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The following is an archived discussion of a featured list removal nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was kept by Dabomb87 00:35, 11 January 2011 [1].

List of Indianapolis Colts seasons

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Resolved comments from Giants2008 (27 and counting) 19:35, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This list was promoted almost three years ago, and it has not aged terribly well. There are several areas in which it fails to meet modern criteria:
  • The most glaring is the lack of references in the list. The lead is citation-free, and there are a few places where references are needed, like the team's background. Also, the links listed as references don't seem to verify any of the content in the table. Even if a Pro Football Reference team page link is added to cover the season records and playoff scores, the award winners will need citing as well, in addition to the notes.
  • The lead begins with an old-fashioned "This is a list of", which isn't the most engaging writing possible. On a brief scan, I also see a hyphen that should be an en dash (99-29). Also, the notes at the end of the lead would likely work better as footnotes.
  • Bolding is discouraged for text in tables; if the desire is to highlight something, italics are the way to do it without violating the MoS.
  • All of the playoff scores should be using en dashes instead of hyphens.
  • Per WP:ACCESS, colored items should be accompanied by a symbol.

It sounds like a lot of work to do, but I think the list is saveable. I'm willing to pitch in and offer a helping hand if serious work is being done. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 22:22, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


  • Update: I fixed the first sentence and removed bolding. Courcelles fixed dashes.—Chris!c/t 00:05, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Added a couple general references that verify most of what is in the table. More citations are still needed, though. Oh, and "By winning Super Bowl XLI the Colts became the only dome team to win a Super Bowl in an outdoor stadium" is no longer accurate, since the Saints won earlier this year in Miami. Just noticed that after I added the refs. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 22:57, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments - good to see folks pitching in to help with this and hopefully my comments will do nothing but continue the improvement.

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 19:12, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
*Would suggest an elegant rephrase of the 1953 thing so you say the franchise formed then, and don't explicitly mention "the list" as it currently does...
  • Lead is wholeheartedly unreferenced. Most of this would be fine until I read things like "Colts owner Robert Irsay moved the team to Indianapolis." and "By winning Super Bowl XLI the Colts became the only dome team to win a Super Bowl in an outdoor stadium." which may be common knowledge to some in the US, but is completely mystifying to me.
  • AFL is abbreviated before it's explained.
  • Dungy is overlinked.
  • "The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play"...
    • Wins->Won
    • Losses->Lost
    • regular season (referred to as Regular Season)
    • postseason (referred to as Post Season Play)
    • Work on that consistency.
  • What does a blank "Division" mean?
  • Notes are unreferenced.

The Rambling Man (talk) 19:05, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed several. The blank "Division" is already explained by one of the notes.—Chris!c/t 00:30, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Symbols are in, and it looks like Chris took care of the overlinking and consistency issues. References remain the major stumbling point. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 21:22, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Took me a while, but I was able to find references for all of the award winners. The lead and notes still need cites, but progress is being made. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 19:30, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've now added cites to the lead in all places where I felt they were needed, and reworded a couple things in the process. The notes remain uncited, and they should probably be split from the citations at this point. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 20:24, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Notes are now cited, at least the ones that needed them. That takes care of all my original comments. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 19:35, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as a result of good work by Giants2008, well done dude. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:33, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • To be honest, somebody not aware of the postseason rules will have a hard time understanding what "Wild Card Berth ¤ One-Game Playoff Berth" each mean, or what is their importance. I would suggest adding a note saying each of them what it means. Also, isn't it important if the team bets a bye for the wild card playoff game (like in 2009)? I would like to see this color-coded somehow. Nergaal (talk) 00:33, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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