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barack obama was dealing with racism in his childhood 216.185.74.218 (talk) 17:52, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Kleinpecan (talk) 17:55, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
FAQ #6
Given that the answer leads with "...a section dedicated to criticisms and controversies is no more appropriate than a section dedicated solely to praise and is an indication of a poorly written article," I find that laughable because the page Public image of Barack Obama very much fits the description of an entire article "dedicated solely to praise," since any criticism or controversy is either heavily downplayed or removed outright. Under the "Public Image" section alone, the article heavily suggests that Obama had virtually near-universal support, evidenced from an intentionally misleading subsection that Obama was favored by conservatives before stating in the actual body that only 5-7% supported him (a very small minority).
The article in question could use a lot more objectivity by adding significant controversies and other criticisms to make a more objective approach at his public image rather than heavily slanted praise that this FAQ explicitly states is "an indication of a poorly-written article." By contrast, the page Public image of George W. Bush is the opposite, and is heavily negative (multiple controversies listed), with few positives that are also somewhat downplayed. Devious Diamondback (talk) 18:37, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
And please don't compare pages for different POTUS who are different people with different records and, therefore, different public images. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:46, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
India trip contradiction
"In mid-1981, Obama traveled to Indonesia to visit his mother and half-sister Maya, and visited the families of college friends in Pakistan and India for three weeks." No source for the India part of the trip in the citations, and this is contradicted by Obama's statement in A Promised Land: "I'd never to India before [this official trip as president], but the country had always held a special place in my imagination." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.13.132.238 (talk) 12:16, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Removed, as I was also unable to find a mention of India in the citation. ValarianB (talk) 16:46, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Semi-protected edit request on 26 May 2022
I am a knowledgeable person and would like to add facts about Obama that I know. 25baseball25 (talk) 16:02, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:04, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
WP:BLP may be of interest. You knowing it is not enough. And you shouldn't add stuff like [4] to any WP-article, for a number of reasons. Not that it wasn't an adorable picture. Obama was good at adorable:[5]. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:47, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]