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The list was promoted by PresN via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 28 October 2018 (UTC) [1].[reply]

List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal

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List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

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Nominator(s): —indopug (talk) 11:54, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Four years since the previous FLC was archived, I've brought it back here. I've addressed all the comments raised then, and have significantly revamped the article in the process. During my research I've found similar lists of West Bengal's chief ministers across the Internet, but they are all strewn with errors—including those on government websites! So I believe this is the most accurate article on the topic, and worthy of Featured status. I'm happy to address any comments you have. Thank you!—indopug (talk) 11:54, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comments
  • These links should be fixed.
  • Make sure all the images have alt text.
  • You can provide a reference for the last sentence of second para.
  • You can place the 6th ref at the end of the sentence, it looks better that way.

Yashthepunisher (talk) 05:25, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yashthepunisher, thanks for your comments, I've addressed them all, except I can't figure out how to link to http://www.wbassembly.gov.in/origin_growth.aspx properly. I haven't even been able to archive the page successfully. Help from anybody who knows this stuff is appreciated.—indopug (talk) 13:04, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your support and for adding the archive links. Yes, I'll do something about that link.—indopug (talk) 14:20, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from TompaDompa (talk) 22:13, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Does the reference at the end of the first paragraph verify the entire paragraph?
  • Yes.
  • Reworded
  • "starting with Prafulla Chandra Ghosh of the Indian National Congress." – I don't think it's immediately obvious to the reader that the Indian National Congress is a political party (as opposed to a legislative body). I'd also introduce the abbreviation "INC" here, so it can be used further down the page.
  • Fair enough, done.
  • "fellow Congressman" – I'd rephrase this using "from the same party" or something similar.
  • Changed to party-mate.
  • "of the Congress" – there are three different parties in the list that are called "XYZ Congress", so this should be clarified.
  • Done.
  • "an Indian record until 2018" – add who surpassed it and the relevant details. It might be necessary to rephrase the sentence with that information added.
  • Done.
  • "A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office." – I'd rephrase this as "A number in parentheses indicates that the minister had held the same office previously."
  • "While the tenures have been primarily sourced to a list on the West Bengal Legislative Assembly website, obvious errors (mainly around the 1969–71 period) have been corrected with the help of a historical essay from the same website." – I would like you to explain this to me in a bit more detail before I'm comfortable supporting this for WP:Featured list status.
  • I have written a detailed explanation on the talkpage.
  • "the 90-member rump" – "remnant" is better than "rump".
  • Rewritten.
  • The footnote for Bidhan Chandra Roy should be placed after his constituency, not his name (since it deals specifically with his constituency).
  • Done.
  • "According to some sources, Sen acted as interim chief minister" – I would add the word "also" before "acted".
  • Done.
  • Done.
  • "Initially for over a year" – this is a bit clunky. Try rephrasing it.
  • Done.
  • "[...] ministers from Trinamool and the Congress. After Trinamool quit the United Progressive Alliance in September 2012, Congress members [...]" – use "INC" instead of "Congress" to avoid confusing readers unfamiliar with India's political parties (since there are, as noted above, multiple parties with "Congress" in their names).
  • Done.
  • The West Bengal Assembly website is bizarre. You can't link to any specific page in it without a 500 error showing up, and you can't archive them either. But all the info is indeed accessible if you visit the site and click around. So I've added a note to the citation, 'Note: In case of an error, please click the "Origin & Growth" button in the top left of the website.'

TompaDompa (talk) 14:26, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for your detailed review, TompaDompa, I have addressed all your comments.—indopug (talk) 15:35, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
One more thing: per MOS:DTT, column headers in the middle of tables should be avoided. TompaDompa (talk) 17:10, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Done, I've split the table.—indopug (talk) 18:33, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Support TompaDompa (talk) 22:13, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!—indopug (talk) 11:18, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by Dudley

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  • "reign of party-mate". "mate" is too colloquial. I suggest "colleague".
  • " it applies for the specific case of West Bengal". I would say "applies to".
  • Support. Looks fine apart from these very minor queries. Dudley Miles (talk) 18:56, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Changes made.—indopug (talk) 15:57, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comments from ChrisTheDude
The only thing I can pick up is that "the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister." could do with a source -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:27, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The reference at the end of the paragraph covers it.—indopug (talk) 15:57, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough, in that case support -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:44, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Source review passed, no issues found when I looked through, promoting. --PresN 04:50, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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