Talk:United States Politicians with Doctorates

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[edit] initial creation

I have added this page to document politicians who have doctorates. The first two I know about, Congressmen Ehlers and Holt, are representatives of science in the House. I think the more politicians that are identified with scientific backgrounds, the better for science in general. Please help this article grow.Slarson 00:13, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 'American' Politicians with Doctorates

It's unclear to me whether this article is meant to list only American politicians or all politicians with a doctorate. It would appear as it stands right now to address only the American ones, given that every element in the tables can only be used in relation to U.S politicians (i.e. "state senators" and "district"). I think this article should be re-labeled "American Politicians with Doctorates" or be expanded to include an international range of politicians, such as William Lyon Mackenzie King (who I was looking for) and contain much more generalized fields in order to avoid confusion. Patrolmanno9 22:55, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Requested Move

As a follow-up to my last post regarding the overwhelming American bias in this article, and due to the lack of reply from the article's creator and the continued editing by other users in keeping with the said bias, I am formally requesting that this article be moved and renamed "American Politicians with Doctorates." Please feel free to comment on such an initiative. Patrolmanno9 22:48, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

I have no problem with the requested move. It sounds appropriate to me. Slarson 18:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you. Since my initial proposal I've come to think United States Politicians with Doctorates would be a more appropriate title. I'll proceed to move the page and make a redirect for American Politicians with Doctorates and Politicians with Doctorates. Patrolmanno9 04:28, 19 June 2007 (UTC)