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United States presidential elections in Washington, D.C. edit

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Nominator(s): Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 07:47, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am nominating this for featured list because I feel that these types of lists on United States presidential elections have a great potential to be FL. I almost completely re-formatted the list, added a lead, and key for political parties. It lists all the elections in which Washington, D.C. participated, with votes and percentage. I intend to make similar changes to all the lists within this series. I would respond to every comment, and try to bring this nomination to FL standards whenever needed. With one of the list (United States presidential elections in Utah) currently a FLC, with multiple supports, I nominate this too. Check this page for progress. Thanks! (48 states more to go) – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 07:47, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from ChrisTheDude edit

Resolved comments from ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:17, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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  • "Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia is" => "Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, is"
  • "Washington, D.C. cannot have more electoral votes than the state with the least number of elector" => "Washington, D.C. cannot have more electoral votes than the state with the smallest number of electors"
  • "in majority of the elections" => "in the majority of the elections"
  • No need for the semi-colon after 2000 presidential election
  • "there have been various statehood movement" => "there have been various statehood movements"
  • That's all I for :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:43, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from TRM edit

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 18:00, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
*The lead feels a little on the brief side.
    • Yeah, but honestly, there is nothing much to add, especially when all the elections are won by the same party (nothing to analyse then..) Would appreciate if you have any suggestion for the lead. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:21, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm not sure of the purpose of the subheading "1964 to present" as that is self-evident from the table.
  • "Washington, D.C. has" comma after D.C.
  • "Barbara Lett-Simmons " appears to have a hyphenated surname.
  • "Washington, D.C. a" comma after D.C.
  • The alt text for the Double dagger shouldn't be Double dagger, it should be what it represents.
    • Changed here, and will do same in other FLs and FLCs too. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:10, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Put EV into the key, and it's hover-over text shouldn't capitalise Votes.
    • I changed "Votes" to "votes", but I have not added it in the key, as the key is particularly for the political parties. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:10, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm not clear what the graph is showing me. Can you explain it in words?
    • The graph represents the vote margins of the two major political parties (Democratic and Republican). The Democratic Party's margin of victory is represented above zero, and Republican Party's margin of victory is below zero. See this list for better example of the graph. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:16, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Eight of the 15 " 8/15 or eight/fifteen.
  • "write-in candidates" is overlinked in the notes.
  • Date formats should be consistent in the refs.
  • Harvard errors, check the formatting of your Harvard refs.
    • I would appreciate if you could provide any instance of the same. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:10, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 10:15, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man – I have made most of the changes, and replied. Thanks! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:21, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support by Lee Vilenski edit

Resolved comments from Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:38, September 13, 2021 (UTC)
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  • Ratification? Seems like a complicated word here Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:22, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • The 23rd amendment states that - I think it's obvious we are talking about the 23rd amendment, so can just say amendment. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:22, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • It has been won by the losing candidate in the majority of the elections - probably worth saying the actual amount. "Majority" suggests a lot more than this. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:22, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Lee Vilenski – Addressed all – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 11:26, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm not sure about U.S. elections, but what happened prior to 1961? Wasn't there an election in 1960? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:41, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • No, DC never participate in 1960 presidential election. It just held some party primaries, which didn't had any effect on the general presidential election. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:02, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Are the tooltips neccesary after the key? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:41, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • It was suggested in a previous FLC that abbr templates would be beneficial, as readers don't have to keep scrolling to the key for checking parties again and again. They are added here to maintain consistency among the series. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:02, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • There's no intro text to the graph, which doesn't really say what it is. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:41, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Are there no authors to the book sources? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:41, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • No. They both are just compiled election data, published by the publishers, having no particular author. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:02, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Lee Vilenski – Addressed all – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 16:58, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Ojorojo edit

Resolved comments from Ojorojo (talk) 13:28, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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I knew D.C. was heavily Democratic, but this list really drives it home.

  • Infobox – The map with the section blow-up doesn't work for me. Something more tied to elections would be preferable. If showing the location is necessary, something like the one on the D.C. page is better, because it also shows it in relation to other well-known American cities.
    • I have now included a closer map of DC with neighboring states. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:59, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Lead – "United States" is spelled out in full three sentences in a row. "23rd amendment to the Constitution" and "presidential elections" should be sufficient, since it is obvious that they refer to those in the U.S. (it's OK to use "U.S.", see MOS:ACRO Exceptions). Similarly, "Washington, D.C." appears seven times, try for variety ("the city", "the District", just "Washington", etc.)
  • Last paragraph – Since you brought it up, more info on lacking a voting representative and the statehood issue would be better. Mentioning Gore seems like a stray fact. Otherwise, this is only loosely connected to presidential elections.
    • Added a line. Also, mentioning Gore/2000 is important, and we rarely see "protest vote" in electoral college. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:59, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Table – Using bundled citations would make it appear less busy/cluttered. Also it's a bit wide. How does it look on mobile devices?
    • Well, I would have merged the citations if they were 4 or more, or if they really cluttered up the table. 2-3 citations doesn't require to be merged, I guess. For the second point, it looks fine on the mobile site/app. Of-course you'll have to scroll, but that wouldn't be solved by merging citations.... – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:59, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Graph – I don't think this is useful and smacks of busy work; the table already shows the spread.
    • Yeah, it might not be too useful here, but it really is for the states which have different partied winning elections. (See this) For maintaining consistency in the series, I don't feel that the graph looks too bad to include it here. With 2 of these lists promoted FL (one at the main page now!) and 2 lists at review, its a long project for 50 states + DC, and maintaining consistency would not be easy for all states, but I'll try.... – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:59, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's it for now. —Ojorojo (talk) 18:11, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ojorojo – Tried to address all the points. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 19:00, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your responses about maintaining consistency in the series make sense. Several of my comments reflect stylistic preferences and the changes you've made take care of the rest. Happy to add my support. —Ojorojo (talk) 13:28, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:40, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Source review – The reliability and formatting of the sources both look fine throughout, and the link-checker tool shows no issues. The source review has been passed. Giants2008 (Talk) 20:36, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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