Talk:Douglas MacArthur#rfc E3DA1C5

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Make the article more concise. 2603:8002:BF0:14A0:C8E9:B27A:7907:BD2E (talk) 21:12, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

:File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. LizardJr8 (talk) 22:14, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

Article has an active tag that its 19,500 word length would be an impediment to keeping its FA status and needs to be reduced by 25%. Additionally, there are unsourced stuff at Portrayal section and "importance" tag. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 09:46, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

:Better still, why don't we FAR every article with less than 10,000 words. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 10:02, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

:: {{ping|Boneless Pizza!}} - Is there information that you think is off topic/UNDUE/overly detailed? It isn't really helpful to suggest an article needs FAR due to length when there's no statement of what material within the article is actually problematic. Hog Farm _talk 01:41, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

:::Slr. I just placed this "Semi" since I have no intention to put this article to FAR, but only note so that other editors can see if there are other potential issues. Anyway, It has an active tag. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 02:40, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

:The Portrayal section has been removed. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:46, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

::Is it possible for you to trim and remove the tag? That's only the main cincern article since the template contains an active tag. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 04:45, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

:::The tag is there as a notification of the ongoing discussion. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 06:13, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent}} Following up on this conversation, I agree with Boneless Pizza! that the article is WP:TOOBIG. This makes the article discouraging for me to read (even though I'm a history buff), difficult to find additional information about the most important aspects of MacArthur's biography, and could cause slow load times for some of our readers in more remote locations. Per Hog Farm's question above, here are some places that, after a quick skim, I think could be spun out or trimmed:

• Various block quotes: I do not think the block quotes are adding much to the article. The various observations of MacArthur's personality could be summarised or removed, while MacArthur's observations of an event are not really encyclopedic, in my opinion.
• The "Between the wars" section is quite large. I think this section can be spun out and reduced in this article.
• The "Philippines campaign (1941–1942)", "New Guinea Campaign", and "Philippines Campaign (1944–45)" sections have hatnotes for the overarching article: I think much of this information can be moved there. If MacArthur's contribution to these events is notable per WP:GNG, perhaps we can WP:SPINOUT the information and have this article focus on the most important information. Regardless, this article can focus more specifically on MacArthur's actions and less on explaining the background of these conflicts, as readers can find out more information about the campaigns in their respective articles.
• There's also a lot of information dedicated to his Medal of Honor, which might be too detailed. I don't think the block quotes are necessary in the prose.

I'll pause there, but my overall opinion is that this article can be even better if some information is moved to other articles so that our readers can discover the most important aspects of MacArthur's life. Z1720 (talk) 14:46, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

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§ 'Illness and death'

Correction of grammar and formatting.

Original text: "His friend, former President Herbert Hoover send him a telegram the next day"

Proposed correction: "His friend, former President Herbert Hoover, sent him a telegram the next day" DJB008 (talk) 07:22, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:{{done}} cyberdog958^Talk 07:27, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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remve the waring as text is condensed. 45.49.236.6 (talk) 06:34, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{not done}}: Article is still too large per WP:SIZERULE. Encoded  Talk 💬 10:34, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

::WP:SIZERULE: {{tq|There are times when a long or very long article is unavoidable, though its complexity should be minimized. Readability is a key criterion: an article should have clear scope, be well organized, stay on topic, and have a good narrative flow.}} That is the case here, so the article is not too large. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:58, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

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COntinuue triimign word coonut os wring is rmeoved. 45.49.236.6 (talk) 06:39, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

:File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Encoded  Talk 💬 10:30, 8 June 2025 (UTC)