Talk:Joseph B. Foraker

message: It might be worth mentioning that Mount Foraker, the fourth highest peak in the United States, was named after Foraker . Apparently it was thought a good idea to name peaks in Alaska after Ohio politicians, which is how we ended up with Mount McKinley instead of Denali. Acroterion (talk) 15:08, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: If I knew more about why they did it, I'd be happier about mentioning it. Foraker had nothing to do with Alaska that I'm aware of.--Wehwalt (talk) 01:30, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Neither did McKinley. According to Denali naming dispute, Mount McKinley was named to commemorate William McKinley as a champion of the gold standard. This  doesn't give much of a clue to Lt. Herron's enthusiasm for Senator Foraker, or why he chose to rename Sultana as Mt. Foraker. This  doesn't give much more insight into Herron's reasons - "which he named Foraker after yet another Ohio politician-U.S. Senator J.B. Foraker.". I'm doing some work on Denali National Park and Preserve. If I turn something up I'll let you know: right now it's an interesting little fact that would be hard to work into the article gracefully. Acroterion (talk) 01:50, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: You are quite correct, it would, and kudos to you for recognizing it.  It can be a see also, I suppose.  I'd appreciate it if you would pass anything along, Foraker was strong for the gold standard, but isn't terribly noted for it, since he wasn't actually in office during most of the fuss over the standards.--Wehwalt (talk) 02:10, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Having just accomplished my first FA this past week, I fully appreciate how hard it is to include everybody's pet factoid/trivia/digression/in-popular-culture without detracting fromg the main point of the article, especially a few days before it's the TFA. Acroterion (talk) 02:16, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: While trying not to add to my reputation for being ill-tempered.--Wehwalt (talk) 02:20, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mount Foraker 

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message: I changed the "Bibliography" section to a subsection. This is a relatively minor adjustment but as a section this title is usually placed first in the appendixes related to biographies or named "Works or publications", "Discography", or "Filmography" per MOS:BIB. Using a separate source related "Bibliography" section is confusing, out of place, and follows relatively few other like articles. We commonly practice placing related subjects in a subsection so it seems appropriate to follow this with source links (generally listed), and links providing inline text-source integrity, that combined form the citations.  Otr500 (talk) 20:25, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
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message: "I had a call from Major[a] McKinley and his oil inspector candidate. ... I tell him he 'wants the earth' ...", is this mean "OK, you got it", "I will back down, you win."?
Also, at section "Seeking the governorship (1883–1885)": "...including Hamilton; according to Walters..." this is the first time you mention Everett Walters, perhaps should by his full name.--Jarodalien (talk) 10:47, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Wants the earth probably means he expects more than his share of appointments. I think it's similar to saying you want everything, you want the lion's share or similar.--Wehwalt (talk) 11:08, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

text: No such category at the present time.--Wehwalt (talk) 11:01, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I mean there's nothing indicate he was a trustee of Ohio University, but there is for Cornell, so maybe simply just deleted that category?--Jarodalien (talk) 12:12, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: A google search indicates he was a trustee of Ohio University. So I guess the category is proper. I'm not certain it's worth mentioning in the article.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:22, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Then just forget it, I thought it is a typo.--Jarodalien (talk) 13:08, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is "wants the earth" mean?