Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Harry S. Truman/Archive1
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[edit] Harry S. Truman
Quite a lot of good work has gone into this in recent months, I think. Please drop by and tell us where you think it needs to go to become a featured article. BYT 14:05, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
- Object for now :Nice start, but suggest you work on the PR script I put on the talk page. Will reconsider later.Rlevse 16:20, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
- Object :A lot of work fleshing this out and bringing in more and better citations is needed. There is a single in-line citation for Truman's entire first term (excluding the 1948 election campaign). Of the citations that are used, it looks like the article is built from web sites, Margaret Truman's book, and McCullough's popular history -- it would be good to see a broader base of references and more by academic historians. Sam 18:52, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
- Weak support - per nom - --GoOdCoNtEnT 06:29, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
- Object, this is a very good start but I see a lot of phrases that need citations. For example:
- "had been a supporter of the Zionist movement as early as 1939"
- "The idea of a Jewish state in the Middle East was also extremely popular in the U.S."
- "Truman had ordered a (controversial) addition to the exterior of the building," (what was controversial?)
- "When he left office in 1953, Truman was one of the most unpopular chief executives in history. "
- These are just a few examples. Andrew Levine 17:48, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
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- If it's according to Hoyle to do so, I'd like to withdraw this nom. I know where we need to do work. Please feel free to leave additional notes on my talk page... BYT 20:12, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
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- Object Sadly, not enough inline references. That's the only thing holding it back IMHO. --Kitch 00:40, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Defense Cutbacks, Soviet Espionage Scandal, Korean War
- With the additions to the Soviet Espionage, Defense Budget Cutbacks, and Korean War intervention sections, it's now a much better and balanced article. Please note that these contributions are fully referenced: paragraphs, sometimes even sentences are individually cited, much more so in comparison to other sections of HST articles. I feel that attempts to excise this material while leaving in various trivia and legacy paragraphs, song lyrics, etc. are POV, especially where Truman's actions or motives are explained in his defense. - TIM 24 SEP 2006
