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I ran into this article and I have added to the intro so readers can get a quick glance at his life before reading the details. I guess it's a start.Airplaneman talk 14:21, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Why does someone keep changing the article? I think Andyjoe7and8's version is the best. I think these other editors are vandalizing the article. Scam50 (talk) 03:14, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
How dare you?! I am not affiliated with andyjoe7and8 in any way. Furthermore, I have never even contacted the user. I just agreed with his position. You have some nerve to suggest wrongdoing on my part. Scam50 (talk) 20:51, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
Here is a list of some of the edits made by other editors and myself to this article.
((Lifetime|1941|Parascandola, John))
((Birth date and age|1941|07|14))
Martin451 (talk) 23:40, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
This article was rife with unsupported claims, puffery and unencylopedic wording. As a relative outsider and an administrator who has observed some very dodgy activity here, I've made an attempt to bring this article up to Wikipedia's standards, and have given more info here on the talk page for changes that might need explanation. Please discuss here if you have objections to any of the changes I've made.Toddst1 (talk) 13:30, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
I've removed the puffery phrase about Randee Chafkin being a high-ranking official. According to this, Chafkin is a "Senior Program Specialist" - not exactly an under secretary, Division chief or even a branch head. I've added a ((cn))
tag to the statements about Chafkin being his wife and residing in Rockville. It seems very OR-ish and needs a citation. Toddst1 (talk) 12:48, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
I am depositing three unverified claims here on the talk page. Please do not restore them to the article without proper citations from reliable sources:
- The position of Public Health Historian was created specifically for Parascandola.[citation needed]
- Parascandola is married to Randee Chafkin, who works for the United States Department of Labor.[citation needed]
- He has given lectures internationally.[citation needed]
As stated above, we can verify that Chafkin is a staff member at DOL, but not that he or she is Parascandola's spouse. Toddst1 (talk) 13:17, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
The article has not been updated in almost a year, so I just updated two lines to refer to Parascandola's current projects and his current personal life. Andyjoe7and8 (talk) 20:49, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
I added the proper sources to my updates. I just want to take this time to note that even though books are not immediately verifiable, they still are a valid source and may be used. If anyone has objections to the additions, please start a discussion here. Andyjoe7and8 (talk) 22:14, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
I came upon this article and can see that it is a mess. A user who is now banned has contributed to severe edit warring and vandalism on this page. This article is very tainted and I believe it should be deleted. Ryderofpelham123 (talk) 22:05, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
I have also cited another reason for speedy deletion: this article may very well include libel about the subject, and we cannot risk allowing that to go on. Ryderofpelham123 (talk) 22:09, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
Just an update: the speedy deletion was denied and now an AFD deletion is being considered. Post here if you have any thoughts on the matter. Ryderofpelham123 (talk) 20:00, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
An image used in this article, File:Parascandola Event.jpg, has been nominated for speedy deletion for the following reason: Wikipedia files with no non-free use rationale as of 16 November 2011
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