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Congressman Ben Chandler, of Kentucky, is Happy Chandler's grandson, not his son. An earlier edit of this page listed Chandler's son as Ben, and on Ben's name, the page provided a link to the page of Congressman Ben Chandler. While Happy Chandler did have a son named Ben, his son Ben is not the same Ben who now serves in Congress. Happy's son was Ben, Jr. Ben III is the Congressman. I fixed the edit. Kyleandrew1 ( talk) 20:06, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Presumably "simultaneously practicing law Versailles" should be "simultaneously practicing law in Versailles?" Haus Talk 15:16, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
This article is close to GA quality. The two {{ fact}} templates added by Acdixon on May 8 are reasonable and must be replaced by citations before submission of the article for a GA review. If and when the article is re-submitted, please feel free to mention the fact on m talk page and I'll, er, happily review it again. Cheers. Haus Talk 15:31, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
I thought I'd have more time this weekend than I actually will, but I've read through the article a few times and want to informally point out a few items prior to a 2nd GA Review.
First off: this is a very nice article overall. Good structure, infobox, persondata, picture, navigation templates, etc.
The biggest weakness is, I think, in the references. For example, in the Powell book, what page would I turn to to find out about the practice in Versailles? The way I'd approach it is similar to what's done in Domenico Selvo. Notice, for example, how the Nicol book is mentioned in the References section, and individual citations are made by page number in the Notes section.
There are a number of items that really should be cited. My top ten are:
* "which Laffoon supported but Chandler opposed."
* "the repeal of parimutuel betting"
* "policies of President Roosevelt."
* "his own party at the state level as well."
See my inline comments. Acdixon 14:32, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Presumably you'll be taking this article to FAC in the near future. If so, then building up your citations to the "almost every sentence" point certainly won't hurt anything.
There are also a few iffy places in the prose. These jump out at me:
* "tender age of 37"
* ", and at sixteen" → ". At sixteen,"
* "was fatally wounded when he fell" → "died after falling"
* "degrees from Transylvania (1936)"
* "Chandler did spend when necessary, however."
* "Governor and Ms. Chandler in 1936." (Mrs.?)
See my inline comments. Acdixon 14:32, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Finally, I noticed at least one little problem lurking in the
lead: the Wallace connection doesn't appear to be mentioned in the body. Cheers.
Haus
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01:21, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
I have reviewed this article according to the GA criteria and have put the article on hold until the following issues are fixed.
The article was an interesting read, and besides the above suggestions, looks really good. Please address the above issues within seven days and I will pass the article. If you have any questions about my review or if when you are done let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. -- Nehrams2020 20:39, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Hii answer 11:26, 15 June 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Answer Ike Emmanuel ( talk • contribs)
I have reviewed this article according to the GA criteria and have passed the article at this time. Good job on fixing all of the above issues. Continue to improve the article, making sure that all new information is properly sourced. If you have the time, please consider reviewing an article or two at GAC to help with the current drive to remove the backlog. Keep improving the quality of articles on Wikipedia! -- Nehrams2020 17:49, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing Sweeps to go over all of the current GAs and see if they still meet the GA criteria. I went through the article and made various changes, please look them over. I believe the article currently meets the criteria and should remain listed as a Good Article, since I first reviewed the article two years ago. Altogether the article is well-written and is still in great shape after its passing in 2007. Continue to improve the article making sure all new information is properly sourced and neutral. It would be beneficial to update the access dates for the sources. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. I have updated the article history to reflect this review. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 ( talk • contrib) 20:30, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Does it make sense to categorize Chandler as a Dixiecrat? According to the article, he did not officially endorse Thurmond, which would seem like it would be a necessary prerequisite to being a Dixiecrat. john k ( talk) 19:56, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
The current lead image makes Chandler look like a mafia thug. Surely there's a better image than this. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 13:52, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
Where were they teammates? Cake ( talk) 18:22, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
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Congressman Ben Chandler, of Kentucky, is Happy Chandler's grandson, not his son. An earlier edit of this page listed Chandler's son as Ben, and on Ben's name, the page provided a link to the page of Congressman Ben Chandler. While Happy Chandler did have a son named Ben, his son Ben is not the same Ben who now serves in Congress. Happy's son was Ben, Jr. Ben III is the Congressman. I fixed the edit. Kyleandrew1 ( talk) 20:06, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Presumably "simultaneously practicing law Versailles" should be "simultaneously practicing law in Versailles?" Haus Talk 15:16, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
This article is close to GA quality. The two {{ fact}} templates added by Acdixon on May 8 are reasonable and must be replaced by citations before submission of the article for a GA review. If and when the article is re-submitted, please feel free to mention the fact on m talk page and I'll, er, happily review it again. Cheers. Haus Talk 15:31, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
I thought I'd have more time this weekend than I actually will, but I've read through the article a few times and want to informally point out a few items prior to a 2nd GA Review.
First off: this is a very nice article overall. Good structure, infobox, persondata, picture, navigation templates, etc.
The biggest weakness is, I think, in the references. For example, in the Powell book, what page would I turn to to find out about the practice in Versailles? The way I'd approach it is similar to what's done in Domenico Selvo. Notice, for example, how the Nicol book is mentioned in the References section, and individual citations are made by page number in the Notes section.
There are a number of items that really should be cited. My top ten are:
* "which Laffoon supported but Chandler opposed."
* "the repeal of parimutuel betting"
* "policies of President Roosevelt."
* "his own party at the state level as well."
See my inline comments. Acdixon 14:32, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Presumably you'll be taking this article to FAC in the near future. If so, then building up your citations to the "almost every sentence" point certainly won't hurt anything.
There are also a few iffy places in the prose. These jump out at me:
* "tender age of 37"
* ", and at sixteen" → ". At sixteen,"
* "was fatally wounded when he fell" → "died after falling"
* "degrees from Transylvania (1936)"
* "Chandler did spend when necessary, however."
* "Governor and Ms. Chandler in 1936." (Mrs.?)
See my inline comments. Acdixon 14:32, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Finally, I noticed at least one little problem lurking in the
lead: the Wallace connection doesn't appear to be mentioned in the body. Cheers.
Haus
Talk
01:21, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
I have reviewed this article according to the GA criteria and have put the article on hold until the following issues are fixed.
The article was an interesting read, and besides the above suggestions, looks really good. Please address the above issues within seven days and I will pass the article. If you have any questions about my review or if when you are done let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. -- Nehrams2020 20:39, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Hii answer 11:26, 15 June 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Answer Ike Emmanuel ( talk • contribs)
I have reviewed this article according to the GA criteria and have passed the article at this time. Good job on fixing all of the above issues. Continue to improve the article, making sure that all new information is properly sourced. If you have the time, please consider reviewing an article or two at GAC to help with the current drive to remove the backlog. Keep improving the quality of articles on Wikipedia! -- Nehrams2020 17:49, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing Sweeps to go over all of the current GAs and see if they still meet the GA criteria. I went through the article and made various changes, please look them over. I believe the article currently meets the criteria and should remain listed as a Good Article, since I first reviewed the article two years ago. Altogether the article is well-written and is still in great shape after its passing in 2007. Continue to improve the article making sure all new information is properly sourced and neutral. It would be beneficial to update the access dates for the sources. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. I have updated the article history to reflect this review. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 ( talk • contrib) 20:30, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Does it make sense to categorize Chandler as a Dixiecrat? According to the article, he did not officially endorse Thurmond, which would seem like it would be a necessary prerequisite to being a Dixiecrat. john k ( talk) 19:56, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
The current lead image makes Chandler look like a mafia thug. Surely there's a better image than this. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 13:52, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
Where were they teammates? Cake ( talk) 18:22, 10 September 2016 (UTC)