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June 24, 2022Good article nomineeListed
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Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on July 2, 2022.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Italian football club A.C. Monza played 40 seasons in Serie B before securing promotion to Serie A – more than any other club?
Current status: Featured article

Uniforms

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Someone should take a look at the Italian Page for this squad. There is a difference in the uniforms between the two pages. I assume the Italian version is the correct one, but I'm not sure about how to change it.Acmilan7 (talk) 18:49, 8 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

Poorly written and few citations

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The majority of the history section reads like it was copied from Google Translate, with some of it not making sense at all. There are also very few citations. If there is anyone moderating this page that whole section needs to be re-written in grammatically correct English, or at least in a way that makes sense. Citations also need to be provided, there isn't a single one up until the 2004-15 section bar one next to the mention of the win over AFC Wimbledon... Yellowman94TalkContribs 13:46, 23 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

Most of the Italian football clubs had the same issue, and when i tagged the section "list of broadcaster" in Serie A as unreferenced section, the template was brutally removed. Usually adding cite and rewritten need DIY, or just leave it rotten. the Italian task force was dead for now and except some article have fans to pick-up. Matthew hk (talk) 13:53, 23 November 2017 (UTC)Reply
@Yellowman94 and Matthew hk: I may be 5-odd years late, but I should have taken care of it now :) Nehme1499 01:53, 13 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:A.C. Monza/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Kingsif (talk · contribs) 23:05, 31 May 2022 (UTC)Reply


Hi, I'm Kingsif, and I'll be doing this review. This is an automated message that helps keep the bot updating the nominated article's talkpage working and allows me to say hi. Feel free to reach out and, if you think the review has gone well, I have some open GA nominations that you could (but are under no obligation to) look at. Kingsif (talk) 23:05, 31 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Good Article review progress box
Criteria: 1a. prose ( ) 1b. MoS ( ) 2a. ref layout ( ) 2b. cites WP:RS ( ) 2c. no WP:OR ( ) 2d. no WP:CV ( )
3a. broadness ( ) 3b. focus ( ) 4. neutral ( ) 5. stable ( ) 6a. free or tagged images ( ) 6b. pics relevant ( )
Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked   are unassessed
  • Ok, stability seems good, nothing outstanding on the talkpage and edit history is safe (supported, for now, by a low level of page protection)
  • Copyvio check comes up clear too Kingsif (talk) 00:52, 7 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
  • A couple things are sourced to the team's website, pretty simple non-controversial statements (fine), or to the news branch of it, which seems fair. Otherwise sources seem good; mix of reputable Italian news agencies and some football-specific ones. A few books about the team, too.
  • Acceptable ref and sources formatting, consistent through article. Kingsif (talk) 02:20, 7 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
  • Fair use logo in infobox, then lots of very useful free images!
    • The bus art may need some scrutiny under freedom of panorama in Italy laws
  • The lead is far too short for the length of the article, most of the history mentioned is from the last few years, it could be good to broaden this part of the lead coverage.
  • The 32-53 history section might want to explicitly say that because of the shirts, they gained the nickname.
  • It is possible to link the Rossa Monza hex code to the colour, if you wanted to do that.
  • Though the stadiums could be merged into the history, I think it is fine the way it is, and personally I like this structure. Kingsif (talk) 13:38, 19 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Overall

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  • @Nehme1499: Sorry it took so long to upload my main comments, I’ve just given it a look over and have nothing more to add, either. The prose is good and it meets all sourcing requirements. It covers everything I expected and stays on topic. I think the lead could be longer, and there’s some minor suggestions I’ve made, plus a concern about the freeness of the image of the bus advertisement. But that’s all, thanks for the patience. Kingsif (talk) 13:38, 19 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
  • @Kingsif: Thanks for the comments. Regarding your points above:
  • I'm not really sure regarding the FOP in Italy. I'd nominate the article for FA anyway, which would have a more thorough image review.
  • I don't know what information could be added to the lead. True, it does sway more towards the past season, though it was also arguably Monza's most important season in their history. I could add have added that, between the 2000s and 2010s, Monza went bankrupt twice, and had financial issues. Other than that, I don't think that the events pre-60s and between the 70s and 2000s are that important.
  • I have clarified the nickname/shirt situation.
  • Wikipedia doesn't have an article for Rosso Monza. Or maybe I didn't understand what you meant Nehme1499 15:54, 19 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
  • On the last point, I believe that, like external links are accepted in templates relating to creative commons, there is a template that makes a hex code into an external link to the hex color code website and displays the color as well as its RGB and other codes. I cannot remember what the template is, or maybe I dreamt it, or maybe it's an old phab request? In any case, it was an idea and not a requirement. With the note that I think the bus image should be looked at, I couldn't say based on the FoP guidance on commons that I would rule it out as free, so I think we can pass this! Thank you for being so patient! Kingsif (talk) 21:05, 24 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Division movements + kits

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@Footy Tea: The divisional movements table is not standard; no WP:FA or WP:GA article about a football club has this section. If you wish to include it, please gain wider consensus from WT:FOOTY. The kits section looks horrible formatted this way on desktop view. It leaves so much unnecessary blank space. Nehme1499 22:04, 14 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

I’m not a graphic, but the kit section creates problems in mobile view. Scrolling is discouraged, so I invite you to find any solution but the mobile view can’t be sacrified.--Footy Tea (talk) 22:11, 14 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
@Footy Tea: I've removed the divisional movements table, if you want to add it back seek consensus at WT:FOOTY. Regarding the kits, I'll keep it your way until I find a solution to satisfy both desktop and mobile view. Nehme1499 22:15, 14 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
  Done Nehme1499 23:49, 14 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk12:05, 26 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

 
Monza players celebrating their Serie A promotion in 2022

Improved to Good Article status by Nehme1499 (talk). Self-nominated at 00:33, 25 June 2022 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited:  
  • Interesting:  
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall:   Awaiting qpq; am pretty sure back in the glory days of Football Italia they didn't call it "the Serie A", just "Serie A" — is the "the" necessary? Also, can't access the hook citation, just spins and spins, but AGF on that; qpq now done (plus I can now access the original hook ref (no. 133!), which checks out); good to go with the original hook, thanks, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 18:31, 25 June 2022 (UTC) Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 21:19, 25 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Maculosae tegmine lyncis: Weird, the Goal.com link opens easily for me. I've added an ESPN link. To me, it sounds weird calling it "Serie A". It's akin to saying "Manchester United play in Premier League". Also, the league itself uses "the" (legaseriea.it). Which of the two hooks do you prefer, btw? Nehme1499 18:40, 25 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
I've added the QPQ. Nehme1499 18:55, 25 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
Thanks, looks like there's usage within and without wiki both with and without "the", so as you prefer; I prefer the original, more detailed hook; thanks, interesting article, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 21:19, 25 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
I'd just like to point out the pleasing symmetry in that "Serie A" and "Serie B" are both mentioned exactly 39 times in the article, best as I can tell. theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (she/they) 12:04, 26 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Move discussion in progress

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There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:A.C. Milan which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 20:11, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

"2023–24 A.C. Monza season" listed at Redirects for discussion

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  The redirect 2023–24 A.C. Monza season has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 June 13 § 2023–24 A.C. Monza season until a consensus is reached. Nehme1499 22:55, 13 June 2023 (UTC)Reply