Talk:William L. Armstrong

message: What exactly needs wikifying here? It looks pretty good to me. Nathanww 22:39, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Wikification

message: Due to the death of this person, the BLP status of this article has changed. This does not mean that unsourced material that would contravene the Biography of Living Persons rules can be added to this article Capitalistroadster (talk) 23:33, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: BLP status change

message: This is a minor edit to the last sentence of the first paragraph. 
"He is survived by his wife Ellen M. Eaton and two children, Wil Armstrong and Annie Sellman."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2019crisissimus2 (talk • contribs) 14:30, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: , you should read these instructions - this isn't a formatted edit request, so other editors are unlikely to see it in a timely manner. I only saw it because of the discussion we had on you talk page. Is there a published source we could use to support this information? (Please also address the last question I asked on your talk page). GirthSummit (blether) 10:25, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add in Wife's Name 

message: See the section below for the reply to this COI edit request.
Hello, 
I hope you're doing well :-), in reference to adding in the sentence below. Armstrong's multiple obituaries has his wife is listed. Please see the citation below to confirm this is okay. 
"He is survived by his wife Ellen M. Eaton and two children, Wil Armstrong and Annie Sellman." 
 William Armstrong, Conservative Voice in Senate, Dies at 79 
===1972===
===1974===
===1976===
===1978===
===1984=== 
--2019crisissimus2 (talk) 21:09, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: On hold No references were provided for the 1978/1884 US. Senate election in Colorado. Please provide a source for them and then change  to . Thank you.  Can I Log In's  (talk) page 21:32, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit Request: Add in election results 

message: ===1984=== 
--2019crisissimus2 (talk) 21:09, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: On hold No references were provided for the 1978/1884 US. Senate election in Colorado. Please provide a source for them and then change  to . Thank you.  Can I Log In's  (talk) page 21:32, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: 1978

message: Hello there Can I Log In's 
Thanks for the advice about making sure I sign my pages/ edit requests. I went on ahead and signed the last two requests I made and I'll make sure I keep doing that in the future. As for the two missing citations under the 1978 and 1984 elections, I added those too. Please check them out and let me know what you think! 2019crisissimus2 (talk) 21:15, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm almost done verifying, but can you explain what the majority is in the senate election results and where that is in the source provided?  Can I Log In's  (talk) page 22:33, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

text: Implemented with some stuff omitted. The rounding had some problems, like bad round up/down, and rounding not adding up to 100%. Here are the changes (from my sandbox).  Can I Log In's  (talk) page 23:51, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional Citations for Election Results 

message: Hello, I want to add in the following citations that provide more facts to Senator Armstrong's academic career. The following paragraph is mostly already reflected on the current webpage. I am hoping you'll read through, verify, and add the following citations.  
"Armstrong was President of Colorado Christian University for 10 years. He started that position in 2006 Richard Fatherly & David MacFarland, The Birth of Top 40 Radio Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2014, p. 38.
 through the time of his death in 2016.https://www.ccu.edu/news/2017/colorado-legislators-memorialize-former-ccu-president-bill-armstrong/
Armstrong implemented a core curriculum that focused heavily on free-market philosophy and a constructionist view of the Constitution to go with the school’s Christian mission.https://www.5280.com/2018/02/how-colorado-christian-university-plans-influence-your-life/ Colorado Christian University saw on-campus enrollment jump from roughly 800 students to more than 1,200. Revenue tripled to nearly $100 million.https://www.5280.com/2018/02/how-colorado-christian-university-plans-influence-your-life/ 
Armstrong founded the Centennial Institute—a Colorado Christian University-based conservative think tank in 2009 that also created scholarships for students. The Centennial Institute and Colorado Christian University have organized the Western Conservative Summit, an annual conference of influential U.S. conservatives, held in Denver, Colorado, since 2010.https://www.5280.com/2018/02/how-colorado-christian-university-plans-influence-your-life/ 
During his tenure as president, Armstrong became well known for his catchphrase "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus." His involvement in Christian organizations and the national evangelical movement became a notable aspect of his legacy and his impact on others. 
While President, he supported the creation of “The Calling” ministry in 2010.https://thecallingnonprofit.org/our-history/ Although he eventually held eight honorary degrees, he never finished college.https://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/06/bill-armstrong-colorado-dies/" 
Please let me know if you have any questions/ critiques of this request. Happy to chat.
2019crisissimus2 (talk) 19:59, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you please provide the sources for each statement you have made above as we have a lot of requests and we cannot read every article. You also need to let us know what needs to be replaced or where to put the new information. Galendalia Talk to me CVU Graduate 19:05, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  I have added the missing . If this is the same as the request below, then it merely consists of adding the citations (properly formatted, see my little tutorial on the matter). Do make sure that they are not already in. Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs)  19:55, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: , can you explain why you have a conflict of interest? — Yours, Berrely • Talk∕Contribs 10:40, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit Request: Add in information and Citations for Academic Career Section

message: Explanation of issue: There are no issues with the current language on the page. I am just adding citations to improve the page's credibility. The sentences below start from the top of the Wikipedia page to the bottom and are simply copy-and-pasted. My contribution is citations.
Information to be added:
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1. He is survived by his wife Ellen M. Eaton  and two children, Wil Armstrong and Annie Sellman.
2. William L. Armstrong was born in Fremont, Nebraska, and graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School 
3. His maternal grandfather was a Presbyterian minister. "The Steen Family in Europe and America". Moses D.A. Steen. Cincinnati: Monfort and Company, 1917
, and his great-great-uncle, Alexander Majorshttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-Majors, was the co-founder of the Pony Express https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-russellmajorswaddell/ Pony Express & Overland Stage - Wagner, Albin (1977). Adams County: Crossroads of the West. Vol. 2. Denver, Colorado: Board of County Commissioners, Adams County. pp. 18–19.
, and of the famous Central Overland California and Pike's Peak Express Company , the main stagecoach line that connected St. Joseph, Missouri, Denver, and Salt Lake City. Vol. 2. Board of County Commissioners, Adams County.
4. Armstrong became fascinated as a child with radio and was determined to get into the business. 
5. He hired Armstrong at KOWH in Omaha, Nebraska, then transferred him to WTIX in New Orleans, where he became America's first teenage Top 40 disc jockey.
  While there, he briefly attended Tulane University.https://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/06/bill-armstrong-colorado-dies/
6. He also was president of Ambassador Media Corporation.
7. In 1962, Armstrong married Ellen M. Eaton and became the youngest (at that time) person ever elected to the Colorado House of Representatives,
 where he served one term. 
8. In 1972, Armstrong was elected to the U.S. Congress from the new fifth district.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Colorado
9. He was re-elected to the 94th and 95th Congresses.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections#Coloradohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections#Colorado
10. In 1978, Armstrong was elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating former astronaut Jack Swigert in the GOP primary in September
, and Democratic incumbent Floyd Haskell in November.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_elections#Colorado
11. He was the chairman of the Republican Policy Committee (99th through 101st Congresses); he opted to retire and did not seek reelection in 1990. 
 
12. In February 1982, Senator Armstrong, alongside Congressman Carlos Moorhead sponsored the resolution S.J. Res 165 97th congress 2day session S.J. REs 165 Authorizing the Requesting the President to proclaim 1983 as the “Year of the Bible”
 authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim 1983 as the “Year of the Bible"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Bible. President Ronald Reagan implemented the resolution as Public Law 97-280.
  
13. Armstrong co-chaired on the newly created National Committee.https://kosi101.com/remembering-bill-armstrong/
14. He chaired the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security
 and served on the National Commission on Social Security Reform
 , which was created to find solutions to the long-term financing of the program.https://www.ssa.gov/history/reports/gspan.html  He was the only Commission member to vote against its final 1983 report
 because it failed to include any change in the eligible retirement age, though his view prevailed in the final legislation enacted by Congress.Congressional Record, July 15, 1981, Pages 15801-15808 
15. During his time in office, Senator Armstrong worked to reform welfare.
16. The bill also extended welfare benefits for unemployed 2-parent families.
17. One of Armstrong’s symbolic achievements in the Senate was the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
18. he participated in numerous fund-raising efforts over the next decade, working closely with long-time friend and Korean War veteran, Congressman Mike McKevitt.
19. The bill passed and was sent to the President just three days before Armstrong’s farewell speech to the Senate. 
 
20. He was also noted in the early 1980s for sponsorship
 
 of a landmark soil conservation measure known as the “Sodbuster bill,” which denied federal subsidies for plowing fragile grasslands. It was adopted as part of the 1985 Farm Bill.
 
I welcome any comments and questions on the citations. Again, for anyone unfamiliar with this topic, these sentences are already apart of William L. Armstrong's Wikipedia page, I have just provided citations for sentences that weren't previously cited. 
Thank you :-)
2019crisissimus2 (talk) 03:25, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Question: Regarding some numbers which I will say no to (i.e. I'll change the text since it's already in): 1 WP:SURVIVEDBY. 6 This organisation does not appear to be notable so not sure it should be mentioned. For the reminder: it seems fine, would you mind properly formatting the references using  or  (depending on what exactly you're citing? Thanks, RandomCanadian (talk | contribs)  20:16, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

text: Yes, that is what I'm talking about (albeit with some minor changes - see above). Using  templates is good because it ensures a consistent formatting style (see WP:CITESTYLE, which suggests that it is helpful to "[improve] existing citations by adding missing information, such as by replacing bare URLs with full bibliographic citations: an improvement because it aids verifiability, and fights linkrot;". Now regarding what you said: I have removed no. 1 because it reads like an obituary and the name of his wife and children are not relevant encyclopedic information (unless they are notable in their own right). No. 6 is already in the article and cited to multiple sources, and it already includes the one you mention. Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs)  19:41, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

text: RandomCanadian Thank you for your support in this! I do see why the  format strengthens the page and the ciations. As requested, they are all now in this format! 2019crisissimus2 (talk) 17:02, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok thanks, I'll get around to doing this shortly. Thanks, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs)  17:14, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

text: The problem with Ancestry.com is not so much registration (see WP:PAYWALL for why that is not a major problem) as it is that some of the content is user-generated and as such unacceptable. See Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources#Ancestry.com for links to prior discussions on the topic. There are some exceptions which can be made if the content there is traceable directly to appropriate primary sources and is used to make a simple statement of fact (such as that he was the great-great-uncle of Bill Armstrong). Regarding the disclaimer at the top, I could theoretically remove it but since I was involved with this request I'd rather let another pair of eyes check up on this. I can't give a deadline for that (since Wikipedia is a volunteer project), but if you insist I can maybe make a post at the relevant noticeboard for somebody to check this. Thanks, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs)  14:04, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding in Citations to Existing Text 

message: At the bottom of the professional career section, please add the following sentences. 
1. His business career included the chairmanship of three mortgage companies and of the Denver-based Oppenheimer Funds mutual funds group. 
2. At the age of 53, Bill left the U.S. Senate and returned home to Colorado. In October of 1990, he purchased a small mortgage firm, Cherry Creek Mortgage Companyhttps://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0131178D:US, which grew quickly as a mortgage banking firm and was twice recognized as one of the 500 fastest-growing companies in America according to Inc. Magazine https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cherry-creek-mortgage-company-celebrates-record-number-of-home-owners-helped-in-2019-300998867.html
2019crisissimus2 (talk) 15:14, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit Request: Please Add Business & Chairman Information 

message: Hello, under the political career section, please add the following information as the last sentence in the section. 
In August 1990, Senator Armstrong introduced S.Con.Res.144 to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. This called for the United States to give the high priority to accounting for Americans still missing or unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, ensure cooperation with Vietnam and Laos to achieve credible answers for the families of such Americans, and heighten public awareness to Americans on the issue.https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/144?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22HR+753%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1
This measure was in support of people wanting to leave Russia for being persecuted. The "Refuseniks" were denied right to leave because of their religion. This issue impacted the safety of American journalists abroad. Senator Armstrong made speeches about this across the nation and the Catholic League gave him the Justice Joseph Story Freedom Award, 1988
2019crisissimus2 (talk) 15:14, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit Request: Please Add Information on Legislation 

message: Hello, I hope you're doing well. I am requesting that you add the following information about Senator Armstrong's interview in support of the creation of C-Span as well as his legislative contribution. Please consider putting this information ABOVE the following sentence in the Political Section, "In 1983, Armstrong chaired the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security,[32]" The majority of this information is actually directly copied and pasted from the C-Span Wikipedia page under the history section.
Armstrong strongly supported bringing TV cameras into the halls of Congress, and immediately began advocating the same in the Senate. C-SPAN began full-time operations on September 14, 1982. After C-SPAN was created and began proceedings of the House of Representatives, the Senate wanted the same. After two years of discussion, Majority Leader Howard Baker introduced a resolution to allow cameras into the Senate, but it went nowhere. By 1986, Senator William L. Armstrong convinced his colleagues to allow cameras onto the Senate floor.
The second C-SPAN channel, C-SPAN2, followed on June 2, 1986 when the U.S. Senate permitted itself to be televised. It began full-time operations on January 5, 1987.
In an interview with C-Spanhttps://www.c-span.org/video/?14519-1/life-career-william-armstrong, he describes the process in the following way
“I don’t have any doubt that at some point or the other the Senate would have permitted televising, but I made up my mind at one point that I was going to raise that issue day after day and week after week; in fact, I think I must have raised it at the Tuesday Republican luncheon every week for a couple of years, and just kept bringing it up, and bringing it up, and bringing it up, and it finally happened – I’m proud of it.” Many Senators had opposed live TV coverage, arguing that it would change the nature of their deliberations and complicate the process of government. “People have a right to see what’s going on,” he said. “This is an institution that exists to serve the people of the country, and I think it’s helpful to the people of the country to see if it works, to see when we’re wise, which is occasionally, and when we’re foolish, which is much of the time.” He believed the end result made the Senate “a more important part of the thought life of the country.”
2019crisissimus2 (talk) 15:13, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit Request: Please Add C-Span Legislation