Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log/December 2003

Created FAC from original nomination here.

  • Revised Standard Version - This was my favorite article to write! I feel like this article is complete and free of errors and very readable. I might be biased... -- hoshie
    • Second--thorough and easily navigated. Jwrosenzweig 15:31, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Created FAC from original nomination here.

Added by Dinopup on 22:56, 6 December 2003

Created FAC from original nomination here.

  • Phonograph cylinder - If you don't like it, I'd like suggestions for improving it. Infrogmation 17:14, 12 Oct 2003 (UTC)
    • Great article, especially -- as I see it -- the implicit parallel between the demise of the phonograph cylinder and the audio/videotape. Professor Higgins might be mentioned. --KF 12:58, 22 Oct 2003 (UTC)
      • "If you nominate a page to which you have contributed all or a large majority of content, then it must be seconded by at least one more person in order to be accepted." (see above) Well then, where's the problem? --KF 15:26, 4 Nov 2003 (UTC)


Added by Filiocht on 16:32, 8 December 2003

  • Hubble Space Telescope - Well written, good (public domain) pictures, history of the mission as well as its future, everything you could ask for in an encyclopedia article. --zandperl 02:45, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Franks. Looks pretty complete to me. Sarge Baldy 02:19, Dec 12, 2003 (UTC)
  • Shakers - well-written. thorough. Kingturtle 05:03, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • I would support this - but some patching is required to repair the hole created by the recent move of material, from which Ann Lee was created. Mkmcconn 16:27, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • I added back in a shorter section on Mother Ann -- hopefully this addresses the issue... -- BCorr ¤ Брайен 16:48, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)
      • Thank you.
  • Thou - as complete as I know to make it, and I think it's fairly interesting for an article on grammar. Smerdis of Tlön 16:20, 10 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Ackermann function - I contributed a large amount to this article, and am even translating it over to es.wikipedia. I mention the use as a benchmark for compilers, and added a table of values. -- Pakaran 20:24, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • Second. If I could follow this, it can't be bad. Bmills 10:19, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)
      • added by Bmills 13:02, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Synapse Guaranteed to be unputdownable, or your money back. 168... 21:29, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • Synapse I don't fully understand. -- Pakaran 01:30, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
      • I've been very busy in the past few days, and am sorry. I read over that one, and I now second it :) -- Pakaran 03:15, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
      • added by Bmills 13:02, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Charles Ives - composer - Muriel Victoria 11:43, 3 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • Seconded. A really good introduction to Ives' life and work. Bmills 11:50, 3 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • added by Bmills 13:02, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Recertified by Wikipedia:Featured article review/Titanium on 2 January 2006

  • Titanium - self nomination. This is a reference article showing everything I want all the chemical element articles to be. If this isn't "brilliant prose" yet I would be very interested to know what else can be done to improve it (and then apply that to the whole WikiProject). --mav 07:47, 28 Nov 2003 (UTC)
    • Second. --snoyes 16:22, 29 Nov 2003 (UTC)
      • added by Bmills 15:24, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Baroque - educational. links nicely to other articles. Kingturtle 00:58, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Superman and Batman - a whole bunch of users have given exhaustive (yet entertaining) detail about these comic book characters. (I commend Kchishol1970 especially for his contributions.) --Modemac 23:24, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • Both seconded :ChrisG 00:56, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
      • added by Bmills 15:01, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Superman and Batman - a whole bunch of users have given exhaustive (yet entertaining) detail about these comic book characters. (I commend Kchishol1970 especially for his contributions.) --Modemac 23:24, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • Both seconded :ChrisG 00:56, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
      • added by Bmills 15:01, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • RISC - Very informative and easy to understand. -- Taku 18:14, Nov 8, 2003 (UTC)
    • added by Bmills 14:51, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Pumping lemma - the article seems complete. -- Taku 06:23, Nov 13, 2003 (UTC)
    • added by Bmills 14:51, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Zionism - Adam, Zero, and Danny, et al. have done a great job of putting together a lot of different takes on a complex subject without the "critics say" crutches that so many of our articles rely on. Somebody new to the topic could come out with lots of useful information. DanKeshet
    • Seconded. Learnt a lot reading that article. Seemed very balanced : ChrisG 01:04, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • Second that, especially the bit about non-use of "some say" weaseling. Dandrake 01:29, Dec 9, 2003 (UTC)
      • added by Bmills 14:51, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Villain - an excelent read, complete article (with quote too) Muriel Victoria 10:26, 29 Nov 2003 (UTC)
    • added by Bmills 14:51, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

(Nomination reproduced from here)

Franks. Looks pretty complete to me. Sarge Baldy 02:19, Dec 12, 2003 (UTC)