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I am proposing to add to the article titled Capability Approach, I would like to further contribute to the subsection that covers the measuring of capabilities. The current section needs further explanation for the critique offered by Capabilities Approach of economics-based measures that are used as measures of well-being. These indices, in fact, only offer an indication of possible economic well being that do not account for inequalities such as income distribution. There is quite a bit to be added about the need for such measures and the history behind such measures, which would include the misuse of Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Product. Further expansion is also necessary on the move towards alternative measure of wellbeing that better capture the essence of Capabilities. In addition, more information needs to be added because the critique of economics-based measures is an important component of Capabilities Approach. Furthermore, the explanations of the Human Development Index, Gender Empowerment Measure, and the Gender-related Development Index are brief and there is potential to make the definitions of these measures as well as the use of the measures and the relationship with Capabilities Approach more clear. I would appreciate any feedback that would improve my proposal and revision of the subsection. I look forward to contributing. LupeAguilera (talk) 03:06, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Please review recent edits at Freedom House.
Thanks, Kiefer.Wolfowitz 22:47, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello all,
It has come to my attention as I was creating pages for US State Senators that another website, ballotpedia.org, already has detailed and well-made articles covering US State legislators. Wikipedia is missing most of these articles. On the ballotpedia site, it says that "Content is available under GNU Free Documentation License 1.2." I'm not a licensing expert, but if we are allowed to copy the articles, it would save weeks of time of us writing new articles. It would also save even more time if a bot was created to copy their articles over. Let me know what you all think. Thanks, Athleek123 (talk) 00:41, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello again,
I have looked over the license and we are allowed to copy: "You may copy and distribute the Document in any medium, either commercially or noncommercially" Athleek123 (talk) 00:43, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi folks, seeking some advice/opinion. Earlier today an unregistered IP user added a section on "Endorsements" to the United States Senate election in Missouri, 2012. I'd never seen a section like that on any of the other (admittedly few) similar Wikis I've dealt with or monitored. At present the section only lists one candidate, so it strikes me of a rules vio of some kind. Is there any preexisting precedent? Thanks and have a great Wiki kind of day. Sector001 (talk) 18:12, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Editors interested in these topics may be interested in the thematic issue of Radical History Review here that deals with this intersection of US liberalism and leftism. Fifelfoo (talk) 02:48, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
A dispute has come up regarding the styling of political posts which affects a large number of articles and which should be addressed for consistencies sake. Presently there are two popular layouts prevalent among political position lists. A simplistic and subtle approach which presents the color of a politician's party on the left in one bar and has fewer columns such as on the List of Chancellors of Germany article. And another which fills every column with the politician's party color and more columns such as on the President of Moldova article. In the my opinion the former is the better option as it does not impede the viewer's ability to read the text and is less "busy" in general. Opinions on the matter would be appreciated. -- ◅PRODUCER (TALK) 20:54, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:HighBeam details an opportunity for experienced Wikipedia editors to have free access to HighBeam Research, an invaluable resource for locating reliable sources for articles and content related to politics as well as other subjects.--JayJasper (talk) 18:53, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
The lack of consensus on which political endorsements are appropriate for inclusion in WP is leading to a lot of confusion among editors. Take a look, for instance, at the discussions on the Talk page for Ron Paul presidential campaign, 2012
Talk:Ron_Paul_presidential_campaign,_2012#Out_of_control_endorsements
Talk:Ron_Paul_presidential_campaign,_2012#What_is_an_endorsement.3F
Talk:Ron_Paul_presidential_campaign,_2012#Political_Activists_vs._Celebrities.2FCommentators
Talk:Ron_Paul_presidential_campaign,_2012#Anachronistic_Endorsements.3F
Talk:Ron_Paul_presidential_campaign,_2012#Doug_Wead
Talk:Ron_Paul_presidential_campaign,_2012#Foreign_endorsements
Can we get a discussion going on what constitutes a political endorsement for WP purposes and on which endorsements are noteworthy enough to be included in WP?
As a starting point, the following should be addressed:
First, there is the issue of what constitutes a political endorsement.
There are some statements that nearly everyone, if not everyone, would accept as clear endorsements. An example would be when the editorial board of a newspaper publishes an article shortly before an election stating that of the candidates seeking office, the board prefers Candidate X and urges readers to vote for Candidate X; or when a retiring elected official holds a press conference together with his chosen successor and urges voters to cast their votes for that person.
There are many other situations in which it is not so clear that a formal endorsement is being made. These are the sorts of cases that can be problematic for WP editors. Current guidelines do not adequately address these situations.
Second, there is the issue of whether a person who has some formal connection to the campaign (eg, someone who is described as a "senior adviser" to the campaign) should be listed among individuals making an endorsement for a candidate — or whether the connection is exclusionary due to the conflict of interest. (see, for example, http://www.ronpaul2012.com/2011/08/24/ron-paul-campaign-welcomes-constitutional-law-heavyweight-bruce-fein-as-senior-advisor/, which is cited at Ron_Paul_presidential_campaign,_2012#cite_ref-BruceFein_203-0)
And what are the boundaries, if any, for deciding to exclude an endorser on the basis of being connected to the campaign? Would major financial contributors be acceptable for inclusion, or should they be excluded? Or will it vary case by case?
Third, what are the guidelines for deciding whether a particular endorsement is noteworthy enough (or whether the endorser is notable enough) for inclusion? For example, in the United States, the endorsement that a local schoolboard member or city council member makes for a candidate seeking to be the nation's president would not seem to be noteworthy enough for inclusion in a WP article, even though local newspapers might report on the endorsement. (and yet see, for example, "Frederick County Board of Education Student Membar Neha Kapoor," "Kent County Commissioner William Pickrum," "Bardstown City Council Member Bill Sheckles (D-Nelson)," and "Hamtramck City Councilmember Catrina Stackpoole" all listed at List_of_Barack_Obama_presidential_campaign_endorsements_from_state,_local_and_territory_officials)
Fourth, what should the convention be for handling endorsements made by individuals or groups with whom the candidate or party does not wish to be associated?
Fifth, it may be helpful to spell out what specific rules apply to choosing citations for endorsements, given that they often are made nowadays on blogs, social media sites (eg Facebook), or personal websites. WP:SELFPUB requires that the material involved does not involve claims about a third party, yet political endorsements almost always involve claims about third parties (usually the preferred candidate, and often the rival candidates). For a couple of examples see the citations for Barbara Ehrenreich's and Garrison Keillor's endorsements at List of Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements, 2008. And is it sufficient for the WP citation to be to the name of an endorser that is included in a list on a candidate's campaign website?
(Note that I am also posting this to WikiProject US presidential elections
Dezastru (talk) 18:17, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
I have listed three sister projects for the starting of Wikipedia:WikiProject OWS and named this as one. Please feel free to join the project and help build the project, or just help guide in the Wikipedia direct.--Amadscientist (talk) 04:42, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
Mohamed Nasheed is a former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience and President of Maldives who resigned last month, allegedly at gunpoint; he's also the subject of a major motion picture that's about to get nationwide release in the US. Unfortunately, his article's a bit of a mess. Given the rapidly increasing traffic to it, would anyone be willing to pitch in to help me clean it up? I've got the paragraphs about the resignation improved, but his pre-coup biography is both fascinating and unsourced. Khazar2 (talk) 14:51, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
Due to recurrent discussions that lead nowhere, an open-ended discussion and proposals are invited Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items/Elections for ITN on the main page as to what should be recurrent without ITNC discussionsLihaas (talk) 07:24, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
We need help at 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix in splitting the article in two. How much politics should remain in the main article? 70.49.124.225 (talk) 13:34, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
The article is on anti-Indian sentiments across the world, though it doesn't imply so in the lead. Three quick searches using google books, google scholar and google news has shed a completely new light on the subject. There is hardly any use of the term that relates to any of India's neighbors - Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, or Sri lanka. It is a concept from 19th century, and the only significant 20th century use is pertinent to Eastern Africa. Putting together all instances of anti-indian sentiments across South Asia may be an example of WP:SYNTH (there in more reference to Indophobia associated with Papua New Guinea than Bangladesh). Making the collection of those instances the larger part of the article may be an example of WP:UNDUE. The material on those sentiments and instances are good to be merged into individual foreign relation articles. May be this is another misunderstanding like Indosphere. Aditya(talk • contribs) 04:58, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
The 2009 in politics, 2010 in politics, 2011 in politics articles need work. I have just now created a stubby 2012 in politics article but it need work. The whole series probably could do with checking over. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 21:38, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
In Talk:United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts,_2012#Polling_order, we are having a dispute concerning whether polls should be listed in chronological or reverse-chronological order. I would appreciate any outside input from the broader group of editors who contribute to these articles. Thanks! johnpseudo 16:17, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
HI WikiPolitics! I'm writing to inform you of my interest in starting a group that works on articles about globalization, in order to improve coverage of globalization on Wikipedia. Your group has banners on some of the articles that are key to this discussion, and I believe many perspectives and disciplines needs to come together if we're going to get it right. If you would consider supporting such a project, would you please swing by the Globalization Project Proposal and expressing that interest? Thanks so very much! LizFlash (talk) 17:14, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
I have nominated List of members of Stortinget 2005–2009 for featured list removal here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured list criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks; editors may declare to "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:56, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
Because of the popular reemergence of the words "Class warfare" in the US political arena, I took a couple days rewriting and combining the Class conflict and Class Struggle articles into one Class conflict article. I noticed it has the some assessments on it. Perhaps now the article can be reassessed. Please leave me a "mission accomplished" message on my talk page if and when it's reassessed. Thanks. --XB70Valyrie (talk) 07:12, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Electoral Calculus#Predictions table. -- Trevj (talk) 09:03, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
The article Globalization has undergone major re-structuring. WikiProject Politics members are invited to review and comment on the article and add relevant missing information or sections in which your project may have an interest. Also, you may be interested in reviewing the updated Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Globalization proposal for a new WikiProject. Regards, Meclee (talk) 14:31, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Specifically, Talk:List of Tea Party politicians#Post-AfD clarification and possible slimming down. Input would be much appreciated. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 14:56, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi. The Wikimedia Foundation received a courtesy notice from the United States Department of State advising that their 2011 Human Rights Reports for 199 countries have been released. Naturally, they imagine we might be interested in the information or links for potential inclusion in Wikipedia articles: [1]. (They have similar reports related to Human Rights here.)
The person who contacted us noted that many articles don't seem to address human rights issues on countries and adds that "Given the prominence that discussions of human rights in global affairs, I would respectfully submit that it’s worth a chapter heading for major countries."
Since the Wikimedia Foundation does not create or curate content in the articles, this is, of course, a community matter. I'm passing along the information to your project and a few others (Wikipedia:WikiProject Human rights; Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries; Wikipedia:WikiProject International relations) in case you find the information useful or in case her suggestion spurs discussion. If there's a better place that you know of, please feel free to pass it on. :)
Thanks! --Maggie Dennis (WMF) (talk) 15:04, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
The first version of a report on the use of self-published sources is now available, in Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia reliability. Some of the self-published sources listed in the report pertain to this project.
Suggestions on the report itself (a discussion has started here), and help in remedying the use of the self-published items that relate to this project will be appreciated. History2007 (talk) 06:09, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Hey everyone, I'm inviting you to get involved with Yo Soy 132, a current event that is constantly being expanded. Don't leave this newbie all alone with all the work on this high importance rated article. ʝunglejill 04:01, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
How do i request an A Class review for Finnish parliamentary election, 2011? Its just short of FA perfection so it should pass this.(Lihaas (talk) 13:44, 14 June 2012 (UTC)).
There is a discussion ongoing at Wikipedia:Featured article review/Barack Obama/archive9Lihaas (talk) 16:28, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
In addition to being very dense, the page is written in highly academic language. Perhaps revising it, varying sentence length, more imple english etc might improve it.173.178.174.63 (talk) 02:42, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject_Globalization is a new project to improve Wikipedia's coverage of aspects of Globalization and the organization of information and articles on this topic. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions and various resources; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians interested in the topic. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Meclee (talk) 18:45, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
I have nominated Read my lips: no new taxes for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. -- Peter Talk page 17:38, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Demography_and_politics_of_Northern_Ireland#Requested_move. KarlB (talk) 19:06, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
I wanted to start a conversation about this because the page has been waiting for assessment and I've read it over and found it be a complete rendering of the limited information available on the party. I think it would be helpful to try to include Williams college and gain whatever other information may be available on the subject. I think it would also be helpful to create a new category of political movements of the 20th century. It would like to see some more images many of which may be available at Williams college.
I hope this helps
Cameroncowan (talk) 03:05, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello all! I’m working with the Saylor foundation to create a series of original, crowd-sourced textbooks that will be openly licensed and freely available on the web and within Saylor’s free, self-paced courses at Saylor.org. We are using Wikibooks as a platform to host this project and hope to garner the interest of existing members of the Wikibooks and Wikipedia community, as well as bring in new members! We thought that some of your members may be interested in contributing to our book Saylor.org's Comparative Politics. Azinheira (talk) 18:27, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
The historic Daisy ad helped Lyndon Johnson win a landslide over Barry Goldwater in 1964 and is an important turning point in political and advertising history. The entire full length video is up for Featured Picture! Click here to check it out. – Lionel (talk) 09:12, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Ping for my topic on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council#Government, Politics and Law: A Rather Problemsome Marriage. And leave the politics out of it! ;) Int21h (talk) 03:47, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
Template:DEAssembly has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. DH85868993 (talk) 10:39, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
In parenthetical disambiguation, and in page names in general, should we use 'Parliament of Sweden' or 'parliament of Sweden'? Current usage is inconsistent, with
on the one hand and, on the other,
Thank you, -- Black Falcon (talk) 01:30, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
In parenthetical disambiguation, and in page names in general, should we use 'Parliament of Sweden' or 'parliament of Sweden'? -- Black Falcon (talk) 21:23, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Template:Tableheadingpartyorganizations has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. DH85868993 (talk) 09:37, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
Is it true that we don't have a Political science project? I couldn't find one so I set up a redirect to this project so that people won't waste their time looking for it. →Yaniv256 talk contribs 19:54, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
A requested move survey has been started (by Marcus Qwertyus (talk)) at Talk:Burma, which proposes to move:
Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. — P.T. Aufrette (talk) 23:18, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello - we've got a query about politics articles in general over at Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas.2C_2012 - there's a policy about polls over 5% that we'd like to track down - if anyone can pop over and help that would be groovy. :) Fayedizard (talk) 07:07, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
The related Category:Green Party (United States) has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. You are encouraged to join the discussion on the Categories for discussion page. |
--JayJasper (talk) 17:13, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
The quest for getting Wikipedia editors the sources they need for articles related to politics and other subjects is gaining momentum. Here's what's happening and what you can sign up for right now:
In addition to these great partnerships, you might be interested in the next-generation idea to create a central Wikipedia Library where approved editors would have access to all participating resource donors. It's still in the preliminary stages, but if you like the idea, add your feedback to the Community Fellowship proposal to start developing the project. Drop by the talk page of User:Ocaasi, who is overseeing these projects, if you have any questions.--JayJasper (talk) 17:23, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
Template:Infobox Local Politician has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. DH85868993 (talk) 12:21, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
The article Bahrain Bloody Thursday has been nominated for Good article status. Interested editor can start review process by clicking here. Mohamed CJ (talk) 00:46, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
Day of Rage (Bahrain) was also nominated. click here to review. Mohamed CJ (talk) 01:38, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
Input is needed at Talk:List_of_Tea_Party_politicians#RfC:_What_is_criterion_for_inclusion_in_this_list.3F. --Noleander (talk) 18:48, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
I'm not sure how to join this project. There does not seem to be any instructions. Junjunone (talk) 16:36, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
I'm looking at an article that uses a lot of refs from a very biased advocacy group voter guide. Couldn't find anything in WP:RSN or this archive re: voter guides. Internet search didn't make any clearer. Any idea of which are best to use for national candidates?? Thanks. CarolMooreDC 20:29, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
The AfD proposal for this article List of politicians who switched parties led me to discover that the subject area is pretty spotty in coverage and inconsistant in the approach acrosss the few articles that do exist.
In the event the article gets deleted, these are the articles that currently exists Party switching, List of British Members of Parliament who crossed the floor, List of Canadian politicians who have crossed the floor, Party switching in the United States, List of United States Senators who changed parties, List of United States Congressmen who switch parties, Floor crossing (South Africa), Waka-jumping
Any thoughts? -- The Red Pen of Doom 01:18, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
Our article Distributism uses the term "Third Way", which I assume will be unfamiliar to many readers. There's a dispute about whether we should link to Third Way (centrism).
If interested, please discuss at Talk:Distributism#Re-added_link_for_.22Third_Way.22_which_was_inappropriately_removed.
-- 186.221.135.185 (talk) 16:11, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
As part of working on User:Chaos5023/Abortion advocacy movement coverage, I would like some feedback from people who consider themselves reasonably expert on the history of anti-abortion political advocacy in the United States. Specifically, I have encountered assertions that the pro-life movement and right-to-life movement are meaningfully distinct entities, and also assertions that they're the same thing. Can anybody provide me with useful insight into the question of which is the case -- or even, if I may hope, references to support for either position in reliable sources? —chaos5023 (talk) 20:22, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
The European Parliament election, 2014 has a section dedicated to Twittprognosis predictions. Can anybody cast light on whether these have any validity? Nunquam Dormio (talk) 16:35, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
This article is marked as of interest to this project, though as yet has received no rating. There is some dispute as to what the article should contain and also in relation to referencing. Perhaps some interested eds would consider putting it on their watch lists. Personally, I'm on the point of taking it off mine due to general lack of constructive input. RashersTierney (talk) 19:11, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Abortion advocacy movement coverage is now a live RFC. It is now in its structure phase, where its arguments and options are refined before opinions are registered. Please participate! —chaos5023 (talk) 03:46, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi, my name is Chris and I work for the American Action Network. The organization's page on Wikipedia isn't very good and, and I've developed new language to make it better. I've been advised on Wikipedia's policy about conflict of interest editors and I'll only be participating via "Talk" pages. I'm looking for editors to read the version of the article I've prepared and use the new language to replace that currently on the page. See my full request here and the new language uploaded here.
This project was listed on AAN's "Talk" page, I think editors here may be interested to help. I'll check back here for any questions. CGeorgia (talk) 13:53, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL) - Just heard of this phrase as one where governments foment crisis, especially for foreign policy purposes, and searched and found all sorts of good info. Will put it on my do (someday) list, but if anyone else wants to go for it... CarolMooreDC 21:03, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
I am a student at Rice University studying poverty, justice, and human capabilities. For one of my classes we are supposed to find a topic on Wikipedia that we are interested in and expand or edit it. I have chosen to work on the page, Immigration regulation. Right now there are only a couple of sentences on the page, it needs a lot of work. My ideas for this page include changing the name to Immigration Policy then I would like to create a sub-section titled Immigration policy in the United States. Then within this sub-section, I will give information on the two sided debate going on in the US - should the borders be open or closed? I will give the benefits and disadvantages of each side and the political parties or important figures with these opinions. I also want to include a part that compares the policies of the United States to surrounding countries such as Canada and Mexico and I also want to compare the US policies with a country like Denmark. I feel like this is a very important issue that needs to be expanded on because immigrants make up such a large part of the United States' population. I feel like right now is a crucial time to work on it with the United States elections coming up. Also, the current page needs to be cited, so I will also work on that. I will use scholarly articles on immigration policies. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for me or any other ideas, I would really appreciate some feedback and guidance. Thanks! Amacune (talk) 21:16, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
There is interest to expand the article. Anyone interested in sharing that project? --Pass3456 (talk) 10:57, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I'm looking for an editor to look over a request I made for the Medicare (United States) article last week. I've put forward some new wording for the Premium support section that gives a clear overview of the concept and balances criticisms. The section uses a source published by The Heritage Foundation, where I work, so I'd like to get input from other editors instead of just adding the material. I'd appreciate it if an editor here could review this request and make the addition if it looks ok.
Also, I have a short request on the Supreme Court of the United States article. There I'd like to add a reference for information that's already in the article but doesn't have a reference now. Again, this source was published by The Heritage Foundation. I'll be watching this post, as well as the article talk pages, if there are any questions. Thanks! Thurmant (talk) 19:21, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I work for Senator Bob Corker's campaign and I have been working on improving his article with help from volunteer editors. Due to my conflict of interest, I've been reaching out to other editors to review my suggestions. I'd like to ask for editors to a request I placed on the article's talk page a few weeks ago. In the request on the talk page I've suggested two revisions for the sections of the article focusing on his Senate campaigns. While some editors have commented on the request and I've replied to their questions, there's been no discussion for a while and I'd like to see if other editors can help. I hope that an editor here can review and implement these changes for me. Thanks. Mark from tn (talk) 21:34, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Abortion advocacy movement coverage, an RFC that will affect the title of the articles currently titled Support for the legalization of abortion and Opposition to legal abortion if consensus is found in favor of its conclusions, is now in its community feedback phase and ready for editors to register opinions and arguments. Please add your feedback; thanks! —chaos5023 (talk) 15:48, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm notifying this WikiProject due to its relevance to Freedom of speech. I've recently gone ahead and created WP:WikiProject Freedom of speech. If you're interested, here are some easy things you can do:
Thank you for your interest in Freedom of speech, — Cirt (talk) 22:30, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
I am overhauling the article Politics of Rhode Island and have set a framework of (currently) empty sections in place to be filled with information and, hopefully, reliable sources. I have begun to fill in these sections. Unfortunately, I am likely to be off Wikipedia for an extended amount of time soon due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy. If anyone would like to help, it would be greatly appreciated. RedSoxFan2434 (talk) 01:15, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Asian American#Third party Asian American infobox representative nominees. RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 03:28, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
Hello project.
Where can I find the guidelines on the naming convention for "Country X–Country Y relations" articles? There is currently a discussion over a requested move at Talk:South Africa–Serbia relations, and I'm sure I've seen somewhere that the guidelines say that countries/entities should be in alphabetical order. HandsomeFella (talk) 04:02, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
I've created ((U.S. Election notice)) as an editnotice template for use on articles affected by the U.S. general election. Since the election is in early November and many of those elected don't take office until mid-to-late January, we tend to have a lot of jump-the-gun updating. This editnotice is intended to prevent some of that editing by reminding editors that there is a difference between editing and inauguration. I'm not mass-implementing it generally, but if you see that an article is drawing a lot of good faith errors, this is available. --Philosopher Let us reason together. 20:56, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
This question was asked at the Teahouse. If someone could let me know, I can pass it along to the user in question. Question:
Has there ever been any consideration for some sort of project involving the rearrangement of articles into a uniform structure? That is subject permitted, of course; for example, pages encompassed by a general topic, such as classical liberalism and modern liberalism to political ideologies, would have a specific layout of content. As it stands, classical liberalism contains the following structure of contents 1 Core principles 2 History 3 Intellectual sources 3.1 John Locke 3.2 Adam Smith 3.3 Say, Malthus and Ricardo 3.4 Utilitarianism 4 Political economy 5 Free trade and world peace 6 Relationship to modern liberalism 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References. However, modern social liberalism contains the following layout of contents: 1 Origins 1.1 United Kingdom 1.2 Germany 1.3 France 1.4 United States 2 Implementation 2.1 United Kingdom 2.2 Rest of Europe 2.3 United States 3 Reversal 4 Active social liberal parties and organizations 5 Historical social liberal parties and organizations 6 Notable social liberal thinkers 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 Further reading Would I be within my rights, provided that all information (unless found incorrect or irrelevant) remains within the article, to restructure the articles, and, of course, others, to a peer assessed template that would allow a consistent layout of information for readers? This would imply I have the time to meticulously recreate a convoluted encyclopaedic article; hypothetically, though, just so I know for future reference!
Thanks--Go Phightins! 23:06, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
Please see discussion at Talk:United States presidential election, 2012#Article name, to change ", 2012" to "of 2012". Apteva (talk) 22:55, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
Hello! I don't understand this article. There's too much code and the example is too complex, so I don't understand how the system works. In contrast, Ranked pairs is very simple to understand. Can you fix the article? Thanks! --NaBUru38 (talk) 17:04, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
Is there a policy, guideline, or consensus that expresses a preference between using the title "congressman" or "representative" with regard to members of the U.S. House of Representatives? I frequently see congressman used, although congressman could technically also refer to a U.S. Senator. I have been using congressman because it helps distinguish between U.S. Representatives and members of state houses of representatives, but another editor just went through one of the articles I was working on and changed all instances of congressman to representative. I've never seen that happen before, but I understand the logic. Just wondering, for future reference. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 18:05, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Asian American#Representative approval. RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 06:38, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
Would anyone object to requesting that a bot remove all the ((WikiProject Political parties)) banners and insert ((WikiProject Politics|political-parties=yes)) in their place? I think that User:SatyrBot does this sort of thing. I would certainly be open to any other suggestions.Greg Bard (talk) 07:11, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
A request for comment has been opened regarding the Puerto Rico government budget balance and the public debt of Puerto Rico. Please see the discussion at:
—Ahnoneemoos (talk) 14:35, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
The article on Islamism needs to change. I made some comments about that over on the article's talk page. I hope that some editors with more knowledge on the topic will come weigh in. Thanks, groupuscule (talk) 23:37, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
I have proposed that Activism and activism industry should be merged. Since these articles are under the scope of this WikiProject, some of you may be interested in discussing this merger. If so, go here. --The Kakistocrat (talk) 01:51, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
Provincial Parliament and Provincial legislature point to country/body specific articles, shouldn't these redirect to a generic overview article? -- 70.24.245.172 (talk) 22:47, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
The article Stonewalling has been nominated for deletion. Participants of WikiProject Politics may like to contribute to the discussion. Bazonka (talk) 21:16, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
There is a discussion going on at the police state talk page regarding US claims. Discussion has stalled and outside input is needed; any users with expertise or interest in the topic are invited to join the discussion. Toa Nidhiki05 19:50, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Hey =)
Recently I uploaded these two graphics describing the political system of the United States. It would be nice if someone could review and may improve them or do some bugfix (in case I've depicted sth wrong). Thanks and greetings — Allrounder (talk) 13:37, 25 November 2012 (UTC) PS: The main talk is at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Politics/American_politics (but I don't know if somebody recognizes it there ;)
Hello, folks! This article says that in Uruguay "Presidency is independent of legislature". However, the parliament can remove ministers. See Section VIII of the constitution: "La desaprobación pronunciada [...] determinará la renuncia del Ministro, de los Ministros o del Consejo de Ministros, según los casos." So there a head of state / head of government, but it's rather semi-parliamentary, am I right? --NaBUru38 (talk) 18:10, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
No, I think you are confusing the President and his Cabinet. If by "Presidency" it is meant "President and his Cabinet", then it is dependent on the legislature if what you say is true. But if by "Presidency" it is meant "President" then it not necessarily dependent as your statement does not mean the legislature can remove the President. Since I assume "presidency" mean "president", I do not think one can say it is dependent. (On the other hand, there is not enough information to say the "Presidency is independent of legislature" based on this information.)
For example, here in the United States (and in California) the legislature can remove ministers. In fact, they can remove anyone from office, including themselves and the President (and Governor). But the President (and Governor) are still considered independent of the legislature. It is a term of art. Int21h (talk) 00:49, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
file:Sarkozy Official Portrait.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.247.127 (talk) 06:39, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
While editing a topic covered by this project: feminism, it was brought to my attention that we should define movements, their aims and the words for those aims, by proponents rather than opponents.
Nazism is also part of this project. Do we define it by its proponents, or also by its opponents?
I am thinking that articles should define ideas by describing what proponents say it is about and then neutrally looking at what something is actually about based on real-world evidence.
There are philosophies where actions taken behind the scenes diverge from the surface picture painted by official statements. Ranze (talk) 05:53, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Peer review has been requested and reviews will be appreciated for the article Globalization. Meclee (talk) 14:50, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
I have proposed renaming Category:Legislatures of non-governmental organizations to Category:Legislatures of religious organizations I am making this proposal because all the articles placed in this category are related to the legislative bodies of religious groups. I think members of this project may wish to way in over on its entry. --Devin Murphy (talk) 06:25, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/List of delegates to the Millennium Summit/archive1. Nergaal (talk) 20:12, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
I've requested a good article reassessment of Arthur Schultz. See: [6] -- Mesconsing (talk) 18:54, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
I swore I'd never come back but I couldn't add the POV tag without doing so: please see Clear evidence of Tory talking points on Talk:Idle No More. Indigenous watch on this article needed, also a rewrite as a lot of what I'm reading is an echo of the spin put out by the PMO (Prime Minister's Office).Skookum1 (talk) 15:21, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
On a political party article I've been working on, some editors insist on including words like "far right" and "radical" in the opening sentence, as well as the infobox. What is the correct MOS for including loaded, and subjective terms like these? While the party in question at times has been radical in the past, and was IMO far-right years ago, it's much more moderate these days. The editors I'm contesting with are relying on news articles from other countries, but what a journalist says in a slam piece is hardly objective or neutral from an encyclopedic point of view.
Is political spectrum supposed to be included? Are loaded terms allowed? Does it have to be defined as "far" or just broadly between left or right?--Львівське (говорити) 17:38, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
Interested editors are invited to look at the discussion regarding a proposed article title change for Public choice theory. The discussion is here: "Proposed title change from Public choice theory to Public choice".--S. Rich (talk) 18:09, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
I have nominated Representative peer for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:50, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Greetings! I have recently relisted a requested move discussion at Talk:Public choice theory#Requested move, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks, Tyrol5 [Talk] 04:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Commissioner Government has been flipping back and forth between being an redirect and an article. See talk:Commissioner Government for the issues. -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 01:52, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
The naming of Opperhoofd of Mauritius is up for discussion, see talk:Opperhoofd of Mauritius -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 04:27, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Joseph Goebbels, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. AIRcorn (talk) 07:16, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureaucracy it is a Top-Importance article, but it has almost no content. It needs to be entirely re-written. it gives minimal relevant information on the topic, and what it has, is only focusing on a single, small aspect of it. Aunva6 (talk) 18:00, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
Hello Politics People,
I've been working on the monetary sovereignty page for a bit and this topic seems closely related to politics. Recently there has been some debate in the talk section (eg. this and this). Any help on these or other topics would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Chetrasho (talk) 23:49, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi, folks! I found that temer in several articles but there's no description of the concept anywhere. Can you create that article? Thanks! --NaBUru38 (talk) 14:44, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
Please comment at Talk:Bill_Clinton#WP:OVERLINK_.3F or just step in and edit as you see fit.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:49, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
FYI, the naming of several "Post-X era" political articles are up for discussion, see Talk:Post-PC era -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 05:23, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
It appears that the external link at MIT for "How close was the X Presidential Election" in on the various US Presidential elections page is gone. (For example in 1876_presidential_election#External_links I'm not sure this is the right WP location to let know about it...Naraht (talk) 15:56, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case#Blanking of content verified by multiple reliable sources. RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 18:06, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
I'm planning on writing a new 'Women in the Arab Spring' article as part of my Poverty, Gender and Human Development course at Rice University. I will add the page to this WikiProject because the Arab Spring represents a major change in the politics of the Arab world. The topic of women in the Arab Spring is not currently discussed in the Arab Spring article or anywhere else on Wikipedia. I plan to cover the role of women before, during, and after the Arab Spring with my article (see the Arab Spring talk page for details) and would greatly appreciate any feedback on my plans. Thanks! Nadhika99 (talk) 06:55, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
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