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I agree with [[User:Dr. Edmonds|Dr. Edmonds]] that "government formation" is a worthy link from the home page. However, I don't agree that this page is ready for it. It is a long, uncited essay written exclusively by a single author, with links to other articles buried in prose. Links from the front page should have more structured introductions, similar to the portals ([[wikipedia:Portal:Arts|Portal:Arts]], [[wikipedia:Portal:Biography|Portal:Biography]], [[wikipedia:Portal:Geography|Portal:Geography]], [[wikipedia:Portal:History|Portal:History]], [[wikipedia:Portal:Mathematics|Portal:Mathematics]], [[wikipedia:Portal:Science|Portal:Science]], [[wikipedia:Portal:Society|Portal:Society]], [[wikipedia:Portal:Technology|Portal:Technology]]) found linked to from the top of [[wikipedia:Main_Page|the English Wikipedia main page]]. We don't have to make anything as fancy as [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Portal|Wikipedia's portal system]], but when covering a big-picture topic like government formation. This doesn't just apply to government formation; let's make sure all of the big-picture topics linked to from the homepage focus on structure rather than prose-based persuasion. As of this writing, we promise that Electowiki "''gives you a guide to what these things are''". Let's try to make the guide more like a roadmap and less like a lecture. I'd like to encourage experts like [[User:Dr. Edmonds|Dr. Edmonds]] to opine on electoral reform subjects on Electowiki, and we can even figure out how to prominently link to essays by subject-matter experts like Dr. Edmonds, but I would prefer this essay in its current form reside at [[User:Dr. Edmonds/Government formation]] rather than at [[Government formation]], since in its current form, its in DEPOV (Dr. Edmonds' point of view) rather than EPOV (Electowiki point-of-view). My instinct would be to move this page over to Dr. Edmonds' user area, and then create a new, much simpler portal-lite which links to Dr Edmonds' essay in the intro of the new [[Government formation]] portal. -- [[User:RobLa|RobLa]] ([[User talk:RobLa|talk]]) 20:48, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
: [[User:RobLa|RobLa]] My main point for adding this to the main page was to get awareness in the hopes that other would add to the page. After all this is the purpose of a wiki page. A lot of the reform community spends time on these topics and to have a list of topics for reform without listing this is an oversight. Given that I wrote the current content I wanted a pass from others. Also, my expertise is the Westminster system I was hoping that somebody with expertise in different presidential and parliamentary systems could expand. The other pages I put it beside are [[proportional representation]], [[Approval voting]], [[Score voting]], [[instant-runoff voting]], and [[Condorcet method|Condorcet methods]]. None of these are at the high standard you claim is required but are arguably better than the Government formation page. I'll do a pass to make sure that there is nothing which is outside of standard discussions on this topic. To be clear there is nothing that is opinion and to call it an essay is a little weird. There are two subsections about the common reform efforts. I only favour one of them. --[[User:Dr. Edmonds|Dr. Edmonds]] ([[User talk:Dr. Edmonds|talk]]) 21:36, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
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