Talk:George W. Bush

Latest comment: 15 days ago by JBW in topic Publications and Appearances mistake
Former good articleGeorge W. Bush was one of the Social sciences and society good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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February 27, 2006Featured article candidateNot promoted
April 28, 2006Peer reviewReviewed
February 13, 2007Good article nomineeListed
June 23, 2009Good article reassessmentKept
September 2, 2011Good article reassessmentKept
August 1, 2021Featured article candidateNot promoted
October 3, 2024Good article reassessmentDelisted
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Current status: Delisted good article

GA concerns

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I am concerned that this article no longer meets the good article criteria. My concerns are outlined below:

  • At over 14,000 words, WP:TOOBIG says that article is almost at a point where it should be divided or trimmed. I think there are lots of sections with too much, unencyclopedia or non-notable information that can be cut, such as the "Publications and appearances", "Job approval", and "Iraq invasion". Other sections, such as "Hobbies" and "Security incidents" can probably be cut or moved to other sections of the article.
  • There are a lot of sources listed in "Further reading". Can these be used as inline citations in the article, or should they be removed?
  • The lead, at five paragraphs, is longer than the recommended length at MOS:LEADLENGTH.
  • There are some uncited statements in the article, and other tags that need to be addressed.

Is anyone interested in addressing these concerns, or should this be nominated at WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 19:41, 31 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

GA Reassessment

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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


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Result: Delisted. Charlotte (Queen of Heartstalk) 02:34, 3 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

At over 14,000 words, this article is WP:TOOBIG and information should be spun out, summarised more effectively, or removed. There is also an extensive further reading section that should be evaluated for its inclusion as inline citations or removed. There are also some uncited statements and other tags that should be addressed. Z1720 (talk) 18:05, 25 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Semi-protected edit request on 4 November 2024

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Please remove the category Category:Children of presidents of the United States, as the subcategory Category:Children of George H. W. Bush is already listed. 66.99.15.163 (talk) 21:17, 4 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Done FifthFive (talk) 23:53, 5 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Publications and Appearances mistake

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The current state of the article erroneously states that Bush attributes the 2024 victory of Trump to the health of the American republic. That is not what Bush says in his actual statement (https://www.bushcenter.org/newsroom/statement-by-president-george-w-bush-on-the-2024-presidential-election). He says that the "strong turnout" is indicative of the health of the republic. My account is too young to edit this, but I just figured I'd post this in case if someone else could adjust this, as the current form seems to imply that Bush had a political preference in this election when he made no such public leaning. TruthPromiseFolly (talk) 22:55, 19 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

@TruthPromiseFolly: You are absolutely right, and I have corrected it. Thanks for pointing it out. JBW (talk) 23:26, 19 November 2024 (UTC)Reply