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Bob McEwen
Self nom. Profile of a former six-term Ohio congressman in the news this year. PedanticallySpeaking 17:37, 8 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Looks good at first sight - but is a (fair use?) picture out of the question? - Haukur Þorgeirsson 22:24, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Conditional Support, provided that at least one proper and fair use eligible image is put into the introduction (this should be relatively easy to obtain from his official congressional website), the references are somehow organized either alphabetically or numerically, and the introduction is reformatted into the recommended three paragraphs. Otherwise, the article is well-referenced and comprehensive (as it appears from a newcomer's perspective). Personally, I may not agree with his conservative politics, but that is entirely irrelevant for purposes of evaluating the article itself. Kudos. Saravask 19:49, 9 November 2005 (UTC) It does not seem anyone is addressing the below concerns, so I will retract my vote. I agree with the need to convert the raw HTML links to footnotes. Saravask 06:14, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Minor object. Remove external links from mainbody, move to refernces, link with mainbody via Footnotes. Image(s) would also be very useful. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 18:22, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Object. Great article, but why no images? Any U.S. government figure should have some PD photos available of them. - SimonP 22:14, 12 November 2005 (UTC)


 * McEwen does not have an "official Congressional website" as he has not been a Member of Congress since 1993. I don't understand the objection to external links.  Why is that an issue.  PedanticallySpeaking