Talk:Oregon Ballot Measure 37 (2004)

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[edit] Clean up

I think this article is in need of some clean-up and reorganization. I'm proposing a new structure, for example clear pros and cons sections with better referencing. There are also some violations of NPOV which should be cleaned up. Any thoughts on how best to accomplish this before I take a stab at it? SlipperyN 15:47, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

I tagged it for cleanup (once I noticed some recent POV creep) and I say go ahead and take a stab at it. The pros and cons section sounds like a great idea. Definitely make sure it's in line with WP:MOS and wikify too (it's currently lacking in those areas). You might take a look at some of the other ballot measures in Category:Oregon Ballot Measures--perhaps some of them already have a format such as you are proposing. (I'd look it up but I'm supposed to be working.) Happy editing! Katr67 16:01, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

I did a clean-up. I think more could still be added to the 'Support For' section, and there are a few unreferenced claims that need citations. I'll try to come back to these issues soon. SlipperyN 14:20, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I messed with it a little too. I'll see if I can get to the wikification soon. Katr67 14:31, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

While you're at it, if you could give some attention to the citations (per Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Full_citations), I'd appreciate it. I've been looking up and revising minimalist cites in articles in Oregon history, politics, government and locations which are rampant, and can only work at it a few hours at a time before the tedium produces a brain cramp. -- "J-M" (Jgilhousen) 23:58, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Cleaning up this article will be much easier if the info that's relevant to numerous states/initiatives can be separated into a different article. Ultimately, I'd like to see this page have just the Oregon-specific info here, and move everything else to a more general page. Not sure about a title - perhaps "regulatory takings initiative from the 1990s to present"? or "property rights ballot initiatives"? I'd love more suggestions, and am happy to work on that separation and reorganization. -Pete 08:56, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

On further reflection, I think I like "land use regulation" better than "regulatory taking" (too jargony, and excludes eminent domain initiatives like 39) and "property rights" (too much POV.) Yet another option might be to make a new page with an even more general scope: "Nationwide coordination of ballot initiatives since 1992", with sub-sections on land use regs, TABOR, term limits, etc. -Pete 09:03, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Legislative text

I am wondering why the first 3 sections of the legislative text are included. The choice seems arbitrary. There are about 13 sections, the measure is about 2 pages long. Should ANY of it be quoted word for word? If so, how should it be determined how much? -Pete 05:45, 1 February 2007 (UTC)