Talk:Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas

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[edit] WPMILHIST Assessment

As this article is rated B-class by several other projects, and technically meets the word of all the B-class criteria for WPMILHIST, I have no problem assigning it that ranking. However, I do believe the article could be significantly improved by some simple format changes. Firstly, the image of the seal at the top left corner pushes the entire intro paragraph and table of contents into the center, which is awkward. Second, there are way too many sub-headings, and the text would look meatier, denser, more comprehensive if many of those were removed. I think. LordAmeth 18:20, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] “Loser”?

Uhm. What does the term “loser” — introduced in lead by Brendandh in the edit at 2007-03-13T22:14:02 — mean in this context? --Xover 14:26, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

It's what Tyneman means see here. Angus McLellan (Talk) 14:53, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Hmm. An unfortunate thing to put in the lead on a biographical article. Sufficiently so that it sent me on a vandal hunt when I saw it. I also don't see this covered in the main body of the article. Perhaps an alternate way to communicate this information might be preferable? --Xover 15:16, 6 August 2007 (UTC)