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DraftJuly07

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I've drafted a replacement article but I need some help before I copy it over:

  • I need info on predecessor as County Judge, need more accomplishments as County Judge and Congressman, need a free photo, and need the date of his political party switch from Democrat to Republican.
  • Should the 3 infoboxes be stacked as a single 3-row box? They are not related so I left them separate.
  • I need someone to review this for WP:BLP compliance. In particular, I may be biased and it might show. Also, some of my sources may not be of the highest quality. For web sources it is difficult to tell if a source is self-published as described in WP:BLP.
  • I want outside input on whether I should add personal information, such as marraiges and parentage. Other than the family businesses, such information is not notable and not widely reported for this subject. I left it out for that reason. One of the references leads to information about the family, that should be enough for researchers. davidwr (talk) 23:28, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New article 7/17/2007

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Having heard no objections I copied the draft over with minor changes. I still need some help:

  • Need info on predecessor as County Judge, need more accomplishments as County Judge and Congressman, need to add a free photo, need to put in date of and reason for political party switch.
  • Should the 3 infoboxes be stacked as a single 3-row box?
  • I need a fresh pair of eyes to verify WP:BLP compliance. I'm probably biased in favor of the subject.
  • Does the article need family and other personal information? Other than the family businesses, such information is not notable and not widely reported for this subject.

davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 00:59, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The section "Texas Rangers" has completely inaccurate information. The next to last paragraph claims that Mr Vandergriff spearheaded the efforts to build a new stadium in 1993. First, the events leading to the new stadium began in 1990, not 1993. Second, Mr. Vandergriff had little role in the effort. The Rangers ownership group approached Arlington Mayor Richard Greene and the details were worked out in negotiations between Rangers Partner Tom Schieffer (future President of the Rangers) and Mayor Greene. Mr. Vandergriff supported the election held in January 1990 to impose a sales tax to pay for it, but he could never be considered the 'spearhead.' I do not have references here, but anyone who has an account with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram can obtain multiple articles about this in their archives. Bill Eastland (talk) 20:14, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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