Talk:Australian republic referendum, 1999

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[edit] NPOV concerns

I have removed the words (except to the extent that most voted for it to be the model recommended by the constitutional convention, exactly because they saw it to be the least likely model to succeed) beginning with "exactly".

This looks like speculation, if not propaganda. If we are talking about what the monarchists themselves perceived, then we should support it with a quote from a source from a monarchist leader such as Kerry Jones.

I don't believe such a quote can be found. The voting records of the convention show that the monarchists didn't support any proposed model. They abstained. Pete 19:18, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

This article is highly POV. The use of such words as "sentimental" and the unsubstantiated claims concerining opinion surveys betray the writer's bias. 203.0.223.244 23:40, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed mergers

I feel that these articles should be merged into the same one. Jeffklib 04:41, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree that they should be merged. However, I wonder whether it might be appropriate for this article to usurp the title of Australian referendum, 1999 in order to be in line with the naming standard for referendums in Australia.--cj | talk 05:03, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

I'd agree, except that the naming standard for referendums in Australia is stupid, as it tells us absolutely nothing about what the referendum was actually about. Rebecca 10:02, 22 August 2006 (UTC)