Talk:Miles Taylor (security expert)

senior staffer?

I think the highest ranking to endorse Biden is fine, but senior staffer is too much to say--190.64.4.2 (talk) 21:55, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Agree--he is not senior and it is hard to give any rank to a person who isn't even high enough to merit senate confirmation — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2803:1500:E01:5B55:B573:C8FE:3BAB:9BAA (talk) 02:25, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

According to the DHS site, the Chief of Staff is senior leadership for the department. https://www.dhs.gov/leadership — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:4D40:A5A0:30E9:CC1A:DE97:54C6 (talk) 04:12, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

That's senior for the department, but not senior for the Administration. Not the same thing at all. Unschool 09:12, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

move?

Is (Homeland Security official) the right title, since he's actually a former official? I'm wondering if (security expert) or something might be better? —valereee (talk) 15:35, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Agreed. How about Miles Taylor (security consultant), or similar? Captain Calm (talk) 15:43, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

On second thought, your idea of "expert" looks better: Category:People in counter-terrorism has several "(security expert)" article titles already. Captain Calm (talk) 15:48, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Captain Calm, go for it! —valereee (talk) 15:57, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Done. Captain Calm (talk) 16:16, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Disagree. "Expert" is puffery and I have seem no sources who use it to describe Taylor, and lots of articles former professions to disambiguate. Propose moving the article bac to its old location. NPalgan2 (talk) 00:07, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

No objection to a change from "expert", but he wasn't in DHS for long, hasn't worked there since 2019, and may never work there again. Alternatives? Captain Calm (talk) 02:54, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Yes, but it's what he's best known for by far. If Jane Smith is a notable retired cellist the article title would be 'Jane Smith (cellist)' not 'Jane Smith (former cellist)'. NPalgan2 (talk) 10:26, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

I've no strong opinion either way on this, and will go with the consensus. Captain Calm (talk) 17:54, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Wouldn't something like (government official) or (US government official) be better under WP:NCPDAB? --Super Goku V (talk) 20:34, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Another Article Error

This piece refers to a "Conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin" but the article on her states that she no longer identifies as conservative. Perhaps drop the conservative label and simply call her a Washington Post columnist? 2001:44B8:21A9:ED00:E090:6BB7:6310:28FE (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 07:43, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

It's not quite an error, it's more of a difficult problem of wording. Anywhere else in the world, and in the US up until recent times, she'd be considered a conservative. But there's conservatism, and there's conservatism in the United States. Since she's very publicly disavowed the label, you're right that it's no longer accurate in this article. This is a problem elsewhere on Wikipedia, for subjects like Kevin Phillips, who like Rubin publicly distanced himself from what he regards as a tainted adjective ([1]). I don't want go too far off-topic here, and in this article it's only a minor point. But for context, it needs to be clarified somehow that she's not a natural political opponent, and her criticism doesn't come from the left. Captain Calm (talk) 17:19, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Infobox information

We have conflicting information in the article. Did Taylor leave the administration in November 2019 per Forbes in the infobox, or in September as per Buzzfeed and Politico in the article? I believe September, and will replace “November” in the infobox. (He might have actually left before September, but we know that he went to work for Google in September.) -- MelanieN (talk) 16:57, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

This article ends with the line, "Taylor reportedly resigned from his position in April 2019," so I have no clue anymore what month it was. The only idea I have is to see if I can find a library with a copy of A Warning and see if there is any mention in there. --Super Goku V (talk) 20:38, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

@MelanieN: Just a follow-up that I (regretfully) read through A Warning. :P Regrets aside, I did not find a confirmation of when he left in the book. It looks like Politico is the current source in the article and it may stay that way. --Super Goku V (talk) 11:23, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the update. I agree that "September" as per Politico is our best source, although he may well have left earlier. Unfortunately we have no idea where the college publication got their "reported" information. -- MelanieN (talk) 19:43, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Rename

Taylor is not an expert in anything!

A more appropriate title to differentiate from other Miles Taylors would be (Anonymous) or (Government official) Dickeyaustin786 (talk) 00:09, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

You're welcome to request a rename, but I highly doubt you'll get consensus for it. Primefac (talk) 12:30, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

Havana syndrome

To add to this article: Miles Taylor's experience with Havana syndrome. Source 173.88.246.138 (talk) 00:54, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes. I am going to start a new section, probably just a couple of sentences. Others are welcome to weave it into the article as they best see fit. Peaceray (talk) 19:13, 21 February 2022 (UTC)