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PoV and factual accuracy tags have been put on this page, but this article does not appear to be particularly slanted one way or the other nor is it sourced poorly. The summary of his tenure describes his governorship as "polarizing" and the factual coverage in the sources backs that up. Sourcing wise, this article has a strong mix of reliable sources, Milwaukee and Wisconsin media is represented along with all the best national sources like the NYT, WSJ, and AP. I would like to start a discussion ( Ethnic laundry was the one who placed the tags) before removing the tags, so that any concerns can be addressed. SWL36 ( talk) 18:10, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
SWL36 and SunCrow: I placed the POV tag after reading the article. There appears to be consistent use of phrasing and modifiers that can intentionally affect the reader's opinion. A few excerpted examples (bold below) from early in the article:
* "the selective Boys Nation..."; I suppose that's true, but Starbucks (for example) could equally be called selective in its employment practices. * "a record number of students voted..."; I could find no documented support for the use of this word. * "a strong supporter of a bill to require voters to show photo ID..."; again Google failed to find any reason to use the adjective (also the associated link is dead). * "he took the lead in a truth-in-sentencing bill..."; According to the referenced article, Walker himself credits the American Legislative Exchange Council; he is described as merely advocating for the bill.
I also note the article contains frequent irrelevancies (eg: the "19-point resume"), which confuse and obfuscate.
Please understand - I don't feel the article favors a single viewpoint, but rather it has the "cobbled-together" appearance of being constructed from opposing articles - each of which has a definite pro- or anti- viewpoint. The problems (a small sample of which I address) seem to be left-overs, but they do detract (and I believe significantly) from the utility of this article. Indeed, reviewing some of these "weasel-ish" words led me to add the factual-accuracy tag. Minor stuff, but lack of support is a lack of support... Maybe there are "mini-tags" for this type of issue?
I presently don't feel I can treat the subject with justice. So I'll not do the job. I hope somebody will - Walker is truly a polarizing figure and his efforts have current significance.
I apologize for the delay in my response - I needed time to address a family emergency. I appreciate your patience.
Ethnic laundry ( talk) 20:18, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
SunCrow - revisiting the specific inaccuracy issue:
As you seem interested in the article, I'm asking you to review and correct the problem; I'll look back in a week (5/17) and change it if you haven't. Thanks! Ethnic laundry ( talk) 15:36, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
You should add somthing about the Flint lead poisoning.
Also https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/435390-wisconsin-dem-governor-removes-82-scott-walker-appointees-added-during — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arydberg ( talk • contribs) 21:38, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
Only a few paragraphs of info that aren't in Scott Walker's main article. p b p 17:29, 10 July 2019 (UTC)