Talk:Seniority in the United States Senate/Archives/2015

Changes to chart
Which changes made the chart difficult to read? —GoldRingChip
 * 1) I combined the 1st & second tie-breakers into a single column, which is how the other seniority articles have it listed.
 * 2) I added links to the census articles.
 * 3) I changed "Former Representative" to "Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives."
 * 4) I changed "Former Governor" to "Former governor."
 * 5) I changed "Former Senator" to "Former U.S. Senator."
 * I'm looking at the two versions side-by-side right now. Regarding change #1, I think that there's benefit in retaining two columns for the first and second tie breakers; it makes it crystal clear when there was a second tie breaker and doesn't force me to scan the text for a semicolon. Maybe the other seniority articles need improvement as well. Regarding change #3, that had the effect of nearly tripling the length of that frequently used text in the table but did not add any actual information. It's just tiring to see that long text repeatedly frequently, and because there's only one office of "representative" that has an impact on Senate seniority, there's no ambiguity if we continue to use a shortened form. Same for Senator; it's not like we have to distinguish between U.S. Senator and Chilean Senator for purposes of this table. No problem with changes #2 and #4. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa  (talk) 16:45, 17 July 2015 (UTC)