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John Henninger Reagan
Self nom. Profile of a 19th century Texas politician who served as a Congressman, Senator, and Postmaster of the Confederacy. Stable article, illustrated, complete, and has references. PedanticallySpeaking 14:59, July 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: I moved the picture to infobox format, but I found the article a little short, and the lack of headings was a little irritating. --Scimitar 15:11, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Don't see the need for the infobox format for the photo since his dates are right there in the lead. I added some headings.  PedanticallySpeaking 15:15, July 12, 2005 (UTC)


 * Object, good article and quite informative, but too short. Phoenix2 16:50, July 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * Object. I agree with Phoenix. -- Zantastik 19:50, July, 2005 (UTC)
 * mild support It does seem short, but I'm not so sure what needs to be added; you've already touched on all the topics that I would want to see in a biography article. The structure is good and flows well chronologically.  Are there any other images that could be added such as during his military or political careers? slambo 11:13, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Object. The article is well-written and well-formatted, but it is much too short to be a FA (maybe short is the wrong word - FA's should be comprehensive). Ronline 11:27, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: Regarding the shortness objection, I quote from the FAC guidelines. An FA "covers the topic in its entirety; does not omit any major facts or details" and "should stay tightly-focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail."  PedanticallySpeaking 16:32, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Object. While I agree that an article shoudln't go into all the minutiae of this man's life, it simply isn't comprehensive enough yet to merit featured status. --Zantastik talk  16:49, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm curious to know what all the objectors think is missing from the article to disqualify it as not comprehensive. All the key points that I look for in a biography are there, so what do you all think should be expanded?  slambo 19:25, July 13, 2005 (UTC)