Talk:Northwestern Confederacy

message: The only two leaders named in this article are Tecumseh and Joseph Brant.  Tecumseh was a warrior in the Northwest Indian War, but was not a leader.  He would lead his own confederacy (which was more of a true confederacy than this alliance) years later at a different location.  Joseph Brant is described here as one of the founders of the Western Confederacy, but the alliance of Northwest nations didn't particularly get along with the Iroquois League.  If anything, the alliance of the Northwest nations had its roots in their united opposition to Iroquois, long before Joseph Brant was born.  I strongly question the inclusion of Brant unless someone can provide a reliable source of his involvement in bringing the Northwest nations together (it's possible, I just want to see it).  Some of the prominent names of the Western Confederacy should be added to this article. Canute (talk) 13:27, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I've found more sources that explain Brant's importance to the formation of the confederacy.  When I finish with another project, I'll focus on this article and expand on this.  Thanks. Canute (talk) 03:05, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leaders 

message: This article currently uses a mix of  and  when referencing a single source multiple times.  It should just use one style, and certainly it should just use one for any given reference: the current mix is generating reference errors, which is what brought me here.  I am happy to convert either the  to  or vice versa – any opinions here on which style should be preferred?  Thanks, Wham2001 (talk) 20:41, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: My vote is for , but only because I got burned once when I used  and a reviewer miscounted the citations.  I think either is perfectly acceptable, though, and I have no strong opinion.  If someone prefers , it wouldn't be a big deal to go back and replace them.  For now, I've updated the Calloway (2018) citations to sfn, so at least that looks better.  Thanks for pointing it out.Canute (talk) 14:58, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: OK - on that basis, done!  Thanks, Wham2001 (talk) 21:31, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: That's awesome, thank you! Canute (talk) 22:00, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I like it.  is easy to use, but it leaves a string of ambiguous numbers in the body of the article that are a distraction for our intended audience.  is a bit more tedious for editors to use, but it does create a more reader-friendly result. Kevin1776 (talk) 22:49, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: @Kevin1776 Agreed.  @Canute Thank-you for fixing the missing </ref> tags: I don't know how I'd managed to miss them.  The dangers of editing when tired, I guess. Wham2001 (talk) 07:30, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference style 

message: Silly question, but in the Formation section, there's a "[better source needed]" tag at the end of the sentence "The Indian Affairs Committee of Congress passed the Resolution of October 15, 1783, however, which claimed the land and called on the native nations to withdraw beyond the Great Miami and Mad rivers."  There are two citations at the end of that sentence.  Is the tag mandatory because there's a link to WikiSource, or is it because the Van Every book is from 1963?  I'm willing to find a better source, but I want to be sure why I'm doing it before I dig in.  Van Every is cited quite a few times in the article.  If it's the WikiSource note, can't we just find another way to link that rather than having it appear as a citation? Canute (talk) 21:09, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: It's possible the editor who added the "better source needed" tag didn't notice the other footnote. Remove the WikiSource footnote and there's no issue. Add a WikiSource link to the bottom of the article if you want to preserve the link. Kevin1776 (talk) 11:53, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I made the WikiSource link a note instead of a citation, since the doc is specific to that paragraph.  The better source tag is gone. Thanks! Canute (talk) 13:38, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  better source needed