Talk:Burton K. Wheeler
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[edit] NPOV
Jacrosse, can you see that your formulation is NPOV on several grounds?
" This was perhaps the most controversial and illogical aspect of the widely criticized work, which portrays Wheeler as imposing martial law in Lindbergh's absence, whereas the real Wheeler had been a leading opponent of the martial law imposed in Montana during World War I."
Saying that something is "controversial" and "illogical" is your point of view. Your statement that the book is "widely criticized" is not backed up with any proof. As for your statement about Wheeler opposing martial law during WWI, the article points out a number of ways in which Wheeler's views and actions in the 1940s contradicted his views and actions in the 19teens and 20s so this is not a strong argument. Homey 02:17, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- The article points out nothing of the kind, and the sentence merely echoes criticisms acknowledged in the article on The Plot Against America.--Jacrosse 19:34, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Jacrosse, your edits are POV. The article can't state someting is "controversial" or "illogical" - that is an opinion and if you are going to say something has been "widely criticized" you have to back it up. If you can quote a published source which says that then you can cite it but otherwise it's POV and a violation of NPOV policy. Homey 20:24, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Leif Erickson
I de-linked "Leif Erickson" as the person it linked to was the actor who starred in The High Chapparal, not Wheeler's 1946 primary opponent. For the link to be restored, we need at least a stub bio of Leif Erickson the Montant politician, and a disambiguation page, which would probably mention the similarly-named Norse explorer, spelled slightly differently. Rlquall 20:20, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
