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The Press is consistently reporting that the by-election will be held on 30 November, and I'm a bit puzzled by that. My understanding is that the date will get set through the writ, and that will only be issued once Dalziel has resigned. Given that Dalziel is a long time away from resigning and has only foreshadowed her intention of doing so, where do they get the date from? Schwede 66 20:48, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Keen to write an article for any of the candidates? Well, please feel free to contribute to the article on Poto Williams that is being written in the NZ politics project space. Do not feel tempted to start an article on the live Wikipedia prior to the election; those articles usually get deleted (for lack of notability, and because it's not being looked on favourably to use Wikipedia as an election tool). This page has some general tips how to go about it. If opinion polls in coming weeks tell us that the National candidate will have a chance of winning, then we'll probably prepare a draft article for him, too. Any questions, please ask. Schwede 66 10:43, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
I quote from that part of the manual of style that deals with infoboxes:
When considering any aspect of infobox design, keep in mind the purpose of an infobox: to summarize key facts in the article in which it appears. The less information it contains, the more effectively it serves that purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance. ... wherever possible, present information in short form, and exclude any unnecessary content.
With regards to election infoboxes, I have always taken this to mean that we list main candidates, and it is certainly against the spirit of the MOS guidance to list all candidates. With regards to the local elections that we've just had, let's look at those infoxes that cover mayoral elections:
City. | No of candidates | Candidates in infobox | Lowest polling candidate included | Percentage votes of next candidate |
Christchurch | 12 | 2 | 22.5% | 3rd candidate polled 1% |
Dunedin | 9 | 3 | 16.0% | 4th candidate polled 8.1% |
Hamilton | 8 | 2 | 35.5% | 3rd candidate polled 8.3% [1] |
Wellington City | 6 | 3 | 14.4% before last STV iteration | 4th candidate polled 7.3% [2] |
So, the standard practice is that we show those candidates that have a chance of polling north of 10% or thereabouts. Hence, we should purge the infobox of those candidates that obviously won't even get 5%. We know who those candidates are, even prior to the first poll. Any objections or different thoughts? If not, I shall go ahead and reduce the infobox to standard practice. Schwede 66 05:35, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
Does anybody have a freely licensed photo of Doocey that we can use on Wikipedia? I wrote to the National Party a couple of weeks back with a request for a photo, but they haven't even graced me with an acknowledgement. Does anybody have more promising links to National? Schwede 66 10:14, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
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The Press is consistently reporting that the by-election will be held on 30 November, and I'm a bit puzzled by that. My understanding is that the date will get set through the writ, and that will only be issued once Dalziel has resigned. Given that Dalziel is a long time away from resigning and has only foreshadowed her intention of doing so, where do they get the date from? Schwede 66 20:48, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Keen to write an article for any of the candidates? Well, please feel free to contribute to the article on Poto Williams that is being written in the NZ politics project space. Do not feel tempted to start an article on the live Wikipedia prior to the election; those articles usually get deleted (for lack of notability, and because it's not being looked on favourably to use Wikipedia as an election tool). This page has some general tips how to go about it. If opinion polls in coming weeks tell us that the National candidate will have a chance of winning, then we'll probably prepare a draft article for him, too. Any questions, please ask. Schwede 66 10:43, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
I quote from that part of the manual of style that deals with infoboxes:
When considering any aspect of infobox design, keep in mind the purpose of an infobox: to summarize key facts in the article in which it appears. The less information it contains, the more effectively it serves that purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance. ... wherever possible, present information in short form, and exclude any unnecessary content.
With regards to election infoboxes, I have always taken this to mean that we list main candidates, and it is certainly against the spirit of the MOS guidance to list all candidates. With regards to the local elections that we've just had, let's look at those infoxes that cover mayoral elections:
City. | No of candidates | Candidates in infobox | Lowest polling candidate included | Percentage votes of next candidate |
Christchurch | 12 | 2 | 22.5% | 3rd candidate polled 1% |
Dunedin | 9 | 3 | 16.0% | 4th candidate polled 8.1% |
Hamilton | 8 | 2 | 35.5% | 3rd candidate polled 8.3% [1] |
Wellington City | 6 | 3 | 14.4% before last STV iteration | 4th candidate polled 7.3% [2] |
So, the standard practice is that we show those candidates that have a chance of polling north of 10% or thereabouts. Hence, we should purge the infobox of those candidates that obviously won't even get 5%. We know who those candidates are, even prior to the first poll. Any objections or different thoughts? If not, I shall go ahead and reduce the infobox to standard practice. Schwede 66 05:35, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
Does anybody have a freely licensed photo of Doocey that we can use on Wikipedia? I wrote to the National Party a couple of weeks back with a request for a photo, but they haven't even graced me with an acknowledgement. Does anybody have more promising links to National? Schwede 66 10:14, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
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