Talk:Deacon White

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Problem w/ number of ballots[edit]

The MLB article cited in the Article says he received 14 out of 16 votes. The AP article says 12 of 16 ([1]) -- soon we should have clarification about which is correct, but something to mark to be fixed then. -- Michael Scott Cuthbert (talk) 05:40, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment and suggestions[edit]

(I have relocated the baseball banner outside the shell. Is that unethical?
(I have upgraded the article to oldtime-importance=high, following another editor's upgrade of its general baseball importance, perhaps an overstatement.)

Congratulations to all the Whites!
This article should be grade C before next summer, preferably grade B.

Let me begin without a clue how much assessment and suggestion I will have today or any time soon.

the lead section is too long
the lead paragraph is too long, even without the ridiculous third clause of the third sentence
the Hall of Fame tidbit is good as the last sentence of the lead, if the latter is much shorter
the last three paragraphs of Career belong in sections Personal and (new) Hall of Fame
delay of personal biography to the end of the text is a bad idea
his native town of Caton is very close to Elmira, New York, his 1891 minor league city, immediately following that "23-year career at the top levels of the sport"

If I don't return this month (December 2013) I will appreciate a reminder. --P64 (talk) 22:32, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Oldest" player inducted into the Hall of Fame[edit]

Should that be re-worded, maybe? When I think of "oldest player inducted into Hall of Fame," I think, "What player was the oldest when inducted into the HOF; specifically, ALIVE?", not, "What player was inducted the most years after their birth, which would technically make him the oldest?". I'd assume most other people would, too, but... 69.160.210.168 (talk) 22:36, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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