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POV[edit]

This article seems somewhat biased to me... phrases such as "In a desperate bid to reverse the downward trend..." "...night time announcer Stan Zemanek claiming he should be hosting breakfast...". - ||| antiuser (talk) (contribs) 06:34, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to Be Bold and remove unverified, original research. Jpe|ob 07:30, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not familiar enough with the subject to do it, just thought I'd point it out. - ||| antiuser (talk) (contribs) 03:20, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think someone's fixed it, i removed the POV tag, seems fine now. {Truth 06 02:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)}[reply]

Zemanek feud[edit]

I replaced the claim that "Carlton's career is on the line" with "the Daily Telegraph claims that his career is on the line". There's a big difference. We don't know whether or not Carlton's career is on the line, but we can say that The Daily Telegraph claims this. 203.217.56.152 23:05, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Labor supporter?[edit]

The opening lines of the article state Carlton is a Labor supporter. A reference is provided, but I can't find the line that says he's a Labor supporter. Maybe I missed it. Even if it was cited, shouldn't the line be worded in past tense, as he could change his allegiance at any time.--Lester 04:19, 28 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Removed it. [1] in fact suggests otherwise, but I've left this ref out for the time being. How does it sound now? Recurring dreams 08:19, 28 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rearranged and reworded a few pieces of the text to flow better and added some material regarding his early career. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Onamission2000 (talk • contribs) 11:53, 29 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I dont believe he is a Labor supporter and he was close to the Police Commissioner Ryan's wife who was very anti-ALP. I am looking up references to confirm this —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.241.175.230 (talk) 05:11, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Akerman comments[edit]

I have corrected the reference link to Akerman's comments which was a duplicate of the one following. Having therefore read the comments in context, I wonder whether they are notable enough for inclusion in the article. As part of an extended debate on media and immigration issues, the ABC played a single-line quote from Akerman attacking Carlton, followed by a single-line quote of Carlton attacking Akerman. Neither quote was integral to the debate, and both were used as examples of exaggerated hyperbole in media comment. Neither quote subsequently led to any media coverage or public debate.

I haven't removed the quote because I'm interested in other's opinions on its relevance in the context of this stub-like article, or whether inclusion is placing undue weight on a throwaway line from a media competitor. Any thoughts? Euryalus (talk) 04:32, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In the absence of any other opinions over the last month, I've removed the Akerman quote as giving undue weight to a passing mention. I have also integrated the "Controversy" section into the body of the article. "Controversy" sections tend to end up as a repository for every critical media mention for a public figure, and also isolate any relevant material from the context of the main biography. Lastly I have updated the Zemanek paragraph given the passage of time (ie. the Telegraph's prediction that he would be immediately sacked did not eventuate).

Happy to discuss any of these changes if there are opposing views. Euryalus (talk) 22:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Early career[edit]

What is a giver and taker?˜˜˜˜ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redactor33 (talk • contribs) 01:32, 7 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talk show host[edit]

"As well as Carlton himself, most of the other characters in the segment were portrayed by Australian actor and television personality Josh Zepps." What is this sentence trying to say? Zepps portrayed Carlton?˜˜˜˜ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redactor33 (talk • contribs) 01:35, 7 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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