User talk:BaileyPoland/sandbox

Could be helpful to explain which sort of votings systems a "protest vote" works in, or at least link to articles that talk about different forms of voting such as ranked voting, and how that can impact whether or not a "protest vote" is possible. I'm thinking this could also go along with an explanation of "third party candidate" which really assumes a voting system that privileges only two main political parties, not something that is true in every government.

Is there any media you can include? Would be great to include an image of someone writing in "mickey mouse!"

This para is unclear and would benefit from some editing:

"After the 2002 French presidential election, in which far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen arrived second behind conservative candidate Jacques Chirac, many analysts put the blame of the surprising result on working class, accused of engaging themselves in "protest vote", that is in support of fringe candidates belonging to the far-left or the far-right, or even to people who present themselves as alien to the political world (in France, environmentalist René Dumont in 1974, comedian Coluche in 1981 but he withdrew his candidacy before the elections, environmentalist Pierre Rabhi who unsuccessfully tried to present himself in 2002, as well as TV showman Nicolas Hulot who almost stood for the election for 2007, before putting aside his idea, thus leaving electoral space for José Bové, a figure of the alter globalization movement who recently decided to present himself as an independent candidate)."

Super interesting topic and I enjoyed reviewing what you've got so far! The page is well organized and the majority of the content is clear to read. I appreciate that the article includes examples from multiple countries. Will gladly review this again at a later date if that's helpful!

Cheers Jjhagen (talk) 15:08, 24 July 2018 (UTC)

Thank you!
Hey Jamie - Thank you so much for these suggestions! I actually have another sandbox where I've been doing more substantial work on this article — this is the page with the content I plan to move over onto the main page (although in stages, because I've made some substantial alterations). If you have time and want to take a look at that one, that would be awesome! I am also still looking for some media to add to that page, I think that's an awesome idea.

Thank you again! BaileyPoland (talk) 16:18, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

Hey BaileyPoland,

I just took a look at your draft on your linked page above and I think it looks great. It's very well organized and more clearly structured than the existing article. I don't really have any suggestions at this point because I think it's really strong, but let me know if there are specific questions about it you'd like a second opinion on!

FrEvBrt (talk) 13:35, 31 July 2018 (UTC)