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Earliest former president technically eligible for re-election

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Thread is now obviously moot, in light of Carter's death. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 21:39, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Can we add a single line to his "post presidency" section?

"Carter did not seek the presidency again following his 1980 defeat, and still remains the oldest and earliest former US president still eligible for re-election under the 22nd Amendment." 219.89.41.164 (talk) 06:36, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This feels like original research. I would oppose saying anything about it unless it has been discussed in reliable sources, and even then wonder how due it is. Donald Albury 13:54, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's not original research, it's a simple evident unimportant "gosh wow", given that he appears to have no interest in re-election at this point, nor has anyone seriously suggested he should. --jpgordon𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 15:22, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Right now he is the only former president eligible for reelection. Since Trump has been reelected, Biden is the current president, and the other 3 former presidents at present Clinton, Bush and Obama all served two full terms. Carter even being alive in 2028 is very unlikely, so this just seems idle wordiness that does not matter.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:12, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Died?

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He just died. Someone should update. 88.88.41.86 (talk) 21:04, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AJC confirms. – Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 21:07, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Washington Post just put this out Mason7512 (talk) 21:07, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Death?

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https://www.ajc.com/news/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-100-dies/3ODQTR5NHVDTDF2SXOU34MKNZM/ Just putting this out there, we should wait for further confirmation but the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is pretty reputable. Edit:Washington Post just corroborated. Should we put a recent death tag or wait? Mason7512 (talk) 21:07, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

He died, if it’s not edited already

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If it’s not edit it needs editing 68.186.187.125 (talk) 21:09, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Jimmy Carter has died on Sunday, the 29th of December 2024 at the age of 100 2600:1011:B126:33F0:6961:DE0:44F:9C5C (talk) 21:09, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done – Muboshgu (talk) 21:22, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Already  Done Mason7512 (talk) 21:23, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
nope, add (11:50) to it. he died at 11:50 utc or 6:50 best Qwertyuiop1qaz2wsx (talk) 01:32, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Jimmy Carter died on 12/29/24 2603:7080:DA3F:9700:9110:601D:ED9C:5FE6 (talk) 21:13, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already  Done Mason7512 (talk) 21:23, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done – Muboshgu (talk) 21:23, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change it to add his death day, December 29 2024 2604:3D09:2A77:4DE0:155F:5EB0:DB32:7764 (talk) 21:14, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done – Muboshgu (talk) 21:23, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fix birth day

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Says invalid date as it shows January 2024!! 66.58.150.77 (talk) 21:18, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Death

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Jimmy Carter,100, died today peacefully on Sunday, December 29th 2024. 70.35.178.112 (talk) 21:25, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article has been edited to acknowledge this. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 21:30, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is where Wikipedia should not be manipulated by others. Just because someone found a source that used the word "peacefully" does not make it true. We should not put false information just because there is a reference. Think critically first. There is no evidence to whether Carter was worried or not or in a coma with no thinking. ErrorCorrection1 (talk) 00:16, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Jimmy Carter as of today passed away 12/29/24 at 3:45 PM 108.204.152.47 (talk) 21:30, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. The article has been updated accordingly. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 21:34, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, a broker of peace in the Middle East in his time, and a tireless advocate for global health and human rights, has died, it was announced Sunday. He was 100 years old. 70.15.65.110 (talk) 21:33, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already  Done. quebecguy ⚜️ (talk | contribs) 21:42, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Jimmy Carter dead at 100 years old Slight Adrian (talk) 21:33, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already  Done. quebecguy ⚜️ (talk | contribs) 21:43, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How did he die?

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How did he die? If anyone knows you should put it in 2A00:16E0:101C:DB73:C641:CC0:DC57:E716 (talk) 21:56, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The news just came out. It'll come as it goes. TheBritinator (talk) 22:09, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Repetition

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I think the first part of "Health" section is exactly copied to the "Death" section including the picture. Should it be removed from the "Death" section? BlackRider90 (talk) 22:30, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Archive prior to death?

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Does wiki have an archived copy of pages prior to the date of deceased to further ensure a copy is maintained prior to being heavily edited on the date of their death? Seems like this would combat misinformation. NuclearDesignEngineer (talk) 22:40, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, in the page history. AkiyamaKana (talk) 22:43, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@NuclearDesignEngineer: Special:Permalink/1265034552 is the last version prior to the edits mentioning his death. - Aoidh (talk) 00:00, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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The header states, "This article is currently being heavily edited because its subject has recently died. Information about their death...." I can't figure out how to edit the header, but would someone please change "their" to "his." I believe that it is universally accepted that Carter was male and not trans. Thank you. Maurice Magnus (talk) 23:33, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Third-person singular "they" is commonly used in and outside of Wikipedia, and does not necessarily imply anything about gender identity. Donald Albury 23:52, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
But it is jarring when used unnecessarily. Maurice Magnus (talk) 00:08, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The wording comes from a generic template that is applied to highly edited pages about a recent death. You can see the template here: {{recent death}}. "They" is used as it might be added to any page about someone who has recently died, whether they are male or female. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 00:15, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"Someone" is singular, so you mean "whether he or she is male or female." Just kidding. Maurice Magnus (talk) 00:19, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Actually it's a WP:ENGVAR situation. 'They' to describe someone with an unknown gender is correct for certain versions of English (including mine), and so "whether they are male or female". The recent argument other it's usage in the US was a bit of a surprise. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 00:34, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"They" is also singular here. There's a Wikipedia page about it that you might want read to educate yourself. 2600:8802:5913:1700:B0A7:D78E:9CBD:E2B9 (talk) 17:25, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The only thing jarring here is your completely unnecessary comment. 2600:8802:5913:1700:B0A7:D78E:9CBD:E2B9 (talk) 17:23, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What makes you think using a gender neutral term for a person means they are transgender?? Dreameditsbrooklyn (talk) 00:20, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please leave your ideology out of it. It's a generic template, it's valid English, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with being trans. (In fact trans people are usually quite specific about their gender.) 2600:8802:5913:1700:B0A7:D78E:9CBD:E2B9 (talk) 17:22, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
See singular they. – Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 01:55, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question

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An editor just added, "During Carter's Presidency, the United States Foreign Service eliminated a rule that disqualified openly gay (and lesbian) applicants from being hired as foreign service officers."

I am unfamiliar with this rule, but I wonder whether it disqualified only openly gay and lesbian applicants. In practice, it would usually have disqualified only openly gay or lesbian applicants, but, if the person doing the hiring was aware that the applicant was privately gay or lesbian, was the applicant not disqualified? That was nominally the case under the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy that applied to the military, but was it also the case here? Maurice Magnus (talk) 00:35, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I edited the passage to quote from the source, which does not use "openly" and which referred to discriminating against gay and lesbian personnel, not just applicants, which means that the Foreign Service could no longer fire people based on their sexual orientation and not merely refuse to hire them on that basis. This is one of many places in Wikipedia I've seen where an editor has paraphrased inaccurately when there was no reason not to quote. I urge editors to quote whenever feasible rather than to paraphrase. Maurice Magnus (talk) 02:19, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 30 December 2024

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change "Although Ford carried Washington, Mike Padden, an elector from there, cast his vote for Ronald Reagan" to "Although Ford carried Washington, Mike Padden, a Washington elector, cast his vote for Ronald Reagan"

('an elector from there' is awkward) Tenebrousluminary (talk) 01:33, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: Unless someone else says, the sentence could be restructured but put Washington and then having Washington again 3 words later is too redundant. Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 01:54, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's not "too redundant". Less awkward than either of these would be "Although Ford carried Washington, Washington elector Mike Padden cast his vote for Ronald Reagan". But if you really must pointlessly avoid the redundancy bogeyman, try "While Ford carried Washington, one of the state's electors, Mike Padden, cast his vote for Ronald Reagan". 2600:8802:5913:1700:B0A7:D78E:9CBD:E2B9 (talk) 17:38, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SOMEONE PUT THAT HE DIED AT 16:00

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HE DIED AT 16:00 EST Qwertyuiop1qaz2wsx (talk) 01:36, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source? - OpalYosutebito (talk) 01:39, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A stream about jimmy crater death started a bit over 4 hours ago Qwertyuiop1qaz2wsx (talk) 01:45, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You still haven't provided a link to said stream. Note that YouTube is not a reliable source per WP:YOUTUBE - OpalYosutebito (talk) 01:46, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
https://www.youtube.com/live/8FaCf_4ziDE?si=eXzcWOgrr2q2B2nb Qwertyuiop1qaz2wsx (talk) 02:39, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done; please find a reliable source (per WP:RSPSS) that says he died at 4 pm EST. YouTube doesn't count, sadly... - OpalYosutebito (talk) 02:45, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think that the time of death is important enough to mention. Maurice Magnus (talk) 02:59, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's 25 minutes long. Are you incapable of being specific or helpful? 2600:8802:5913:1700:B0A7:D78E:9CBD:E2B9 (talk) 17:41, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ineligible in Georgia? Why?

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Wording in question has been changed to clarify that Carter was ineligible for a second consecutive term. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 01:27, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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"Ineligible for reelection", casually said by Wikipedia.

"ineligible to run for reelection under the state constitution (later changed)" - Fink, Gary. "Jimmy Carter." New Georgia Encyclopedia, last modified Nov 3, 2020. [1]

He had served only four years. It's not easy to understand from today's perspective why he couldn't run again. Can we find a definitive source for this and add this info? 2A02:8071:184:4E80:0:0:0:EAC0 (talk) 05:06, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Don't have time to sort out the reference, but it is Article V of the 1945 Constitution of the State of Georgia. Reference source is available here from the University of Georgia archives (see page 15). Risker (talk) 05:27, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. If I'm reading this correctly, he would not have been eligible for re-election immediately, but after a further four years had elapsed, he would have become eligible again. So should this be changed to something like, Not eligible for an immediate second term, or Not eligible for a consecutive second term? 2A02:8071:184:4E80:0:0:0:EAC0 (talk) 03:30, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep the other career jobs in the first paragraph

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Could someone make sure not to omit the other career jobs of Jimmy Carter on the first sentence of his article? (e.g. the first paragraph being shortened to "James Earl Carter Jr. was the 39th president of the United States) Cause it ruins the article altogether, just like the previous the presidents' articles now reading "[insert name here] was the 6th through 38th president of the United States". Yes it's clear the individual was American and a politician, but most of these people weren't solely that. That's like if you didn't acknowledge if Ronald Reagan was an actor first, it's straight up lazy and I as an amateur find it unprofessional. So please leave it alone. TheWikiEditor9001 (talk) 11:40, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I already know that someone is just gonna ignore my advice and put "was the 39th president of the United States" down anyways, but give it consideration first. TheWikiEditor9001 (talk) 11:43, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh fine, if we have to, then at least let me do it. I guess I'm a hypocrite now. TheWikiEditor9001 (talk) 13:45, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

World War II

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I don't know if this has been discussed before, but is it not a bit off to state that he was active during World War II and list it as a battle if he never (to my narrow understanding atleast) participated in it? Is this because he was on an academy during world war II? 2A02:8108:9C3F:B252:401D:99AC:53BB:F79C (talk) 12:04, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Health including death

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Should the health section include his death at the end? Feels logical 2A00:16E0:101C:DB73:E29C:69C3:B931:D0B (talk) 14:05, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Official portrait of Carter

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When was it photographed? One version said 1977, but another said 1978. They're derived from the same file, so there must only be one right answer. —— Eric Liu（Talk・Guestbook） 14:26, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Stance on abortion

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I think the entry should state his stance on abortion. While he supported abortion rights, he claimed to be personally against it, and his stance seems more nuanced than the Democratic Presidents that followed him.Mistico Dois (talk) 15:36, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome to follow Wikipedia policies, find reliable sources, and insert NPOV text where appropriate. 2600:8802:5913:1700:B0A7:D78E:9CBD:E2B9 (talk) 17:45, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Recent Edit

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I have recently removed "himself" from a sentence from Carter's early life in reference to him being a student. I felt it was unnecessary to have that word in it as it is implied that the article is about Jimmy Carter so having to distinguish that I feel, is unnecessary.

I believe that the edit could be disputed so I have left a note here just in case some person is upset about the one word being removed so it can be discussed in a civil manner.

Peace and Cheers, Reader of Information (talk) 16:46, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think you missed the point of the word, which was that not only was the rest of his family diligent, but so was he. 2600:8802:5913:1700:B0A7:D78E:9CBD:E2B9 (talk) 17:49, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Upon re-reading the section. I'm confused as to what you mean? Where does it directly state that his family was diligent. It mentions that his father worked hard sure, and while that can be considered diligent, it has no relation to the part of education. Could you clarify what you mean as now I'm befuddled. Reader of Information (talk) 17:55, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Peanutgate" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Peanutgate has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 December 30 § Peanutgate until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 20:40, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Occupied Palestinian territories

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@Keeper of Albion, I see that you have reverted my change from "the territories" to "the occupied Palestinian territories". That's not OK, as "occupied Palestinian territories" is the name currently used by Wikipedia. Note that the text in the article is not in quotation marks, so there is no suggestion that Carter used any particular form of words. Please undo that part of your (larger) revert. Misha Wolf (talk) 23:06, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As there has been no response to my request, I shall now restore my edit. Misha Wolf (talk) 22:29, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oldest living American governor box??

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Do we really need a Oldest living American governor succession box? GoodDay (talk) 00:22, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 31 December 2024

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i wanted to change "met with Syrian president Bashar Al Assad" to "met with then Syrian president Bashar Al Assad" as to incorporate the recent change that occurred this month Strappd (talk) 01:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: This isn't done for any other "then [office]" in the article. I don't think there's any confusion in the current state. But if other editors disagree with me I'm happy for the change to be made. Ultraodan (talk) 10:44, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Euphemism

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In the first sentence of the "Longevity" section, "a title he held until his passing" should be changed to "death", per MOS:EUPH. 78.33.29.98 (talk) 14:54, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done – Muboshgu (talk) 15:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@78.33.29.98 [1] 152.32.215.174 (talk) 15:54, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

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List of Political Appointees by Jimmy Carter

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Given several articles that show that President Carter was a groundbreaker in his political appointments, this might be a useful article for someone to start, letting the public know who those appointees were. ProfessorKaiFlai (talk) 21:10, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here is Joe Biden's page as a reference: List of political appointments by Joe Biden

More links that might be useful:

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/jimmy-carter-administration-black-women-politics/3591518/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/jimmy-carter-latino-legacy-record-hispanic-appointments-rcna345

https://afsa.org/appointments-jimmy-carter

https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2019/08/14/40-years-later-pioneering-women-judges-savor-place-history

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/opinion/jimmy-carters-unheralded-legacy.html

https://fortune.com/2015/10/31/paul-volcker-jimmy-carter-donald-trump/

ProfessorKaiFlai (talk) 21:10, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would consider it possible that you just talked yourself into a job. Congratulations, you're "hired"! ;) 2A02:8071:184:4E80:0:0:0:EAC0 (talk) 19:27, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How are you defining groundbreaker(-ing)? And at what point is it just an indiscriminate list of made-up "firsts"? What I mean is looking at Patricia Roberts Harris (the first on your list) who was the first black woman cabinet member, which is commendable... She was predated by Robert C. Weaver a black man, 11 years prior. But even further back was Frances Perkins who was the first female cabinet member way back in 1933. So the question becomes do we just keep coming up with unique "firsts" just for the sake of the label? Is it still notabcle when we have the first biracial woman, the first black-female trans., where does it end? At what point does it really no longer become a true groundbreaking event? I'm not trying to speak poorly of Ms. Harris, nor Carter, who were both great public servants, but sometimes the word groundbreaking just becomes WP:PEACOCKery. TiggerJay (talk) 04:09, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 January 2025

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Please change "Ineligible for reelection" to "Ineligible for a consecutive second term under the 1945 Georgia Constitution" per above discussion. Thank you. 2A02:8071:184:4E80:0:0:0:EAC0 (talk) 00:40, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 01:21, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

governor of Georgia

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For the third time, I have changed "governor of Georgia" in the third paragraph to lower case. I don't know whether the same editor has been capitalizing it, so I don't consider this an editing war. But let's discuss it, and, if the consensus is to capitalize it, I'll respect that.

I don't know what MOS:JOBTITLE prescribes, because I don't know how to find it. But I do not think that "governor of George" refers to a job title, as "Governor Carter" would; rather, it refers to the name of a position. Later in the same sentence is "Carter ran for president," meaning "president of the United States," and it is lower case. Also, in the second paragraph, "governor of Georgia" is lower case. I don't know why the editor or editors who have been changing "governor of Georgia" in the third paragraph to upper case have not been doing so in these other instances. But, if the consensus turns out to be to capitalize "governor of Georgia" in the third paragraph, then we will have to go through the entire article searching for other places to capitalize the name of a position. I suggest we let it be. Maurice Magnus (talk) 18:37, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MOS:JOBTITLE, which aligns with your understanding. Donald Albury 19:11, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Now I have a question. What about "New York governor Kathy Hochul"? Although we'd capitalize "Governor" in "Governor Kathy Hochul" standing alone, I don't think that we should capitalize "governor" when we precede it with "New York." In such a case, I think that we're using "New York governor" as a description and saying, in effect, "Kathy Hochul is the governor of New York." Am I right? Maurice Magnus (talk) 19:22, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
One of the examples of correct usage under the above linked guideline is, Mao met with US president Richard Nixon in 1972. I think that extends to New York governor. Donald Albury 20:16, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks again. Maurice Magnus (talk) 20:32, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of details about Carter's writing

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A few days ago, I added:

He eventually became the most prolific author among U.S. presidents in the last century, having written or co-authored 32 books, with 20 of them making the The New York Times Best Seller list. After leaving office, he turned his attention to a variety of subjects that likely would have shaped his second term, such as global health initiatives and U.S. policy in the Middle East. His literary output also covered topics from woodworking and religion to a collection of his own artwork, poetry, and a novel. His writing became a primary source of income as his post-presidential humanitarian efforts gained prominence over his time in office in the public's memory. While some of his works, such as Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid and the 1982 memoir Keeping Faith, were received negatively, his 2001 memoir, An Hour Before Daylight, about his upbringing in segregated Georgia, earned critical acclaim and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.[1]

Regarding his writing, the current version of the Other activities now states:

Carter began writing books to pay off this debt. As of July 2019, he had "published more than 30, from a children's book to reflections on his presidency". After he left the White House, "[o]n average, he completed just about one book per year over those 35 years, including many bestsellers, a novel and a children's book."

Would it be better to keep this current information or reimplement my slightly more detailed paragraph on his writing? Mooonswimmer 09:24, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't look who reverted the edit, but what I can say is that from the very start is this very much seems like WP:PEACOCK. There would also be a question of WP:UNDUE with regard to the overall percentage of content this adds to the article, relative to the overall significance in the total arc of this man's life. Also the link to Keeping Faith appears to go to a different book than what you intended. However, I do think that there is some some room for a bit of that to be included, such as the titles of his books if they haven't already been included elsewhere. You can also either search the history of the article, or use tools like WikiBlame to find who made the changes and reach out to them directly. TiggerJay (talk) 16:27, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

“Donel” Carter’s name is actually Jeffery.

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Please change it. It’s in the personal life section 64.18.11.12 (talk) 12:14, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ Philbrick, Ian Prasad (October 1, 2024). "Another Way Jimmy Carter Bested His Fellow Presidents". The New York Times.
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