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The article starts by talking about "this country’s history" - remember that Wikipedia is accessed by people from all over the world, and will think of "this country" as their own country. In other places the article needs cleanup to conform to a global perspective. Blue Rasberry (talk) 20:29, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Wikipedia readers find articles by clicking links from other articles. This article needs to be wikified - add links within this article to other articles, like for example, a link to the section 8 article the first time that term is used. Also other articles should link to this article. If people find this article, then you will get feedback on it. I added some categories for this article also - if you search those you may find articles with which to link this one. Blue Rasberry (talk) 20:33, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Sorry for changing your title. You can change it again by moving it. The original title, "Discrimination in Section 8 housing", was unclear to me and I wanted to try to clarify before making the page live. Blue Rasberry (talk) 22:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
The title change isn't really accurate, though, because the issue is in using the voucher to obtain rental housing. I'm stumped for a short but clear way to say that. Rachel Garshick Kleit ( talk) 23:30, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
Here's a better title "Discrimination in using Section 8 housing." As a new user, I'm uncertain how to change the title. Can someone help? Rachel Garshick Kleit ( talk) 18:44, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
I think a better title would be "Source of Income Discrimination," which would be more general than the current title. Most news sources refer to "source of income discrimination" and it is a common phrase for the phenomenon in the United States. Additionally, titling it "source of income discrimination" would be a more globally aware title, since "section 8" is an American term, not a global one. Catboy69 ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 16:50, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I'm an online ambassador in the US education program and I have been asked to take a look at this article and give some general comments. Many of these will be only suggestions and you can (and should) click through to some of the style guides and policies I link to determine for yourself if my comments merit large changes in the article.
Ok, so I've made a bunch of comments on the article. However, as a whole I don't feel the article is bad. It is relatively neutral, mostly comprehensive and cites sources where needed. Making even a small number of the changes I have suggested would dramatically improve the article in terms of presentation and tone. But even without those changes you should be proud that you have improved Wikipedia's coverage of an important legal issue. Protonk ( talk) 02:49, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi Will:
Most people in the policy world in the U.S. call this program by its current title--the Housing Choice Voucher program. Somewhere in the start of the article there needs to be acknowledgement of the formal name of the program. Rachel Garshick Kleit ( talk) 18:33, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Also, in 1974, the program that was created was the Section 8 existing program--which provided certificates. With a certificate, a resident could only rent at the FMR. Vouchers were introduced later, and vouchers and certificates consolidated in the the Quality Housing and Work Responsiblity Act of 1998. Rachel Garshick Kleit ( talk) 18:57, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Move to Section 8 discrimination which covers not just the awarding of the voucher, but the usage of the voucher for housing. - Inowen ( nlfte) 00:22, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
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The article starts by talking about "this country’s history" - remember that Wikipedia is accessed by people from all over the world, and will think of "this country" as their own country. In other places the article needs cleanup to conform to a global perspective. Blue Rasberry (talk) 20:29, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Wikipedia readers find articles by clicking links from other articles. This article needs to be wikified - add links within this article to other articles, like for example, a link to the section 8 article the first time that term is used. Also other articles should link to this article. If people find this article, then you will get feedback on it. I added some categories for this article also - if you search those you may find articles with which to link this one. Blue Rasberry (talk) 20:33, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Sorry for changing your title. You can change it again by moving it. The original title, "Discrimination in Section 8 housing", was unclear to me and I wanted to try to clarify before making the page live. Blue Rasberry (talk) 22:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
The title change isn't really accurate, though, because the issue is in using the voucher to obtain rental housing. I'm stumped for a short but clear way to say that. Rachel Garshick Kleit ( talk) 23:30, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
Here's a better title "Discrimination in using Section 8 housing." As a new user, I'm uncertain how to change the title. Can someone help? Rachel Garshick Kleit ( talk) 18:44, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
I think a better title would be "Source of Income Discrimination," which would be more general than the current title. Most news sources refer to "source of income discrimination" and it is a common phrase for the phenomenon in the United States. Additionally, titling it "source of income discrimination" would be a more globally aware title, since "section 8" is an American term, not a global one. Catboy69 ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 16:50, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I'm an online ambassador in the US education program and I have been asked to take a look at this article and give some general comments. Many of these will be only suggestions and you can (and should) click through to some of the style guides and policies I link to determine for yourself if my comments merit large changes in the article.
Ok, so I've made a bunch of comments on the article. However, as a whole I don't feel the article is bad. It is relatively neutral, mostly comprehensive and cites sources where needed. Making even a small number of the changes I have suggested would dramatically improve the article in terms of presentation and tone. But even without those changes you should be proud that you have improved Wikipedia's coverage of an important legal issue. Protonk ( talk) 02:49, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi Will:
Most people in the policy world in the U.S. call this program by its current title--the Housing Choice Voucher program. Somewhere in the start of the article there needs to be acknowledgement of the formal name of the program. Rachel Garshick Kleit ( talk) 18:33, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Also, in 1974, the program that was created was the Section 8 existing program--which provided certificates. With a certificate, a resident could only rent at the FMR. Vouchers were introduced later, and vouchers and certificates consolidated in the the Quality Housing and Work Responsiblity Act of 1998. Rachel Garshick Kleit ( talk) 18:57, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Move to Section 8 discrimination which covers not just the awarding of the voucher, but the usage of the voucher for housing. - Inowen ( nlfte) 00:22, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
A request has been submitted to WikiProject United States for a new article to be created on the topic of Housing in the United States. Please join the discussion or consider contributing to the new article. Best regards, -- M2545 ( talk) 08:50, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
This article is the subject of an educational assignment at University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs supported by the Wikipedia Ambassador Program during the 2011 Q3 term. Further details are available on the course page.
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