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Mentioning Game Change
This film seems like a notable feature in Palin's biography. Seeing as she and most of the people portrayed in the film, including McCain, have commented on it I think it is probably worth a mention in the public image section. --Daniel 16:47, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
- Per WP:SUMMARY, the way to go would be to place something in Public image of Sarah Palin first and then summarize here. Kelly hi! 17:25, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
The original book, "Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime" (ISBN-10: 0061733636) by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, is a better choice as a cite and a more notable feature in Mrs. Palin's biography than the movie that was based on the book. Just go to the original source. Geraldshields11 (talk) 13:39, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
Re: "Long" template
Uh, there are sub-articles. Plenty of them, from the looks of it. Does that mean they've been forgotten about?RadioKAOS (talk) 14:34, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
- I have removed the "very long" template, which is unnecessary, as there are Template:restructure, Template:overly detailed, and Template:split. --George Ho (talk) 15:37, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
The link to Bristol Palin's TV show, in which Sarah Palin appears, has been deleted twice from the article. All that was deleted was the link, not a paragraph or anything UNDUE. I do not want to get into an edit war, so I will open this to discussion - should a link to Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp be in this article? Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 23:16, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
- Personally, I would have no objection to adding a link --if the information with it provides new insight about the subject. I don't like the idea of linking just for link's sake. As that addition was preiously written, it is about Bristol, and, therefore, belongs in her article. It doesn't give any info about the subject of this article. Even if Sarah Palin appeared on the show, (although that is great to put in the show's article), it seems rather trivial for this article. Of course, that's just my $0.02. Others may feel differently. Zaereth (talk) 01:07, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
- I see no reason not to have the short sentence on Bristol that you are trying to put in. Yes the page is about Sarah, but it is not UNDUE to add a short snippet about what the children doing. Probably need the editor who is reverting your content to weigh in. Ckruschke (talk) 17:15, 6 July 2012 (UTC)Ckruschke
- It's become evident over the years that in the eyes of at least a few editors (effectively, an ad hoc WP:PALIN), it's all about Sarah. While a decent enough job has been done on the main article WRT undue weight, the same can't be said about any number of other articles which mention her. The attitude of these editors towards that problem has been along the lines of "yeah, whatever, that's someone else's problem, not mine."RadioKAOS (talk) 07:29, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
- The article is about Sarah Palin, not her relatives. I'm not sure why we would want to include this one minor reality show when we don't include Bristol's Dancing With The Stars appearance, which was a much bigger deal ratings-wise. We also don't mention Todd Palin's activities as a racing champion or Track Palin's combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Kelly hi! 08:36, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
- If Todd Palin, or Track Palin had their own TV show - that would that be mentionable here as well. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 14:05, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
To RadioKAOS, I'm not sure I understand your point. While it's true that this is the only political article I've ever worked on, that's because politics just doesn't interest me. I used this article as a starting point for entry into Wikipedia. My views on relevance and organization come not from wiki-policy, but from years of training in the field of writing. I hold the view that information should be relevant to the subject in any article I work on, be it alloys, heat treatment, lasers, swordsmithing, gravity, energy, or fighter maneuvering. It's not about what is my problem or someone else's problem, but simply is about good writing. Zaereth (talk) 19:33, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
- If there is only one objection - I will restore the link, with short description as was written. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 19:54, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
- While I commend you for authoring the new article on the television series, it's not really necessary to put links to that article in every subject with a remote linkage to it, like Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, and Public image of Sarah Palin. I think the links in Bristol Palin and the "see also" in Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far are sufficient, at least until the new reality show can be shown to have some significance or lasting impact. Kelly hi! 04:13, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
- That seems fair for now, though I would argue that since Sarah and Todd appear in the show, it is noteworthy on their pages. Also, since there is only one dissenting voice, I am also open to other opinions as well. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 13:11, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
- While I commend you for authoring the new article on the television series, it's not really necessary to put links to that article in every subject with a remote linkage to it, like Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, and Public image of Sarah Palin. I think the links in Bristol Palin and the "see also" in Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far are sufficient, at least until the new reality show can be shown to have some significance or lasting impact. Kelly hi! 04:13, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Add reference?
- Romney’s Palin Problem: Where’s Her Convention Invite? "Mitt still hasn’t invited Sarah to the GOP’s nomination assembly in Tampa, and the Tea Party is livid. Peter J. Boyer on how the snub could sabotage Romney’s tenuous ties to the grassroots—and why Palin is keeping the week open, just in case." Jul 16, 2012 NewsWeek (pages 36 to 38 in-print), from Talk:Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012
99.109.125.100 (talk) 08:09, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
- Why? — Arthur Rubin (talk) 08:50, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
national ticket??????
Jamesthecat (talk) 00:58, 5 August 2012 (UTC) the introduction says that palin is on the "national ticket". i don't know what that means! i would change it to something else myself, but i can't because, well, i don't understand it!
in general, i feel that if i don't understand it, it probably needs to be changed. (i think i'm a bit of an 'everyman'. or an 'everycat'!)
- American usage is that those sharing a party line on a ballot are referred to as being on the same "ticket." Collect (talk) 01:04, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
Media invokes Trigg Palin into likeability of Palin
I, as many, feel that children are off limits in campaigns. However, I see this reintroduction of Sarah Palin's Down Syndrome child as a reintroduction of a social issue into the 2012 presidential election. This is essentially the dog whistle for Rick Santorum to launch the issue. Moving form a hunch, or opinion, to a NPOV; I would like input on this as I await the more reputable coverage of the issue than the Fox News August 12, 2012 interview with Palin. Further more, an accurate or appropriate description of the difficulties of families with Down's children is not done justice. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/08/12/palin_on_media_scrutinizing_paul_ryan_a_lot_of_us_will_have_his_back.html Wikipietime (talk) 15:05, 13 August 2012 (UTC)