Talk:Wilson Frost

Destructive Edit
This edit:, whether intentional or not, has rendered the article complete gibberish. Sourced material was removed without explanation, but more importantly, the narrative of the events after Richard J. Daley's death are no longer comprehensible. For example, the article now reads,
 * Frost was first elected as an alderman in 1967,[1] representing the 21st Ward. He was a Regular Democrat, and his elevation to the position of president pro tempore was a reward for his service. However, the majority of Chicagoans in the mid-1970s were highly resistant to the notion of a black mayor, and the power brokers even more so.

This statement about Chicagoans being "resistant" to a black mayor makes absolutely no sense in this context. I have no idea what the honorable editor was going for, but this is not acceptable. I will be restoring the original order to the article. Unschool 19:50, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Upon further review of the restored version of the article, I did see some problems that may have prompted the ill-considered edit above. Frost's entire claim to fame consists of his short claim to be the mayor of Chicago; this event was covered at length both in the article's lead and in the body, and was itself rather sloppy.  So I've moved the bulk of the event into the major body of the article.  However, per WP:LEDE, Frost's mayoral claim must be included in the lead sentence, as it is the raison d'être for this article; it was not included in the opening of most recent version. Unschool 20:14, 13 October 2018 (UTC)