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I created this as a separate article. It can now either be expanded or contracted. { Cmguy777 ( talk) 08:27, 9 December 2009 (UTC)}
Parenthesis is usually used in an article name to denote disambiguation. Also the scandals mentioned here appear to be mainly associated with Grant's administration, rather than with him personally. I would suggest changing the name to Scandals of the presidential administration of Ulysses S. Grant or similar. DJ Clayworth ( talk) 21:05, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
My reasons for nominating this article are:
{ Cmguy777 ( talk) 04:20, 26 December 2009 (UTC)}
This GA review is for a different article on WW2. How did this GA review get in the Ulysses S. Grant article?
Why is this GA review in the Ulysses S. Grant article? { 74.38.25.31 ( talk) 02:36, 18 January 2010 (UTC)}
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Reviewer: Wandalstouring ( talk) 08:05, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
You have lots of online sources that aren't properly cited and I have doubts they count as reliable sources. Some parts of the text still need cites. Please fix these issues or I have to quickfail the article. Wandalstouring ( talk) 08:05, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
Bios for sources:
Mary Louis Hindale has a PH.D. and wrote A history of the President's cabinet. She also wrote History and civil government of Ohio, and A legislative history of the public school system of Ohio. She was pioneer as a female historian during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Professor Jean Edward Smith wrote two biographies, FDR and Grant.
Professor William S. McFeely, emeritus, University of Georgia and Visiting Scholar in AfroAmerican Studies at Harvard University has written many historical books.
C. Vann Woodward is a preminate American historian and is considered to be one of the best. The core of this article centers around his work how the Industrial Revolution, the American expansion in the south west, and the Civil War contributed to much of the corruption during Grant's presidency in addition to Grant's own personal flaws. { Cmguy777 ( talk) 19:35, 19 January 2010 (UTC)}
You seem to ignore that you actually don't cite these repuatble historians in any recognizeable way. If you really use them than your article is not probably cited, that's a quickfail criteria. Here is a list of the sources you claim to quote. Most of them don't apear to be peer reviewed scientific articles. Correct me or replace them.
I have no idea to what use you put these online resources an what makes them reliable? If this is a list of external links name it so or if these are sources footnote them in the text.
* [1] Ulysses S. Grant - White House * [2] Ulysses S. Grant - Miller Center * [3] Top 10 Presidential Scandals * [4] The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant - Frank Scaturro * [5] Learn About the Gilded Age
I would appreciate if this article was based on the scientists's works, but currenty there's no way recognizing you have used any book. To cite a book properly you need footnotes with page numbers. You may use an abbreviation of the name and title and give full credentials in bibliography section. See Late Roman army for comparison. Wandalstouring ( talk) 09:07, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
All the notes or footnotes in the article from the books have page numbers. I have made changes to the article separating the book sources from the journal sources. { Cmguy777 ( talk) 04:14, 5 February 2010 (UTC)}
OK, it looks as if Wandalstouring has disappeared, so I am picking up this review. Jezhotwells ( talk) 10:26, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
I shall be reviewing this article against the Good Article criteria, following its nomination for Good Article status.
Thanks Jezhotwells for all the editing and improvements you have done to the article. I am finally getting how to cite sources properly. I will look into the peer review for featured article. How does the peer review process work? Thanks for passing the article to GA status. Are you able to change the article to the GA status? { Cmguy777 ( talk) 17:55, 13 March 2010 (UTC)}
Yes. You passed the Article as GA. Your suggestions have vastly improved the article. { Cmguy777 ( talk) 17:59, 13 March 2010 (UTC)}
Postmaster John Creswell was associtated with a postal route contracting scandal that involved exorbitant fees and and excessive increase in the amount of postal routes. I am considering adding this as another scandal. The total scandals would then be 12. Cmguy777 ( talk) 16:55, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
Removed from the article. The information is POV and not sourced. This information is not necessarily false. Cmguy777 ( talk) 19:12, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
I have been attempting to expand the articles of Grant's cabinet appointments. I believe this will help in understanding President Grant's two terms in office. Included examples are Hamilton Fish, William W. Belknap, and George S. Boutwell. Grant had a revolving door cabinet so any help from other editors is needed and appreciated. Thanks. Cmguy777 ( talk) 22:31, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
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The scandals in the Grant Administration were indicative of greater national moral decline. According to one respected historian, C. Vann Woodward, there are three primary forces that caused national corruption during this time period. The most compelling event that lead to corruption was the Civil War itself, unleashing a torrent of human depravity, deaths and unscrupulously gained riches enabled by persons who rose from deserved obscurity to powerful military and civilian positions. These men—the claim agents, speculators, subsidy-seekers, government contractors, and the all-purpose crooks—were born from the war and entered politics after the fighting stopped. The second generator of corruption was the opening of the West and South to unrestrained exploitation that caused older parts of the country to fall into moral confusion. The third cause, according to Vann Woodward, was the rapid rise of American industrialism, which loosened the nation's standards and values. Americans found themselves released from discipline and restraint by the rapid growth of industrial wealth after the Civil War. [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmguy777 ( talk • contribs) 03:57, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
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I created this as a separate article. It can now either be expanded or contracted. { Cmguy777 ( talk) 08:27, 9 December 2009 (UTC)}
Parenthesis is usually used in an article name to denote disambiguation. Also the scandals mentioned here appear to be mainly associated with Grant's administration, rather than with him personally. I would suggest changing the name to Scandals of the presidential administration of Ulysses S. Grant or similar. DJ Clayworth ( talk) 21:05, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
My reasons for nominating this article are:
{ Cmguy777 ( talk) 04:20, 26 December 2009 (UTC)}
This GA review is for a different article on WW2. How did this GA review get in the Ulysses S. Grant article?
Why is this GA review in the Ulysses S. Grant article? { 74.38.25.31 ( talk) 02:36, 18 January 2010 (UTC)}
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Reviewer: Wandalstouring ( talk) 08:05, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
You have lots of online sources that aren't properly cited and I have doubts they count as reliable sources. Some parts of the text still need cites. Please fix these issues or I have to quickfail the article. Wandalstouring ( talk) 08:05, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
Bios for sources:
Mary Louis Hindale has a PH.D. and wrote A history of the President's cabinet. She also wrote History and civil government of Ohio, and A legislative history of the public school system of Ohio. She was pioneer as a female historian during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Professor Jean Edward Smith wrote two biographies, FDR and Grant.
Professor William S. McFeely, emeritus, University of Georgia and Visiting Scholar in AfroAmerican Studies at Harvard University has written many historical books.
C. Vann Woodward is a preminate American historian and is considered to be one of the best. The core of this article centers around his work how the Industrial Revolution, the American expansion in the south west, and the Civil War contributed to much of the corruption during Grant's presidency in addition to Grant's own personal flaws. { Cmguy777 ( talk) 19:35, 19 January 2010 (UTC)}
You seem to ignore that you actually don't cite these repuatble historians in any recognizeable way. If you really use them than your article is not probably cited, that's a quickfail criteria. Here is a list of the sources you claim to quote. Most of them don't apear to be peer reviewed scientific articles. Correct me or replace them.
I have no idea to what use you put these online resources an what makes them reliable? If this is a list of external links name it so or if these are sources footnote them in the text.
* [1] Ulysses S. Grant - White House * [2] Ulysses S. Grant - Miller Center * [3] Top 10 Presidential Scandals * [4] The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant - Frank Scaturro * [5] Learn About the Gilded Age
I would appreciate if this article was based on the scientists's works, but currenty there's no way recognizing you have used any book. To cite a book properly you need footnotes with page numbers. You may use an abbreviation of the name and title and give full credentials in bibliography section. See Late Roman army for comparison. Wandalstouring ( talk) 09:07, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
All the notes or footnotes in the article from the books have page numbers. I have made changes to the article separating the book sources from the journal sources. { Cmguy777 ( talk) 04:14, 5 February 2010 (UTC)}
OK, it looks as if Wandalstouring has disappeared, so I am picking up this review. Jezhotwells ( talk) 10:26, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
I shall be reviewing this article against the Good Article criteria, following its nomination for Good Article status.
Thanks Jezhotwells for all the editing and improvements you have done to the article. I am finally getting how to cite sources properly. I will look into the peer review for featured article. How does the peer review process work? Thanks for passing the article to GA status. Are you able to change the article to the GA status? { Cmguy777 ( talk) 17:55, 13 March 2010 (UTC)}
Yes. You passed the Article as GA. Your suggestions have vastly improved the article. { Cmguy777 ( talk) 17:59, 13 March 2010 (UTC)}
Postmaster John Creswell was associtated with a postal route contracting scandal that involved exorbitant fees and and excessive increase in the amount of postal routes. I am considering adding this as another scandal. The total scandals would then be 12. Cmguy777 ( talk) 16:55, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
Removed from the article. The information is POV and not sourced. This information is not necessarily false. Cmguy777 ( talk) 19:12, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
I have been attempting to expand the articles of Grant's cabinet appointments. I believe this will help in understanding President Grant's two terms in office. Included examples are Hamilton Fish, William W. Belknap, and George S. Boutwell. Grant had a revolving door cabinet so any help from other editors is needed and appreciated. Thanks. Cmguy777 ( talk) 22:31, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmguy777 ( talk • contribs) 03:57, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
This section relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (October 2018) |
The scandals in the Grant Administration were indicative of greater national moral decline. According to one respected historian, C. Vann Woodward, there are three primary forces that caused national corruption during this time period. The most compelling event that lead to corruption was the Civil War itself, unleashing a torrent of human depravity, deaths and unscrupulously gained riches enabled by persons who rose from deserved obscurity to powerful military and civilian positions. These men—the claim agents, speculators, subsidy-seekers, government contractors, and the all-purpose crooks—were born from the war and entered politics after the fighting stopped. The second generator of corruption was the opening of the West and South to unrestrained exploitation that caused older parts of the country to fall into moral confusion. The third cause, according to Vann Woodward, was the rapid rise of American industrialism, which loosened the nation's standards and values. Americans found themselves released from discipline and restraint by the rapid growth of industrial wealth after the Civil War. [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmguy777 ( talk • contribs) 03:57, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
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