Talk:Social media in the 2016 United States presidential election

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Order
Help. I started with Sanders, then Trump... because social media is such a big part of their campaigns. But, what is the right order for organizing by candidate?E.M.Gregory (talk) 01:38, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Notable topic
I created this (to date) short article on a huge topic being widely and intensely covered in the media, as well as in an array of new articles Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash, Bernie or Hillary?. I did not create these articles, nor the attendant AFDs. I stumbled into Bernie Bros at AFD, read it, was persuaded, and gave it a complete rewrite. But also was able to see that this is a topic that is so uniquely central to this election cycle that it merits a page. I started this one live (not in a sandbox) because I hope that other editors will agree and help me build a good article.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:29, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I ask fellow editors to voice their objections to the article here, where I can address them.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:29, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Removing templates
I boldly removed a notability template because such templates discourage editors from building articles. I will now remove the construction template for the same reason. I am far from finished here, although it will be a few days until I can devote substantive time to this article.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:29, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Comedy Page?
This group does not require their own page. They've done nothing of note. It was created by children and at this point is overrun by establishment goons. If we give them a page we need to give all "dank meme stashes" a page. I vote merge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Memenonymous (talk • contribs) 13:03, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

Direct links
In this article, there are mentions about certain social media actions of the candidates (or of their supporters) (Trump's instagram clip, Clinton's tweet etc). May I ask why don't we have a direct reference linking to the precise thing we are talking about? This is an article about social media in elections, we name significant social media acts, but we don't link to them. Strange, if you ask me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.121.182.122 (talk) 23:41, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Could you possibly add more detail about the other candidates. Cameron Rumley (talk) 14:40, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

"Predominant role" in first sentence
I understand "predominant" to mean "the main factor" or "the single greatest factor". That's quite a strong claim. I haven't checked the body, but if it's supported, I'd want to see a citation for it included in the lead. Otherwise, we could use "important role" instead. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 23:01, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Changed predominant to 'important'. Also changed a sentence in the first paragraph. Giraffer munch 08:14, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Using tweets as visuals
This article could probably make some use of Tweet, similar to how Donald Trump on social media has done so. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 04:20, 5 November 2020 (UTC)