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This is obviously a controversial topic. In the event you wish to raise a certain issue, please consider consulting the archives (both of them) to see if it has already been addressed or discussed. Eusebeus 00:11, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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From the tag at top: "This is a controversial topic, which may be under dispute. Please read this talk page and discuss substantial changes here before making them. Make sure you supply full citations when adding information to highly controversial articles." --NYScholar 01:01, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Many of the problems currently facing editors of this article should not have been archived yet. They are still of current concern. They are dated March 6 and March 7, 2007. They need to be consulted before making "substantial changes" to this article. That is the policy for editing this article. Such changes must be discussed here in advance of making them. See also the WP:BLP, which governs editing of this article as well. --NYScholar 01:01, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

i agrew with you NYScholar but i dont think that its possible to undo an archiv e even i f its totally retarded. i also wanted to know if you have any clarificaion that Lewis Libby's name was once Leibowitzt becore he changed it to just 'Libby'. Also, it dont htink that its encylcopedic to use a nickname in a serious research article it maeks us look carless a little bit. doe sanyone have any objection to my removing te word "schooter" except as a reference to it JUST being a nickname (dont think that it should in the first paragraph). i think that would make the article 100% much bettered. Smith Jones 03:03, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

rubbish. If you don't like the archiving, just revert it. Do you know how to do that? 207.107.108.157 03:06, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

While it's possible it's probably not advisiable. I have to agree the archiving we ill-advised tho. Indeed, I'm not sure why the page wasn't just moved if the entire page was going to be archived Nil Einne 10:18, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Partisan blogs gossiped about "Leibowitz"; I've seen no notable reliable source that mentions that name as Lewis Libby's name. It could have (or not) been a family name prior to his birth; that doesn't make it his name. But there is no evidence that it was the Libby family name. One would need a notable reliable verifiable published source to cite, and at this stage there is none. See also WP:NOR. --NYScholar 09:05, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Where applicable, provide a link to the archived discussion. Reviewing the page, it is clear that a small number of editors are engaged in several ongoing debates, the tenor of which smacks of ownership and petty bickering. Sometimes it is good to make a clean start. If you disagree, however, you can always retrieve and paste back into the talk page those debates you feel remain germane to the discussion at hand. Eusebeus 14:26, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What the hell is his first name?

I find that it reflects on us VERY poorly if we don't even have the first name of the guy who is LINKED TO ON THE FRONT PAGE. Seriously, what's the "I." stand for? Floaterfluss ^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:04, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

His first name has been reported as either "Irv", "Irve", or "Irving". I'd probably go with the last one. Benoit (talk) (contribs)

One can't just "go with" some name; one needs a completely-reliable and verifiable source; such sources have been cited in previous versions of this article; however, none is entirely dependable and several contradict one another. Though the latest source that I've cited (scroll back through editing history is the "alma mater" "librarian" quoted in a news article, and that person said the "I." stood for "Irve," "Irve" could still be a nickname for "Irving"; one just doesn't know for certain; most news articles point out that I. Lewis Libby was not "forthcoming" about what the "I." stands for. The "Jr." in various sources' view is also questionable; just because the New York Times uses it does not mean that Libby still uses it; the court case name ("I. Lewis Libby, also known as "Scooter Libby") does not include the "Jr." at all in any of those documents. Many people do not use a first name and use an initial instead; that's their legal name. I don't know why Wikipedia insists on "changing" people's current names. It seems misleading to me. We don't know his so-called "given name"; we just know the name that he uses in government positions and in court documents, etc. [I will not be editing Wikipedia articles for at least the next week or two. So I will not see replies and comments here.] --NYScholar 09:00, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

It depends. Some people normally use their 'middle' name as their first name but their full name is still publicly known. In this case, it appears that this is not the case for Libby so I have to agree the article as is is fine Nil Einne 10:13, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do we call actors by their real name or their stage name? If Scooter is not his legal name wouldn't convention dictate we call him something like Horatio "Scooter" Libby, or whater his first name is? Numskll

His first name is disputed and has conflicting reports. Some editor removed my detailed note on the issue. I'll find out who and add back the note. Jokestress 18:28, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Souce Needed . . . When?

General naive question: when is a source needed, and when it is not. Someone asked for a source for the fact that he has two children. Why doesn't anyone also ask for the source for his wife's name? Please note, just is not a criticism, but a general policy question. In any event, his lawyer claimed he had two children in closing arguments, noted many places, including here —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sholom (talk • contribs) 15:21, 8 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

As I understand it any assertation that is challenged (challengable?) should be sourced. This is, of course, a slippery slope (what if all assertations get challenged) but I beleive the hope is that common sense will prevail and only reasonable demands of attribution will be enforced. Numskll 15:32, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think there's any consistency on it at all, basically someone puts {{fact}} (which appears as ^{[citation needed]}). It just comes down to one individual person adding the template. Mglovesfun 15:49, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, that sums it up. Numskll 16:52, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I. Lewis Libby has been disbarred. See: http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/pa_attorney_info.php?id=23330&pdcount=0 Inactive means disbarred or quit in legalese. He should be listed as a "former lawyer" Or "criminal", NOT as a lawyer. Bearian 19:18, 8 March 2007 (UTC)Bearian ( I am an attorney).[reply]

That does not say he has been "disbarred." It says his licensure is "inactive." Until you have a source that specifically says he is disbarred, we can't say that per WP:BLP. Jokestress 19:50, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]