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Beware of WP:Sockpuppeting going on at this article

See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Cali11298/Archive. If you see any editing like that, you are dealing with a Cali11298 WP:Sockpuppet. I'm certain that this editor will not quit WP:Sockpuppeting. You can contact Mike V and other WP:CheckUsers if you suspect WP:Sockpuppetry. Or you can, of course, start a WP:Sockpuppet investigation. For anyone it will help, on my user page, I list ways of identifying WP:Sockpuppets. Flyer22 (talk) 22:28, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Edit request

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. The changes suggested removing content that is well-cited or where sources exist.

Remove links to this article http://archives.rep-am.com/2010/11/28/where-is-gary-franks/ as it was deemed "fictitious and so libelous" by the subject in 2015 NPR interview: http://wnpr.org/post/transcript-former-us-congressman-gary-franks-politics-and-war-god

Subjet has never lived in Florida or worked for a Florida company

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-a-franks-51879979/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theirusername (talk • contribs) 20:07, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

The claims put forward by the Middlebury paper are mentioned in the article, as are the refutations by Mr. Frank in the NPR interview. Spintendo 00:57, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Gary Franks is a Nationally Syndicated Columnist for Tribune Content Agency

Since 2021, soon after the death of George Floyd, Franks started writing columns in numerous newspapers until he eventually signed on to become a nationally syndicated columnist for the Tribune Content Agency (Tribune Publishing) where his columns on politics, government, and race relations would appear weekly in more than a hundred newspapers and online services.

https://tribunecontentagency.com/premium-content/opinion/conservative/gary-franks/ GaryAlvin (talk) 17:36, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Now you are on the correct page to make your edit requests, but you also need to include the text bit {{edit COI|summary=Add Short summary of requested change here}} that I mentioned on your talk page. If you don't include it, people will not see your edit request. So I'm posting the above text bit here for you:

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

@GaryAlvin In the meantime, can you clarify where exactly in the article you would like to see the above text be added? Nakonana (talk) 17:50, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

It should be added immediately after the first paragraph as it is an update as to what I am doing today. ~2025-39468-63 (talk) 17:59, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

How do I add the summary= Add Short summary of request change here..... ~2025-39468-63 (talk) 18:05, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

@GaryAlvin @~2025-39468-63 just copy the following and paste it into the text field when you add a new topic (or when you reply):

{{edit COI|summary=REPLACE THIS TEXT WITH YOUR SUMMARY}}

Replace the capitalized text with your summary, and click the "Publish" / "Reply" button. Nakonana (talk) 18:17, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Would it be possible to talk on the phone....I am having difficulty following you....

(Redacted) ~2025-39468-63 (talk) 18:32, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure that I'm on a different continent than you, phone calls would be tricky.

Do the following:

Copy the following text to your clipboard: {{edit COI|summary=This is a COI edit request by the subject of this article to add the books he has written to the wiki article}}
Go to Talk:Gary Franks#Books Written
Click the "Reply" button there. (the same way you replied to me here)
Paste the text that you have copied in step #1 into the text field (like in this screenshot)
Click the blue "Reply" button at the bottom.

Nakonana (talk) 19:01, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Did I do it right.... GaryAlvin (talk) 19:20, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Very close, there was just one opening bracket missing, but I added it for you. Good job :) Nakonana (talk) 19:29, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Done with some edits to the text and sourcing. Fiske (talk) 15:37, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

Gary Franks Papers at Yale University

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In 2023 at the request of Yale University, Franks submitted his Congressional Papers and his personal handwritten diary going back decades to the Beinecke Library at Yale for study.

https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/resources/13762

https://www.courant.com/2023/11/24/gary-franks-my-congressional-papers-and-diaries-are-now-part-of-yale-universitys-special-collections/ ~2025-39468-63 (talk) 17:42, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

I was recently honored to have been able to submit my Congressional Papers and handwritten diary to Yale's rare book library - Beinecke Library. They are planning to have a class built around the materials. Very few people are so honored. GaryAlvin (talk) 19:28, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Done I've added this information to the end of the "Subsequent career" section. I edited the sentence to align with what I was able to confirm from the references. Fiske (talk) 01:03, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

Gary Franks Forms Foundation

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In 2023 Franks formed the Gary Franks Philanthropy Foundation. The mission of the foundation is to help develop future leaders through promoting advance education and to help improve race relations.

https://www.garyfranksphilanthropy.org/ ~2025-39468-63 (talk) 17:47, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

In order to give back to society I formed a foundation. It will help produce future leader and improve race relations.....Nothing could be more important today. GaryAlvin (talk) 19:30, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Done Fiske (talk) 14:38, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

Books Written

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In 1996 Franks wrote "Searching for the Promised Land" which was published by Harpers Collins

In 2016 Franks wrote and self-published "With God For God and For Country" and The Political Aberrations

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Gary-Franks/author/B001HOPYCC?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

With God, For God and For Country: Because We Can Do Better: Franks, Hon. Gary A.: 9781507860014: Amazon.com: Books

The Political Aberrations: Franks, Hon Gary A: 9781533005540: Amazon.com: Books

~2025-39468-63 (talk) 17:55, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

GaryAlvin (talk) 19:20, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you.....

Did I do the others correctly.....as well.... GaryAlvin (talk) 19:32, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Done Fiske (talk) 15:30, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

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