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Bob Ely

 * ... that U.S. 2012 presidential candidate Bob Ely refers to himself as a "jerk" and lists 24 reasons to not vote for him?
 * Reviewed: Stańczyk (painting)

Created/expanded by William S. Saturn (talk). Self nom at 18:00, 28 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Length, date, and hook verified; no signs of copyright violation. I'm inclined to pass this, but I see some small issues with the referencing. The link to Ely's letter, "Who Voted for Me", seems to lead to the wrong place. The last sentence in the body needs a reference. And I think it would be preferable to put a separate reference right after the "tired of bitching and moaning" quotation, especially because the source given at the end of the sentence censors the word "bitching". A. Parrot (talk) 18:04, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I've addressed these issues except for the link to the letter. For me, it leads to the letter. Where does it go for you?--William S. Saturn (talk) 18:33, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah, it does lead to the letter; my browser just downloaded it as a PDF and left a blank screen in the browser window.


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Length, date, hook, and all. Normally hooks aren't supposed to derogate living people, but because Ely himself has repeatedly made the derogatory statement, I think it would be unreasonable to object. (In Wikipedia-speak, I think invoking WP:Ignore all rules is justified in this case.) A. Parrot (talk) 18:46, 6 June 2012 (UTC)