Talk:Ted Strickland

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Contents 1 2006 Governors Race 2 Needs Segmentation 3 Name? 4 Political Stances 5 Anti-candidate attack sites? 6 Is there any truth to this? 7 Path to Eleven Seven 8 Source for "Theodore"?

[edit] 2006 Governors Race

It might make sense to remove the list of competing democrat nominees since they may change frequently (is Springer in the race?). This information is covered in the list of Governors of Ohio and Candidates which has a link in this article. The other race candidate pages don't list their competitors. I could see mentioning them if some form of noteworthy intercourse happened between them.

-- N okla 22:33, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Needs Segmentation

If someone has time to segment this article, it really could use it. Just one big blob. It might also be nice if a photo were added. Compare to some of the other 2006 Ohio gubernatorial candidate entries.

-- N okla 22:37, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

The picture is already there, but I took a stab at segmentation, and also removed much of the history of the Congressman's predecessor, Bob McEwen and his GOP primary. That material is covered in the entry for McEwen and a condensed version seemed to better suit this page.

--Dirtgirl 13:42, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name?

What is Strickland's birth name. Theodore? Edward? Even if he doesn't use it, it should be noted somewhere in the article. Acsenray 20:09, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Maybe it's just "Ted." That's not unhead of. Since none of his websites list another name, I'm going to delete the "Theodore" (and the accompanying fact tag). --Chancemichaels 15:43, 18 October 2006 (UTC)Chancemichaels

[edit] Political Stances

Any more details on Strickland's political positions? I understand that the NRA, Pat Robertson, and other major conservative groups opposed Strickland at one point, but I would like to know more details. The article on Blackwell is more detailed on his stances; is this because his stances are louder?

DaDoc540 21:50, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Anti-candidate attack sites?

What's the general policy on listing attack websites in the "Links" section? The "Anti-Ted" site is pretty nasty. If we start linking to the Web equivalent of political attack ads, all of a sudden the political pages are going to be flooded - there are a lot of them out there. If his campaign opponent has a web page dealing with Strickland's record, that would be one thing. But an attack site from an ill-defined group? Doesn't seem very encyclopedic to me. Thoughts? --Chancemichaels 15:52, 18 October 2006 (UTC)Chancemichaels

I agree that based on this policy, we should not be adding links to attack sites. That policy states in effect, that any unsubstantiated and potentially libelous material should be removed immediately. It is not a stretch to apply this to external links on the page as well. So in effect, our links should be NPOV. Bcirker 16:46, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Good point. I have deleted it. --Chancemichaels 18:51, 18 October 2006 (UTC)Chancemichaels

[edit] Is there any truth to this?

Because the source is wnd.com and they are not very trustworthy: In the wake of the Mark Foley scandal, questions are circulating below the radar screen in Ohio about the past record of Democratic Rep. Ted Strickland on pedophilia. --130.149.17.39 18:36, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Path to Eleven Seven

He did it. IYF Blackwell User:Bango:67

[edit] Source for "Theodore"?

I see Strickland's full name is now given as "Theodore." I've been trying to find out what his birth name is for some time and I haven't had any luck. What's the source for "Theodore"? Acsenray 23:13, 27 November 2006 (UTC)