at the time and Ngo said he was following social media on his phone at the time. [[User:Springee|Springee]] ([[User talk:Springee|talk]]) 12:56, 18 June 2021 (UTC)


== Recent attack (the second one in three years) by left-wing protesters ==
== Recent attack (the second one in three years) by left-wing protesters ==

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Killing of Aaron Danielson

The article states that nobody has been murderer by antifa terrorists. This is false, as there is at least one example (Aaron Danielson). Jason Stanley is a liar, and his opinion should be removed from the article or stated as false. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.209.100.92 (talk) 21:32, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That claim made by Jason Stanley was made just 3 days (Aug 27, 2020) before the killing of Aaron Danielson (Aug 30, 2020). But yes, it is no longer true that no one has been killed by antifascists and it should be at least added afterwards that fact. Jrfrettlohr (talk) 23:03, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

LaCorte News

LaCorte News was founded by Ken LaCorte, a former Fox News executive with an expressed partisan purpose. I dispute whether this source has the reputation for accuracy required for a reliable source - a cursory look suggests not. In November 2019, a New York Times investigation found that LaCorte used "Russian tactics" to push inflammatory content on websites Conservative Edition News and Liberal Edition News which he controlled. LaCorte's ownership of the sites was not known until the Times investigation, which was jointly conducted with the Virginia security firm Nisos.[2] The investigation found no ties between LaCorte and Russia, and stated: "Security experts said the adoption of Russian tactics by profit-motivated Americans had made it much harder to track disinformation." LaCorte defended himself to the Times, saying that he ran the politically-charged sites as a way to drive traffic to his centrist site LaCorte News. LaCorte said “I wanted to try to find middle ground.”[2] LaCorte admitted that he had had been secretly operating the partisan websites and had hired Macedonian teenagers to write the content. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 13:36, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi NorthBySouthBaranof, NYT's investigation only said that Conservative Edition News and Liberal Edition News are partisan sites owned by the same person as LaCorte News, but it didn't dispute LaCorte News's reliability. Ken LaCorte also explained that those partisan sites are meant to draw traffic to his centrist site LaCorte News.
Additionally, Ngo's testimony on June 29 is an undisputable fact and LaCorte News didn't fabricate any information. I don't think we should exclude truthful and widely covered information simply because of the news agency's owner's personal beliefs, or else it would be bias by omission, which violates NPOV. Thomas Meng (talk) 15:13, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thomas Meng, if this event is "widely covered", could you identify a few reliable sources that have covered it? Maybe we could use one of those instead. –dlthewave ☎ 17:10, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I think this is where we need to look at RS, specifically context matters. This is not an extraordinary claim. We have a primary source record of what Ngo said. So long as the source is simply saying, "this is what Ngo said" it shouldn't require a gold standard source to support the statements. As for the "partisan purpose" concern, why isn't that applied to other sources? Biased sources aren't automatically excluded and again, the claims in question are not controversial (ie no source would question that Ngo said what the congressional record says he said). I think this should be restored. Springee (talk) 15:37, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I cannot find any evidence that LaCorte News has a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy, as policy requires of a reliable source. To the contrary, someone who admits to deceptively operating fake news sites has lost any claim to credibility as the operator of a legitimate journalism operation. An examination of the site's articles reveal it to be little more than rewritten partisan clickbait, with no original reporting that I can find, and its staff listing includes only one named writer, who lives in Macedonia. This does not have any of the hallmarks of a legitimate reliable source. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 16:31, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Does the news site have the things we normally expect from a RS (editorial board etc)? Do we have evidence they have fabricated or otherwise reported false information? You said someone admitted to deceptively operating a fake news site but I don't see a link. Again, in this case we can verify their claims since the congressional record is available. Springee (talk) 16:38, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
So they have a staff writer and editorial staff. I guess I am not seeing the issue. You have to remember not liking a source personally is obviously not a reason to exclude it. PackMecEng (talk) 16:40, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You have it precisely backward - the onus is on the person proposing disputed material to gain consensus for its inclusion, and to gain consensus that the proffered sourcing is reliable. We have neither here. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 16:43, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like consensus to me. PackMecEng (talk) 16:45, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Further, the site was permanently banned from Facebook for intentionally spreading the Trump whistleblower's name. Yeah, seems like a source we really ought to be avoiding. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 16:41, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Honestly, that is meaningless. Facebook also blocked all mention of the Hunter laptop story which later turned out to be true. FB isn't a new site and we can't assume they are a reliable adjudicator of good vs bad news. Springee (talk) 16:49, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Springee, the best solution, always, is to fall back to reliable independent secondary sources. Guy (help! - typo?) 21:11, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Secretly running two opposing POV outlets to drive traffic to your site isn't exactly a hallmark of trustworthiness, and this young site doesn't seem to have established a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy yet. Best to steer clear. –dlthewave ☎ 17:08, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Since we can fact check the claims in question what is the issue? Remember that RS says context matters. If this were an interpretive claim I would agree but this is simply a statement saying "He said X" which can be verified via videos of the testimony as well as by the congressional record. Are you saying Ngo didn't say the things attributed to him? Springee (talk) 17:57, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia requires reliable secondary sources and is not an appropriate location for lengthy content additions that are better suited to a personal blog about his testimony (that any editor is free to construct away from Wikipedia).
We already have Courthouse News in the article as a much more solid and grounded source for reporting on the gist of Ngo's views expressed in the testimony. There is no need to quote his testimony at length, verbatim, in the Wikipedia article and attempt to justify that this is DUE by using a severly problematic source that has admitted to using Macedonian troll farms in an effort to drive viewers to their "real" news site. Cedar777 (talk) 18:13, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Which testimony. I believe he has testified before congress 3 times. I have real trouble understanding why we wouldn't include at least a limited summary of what he testified to each time. That seems like it would be an IAR issue. Springee (talk) 19:24, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry, Springee, but your argument that it's OK to use an unreliable source because it can be fact-checked against a primary source didn't work with the Daily Caller/Daily Signal source and it's not going to work here. There's nothing about congressional testimony that makes it inherently noteworthy; we cover what reliable sources have covered, and reliable sources just don't seem to have paid much attention to the June 29 testimony. If you'd like to include it, WP:ONUS is on you to find sourcing that meets WP:DUE. Please stop wasting our time trying to pass off obviously terrible sources as reliable. –dlthewave ☎ 05:02, 26 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This is an extremely worrying double standard on Springee's part, given that they insist on the most uncompromisingly high standards on sources they disagree with. If Springee finds it difficult to evaluate sources, it might be best to stand aside and listen more Noteduck (talk) 12:08, 26 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Dlthewave, if you feel this isn't worth your time you can always choose not to reply. My concern here is that a number of right leaning sites did report on this (Daily Caller, Daily Wire, PM, WesterJournal, the site discussed above) We also have left leaning sites saying Ngo is going/did testify (Meaww [[1]] Oregonian [[2]]). Even if we don't see the sites who reported on the testimony as reliable we clearly have a number of sources that think this is important. We also don't have to worry about verifiability since we have C-SPAN and the congressional record to verify any claims. This is an article that has been criticized for issues with IMPARTIAL. We are happy to have rather tabloid like claims such the one from BC and others yet we are very concerned about keeping out factual statements that can be easily verified when presented by sources that are claimed to be unreliable. If the statement can be verified is that particular claim still unreliable? Springee (talk) 13:41, 26 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Springee, you're well aware that all of the "right leaning" sources you've linked are generally unreliable per consensus and thus can't be used to establish due weight. We don't give a shit what they have to say and you would be well advised to stop bringing them up before it lands you at AE. As for Meaww (I've never heard of this one before, have you?) and OregonLive, they don't actually cover the content of the testimony that you're proposing we include. –dlthewave ☎ 04:33, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Dlthewave, you totally missed the point of the argument. It's clear a lot of sources think the content is important yet we are using process to leave it out. Since I haven't added the content to the article (that was another editor) your AE comment is not helpful. Beyond that, we have several editors who say the source in question is reliable for the content in question so it's not like I'm the only editor making this case. Springee (talk) 10:39, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest just building an article with objective content (not characterizations). And if we rule out biased or "biased" sources that would zap 90% of the sources for this article. A more usable standard is expertise and objectivity with respect to the content that they are supporting. Suggest just using sources to support verifiable objective content. And suggest laying off of the insulting and negative assumptions and characterizations of editor Springee.North8000 (talk) 22:43, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

North8000, if you remove opinions, you're left with the inescapable conclusion that Ngo isn't actually important at all. He's just a fascist apologist grifter who is being promoted because it's useful to those who want to pretend that BLM and Antifa, rather than out of control far-right militias, are the real problem. Guy (help! - typo?) 17:17, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Why not just include encyclopedic information rather the opinions of political opponents thus provide encyclopedic information for others to decide? North8000 (talk) 00:26, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
off topic
:::::::I am gobsmacked by Springee's discouragement of participation. This is so abusive that it's a wonder they weren't reported immediately, doubly so given that they have a history of canvassing, and are constantly trying to introduce unreliable sources whilst simultaneously making a fuss over actually reliable sources. They know PRECISELY what they are doing, stop giving them the benefit of the doubt. 69.158.90.121 (talk) 05:29, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

LaCorteNews is far from established. Oregonian (cited above as [3]) is, but the sum total of their reporting was He has twice testified before Congress ... . He’s been invited twice by Republican lawmakers, including once by Cruz, to testify before Congress. starship.paint (exalt) 06:17, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Starship.paint, and, let's face it, the bar is pretty low there. In recent hearings we have heard from promoters of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, anti-maskers, and sundry other cranks. With the exception of serious work like the first impeachment hearing, being summoned to Congress these days is a much debased currency. Guy (help! - typo?) 16:16, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Strickland

Cedar777, thank you for the effort you put into rearranging the article. I think it's better for it. A small thing, is the Michael Strickland material really due here? I don't see sources making a big fuss about Ngo's reporting with respect to this story nor do I see articles about Strickland saying much if anything about Ngo. The Strickland article suggests he is a BLP1E case as it links to the Don't Shoot Portland group and says very little about Strickland himself. I would suggest removal as undue. Again, I think the overall edit was good. Springee (talk) 15:54, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Springee Back in October, I raised the question at talk that the article would benefit from clarity on the subject’s education/graduation at PSU. [[4]]
Biographical Wikipedia articles are frequently structured with an Early life & education section that ends when the formal period of study ends, followed by the Career section. Ngo’s education and career overlap so it was more challenging untangling the two. With the recent revision of Ngo’s page, I set out to answer two questions that pertain to the material you recently deleted: A) When did Ngo cease to be a student at PSU? and B) When did he begin to cover stories for the Vanguard as a student reporter?
Answer A: Several sources clearly list Ngo as a PSU graduate student in 2018, so the article now accurately reflects that RS say he enrolled in a graduate program in 2015 and continued his studies, at least, until mid-2018.
To date, no editors have found a source stating that he graduated from PSU but perhaps one does exist, and if so it would be good to get it added to the article.
Answer B: Ngo covered a story for the Vanguard in 2016 that was picked up by KATU, the local ABC News affiliate. His reporting (as a PSU graduate student for the Vanguard) was relevant and recognized beyond the Vanguard by this RS news org. Ngo is named in their coverage and his video as the Vanguard reporter is used in their story.
Ngo’s coverage of the 2016 BLM event was reported on again in the College Fix (a source we are already using for other content in the article).
I disagree with your assertion that the material is undue. KATU’s coverage substantiates the story and Ngo’s role in reporting it. The article heading states that Ngo’s time period at the Vanguard was from 2016-2017 but the RS legitimizing 2016 has been deleted from the article by your last edit. It is not clear what could be objectionable about this content. The sources should be restored. Cedar777 (talk) 19:05, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see how that justifies the inclusion of Strickland by name or action in this article. I'm not opposed to saying he covered the Don't Shoot Portland event but I have two issues with the mention of Strickland himself. First, it seems like a coatrack since Ngo's coverage of DSP and Strickland is minor and uncontroversial. Strickland is hardly notable and even less so in context of Ngo so why mention him at all? His name redirects to the short DSP article. The other issue is to mention that Strickland pulled a gun without mentioning the actions of the crowd first (the DSP article does mention this). This is not a case where a person just decided to wave a gun at a group because they didn't like that group's message. Would a partial restore work? Something like "In 2016, he covered a Black Lives Matter related protest called Don't Shoot Portland for the Vanguard."? Springee (talk) 19:55, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Springee, https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2019/03/fox-news-laura-ingraham-calls-for-rico-prosecution-of-liberal-campus-agitators-cites-portland-state-cowbell-disruptor.html Guy (help! - typo?) 21:31, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Springee, I don't have a strong opinion, but some sources do specifically link the two specifically due to this incident. Guy (help! - typo?) 21:30, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
JzG, I agree they are mentioned in the same article because Ngo tried to help Strickland speak on campus. However, I don't see much in the way of significance here. Consider your comments about too much insignificant content making it into articles like this one. ALso, consider how this was presented in the Ngo article. It wasn't presented as, Ngo hosted Strickland [rest of that story]. Instead it was Ngo reported on an event that happened to be the event where Strickland did X. While Ngo and Strickland have a small tie, the tie between Ngo and X is that much smaller. Springee (talk) 22:02, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Springee, yes, he gave Strickland's career-o'-grifting a head start. Guy (help! - typo?) 22:06, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Cedar777, I'm still not sure this content is due. The CollegeFix content was removed as UNDUE. With that removed I just don't see how this is content that should be included when we are already concerned about too much stuff getting jammed into this article. Springee (talk) 13:31, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Springee, The content was modified to remove mention of Strickland by name per your request, and yet still reflect what KATU, the local ABC news affiliate said about the event, which featured Ngo's reporting/video.
As Politico reported in 2020 that Ngo is a mega infleuncer and a "key source for rightwing audiences in search of news about the Black Lives Matter movement", it logically follows that the point at which Ngo takes an interest in (and reports on) BLM and the charged protest atmosphere in Portland where violence might erupt at any moment is relevent to his bio. This should prove true regardless of which side, if any, a reader might be inclined to blame for the violence. BLM marches took place in several major US cities in July 2016, with horendous violence breaking out at the 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers on the same day that Strickland brandished his weapon in Portland.[5] The point being that the atmosphere was much larger than Strickland, thus we don't need to name him. Ngo's coverage of the 2016 Don't Shoot Portland event was a harbinger for what has become his multi-year focus on emotionally charged protest environments. Ngo, then a PSU college student reporter, covered Strickland at the original 2016 event. When Strickland returned to campus in 2018 following his conviction and 2-year ban from PSU (and an indefinite ban from the PCC campus), Ngo's coverage of the drama is another matter that may warrant a mention of Strickland farther into the timeline.[6] Cedar777 (talk) 14:15, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Cedar777, do we have other sources that would explain why this material is DUE in Ngo's BLP? Simply showing an example where a news source used some of Ngo's reporting doesn't seem like a good standard to establish WEIGHT. Springee (talk) 14:22, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bernstein's Buzzfeed opinion piece

As proposed, I'll discuss my removal of the quotes here:

  • The first reason is that these quotes seek to legitimize Antifa's violence on Ngo. The author, Joseph Bernstein (Buzzfeed's tech reporter), says that Antifa beat Ngo because Ngo himself has been building to a dramatic confrontation with the Portland far left for months. Bernstein says this with the only evidence being that Ngo's twitter banner says: Hated by Antifa. So it somehow became Ngo's own fault that Antifa beat him. The quotes also say that with his star rising along with the severity of the encounters...[Ngo] is willing to make himself the story and to stream himself doing it. So how does Bernstein know that Ngo's willing to get severely beaten and suffer brain hemorrhage? These are quite unreliable speculations.
  • Another issue is that Berstein is not a qualified expert for this Wikipedia article to cite, because he is a only a technology reporter.

Hope my reasoning makes sense. Thomas Meng (talk) 02:13, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

User:BeŻet perhaps of interest to you too. Thomas Meng, Buzzfeed News is listed as an RS at WP:RSP. Everything I see argued in this article is broadly in line with what other RS's have said about Ngo. This article is not an opinion piece like you stated in your diff. I don't think these objections are strong and don't think this material should be removed again Noteduck (talk) 07:37, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

First, RSP green doesn't mean any BFN article is always reliable for any claim it makes nor that any claim is automatically DUE. Thomas Meng's concern regarding the analysis/opinion of a tech writer about Ngo is legitimate. I recall at least a few sources were critical of the media in general for not loudly condemning this attack. I do agree that this passage in some sense tries to justify the attack by saying Ngo was asking for it. While not in WP voice we still should ask, why is this one passage due. If a number of sources say something similar then we should bundle those opinions (and this is an opinion) into a single summary sentence saying several sources said X and follow it with sources that condemned the victim blaming. If no other sources say this then removal as an undue opinion offered by a tech writer is reasonable. Springee (talk) 10:30, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
this is not an opinion piece so please stop using that term. Bernstein's conclusion is in line with many others that argue that Ngo's coverage is manipulative and dishonestly made to portray him as a victim (arguably vindicated by the Patriot Prayer video). Bernstein sums up Ngo well when he describes him as the kind of participant reporting that alternates freely between mocking the far left, anthropologizing it, and cowering from it. Springee, you recently narrowly avoided a sanction for adding a deprecated source on this very page so it might be best to step back and listen more. Also, I now assume you have no problem with me commenting on your edits, since you've responded to mine here Noteduck (talk) 11:41, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Opinion and commentary can be mixed with factual reporting as is the case here. If many people have said something similar we can summarize it as well as responses to that summary. Regardless, the material in question is not factual reporting. The author is providing his own view, not reporting the view of someone else. There is no need to ping me as I am watching this talk page. Springee (talk) 11:54, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Meng Could you elaborate on why the author would need to be a "qualified expert" instead of a news reporter? I'm not familiar with this requirement. –dlthewave ☎ 12:22, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I believe they are referring to WP: RSEDITORIAL. Specifically "The opinions of specialists and recognized experts are more likely to be reliable and to reflect a significant viewpoint." Thus the opinions of non-specialists and non-recognized experts are less likely to be reliable and to reflect a significant viewpoint. So, why are the opinions and analysis of this tech writer sufficiently reliable and why does it reflect a significant enough viewpoint for inclusion are the questions that should be answered. --Kyohyi (talk) 13:56, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The Buzzfeed News article by Bernstein is a nuanced and thorough assesment of the subject at a given point in time. It is arguably the highest quality coverage we have of him from 2019. Bernstein was with Ngo while he was attacked during the Proud Boys rally and counter protest, as well as before and after this event. Bernstein raises a number of relevant questions as a journalist, about the shifting nature of journalism and of Ngo's role within that context. I strongly disagree that Bernstein can be dismissed as "just a" technology reporter or that his statement has the severity and malice attributed to him by some editors.
It is an established fact that Ngo has a large number of followers on social media. It is also an established fact that Ngo has a large number of detractors (see the Christian conference that he was disinvited from and the uproar and backlash that the Mumford and Sons musicians received). Many of Ngo's detractors can be found throughout society, not just in black bloc in the streets of Portland. Quite a few articles take care to unravel why this may be the case. Bernstien's 2019 coverage is relevant and addresses this reality.
The statement is correctly attributed to Bernstein and not presented in wiki voice. Many reporters suffered from pepper spray, tear gas, and worse while covering the unrest but they did not center or reframe the story on themselves. Cedar777 (talk) 16:37, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
this article is based on hard analysis and the repeatedly used term opinion is a misnomer in this discussion. I'd say this is one of the most detailed and thoughtful journalistic analyses of Ngo out there, well in line with what other RS's have said about Ngo, and there's zero reason to exclude it Noteduck (talk) 02:57, 11 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Condense citations?

A number of citation were recently condensed in this edit Diff 1. Ngo's article has a history of edit warring between those who have debated, in particular, the terms journalist and provocateur. Instead of reverting this recent edit on the grounds that citations were condensed for unfavorable content while leaving the long lists for favorable content (in both the lede for journalist and in the personal life section for Ngo's self description of his political stance) I wanted to first raise this issue at talk.

Another article with hotly contested terminolgy, the Proud Boys, lists the condensed citations in a drop down format in the lede rather than showing only the numbers. Ngo's article needs to be as consistent as possible across viewpoints. If editors wish to condense citations, it is preferable that Ngo's article adopts the format that lists the citations in drop down for both favorable and unfavorable content so readers can quickly see the publishers and authors that support these terms. Or perhaps it is best to go back to the numbered citation lists behind each statement, both favorable and unfavorable. Cedar777 (talk) 16:59, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't like the way it's done in the Proud Boys article. The issue is a single source cited in the drop down has to be added as a second source if it's to be added again. I do not think we should give the same source more than one entry. I do get the issue with hovering over the link just shows a few new links but I prefer that to either the long list (Proud Boys) or a long list of [1][2][3][4][5][6] in the visible article itself. This might be a good question for VP or a MOS talk page. Springee (talk) 19:19, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This issue is one of consistency. The changes were applied inconsistently throughout the article.
It is unlikely the divergent narratives regarding Ngo will be resolved any time soon and a consistent citation format for multiple sources reduces the perception of bias from editors. Cedar777 (talk) 16:04, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I think it would have been better to apply this across the article any time we have more than 3 citations (the typical OVERCITE limit). Would you be opposed to applying that standard? I don't think this is a huge deal either way but I do think it was an improvement. Springee (talk) 17:07, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Cedar777, as Springee said, I made the edit because of WP:OVERCITE. OVERCITE says:

One cause of "citation overkill" is edit warring, which can lead to examples like "Graphism is the study[1][2][3][4][5] of ..." [...] as an editor desperately tries to shore up one's point or overall notability of the subject with extra citations, in the hope that their opponents will accept that there are reliable sources for their edit.

As you described, this indeed displays edit warring, which is detrimental to readability per OVERCITE.
Another reason is that When citing material in an article, it is better to cite a couple of great sources than a stack of decent or sub-par ones. In the lead section, there are many highly biased opinion pieces and tabloid-like reporting stacked up together. The sentional language of their titles do a diservice to this article's reliability when readers hover over the citations. So it's best that we eliminate some of those in addition to merging. Thomas Meng (talk) 18:54, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The way you had it[7] was good. I don't think the styles e.g. Proud Boys or Nick Fuentes uses are that great here because of the repeated references (as Springee pointed out), though I do think you should combine it for "journalist" as well, which would also eliminate Cedar777's consistency concerns. Having to churn through a provocateur,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] and sucks for readability. ‑‑Volteer1 (talk) 19:40, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I've gone and done just that, as there seems to be a consensus in favour of trying to cull the citation overkill here. ‑‑Volteer1 (talk) 08:59, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I grouped the other examples were more than 3 citations were used. I think there were 3 or so examples in the article body. I also combined citations were the same RS article was given two separate citations. Finally, I removed one sentence noting that two sources didn't use the term "journalist" when referring to Ngo. It seems like a trivial claim or alternatively a type of OR. I also removed a claim that PF had criticized several of Ngo's claims. While this might be true, only one claim was cited by PF and based on the article it PF isn't saying Ngo made or shared the disputed claim. It only appears that Ngo shared video which others cited when making the claim. Springee (talk) 11:39, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Noteduck, your edits here [[8]] are problematic. Per 1RR I am reverting them. The summary of the PolitiFact article is problematic. First, this refers to only one attack, not several. Second, while PF says no evidence was presented saying the attackers were associated with Antifa they also don't say they were not. So at best we have the weak claim that PF says Ngo said the attackers were associated with antifa without providing support for that claim in the tweet. That is hardly DUE content. We can't say "misrepresenting" since that could only be the case if we knew the people were not associated with antifa. The statement that two sources, with one being a highly opinionated source, decide not to call Ngo a journalist is clearly a question of DUE and OR since neither are specifically making the claim in question. They might dispute Ngo's journalistic integrity/quality but that is not the same thing as outright saying, "Ngo is not a journalist". RS was specifically claiming that Ngo was at fault for not acting as a journalist during the video in question. However, that is a very weak claim since there wasn't a confrontation going on at the time and Ngo said he was following social media on his phone at the time. Springee (talk) 12:56, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Recent attack (the second one in three years) by left-wing protesters

Hi, recently Ngo was again attacked by left-wing protesters [9]. I think this is significant enough for us to include. Could someone add it in? Thanks. Thomas Meng (talk) 19:04, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You can add it yourself. Note though that since all we have is a statement by Ngo, we would have to attribute the information to him in text. TFD (talk) 19:10, 17 June 2021 (UTC) -[reply]
Thanks for the proposal The Four Deuces. I didn't want to add this myself because the majority of my edits on this page have been reverted by a few left-leaning editors (see discussions above). So I think it might be better for more qualified editors to do it (maybe you can). Best, Thomas Meng (talk) 19:20, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It could be how you phrase things. For example you say that Ngo was attacked, when we don't know that with certainty. You also said he was attacked by left-wing protestors, instead of calling them antifa, which is what the source says. When a tiny group within the Left carries out an attack, collective responsibility should not be assigned to the entire Left. Incidentally, since left can mean different things, its meaning should always be clear about what we mean when we use the term. TFD (talk) 21:24, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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