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[edit] David R. Smith

I believe it is unfair that all candidates in this Senate race have articles except for David R. Smith.PedanticallySpeaking 15:56, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Such a complaint belongs on the talk page of the campaign article. John Broughton 18:19, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikilinking of children

I think the link for "Emily Brown" (his daughter) is incorrect? It redirects to Emilie Brown who does not appear to be his daughter? 12:37, 12 August 2006 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 140.254.224.212 (talk • contribs).

I've fixed this. Kids shouldn't be wikilinked at all if they aren't already notable. John Broughton 18:19, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What kind of Links should be allowed?

I am taking down the link for http://cleveland.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/22896.php/ as it is an unreliable source and highly biased.

However, there is another biased site linked; Brown's Blog. This brings into question what links are appropriate for Wikipedia. I can't find solid Wikipedia policies on determining which links should stay and which should go. For now, I'm taking both, if you can provide a supporting policy or a good argument feel free to revert and use this talk to discuss it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dr. Eggman3 (talk • contribs).

Wikipedia's policy on external links can be read here. We also need to apply wikipedia's policy regarding living persons regarding any links to slander sites. Regarding sources, see the policy here. Brown's own blog might be OK--but to be balanced we should provide to the same for DeWine. Blogs by others should be removed. The best links/sources to include are well known, neutral news outlets, the individuals official sites, and analysis by non-partisan organizations. Hope this helps. -MrFizyx 04:19, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
The blog for Brown IS okay on his website, just as a link to a candidate's campaign website is okay. And for balance, any blog BY DeWine should be in HIS article, not in Brown's article, just as the practice is that there is no link to an opponent's campaign site if the opponent has a wikipedia article (which has that link).
I'm putting the Brown blog back in. Please discuss further here if you are considering removing it. John Broughton | Talk 12:39, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the clearing that up. That is what I intended DeWine's blog (if such a thing exists) belongs in the "Mike DeWine" article, not here. -MrFizyx 12:48, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Accident?

In one of their debates, when DeWine mentioned (alleged) missed votes by Brown, he said he didn't count votes not cast due to an "accident" Brown has. Does anyone know what that accident was? It might be good to include in this article. --Mr Beale 01:37, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

 He was in a car accident in 2000 or 2001 and broke several vertebrae in his back.  Will try to find a source.  Remember hearing about it during the campaign.

[edit] Trivia

Removing POV meant to make Limbaugh look bad with POV Media Matters source. Regardless of the fact that this event occurred, this isn't trivia. Typos and corrected mistakes are not worthy of a "trivia" section. Zz414 16:57, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 110th Congress

At the bottom of this page, there is a box that lists the 110th Congressional delegation from Ohio, and I can't edit it through this page, and I don't know how to edit it outside this page. There is a huge mistake in the box, saying that the 18th District will be vacant, and that is not true. The 18th District will be represented by Zack Space. Someone should fix this immediately. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 164.107.214.143 (talk • contribs) .

Fixed. FYI, in normal circumstances (like when a page isn't protected), you can edit the page and then go all the way to the bottom of that screen. There, you'll see all of the templates which are transcluded on to the article. (In this case, it was Template:110th Ohio Congressional delegation). —Wknight94 (talk) 15:10, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Controversies

It is my feeling that the "controversy" section of this article should be removed, and for the following reasons: 1)Controversy sections are, unless absolutely necessary, generally frowned upon on this site, as they tend to attract trolls. 2)The "controversies" noted here are all without merit - most would belong under a category like "mistaken identity" rather than controversy, if they were not completely unnecessary. Barring a full removal of the cat., my plan B suggestion would be splicing the info into the article proper, and removing the controversy section title. Any other opinion on this is appreciated.--Jackbirdsong 08:12, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

I agree with what you say. Here would be my solution..... This page lacks a lot of information as is, in specific the Senate campaign. All those controversies could be wrapped into one sentence under the topic of obstacles he had to overcome. We also don't have any funding information. I would be glad to research these things, but I want another persons approval or suggestions before I do so. Bobbyd100 06:27, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

My suggestion would be to add more information on his background, his policies, and his general political trajectory before occupying more of the article with senate campaign info. However, you should go ahead and add anything that is referenced properly that you see fit - it might be a good idea to take a look at other American senators' pages on this site for perspective and format. As far as the aformentioned section, if you want to move and compact the "controversies" that would be great, or let me know and I can take a shot at it.--Jackbirdsong 01:58, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Election History

I wrote the election history. It's a rigorous coveration of all his races taht I think all articles on politicians need. But, as for the Unavailable elections, PLEASE DO NOT ERASE. I've sent the Ohio Secretary of State's office an email asking for the OH-13 results from those years which were completely unavailable on their website. Those years the site had absolutely no results for U.S. House Races. I'm sorry I wasn't logged in when I made the changes, so that's why the changes don't show the user who made them.--68.229.147.56 01:26, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

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