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The list was promoted by Crisco 1492 01:08, 14 August 2015 (UTC) [1][reply]

List of Attorneys General of West Virginia edit

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Nominator(s): West Virginian (talk) 17:38, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am nominating this for featured list because it is a comprehensive listing of Attorneys General of West Virginia, with an adequate introduction that provides history and context to the state office. I welcome your comments and suggestions so that I can further improve upon this list so that it meets Featured List status criteria. -- West Virginian (talk) 17:38, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Frankie talk
Comment – Users should not add a second featured list nomination until the first has gained substantial support and reviewers' concerns have been substantially addressed. Since you haven't gained at least one support for Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of tallest buildings in Brooklyn/archive1, I suggest the nominator to withdraw one of their nominations. -- Frankie talk 21:17, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
FrB.TG, I was under the impression that users could submit a maximum of two nominations, no matter their level of support. Is this a recent change to the Featured List bylaws? Thank you for your most thoughtful and helpful response to my nomination. -- West Virginian (talk) 21:39, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I am not sure about that 'cause I have based it off of my experience and the FLC rules (also not sure about any change). @SchroCat: or any other delegate might comment on it. -- Frankie talk 22:22, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
FrB.TG, I have one "support" vote for Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of tallest buildings in Brooklyn/archive1, so this nomination can stand. Again, thank you for your concern. -- West Virginian (talk) 01:24, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from FrB.TG

  • Images need alt text.
  • Thank you for the catch, I've added alt captions to each of the images in the list. -- West Virginian (talk) 23:42, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • This reveals that there is a link which redirects back to the page.
  • I was unable to find such a link in the article's prose. Could it be that the "Attorneys General of West Virginia" at the bottom of the article is the culprit, as its title wiki-links to this page. -- West Virginian (talk) 23:42, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • New York City; Cincinnati, Ohio; etc. (in the second entry of the Bibliography section) – MoS advises not to link cities (especially big ones). Also, can you explain what "etc." is for? -- Frankie talk 16:28, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • FrB.TG, Thank you for this catch as well! I've de-linked the two cities in question in this section, and removed etc. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions in the meantime and I'll address them as soon as is possible. -- West Virginian (talk) 23:42, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Wasn't able to spot any other issue. -- Frankie talk 23:47, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • FrB.TG, thank you for your support, and for showing me the ropes. I don't often nominate lists for FL, so I appreciate your guidance and will heed your advice for next time. Thanks again! -- West Virginian (talk) 23:56, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Littlecarmen (talk) 18:52, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comments from Littlecarmen
  • Shouldn't state constitutional officer, governor, secretary of state and commissioner of agriculture be capitalized since they're titles?
  • Same for attorney general throughout the lead.
  • Per the guidance above, the first usage is a proper noun "Attorney General of West Virginia," but the following usages of the attorney general are used as a common noun. -- West Virginian (talk) 15:28, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • The attorney general represents the state in all claims processed by the Court of Claims, prosecutes civil actions as prescribed by law, enforces the state consumer, antitrust, and preneed burial statutes, enforces the West Virginia Human Rights Act and the West Virginia Fair Housing Act.[2] The attorney general is also an ex officio member of the Board of Public Works, Council of Finance and Administration, Public Land Corporation, West Virginia Housing Fund, West Virginia Sheriff’s Bureau, Department of Public Safety Retirement Board, Bid Suspension Review Board, State Building Commission, Commission on Charitable Contributions, Women’s Commission, Multistate Tax Compact Advisory Committee, Records Management, and Preservation Advisory Committee. A lot of these should be linked.
  • These are not linked, because they would all be red, as there are no articles to link them to. Once an article has been created for each, I will link them. -- West Virginian (talk) 15:28, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I wiki-linked United States Court of Claims following your initial review. I've also since wiki-linked antitrust. Unfortunately, the Women's Commission referenced here is for West Virginia, and does not correspond to the Women's Refugee Commission. Thanks again! -- West Virginian (talk) 18:31, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is a table of other high offices held by attorney generals. This is obvious.
  • How about: "The following Attorneys General of West Virginia have held other high public offices." I've changed it to this. -- West Virginian (talk) 15:28, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's fine but I don't think it's really necessary since the section heading and table are clear. It's fine if you want to keep it, though. Littlecarmen (talk) 18:12, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Add a section just for the notes since they aren't references.
  • Thank you for the suggestion. I've created separate "References" and "Notes" sections, per your guidance. -- West Virginian (talk) 15:28, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • You say attorney generals in note a.
  • ref #1: Remove Office of the West Virginia Attorney General website as the website. Office of the West Virginia Attorney General as the publisher is enough.
  • Same with ref #13.
  • References and Bibliography sections: You don't need to link websites/publishers/books etc. more than once. Littlecarmen (talk) 14:26, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Littlecarmen, I've also de-linked titles, per your guidance. Thank you for your thorough review, and please let me know if there are any other edits or suggestions you may have in mind. -- West Virginian (talk) 15:28, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Littlecarmen, thank you again tremendously for taking the time to review this article for Featured List. It's now a stronger nomination because of your efforts. -- West Virginian (talk) 18:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I also just nominated a list for featured list status myself. I'd appreciate it if you could take a look :) Littlecarmen (talk) 18:58, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your time and support Littlecarmen! -- West Virginian (talk) 19:12, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Azealia911 talk 18:50, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
====Comments from Azealia911====
  • For the first table in List of Attorneys General, you could make the Attorney General, Party and County of residence columns sortable.
  • I know there are some different views on redlinks, but why are there so many in the table?
  • Remove the note concerning †, it's not being used (unless I'm going blind)
  • Can you explain what G and H stand for in the table?

That's all I spotted so far, a good list! Azealia911 talk 17:49, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • Azealia911, first and foremost, thank you for taking the time to engage in this review. Your time and feedback are greatly appreciated! I've made the Attorney General, Party and County of residence columns sortable, and I reformatted the attorney general names so that they can be alphabetized by their surnames. I've also de-linked the red links in the list. As I have time, I am creating new articles for each of the red links as I had done with Edwin Maxwell, Thayer Melvin, Robert White, and currently Joseph Sprigg (in work in my sandbox). In the meantime, I have de-linked these names so that they are not red links. As for the "†" sign, it is located adjacent to the "G" in the Governor column next to William C. Marland, since he resigned as attorney general to run for governor. The idea to place G and H in each column for Governor and U.S. House member came from List of Governors of West Virginia, which is a featured list. I included H for the U.S. House of Representatives, since no attorney general was ever elected to the U.S. Senate, but two were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Please let me know if I have sufficiently addressed your concerns, or if you see any other areas that need editing or clarification. Thanks again! -- West Virginian (talk) 18:27, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, comments addressed quickly and politely (almost too politely! ) Any comments at my FLC are greatly appreciated! Azealia911 talk 18:50, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support: Excellent work on the list, West Virginian. Just a quick question — Shouldn't the title of the list article be "List of Attorney Generals of West Virginia" instead of "List of Attorneys General of West Virginia"? — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 11:27, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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