User:Minskist popper/people

These people are historical/contemporary figures that I deeply respect, and I may contribute their articles in future, or I have been contributing them.

James Madison
John Paul Stevens - added some judicial philosophy info, more refs to be done
Paul Simon (politician) - added more info, and did all the refs, currently GA nom
Richard Posner - added infobox
Barry Goldwater
John C. Calhoun
Clarence Thomas
James Clark McReynolds - added important cases, need citations
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Anna Politkovskaya

My Wiki philosophy edit

Generally, my Wiki philosophy is middle of the road, definitely not an inclusionist since I've nominated several pages for deletion myself. But i AM not a deletionist either, as I've casted keep votes on many occasions. In most cases I adhere to policy and precedents, but I do appreciate the importance of WP:IAR, and I believe if a policy demands us to act unreasonably, then we are not legitimately bound by that policy. Written policy cannot trump reason and common sense.

My Wiki philosophy can be summarized as if an act is beneficial to the quality of our encyclopedia, do it; if not, then refrain from it.