Wikipedia:Article Collaboration and Improvement Drive/Removed/Archive2

Arts

Cinema

Blockbuster (entertainment) (1 vote, stays until July 9)

Nominated July 2, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 9, 2006

Support

Davodd 09:00, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Article is a mess for such a commonly used term.

The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) (8 votes, stays until August 11)

Nominated July 21, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by August 11, 2006

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This article isn't in the worst of shape, but I've seen better. The trivia section repeats things mentioned in the article, but I don't feel comfortable getting into an edit war with some Wikipedian who loves to section things off. Is the film in the public domain? We could use a few more screencaps. Mitch 23:17, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Zzzax (1 vote, stays until September 26)

Nominated September 19, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 26, 2006

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Dijxtra 08:52, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

It's a last article in Wikipedia, alphabetically. Got mentioned in the press las week. I think we should improve it as much as we can. --Dijxtra 08:52, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

1 vote, Nominated November 24, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 1, 2006 Overdue
Support

—EdGl 04:28, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

A holiday classic with much room for improvement. —EdGl 04:28, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sankarabharanam

10 votes, Nominated November 17, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by December 8, 2006 Overdue

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It's one of India's best movies. S.GaneshKumar 13:44, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sections like list of songs, list of people associtaed with the production, on-the-set facts, what people said about the movie, trivia associated with the movie etc.. make the article more complete. __Chaduvari 06:30, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Music

Blondie (band) (3 votes, stays until July 6)

Nominated June 29, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 6, 2006

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For one of the most influencal bands of the late '70s and '80s, the article is short and doesn't cite its sources. It is also quite small, but it is not a stub. Iola k ana|^T 16:02, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This will never win. :( RomeoVoid 03:54, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's about time we did something in popular culture that is not a video game. This band hit every cutting edge genre of the late 1970s and early 1980s bringing avant garde, punk and rap music to the mainstream. Davodd 04:38, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

New Order (2 votes, stays until July 9)

Nominated July 2, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 9, 2006

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One of the most important and famous bands in music history. Every new band that utilizes synthesizers cite them as a inspiration. :)RomeoVoid 04:10, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I feel so extraordinary, something got a hold of me and made me support this. Davodd 04:35, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dc Talk

5 votes, Nominated December 17, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by December 31, 2006 Overdue
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C J King 06:50, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yo who's doin' it? :-) Aerobird 15:21, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
As said, this band was very influential, needs improvement though... --Will Mak 050389 00:18, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Editor19841 (talk) 19:23, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Badbilltucker 15:14, 26 December 2006 (UTC) - Clearly, the field of Christian music could use better representation in wikipedia, and this band is one of the more qualified for such status. Badbilltucker 15:14, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Very influential Christian band. Would really like to see this as FA. C J King 06:50, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. Facelift/further details would really do the article some good. Editor19841 (talk) 19:23, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Music

13 votes, Nominated November 30, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by December 28, 2006 Overdue
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Gray Porpoise_{Your wish is my command!} 22:06, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Clamster5 23:02, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sd31415 • s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk · contribs • 23:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Timwi 20:19, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Seadog^♪ 05:52, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Daniel Collins 19:25, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Go Futurama! Us e r:Sp3000 09:16, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hurricanehink (talk) 22:24, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Caim 03:16, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
CG 19:29, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ouishoebean / ^(talk) _{(Humour =))} 06:18, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
SpLo T _{(*T* C+u+g+v)} 06:21, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--C J King 20:25, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Rmky87 16:13, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Though it was a past collaboration of the week, we mustn't stop there. Music is a major topic that is culturally important worldwide. Gray Porpoise_{Your wish is my command!} 22:06, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I agree to many people around the world including myself accept that music is life and an expression of thereof.__Seadog^♪ 05:52, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
As a music major in college, I agree that such an article that needs to be great. Hurricanehink (talk) 22:24, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Music is one of my favorite things in life.--C J King 20:25, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bad to the Bone

2 votes, Nominated October 17, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 24, 2006 Overdue

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An awesome, very famous song, yet its article is tiny. --YankeeDoodle14 18:41, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wall of Voodoo

2 votes, Nominated December 25, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by January 1, 2007 Overdue
Support

Slgr@ndson (page - messages - contribs) 05:02, 25 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Blood red sandman 20:06, 25 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

I came across the page while listening to their rendition of "Ring of Fire" on Yahoo! Launch. It deserves so much better on WP than the article on the band's one-hit wonder, "Mexican Radio". Slgr@ndson (page - messages - contribs) 05:02, 25 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Literature

Pippi Longstocking (5 votes, stays until July 16)

Nominated July 2, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 16, 2006

Support

Slgr@ndson (page - messages - contribs) 17:49, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Samsara (talk • contribs) 19:16, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Teodorico 20:34, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Lzygenius 06:45, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
-- Cr na ^t _e ^c Go ra 17:41, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

The article on Astrid Lindgren's most famous creation of all time is in terrible need of improvement. Even the long list of translations that comprises 2/3 of the entire page needs to move to Wiktionary.

Even more disappointingly, there are no Wikipedia pages on any of the film adaptations (with the exception of The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking) or the individual books, and nothing on the '60s Swedish show or the '90s Nelvana series.

Maybe a template covering the world of Pippi would be a good asset as well. --Slgr@ndson (page - messages - contribs) 17:49, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Steampunk (2 votes, stays until June 20)

Nominated June 13, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by June 20, 2006

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Quite a long article with some great information - just needs some attention and structure and fact checking.

The Da Vinci Code (2 votes, stays until July 18)

Nominated July 11, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 18, 2006

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A phenomenal bestseller with much controversy. The article was nominated for FA in 2004 and failed. The article has been improved since but still in need of work - especially the lists need to be converted to prose. --BorgQueen 07:05, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Count of Monte Cristo (6 votes, stays until August 12)

Nominated July 29, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 12, 2006

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Article seems brief and undetailed for a novel of such importance.--The Count of Monte Cristo ^Parley 08:03, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fan fiction (2 votes, stays until August 15)

Nominated August 8, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 15, 2006

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As far as I can tell, it just needs everything sourced and cited better (especially the introduction), and the odd bit of rewriting and reorganization here and there (for instance, I'm not sure what to do with the Subgenres section other than remove or severely shorten it. They're all already on Fan fiction terminology, after all). Otherwise, I think it's thus far a good article on a very big (in range, history and definition!) subject, and could easily become a Good Article with a little citation work and a Featured Article with that and a little overall work (and a picture. Perhaps the cover of The Wind Done Gone or one of those illegal not-real Harry Potter sequels that were coming out in China a couple of years ago?). Runa27 21:43, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Harry Potter (1 vote, stays until September 17)

Nominated September 10, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 17, 2006

Support

Green caterpillar 17:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

One of the most popular books in the world, this should really be FA. Green caterpillar 17:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Harry Potter is currently being worked on by the HP WikiProject, and the article would have to wait until seventh book until it would likely be featured. I am a fan, but there are over 100 wikipedians working on it everyday. It'd just be a mess if even more worked on it. --andrewI20^Talk 04:23, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- It dosen't have to be featured after one AID round, but we should try to improve it as much as possible. Green caterpillar 03:52, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chew on This (1 vote, stays until November 6)

Nominated October 30, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by November 6, 2006

Support

Laleena 00:24, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

This article is too short, and the book is long. Laleena 00:24, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Musta taken you all day to write that description... ;) -- Spawn Man 04:31, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welsh folklore

11 votes, Nominated November 13, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by December 4, 2006 Overdue

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With all the other heavily detailed Welsh articles, you'd expect the folklore article to be at least as well done. I know there are a lot of people who would be interested in this, including me. Shrieking Harpy......^Talk^|^Count 16:00, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Television

Educational television (1 vote, stays until October 4)

Nominated September 28, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 4, 2006

Support

Gray Porpoise 21:42, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

For an article about a type of television programming, this has significantly less content than I expected. --Gray Porpoise 21:42, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BBC News (2 vote, stays until September 25)

Nominated September 18, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 25, 2006

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I do not have as much time as I would wish to edit on Wikipedia at present but believe that the BBC News article is worthy of much more and so am hoping it will do well. The latest peer review for the article can be found here. Thank you in advance to those who vote either way and/or make comments. Suggestions are very much appreciated. Wikiwoohoo 16:29, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

THE best broadcasting network in the world with NO BIAS. mirageinred 23:25, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1 vote, stays until September 11)

Nominated September 4, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 11, 2006

Support

Mitch 07:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

This article, and most of its sub-articles are just plain poor. In specific, Audri DuBois, who was originally supposed to play Trini Kwan article reads, "She got the Part, and after the Pilot finished, she departed the show because she didn't feel that the show would be right for her. This was a big mistake because the show ended up being one of the most popular kids tv shows in the US. She never regretted this." I'm sure there are enough people who can wikify and improve this entire set of articles. I'd love to see featured status for this one. Mitch 07:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DuMont Television Network (6 votes, stays until September 1)

Nominated August 18, 2006, needs at least 8 votes by September 1, 2006

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I don't know about you, but I find it just so COOL that there's this TV network that nobody's ever heard of. -Litefantastic 00:13, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Let's not let the sands of time obscure an important part of TV history.--Firsfron of Ronchester 23:22, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Since we are so strong on current popular media and television, we really should give adequate weight to its history and development, too. Davodd 20:13, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Davodd's comment above may reflect on recentism. As is, this article is informal (there's a section title with a question mark), surprisingly short, may be POV, and is largely based on a single source. I'm just concerned about how easy it'll be to improve it. Morgan Wick 20:59, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are six links at the bottom. I'm not sure how that translates to being largely based on a single source. I share your remaining concerns. Firsfron of Ronchester 23:49, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Historically significant.--Jersey Devil 01:41, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Telenovela (2 votes, stays until August 28)

Nominated August 21, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 28, 2006

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With the launch of My Network TV in the U.S. this fall, this Latin American art form is invading The U.S. and Europe. It will doubtlessly get many hits over the next year or so. The current article needs an overhaul.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (4 votes, stays until August 26)

Nominated August 12, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 26, 2006

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The article deals with a recently popular subject, but looks to have some issues which would use touching up. TransNique 17:08, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rocko's Modern Life (5 votes, stays until August 24)

Nominated August 10, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 24, 2006

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Comments

Spelling of names, history, sources, places.

America's Next Top Model (3 votes, stays until July 30)

Nominated July 23, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 30, 2006

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America's Next Top Model, an article about the hit reality TV series that will be premiering for its 7th series in the fall, has the potential to be a great article, though it's ridden by random pictures, useless trivia, and general stylistic problems. Information about all 6 cycles of the show that have aired used to be on the page, but have since been moved to their separate articles, yet tons of information about each cycle, whether relevant are not, keep popping up. It would be great to get the help of those that aren't necessarily familiar with the show to provide unbiased opinions and changes. Fabricationary 04:05, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
totally irrelevant topic. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.199.90.37 (talk • contribs) 13:54, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Are you serious? This is seriously more important than Volcano or Africa? PDXblazers 06:41, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's probably just as visible as those two pages. Look at the last 500 edits to see often the page is edited. Fabricationary 16:34, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By that logic, South Park is a more important article than the Odyssey. First, that is flawed logic: how often an article is edited does not indicate how important it is. Second, pointing out that your article gets a lot of attention already is actually a fantastic reason not to nominate it for AID: AID is primarily for articles that don't get enough attention for their importance, and that is very rarely the case for mainstream pop-culture fixations like this, which receive sufficient attention relative to their importance already, and are likely to continue to receive increasing attention in the future. AID should help counter our bias towards mainstream pop culture by allowing us to focus our efforts on highly important under-edited articles; it shouldn't worsen our bias. -Silence 22:41, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, the article receives so much attention from inexperienced users that it needs attention by experienced editors to help sort out the essential content from the extraneous. I'm not making any statements toward the importance of articles here. If pop culture articles don't deserve the attention, then why did Futurama gain enough votes to become this week's selection over more scholarly topics, and why wasn't it shot down the very first week it was nominated? This is indeed a valid article that needs improvement, just as much as any other article here. Fabricationary 23:27, 24 July 2006 (UTC) ----[reply]

Friends

5 votes, Nominated November 19, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by December 3, 2006 Overdue

Support

Prince Godfather 19:40, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
CloudNine 20:27, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
SpLo T _{(*T* C+u+g+v)} 12:34, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dleav 06:13, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
btg2290 16:35, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Comments

THe best TV programme ever in many people's hearts. Make it featured! Prince Godfather 19:40, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It needs a good cleanup. It's got the potential, given enough editors. CloudNine

Xiaolin Showdown

3 votes, Nominated December 13, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 20, 2006 Overdue
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Article about a children's animated television show. Needs work digging up info on development and reception, as well as filtering out the fancruft. Jay32183 23:50, 13 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Six Feet Under

4 votes, Nominated November 5, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by November 19, 2006 Overdue

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"The Wire" is featured. I think this should be as well. BlueLotas 00:50, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps... but I think the drive should prioritize articles of greater importance. --Gray Porpois e^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 17:26, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
What? Gray Porpoise, you don't consider art important? "Six Feet Under" is important; more important than say cactus, a plant that is of little use to humans, and only grows in select areas (most of us haven't even seen a cactus). This wonderful show has meaning, and provides entertainment. It is brilliance in a medium that encourages stupidity. That's something special... BlueLotas 02:36, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't believe that this is of low importance, just of somewhat less importance than the bare essentials. When we have brought topics of worldwide importance to acceptable quality, then we'll have lots of time to make articles on geographically-specific entertainment truly great. However, if someone can revive Wikipedia:Entertainment Collaboration of the week, I'll bet they'll snap this nomination right up! :) P.S. That was quite poetic. --Gray Porpo ise 23:10, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Big Brother 2006 (UK)

2 votes, Nominated December 25, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by January 1, 2007 Overdue
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(This article is looking good and can definitely reach featured status if we put enough work into it.) FireSpike 18:44, 25 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Theatre

Kà (Cirque du Soleil) (1 vote, stays until September 29)

Nominated September 22, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 29, 2006

Support

--Farquaadhnchmn 14:35, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

This is a great show, and the article is not in the proper format. I want this to be a much better article.--Farquaadhnchmn 14:35, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Visual arts

Joseph Beuys

Nominated October 27, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by November 3, 2006

Support

S.dedalus 21:06, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Joseph Beuys was a prominent 20th century German conceptual artist. His page needs a thorough rewrite, expansion, and the addition of more photographs and sources. Please help make this article better. S.dedalus 21:06, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sculptor (1 vote, stays until September 28)

Nominated September 21, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 28, 2006

Support

`'mikka (t) 17:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Now it redirects to Sculpture and no coherent text about those who create these remarkable things, only some chaotic remarks here and there. `'mikka (t) 17:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Digital Art

2 votes, Nominated December 18, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 25, 2006 Overdue
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Lockeownzj00 02:28, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—EdGl 03:21, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Very disorganized; the whole article is in the introducing paragraph, the rest is just a bunch of lists, with a few pictures intermittently inserted in there. Lockeownzj00 02:28, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Whole article is the lead! —EdGl 03:21, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Photography

35 votes, Nominated October 23, 2006; needs at least 36 votes by December 25, 2006 Overdue

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Photography is very important, with a long history. It is one of the most important types of media. This article is not even a GA, but could be raised to FA status without too much effort. -G photo 01:35, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a GA to me. Lesqual 23:03, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It is not even GA status quite yet. -G photo 02:52, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I'm new here. What's GA & FA mean and where can I look these up. - Rshaver 09:17, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good Articles (WP:GA) and Featured Articles (WP:FA) -- Beland 03:47, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think the article could be better organized and should include a mention of cinematography and a link to the Cinematography article. - Rshaver 09:17, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The article got a lot of nonsense in it and is badly organized. Definetly needs an improvement. Engerim 06:37, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Looks messy--Winterus 15:14, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Biography

John Peel (5 votes, stays until August 8)

Nominated July 25, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 8, 2006

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Comments

Article about an important man in music history - one for young and old alike to relate to. Needs trimming slightly, 40kb. Needs many many more citations, and there is a mixed use of citations, which need changing to the recommended (but not required) style.
Note: John Peel was the commentator on independent popular music in the UK. There should be enough obituaries kicking around to fully support the content of the article (where accurate). - Samsara (talk • contribs) 08:20, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mickey Mantle (2 votes, stays until August 1)

Nominated July 25, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 1, 2006

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One of the biggest names in baseball and general sports history, currently a WP:GA, still needs some work Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 21:26, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Certainly looks promising. --Draicone ^(talk) 08:40, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Britney Spears (1 vote, stays until July 30)

Nominated July 23, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 30, 2006

Support

Myrockstar 18:24, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Britney Spears is currently a good article, and has had plenty of work done to it. It has currently been stuck for a while with the same problems such as lack of substance and how it reads more like an online tabloid, then an encyclopedic article. With all the media attention, people might regulary be visiting the article, and could be getting a different view of Britney Spears. Myrockstar 18:24, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Laurence Olivier (2 votes, stays until July 23)

Nominated July 16, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 23, 2006

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...._(Complain)^{(Let us to it pell-mell)} 03:49, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Your one true god is David P. A. Hunter, esq. III ^{Talk to me!} 06:48, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Good article on one of the most prolific, famous, and highly regarded actors ever: all sections need to be expanded, and some new sections created. Polishing, copyediting needed as well. ...._(Complain)^{(Let us to it pell-mell)} 03:49, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

..., you are obsessed. I voted in the hope that you return the favour and vote for The Icebird. If not, I shall retract my vote. Your one true god is David P. A. Hunter, esq. III ^{Talk to me!} 06:48, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gautama Buddha (3 votes, stays until July 22)

Nominated July 15, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 22, 2006

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Founder of Buddhism. Maurreen 14:51, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
One of the most influential people in the history of the world.

Ilya Yefimovich Repin (1 vote, stays until July 4)

Nominated June 27, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 4, 2006

Support

Errabee 10:07, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Arguably the most important Russian painter, but very little information, both on his life and on his work. In fact, the gallery is longer than the text. Things to be added are his influence on painting in the Soviet era, his ideas behind the paintings, the building of his house in Kuokkala, relationship with his friends (Tolstoy for example), his marriage and children (at least a daughter).

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (3 votes, stays until June 27)

Nominated June 20, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by June 27, 2006

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Very influential in the revival of Hebrew. Article doesn't say anything about most of his kids (except Ben-Zion), his second wife, or his newspaper. PiMaster3 14:18, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Would this article be better suited for Collaboration of the week? --PiMaster3 20:38, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Billy Preston (4 votes, stays until June 22)

Nominated June 8, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by June 22, 2006

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Billy Preston, a solo artist and an important figure of the history of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, passed away this week. His death had led to some minor improvements to the article, but it is still substandard. Let's use the current interest in him to improve this article. kingboyk 16:31, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'll support this nomination, but you should know this has no chance at all of winning. AID voters look down on music, and completely ignore such articles no matter how important they are. Take Jimi Hendrix, who lost some time back. Legendary musician passed over for some region in Moldivia. :( RomeoVoid 21:16, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was one of the only editors who vosted for Jimi Hendrix. I was surprised, too, at how few votes he got. Then again, I'd rather have a classical composer or song improved than a modern one, simply because we have zero FAs for classical music thus far. -Silence 17:53, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bono (4 votes, stays until June 22)

Nominated June 8, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by June 22, 2006

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Comments

U2 singer and activist, a lot is being said about him lately. Article looks a lot cluttered. Too few pictures in the wrong places, too much useless info, very little info on relevant topics.

Chum Salmon (1 vote, stays until June 20)

Nominated June 13, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by June 20, 2006

Support

Josen 16:06, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

I just pulled it out of being a stub. It needs work. Josen 16:06, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Leon Trotsky (3 votes, stays until June 14)

Nominated June 7, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by June 14, 2006

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Duran 04:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Bertilvidet 14:03, 12 June 2006 (UTC). An important, though somehow neglected, figure in world history.[reply]
Valentinian ^(talk) 14:53, 13 June 2006 (UTC) A very important figure. A shame it is not a FA.[reply]

Comments

Trotsky was an important Communist figure. This article is already pretty good. We need to help bring it to FA status. It was once a featured article candidate. --Duran 04:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Johnny Appleseed (2 vote, stays until June 22)

Nominated June 15, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by June 22, 2006

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Rich topic, interesting, appears in multiple languages - and many people do not realize he was actually a real person.
I agree, he seems a facinating character, and with such a relative lack of it, America needs good articles for its folk tales.

Niccolò Machiavelli (27 votes, stays until July 6)

Nominated May 18, 2006; needs at least 28 votes by July 6, 2006

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Arguably one of the most influential writers of the Renaissance. He's got my vote. ♠ SG →Talk 22:38, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
One of the primary influences of Western-style ethics and politics. This is a must for any serious English language encyclopedia. Davodd 02:41, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maximilien Robespierre (3 votes, stays until August 4)

Nominated July 28, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 4, 2006

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This article needs a bit of cleanup, and expansion in some areas. An article of such an influential person deserves attention. --YankeeDoodle14 04:45, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Larry Page (2 vote, stays until August 4)

Nominated July 28, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 4, 2006

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Sergei Brin and Page are the co-founders of Google, yet the 27th richest person in the world has significantly less depth in Brin's article, and neither article has more than a prose-form resume. -- Zanimum 14:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Legio X Equestris (2 votes, stays until August 27)

Nominated August 20, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 27, 2006

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Comments

I have been in a long dispute over this article, so I think that it's time for me to step back and let others decided how to improve the article. --YankeeDoodle14 04:46, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Eddie Fenech Adami (1 vote, stays until August 27)

Nominated August 20, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 27, 2006

Support

Maltesedog 08:37, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Maltese president and important prime minister why not improve? Maltesedog 08:37, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

David Ben-Gurion (5 votes, stays until August 29)

Nominated 15 August, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 29, 2006

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Comments

Notability: 1st Prime Minister of Israel. Lack of quality: Completely unsourced, surprisingly short and unimpressive. Republitarian 20:45, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agree entirely w/ Republitarian's remarks. --GGreeneVa 18:23, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pelé (11 votes, stays until September 2)

Nominated August 12, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 2, 2006

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Comments

Pelé is widely held to be the greatest football (soccer) player ever, and his page is a bit of a disgrace. There's loads of information on him out there, it's just a matter of getting it into the article: I've worked with another editor on his goalscoring record, which is probably the biggest job. --Jim (Talk) 23:39, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I have also nominated this article for the Wikiproject Football AID, so if you don't think it deserves a vote for the main AiD, perhaps you think it deserves a vote on the Wikiproject AiD? --Jim (Talk) 10:32, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Cumming (4 votes, stays until September 8)

Nominated August 25, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 8, 2006

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Comments

I have written most of this article and referenced it, but the man is so damn prolific I can't actually keep up with him. Damn his being an amazing and attractive actor and phenomenal polymath! But yeah, Alan's got so many projects coming out (4 films and 2 plays this year alone, not to mention his activism, his endless town-hopping, oh, and Cumming:the Fragrance...) and he's done so much I find I can't actually write it all by myself (though if you go through the history, I've given it a good try). Please can people give me a hand with this. Alan is a good man and this is a good article, it just needs a bit more info to be GA at least. Dev920 23:28, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kirby Puckett (9 votes, stays until September 10)

Nominated August 20, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 10, 2006

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Comments

Great person, great player. Kirby Puckett meant so much to the Minnesota community during his career, and his death touched many people. If you don't believe me, just take a look at the Talk Page-Wikipedia's False Prophet holla at me Improve Me 01:48, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
HoF player. Longer article needed. --Nishkid64 15:06, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I was almost named after him. --andrew 21:35, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Michael J. Fox (2 votes, stays until September 14)

Nominated September 7, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 14, 2006

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Comments

Michael is a big star, and nearly everyones heard of him. The opening part of the article is a complete mess, and could really use some work. Also, the article could be expanded. Anyone want to help out? --andrew 21:16, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

J. K. Rowling (2 votes, stays until September 17)

Nominated September 10, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 17, 2006

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Comments

Nominating this with Harry Potter. The author of a very popular book, let's get this to FA. Green caterpillar 17:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - see my comment for Harry Potter (above).--andrewI20^Talk 04:24, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This author is famous in the world for Harry Potter books. We could make her article little bit better. Daniel's page ☎ 20:27, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ton Duc Thang (2 vote, stays until September 17)

Nominated September 10, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 17, 2006

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Comments

I created this article nearly a month ago, using a few encyclopedias online. I'm hoping we can improve on this article and lead it to FA eventually. For those of you who don't know, Tôn Đức Thắng was a Communist leader in Vietnam. --Nishkid64 18:04, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Aleksandr Pushkin (14 votes, stays until September 18)

Nominated August 21, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by September 18, 2006

Support

Comments

Russia's greatest poet deserves better than this rather short article. Errabee 16:20, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (8 votes, stays until September 18)

Nominated August 28, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 18, 2006

Support

Comments

Large article, fairly complete. Lacks sources. Duran 05:57, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Steven Spielberg (4 votes, stays until September 19)

Nominated September 5, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 19, 2006

Support

Wiki-newbie 13:44, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Richy 17:16, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
JQF 20:42, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
LordHarris 12.47, 10 September 2006 (GMT)

Comments

Spielberg is perhaps the most powerful force in modern cinema. Wiki-newbie 13:44, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jane Austen (11 votes, stays until September 26)

Nominated September 5, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 26, 2006

Support

Comments

Wikipedia classes this as a top-priority core biography, yet it's rated a B-class article and has a cleanup template. Surely we can do better for one of the most important writers in the English language. Durova 08:18, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Fully agreed. I'll see what I can do. Amphytrite 00:46, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kamal Haasan

Nominated October 28, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by November 25, 2006

Support

Comments

Kamal Haasan is without doubt the world's most versatile actor. He has acted in many significant roles in over 210 films. Though his wikipedia article is rather poor right now, other users and I want to improve his article to show the world who he is. His website on his page is useful for information. Please don not copy directly from it though. It needs a major revamp, and I hope to get as many votes as possible behind it. Come On Vote Now! Thamizhan 14:40, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Kamal is a good actor and so therefore his article deserves to be as good.King Dracula 16:32, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with King Dracula's comment.But;he is not India's best actor ever.S.GaneshKumar 08:32, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The most under-rated actor ever in south Asia. When will the world wake up? Anwar 15:16, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Kamal is super actor, his article needs nicening up. 22:21, 30 October 2006 (UTC)~
The current article does not justify Kamal's popularity and stature 13:53, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Kamal is one the greatest actors who introduced lot of novel concepts to Indian film industry. He definitely deserves better and well written article. We should try to make his article as featured article.--Indianstar 12:21, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A multi facet (Actor, Singer, Dancer, Director, Producer) film personality of South India. He has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi language movies. --M.arunprasad 09:58, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely he is one of Indian Film Industry Legends in Lines with Sivaji Ganesan, RajKumar, Raj kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Monahlal, Mammooty, Etc. His classics : Mundram Pirai/Sadma, Nayagan, Ek Duje ke liye, its a big list. --M.arunprasad 09:58, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I would once again like to point out that it is against the rules to advertise ARCAID votes on individual talk pages. I left a note here about three weeks ago that was deleted by the offender, and I received no response on his talk page. I didn't push it since the advertising seemed to stop, but it has started again. Please don't do it. Dekimasu 04:01, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mariano Trías

13 votes, Nominated November 19, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by December 17, 2006 Overdue

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Comments

This person was said to be the very first Vice President of the Philippines and the office the debate goes on whether he really is the first. This needs some improvement after all. Kevin Ray 08:22, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Claims should be distinguished from facts. :) --Noypi380 11:39, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
And "in fact" or "by practice" (de facto) should be distinguished from "by law" (de jure). --Weekeejames 20:25, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The debate that if General Mariano Trias is the first Philippine Vice President is already already answered as the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines include Trias in their gallery of former Vice Presidents of the country in their website. So lets recognize Trias as RP's first Vice President. --Glenncando 00:49, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This section will be removed unless it receives 16 votes by 00:00 18 December 2006 UTC Diez2 18:57, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Christopher Gardner

1 vote, Nominated December 17, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 24, 2006 Overdue
Support

Trade2tradewell 13:37, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Prominent businessman and subject of a Major Motion picture starring Will Smith Trade2tradewell 13:37, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Business and Economics

Ship transport (2 vote, stays until September 24)

Nominated September 17, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 24, 2006

Support

Comments

Less than one screen of text for a topic which can fill a library. Important subtopics like the age of sail, car ferries and roro-ships are not even mentioned.

Euro (3 votes, stays until August 9)

Nominated August 2, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 9, 2006

Support

Davodd 04:06, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
jwanders^Talk 09:28, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—Simetrical (talk • contribs) 00:58, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Former featured article. Was removed (Wikipedia:Featured article removal candidates/Euro) for being too wordy and lacking references. With some TLC - we should be able to restore Featured Article status in a week. With a little polish, this Euro can shine again. Davodd 04:06, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ship transport (1 vote, stays until 22 August)

Nominated 15 August, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by 22 August, 2006

Support

Yvwv 21:12, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

An important topic with just one screen of text.

Economics (5 votes, stays until September 13)

Nominated August 30, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 13, 2006

Support

Comments

Lets get this back to FAS. The article needs improvement for such a vital topic. Speedystickd 21:09, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chinese currency (7 votes, stays until September 25)

Nominated September 11, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 25, 2006

Support

Hong Qi Gong (Talk - Contribs) 20:23, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 10:07, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Deep subject needs close attention and more exposure. Jo e I 02:24, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Litefantastic 17:01, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I nominated this back when it was still a redirect I think, and although it has moved on immensely since then, much more can be done. - Hahnch e n 18:45, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Cory Liu 02:25, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jeltz talk 17:32, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Very interesting article that would benefit from expansion and improvement. Hong Qi Gong (Talk - Contribs) 20:23, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A nation of such a long history...... --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 10:07, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Coeur d'Alene Resort (1 vote, stays until October 13)

Nominated October 6, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 13, 2006

Support

andrewI20^Talk 02:34, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Article very notable among the golfing community, and I think it could really use some improvement. I was created not too long ago, and I think with some exspansion, and some pictures, the article could be very good. --andrewI20^Talk 02:34, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Attention economy (1 vote, stays until October 27)

Nominated October 20, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 27, 2006

Support

Dylan Lak e 04:52, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

I just stumbled across this and it's very interesting and it needs a lot of work! Dylan Lak e 04:52, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Staples Business Depot

1 vote, Nominated December 7, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 14, 2006 Overdue
Support

btg2290^{(talk·contribs)} 02:02, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

I really think that they are a great company and that they deserve at least a good stats article ... to prove how much in disarray they are, they don't even have a context (table of contents) box :( I am fully willing to lead or co-lead the development of the article (or whatever, it's called ... basically I'm saying I am more then willing to be an extremely active participant) all I need is for someone with a little more experience to give me advice on how to approach this article ... i must admit there may be a little non-NPOV but i have more access to company information (i work there part-time) so that way i can help improve the article more btg2290^{(talk·contribs)} 02:02, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This section will be deleted if it does not receive 4 votes by 00:00 15 December 2006 UTC. Diez2 02:57, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

World Bank Group

8 votes, Nominated December 6, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by December 27, 2006 Overdue
Support

Brettbergeron 22:24, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Coemg e nus 11:41, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Not Until Now 13:49, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keesiewonder 23:35, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Chris 18:42, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dylan Lake 07:37, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Crocodile Punter 13:48, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
~~tina~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.206.146.140 (talk • contribs) 13:50, 17 December 2006
Squiffybob 22:32, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

The World Bank Group is a major international organization, gathering much criticism amidst vast promises. Such an important topic should not be presented so poorly, as it is now. The criticisms section vastly outweighs content regarding the performance record of the group, sources are almost never cited, and some of the content (particularly on the structure of the bank) is presented inaccurately. This article is in desperate need of attention. Brettbergeron 22:24, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Culture

Furry fandom (21 votes, stays until August 26)

Nominated July 15, 2006; needs at least 24 votes by August 26, 2006

Support

Removed Votes

I note also that User:Spirou's account was created thirty minutes before voting here, User:DeVandalizer's account was created two days before voting here, and User:Tagenar's account was created two days before voting here. All three users have less than ten edits. I consider this an abuse of the AID nominations process. --Ideogram 03:46, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I emailed Uzza myself when he voted suggesting that he consider making other edits on Wikipedia, but I got no reply. Since it's been a week, I would agree with removing his vote on that basis, as he appears to be foreign and will probably contribute to his own language Wikipedia if any.

The other three you mention are long-term members of WikiFur who have been encouraged to improve the furry fandom article for the reasons I specified below. WikiFur's sitenotice (for registered users only) contained a notice encouraging "Wikipedia editors" to help out, and a longer message (again, encouraging existing editors of Wikipedia to take part in the drive) was posted on the WikiFur LiveJournal. Many editors of WikiFur are also long-time editors of Wikipedia, so I don't see what was unreasonable about that - it's faster and less spammier than leaving a message on the talk page of every person in Category:Furry Wikipedians, which I did consider. Indeed, User:Pifactorial said they were about to make the same LiveJournal post.

If you want to discount the three voters mentioned because they're new, then the criteria for removing articles need to be changed to specifically say that new editors are not welcome to participate. My view is that, although it was not the intended result, Wikipedia just gained three new editors as a result of this entry. Spirou and DeVandalizer in particular have made significant contributions (500+ edits each) on WikiFur; I suspect they will become similarly active on Wikipedia over time, as Xydexx has. GreenReaper 04:50, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the explanation. I certainly can't change the AID voting policy by myself, but I did want to note that the sudden burst of votes looked suspicious. If the new editors do move on to become significant contributors I am all for it. --Ideogram 04:52, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. I suspected we would get a good response from the postings - furries are enthusiastic people! WikiFur's reached 4,400 articles in just a year powered by the same enthusiasm (hmm, maybe we can call ourselves the The 4400 now? :-), and it seems like it would be a good idea to try and encourage editors who have "trained up" on wiki editing to come over to "the big wiki". We do our best to send over regular visitors, too - most articles that have an equivalent over here will link to it. GreenReaper 05:08, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since voting on this AID, DeVandalize has made no contributions, and Spirou has made one (adding an IMDB link for an obscure article) along with a vote on an AfD. They may be active on Wikifur, but this isn't Wikifur and they haven't been active at all here. --Chad Hennings 23:38, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about the long absence after voting. I have been working on WikiFur's Fursuit Central project and the wikisharp library for an anti-vandalism bot for wikifur. This has caused me to be absent from wikipedia for a while under User:DeVandalizer. I am a long term contributor but unfortunately most of my conributions are anonymous or are under nat ip's (Northwest Missouri State University). I am working on contributing to wikipedia to build up a reputation here but please don't discount me on this vote. I appologize for the sock puppet like behavior. -- DeVandalizer 05:46, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If possible, I would like to cast my vote anew, as I've tried to contribute and chime in on the discussions where I feel that I could do that. I'll also try to continue to give my oppinion on subjects if it's needed and if I can add to the current discussions. Uzza 21:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see a problem with that - heck, your subsequent contributions were deletion-related, you should fit in just fine here at Wikipedia. ;-p GreenReaper 21:56, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I tried coming up with a good way of saying that my vote could be counted again, but my wiki markup knowledge is pretty basic so I don't know if I could do it the way I thought. So at the moment I just removed the info on my old vote. And I always seem to forget to sign... Uzza 07:58, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

This is currently a high class B article, verging on good article status in the culture and society section. I think it with a bit more general polishing from experienced Wikipedians it could easily achieve this status, and I would hope that it could reach class A, or beyond. As google's first hit for the term "furry fandom", it is the place where a lot of people will go to find information about the fandom, and I think it is important that it be the best it can be. GreenReaper 20:31, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The article already links to the furry Wiki. Although the votes in support of this article are probably well-intentioned, I think a lot of regular contributors to the AID are unable to relate to the furry concept (that's certainly true for me although I can't say I've contributed much in the AID lately). As an encyclopedia, focusing too much on things like this - and I did not say the word fancruft! :P - is where WP:BIAS comes from. But hey, every dog (pun intended) deserves his day I suppose. Moulder 15:07, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I thought bias was about covering topics in an improper manner, or failing to cover those that "do matter"? AID does not seem to be about that, seeing as it improves existing articles that are beyond the stub phase - it seems more like Collaboration of the Week territory.

WikiFur is a good wiki, but I would hesitate to call it totally unbiased; just redirecting people there for a comprehensive overview isn't a good solution. After all, its own motto is "by furries, for furries, about furries". While it may take some of the pressure off furry article creation/deletion, that just means that those that remain here need to be of a higher standard. It is certainly not a replacement for a good article here, and I think that such an article cannot be provided solely by members of the fandom - or by the combination of the fandom and its detractors.

If nothing else, AID contributors could highlight points which are unfamiliar to them and which need more explanation or referencing. Being "unable to relate" seems to be a sign of that - is there a sticking point in understanding? GreenReaper 20:46, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bias also encompasses covering things out of proportion to their importance. All I meant about being unable to relate, really, is that users are more likely to contribute to an article that interests them or with which they have experience. I've no room to talk, having nominated Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for GA COTW, but AID was historically for the most encyclopedic (math, sciences, english, history etc) topics which is partly why it came to hold more prominence in people's minds than other COTWs. I didn't mean to pick on the furries, because manga and such are in the same category, particularly when people vote because they're told to, but as I said, I'm not implying these topics aren't "worthy" of AID. It's just my opinion. Moulder 21:34, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Humanities (2 votes, stays until July 23)

Nominated July 16, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 23, 2006

Support

Comments

This is earmakerd for WP Version 1.0.. Needs attention.

Secular ethics (15 votes, stays until August 10)

Nominated July 13, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by August 10, 2006

Support

Removed votes

Reidenschneider 14:19, 25 July 2006 (UTC) by Pruneau^T 10:50, 27 July 2006 (UTC) (no other contributions)[reply]

Comments

I just found this article basically empty. I added as much as I could borrowing from many other articles but it is still very lacking. I figure this article represents a major world-view, and would serve some good educational purposes for people who argue morality is impossible for atheists and agnostics alike. If these weren't a major part of the world's religions, I would say secular ethics apply to anyone, regardless of religion. Star Ghost 19:08, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Many articles can and sooner or later will be improved by someone; 'Secular Ethics' is different because the subject may all too easily invite a personal view to appear, and very few individual writers might obtain a correctly balanced weight of the different approaches. It will hardly get enough votes to hang on here, though it surely deserves and I'm afraid it requires a commitment by an experienced and qualified team of authors. I hope they are willing to accept this challenge for the sake of having a decent article that is unlikely to win prizes. SomeHuman 18:23, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting topic. Lots of potential, and a very important of modern ethics. -Silence 07:28, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This definetely needs to be improved, I'm willing to work on it but I think this needs a team effort. --Chrisrivers 16:35, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This is one of the most important ideas that exists in the world today (ethics sans religion, that is). Vote. Lockeownzj00 10:35, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I agree this is one of those short, yet promising articles. Would be a great candidate for a multiuser edit due to its tendency to become NPOV. With a team of people checking on each other it could become a very interesting and useful article. Plm209 11:48, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lucille Ball (5 votes, stays until August 10)

Nominated July 27, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 10, 2006

Support

Comments

One of the most well known actors/comedians of all time, from I Love Lucy fame, article is in very bad shape, no refs, needs lots of cleanup. Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 23:20, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cosmetics (2 votes, stays until August 17)

Nominated August 10, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 17, 2006

Support

Comments

Short, for such a broad topic; no references; slender history section given the resources out there. Doesn't cover relation to face/body painting, festival/marriage makeup, class issues through history, makeup for men, stage makeup, beauty spots, lead and mercury-based cosmetics, botox, and that's just off the top of my head... — Catherine\^talk 07:32, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Roman Catholic Church (5 votes, stays until September 16)

Nominated September 2, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 16, 2006

Support

Comments

The largest single church on earth, should be featured article status. YankeeDoodle14 17:43, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Of course Maltesedog 20:12, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
While this is a great topic, there's an open RfC on the page and some contentious talk page debate. Perhaps it would be better to delay this effort a few months until after things have quieted down? Durova 08:28, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pot Noodle (1 vote, stays until October 8)

Nominated October 1, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 8, 2006

Support

Benbread 15:18, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments;

Horribly outdated now, such a important part of British student culture and the staple food for many deserves a better aticle. Benbread 15:18, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanto (4 votes, stays until October 15)

Nominated October 1, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by October 15, 2006

Support

Duran 00:07, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 00:10, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
CloudNine 15:22, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Switchercat ^talk_cont 00:53, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Pretty largely used constructed international language. Deserves FA status, well, every article does. Duran 00:07, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Japanese people

22 votes, Nominated October 16, 2006; needs at least 24 votes by November 27, 2006 Overdue

Support

Comments

This is a high-traffic article often linked to in the leads of biographies. It is in need of cleanup and a full content check. Parts of the history section and demographics appear to contradict other articles on Japan and Japanese history. ~~It has a questionable section on nonverbal language that is more thorough than the section on Japanese itself.~~ The pictures chosen are also questionable. This needs a lot of help. Dekimasu 11:42, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
~~The nomination looks unlikely to progress any further, but~~ please stop by and take a look at the article when you have the chance. It remains in dire need of reworking. Dekimasu 02:34, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The number of edits to the article has increased since it's been listed here; that's great. One request... ~~editors have recently been changing the numbers on Japanese populations in various countries back and forth without citation, leaving us no way to know which number is correct.~~ If you can add citations to the population numbers in the infobox, please do so. Dekimasu 02:25, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The proposed article (Japanese people) is very close to being organized enough to remove the cleanup tag, so it should be a good article to work on. Gronkmeister 15:27, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Anyone who can add a section on the burakumin, please do so. Also, information in the article on the history of emigration to South America and former Japanese territories is sorely lacking, and the culture/religion section is almost nonexistent. I agree that the cleanup tag is almost ready to be taken off... but no reason not to help while we're in the nomination stage! Dekimasu 05:54, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Witch trial

3 votes, Nominated December 8, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 15, 2006 Overdue
Support

Comments

This article has been tagged for cleanup since December 2005 and has major neutrality and factual accuracy issues. It has content and images, but needs a lot of improvement and cleanup. It is an interesting subject with a very bad article. --Keitei (talk) 22:31, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This section will be removed unless it receives 4 votes by 00:00 16 December 2006 UTC. Diez2 13:32, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Espresso

1 vote, Nominated December 17, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 24, 2006 Overdue
Support

Gennaro Prota ^•Talk 21:05, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

A somehow "recreational" improvement drive: might be a welcome break from more demanding wiki efforts. The article is already in a fairly good state… I'd say it just needs more references and some overall copyedit. Gennaro Prota ^•Talk 21:05, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

History

Cuban Revolution (5 votes, stays until October 8)

Nominated September 24, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by October 8, 2006

Support

Comments

The article documents a very important event in not only Cuban history but also the history of the Cold War in which the first self-declared "Communist" state in the Western Hemisphere was created yet the article for it is completely atrocious. It lacks sources, lacks content, lacks images, and altogether is not written very well. This is the kind of article that could and should be FA status.--Jersey Devil 02:21, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ancient Egypt (17 votes, stays until October 5)

Nominated August 31, 2006; needs at least 20 votes by October 5, 2006

Support

Comments

A very significant empire, this should really be FA. Green caterpillar 02:07, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Highly significant topic. The article is long, I guess, but it should still be much more fleshed-out. Switchercat ^talk_cont 22:41, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Despite being a core topic, it's only rated as a B-class. It should certainly be a focus. --Gray Porpoise 17:04, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This article is very significant. Also this empire is significant empire. Daniel's page ☎ 02:05, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Votes removed

205.242.61.157 22:23, 21 September 2006 (UTC) Removed anon vote. --G Rutter 10:25, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

September 11, 2001 attacks (2 votes, stays until August 24)

Nominated August 17, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 24, 2006

Support

Comments

One of the worst acts of terrorism, this should really be a featured article. Green caterpillar 02:09, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

History of Sicily (2 votes, stays until July 23)

Nominated July 16, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 23, 2006

Support

Comments

Fresh from WP:COTW - went from red link to robust - still needs some polishing

Dissolution of Yugoslavia (5 votes, stays until July 16)

Nominated July 2, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 16, 2006

Support

Comments

I've never, ever seen an article that gives a proper overview of how Yugoslavia broke up and the events that followed without being confusing. Perhaps this has the potential to be that article. Alr 19:03, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A very interesting and controversial issue.--Greece666 11:51, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Assyrian independence (2 votes, stays until June 26)

Nominated June 19, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by June 26, 2006

Support

-- Clevelander 00:47, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
-- Chaldean 00:50, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

I think that this is a important and often overlooked topic. I feel that if we can clean this article up enough, we might even be able to bring it to featured status, thus giving it more public attention. -- Clevelander 00:47, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, there is still so much more info missing too. This topic is a very long story that has been going on for well over 100 years. Chaldean 00:50, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oregon Trail (12 votes, stays until July 9)

Nominated June 11, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by July 9, 2006

Support

Comments

Seems like a pretty important topic. Has a pretty decent skeleton, but could use a lot of meat. Would make for an interesting Featured Article, and I think there's plenty of information to gather around it. Not as nice an article as it should be by this point. Sarge Baldy 00:07, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire (6 votes, stays until July 29)

Nominated July 15, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 29, 2006

Support

Paul James Cowie 07:27, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
ZeWrestler ^Talk 01:58, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Your one true god is David P. A. Hunter, esq. III ^{Talk to me!} 06:52, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jersey Devil 01:40, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Casey14 23:08, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Qyd ^(talk)15:26, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Very basic account of an important episode in the history of the New World.... should be greatly expanded and desperately needs referencing and citation. Paul James Cowie 07:27, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I am interested in historical articles, and am ashamed to find such articles are often left this short.

Iran-Iraq War (6 votes, stays until August 4)

Nominated July 21, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 4, 2006

Support

Comments

One of the most important events in Modern Middle Eastern History has been wracked by constant edit warring and gate keeping. Article was nominated fot Featured Article, and was rejected. It has great potential because of the vast amount of information available on the subject, but could use some cooler heads and editors involved.
Good context for current events. --Howrealisreal 00:38, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

1950s (1 vote, stays until August 13)

Nominated August 6, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 13, 2006

Support

Davodd 02:40, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

WP:COTW graduate in need of TLC. Davodd 02:40, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mexican War of Independence (3 votes, stays until August 21)

Nominated August 14, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 21, 2006

Support

Comments

Currently half-written and with no sources. -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 12:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Iran-Israel relations (3 votes, stays until August 25)

Nominated August 17, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 25, 2006

Support

Comments

Incredibly short and it does not even mention the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. In terms of Israeli foreign relations, you would think the article on Iran-Israel relations would be better than Israeli-Venezuelan relations or Israeli-New Zealander relations. Republitarian 15:50, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Per above- an article that needs an update.--Greece666 11:25, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Spanish Golden Age (1 vote, stays until September 18)

Nominated September 11, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 18, 2006

Support

DanielNuyu 09:18, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

There is so much potential for this article, but it is (and has for a while) been in lackluster condition. Habsburg Spain is already featured; this article ought to build on what is probably the most colorful portion of that period. --DanielNuyu 09:18, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

History of Europe (9 votes, stays until September 21)

Nominated August 31, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 21, 2006

Support

Comments

Obviously a very important article, but it is very thin about pre-Roman Europe and the Middle Ages.

British military history

7 votes, Nominated November 20, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by December 4, 2006 Overdue
Support

Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 03:41, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 16:13, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—EdGl 04:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gray Porpo ise 21:00, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
12:57, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Jeltz talk 01:19, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dylan Lake (t·c·ε) 14:42, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Just a long list for a large and very important topic, a simlar article, Military history of France, is an FA, why not make this one the same? Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 03:41, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
List should be replaced by sections of paragraphs. —EdGl 04:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The article is little more than a long list, and needs plenty of ~~elbow~~ finger grease. --Gray Porpo ise 21:00, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sino-African relations

5 votes, Nominated December 5, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by December 19, 2006 Overdue
Support

Comments

Article needs substantial expansion, especially from editors who are knowledgeable about the topic. Hong Qi Gong (Talk - Contribs) 21:15, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jamestown, Virginia

25 votes, Nominated October 31, 2006; needs at least 28 votes by December 19, 2006 Overdue

Support

User:Vaoverland
Kyok o
plange
T REX_speak
Staus
Willy No1lakersfan (Talk - Contribs)
Cloachland 01:28, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—EdGl 03:43, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
~ (The Rebel At) ~ 04:01, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Matthew 08:19, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Joshua4 02:19, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
– Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 23:49, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--User:AlbertHerring ^{Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla!} 02:13, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
cohesion 19:23, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Randfan 00:39, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Piccadilly 20:21, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BlueLotas 06:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Caponer 02:17, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Clamster5 00:29, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 03:03, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dleav 17:31, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Crocodile Punter 08:22, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Coemg e nus 20:33, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
thisoldmage5:04, 9 December 2006 (PST)
Aerobird 04:14, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

The location this article is about will be getting a great deal of attention as the forthcoming 400th anniversary celebration Jamestown 2007 is getting world-wide attention. The article, of special interest to U.S. and U.K. writers, has had a lot added in the past year or so, but is in serious need of attention. The lead is way too long, and there is a lack of consistency and references. This is an excellent candidate for a WP showcase piece, IMHO. Please help, fellow Wikipedians! Thanks. Mark in Historic Triangle of Virginia Vaoverland 17:02, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to see this article improved so that it meets the criteria to be a featured article. It would be nice to have it featured in time for the 400 year aniversary of Jamestown next year. --Willy No1lakersfan (Talk - Contribs) 21:20, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I second this reasoning. The big 400 is up and I think the article will be in demand. Lets make it a prime example of what this project can do.~ (The Rebel At) ~ 04:01, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe appropriate for a Wikiproject improvement drive, but rather provincial in its scope. This town isn't even inhabited anymore. Suggest nominating elsewhere. Durova 15:37, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- It could hardly be less "provincial" as it was a key settlement in the histories of the United States and of the British Empire. What has happened to it since in no way undermines its importance. Cloachland 01:30, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - An excellent example of U.S. bias: an archaeological site that hasn't been politically significant since the seventeenth century and was only modestly important in its brief heyday as a malarial provincial backwater whose economy depended on tobacco and slavery. Durova^Charge! 16:43, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    - I think it is important too and I'm not American either. Piccadilly 20:22, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I, and I'm sure many others have studied this town during my schooling. If it's got that much recognition, it should definitely be improved.thisoldmage5:04, 9 December 2006 (PST)

Piper Alpha

2 votes, Nominated December 14, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 21, 2006 Overdue
Support

Comments

For such a huge diasaster, this page is very poor. What is there needs a good copyedit, but at least it's there. The biggest problem is what's not there. The article makes no mention of the methods of investigation used, which were highly unusual due to the lack of an oil platform to examine (only part of it was ever recovered, only near the end of the investigation, and only in an attempt to recover bodys, not get investigative material), so instead the investigation focused almost entirely on blueprints and eyewitnesses, normally only part of the selection of availible references. It tells us what the investigation worked out happened, but not how it reached it's conclusions. Also a lack of references and info about safety improvements made as a result. Not even a picture. Blood red sandman 18:24, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Four year plan

5 votes, Nominated December 15, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by December 29, 2006 Overdue
Support

Comments

Very scant treatment of a key aspect of Nazi Germany's preparation and drive for war. Worthy of extra attention. Paul James Cowie 22:32, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Abraham Lincoln assassination

3 votes, Nominated December 22, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 29, 2006 Overdue
Support

Comments

Abraham Lincoln was perhaps the greatest president in American history. However the page for his assassination is surprisingly short, especially in comparison to the the page for Kennedy. Hopefully with a little work this page can be boosted to FA status. YankeeDoodle14 05:21, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

European colonization of the Americas

5 votes, Nominated December 18, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by January 1, 2007 Overdue
Support

Comments

An incredibly important article which details a major portion of most Western students' history education. It has been tagged for references for ONE YEAR now! ♠ SG →Talk 22:41, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely could use improvement! —EdGl 03:18, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Politics

Fourteen Points (3 votes, stays until July 5)

Nominated June 28, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 5, 2006

Support

Comments

Fresh from WP:COTW - grew well, but needs work. - Davodd 02:37, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Appeasement (1 vote, stays until July 5)

Nominated June 28, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 5, 2006

Support

(AdamBiswanger1 16:00, 28 June 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Comments

This article is a disaster. It has more than just dicdef potential, but someone has overdone it with an enormous section on Appeasement of Hitler, which deserves (and probably has) its own article. Also, the references are questionable and there is quite a bit of OR. It's a shame, because this could be a nice article on a word, similar to war, Intelligence, or laughter. AdamBiswanger1 16:00, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ideology (6 votes, stays until July 9)

Nominated June 25, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 9, 2006

Support

Comments

People who are generally really interested in politics are currently writing article with their own view points, and it needs some good referenced, unibiased writing. Lewispb 18:16, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Class conflict (5 votes, stays until September 21)

Nominated September 7, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 21, 2006

Support

Comments

This article could really do with some major historical input, primarily on the French Revolution, but also other historical examples.

Reform of the United Nations Security Council

6 votes, Nominated November 10, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by November 24, 2006 Overdue

Support

Twi light 08:31, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dylan Lake (t·c·ε) 21:48, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ouishoebean / ^(talk) 05:34, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Shrieking Harpy......^Talk^|^Count 16:20, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BlueLotas 06:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Radioheadhst^talk? 22:17, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Contains little information and it's not up-to-date. Moreover, it's mainly concerned about illustrating the four countries that could eventually become new permanent members, which is only one of the options under discussion, and so it seems to me that this article is somehow supportive of the G4 agenda (POV). Twi light 08:31, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

2006 in politics

23 votes, Nominated October 20, 2006; needs at least 24 votes by December 1, 2006 Overdue

Support

--Mark J 17:18, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Runa27 06:21, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--andrewI20^Talk 06:30, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Abeg92 00:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Random89 06:51, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Davodd 20:20, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
S.dedalus 20:02, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Howrealisreal 01:54, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
mirageinred 00:57, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ehjort 22:04, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Laleena 23:49, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Clay 05:15, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Mailer Diablo 14:52, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
JQF 18:48, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gray Porpois e^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 20:40, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Winterus 14:43, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dev920(Mind voting here?) 15:42, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Lukesed 14:03, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BlueLotas 06:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
btg2290 16:32, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
Flutefluteflute ^Talk ^{Contributions} 13:33, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Nishkid 64 01:08, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
JoshuaArgent 06:51, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Should be a massive article, but it's not. Something go wrong here?
WHOA! I agree! For one thing, no mention of the Foley scandal (nor the weird controversy surrounding the fact that the guy who was picked to replace him when he resigned was told by the court that he did not have the right to put posters up at the polling stations notifying people that votes for Foley would go to him), no mention of OPEC crap, no mention of any ACTUAL national elections, either, though it does take the kindness of mentioning that "numerous national elections took place". Somebody PLEASE fix this poor baby! Runa27 06:21, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I started work on the article. I made it match previous years in politics, and will continue to expand it. --andrewI20^Talk 07:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, it should be massive.Laleena 23:49, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately, this appears to be same fate for other "xxxx in politics" articles. Nishkid 64 01:08, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It only has events and deaths. Can it POSSIBLY get any worse (without vandalism) JoshuaArgent 06:51, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Liberalism

19 votes, Nominated October 31, 2006; needs at least 20 votes by December 5, 2006 Overdue

Support

Comments

A huge article and perhaps one of the most important pages regarding philosophy on Wikipedia. A lot of effort has been put into it so far. However, the page still lacks proper citation. __earth ^(Talk) 03:05, 31 October 2006 (UTC)'[reply]

Ah, good old liberalism. It's so dear to my heart!! But the page was so large and bulky I could never read it. mirageinred 03:15, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely a very important ideology that formed the basis for most modern governments, and definitely not adequately represented as an article. -- Ci e lomobile ^{talk / contribs} 18:54, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Science

Biology and Life Sciences

Placebo

5 votes, Nominated December 16, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by December 30, 2006 Overdue
Support

—Quarl ^(talk) 2006-12-16 10:05Z
Go Futurama! Us e r:Sp3000 07:04, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Coemg e nus 15:49, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jay32183 19:39, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Bigr Tex 17:30, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Highly important topic. Article needs work. —Quarl ^(talk) 2006-12-16 10:05Z
Placebo? That's my favourite (one of them any way) word! Go Futurama! Us e r:Sp3000 07:04, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nature

Nominated November 7, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by November 21, 2006.

Support

Gray Porpois e^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 17:18, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
LordHarris 00:36, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
– Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 23:49, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Randfan 00:34, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ouishoebean / ^(talk) 05:36, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BlueLotas 06:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Though A-class and a Good Article candidate, it is an extremely important topic that needs a little push to perfection. Gray Porpois e^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 17:18, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Embryology (20 votes, stays until October 4)

Nominated August 23, 2006; needs at least 24 votes by October 4, 2006

Support

Comments

This is a very important subfield of biology yet all we have is a stub. While the Evolution page has endless debates over whether creationism should be included, debates that go nowhere but consume many many hours of time by several editors (some quite capable), here is an important scientific topic practically abandoned. Lexor suggested merging it with another article - I have no objection and leave this decision to biologists. But whether merged or kept, I think this is th perfect example of a scientific topic that deserves attention and care to help make this a great encyclopedia.

In fact, if anyone actually knows an embryologist, please encourage them to contribute!

Vertebrate (7 votes, stays until October 1)

Nominated September 17, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by October 1, 2006

Support

Comments

No section headings, no references, barely more than a stub. This is such an important topic it's a CD selection, but it's in a shameful state. Let's make this the article it ought to be.

Stinging nettle (3 votes, stays until August 1)

Nominated July 25, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 1, 2006

Support

Comments

A prickly topic on its way to FA status
This stuff hurts. Know thy enemy! --jwanders^Talk 20:45, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tortoise (6 votes, stays until June 25)

Nominated June 11, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by June 25, 2006

Support

Joyous! | Talk 15:16, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--D-Rock (commune with D-Rock) 18:10, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Crna Gora 20:33, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Samsara (talk • contribs) 20:50, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Josen 18:45, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Gaius Julius Caesar 02:13, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removed votes

User:telchacsusan 22:27, 14 June 2006 (UTC) by —D-Rock on 04:48, 16 June 2006 (UTC). No such user.[reply]

Comments

Really sparse. The article isn't much more than a brief description of the shell, a few paragraphs about some really long-lived specimens, and a list of species. Nothing about some of the most elementary things people want to know about an animal: how it reproduces, where it lives, what it eats, its endangered status. Joyous! | Talk 15:16, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Good choice! - Samsara (talk • contribs) 20:50, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Weeping Fig

2 votes, Nominated November 20, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by November 27, 2006 Overdue

Support

Comments

- A very common and popular house plant. An amazing plant with a very poor article, people are searching information, but can not find it. Please help. --Pedro 00:05, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Earth sciences, geology, and weather

Geology (8 votes, stays until September 22)

Nominated September 1, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 22, 2006

Support

Comments

A Core topic for version 1.0, currently rated as B-class, totally missing references. GRBerry 22:14, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Samweber 23:31, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

~~It looks like you signed it in the wrong section, buddy. mirageinred 00:15, 2 September 2006 (UTC)~~[reply]

I meant to sign this section... Sam Weber 05:00, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hurricane Rita(3 votes, stays until October 26)

Nominated October 19, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 26, 2006

Support

Comments

Important storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season that still has a fairly messy article. Being (arguable) the 2nd or 3rd most important storm of the year, it warrants a much better article. I'd like to find out what all needs to be added and cleaned up. I'd like it to follow in the footsteps of the Hurricane Katrina article and become an FA. CrazyC83 19:49, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tropical cyclone

13 votes, Nominated November 26, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by December 24, 2006 Overdue
Support

Gray Porpo ise 21:16, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Issues with the article and needed improvements are already identified, so this one should be much easier. Tito xd^(?!?) 22:03, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Such a work can't be done alone. It mainly needs sources and organization. Hurricanehink (talk) 01:10, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. This article needs to go on a serious diet since numerous satellite articles now overlap significantly with the main article, which makes the main article look quite redundant. Thegreatdr 01:27, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Obvious need of organization. - SpLo T _{(*T* C+u+g+v)} 17:22, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk · contribs •
Daniel Collins 19:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Territory 04:17, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Aerobird 21:03, 13 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jay32183 19:35, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
~~tina~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.206.146.140 (talk • contribs)
FECfan 02:14, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—AySz88 \^-^ 06:32, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ouishoebean / ^(talk) _{(Humour =))} 17:17, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Meteorologically important topic. It would be great to see this article featured on the Main Page. Gray Porpo ise 21:16, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
(NB: This the general name for a hurricane. Daniel Collins 19:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Water cycle

22 votes, Nominated October 21, 2006; needs at least 24 votes by December 2, 2006 Overdue

Support

Daniel Collins 18:39, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 22:23, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Daniel11 01:52, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BigrTex 14:45, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thegreatdr 19:12, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Amphytrite 15:46, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Lethargy 03:36, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—EdGl 19:26, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dekimasu 06:03, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
JQF 18:50, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
– Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 23:49, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This is a fundemental thing deserving recognition. GreatScott! Great Flamin' Cheeseballs From Above 00:24, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—EdGl 01:31, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
SpLoT / ^(talk) 05:13, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ouishoebean / ^(talk) -- 13:45, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BlueLotas 06:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
ZeWrestler ^Talk 17:32, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Go Futurama! Sp3000 09:31, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
mirageinred 14:39, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Elar a girl^Talk|Count 00:47, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dleav 17:29, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Doom777 08:02, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

The water cycle is fundamental to Earth science and in understanding how the Earth works. It is the basis for understanding local and global water resources as well as the two most costly natural disasters - droughts and floods. The article would benefit from references, expansion of a few sections, perhaps graphics to replace the tables, and a little tidying up.

Effects of Christmas on the environment

4 votes, Nominated December 20, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by January 3, 2007 Overdue
Support

Blood red sandman 20:47, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
SpLo T _{(*T* C+u+g+v)} 01:50, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ouishoebean / ^(talk) _{(Humour =))} 02:15, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Punkmorten 22:29, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

It's comming up fast for Christmas, and this is and issue that innevitably gets raised, immediatly before and for weeks after the event. Would be good if we could sort out the article in time for all the attention the issue will receive. Blood red sandman 20:47, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Article is on AFD. MER-C 04:04, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Geography

Vostochny the largest eastern port of Russia(2 votes, stays until December 17)

Vostochny the largest eastern port of Russia

Nominated December 9, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 17, 2006

Support

Comments

Small Article, and Vostochny is the largest eastern port of Russia. Judged 23:52, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This section will be removed unless it receives 4 votes by 00:00 17 December 2006 UTC Diez2 01:43, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Area (1 vote, stays until September 24)

Nominated September 17, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 24, 2006

Support

andrewI20^Talk 22:54, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Very important topic throughout the world, but it's only a stub. Everybody knows what it is, yet nobody is improving it. That is why I think the AID could really help this article, and expand it to the potential I know it can have. Please help this article. It's a core topic in schools in the United States, why not wikipedia. --andrewI20^Talk 22:54, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mesopotamia (6 votes, stays until August 9)

Nominated July 26, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 9, 2006

Support

Comments

As the top level article for an important cultural region that has been critically influential for millennia (and is still daily in the news as Iraq), this article is almost entirely woeful. Requires expansion, cleanup, citation.... Where to begin? Let's start by making it AID for the week! Paul James Cowie 15:31, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Michigan (3 votes, stays until August 10)

Nominated August 3, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 10, 2006

Support

Nominate and support — Lovelac7 06:53, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gunblade ^(dicemus) 03:10, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
GreenReaper 15:53, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

As the 8th most populous U.S. State, Michigan plays an important role in the automotive and cereal industries. The article itself has a lot of potential. Mostly it needs to have the prose cleaned up, the lists spun off, and the references/links verified and cleaned up. Lovelac7 06:53, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stefan Nemanja (1 vote, stays until August 12)

Nominated August 5, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 12, 2006

Support

HRE 18:15, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

It requires A LOT of minor fixes and improvements (like rm of repetitions, etc.)

Malta (7 votes, stays until July 22)

Nominated July 8, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 22, 2006

Support

Maltesedog 19:41, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
-- Cr na ^t _e ^c Go ra 17:41, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
~ ► Wykebjs ◄ (userpage | talk) 22:11, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
_└ ^VodkaJazz / _talk ^┐ 12:12, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Maurreen 14:46, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
「ѕʀʟ·✎」 16:03, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Casey14 23:08, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Being a small nation, the article is extensive, however lacks a bit of references. It should have a featured article like many other countries.

Argentina (3 votes, stays until July 15)

Nominated July 8, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 15, 2006

Support

King fish erswift 10:59, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
-- Cr na ^t _e ^c Go ra 17:42, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 06:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

As it says, eighth largest country in the world, extremely good at a lot of sports, needs more on wars. Big country should have a big article. Simple as that. King fish erswift 10:59, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

East Timor (15 votes, stays until June 27)

Nominated May 30, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by June 27, 2006

Support

Removed Votes

TalwinHawkins by Pruneau plum 13:04, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
206.11.112.251 16:49, 18 June 2006 (UTC) by Pruneau^T 01:17, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Runningonbrains 22:27, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

It would be interesting to have a feature article status for this newly independant nation.--Francisco Valverde 14:54, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This article is constantly being biased.--Pedro 13:45, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Washington, D.C. (3 votes, stays until July 3)

Nominated June 26, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 3, 2006

Support

Comments

(I think that this article is already very good, and that this is the only thing more it needs to be a featured article. --YankeeDoodle14 03:31, 26 June 2006 (UTC))[reply]
If you think it is already feature-quality, but don't want to nominate it immediately, request a peer review. The AID is for articles with known issues, usually major, standing between them and featured status. Seahen 15:38, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This article just failed its FAC. Information wise, it is FA material. However, it is not referenced extensively enough to qualify for FA (and this is really the only thing keeping it from FA status). Most of the stuff is not difficult to reference, it is just time consuming. If it is AID, we can all pitch in and have the article at FA status in a week. PDXblazers 05:13, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A must-have. Davodd 06:57, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Europe (3 votes, stays until July 31)

Nominated July 24, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 31, 2006

Support

Comments

Needs cutting. Now at 47 KB. Maurreen 16:39, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Malta (2 votes, stays until 27 August)

Nominated August 20, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 27, 2006

Support

Comments

Its a country article which needs improvement. Maltesedog 08:37, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Historical geography (5 votes, stays until August 16)

Nominated August 2, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 16, 2006

Support

Comments

Very interesting field that is slowly gaining more importance in the academic world. This short stub does not do it justice.

Asia (10 votes, stays until August 22)

Nominated August 1, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by August 22, 2006

Support

Comments

It'd be good if at least all continents are GA. Maurreen 08:40, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Post-Soviet states (4 votes, stays until September 3)

Nominated August 27, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 11, 2006

Support

Comments

As good a nominee as ever. Originally a COTW nom that failed, but developed into an article due to a group of editors (including yours truly) who saw its potential and vast scope. Unfortunately, all we could find were outdated sources and thus the article remains in a permanent sort of limbo. Would love to see someone (or someones) make it the featured article it could be. ^juppiter talk #c 08:32, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Japan (11 votes, stays until September 4)

Nominated August 14, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 4, 2006

Support

Comments

A fundamentally good article in need of cleanup and some work with NPOV. There is already plenty of good information in the article, it just needs to be brought up to standard. Nikkimaria 11:36, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oceania (10 votes, stays until September 6)

Nominated August 17, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 6, 2006

Support

Comments

A large region, but a short article. Maurreen 06:30, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Brazil (7 votes, stays until September 6)

Nominated August 24, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 6, 2006

Support

Comments

Brazil is a major world country and should be a featured article as soon as possible. This is part of a goal to get every country to FA standard. Green caterpillar 23:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Germany (1 vote, stays until September 11)

Nominated September 4, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 11, 2006

Support

Green caterpillar 18:43, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

It's a major country and should be improved. Green caterpillar 18:43, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
You sure about nominating this? This article looks pretty solid.—♦♦ SʘʘTHING^(Я) 06:01, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Well, it should at least get above B-class. Green caterpillar 02:25, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bangkok (6 votes, stays until September 12)

Nominated August 29, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 12, 2006

Support

Comments

This article deserves to be featured someday but still needs improvements to even get to good article. Peer review request has also been made on this article. Felixboy 15:04, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Olympus Mons

14 votes, Nominated November 17, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by December 15, 2006 Overdue

Support

Comments

An article about the highest mountain in the solar system should really be better than B-Class. This page is rated as a Top-importance article and yet it needs lots of work. S.dedalus 22:37, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cuper's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

2 votes, Nominated November 27, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 4, 2006 Overdue
Support

Comments

Cuper’s Cove is the first attempt for a permanent settlement on the Island of Newfoundland and the birthplace of record for the first European child in Canada. The article requires the expert hand of writer to clean up the language and if possible expand on the information currently in the article. HJKeats 02:10, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Caspian Sea (5 votes, stays until September 13)

Nominated August 30, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 13, 2006

Support

Comments

This is the largest lake on Earth, by both area and volume. It has already been nominated for Wikipedia:Version 0.5, and in my opinion this would be a perfect subject for a featured article. Unfortunately the article is an unreferenced mess, and many of the sections are essentially stubs or lists. --Lethargy 18:19, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Asia (4 votes, stays until September 16)

Nominated September 2, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 16, 2006

Support

Comments

The largest continent in the world, in size and population, and a core topic. It was an AID collaboration a year ago, but I feel it should be again. Green caterpillar 14:16, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Topography

12 votes, Nominated November 4, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by December 2, 2006 Overdue

Support

Beland 13:20, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—EdGl 18:41, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dylan Lake (t·c·ε) 02:54, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jeltz talk 12:17, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
JonH 14:26, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
SpLoT / ^(talk) 05:08, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ouishoebean / ^(talk) 05:44, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Lukesed 16:22, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
RexNL 08:59, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BlueLotas 06:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Szvest Ω ^{Wiki Me Up ®} 14:08, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
btg2290 16:34, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Comments

This seems like a major topic. Right now, the article is a mess, with two competing narratives (one of which is unwikified) and no references. Beland 13:20, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A major edit has just been performed, breaking out terrain as a separate article. See what you think.--Natcase 16:28, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've started to rewrite the intro (cpedit, refs, etc...). I've created new sections (i.e. Topography representations, Tools and Topography in other fields). I've also created Topography (disambiguation) and added some references so that the above issue is solved (refering to the talk page). Please contribute or comment. (Difference)-- Szvest Ω ^{Wiki Me Up ®} 17:54, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think we've got it under control now, and this can be taken off the board.--Natcase 17:18, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Port Vila

17 votes, Nominated November 6, 2006; needs at least 20 votes by December 11, 2006 Overdue

Support

Comments

Port Vila is the capital of a whole country (Vanuatu) and I think it's about time that it gets expanded. At present it's a total of four lines. Mithridates 19:19, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Physics, mathematic theory, chemistry and astrophysics

Pigment (7 votes, stays until August 8)

Nominated July 25, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 8, 2006

Support

Comments

COTW Graduate, ready for AID.
Just, minutes ago, been promoted to GA status as well; this one's on a roll! --jwanders^Talk 01:18, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Liquid (22 votes, stays until September 27)

Nominated August 16, 2006; needs at least 24 votes by September 27, 2006

Support

Comments

One of the main phases of matter, one of the most important concepts in chemistry, and yet there's no sections to speak of, and only one source. Needs both more layman translations and more technical detail; needs practical applications; needs history of science. --M @r ē ino 18:37, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
An anon user changed the assessment tag last night from "Start" to Atrocious". Says it all! Walkerma 03:48, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Scientific method (6 votes, stays until July 16)

Nominated July 2, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 16, 2006

Support

Comments

The essential element of all modern sciences. Vital parts of its article are missing. ~~There is no telling of its history, development and/or impact on cultural beliefs (superstition, pseudo sciences, religion).~~
- Erm... History of scientific method Scientific method#History. {Temptation to make sarcastic comment.} - Samsara (talk • contribs) 11:21, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Medicine and health sciences

Cancer research

21 votes, Nominated October 25, 2006; needs at least 24 votes by December 6, 2006 Overdue

Support

Lesqual 02:22, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
NCurs e _work 13:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
CloudNine 14:17, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Winterus 14:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC
Ehjort 22:01, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Kyok o 23:54, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
JQF 18:53, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
LordHarris 00:35, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
– Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 23:49, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
cohesion 19:21, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Randfan 00:37, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ouishoebean / ^talk -- 05:52, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Lukesed 15:31, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BlueLotas 06:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gronkmeister 15:49, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Elar a girl^Talk|Count 16:47, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Avala 23:26, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keesiewonder 02:56, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jelloyeti 02:33, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—EdGl 20:22, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Howrealisreal 01:57, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Cancer research rarely has a week without a major announcement that hits the media, and has multiple major studies coming out every single day. A blanket cure for cancer is supposedly a 50 trillion dollar achievement. At this point we're engineering things as complicated as vaccinia viruses with strong antitumor properties, and we've had various anticancer drugs on the market for years. Yet Pokemon Green has more information than Cure for cancer. I'd like to see a collaboration detailing the major areas of research and their progress forwards. Wikipedia is not a medical journal, but it should be able to give much more information than this. Lesqual 02:22, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just to clarify, are the votes for Cancer Research UK, a UK-based charity (which is what Cancer Research redirects to), or Cancer research? CloudNine 15:59, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, corrected the link. Lesqual 23:01, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: User:Winterus voted twice, I removed one of them. Punkmorten 08:27, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Metabolism (3 votes, stays until September 24)

Nominated September 17, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 24, 2006

Support

Comments

I know little about metabolism, but it is of huge importance. It is (literally) a matter of life-and-death. There must be an abundance of editors who can make this into an FA-qulaity article in no time, if only it had proper publicity and focus. There are so many sources that could be used to reference this article, and many images that can be used to illustrate the text, that finding material will be no problem. To be frank, this might well be considered a core topic-in-waiting, so let's get it to FA asap. Batmanand | Talk 19:18, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Medical research (9 votes, stays until August 10)

Nominated July 20, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by August 10, 2006

Support

Comments

An important subject with a lot of history and many interesting ethics issues. I think this page deserves much more content.
A lot more significant that any of the other current candidates. I have to give my vote. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 11:05, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This is a severely underdeveloped article. --J Morgan^(talk) 17:37, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Psychotherapy (4 votes, stays until September 9)

Nominated August 26, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 9, 2006

Support

Comments

I removed the "Good Article" tag from this article—please see the talk page for the reasons. I think it needs a good bit of work, and given the importance and profile of this subject, I think it should be given attention soon. ~ Adam Konner 20:29, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Height (2 votes, stays until September 16)

Nominated September 9, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 16, 2006

Support

Comments

This has been on Wikipedia:Most wanted stubs since January, and it is a basic physical concept. The target audience of this article is probably elementary school science students; content appropriate to that age level needs to be added. -- Beland 18:46, 9 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm unclear what additional content is being requested for this page. Could that be clarified? — RJH (talk) 19:05, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Applied sciences, technology and computers

Spacecraft (7 votes, stays until July 8)

Nominated June 24, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 8, 2006

Support

—Mets501 (talk) 00:55, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
RJH (talk) 02:31, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Torvik 04:46, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
CG 14:13, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Errabee 06:32, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Davodd 07:31, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Tito xd^(?!?) 22:45, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Spacecraft is an important subject which many people probably search for and want to read about. Currently, the article has just a few one-or-two-sentence descriptions for "typical spacecraft subsystems" and a list of spacecraft programs. It should definitely be improved. —Mets501 (talk) 00:55, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I completely agree. Anything broad and general like this, which is linked to from all over the place, definitely needs to be of the highest quality. FA? With some work, yeah.

Dvorak Simplified Keyboard

2 votes, Nominated November 25, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 2, 2006 Overdue
Support

Comments

The Dvorak Layout needs to be popularised and if it is featured in Wikipedia's Main Page it will be brought to the notice of many computer users, thus giving them a chance to consider the switch from Qwerty to Dvorak, and thus reduce their chances of Repetitive Stress Injuries. If more people use Dvorak, operating system developers like Microsoft, Apple, Linux developers, etc. will consider having both Qwerty and Dvorak readily available in their latest operating systems by default, and make switching between easier than before. Also they may consider including a supplementary Dvorak layout that switches to Qwerty for shortcuts (Apple has already done so). ADTC 21:50, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Technology

Textile (4 votes, stays until August 27)

Nominated August 13, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 27, 2006

Support

Comments

Such a fundamentally basic topic in human civilization. It should not be this bad.

163.com/NetEase (2 votes, stays until July 16)

Nominated July 9, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 16, 2006

Support

Comments

I was intrigued by this - this is the #10 website in the world, and we have nothing to say about it other than that it exists. Granted that it is Chinese-language only, so it may be a challenge to write about. Can we meet the challenge? I include the ISP NetEase since its article also seems to be stubbed. KWH 02:06, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- The article concerning 163.com might as well be merged with NetEase. It's going to be pretty challenging to include information from reference sources, as most of these are bound to be in Chinese. A good starting point is the company's own investor information, which is translated to English. ˉˉ^anetode╦╩ 20:02, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Not an appropriate nomination here. This stub should be nominated at WP:COTW. AID is for non-stubs only. Davodd 06:50, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ubuntu (Linux distribution) (6 votes, stays until July 4)

Nominated June 20, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 4, 2006

Support

Removed votes

Samsara (talk • contribs) 12:48, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Ubuntu, the currently most popular Linux distribution, is just two years old and hence makes for easy writing of a comprehensive article. Has had extensive work from yours truly, including recent peer review. Basically, three items remain on the todo list, should be an FA in a jiffy. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 12:48, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- The nominator has resigned from the editing of this article. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 14:58, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Being that i'm installing Ubuntu on my laptop as i give my support, i'm game for this. --ZeWrestler ^Talk 14:00, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Paper Mario (1 vote, stays until June 30)

Nominated June 23, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by June 30, 2006

Support

Conrad Devonshire ^Talk 20:41, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Article has come a long way but still may need some improvement before reaching featured status criterea.--Conrad Devonshire ^Talk 20:40, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Concorde (7 votes, stays until August 12)

Nominated July 29, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 12, 2006

Support

Comments

Already a good article, can easily get to featured article as its French counterpart. _└ ^VodkaJazz / _talk ^┐ 23:04, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wireless Zero Configuration (1 vote, stays until September 2 2006)

Nominated August 26, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 2, 2006

Support

Mitch 06:28, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

This article reads like it was copied and pasted from a manual. I've started doing a little work on it, bringing it out of the "tone" template that was placed on it. It is a vital part of Windows XP and I can only assume Vista. It needs serious help.Mitch 06:28, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

History of the World Wide Web (23 votes, stays until September 17)

Nominated August 6, 2006; needs at least 24 votes by September 17, 2006

Support

Comments

Knowing the people in this project, it's almost unexcusable that this is not already a featured article.
Has the potential to be a very interesting article. --Richy 19:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
People tend to use web a lot - but only a few know how it's started. A must to read for everybody who has browser. --TAG 19:26, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jeffklib 10:20, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Internet (15 votes, stays until October 21)

Nominated September 23, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by October 21, 2006

Support

Comments

I believe this article deserves a better shape than it currently is,we should collaborate for it to be a featured article;please vote! --didi 07:12, 23 September 2006 (UTC))[reply]
please vote it needs three votes by oct,21 otherwise it is gonna be deleted!

Space Race (16 votes, stays until October 30)

Nominated September 25, 2006; needs at least 20 votes by October 30, 2006

Support

Comments

Former featured article demoted for lack of citing sources. Also a former COTW - was a very fun and popular collaboration a while back. Needs some fact checking and some sourcing of material. Should be a fun and easy-to-accomplish project to regain Featured Article status.
Article is on an important subject and should be the best it can be! Runa27 06:30, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vorbis (12 votes, stays until November 14)

Nominated October 17, 2006; needs at least 20 votes by November 14, 2006

Support Ivo Emanuel Gonçalves/Saoshyant talk / contribs 10:34, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Dylan Lake 08:23, 19 October 2006 (UTC) C-squared 15:46, 19 October 2006 (UTC) Sam 21:02, 20 October 2006 (UTC) Daniel11 01:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC) Ok. GChriss <always listening><c> 18:58, 25 October 2006 (UTC) jaco♫plane 02:12, 26 October 2006 (UTC) --Kjoonlee 10:13, 27 October 2006 (UTC) Jcam 00:50, 30 October 2006 (UTC) Geekdog 14:43, 1 November 2006 (UTC) JQF 18:47, 6 November 2006 (UTC) —EdGl 01:29, 12 November 2006 (UTC) Comments Vorbis is the media format used for all Wikipedia audio. I therefore think it is vital that its article becomes a featured one. Plus, it teaches people about alternatives to MP3. Hope more people agree with me.--Ivo Emanuel Gonçalves/Saoshyant talk / contribs 10:34, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Vorbis is an important player in digital multimedia formats. It's widely used in Linux distributions and other open platforms as the default lossy format and is gaining ground in consumer technology. Some parts of the article could use some TLC and expansion. Sam 22:13, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Freezer (11 votes, stays until November 15)

Nominated October 25, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by November 15, 2006

Support

—EdGl 22:42, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jeltz talk 23:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
TexasDex 00:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
_→AzaToth 04:05, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
andrewI20^Talk 02:44, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Laleena 00:27, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Samaster1991 20:22, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
bibliomaniac15 Review? 03:01, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
SpLoT / ^(talk) 05:10, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ouishoebean / ^(talk) 05:48, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BlueLotas 06:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

This is a very underdeveloped article for such a common appliance. —EdGl 22:42, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm not fully convinced that this should be an article rather than a section in refrigerator. Dekimasu 05:04, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - You might be right, as I'm not convinced either. Maybe we should focus on the fridge article instead. Jeltz talk 13:39, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    - I left a merge suggestion on the pages. Dekimasu 05:55, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    - I don't visit this part of wikipedida much, but clearly this needs to be rewrote or merged.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Samaster1991 (talk • contribs)

Tool

Nominated October 21, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by November 25, 2006

Support

Comments

"This article has been identified by the Version 1.0 Editorial Team as a Core Topic, one of the 150 most important articles for any encyclopedia to have." Of all things, a Core Topic should not be left at Start-Class! --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 18:22, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yet another common subject with a less-than-acceptable article. —EdGl 03:51, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Podcast

4 votes, Nominated November 26, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by December 10, 2006 Overdue
Support

Comments

Essential new media concept. Samsara (talk • contribs) 15:43, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MMORPG

12 votes, Nominated November 20, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by December 18, 2006 Overdue
Support

Elar a girl^Talk|Count 16:44, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—EdGl 04:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 09:52, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
bibliomaniac 1 5 05:55, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Bifgis 16:25, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gray Porpoise_{Your wish is my command!} 23:07, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Beefnut 00:08, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dleav 06:14, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
M3tal H3ad 11:35, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Xmidwayx 17:38, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Territory 15:49, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
GSGold 17:19, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Article tried and failed to reach FA status once. Obviously of encyclopedic value with a large number of topics related to it, but the article is missing tons of refernces , has too many fair use images, and is poorly organized. Needs tons of help. Elar a girl^Talk|Count 16:44, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
All that she said (especially about poor organization), and also this is a high-profile article that I imagine gets a relatively high number of pageviews. It has already been cited in the media several times. --Beefnut 00:08, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This section will be removed unless it receives 16 votes by 00:00 19 December 2006 UTC Diez2 00:20, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

World of Warcraft

9 votes, Nominated December 1, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by December 22, 2006 Overdue
Support

Gray Porpoise_{Your wish is my command!} 22:14, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 23:15, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Htmlism 04:20, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dleav 06:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk · contribs • 17:57, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
__earth ^(Talk) 10:45, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
NeoJustin 20:59, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Apoptygma 19:49, 9 December 2006 (PST)
Kyra_~(talk) 02:41, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

This is of top importance among gaming articles. As a game that's as massively popular (in multiple countries) as it's massively multiplayer, many people will want to read this article. With many of our editors interested in things like this, there won't be too much of a problem upgrading this to featured status. Gray Porpoise_{Your wish is my command!} 22:14, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would love to see this article in better shape. Although, it'd be nice if there was some policy or something somewhere... People are very eager to contribute what I feel to be way too specific in-game knowledge, of little to no use to Wikipedia as a whole. Whatever, looking forward to it. --Htmlism 04:20, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- It should be common sense, but yeah avoiding the "Parkinson's Bicycle Shed Effect" on articles like this is hard. --Sherool (talk) 11:28, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Elf druid level 60 here. __earth ^(Talk) 10:45, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Network neutrality

21 votes, Nominated November 11, 2006; needs at least 24 votes by December 23, 2006 Overdue

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Comments

This is a very important article that has been cited by the media. It has the feeling to me of being edited by many people who are unfamiliar with wikipedia style standards, neutrality, etc. cohesion 19:12, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's also too long IMO Lukesed 16:26, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Plenty of content that just needs to be cleaned up and made more concise. —EdGl 05:01, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Telecom reform will doubtless come up again in the next Congress; we need to be ready with an informative article on network neutrality for the lay reader. PuerExMachina 03:01, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Wikification is seriously needed. Lord Metroid 14:42, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Machine

17 votes, Nominated November 21, 2006; needs at least 20 votes by December 26, 2006 Overdue
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Comments

This is a common topic that any encyclopedia should have and we all can't live without, and it's only three paragraphs and a list, very sad Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 03:42, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
List should be replaced by sections of paragraphs. —EdGl 04:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's obviously a 'core' article - and it's not good enough by far. SteveBaker 17:12, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I am shocked! --Gray Porpo ise 20:58, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Wow - that's really poor. Blood red sandman 23:42, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Miscellaneous

Aşgabat

7 votes, Nominated December 21, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by January 4, 2007 Overdue
Support

Comments

Another neglected capital city article sorely needing cleanup, referencing and expansion. - SpLo T _(*C*+u+g) 15:15, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cattle drives in the United States

9 votes, Nominated October 31, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by November 21, 2006 Overdue

Support

•S e an•gorter•^{(T) (P)} 04:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
M&NCenarius 18:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—EdGl 03:42, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Michaelas10 (T|C) 20:48, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dar-Ap e 20:32, 12 November 2006
Lukesed 16:19, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Elaragirl ||||||^Talk^|^Count 20:43, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BlueLotas 06:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Tainter 18:19, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Junky. Needs work. •S e an•gorter•^{(T) (P)} 04:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Make that a lot of work. For something this important to be in such poor shape is a surprise indeed. Dar-Ap e 20:32, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think the article can be brought up to a pretty good standard, though. I have at least a couple of reference books just laying about the house. --Elaragirl ||||||^Talk^|^Count 20:43, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
To say the least I was suprised at the lacking quality of this article. I live somewhere where cowboys are (or rather were) extremely important in Euro-American history and had (naively) assumed that this article would be substantial. I was going to link it to another page but won't until it is improved.--Tainter 18:19, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adhesive tape

10 votes, Nominated October 13, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by November 3, 2006 Overdue

Support

Comments

Article is about everyday object that almost everyone has access to. It's very common in the United States, and is a measely stub. Really needs work. Adhesive tape is the general name of duct tape, masking tape, and scotch tape, if you don't relize the difference. So, that is why I am nominating this, because I believe we can have a lot more information about something so ordinary. --andrewI20^Talk 06:25, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I am only doing this because my parents made me for my home school project, which is supr sucky.Mack stevens 15:48, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Counter-trial (2 votes, stays until October 6)

Nominated September 29, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 6, 2006

Support

--Francisco Valverde 18:12, 29 September 2006 (UTC)(sign with four tildes)[reply]
--andrewI20^Talk 22:09, 3 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

I have found this word reading in the wikipedia and although I can image it's meaning, I think this could be also expended with any counter-trials that have happened in history. One of the most famous one is the Reichstag fire counter-trial held in London in 1933. --Francisco Valverde 18:12, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Umm, it looks like it's been deleted... (?) Switchercat ^talk_cont 00:55, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's not in the deletion log. He nominated, because it hasn't been created yet, and wants it to be created and improved. This is the Article Creation and Improvement Drive. ;)--andrewI20^Talk 05:16, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Homicide (1 vote, stays until September 24)

Nominated September 17, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 24, 2006

Support

Switchercat ^talk_cont 04:16, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

An incredibly important issue that could be expanded to a large article indeed. Switchercat ^talk_cont 04:16, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Permaculture (2 votes, stays until August 8)

Nominated August 1, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 8, 2006

Support

Comments

Good article that could stand with some clean-up and improvement.
Agree with above could certainly do with some cleanup and probbaly some trimming to produce a good article useful and comprehensible to the lay-person quercus robur 11:34, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

2006 World Outgames (2 votes, stays until July 28)

Nominated July 21, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 28, 2006

Support

Comments

This article details the first World Outgames, which will be starting on July 29 (one day after this vote closes). It is a major LGBT sports event, and a rival to the Gay Games. It is also a significant event in the sports history of Montreal, Quebec, and Canada. As it stands, this edition of the World Outgames will have more participants than 2006 Gay Games. Ccccccccccc 23:53, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This is a stub. Nominate it at WP:CotW. -Silence 07:26, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Too long for COTW - not a stub there (2 paragraphs or less). Davodd 20:19, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Icebird (ship) (2 votes, stays until July 24)

Nominated July 17, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 24, 2006

Support

Your one true god is David P. A. Hunter, esq. III ^{Talk to me!} 06:27, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...._(Complain)^{(Let us to it pell-mell)} 07:31, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

This is my pet article; I first heard about the ship by reading literally six words in an atlas - "The Icebird docked at Mawson Station", and I thought "I know: I'll search for it on Wikipedia." Unfortunately there wasn't an article, so I did a little research and came up with what is there at the moment. However, it is still very short, and needs NPOVing and Wikification. Some extra references and actual material would be helpful. I hope to get it to FA, with or without your help; I would, however, prefer help. Your one true god is David P. A. Hunter, esq. III ^{Talk to me!} 06:27, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
~~Can someone look into copyvio issues with the two images used? - Samsara (talk • contribs) 09:52, 18 July 2006 (UTC)~~[reply]
- The copyvio images have been removed from the article and tagged as copyvio. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 18:09, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Furniture (2 vote, stays until July 12)

Nominated July 5, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 12, 2006

Support

Comments

Big topic. Expanded at COTW now ready for AID. Davodd 06:38, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Capital punishment in France (2 votes, stays until July 11)

Nominated July 4, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 11, 2006

Support

Comments

This article has recently been translated from French to English. It lacks references, needs some wikification, doesn't read like an encyclopedia article and seems to be POV biased. Organization of the sections still seems quirky after several attempts on my behalf to improve it. Of note, Guillotine is usually associated with death penalty in France, and the previous has a pretty complete article including two sections on DP in France.

--Julien 09:48, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dubai Ports World controversy (2 vote, stays until July 11)

Nominated July 4, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 11, 2006

Support

Comments

Was a media frenzy for a few weeks but this article never really picked up in terms of quality. Drastically out of date (doesn't even mention that the controversy is over now because they agreed to spin off the U.S. port management), but there is a lot of literature on this, basically all of it on the internet, so it has every reason to be a great article. savidan^{(talk) (e@)} 04:19, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Independence Day (United States) (2 vote, stays until July 7)

Nominated June 30, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 7, 2006

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Comments

Tis the season.
- Agreed. --YankeeDoodle14 03:16, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

School (11 votes, stays until July 4)

Nominated June 13, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by July 4, 2006

Support

Comments

Fresh out of expansion from WP:COTW. Still needs major attention. Davodd 20:06, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
For something as broad as "school", this article is nowhere near sufficient. Torvik 04:40, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shrimp (13 votes, stays until July 4)

Nominated June 6, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by July 4, 2006

Support

Removed votes

telchacsusan 22:25, 14 June 2006 (UTC). No such user.—D-Rock 04:45, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

This article is dreadful, quite frankly. Felixboy 18:30, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
So is prawn. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 22:55, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This page is a mess.--Weatherman1126 (talk) 03:02, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Robot (8 votes, stays until September 16)

Nominated August 26, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 16, 2006

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Comments

Good article, a lot of info is there, it just needs to be fixed up to better meet Wikipedia standards. JQF 01:44, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tornado (2 votes, stays until July 1)

Nominated June 24, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 1, 2006

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Comments

A lengthy article, some parts could definintely be improved, the organization is fairly below par, but it could easily be a FA. C. M. Harris 11:42, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I have been working on this article for a few months...it was in such bad shape I had to re-write several sections from scratch. Still a lot of work to be done, but AID could easily make it a FA. Runningonbrains 22:10, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vegetable (3 votes, stays until June 29)

Nominated June 22, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by June 29, 2006

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Comments

An incredibly basic piece of subject matter that is connected to thousands of other articles, it really would be nice to see basic subjects like this have a respectable article (Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, that kind of thing). Staxringold _talk^contribs 03:13, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- It's always good to give an indication of how you think the article could be improved. The todo list has only two items, both of which could be described as aesthetic concerns. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 12:25, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Staxringold _talk^contribs 19:44, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Box (4 votes, stays until June 18)

Nominated June 4, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by June 18, 2006

Support

Nippoo 15:49, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Kala ni ^[talk] 01:29, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--D-Rock (commune with D-Rock) 18:25, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
+Hexagon1 ^(t) 15:35, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

This is a simple subject and needs only a little cleanup to get it right up there with the FAs. Nippoo 15:49, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Soldier (3 votes, stays until June 22)

Nominated June 15, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by June 22, 2006

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Comments

seems to me to be fundamental part of war, which is in turn the greatest drive for human race, and hence deserves a little more then a page and a picture, also would benefit if it had more lists of types of soldiers and so on.--GregLoutsenko 00:43, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pac-Man (9 votes, stays until July 18)

Nominated June 27, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by July 18, 2006

Support

Removed votes

Yarrow1 11:40, 3 July 2006 (UTC) by Errabee; User does not have edits other than votes.[reply]

Comments

This article concerns one of the most notable video games ever. It has over 400 inbound links and a PageRank of 6. Although it is thorough, it needs major cleanup. It is currently rated B-class on this assessment scale and has 11 substantial issues that need to be fixed before it becomes a good article. However, I believe that the AID could provide the editorial attention needed to bring it to featured article status, or at least A-class. (It currently receives few legitimate edits.) Seahen 15:32, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

National Park Service (3 votes, stays until July 31)

Nominated July 24, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 31, 2006

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Comments

Can use an in depth history section and general expansion. Nationalparks 17:45, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

9/11 Commission Report (9 votes, stays until August 11)

Nominated July 21, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by August 11, 2006

Support

Davodd 02:21, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Silence 22:50, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
ZeWrestler ^Talk 16:43, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Neesha 23:18, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thelb ⁴ 08:23, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
jwanders^Talk 20:43, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Cluckbang 00:27, 3 August 2006 (UTC)Cluckbang[reply]
--TransNique 02:28, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--light darkness^(talk) 17:08, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

An integral work that sheds much light on the current War on Terror and its global repercussions. Almost there - just needs some fact-checking and footnoting.
This article is in bad, bad shape. It's not "almost there", it's not even close—almost the entire article is in list format, when it should be in prose format, and its referencing is poor and highly inconsistent (and some of its more dramatic statements are completely unreferenced). It's also on the short side. -Silence 22:50, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CN Tower (7 votes, stays until August 14)

Nominated July 31, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 14, 2006

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Comments

One of the most important landmarks in Canada, and definitely in Toronto. I think the article is pretty good (and I have been working on this article for a while), but I think it could be better – I'd like it to even get to FA if possible. References are sorely lacking. Dvandersluis 17:32, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Job security (1 vote, stays until August 16)

Nominated August 9, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 16, 2006

Support

ZeWrestler ^Talk 19:33, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Interesting topic that was nominated a while back, but failed to gather enough support. The article is an important topic expecially after the Great Depression, Dot-com boom and the effects outsourcing has on an economy. Therefore, I believe we should work to improve this article to higher standards. --ZeWrestler ^Talk 19:33, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oil tanker (3 votes, stays until August 19)

Nominated August 12, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by August 19, 2006

Support

smurrayinchester^{(User), (Talk)} 18:48, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sauff 01:14, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BorgQueen 13:30, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Oil tankers are very important, especially in the modern economy. Yet it has no images, no headings and is virtually link free, baring the see also at the bottom, while the last 'paragraph' is completely out-of-place trivia about Condoleeza Rice. This article definitely needs improvement, and ideally from those with a little more knowledge than me about tankers. smurrayinchester^{(User), (Talk)} 18:48, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cattle drives in the United States (2 votes, stays until 20 August)

Nominated 13 August, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by 20 August, 2006

Support

S e an gorte r^{{mind a chat?} e@ CVU}
per above. Republitarian 18:43, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

One of the most important cultural actions in the United States. Deserves more sections and sentences--S e an gorte r^{{mind a chat?} e@ CVU}

Restorationism (5 votes, stays until August 22)

Nominated August 8, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by August 22, 2006

Support

Comments

Restorationism is a movement to restore what adherants believe was the original version of Christianity prior to the Great Apostasy. OTOH, other Christian denominations don't always recognize restorationists as being Christians. Denominations included under the term "restorationism" include Latter-Day Saints, Adventists, Christadelphians and Jehovah's Witnesses.
The article is in terrible shape compared to the articles on the other branches of Christianity. Work is needed on grammar, NPOV, formatting, wikification, fact checking and sourcing.
Those who signed the Christianity nomination above may also want to help out here. Arch O. La ^{Grigory Deepdelver} 15:46, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, this article is a mess, unsourced, and in places factually incorrect. What is correct is in need of a tuneup. :-) אמר Steve Caruso _(desk/AMA) 16:13, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Per Arch & Thadman.

Drug dealer (2 votes, stays until August 23)

Nominated 16 August, 2006; needs 4 votes by 23 August, 2006

Support

Comments

This deserves more than just being a redirect to Illegal drug trade. --Maitch 13:08, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mud (6 votes, stays until August 28)

Nominated 14 August, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by 28 August, 2006

Support

Comments

Pathetically stubby, but vast subject. Almost made it as our COTW a few weeks back, so re-nominating to see if we have more luck this time. SP-KP 20:54, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Definately in need of a major touchup. Not the most interesting subject, but fundamentally important to our history and survival. TransNique 01:49, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stop, drop, and roll (2 votes, stays until September 4, 2006 )

Nominated August 28, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 4, 2006

Support

Comments

It is a very notable subject tought throughout the world, but it's a stub. I think the article could be expanded, and could be better. --andrew 00:12, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Terrorism (6 votes, stays until September 6)

Nominated August 24, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 6, 2006

Support

Comments

Article is in terrible shape for such a crucial article, muddled, full of one-line sections, "does not represent a worldwide view" to a massive extent. Considering the number of hits this article must get, it should at least make sense. Lots of content there, but lots of formatting and aesthetic work to be done, as well as NPOVing. Jdcooper 16:49, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The article is in near-constant edit wars and has tons of long-standing arguments on the talk page. Much as I would like to see this article improved, I don't think it's a good candidate for this project. Kafziel 17:28, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Poker (1 vote, stays until September 7)

Nominated August 31, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 7, 2006

Support

Coasttocoast 03:03, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Very notable card game, article dosn't live up to its popularity--Coasttocoast 03:03, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Two-A-Days (2 votes, stays until September 8)

Nominated September 1, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 8, 2006

Support

Comments

I recently created this a few weeks ago. It's a new show om MTV, but the articles still a stub, and I think it could use some work. It's still an infant, and now it needs a parent.--andrew 13:46, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I honestly only watched this show once, but I'll vote for this article anyways, and try to help out as much as I can. mirageinred 00:14, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Childhood obesity (11 votes, stays until September 14)

Nominated August 24, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 14, 2006

Support

Comments

This is a huge topic that gets a lot of media coverage in Australia, the US, the UK and probably other countries. And our article is barely more than an ugly little stub. A massive amount could be written on the topic, with studies, media controversy, facts, figures etc etc. Stevage 09:21, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Queen's University (10 votes, stays until September 15)

Nominated August 25, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 15, 2006

Support

Comments

Please help on this article, lots of potential. User:Speedystickd 19:02, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Farmer (4 votes, stays until September 16)

Nominated September 9, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by September 23, 2006

Support

Comments

The occupation of about 3 (?) billion people worldwide, this article is a complete Americentric mess. EamonnPKeane 09:51, 9 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with both America-centric and mess. Espresso Addict 00:13, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Death (24 votes, stays until September 16)

Nominated July 29, 2006; needs at least 28 votes by September 16, 2006

Support

Comments

A major topic about which we should have an excellent and detailed article, but our article is littered with {{unreferenced|section}} tags and lists. Lukobe 20:39, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It could certainly use some improvement. Mike92591 16:18, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mafia (2 votes, stays until September 19)

Nominated September 12, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 19, 2006

Support

Comments

The article Mafia, much like many other organized crime articles such as La Cosa Nostra/Italian organized crime (both of which cover the same subject) and National Crime Syndicate, has become a mess containing poorly referenced material and common misconceptions further complicated by various internet resources. Taking into consideration the article has been used in at least one media source (see: [1]), this should be addressed at some point in the future. This matter is currently in discussion at WikiProject Organized crime.

Abercrombie & Fitch (10 votes, stays until September 22)

Nominated September 1, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by September 22, 2006

Support

Comments

People might remember this as a company that caters to teenyboppers. Not that I am in love with this brand but it is a very influential, successful and long-running company. Unfortuately, the article is becoming very messy. The article already has enough information. The formatting, grammar, tone, citations are all that's needed, so please vote for this article. mirageinred 17:17, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sawm (1 vote, stays until September 27)

Nominated September 20, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by September 27, 2006

Support

MP (talk) 15:11, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

The article needs to be improved by including more references and including more detailed information; the time is also ripe for improving this article (as Ramadan is approaching soon). MP (talk) 15:11, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Territorial marking (1 vote, stays until October 16)

Nominated October 9, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 16, 2006

Support

•S e an•gorter•^(Talk) 03:08, 9 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

A very important way of marking territory between animals. Deserves a longer article. •S e an•gorter•^(Talk) 03:08, 9 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bangkok (1 vote, stays until October 17)

Nominated October 10, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October, 2006

Support

Comments

Has a peer review so needed changes are outlined. Needs to be a better article for such a large city. Felixboy 12:33, 10 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Humour (2 votes, stays until October 13)

Nominated October 6, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 13, 2006

Support

Switchercat ^talk_cont 01:30, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 10:51, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
sendai 02:16, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

An article about a subject that's this universal, this complex, and this diverse should definitely get more attention and care. Switchercat ^talk_cont 01:30, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Let's aim for far better than start class! --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 10:51, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
When I saw that title I thought it was going to be about the four humours. What a disappointment. ;-) — RJH (talk) 21:57, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Geography of Manitoba (1 vote, stays until October 14)

Nominated October 7, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 21, 2006

Support

Showmanship is the key 16:33, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

I think this article can achieve Featured article status one day. Showmanship is the key 16:33, 7 October 2006 (UTC) It does need cleanyup and pics especially.[reply]

Kasabian (2 votes, stays until October 14)

Nominated October 7, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 14, 2006

Support

Comments

Ridiculously short, new album out. One of the best bands in Britain today should have a better article. King fish erswift 17:01, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nomad (5 votes, stays until October 11)

Nominated September 27, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by October 11, 2006

Support

Comments

A basic topic in anthropology, with barely more than one screens of body text.

McCormick Place (2 votes, stays until October 29)

Nominated October 22, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by October 29, 2006

Support

Forgot to sign in Mitch 20:26, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
_→AzaToth 14:54, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Needs work. There's not even a picture of the damn thing. With such a history, it should be FA status. Forgot to sign in last time Mitch 20:26, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
If it's true in it's assertion that it's the third largest in the world, a deecent article is appropriate. _→AzaToth 14:54, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Athletics (track and field)

6 votes, Nominated November 3, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by November 17, 2006 Overdue

Support

Comments

Candidate for inclusion in the CD selection, but the article is not very good. Largely unsourced. Very short compared to the popularity of the sport, and towards the end consisting mainly of lists and a way too large see also section. Punkmorten 09:03, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Confectionery

6 votes, Nominated November 5, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by November 19, 2006 Overdue

Support

Switchercat ^talk_cont 04:37, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
—EdGl 03:37, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gray Porpois e^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 20:45, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jeltz talk 18:25, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Piccadilly 20:24, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
BlueLotas 06:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Interesting stuff, and with a teeny weeny little page. Confectionery is culturally important, quite notable, and ... well, tasty. Let's get this page in shape. ;) Switchercat ^talk_cont 04:37, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Relevant to much of the world, but too US-centric right now. --Gray Porpois e^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 20:45, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What's strange about that is that it discusses several types of confectionary that barely even exist in the U.S., and I doubt that it was written by an American. Dekimasu 06:57, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that is true. However, the article discusses those confectionaries from an American English point-of-view. --Gray Porpois e^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 17:20, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Snus

2 votes, Nominated November 24, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 1, 2006 Overdue
Support

Comments

I feel that this is a rather important topic, and should be made into FA _→AzaToth 13:46, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
As a dedicated user of snus, I agree --Winterus 06:17, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Godwin's Law

8 votes, Nominated November 12, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by December 3, 2006 Overdue

Support

Comments

Best rule ever, way too short Dylan Lake (t·c·ε) 09:54, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Wow! How do you suggest we improve this article, Dylan? All that can be said, has been said, I reckon. BlueLotas 03:16, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Is that why you listed it for deletion? Grouse 09:19, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- why don't we leave the discussion on the AfD, on the AfD page. This doesn't seem like the place for such comments. --Ohms law 09:34, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
ROFL! OMG! LOL! Thz z da bezt artcle e4er! BlueLotas 01:27, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You know, voting for every other nomination would have been a better way to violate WP:POINT. Dekimasu 01:35, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea! BlueLotas 06:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh shucks. Dekimasu 06:37, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is still going...hahaha! I hope it wins. BlueLotas 05:10, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tarot

7 votes, Nominated November 22, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by December 6, 2006 Overdue
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Comments

Much of the text is written in poor style and no references are used to back any information up. Such a common thing in our culture deserves a better article. Sam 22:33, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Free content

6 votes, Nominated November 27, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by December 11, 2006 Overdue
Support

Sherool (talk) 00:39, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gray Porpoise_{Your wish is my command!} 02:38, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 08:35, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dylan Lake (t·c·ε) 08:49, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Zsinj^Talk 19:04, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Territory 04:17, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

As a free content Ensyclopedia this article should be important to us. An attempt to lift it towards featured status would be good. Sherool (talk) 00:39, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Needs references. We can do better than this. --Gray Porpoise_{Your wish is my command!} 02:38, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Box

11 votes, Nominated November 23, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by December 14, 2006 Overdue
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Comments

This article is in horrible condition! It was even put up for deletion as a dicdef! For such a common object, this should definitely be a good or even featured article. —EdGl 15:55, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's certainly in a terrible state - but it's a really tough article to write. The term is insanely general. Almost anything you could say about a box, you can come up with a counter-example (eg: "Boxes are cuboids"...argh - except for heart-shaped chocolate boxes...and cylindrical hat boxes...and...OK: "Boxes can be any shape". "Boxes are made from cardboard"...er...or wood, steel, aluminum, paper, plastic...OK "Boxes can be made of anything", how about "Boxes are for storing things in"...except musical boxes, which aren't. "Boxes were invented by..."...urgh...nevermind.) Is there anything you can say about boxes without so many caveats and exceptions as to make the article meaningless? I can't see how to improve it. I'm thinking this should be a disambiguation page that points to all of the various kinds of boxes and that there should not be an article about boxes in general at all. Either way - I'm not voting for it! SteveBaker 15:16, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That already exists, at Box (disambiguation). I put this article up for deletion - maybe I should have just made it a redirect? Does anyone have any idea how it could actually be improved? Vizjim 15:05, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Hopefully all of the people who voted to keep it in the AfD will be flocking in with their good ideas and offers of help...hopefully. SteveBaker 12:55, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Boxes have great cultural significance, particularly in folklore, literature and art, and the article should focus on that. Xanthoxyl 16:24, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ITV Play

3 votes, Nominated December 10, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 17, 2006 Overdue
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People have ruined this article and it needs to be neutral and clear like it once was, with clear show airing times and logos. Aleksander Shilling 15:21, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The logos that were in the article can't be re-added as they are in violation of WP:FAIR as explained on the talk page. Airing times can't be placed there either as they violate WP:NOT#DIR and WP:SPAM. I still agree it needs a major clean-up though. --tgheretford (talk) 16:14, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This section will be removed unless it receives 4 votes by 00:00 18 December 2006 UTC Diez2 18:53, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tropical cyclone

11 votes, Nominated November 26, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by December 17, 2006 Overdue
Support

Gray Porpo ise 21:16, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Issues with the article and needed improvements are already identified, so this one should be much easier. Tito xd^(?!?) 22:03, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Such a work can't be done alone. It mainly needs sources and organization. Hurricanehink (talk) 01:10, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. This article needs to go on a serious diet since numerous satellite articles now overlap significantly with the main article, which makes the main article look quite redundant. Thegreatdr 01:27, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Obvious need of organization. - SpLo T _{(*T* C+u+g+v)} 17:22, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Daniel Collins 19:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
--Territory 04:17, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Aerobird 21:03, 13 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jay32183 19:35, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
tina

Comments

Meteorologically important topic. It would be great to see this article featured on the Main Page. Gray Porpo ise 21:16, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
(NB: This the general name for a hurricane. Daniel Collins 19:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC))[reply]
This section will be removed unless it receives 12 votes by 00:00 18 December 2006 UTC Diez2 18:55, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Article

1 vote, Nominated December 12, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by December 19, 2006 Overdue
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Josh Parris#: 01:11, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

needs to be upgraded from a dicdef to an article Josh Parris#: 01:11, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- It really doesn't. Recury 21:51, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - It's a dab page, it's not supposed to be an article. Jay32183 21:55, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lunar Republic Society

1 vote, Nominated December 27, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by January 3, 2007 Overdue
Support

Djbaniel 00:30, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Needs encyclopedic documentation. Djbaniel 00:30, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Article was deleted under CSD G11. MER-C 09:59, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cross Florida Barge Canal

5 votes, Nominated December 13, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by December 27, 2006 Overdue
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Aerobird 21:07, 13 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Coemg e nus 15:23, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jay32183 19:22, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
FECfan 02:16, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
~~tina~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.206.146.140 (talk • contribs) 13:21, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

A pathetically short article in which the major proportion currently is taken up by a list of potential crossings. Needs a lot more meat on its bones for such a long-running idea and such a controversial project. Aerobird 21:07, 13 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Is it that controversial? I've lived in Florida for 20 years and I've never even heard of this. Recury 21:56, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It seems that it was at the time. Aerobird 04:10, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Poaching

10 votes, Nominated December 9, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by December 30, 2006 Overdue
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BlueLotas 01:10, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keesiewonder 17:03, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jeltz talk 21:09, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
btg2290^{(talk·contribs)} 21:23, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
s d 3 1 4 1 5 final exams! 17:33, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Blood red sandman 23:49, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
SpLo T _{(*T* C+u+g+v)} 06:18, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Need I say more? -- Ouishoebean / ^(talk) _{(Humour =))} 06:24, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
KFP (talk | contribs) 17:40, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Punkmorten 22:29, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

A major world problem; article is very minimal, and in dire need of expansion. It is little more than a dictionary entry at the moment. BlueLotas 01:10, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent idea! SuggestBot just alerted me to this article a couple days ago. Keesiewonder 17:03, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Union Station

2 votes, Nominated December 31, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by January 7, 2007 Overdue
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this is a pretty important article which has only minimal info 205.206.146.22 18:27, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I have removed this anon's vote per [2]. - SpLoT | '07 _(*C*+u+g) 15:10, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - It should be noted that the page linked to above is currently a disambiguation page. Some clarification of which particular Union Station is under discussion would help immensely. Also, it should be noted that anonymous users who are only identified by their IP addresses are not allowed to vote here. On that basis I am removing the above anonymous vote. If that party wishes to vote in earnest, I strongly suggest that they create an account here, as they will then be allowed to vote here.Badbilltucker 19:36, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]