Talk:Louisiana Expropriated Property Act (2008)
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Writing articles about ballot measures
- Naming the article
- Including hyperlinks and footnotes.
- Strive for a neutral point of view and Avoid weasel words.
- Long lists of supporters, opponents are to be eschewed.
- Avoid edit wars. Deleting relevant, sourced information is often a step on the way to an edit war.
- Before making edits that are likely to be controversial, discuss the issue on the article's talk page.
- In general, strive for neutrality, balance, and fairness of tone.
- Add useful information...links to campaign finance filings, links to the websites of the organizations that support and oppose the ballot measure.
- What are the main arguments that are being made for and against? Incorporate this information in bullet-pointed lists with references to primary source material. Write about the arguments others are making, and clarify where necessary that that's what you're doing.
- Use subsections and bullet points liberally.
- Read articles like Proposition 93 to get ideas of what to include and for style tips.
I removed references to Louisiana ballot initiative law on this and other Louisiana pages since Louisiana doesn't have initiatives, but only legislative referrals. I also removed the empty sections on supporters and opponents. The "supporters" sections said no supporters have been identified but, the members of the state legislature who voted to put it on the ballot must be considered as supporters. I then took out the empty subsection on no opponents because it seems unbalanced to leave that in the article until there is an accurate non-empty section on the measure's supporters. MMH 12:37, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
