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I changed the article name to Campaign against Belgian presence in the Congo Free State, in accordance with my interpretation of article-naming policy.

Nicholas Alexander disagreed and changed it back to "The Congo Free State Propaganda War", which is disfavored for a number of reasons, including the introductory "The" and the superfluous capitalization - plus, "Propaganda War" seems a bit too POV-ish to me.

I could move it back, of course, but I'd rather not get into a me-vs-Nicholas-Alexander war. Any thoughts? DS (talk) 13:22, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. Find the WP:COMMONNAME for it at Google Books and/or Scholar. Go with that. There's nothing wrong with the current title's capitalization, but you don't want WP:OR. — LlywelynII 13:57, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tone

Probably from the same editor as above, there are huge chunks of the text that need to be adjusted to reduce its POViness. Actual change followed the British consul's report; the current lede makes Morel sound like a 19th century cross between a Roman Catholic saint, Woodward, Burnstein, and Erin Brokovich. Certainly, he was on the side of the angels, but he wasn't actually one himself. — LlywelynII 13:57, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I'll take a stab at toning it down by removing some adjectives. I stumbled across the topic and don't know much about it. But we need facts dammit not adjectives ;) Elinruby (talk) 08:06, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

spoke kinda fast -- lotta fluff here

But is there anything useful in

is one particular event during the African colonization which involved King Leopold II of Belgium and his tyrannical rule over the Congo Free State. What makes this event so worthy of discussion is not just the horrors that occurred, but rather the

le Comité d’Études du Haut Congo, a branch of the IAA, commissioned to be the sole

With the southern vote, Leopold’s agents effectively lobbied the rest of Congress. Leopold used the economic growth of the United States to his advantage.

Elinruby (talk) 08:33, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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 * [[le Comité d’Études du Haut Congo]], a branch of the IAA, commissioned to be the sole
+*With the southern vote, Leopold’s agents effectively lobbied the rest of Congress. Leopold used the economic growth of the United States to his advantage.
 [[User:Elinruby|Elinruby]] ([[User talk:Elinruby|talk]]) 08:33, 2 December 2011 (UTC)