Talk:Colin Powell

Re-arranging the infobox template

I think personal details should be moved to the top. I understand he was notable for the positions he held, but having to scroll down to his D.O.B. and other details seems almost disrespectful. What are others views on this? MaximusEditor (talk) 18:24, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Ask yourself two questions:

1. What does the WP:MOS say?
2. How are similar infoboxes constructed?

That's where you'll find solutions, or at least get closer. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 18:40, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Good advice, thank you @Valjean MaximusEditor (talk) 21:00, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Word/Spelling Correction

In the second to last sentence in the second paragraph, it states “…many command and staff positions and riding to the rank of four-star general.” I believe the word “riding” should be edited to read “rising”. 2600:6C60:4D00:7BD:3187:F4FF:7D03:D72A (talk) 23:41, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

 Done ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 07:26, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Edit to text in segment concerning Powell's death...

"President Joe Biden and four of the five living former presidents issued statements calling Powell as an American hero."

Should be corrected to "calling Powell an American hero." Brad Parsa (talk) 22:55, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Colin Powell was not a “politician.” He never ran for any office. 2601:183:4880:EFC0:180A:1C5A:2980:C71A (talk) 17:20, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Where is Annemarie?

Why isn’t Colin’s third child listed here? ~2026-40611-57 (talk) 00:49, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

Per WP:BLPNAME, we don't list names of relatives unless they independently meet Wikipedia notability criteria. OhNoitsJamie ^talk 01:27, 19 July 2026 (UTC)