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The list was promoted by Matthewedwards 02:04, 10 March 2009 [1].

List of Governors of Connecticut[edit]

Nominator(s): Golbez (talk)
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Another in the long line of featured governor lists, the last couple being List of Governors of Indiana and List of Governors of Arizona. New features in this version of the format: Split terms (i.e. someone served a partial term, then served a partial term) are denoted with +s, as in Indiana, and moving the images down to coincide with the table rather than the text. --Golbez (talk) 05:15, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support Excellent list to the same high quality as your others! My only recommendation would be to use a better word than "stint" in the last paragraph. Though I'm disappointed that Hiram Bingham broke Indiana governor Lane's record :(. Reywas92Talk 00:40, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • I agree, 'stint' sounds a little informal, but it was preferred to "distinct terms", as that could be ambiguous. As for the record, I believe the permanent record is held by James Peabody of Colorado, who was declared governor on the condition that he immediately resign so that his lieutenant could take the office. --Golbez (talk) 01:14, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Maybe "timespans"? Stint is really too informal. Reywas92Talk 14:47, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • That seems a bit long; how about "spans"? Or is that too contracted? --Golbez (talk) 20:01, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Truco

Comments from Truco (talk · contribs)

General comment
  • There is a self redirect to the article, as found with the dab tool
    • Assuming it was the one in the lead, fixed. --Golbez (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Lead
  • Can you make the third and fourth paragraphs into one? They are too small to stand alone.
    • 2nd and 3rd, yes; 3rd and 4th, no, as they have little to do with each other. And the 2nd+3rd would probably be too large. (2nd is the term of governor; 3rd deals with the lt. gov; and the 4th is a history paragraph explaining the charter.) Any suggestions? --Golbez (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Then merge the 2nd and 3rd, the size will still be fine.--₮RUCӨ 03:31, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • There have been 67 governors of the state, serving 71 distinct spans in office. -- spans? Shouldn't it be "terms"?
    • It used to say "distinct terms" but that confused someone since the next person then said "the longest terms in office ... were elected to ten one-year terms". We're using at least two, possibly three, definition of 'term' in one paragraph and it got confusing. I'd be happy to put it back to "distinct term" but others would have to agree it's not confusing. --Golbez (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oh, I see. Then span is alright.--₮RUCӨ 03:31, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The longest was the first, Jonathan Trumbull, who served 14+1⁄2 years, but seven of those as colonial governor; the longest-serving entirely state governor was his son, Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., who served over 11+1⁄2 years. -- The first what?
  • Like most early states, Connecticut had claims to western areas but, unlike most of the others, did not cede all of its claims during the formation of the country. -- (1)The comma goes before the but (2)Add "it" before did not
    • I originally had it after the but, but then the clause makes no sense. I'll move it later in the sentence, let me know what you think. --Golbez (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Governors
  • What does the "white" color mean in terms of parties?
    • There is no white color; there is a null color, used in one cell, due to the person having no party at all. --Golbez (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • You should explain that in the key.--₮RUCӨ 03:31, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Can the took office and the left office be replaced with "Term began" and "Term ended" or "Term start" and "Term end"?
    • Possibly, except that "term began" implies that it was the official start of the term, where there was at least one situation where a governor stayed on past the end of his official term. But that's a minor instance, I'll make the change. --Golbez (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • IMO, its fine. Unless any other reviewer states otherwise.--₮RUCӨ 03:31, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Is this table capable of being sortable? It would serve the reader better if it were.
    • Sadly, no; some work is being done to make tables with rowspanned columns sortable, but they aren't yet.
Oh, okay.--₮RUCӨ 03:31, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Other high offices held
  • * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take. † denotes those offices that the governor resigned to be governor. -- (1)These should be listed instead of being in this format (2)After each symbol, have the first word capitalized.
    • OK, let me know what you think of my attempt. --Golbez (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Its fine, except that it should be in small font, but the italics should remain.--₮RUCӨ 03:31, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Gubernatorial term shouldn't be sortable because some entries have more than 2 terms listed in each column.
    • But the default sort is done by first term in office; it's at least useful to that regard to take you back to the default sort, yes? --Golbez (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • In a way, yes, but also its not representative of all the entries. But I'll let it go for now.--₮RUCӨ 03:31, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Blank entries in the US House and US Senate columns should have centered aligned emdashes.
Living former governors
  • The most recent governor to die was William O'Neill (1980–1991), who died on November 24, 2007. -- It would be best if you state when he took office and when he left. This also needs a source.
    • The took/left office is what's in parentheses. :) As for the source, do you mean one saying he's dead, or one saying he's the most recent to die? --Golbez (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Notes
  • The first, third, eight, eleventh, and eighteenth through twenty-first need a source to be verified by.
    • The general references act as references for anything that isn't specifically cited.
References
  • Some of the publishers have respective articles, and should be linked per consistency with linking, like the Connecticut State Library.--₮RUCӨ 01:45, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Done. --Golbez (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Done all new things above (though I think the 2nd graf is too big now :)) --Golbez (talk) 07:02, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- Previous issues resolved to meet WP:WIAFL standards.--₮RUCӨ 22:23, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 04:58, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved issues, Dabomb87 (talk)
Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs)
  • "The longest terms in office were in the state's early years, with three governors being elected to ten or more one-year terms." This sentence structure (noun + -ing) is ungrammatical, try "The longest terms in office were in the state's early years; three governors have been elected to ten or more one-year terms."
  • "who served 14+1⁄2 years, but seven of those as colonial governor" Write comparable quantities the same, either use 14+1⁄2 and 7 or use fourteen and a half and seven.
    • Done.
  • "Prior to"--Before
    • Done, though is there a guideline saying this? I tend to look at 'before' as possibly meaning "just before", whereas 'prior to' doesn't have that possible connotation.
      • A guideline would be ludicrous, but "before" is plainer, more understandable and more concise. Remember that we are trying to make Wikipedia well known to all types of people. Dabomb87 (talk) 02:19, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • Not necessarily ludicrous; we do have lists of "words to avoid", I was just curious if you were referencing something like that. --Golbez (talk) 02:23, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • "but it did not"
  • File:Abraham ribicoff.jpg has no information at all to verify its copyright status.
    • Swapped him out for another governor.
  • File:M. Jodi Rell.png needs a more specific URL (see the file page). Dabomb87 (talk) 13:51, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Found a free picture on flickr. --Golbez (talk) 20:04, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 13:51, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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