Talk:James Buchanan
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Duplicate Picture
The picture James Buchanan.jpg is in the article twice. Once as the lead and another time further down Wiki name (talk) 01:23, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
- Fixed. Hoppyh (talk) 00:58, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
Change in the lead
I have taken a bit of an unusual approach at the beginning of the lead, which bears some scrutiny. In an effort to increase the article's drawing power, while trying to maintain balance, I have placed his ranking by historians at the beginning, in the context of the beginning of the civil war. My hope is to conduct a CE of the article with a view towards a possible GA nom. Thoughts please. Hoppyh (talk) 13:47, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
Republican-Federalist ?
This term is used in the section “Congressional service and Minister to Russia”. Some brief description of it is needed. Hoppyh (talk) 18:53, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
- Fixed. Hoppyh (talk) 17:47, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
Images removed
I have omitted the 1856 election campaign cartoon (DemocraticPlatform1856Cartoon.jpg), as the section lacked adequate space for it. Also, the image does not appear to be sufficiently legible. Hoppyh (talk) 22:14, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
I have also removed the inauguration pic (James Buchanan inauguration 1857.jpg) for lack of adequate space. The image is in the presidential article. Hoppyh (talk) 16:53, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
Ditto, the image of the log cabin place of birth (Buchanan Home Mercersburg.jpg). Hoppyh (talk) 18:06, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
Ditto the 1860 election map (ElectoralCollege1860.svg). Hoppyh (talk) 18:29, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
Pronunciation redux
Some time ago (look in the archives) there was an improbable-sounding claim that the pronunciation was /ˈbʌk.ənən/. Comes now an anon with a slightly less implausible claim that the contemporary pronunciation was /ˌbjuːˈkeɪ.nən/. No one, to my knowledge, has ever provided a verifiable source for either of these.
On the other hand, I don't really know that they're wrong. I really think the simplest way out of the mess is just not to have a pronunciation key, as it isn't really needed. This is a perfectly ordinary name, and competent English speakers will know how to pronounce it. Admittedly English learners could have issues, but Wikipedia isn't a dictionary.
If we really have to have a pronunciation key, then either we go with the one everyone knows, /ˌbjuːˈkæn.ən/ and the anons go away, or someone needs to show sources. Even if there are sources for one of these odd alleged contemporary pronunciations, they should not be represented as the pronunciation, because practically no one uses them today. --Trovatore (talk) 15:50, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
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