The Belfast article has been substantially re-worked, and it is the belief of some editors that it is Featured article status, or close to it. Please help with a review of the article to determine if this is the case and whether or not it is ready to be submitted as an FA candidate. Suggestions for improvements are extremely welcome. Mal 15:57, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
I think it's a pretty good article, but it will require much more work before it reaches FA status. Some general tips for improvement:
-An article of this size needs many more in-line citations. Eleven is just not enough. I would recommend at least 30, but maybe more. Also make sure that you have citations in every single section; it doesn't look good when whole sections go uncited. The sources you have cited also don't seem to be anything special. Yeah they're reputable all-right, but why not go for some books or respected travel guides? Some of the following claims could use citations:
In the 2001 census the population within the city limits (Belfast Urban Area) was 276,459, while 579,276 people lived in the Greater Belfast area or Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area.
or....
Belfast is the home of the News Letter, the oldest English language newspaper in the world still in publication.
You get my point. Get a whole lot more citations in there!
-The article needs a general expansion, everthing from the lead (make it like 2-3 good, solid paragraphs) to the many stubby sections and subsections. Subsections like 'Areas & districts' or 'Postcodes' are far too short. I don't know why the 2001 census has its own separate section either.
-The article needs a copyedit before it is nominated for FA. I would ask someone who has experience with these types of articles to do this.
-The History section needs to be first. Always.UberCryxic 17:06, 23 September 2006 (UTC)