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Notability discussion

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Thargor Orlando suggests that this page does not meet "general notability guidelines." I am an editor at OnTheIssues, so obviously I think it does meet those guidelines, but this is the place for a discussion. I would welcome hearing specifically what criteria Thargor Orlando thinks makes OnTheIssues non-notable. I have read the general guidelines and will add some press references, since that would seem called for, and perhaps some history of the organization. I would welcome hearing what else would improve this Wikipedia page. JesseAlanGordon (talk) 18:59, 4 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Briefly reading their web page, holy hell, left leaning. I'll add that though they are nonpartisan (Using the definition of not overtly supporting a political party), they do lean left. 99.250.240.103 (talk) 02:53, 20 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You need to cite evidence for that claim, either directly from the site itself or its owners, or from third-party reliable sources, and then include that in the article as a reference. --Jatkins (talk - contribs) 13:38, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Responding to "holy hell" above: Hi, I'm one of the OnTheIssues editors, so I'll cite some counter-evidence, as Jatkins suggests. First, the basis of the website is the VoteMatch quiz (I'll be adding a paragraph about that next weekend for the Notability discussion) -- that is based on a Libertarian Party favorite called the Nolan Chart. Unlike the Nolan Chart, which is arranged as a [[push poll] to promote libertarianism, we arrange VoteMatch so that conservatives and liberals have the same number of "yes" answers. Furthermore, if you look at who OnTheIssues covers, it scrupulously includes liberals, conservatives, libertarians, greens, and far more right-leaning AND left-leaning candidates than the mainstream press does. FYI, I get incoming email accusing OnTheIssues of being left-leaning about as often as an accusation of being right-leaning. My response is always to challenge the write to find better coverage of right-leaning candidates on Fox News, or to find better coverage of left-leaning candidates on CNN -- the mainstream media on BOTH sides cover their OWN candidates' issue stances less than OnTheIssues does! If that's "leaning", then I guess OnTheIssues leans -- but I'd call it "good journalism!" JesseAlanGordon (talk) 23:08, 4 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Name

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Please note that their name has a capital "T" for "The", see their website. Thanks, --Funandtrvl (talk) 23:19, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move

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The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 18:17, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]



On The IssuesOn the Issues – Restore to standard English capitalization per both WP:MOSCAPS and WP:MOSTM: This page in a nutshell: Follow standard English text formatting and capitalization rules, regardless of the preference of trademark owners. Tassedethe (talk) 16:38, 11 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.