Talk:Gillis William Long
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The subject of the bio is notable. Children and parents are not notable, though they are usually mentioned. His or her spouse(es) are notable. The details of their life and career are not, unless notable in their own right. . The details of whom the subject defeated in elections are not--if the opponents are notable, they will have their own articles.
As for style, when a link to a WP article for a person is given, the b and d years are not usually required, for they will be in the linked article. It just adds to the clutter for the linked years. When a person is in a category, it automatically places the person in supercategories. Encyclopedic wording requires conciseness- the expansion of the exposition into as many sentences as possible is typical of obituary writing and political advertising, and inappropriate here.
The headings here, in particular, are much more rhetorical than usual in WP , and give the impression of a cut and past job from some other piece of writing.
Geographic details about minor places mentioned should be kept to the minimum needed for identification. A country, state or anything else is linked only thew first time mentioned
It is in the style of a genealogy to make as many links as possible between all the people mentioned. It is not the style accepted in a WP biography. This tends to make an article susceptible to AfD. DGG 04:59, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
