Talk:Douglas MacArthur
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Article has an active tag that its 19,500 word length would be an impediment to keeping its FA status and needs to be reduced by 25%. Additionally, there are unsourced stuff at Portrayal section and "importance" tag. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔)09:46, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Following up on this conversation, I agree with Boneless Pizza! that the article isWP:TOOBIG. This makes the article discouraging for me to read (even though I'm a history buff), difficult to find additional information about the most important aspects of MacArthur's biography, and could cause slow load times for some of our readers in more remote locations. Per Hog Farm's question above, here are some places that, after a quick skim, I think could bespun out or trimmed:
I'll pause there, but my overall opinion is that this article can be even better if some information is moved to other articles so that our readers can discover the most important aspects of MacArthur's life.Z1720 (talk)14:46, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Boneless Pizza!,Hawkeye7, andAirshipJungleman29: I see that there is still disagreement about this issue. Would any of you be interested in bringing this to FAR, where more opinions can be given to get a resolution?Z1720 (talk)02:31, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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The arciel is condensed now so remove the warning!45.49.236.6 (talk)08:16, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: The article hasn't been condensed: it's even longer now (19433 words) than when the tag was placed.Day Creature (talk)08:36, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply] | Thisedit request has been answered. Set the|answered= parameter tono to reactivate your request. |
It's time to remove content that noansycares about to amel this article conse it's being this way for more then three ways os this arciel is feasible!no more waiting.~2026-28388-2 (talk)07:52, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a"change X to Y" format and provide areliable source if appropriate.Cannolis (talk)10:23, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]Hello! Has there been any talk of dividing the second paragraph of the lead into two? It's very long, and it looks as if a break could comfortably be made between "...seven times." and "From 1919..." Please let me know your thoughts.OrdinaryOtter (talk)18:47, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Done A good idea.Hawkeye7(discuss)20:06, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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