A fact from Tom Hughes (Oregon politician) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 April 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Latest comment: 14 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Please keep in mind this is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid. First, we do not allow for original research, things about living people must be sourced to reliable sources, things need to be in proportion to the subject as a whole. And for god's sake, headers need to comply with our manual of style and not be mini-sections in themselves. But, in general, see What Wikipedia is not, Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies), and WP:BLP. Does a mention of the run belong in the article, yes, and it is there. Do we need a play-by-play, no, that is what blogs are for, not Wikipedia. Besides WW, has any other big media outlet mentioned the cover? Aboutmovies (talk) 23:20, 30 April 2010 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 13 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Hughes was sworn into office on January 4, 2011, and is the first Metro president from outside of Portland. -Not sure how relevant the "outside of Portland" qualifier is, as Hughes is really only the second Metro president. Calickizzle (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2011 (UTC)Reply
If it wasn't relevant, then why did he and the media mention it? You and I may not care, or even think it is relevant, but we go by WP:NPOV, which is in essence, if the sources cover it it, then we do. The reliable sources get to do the editorializing, not us. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:15, 26 February 2011 (UTC)Reply
