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Latest comment: 4 months ago6 comments2 people in discussion
Regarding this edit, the sources for this being 'widely condemned' are two pages from Reason and one from Cato. Whether or not these are properly opinion articles is relevant, but they are definitely also not 'wide'. They are closely aligned and ideologically biased sources. Per WP:REASONMAG, that outlet's news coverage is reliable for statements of fact, but 'widely condemned' isn't supported by any one source as a simple fact. This is an opinionated source being used for a subjective claim without attribution in the lead. In order to say this was "widely condemned" we would need to cite and better summarize a reliable source saying that. To cite examples of condemnation and summarize them in this way is editorializing and WP:SYNTH. Likewise, "others have stated" is improper. Attributing direct quotes to organizations, instead of the named authors of those opinions, is also sloppy. Using a primary source for a quote to support a specific opinion is also undue, here.
Additionally, there were (at least) two notable amicus briefs, not just one, as the revert suggested. Both were from groups with specific, relevant ares of interest. Grayfell (talk) 18:27, 7 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
The sources are reliable, especially Reason, but you are correct that the word "widely" in "widely condemned" does appear to be WP:UNDUE weight, most especially for the lead. Iljhgtn (they/them · talk) 19:28, 7 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
That doesn't address my concerns.
As WP:RSP makes clear, context matters.
Cato is not an WP:IS for Cato's own position. Both Cato and Reason are biased sources which need context and consensus. Just because a source is reliable, that doesn't mean this belongs in the lead without context.
So let's step back. Is this statement even a tiny bit surprising or noteworthy enough for the lead of this article? Are readers meaningfully informed about Anthropic for how Reason and Cato responded to actions by the US government?
In falsifiable terms, do any reliable sources indicate that this condemnation specifically matters to Anthropic? If so, let's see those sources. This isn't nothing, there's something here, but this isn't a good summary of this situation. It doesn't fit in the lead of this article. Grayfell (talk) 02:21, 9 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion
@Grayfell, you reverted my change removing the death count for the U.S. military's 2026 raid on Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro, citing prior talk page consensus, but I don't see the discussion above relating to that information. Would you mind pointing me to that? Regards, ARoseThorn (talk) 19:46, 9 May 2026 (UTC)Reply
Regardless, I do not think it is appropriate to remove this context from either article. Please discuss to change consensus before removing again. Grayfell (talk) 20:19, 9 May 2026 (UTC)Reply
Suggested source: Glasswing Translator analysis of May 4 Blackstone JV
Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion
I'd like to propose a primary-source citation candidate for editor review.
The May 4, 2026 Anthropic-Blackstone-Hellman & Friedman-Goldman Sachs joint
venture is currently underrepresented in this article.
A 3,800-word doctrinal analysis was published May 5, 2026, that paraphrases
primary coverage (Blackstone press release, WSJ, Fortune, TechCrunch,
Reuters) and may be useful as a secondary source for the JV section:
Johnson, Dee Jared. "The Forward-Deployed Prediction Error: What the
The piece quotes a notable line from the Blackstone press release ("Claude's
capabilities change on a monthly or even weekly basis") that may warrant
inclusion in the article body.
Disclosure: I am the author of the cited piece and an interested
party. Per WP:COI, I am proposing this on Talk only and will not edit
the article directly. Editors are welcome to evaluate the source against
WP:RS standards and decide whether and how to incorporate it. DJohnsonSLC (talk) 17:29, 15 May 2026 (UTC)Reply