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The article reads like it's in first person and has personal tidbits. Did he write it himself?

Given that any information that casts Scott in a bad light is rapidly removed, I'm guessing this is his own {{autobiography}}.

"This article must adhere to the policy on biographies of living persons. Controversial material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous. If such material is repeatedly inserted or if there are other concerns relative to this policy, report it on the living persons biographies noticeboard."

Perhaps it's not an issue of poor light, but rather an issue of poor sourcing? Misplaced Pages is a website designed for information gathering. It is not designed for you, or anyone else, to spread their views. 'First Person Account' Is not a suitable source. Many other first person accounts dispute your 'facts'.Lepre 19:31, 1 August 2007 (UTC)Lepre

Taken from the Wikipediea:Biographies of Living Persons Page: Material about living persons must be sourced very carefully. Without reliable third-party sources, a biography will violate the No original research and Verifiability policies, and could lead to libel claims.

Material available solely on partisan websites or in obscure newspapers should be handled with caution, and, if derogatory, should not be used at all.Lepre 19:36, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

The omission of all material that is derogatory is a bizarre way of defining biography or recording history. There is persistent activity on this page in which any information that does not show the subject in a uniformly positive light is removed. This makes the entire article a worthless {{Fansite}}. The TriCity News and The Asbury Park Press are NOT "obscure newspapers". In fact, The Asbury Park Press is the local paper of record.

The issue wasn't the controversy, nor the Asbury Park Press as a source. The fact that one source was, 'First Person Witness' was an issue. The fact that the controversy wasn't expressed correctly was an issue. It wasn't a unilateral decision as previously alleged and the previous Wiki articles referred off hand to 'many residents' Last I counted, five flags were up. I agree that the issue may merit attention on Scott's page, but the issue has more to do with the OGCMA than with he himself. If someone wants to read up on Ocean Grove's position, they can on the Ocean Grove page. If someone wants to read about the founder of ESPN, or Scott the Public Opinion Pollster they don't need an article three times as long on a civil rights issue than on his other achievements. It is certainly not more significant a part of his life. Also, please sign your posts so I know who I'm talking to. Whether it's the same person, or a variety of people. Lepre 04:01, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

I just counted about twenty flags, within a short walk around the main street area. I think it is reasonable to to characterize this as "many." The triCity News article, the reference to which was deleted, clearly states that, according to board member and long-time OG resident Jack Green, this decision was not made with full board consultation and this was the source of the comment.

Furthermore, I think that since Scott is president of the OGCMA, this issue is clearly part of his biography --- which is not just about his work as a pollster or TV executive. Obviously, in evaluating a pollster's work, any sensible researcher would take account of the other aspects of their work and life. Scott himself has stated that the results of a poll depend on how the questions are framed (again, citing the triCity News), so clearly everything he does in public, and OGCMA is in public, is relevant to his biography. On what basis do you decided that these issues are not to be published here, and only his "achievements" are suitable for his biography. When accounts differ, a good historian would quote all accounts and allow the reader to make their own judgement, not delete the ones that they disagree with on the grounds that they are subjective. This doesn't sound like peer reviewed research to me. You come accross as subjective, not the independent unbiased encyclopedist you claim to be. Who is Lepre, anyway?

Clear Bias

Where it is claimed that Rasmussen was one of the most accurate polling firms in 2000 and 2004, what is the source? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.226.32.225 (talk) 12:55, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

• Source (2000) CorpITGuy (talk) 17:51, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Ministry attitude toward gays

The ministry's attitude towards gays MIGHT warrant a one sentence mention with a source. Instead, it takes half of this entry. I believe this to be messy and in clear violation of NPOV. Agree? Disagree? CorpITGuy (talk) 15:48, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Religious Activities

I have edited the religious activities section. I'm not sure whether the Camp Meeting's performance is relative to his notoriety, but if we're going to include it, we might as well make it a complete and NPOV summary of his leadership.Nurambar (talk) 17:18, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Agree that it was a bit of a coatrack before, athough secondary sources would be better to cite than the OGCMA, a primary source.  JGHowes  18:06, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Gordie Howe

I've removed this from the middle of the ESPN section, as a) I don't see the relevance to that particular section, and b) I'm not sure it's notable anyway.

Scott Rasmussen has said that “nothing in my professional career will ever equal the thrill” of serving as Master of Ceremonies for hockey great Gordie Howe’s 50th birthday celebration. Howe was Rasmussen’s childhood idol.

Rojomoke (talk) 09:05, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

What goes here, vs. what goes there

I have moved all of the information in the sub-headings "2000-2007" and "2008-2010" to the Rasmussen Reports company page. I believe it makes more sense for this information, which is specifically about polling done by Rasmussen Reports, to be housed on the Rasmussen Reports page rather than on Scott Rasmussen's personal page. It seems to be the pages have been treated interchangeably over time, but it would be smart to move to a system where company/polling specific information finds a home on the Rasmussen Reports page, and information pertaining to Scott Rasmussen the individual is placed on the Scott Rasmussen page. Thoughts on this? Unless there are objections, I will plan to remove the aforementioned sections from Scott Rasmussen's page in the next couple of days. Thanks. Safehaven86 (talk) 20:52, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Recent tag

Someone has recently added a tag that says "The neutrality of this section is disputed. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved" above the section in this article titled "public opinion polling." It would be helpful is that editor would discuss this issue on the talk page. I would like to try to improve this article, but I don't know specifically what this editor is objecting to. I have read Misplaced Pages:Tagging pages for problems and it says "When adding a tag, keep in mind that other people who might be interested in fixing the problem (or who might dispute the tag) might not immediately see the same problems you do. Even if the problem seems obvious, it's useful to leave a short note on the talk page describing the issue, and suggesting an approach to fixing it if you know how." Also, "Especially in the case of a tag such as

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, complaints left at a talkpage need to be actionable, so that editors can attempt to address them. It is not helpful to say simply "The article is biased." Tucsontammy (talk) 16:48, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Ocean Grove, NJ/Religious activities

Discussion is also at WP:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#Scott Rasmussen. Roccodrift (talk) 19:32, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Two paragraphs of text titled "Religious activities" were recently added (or re-added, it looks like) to the article. I belief this material violates WP:UNDUE. Is it sufficiently notable to warrant two paragraphs of text here? Here are a couple of issues I see:

• This information has no source: "The Camp Meeting founded the town of Ocean Grove, New Jersey, in 1869 and maintains a Christian seaside resort community. He continues to serve on the Board of Trustees and as an usher at Sunday services in the Ocean Grove Great Auditorium."

• The New York Times article that is cited barely mentions Rasmussen. The one mention of Rasmussen is this sentence: "Mr. Bishop said he was trying to broker a deal with Scott Rasmussen, the association’s president." It seems like WP:COATRACK to include this article, which is not primarily about Rasmussen.

• Another source in the section is from the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. That's certainly a legitimate source, but coverage in news outlets would better show that this incident is notable (did multiple reliable sources find this incident notable enough to cover extensively?). The final source in this section is from "LifeSiteNews" which seems suspect to me--it looks openly Christian and conservative in worldview.

• So, we're left with two paragraphs in a bio article with one right-wing source, one legal document, and one NYT article that mentions Rasmussen in passing. To warrant including this information, we need more. This is one event from several years ago, and it does appear to violate WP:UNDUE. I'm removing the content in question, and am open to more discussion about this here on the talk page. Thanks. Safehaven86 (talk) 00:04, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

What sort of additional sources do you think would be helpful here? MilesMoney (talk) 03:53, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Reliable secondary sources that are articles primarily about Scott Rasmussen's involvement with this issue. Safehaven86 (talk) 04:49, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Looking the list above, I'm guessing that the general information about Ocean Grove is straight out of their web site, which would be reliable for this under WP:ABOUTSELF. Still, we need an actual link, not just my guess.

Speaking of links, the Maine Ahead one is broken and needs to be replaced with http://archive.is/yEoYt. It does confirm his association with Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association.

So does the New York Times link, but it also explains the situation with gays and the Camp Association. I don't see it as a coatrack because he's in charge of the group, so the story is about his decisions.

We do have to be careful with the legal document, since it's a primary source. However, it's an ideal way to support a quote of Scott explaining how his church saw marriage.

I don't see any problem with the LifeSiteNews article. A partisan source can be quite reliable, and this one is a fine example of that. It neutrally describes a court ruling, and there's nothing in the text that suggests bias.

Given all this, bringing up the civil union controversy that he was central to is not undue. We can quibble about how much space to allocate it, and perhaps over improving references, but what we have now is worth keeping until we can make it better.

The obvious source for improvement is https://en.wikipedia.org/Ocean_Grove_Camp_Meeting_Association#Civil_union_controversy, which tells the story from the general point of view instead of Scott's. MilesMoney (talk) 06:40, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Rasmussen isn't even mentioned in the long description you link to above. How central could he be? In this sense, yes, it's WP:COATRACK to document a Methodist Church dispute on a minor character's bio. It looks like Rasmussen was a member of a local church that was required to carry out Methodist policy. Safehaven86 (talk) 08:05, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Being a member of the church wouldn't be a significant role. Instead, Scott was the president of the Meeting Association during the time of this incident. That's significant enough that you can't reasonably claim UNDUE, so I'm going to have to insist that you restore that section. MilesMoney (talk) 08:25, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

As I explained above, the section at hand is poorly sourced, with the sources not being primarily about Rasmussen or his involvement. Two paragraphs is excessive. It's clearly a stretch to present the information in a way that makes Rasmussen look like the primary force in this incident, (an incident which is well-documented elsewhere on Misplaced Pages and in reliable sources without a single mention of Rasmussen). Given that this is a WP:BLP, we need to err on the side of caution, and I will not reintroduce multiple paragraphs of poorly sourced contentious material into this article. Safehaven86 (talk) 16:09, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Well, now that you mention it, he is. There are a dozen alternatives that he chose not to take, all of which would have defused this crisis. BLP doesn't mean absolving individuals of guilt for their actions. MilesMoney (talk) 06:18, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

He is the primary mover--in your opinion. We have zero sources verifying this. You, not a reliable source, have labeled this a "crisis." Now you have ascribed guilt to Rasmussen. How would you know he is guilty, and for what? The only way we would know is a reliable source that said so. A WP:BLP isn't the place to insert your opinion or air your grievances. Making more of the sources than what they say is not neutral and implies an agenda. Safehaven86 (talk) 06:44, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

Guilt is not for us to decide, which is why you can't unilaterally decide to pardon him for being President when this event occurred. We just get to report what reliable sources say. We don't get to remove what they say under false pretenses. You were not speaking the truth when you characterized him as "a member of a local church". He was, in fact, president of the Association. That little error -- I must assume you didn't intentionally lie -- shredded your credibility on this issue. MilesMoney (talk) 04:07, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

Redacting my last comment: the court case does reference Rasmussen, give a quote from him, and say he denied a permit and discontinued use of permits (second of two court cases, the cited case looks like it was dismissed). I will work on creating a revised entry, with better sourcing, for article. Safehaven86 (talk) 05:11, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

I tightened it up a bit, but it otherwise looks about right. MilesMoney (talk) 05:49, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I just made a few final copyedits. I looked extensively for additional sources, but came up empty. The current sources seem to be all there is, but they are enough to support what's currently in the article. Safehaven86 (talk) 05:53, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

I added back the sentence that tells how the story ended. It seemed incomplete without it. MilesMoney (talk) 05:55, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

Re. the last sentence, I can't find any media mentions/other sources besides the court doc. That, combined with the fact that the investigation was dropped, makes me wonder about the notability of including it. Thoughts? Safehaven86 (talk) 07:08, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

I didn't have any trouble finding coverage, but I took the time to actually read it and I'm not sure anymore that the sentence I restored is accurate. I think it's best that we leave it out for now. At the moment, the article is missing the whole section because Rocco is editing against consensus, but this is just noise that'll go away after he's indeffed for socking. MilesMoney (talk) 17:34, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

FWIW, MilesMoney insists you supported that last sentence :( at to explain whaty he isnsists he has consensus on his side. Chees. Collect (talk) 15:57, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

There appears no reason whatsoever why the subsequent item about lesbians filing a complaint which was dismissed has any relevance in the BLP, nor does it appear it has more than a "consensus of one" to add all the material relating to an organisation and not directly to Rasmussen proper under WP:BLP. Claims must be directly related to the subject of the BLP The edit summary in a revert claiming a consensus for that material being included is false. Cheers. Collect (talk) 13:28, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

There appears to be a consensus to add all but that last sentence. I'm ok with that. MilesMoney (talk) 17:34, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

No, there is no such consensus. As Safehaven described, that material is pure coatrack and massively undue. It shouldn't be in the article and it was disruptive to re-insert it once the BRD cycle had reached "D". Roccodrift (talk) 17:51, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Your claim is false. There was some disagreement about that last sentence, but it was settled when I withdrew support for it. At this point, Safehaven and I are agreed on what the article should look like. You have your own opinion, but it's not supported by policy, so it doesn't really matter. MilesMoney (talk) 18:42, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

And the two of you are the only editors on the article? Interesting claim, that. Collect (talk) 02:04, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

You're free to try to influence the consensus by correctly citing policy and sources. Dragging your feet is not influential, though. MilesMoney (talk) 03:00, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

I was not one who asserted that they singularly established consensus - I suggest that instead of wailing about my posts that you seek to convince editors why your preferred edits should be made. Cheers. Collect (talk) 03:13, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

Are you going to launch an SPI claiming that Safehaven and I are the same person? If not, then rethink your argument. Better yet, put aside the personal attacks and see I you can come up with any basis in policy for objecting to the consensus. MilesMoney (talk) 03:16, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

Huh? Where in hell do you get that sort of idea? I raised a lot of material and filed it appropriately on the proper noticeboard. This is not the proper page in which to attack me for doing what is right and proper and following all the policies and guidelines thereon. If you wish to assert consensus, then work at getting it -- "consensus by assertion" is not really Misplaced Pages policy. Cheers. Collect (talk) 03:21, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

This has become repetitive and counterproductive. I've explained what you need to do if you want to argue against the consensus. You are free to do it or not, but if not, then don't expect to influence anyone. Good luck with that. MilesMoney (talk) 03:23, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

User:MONGO, who has not participated in this discussion, just whitewashed the article while claiming to speak for the entire web site. Perhaps MONGO is Jimbo? Citation needed!

MONGO, please explain while this section should be removed. In your explanation, you will need to deal with the fact that it's reliably sourced, that it's specifically about Scott's actions, and that a pair of editors worked together on a compromise that was mutually satisfactory. You will need to find better reason than Collect and Rocco opposing.

Please be very convincing. I will make my decision based on how well you hold up your end. MilesMoney (talk) 18:28, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Let's all focus on policy. Rather than tossing around broad policies like "BLP" as a rational for including/not including info, let's dive down into specific sub--sections of policies and clearly articulate our interpretations of policy as applied to this article. It seems we have some controversial material here. We 'll never reach stability & consensus if we don't thoroughly examine the proposed content and sourcing through the lens of specific policy. We each need to detail and reconcile our interpretations of policy and move forward. Are y'all up for an emotion-free, non-ideological, thorough and neutral examination of content through WP policy? I think we can do it! Safehaven86 (talk) 05:44, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

Safehaven, I'm just going to point out that MONGO's only response has been to threaten to get me blocked as the sock of MostHated-BannedUser or whatever. MONGO is not part of this discussion. MilesMoney (talk) 10:20, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

Safehaven, to the best of my understanding, we are agreed on restoring the Ocean Grove section, minus that confused last sentence that I was wrong to restore. There have been complaints about this material, but nothing that references policy, so nothing that ultimately matters. I'm going to restore it now. MilesMoney (talk) 22:33, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

NPOV isn't policy? That's a new one. The material has been removed by no less than three editors, Miles, and two of us have explained why it was removed (with policy-based arguments, I'll add) here in Talk. Roccodrift (talk) 23:53, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

Be advised that I've opened a discussion regarding this at BLP/N. Roccodrift (talk) 00:11, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

According to this comment the text can stay in the article. QuackGuru (talk) 02:31, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

You'd think that, with three editors whitewashing this section, they'd have at least one good reason. Doesn't seem to be the case, though. MilesMoney (talk) 02:49, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Please remember to AGF, Miles. Accusing others of "whitewashing" isn't very collegial and is likely to be seen as a personal attack. Also, I've stated the policy basis for removing the material, so stop pretending otherwise. By the way, WP:CONSENSUS is policy, too, and you're ignoring that as well. Let's wait until BLP/N has weighed-in, after which we should have a more defined consensus one way or the other. Roccodrift (talk) 02:57, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Consensus is not a vote. The fact that the two or three of you really, really don't want this section in doesn't mean much of anything in itself. If it were a BLP or RS violation, that would be something. If it weren't directly connected to Scott, that would be something. If there were something, that would be something. So far, there's nothing. Ultimately, a content discussion has to be based on something more than unexplained preference in order to be productive. Moreover, if you insist on taking impersonal content discussions personally, then you're the one who lacks the collegial spirit. If you want to collaborate, start by explaining yourself persuasively. MilesMoney (talk) 03:03, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

The discussion is also at WP:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#Scott Rasmussen. MilesMoney (talk) 17:31, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

After learning the BLP policy states that court documents aren't appropriate for establishing claims about a living person, I believe inclusion of the previously agreed upon content is undue. If my assessment is accurate, the content in question features only one source (NY Times), which mentions Rasmussen in relation to this event. It does so in one sentence which simply notes his role as president. I don't believe we have any other sources that mention Rasmussen in relation to this incident. If that is accurate, inclusion of this material, based on the dearth of secondary sources, is undue. Safehaven86 (talk) 05:08, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

That turns out not to be the case. If you look at BLPN, you'll see that other reliable sources mention him, usually with a paraphrase or quote. MilesMoney (talk) 05:14, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

I'm referring specifically to the version we 'd settled on. NY Times was the only source we were using, besides the court docs, that ties Rasmussen to the incident. And all it establishes is that he was president of the group. As for other sources that have been mentioned, I'm not finding Scott. For example, you've mentioned this article twice, but I'm not finding Scott's name in it: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/judge_rules_monmouth_church_gr.html. This incident obviously happened and is well-documented, but Scott's involvement in it is not. That's my issue here. Safehaven86 (talk) 05:32, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

As I mentioned on BLPN, that article is suitable for summarizing how the case ended. In contrast, http://blog.nj.com/njv_tom_moran/2007/09/gays_welcome_if_they_know_thei.html is suitable for painting a positive picture of his involvement. A more neutral picture comes from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/24weeknj.html?pagewanted=print, as well as http://www.gaypasg.org/gaypasg/PressClippings/2007/May/Ocean%20Grove%20site%20fights%20performing%20same-sex%20marriages.htm.

According to policy, only a single reliable source is necessary to avoid WP:OR, and we have much more than that. MilesMoney (talk) 05:50, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

This WP:FILIBUSTER isn't working, Miles. Roccodrift (talk) 05:59, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

Oh, so you agree that all of these sources are reliable? Good to know! MilesMoney (talk) 06:09, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

Grow up -- this is not the place for playground "retorts" when you are basically alone on your side of the argument - and it is clear that you have now posted 29 times on this talk page -- without convincing anyone of anything. Cheers. Collect (talk) 12:48, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

This is a personal attack. Redact it. MilesMoney (talk) 15:56, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

"Independent"

This removed some material on the basis that the source is partisan. It turns out that partisan sources can be reliable, and that the issue has also come up in other reliable sources, like http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/31047.html and http://www.salon.com/2010/07/12/rasmussen_national_review/. MilesMoney (talk) 03:56, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Sure, partisan sources can be helpful, especially when the info in them is corroborated by additional non-partisan sources. The MMA source looks like an attack piece. The Politico and Salon pieces don't have the same content as MMA's piece, and therefore don't corroborate it. Anyway, I added more info in this section to try to address recent controversy. Safehaven86 (talk) 05:06, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I think your changes are an improvement; the more sources, the better. However, I'm not sure why you added the POV tag. MilesMoney (talk) 05:23, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

I added the tag because it looks like in recent days the paragraph at hand has been removed and re-added a number of times. Since there's an open discussion on the issue now, I added the tag as a placeholder until we've reached consensus on the talk page. Me (or someone else) can remove the tag when this discussion is closed, and the paragraph is no longer being added or removed every couple of days. With that, I welcome more comments, especially from anyone who has added/removed the paragraph about MMA in recent days. If we get it all on the table now, the content should be more stable in the future. Thanks. Safehaven86 (talk) 05:30, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

What MMfA thinks about Rasmussen is hardly notable. They lost any and all credibility when they stated that their purpose was to destroy Fox News. Arzel (talk) 06:09, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

I think you missed the fact that there are additional sources now. MilesMoney (talk) 06:48, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Wow, did you really just remove this in violation of BRD?! MilesMoney (talk) 06:50, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

The Politico source I added does not corroborate the MMA claims, as I noted above. The Politico source verifies new material I added today. I've looked online and MMA's complaints about Rasmussen are not repeated elsewhere, as far as I can tell. So the question is, is the MMA source noteworthy/relevant enough to include? Safehaven86 (talk) 07:56, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

The argument against including this is that MMfA is just some partisan news source. The counterargument is that a partisan news source from the other side gave it coverage: http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/tea-partyMad-as-HellRasmussenSchoen/2010/09/21/id/371008 MilesMoney (talk) 06:04, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

I think my edit comment is sufficient, but if Arzel would like additional explanation, they're free to request it here. MilesMoney (talk) 04:37, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

I take it that you assert Politico has a pro-right wing bias of some sort? In a BLP, the rule is to use the strongest reliable source, and I think Politico likely outweighs MMfA unless you can show it is particularly biased here. Cheers. Collect (talk) 15:59, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Proposed section on lesbian incident

Safehaven86 asked me to post a proposal here, which makes sense since WP:BLPN is only for ruling on the BLP aspect, and I believe we've settled that.

In 2007, in his capacity as president of OGCMA, Rasmussen denied the request of a local lesbian couple to hold a civil union ceremony on a boardwalk pavilion owned by OGCMA because it would conflict with the religious beliefs of the United Methodist Church. The couple filed a complaint with the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, which ruled that OGCMA had discriminated against them. As a consequence, OCGMA decided to stop renting the pavilion out for weddings.

I think that, strictly speaking, we only need two citations for this, but would be willing to add more:

• http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/24weeknj.html?pagewanted=print&_r=1& - High-quality source which makes it quite clear that Rasmussen played a primary role. Avoids any hint of WP:OR, WP:SYNTH or WP:UNDUE.
• http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2012/10/lesbian_couple_discriminated_against_by_ocean_grove_association_state_says.html - Recent article that sums up how the case ended. Avoids any issues with unambiguously stating the results.

If you have any specific suggestions, or just general disapproval, please ensure that they are explained in terms of our sources and policies, not personal feelings. In both cases, be prepared to explain with specific quotes instead of general terms. MilesMoney (talk) 15:14, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

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