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World War I

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Article is still a featured article.

It has several problems.

  • Virtually no citation, and very scanty suggested reading/sources
  • Inequitable coverage of the war, favouring the beginning and ending
  • Inadequate coverage of non-military aspects such as domestic politics, labour organisation, legal changes, finance, etc...
  • Although coverage is generally balanced, there is still missing information about secondary parties, ie. Serbia, Turkey Peregrine981 15:45, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep - it is good enough for me. -- ALoan (Talk) 15:49, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment - Didn't this just reach FA status not that long ago? 205.217.105.2 21:15, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Remove. Bottom line is I'd object if I saw this on FAC. Lot's of short paras. Timeline ('The spread of war') should be moved to Timeline of World War I. Aftermath section is a joke - 3 lines? That might have been impressive 2 or so years ago. Today it's a good article for Peer Review. It's close to FA, but not close enough. Take it down unless objections are adressed. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 21:00, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep'; that is not the bottom line at all for me. Filiocht | Blarneyman 08:02, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. If you see some things you don't like, go fix them. Add the things you think it needs. In general though, this is pretty good. - Taxman Talk 15:28, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment One of the main requirements for a featured articles is that it should be "Comprehensive: Covers the topic in its entirety; does not omit any major facts or details." However, this article omits large fields of knowledge, not simply a few facts or details. I have added much to this article, in fact there was absolutely no discussion of non-military aspects. However, I do not personally have an in depth personal knowlege of all such aspects, or of the progress of the war in the mid-east, balkans, italy, etc... I don't really buy the argument that it may not be featured quality, but it eventualy will be as an argument for keeping it. Peregrine981 02:59, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)
  • keep - this is a pretty good article, none of the above are good reasons to take it off the list.--Fenice 15:16, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • I've kept an eye on this article for a while, and I've never liked it much. It has improved quite a bit. At times it has been rather dismal. Still, I don't think this is quite up to the very high standards we like to hold ourselves to. WWI is a hugely important topic, and I think there's still significant room for improvement here. Everyking 07:18, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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