Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Featured log/April 2011
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New York State Route 28
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4 articles
NY Route 28 joins the list of New York featured topic nominations, and again, replicating a similar topic in Michigan (M-28). This is about 3 years of work loaded into a 4 article FTC, and one considered for a long time. It is a co-nomination by User:TwinsMetsFan and I. This is also my first featured nomination of anything in 2011 so. :) Mitch32(20 Years of Life: Wikipedia 5:33) 10:13, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Confirming my co-nomination. All four articles are of high quality, and I believe this collection of articles is truly worthy of the name "featured topic". – TMF 19:38, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support - I cannot think of anything missing except for increasingly large overlap with the "non-naturally defined" topics: Wikipedia:Featured topics/State highways in Hamilton County, New York and Wikipedia:Featured topics/State highways in Warren County, New York. Nergaal (talk) 04:24, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
- Coincidentally, that was also a point raised during M-28's FTC. It's stunning how many parallels there are between the two like numbered routes... In any event, if the overlap does become an issue, I'd rather see those topics get eliminated in favor of this one. That, of course, was also the approach taken during M-28's FTC to resolve the issue. – TMF 05:19, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
- That's exactly my thinking also. Topics by highways instead of counties seems a lot more natural. Nergaal (talk) 16:49, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
- Coincidentally, that was also a point raised during M-28's FTC. It's stunning how many parallels there are between the two like numbered routes... In any event, if the overlap does become an issue, I'd rather see those topics get eliminated in favor of this one. That, of course, was also the approach taken during M-28's FTC to resolve the issue. – TMF 05:19, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support Seems complete. Adabow (talk · contribs) 08:09, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support - Meets criteria. Dough4872 00:22, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
- Support - distinct, solid topic of high quality. Disclaimer: I think I nominated the main NY 28 article for FA a couple years ago, but I don't consider myself a key contributor to its status. Juliancolton (talk) 00:43, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
- Closed with consensus to promote. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 02:35, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Homicide: Life on the Street (season 2)
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5 articles
- Contributor(s): Hunter Kahn
Season one is currently a nominee (below), and now season two is complete as well (with significantly fewer episodes than the first). — Hunter Kahn 00:36, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support Good work. Courcelles 04:28, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support - weird to such a short season. Nergaal (talk) 16:56, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support I reviewed one article for GA and after a quick read through the others are all fine, so I support this. -- Matthew RD 23:36, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support - Reviewed the season article, and the others are of the same high standard. GRAPPLE X 23:52, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support. Seeing only four episodes in a season made me check out this topic, and now I am better informed. JKBrooks85 (talk) 06:51, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
- Support: I reviewed one of the episodes, and have been keeping an eye on the rest. Very well-written and informative. Ruby2010 talk 04:34, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
- Support Zginder 2011-04-23T21:41Z (UTC)
- Close with consensus to promote. - GamerPro64 (talk) 01:50, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
In the Zone
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7 articles
I am nominating this for a good topic because I think it meets the criteria. The seven articles are GA. --Xwomanizerx (talk) 00:11, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support - everything looks in order. I see no reason to oppose. Good job! :)--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 00:36, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support But pipe the video album to In the Zone (video). Adabow (talk · contribs) 06:37, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support - everything, including the In the Zone (video), are good articles. - Sauloviegas (talk) 17:41, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support complete. Nergaal (talk) 23:27, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support – Looks faboulous. — Legolas (talk2me) 14:41, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support – everything looks good! Novice7 (talk) 13:41, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support – a perfect featured topic! ℥nding·start 02:32, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
- Support, but I'm just wondering if I've Just Begun (Having My Fun) should be included? you know, since it was included on the bonus CD for the In the Zone video release. Pancake (talk) 17:43, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
- Hmmm.. I didn't see that. Maybe it should be included? I'm not sure though, it's a bonus track.. Novice7 (talk) 15:19, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
- Looks like it was also available as a free download on the Wal-Mart edition of the album. Pancake (talk) 16:20, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
- The intro says "and originally recorded for In the Zone." Since it is already GA, it might as well be included. Nergaal (talk) 01:22, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
- Added. Xwomanizerx (talk) 09:14, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
- The intro says "and originally recorded for In the Zone." Since it is already GA, it might as well be included. Nergaal (talk) 01:22, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
- Looks like it was also available as a free download on the Wal-Mart edition of the album. Pancake (talk) 16:20, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
- Support Zginder 2011-04-23T21:45Z (UTC)
- Close with consensus to promote. - GamerPro64 (talk) 01:49, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Wanderers F.C. honours
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6 articles
Although now forgotten by all except for football historians, the Wanderers dominated English football in the 1870s, winning five of the first seven FA Cup Finals. This topic includes the main article on the club and the articles on all five of their Cup Final victories. I realise this is a different format to existing FT/GTs on football clubs, but given the very different era in which they played, I don't think the "standard" format would work. Let me know your thoughts, anyway....... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 17:21, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
- How about changing the topic title to "FA Cup Finals won by Wanderers F.C." (or something much more elegant)? Adabow (talk · contribs) 19:13, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah, I think this definitely needs to be piped like that, or else the topic is incomplete. Staxringold talkcontribs
- So done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:46, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
- Piping was the wrong term to use, as now that makes the link misleading. I would change the lead to "FA Cups won by Wanderers F.C.". Staxringold talkcontribs 20:47, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry, my mistake, hopefully now fixed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:51, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support Definitely a complete topic now. Adabow (talk · contribs) 23:03, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support Nice work. Harrias talk 11:52, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- Why not name it Wanderers F.C. successes? Nergaal (talk) 23:08, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- Because they may have had successes other than winning FC cups. Also just noticed, a book needs to be created. Adabow (talk · contribs) 03:32, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
- Those successes would probably not be notable enough to be covered by articles though. Nergaal (talk) 05:15, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
- I have changed it to "Wanderers F.C. honours", as that's the term used in English football. They did not win any other honours as no other competitions existed in association football at the time. Will do the book thing later today when I have figured out how to do it........ -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:48, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
- Those successes would probably not be notable enough to be covered by articles though. Nergaal (talk) 05:15, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support interesting topic... and is always nice to see soccer articles getting improved. igordebraga ≠ 02:12, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
- Support as the topic seems complete. Nergaal (talk) 01:20, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
- Support Zginder 2011-04-24T18:54Z (UTC)
- Support. Excellent work. Argyle 4 Lifetalk 21:38, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
- Close with consensus to promote. - GamerPro64 (talk) 01:48, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Homicide: Life on the Street (season 1)
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10 articles
- Contributor(s): Hunter Kahn
Been working on this for a while, and now that all are GA, I believe the topic's all set. Season two will (hopefully) be coming up soon as well. — Hunter Kahn 01:46, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support - I have reviewed two of these articles for GA nominations, and was impressed at their standard. As a collection I feel that this is a nice little nugget of information, presented well and written in a suitable manner. I would be glad to read this topic as an encyclopaedic source, and I support it based on that, GRAPPLE X 03:04, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support Nice work. Seems to be complete. Adabow (talk · contribs) 10:39, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support appears complete. Nergaal (talk) 06:15, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support Good work on a somewhat older show. Courcelles 04:23, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
- Closed with consensus to promote. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 03:05, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
- Contributor(s): GaryColemanFan
These four brothers competed as professional wrestlers, although obviously under different last names. All articles are listed as Good Articles, and the references are up-to-date. If a picture is necessary, there is one on the Yvon Cormier article, although it shows only one of the four brothers. --GaryColemanFan (talk) 21:52, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
- Just a little comment, but the GTC suggests there be a template interlinking all of the articles. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:50, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
- It seems redundant to me, as the articles are contain links to each other already. If anyone else agrees that a template should be added, though, I'm certainly willing to add it. GaryColemanFan (talk) 02:23, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
- I added a template. GaryColemanFan (talk) 05:53, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
- Cool, thanks. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 06:20, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
- I added a template. GaryColemanFan (talk) 05:53, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
- I suggest moving Kay to the second column, so that there are only two cols. You also need to create a book and add an image. Adabow (talk · contribs) 00:43, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
- This has become quite the exercise in learning coding. Fortunately, someone adjusted the columns--I had already spent half an hour on them in the first place, so the help was greatly appreciated. I created a book, although I still don't understand what it is, and I added an image. GaryColemanFan (talk) 05:53, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support Seems complete. And by the way, a book is a collection of articles that can be downloaded as a PDF or ordered as a physical book. Adabow (talk · contribs) 03:11, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- This has become quite the exercise in learning coding. Fortunately, someone adjusted the columns--I had already spent half an hour on them in the first place, so the help was greatly appreciated. I created a book, although I still don't understand what it is, and I added an image. GaryColemanFan (talk) 05:53, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
- Question should Bobby and Rudy's articles be merged into the family one? It is not obvious to me why that would not be the case. Nergaal (talk) 07:12, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
- No, they are both individually notable and meet GNG due to coverage of their individual careers. GaryColemanFan (talk) 16:25, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
Ahh, the waiting game sucks. Let's play Hungry Hungry Hippos! GaryColemanFan (talk) 22:47, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
- I am having second-thoughts about supporting a topic with Bobby and Rudy, since neither of them exemplify wikipedia's best. If they are expanded more, I would have no worries in supporting this. Nergaal (talk) 01:26, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
- Closed with consensus to promote. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 03:36, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
The Time of Our Lives
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5 articles
All of material related to the EP is of GA status and, therefore, I believe the EP should be GT. -- ipodnano05 * leave@message 23:48, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
- I am not super keen on having topics on EPs which contain mostly re-releases and remixes, but the first two songs do appear to be primarily part of the EP. Nergaal (talk) 00:15, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
- The EP is made of 7 songs, six original to the EP and one live. And a bonus track for the international version that was "The Climb". It is mainly original. -- ipodnano05 * leave@message 00:21, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support you are right. Nergaal (talk) 07:08, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support. The singles are GA's, that's what counts. I'm torn on The Climb, since it wasn't a single, nor was it on most versions of the EP (I'm assuming). However, since it's already a GA, I don't see the harm in including it. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:53, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support Seems complete. Adabow (talk · contribs) 17:36, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- Comment "Party in the U.S.A." has at least one broken reference. At least "The Climb" also has some dead links. See book report for details. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 07:21, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- They were fixed. -- ipodnano05 * leave@message 02:13, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
- The Climb still has deadlinks... Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 22:56, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
- See http://toolserver.org/%7Edispenser/cgi-bin/webchecklinks.py/The_Climb_(song). It's one of the allmusic links. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 16:26, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
- I can't find it. -- ipodnano05 * leave@message 05:33, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
- Support Even if I feel dirty voting for a topic with Party in the USA in it. :) Staxringold talkcontribs 20:52, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
- Closed with consensus to promote. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 03:10, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
Breakout
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6 articles
I believe the topic is certainly deserving of GT status because all of the articles are GA. Last time, the tour article was missing, but it's done now. -- ipodnano05 * leave@message 23:38, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support But I think you should either remove the "Rock Mafia Remix" text or pipe to "See You Again" (Rock Mafia Remix). Adabow (talk · contribs) 23:51, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
Done
- Support as long as a book is created and a better image is chosen. Nergaal (talk) 00:07, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
- A book is already created and the image has nothing to do with promoting the album to GT. -- ipodnano05 * leave@message 00:23, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support Good job. — Novice7 (talk) 04:06, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
- Comment BTW, at least "Breakout" and "Fly on the Wall" have deadlinks in them. See book report for details. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 07:25, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- They were fixed. -- ipodnano05 * leave@message 15:48, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
- Well there are still deadlinks in them... ? Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 22:55, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
- I can't find them. -- ipodnano05 * leave@message 05:34, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
- #11 in Breakout and #25 in FOTW. Adabow (talk · contribs) 05:42, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
- Support So much Miley! Staxringold talkcontribs 20:54, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support great work! Pancake (talk) 20:39, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
- Closed with consensus to promote. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 02:42, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
8 articles
- Contributor(s): Hurricanehink
There once was an additional article on Heidi, but it got merged due to lack of notability. The topic is complete, and I don't think any of the other storms could get articles. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:11, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support, with the disclosure that I created the Beth article. Juliancolton (talk) 00:50, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support looks complete. Nergaal (talk) 07:06, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
- Comment there are deadlinks in (at least) Tropical Storm Doria and Hurricane Irene–Olivia. See book report for details, and links to verify the other articles as well (and other resources too, link disambiguation resolver, etc...). Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 02:06, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
- K, should be good. Also, I added a lot more satellite pics. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:50, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support impressive series of articles, all of which are nicely written. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 00:44, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
- Close with consensus to promote. - GamerPro64 (talk) 22:48, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
25 articles
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- Contributor(s): Hurricanehink, Cyclonebiskit
Really big, long-term topic. I hope you don't mind me flooding a little bit, but I'm too excited to pass this topic up. This is a topic of all of the articles on storms that existed outside of the normal hurricane season. They are meteorological outliers, for sure. It's the biggest topic nomination yet from the WPTC, so I hope you all find it acceptable! --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 23:00, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
- Alright, after thinking about it further (and reading WP:PRECISION), I moved Epsilon back to Hurricane Epsilon. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:44, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
- Is there one missing storm? Nergaal (talk) 00:16, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- I don't think so. The topic should include all off-season storms that have articles. That said, there are several off-season storms without articles, but they either don't have the information or aren't otherwise notable enough. I mistakenly forgot to remove one article from the template, if that's what you were referring. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:23, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- Actually, per the concerns of another hurricane editor, I went ahead and included all known off-season storms in the template. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:56, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- Why is Hurricane Epsilon located as Meteorological history of Hurricane Epsilon? That doesn't seem to make much sense. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books}
- Unlike the other articles, which have a proper impact section along the lines of most other articles, Epsilson's is formatted as a meteorological article, such as Meteorological history of Hurricane Wilma. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 15:31, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- Why is Hurricane Epsilon located as Meteorological history of Hurricane Epsilon? That doesn't seem to make much sense. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books}
- Actually, per the concerns of another hurricane editor, I went ahead and included all known off-season storms in the template. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:56, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- I don't think so. The topic should include all off-season storms that have articles. That said, there are several off-season storms without articles, but they either don't have the information or aren't otherwise notable enough. I mistakenly forgot to remove one article from the template, if that's what you were referring. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:23, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- There are 26 entries in Category:Off-season Atlantic tropical cyclones. Nergaal (talk) 07:30, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- Two are user sandboxes. Juliancolton (talk) 10:36, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support but I suggest to pipe the articles consistently so they look uniform in the template. Nergaal (talk) 00:58, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
- Two are user sandboxes. Juliancolton (talk) 10:36, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support - I maintain that the Epsilon namechange is really silly, but the topic as a whole is quite a major accomplishment. In the interest of fairness, I guess I should point out that I wrote at least one of the articles. Juliancolton (talk) 12:41, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
- Support, very nice topic. BTW, there are at least 3 dead links in these articles (see the book report for details). It's hardly a reason to oppose however. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 07:06, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- Should be good now. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 15:08, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- Close with consensus to promote. - GamerPro64 (talk) 22:55, 5 April 2011 (UTC)