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Is there a purpose to this article if there is wrong info
What scares me about this article of the Chicago Outfit is the wrong info being put in this article. As officer on Chicago Gangs and Crimes Unit for 20 years. I feel that my work is being made into mockery with this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.203.136.247 (talk) 16:41, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Reply
Is there anything us Wikipedians can do to remove the wrong info? Some way we can contact the person who left this message? Also, I remember an author named Bill Brashler who was on the History Channel program History's Mysteries, specifically an episode entitled The Legacy of Al Capone. In that episode, Brashler stated that the Chicago Outfit was not part of the Mafia, but was, in fact, a general gang. He further said that this explained the reason it was called the Outfit, or "the boys." Is there a way that can be put into this article?
The article is poorly written, generally, and in need of considerable editing.
Also, the information is tangential, at best.
For example, O'Banion, Weiss and Drucci preceded, and with the exception of the sensational St. Valentine's Day Massacre and Hollywood-inspired glorification, were inarguably more significant gang-leaders than George "Bugs" Moran. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiz8899 (talk • contribs) 18:23, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
This article is one of the worst in Wikipedia. It is full of misinformation and appears to have been either vandalized or edited by someone who is ignorant of the history of the Outfit. It's an example of why Wikipedia cannot be used as a reliable source. It's also an example of an article where someone can take their time to make the necessary corrections only to have someone else screw it up again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.108.138.222 (talk) 07:17, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Lack of References
Not even a tenth of this article comes from the scant-few references listed at the bottom of the page. And this isn't a suggestion to start adding on "after-work" references that weren't used as research in the creation of the article, which is an epidemic on Wikipedia. So many times links to references go to unaccessible websites that clearly weren't used as research to write the article. So please do not start adding on references just to "authenticize" this article.
On another note, there are numerous still-living persons listed, some of which have never been connected to organized crime but only rumored to be connected to organized crime. Or relatives of alleged members listed simply because they are relatives of alleged members, but actually have no involvement whatsoever in a criminal lifestyle.
To sum it up, someone knowledgeable on the subject needs to really look at this article and decide what needs to be done with it. Seriously. Lock & Key (talk) 09:31, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Vandalism
(Called, The Four Fathers)
A vandal inserted this remark into the article under "present leaders." Lethal Weapon 4 has been on cable lately. In it are four Japanese godfathers known as "The Four Fathers." I guess the vandal thought it would be funny to insert that into the article. Quite lame. Lock & Key (talk) 09:20, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I reverted the following:
It has been alleged by [annoying people] John DiFronzo, James [Marllo], and Joseph [Lomdo] run The Outfit in tandem since [2045]. Lombardo was indicted April 26, 2005, absconded, but was arrested January 13, 2006 in Elmwood Park, Chicago. Outfit lieutenant Anthony Zizzo disappeared en route to a Northside,
Rush Street area meeting on August 31, 2006. Zizzo, whose sport utility vehicle was found abandoned in a Division Street, Westside suburban parking lot, had been mislabeled as the Outfit's number two man or Underboss by the media. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.157.213.174 (talk) 01:10, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply
The first link on the external links is a prank link. The first link in the "External Links" section goes to a site with completely made up bosses, members, and information. It's pretty childish thing to do. So I have removed it.
Again, I am removing it right now. --Lock & Key 19:46, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Vandalism
This isn't at all my area of expertise, but it looks like this page was vandalized on the 18th. I removed the obvious false nicknames and replaced them with the nicknames that were present before, but I hope someone with expert knowledge will check up on this. I also apologize if I removed any legit edits along with the vandalism. TriNotch 05:54, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Chinatown crew
Chinatowns across the world are extremely close knit and in no circumstance has there been an outside ethnic crime group that controlled rackets in chinatowns where in every case the crime is controlled by local or foreign tied Triad groups. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.166.104.26 (talk • contribs)
You might want to look into your comment. In Chicago, the Outfit has the final say, so a Chinese Triad isn't going to make waves. Take Ken Eto for example. He was the Outfit's man. The reason its called the "Chinatwon Crew" is because of is geography, most of the crew is actually on 26th Street. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.15.39.183 (talk) 15:56, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Joseph Ferriola
I recently added an article concerning Outfit boss Joseph Ferriola, but some of this information might be inaccurate, and it needs expanding. Anyone interested in doing these tasks can find the article here:
are both definitely not members of the outfit. The first is moonlanding hoaxer, the second a famous dutch football player and trainer.
External link cleanup
External links
I removed the external links. They require cleanup and "thinning". I cleaned up the rest of the article and removed some of the commentary which was associated with certain people and thier current or presumed current positions in the organization. Please continue that work. Thanks, --Daysleeper47 (talk) 16:12, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]