Talk:Origins of the American Civil War/Archive 1
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I finished writing this article (only my own MS Word browser), which will go into the History of the United States series and a series on the Civil War. However, I'm not done editing it and adding all the hyperlinks. Others should not worry. I will finish editing this piece promptly. 172 09:14, 20 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Usually terms should be wikilinked only on their first appearance, not repeatedly all the way through. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 15:48, 20 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- In an article this long I can see extra links being ok. Rmhermen 22:40, Dec 20, 2003 (UTC)
- On long articles, I usually link the first time in each section, though it can vary depending on the section length and so on. Shouldn't have to search through pages of text to find a link to slavery or something, but I agree that most occurrences shouldn't be linked. Tuf-Kat 22:47, Dec 20, 2003 (UTC)
- In an article this long I can see extra links being ok. Rmhermen 22:40, Dec 20, 2003 (UTC)
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I like this article very much, but the length might make it unweildly for those of us looking for a broader view of American history. Perhaps a bulletpointed outline could be added? -Alex S 22:20, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC) This is a featured article.
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I finished writing this article (only my own MS Word browser), which will go into the History of the United States series and a series on the Civil War. However, I'm not done editing it and adding all the hyperlinks. Others should not worry. I will finish editing this piece promptly. 172 09:14, 20 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Usually terms should be wikilinked only on their first appearance, not repeatedly all the way through. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 15:48, 20 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- In an article this long I can see extra links being ok. Rmhermen 22:40, Dec 20, 2003 (UTC)
- On long articles, I usually link the first time in each section, though it can vary depending on the section length and so on. Shouldn't have to search through pages of text to find a link to slavery or something, but I agree that most occurrences shouldn't be linked. Tuf-Kat 22:47, Dec 20, 2003 (UTC)
- In an article this long I can see extra links being ok. Rmhermen 22:40, Dec 20, 2003 (UTC)
I like this article very much, but the length might make it unweildly for those of us looking for a broader view of American history. Perhaps a bulletpointed outline could be added? -Alex S 22:20, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- History of the United States includes the executive summaries. There used to be a bulletpointed outline at American Civil War until it was converted into paragraph form. I'll keep this in mind, though. 172 23:21, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- A minute after the above posting an idea dawned on me. How about a timeline of significant events at the end followed by a more comprehensive list of suggested readings? 172 23:27, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I am in my first year teaching American history at the high school level, and I thought this article was incredibly helpful, both to me and to my students. Too often, websites or online encyclopedias provide only a cursory overview of the Civil War, or present the lead-up to the conflict as an inevitable polarisation of 'Slavery v. Anti-Slavery' and 'States Rights v. Federalism'. Certainly these themes are central to the conflict, but they were neither inevitable nor straightforward - nor did they take on the moral overtones people tend to give them today. This article avoids those pitfalls - thanks.