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Hello. I'll be doing the GA review for this article. Here are some suggestions for improvement:

WP:LEAD: The lead is merely supposed to summarize the main points of the article. For an article this size, it should only be about two paragraphs.

I'm not sure I agree; WP:LEAD says that an article under 15,000 characters should have a lead of one or two paragraphs; this one is ~28.5KB, which is "around 32 kilobytes", the size of article for which the lead should be two or three paragraphs. Technically, I suppose, this one's four, but that's only because I placed the last sentence into its own paragraphs because I thought it popped better that way. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 02:21, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What is the source used for the electoral record? It needs to be cited.

Done Sarcasticidealist (talk) 02:21, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The endash needs to be used in the number ranges in the references.

Done Sarcasticidealist (talk) 02:06, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ref 7 needs an accessdate (today's date is fine to use if the link still works).

Done Sarcasticidealist (talk) 02:06, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's it for now. The article will remain on hold for seven days to address these issues. Nikki311 01:56, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. I agree with you on the first point. For some reason, when I was looking at the article size, I thought it said ~20.5. Clearly my eyes are going with age. :) Anyway, everything looks good, so pass. Nikki311 00:13, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question

can some explain how Rennie 108 or Mardon 130 are good referances?? It does not tell me anything about the source or even info on how to fine the book or paper or whatever..... I search Google with Rennie 108 and get 376,000 hits........am i missing something is there a way to find this i dont know about ..at least a isbn # would help. anyone could add anything for a ref like this i am the best ref= Buzz 209.. Am i off base here am i lacking info on how to get reference material because if so i would guess lots have this problem with those funny refs ...........JUST WONDERING,,,Buzzzsherman (talk) 18:30, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Those are the names of the authors of the books in which the material is found. A list of the books can be found in the article under "references". It is common in footnotes to refer to books by the last name of the author, with the full details appearing in the bibliography, rather than including the full publication information in each footnote (for example, the Rennie chapter is referenced fourteen times; you can imagine how cumbersome it would be to reproduce the full citation each time). Cheers, Steve Smith (talk) 18:34, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

o i see what your trying to do .........made try setting it up with links to the books ...the way it is now leaves people wondering what it is. you will notice here or bellow^[1] that the names actually links to the reference or note so people are not left searching aimlessly for info. If your just a reader you have no clue to look at reference to match up notes. Buzzzsherman (talk) 18:49, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Um, if you're a reader with any familiarity with academic writing or citation (and being a really terrible student, I have only the most cursory familiarity), you certainly do have such a clue, since this is an extremely common technique. Still, your solution doesn't seem to hurt anything, so I might implement it later if I get a chance. Alternatively, I'd have no objection to your implementing it. Steve Smith (talk) 18:53, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

^ Bullock 1962, pp. 30–31

refs

Bullock, A. (1962), Hitler: A Study in Tyranny, Penguin Books, ISBN 0140135642

Vandalism

Looks like this page is becoming a target of vandalism. NorthernThunder (talk) 07:17, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's the nature of the beast for mainpage FAs. It'll die down right around midnight UTC. Steve Smith (talk) 11:59, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"upstart Social Credit League"

Does "upstart" have a different usage to that I'm aware of? I can't find a wiki-page on it. The only usage I ever understood was "opinionated/disruptive" SGGH ^ping! 12:00, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

One that has risen suddenly. I note that this calls it a noun, but that "upstart noun" is a very common construction. Steve Smith (talk) 12:05, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shortest-serving Premier

I would like to remove the statement "made him the shortest-serving Premier in Alberta history." This is a dated statement, any incoming premier will have a shorter term, especially the current Premier, Dave Hancock, who has said he won't hold the office for more than six months. 117Avenue (talk) 01:38, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think that the way this was handled when Redford first took office worked well, and would suggest something similar. Hancock's in an admittedly different situation than Redford, and his pledge should maybe mentioned here. But in general, I think it remains noteworthy that Reid's the shortest-serving premier to have completed his time in office, just has Charles Tupper's analogous distinction doesn't cease to be noteworthy as soon as a new Prime Minister takes office. Frankly, even if Hancock does wind up serving less time, I think it remains relevant that Reid was the shortest-serving non-interim premier, but we can cross that bridge when we come to it. Steve Smith (talk) 02:42, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you agree with me, why did you revert me? 117Avenue (talk) 05:06, 30 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As things stand, I'm happy with the current wording that's in place. Redverton (talk) 15:52, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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[1] Bullock 1962, pp. 30–31

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