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[edit]The graphic by the qualifications section doesn't make any sense to me. Each state only gets two senators, so why does Kansas have five somethings in the image? Even if some of it were referencing the house, Kansas would have six and Florida would have way more than it does on the graphic. I don't want to delete someone's hard work for no reason, but a clarification in the caption of the photo as to what the numbers represent would be helpful. Catboy69 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 18:19, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- I figured it out. It's saying that Kansas has a Class 2 Senator and a Class 3 Senator (the class indicating when their terms begin and end), and both are Republicans (hence colored red). WHPratt (talk) 16:06, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
- The graphic would be improved if each state were depicted with three blocks rather than two, representing the three electoral classes. Each state would then show one empty, just-an-outline block, indicating the cycle with no Senate election there. E.g., every state should have a permanent configuration of [1] [2] [ ] or [1] [ ] [3] or [ ] [2] [3] with colors appropriate for the current configuration. WHPratt (talk) 15:58, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, and there should be a legend (say down in the Gulf of Mexico), that designates the expiration years in a small 3x3 table (one that would have to be adjusted only every six years).
- [2015] [2017] [2019]
- [2021] [2023] [2025]
- [2027] [2029] [2031]
WHPratt (talk) 16:57, 28 January 2024 (UTC)- Why are u no adding 2024 102.88.83.97 (talk) 13:28, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
- Why? Because the terms begin and end in odd-numbered years. WHPratt (talk) 19:18, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
- Why are u no adding 2024 102.88.83.97 (talk) 13:28, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
- The graphic would be improved if each state were depicted with three blocks rather than two, representing the three electoral classes. Each state would then show one empty, just-an-outline block, indicating the cycle with no Senate election there. E.g., every state should have a permanent configuration of [1] [2] [ ] or [1] [ ] [3] or [ ] [2] [3] with colors appropriate for the current configuration. WHPratt (talk) 15:58, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
- I figured it out. It's saying that Kansas has a Class 2 Senator and a Class 3 Senator (the class indicating when their terms begin and end), and both are Republicans (hence colored red). WHPratt (talk) 16:06, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
Clarifications of what constitutes a Citation.
[edit]I requested citations for an article that contained not several or many citations, but not a SINGLE Citation. It did contain LINKS, which linked to definitions, other Wikipedia articles but not what one would consider "reference" material such as a link to a newspaper, encyclopedia, etc. I was told by a, very regular contributor to Wikipedia, editor of Wikipedic entries, all around bane to sophomoric Wikipedia contributors that the article was fine and didn't require anything more than this type of citation: two chambers rather than this type of citation: chamber being the lower house https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_house#cite_note-1 So, links to other Wikipedia articles and definitions are acceptable citations? Or not? Thank you... 2600:1700:8A90:ECF0:916F:20EC:FBF:8C (talk) 14:48, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
- It sounds like you are asking about something occurring on a different article's page. Discussions about what is appropriate should be left on the talk page of the relevant article. If it cannot be resolved there, you should post at the relevant noticeboard: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Wikipedia:Noticeboards#Content_dispute_resolution meamemg (talk) 20:10, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
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I want to edit the note [a] as it is misleading to false. Note states "independent Sens. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin III of West Virginia do not caucus with the Democrats, but are "formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes".[4]"
When going to the following reference [4] The article only speaks of Kyrsten Sinema and her alignment and how she is quoted to say "formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes" in the following article "https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/23/sinema-trashes-dems-gop-00088461" But note [a] states that "independent Sens. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin III of West Virginia do not caucus with the Democrats, but are "formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes".[4]" The "formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes" is Kyrsten Quote only and we should not mislead the readers that those are Joe Machins words as well, It is blatant misrepresentation.
The note should state that recently Joe Machins left the Democratic party and registered independent. OR we should just remove "but are "formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes".[4]" because those are only Kyrstens words quoted not Joe Machins. OR we should be clear that that is Kyrsten's quote only. There are many ways to skin this cat so to speak.
Thank you Cleartheswamp (talk) 21:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Question: It's always more helpful when you provide more specific proposals, could you tell me which solution do you prefer the most? ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 12:52, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. -Lemonaka 03:26, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
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Change membership composition of the Senate to subtract one Democratic senator due to Sen. Menendez's resignation (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx6l3p5lrro) Mayat14 (talk) 23:44, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
Already done See this diff, appearing to do what you requestted. [1] Geardona (talk to me?) 01:01, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
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