Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Paul E. Patton/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was not promoted by SandyGeorgia 23:40, 3 April 2010.

Paul E. Patton

 * Nominator(s): Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 21:25, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

An extensive article about Kentucky's only modern governor to succeed himself in office. Unfortunately missing a picture of the man, but hopefully an editor in or near Pikeville can remedy that in the future. I look forward to addressing everyone's concerns. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 21:25, 10 March 2010 (UTC) Note: This is a WikiCup nomination. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 21:28, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Comments. Fixed the one dab link. One external link, to http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100210/NEWS01/2100412/1008/Patton+to+be+reappointed+as+state+council+head, is currently dead, apparently because of server maintenance. Alt text fine. Ucucha 23:22, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
 * CJ articles have a habit of disappearing. We might have to go archive.org on this one or something. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 15:33, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I've linked to the abstract of the article. CJ is getting really tight with their content. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 18:30, 1 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Comments. "His proudest acheivement, however,"—it doesn't contradict the previous statement. Please remove "however". See MOS: no hyphens after -ly. Some people would regard the use of the word "mistress" as sexist. Why are "indoor plumbing", "electricity" and "telephone" linked? Please do an audit on overlinking. Tony   (talk)  01:13, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
 * What word do you suggest instead of "mistress"? I wasn't aware it was considered sexist, but then again, I've never been accused of being closely attuned to PC language. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 15:33, 12 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Comments -
 * "Patton to be reappointed" link deadlinks
 * Otherwise, sources look okay, links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:03, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Linked to abstract now. See above. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 18:30, 1 April 2010 (UTC)


 * A biographical article of a living person really should have a photo. Stifle (talk) 13:37, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Believe me; I'd love to have one, but Pikeville is six hours from me. It just isn't feasible for me to get it. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 16:30, 15 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Image copyright check:
 * File:Pike county courthouse.jpg has no source.
 * File:Memorialhall.jpg is taken from flickr where it is "all rights reserved".
 * The one other image is OK.
 * Oppose pending resolution of the above. Stifle (talk) 13:37, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I've dropped a note to User:Bedford regarding the Pike County courthouse image; I'm confident that one will be cleared up in short order. The user who uploaded the image of Memorial Hall appears inactive, so I guess you can FfD it, at which point, I'll remove it from the article. I'll also drop a note at WP:KY in the next few days to see if someone in or around Lexington can take and upload a free replacement. Either way, I should hope the promotion of the article wouldn't hinge on the presence or absence of that image. I was just trying to break up the text. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 16:30, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Former Wikipedia W.Marsh, now known as "Retired Username", gave me the pic to use as the photos of KY courthouses was a pet project of his. The image was his, taken for the purpose of it being on Wikipedia.  So it is usable, but may need to have its copyright check changed.  There are probably other courthouse pics of his that need to be fixed; anything I personally took I either PDed, or kept copyright status but allow WP to use it.-- King Bedford I  Seek his grace  06:02, 17 March 2010 (UTC)


 * OK, that's fine then. Leftis (atkl) 18:05, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Check the toolbox; there is a dead link. Dabomb87 (talk) 03:32, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Linked to abstract. See above. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 18:30, 1 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Comments: I've only had a chance to look at the lead and the "Early life" section so far. Some comments follow:
 * Is the presidency of Pikeville College such a big deal that it justifies relegating Patton's Governorship to the second sentence of the lead?
 * "Jones appointed Patton secretary of economic development..." Not a proper noun?
 * "...and improvements to the criminal justice system." Is this NPOV?
 * "When he was hired by a railroad..." as a teacher?
 * "He was later awarded an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from the University of Louisville." I assume this was quite a bit later.  Might it fit better in "Later life" than "Early life"? Steve Smith (talk) 21:02, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Do we know why Brown decided not to appoint Sights party chair after all?
 * "Just days before the primary it was reported that Cowan's campaign had sent a fundraising letter to a firm that his office was investigating for criminal conduct regarding state contracts." Was the letter or the conduct regarding state contracts?
 * I don't understand this sentence: "Particularly onerous to Rose was Patton's stated support of collective bargaining for public employees but his declaration that he would not fight for it in the upcoming 1996 legislative session." Steve Smith (talk) 09:04, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
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