Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Leo Ryan/Archive1

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[edit] Leo Ryan

Self-nomination. I found this article a stub and pretty much built it with me own two hands. Subsequent user contributions have made it tip-top. Well-researched, with picture and links, and plenty of citation to the People's Temple articles. Wally 23:38, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)

  • Object, Ryan's life and activities apart from his visit to Jonestown are hardly described but I want to thank you for covering the Jonestown affair so well. Andries 13:48, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Update: three two new links added, courtesy of Everyking. And the note about Ryan's earlier work is valid; although he is known almost solely for this, it would do to flesh out his earlier life. Had a hard time finding specifics, though. Wally 16:57, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Update to the update: I added an additional link and expanded Ryan's early life. Give it a look. Thanks for all the input! Wally 18:00, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Sorry, but I don't think it will do. There is only one paragraph about Leo Ryan's activities as US Representative other than Jonestown. Jonestown takes up almost two thirds of the article. There is in it the foundations of a featured article but it's not there at the moment. Dbiv 15:18, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Object. I have just done an extensive copy edit run, but it probably needs more. I have never heard of the word codel, and it is not defined. If there is a mention of CIA involvement in the Jonestown Massacre, and the article mentions that there is evidence of such, and a conspiracy theory on the subject, this should be addressed. The amendment is also a red link and should be explained. RickK 22:35, Jan 6, 2005 (UTC)