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Not done. This is not specific enough to act on, as it doesn't specify exactly where to add. But either way, this seems like a bit of excessively detailed trivia that's not worth adding, unless it can be properly contextualized. The article doesn't even mention a stroke, so this wouldn't make sense on its own. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 18:02, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The article says, and links to, intracerebral hemorrhage, and the first sentence of that article says "also known as hemorrhagic stroke".
Yeah, simply saying FDR died from a stroke/hemorrhage as the page currently does is adequate on its own. His blood pressure is less important than the actual cause of death. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 18:58, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Use of the word "implementation" in the sentence "In 1940, he ran successfully for reelection, before the official implementation of term limits."
> Use of the word "implementation" in the sentence "In 1940, he ran successfully for reelection, before the official implementation of term limits."
The sentence as currently written implies, to my reading, that he successfully ran for reelection after the amendment was passed but before it was implemented. ~2026-55742 (talk) 16:52, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Semi-protected edit request on 14 January 2026
Please put a {{very long}} tag on the article as the article is 14,796 words (I think), well above the recommended 8,000. (As an aside, I think his death should be split.) ~2026-30193-6 (talk) 21:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Not done for now; let's first try to assess how much of the material can reasonably be trimmed without losing crucial details. One shouldn't blindly go off word counts alone to declare something too long as there are topics that need many words. Keep in mind that FDR had a very long political career (even before his unprecedented four-term Presidency) and extensive involvement in World War II. As for the death, how much would you recommend containing within the man's main bio page here? SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 00:05, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
"Political philosophy and criticism"
Why does this section exist? The topics do not seem particularly related, and the section includes no reference to Roosevelt's philosophy as far as I can see. The criticisms of Roosevelt would be better placed under "Historical reception," and the information about his actions as president should be integrated into the section describing his presidency. Thoughts on this proposal or reasons why we might keep this section would really be appreciated. Pipoin (talk) 09:26, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Pipoin; It is an often used practice that President biographies will include a section towards the end of the biography titled something like "Philosophy and views". For the FDR article, the previous editors at WP:GAN included the currently listed topics in that section as appropriate to the purposes of the biography at that time based on the review comments. A section on "Historical reception" would normally appear in the "Legacy" section of presidential biographies towards the end of the biography if that is your question about "Historical Reception." ErnestKrause (talk) 16:48, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
My issue is more that FDR's philosophy and views are not discussed in that section. I suspect that the section now titled "Political philosophy and criticism" was once simply criticism, and that "Political philosophy" was added to avoid falling afoul of Wikipedia:Criticism. The section's content, however, was never changed. To avoid having a criticism section per policy, my proposal is to move all of the assessments of Roosevelt's racial policies and controversies to the "Historical reception" section and move the information about those policies and controversies into the presidency section. Pipoin (talk) 18:23, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The current outline there for "Political philosophy" can be paraphrased as (1) Political corrections against illicit lynching, (2) Political internment of minorities without due process, and (3) Humanitarianism and Crimes against humanity. You appear to wish to interchange this with the Historical reception section which currently is 3 paragraphs in length without subsection divisions. You then wish to move each of the three sections I've just outlined into the main presidency sections higher up in the TOC. It seems like NAACP and the nascent black vote are somewhat already covered in those sections, while internment is already linked throughout this biography to other Wikipedia articles in Navboxes and otherwise. The issue of Jews and minority voting patterns are already mentioned in the other biographical sections of the article if that is what you mean. Its not clear which other elaborations you wish to pursue. ErnestKrause (talk) 19:01, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Question: Why is this relevant? jolielover♥talk 06:03, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
Not done. This is not specific enough to act on, as it doesn't specify exactly where to add. But either way, this seems like a bit of excessively detailed trivia that's not worth adding, unless it can be properly contextualized. The article doesn't even mention a stroke, so this wouldn't make sense on its own. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 18:02, 29 November 2025 (UTC)