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This article was nominated for merging with Security incidents involving George W. Bush on 20:04, 21 October 2021 (UTC). The result of the discussion (permanent link) was to not merge.

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I am concerned that this article no longer meets the good article criteria. My concerns are outlined below:

At over 14,000 words, WP:TOOBIG says that article is almost at a point where it should be divided or trimmed. I think there are lots of sections with too much, unencyclopedia or non-notable information that can be cut, such as the "Publications and appearances", "Job approval", and "Iraq invasion". Other sections, such as "Hobbies" and "Security incidents" can probably be cut or moved to other sections of the article.
There are a lot of sources listed in "Further reading". Can these be used as inline citations in the article, or should they be removed?
The lead, at five paragraphs, is longer than the recommended length at MOS:LEADLENGTH.
There are some uncited statements in the article, and other tags that need to be addressed.

Is anyone interested in addressing these concerns, or should this be nominated at WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 19:41, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

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Result: Delisted. Charlotte (Queen of Hearts • talk) 02:34, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

At over 14,000 words, this article is WP:TOOBIG and information should be spun out, summarised more effectively, or removed. There is also an extensive further reading section that should be evaluated for its inclusion as inline citations or removed. There are also some uncited statements and other tags that should be addressed. Z1720 (talk) 18:05, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Semi-protected edit request on 4 November 2024

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Please remove the category Category:Children of presidents of the United States, as the subcategory Category:Children of George H. W. Bush is already listed. 66.99.15.163 (talk) 21:17, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Done FifthFive (talk) 23:53, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Publications and Appearances mistake

The current state of the article erroneously states that Bush attributes the 2024 victory of Trump to the health of the American republic. That is not what Bush says in his actual statement (https://www.bushcenter.org/newsroom/statement-by-president-george-w-bush-on-the-2024-presidential-election). He says that the "strong turnout" is indicative of the health of the republic. My account is too young to edit this, but I just figured I'd post this in case if someone else could adjust this, as the current form seems to imply that Bush had a political preference in this election when he made no such public leaning. TruthPromiseFolly (talk) 22:55, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

@TruthPromiseFolly: You are absolutely right, and I have corrected it. Thanks for pointing it out. JBW (talk) 23:26, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

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