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2005
June 13 promoted 10 failed
July 20 promoted 8 failed
August 14 promoted 9 failed
September 3 promoted 8 failed
October 7 promoted 2 failed
November 7 promoted 6 failed 1 removed
December 6 promoted 4 failed
2006
January 11 promoted 11 failed 1 removed
February 3 promoted 8 failed 1 kept
March 13 promoted 11 failed 2 kept
April 10 promoted 5 failed 1 removed
May 10 promoted 7 failed 1 kept
June 9 promoted 10 failed
July 10 promoted 9 failed 1 kept
August 10 promoted 7 failed 1 kept
September 5 promoted 7 failed
October 8 promoted 10 failed 1 removed
November 11 promoted 8 failed 2 kept
December 20 promoted 11 failed
2007
January 18 promoted 11 failed
February 11 promoted 11 failed
March 12 promoted 10 failed 1 kept
April 20 promoted 17 failed 1 kept
May 23 promoted 14 failed
June 22 promoted 9 failed 1 kept
July 29 promoted 20 failed 2 kept/1 removed
August 41 promoted 15 failed 3 removed
September 42 promoted 11 failed 1 kept/1 removed
October 43 promoted 17 failed 2 kept
November 40 promoted 18 failed
December 38 promoted 15 failed 2 removed
2008
January 46 promoted 18 failed 6 removed
February 34 promoted 16 failed 10 removed/3 kept
March 65 promoted 9 failed 4 removed/2 kept
April 48 promoted 25 failed 2 removed/2 kept
May 50 promoted 39 failed 1 removed
June 46 promoted 23 failed/2 quick-failed 4 removed/1 kept
July 85 promoted 27 failed/10 quick-failed 3 removed/2 kept
August 58 promoted 52 failed/7 quick-failed 4 removed/1 kept
September 59 promoted 33 failed/5 quick-failed 3 removed/1 kept
October 75 promoted 30 failed/2 quick-failed 5 removed
November 86 promoted 13 failed 8 removed/5 kept
December 70 promoted 11 failed 3 removed/2 kept
2009
January 63 promoted 16 failed 3 removed/1 kept
February 62 promoted 24 failed/1 quick-failed 4 removed/1 kept
March 47 promoted 14 failed 4 removed/1 kept
April 47 promoted 15 failed 13 removed/2 kept
May 28 promoted 19 failed 15 removed/2 kept
June 56 promoted 14 failed 16 removed/4 kept
July 45 promoted 21 failed 9 removed/5 kept
August 37 promoted 15 failed 8 removed/6 kept
September 25 promoted 11 failed 3 removed/4 kept
October 40 promoted 13 failed 2 removed/4 kept
November 26 promoted 9 failed 2 removed/1 kept
December 24 promoted 14 failed 4 removed/0 kept
2010
January 30 promoted 13 failed 2 removed/2 kept
February 39 promoted 23 failed 0 removed/8 kept
March 38 promoted 20 failed 2 removed/1 kept
April 35 promoted 10 failed 3 removed/1 kept
May 30 promoted 7 failed 2 removed/2 kept
June 33 promoted 6 failed 0 removed/2 kept
July 36 promoted 15 failed 1 removed/5 kept
August 31 promoted 10 failed 3 removed/0 kept
September 36 promoted 13 failed 1 removed/3 kept
October 23 promoted 13 failed 3 removed/0 kept
November 22 promoted 10 failed 2 removed/2 kept
December 26 promoted 7 failed 3 removed/2 kept
2011
January 16 promoted 13 failed 6 removed/2 kept
February 28 promoted 11 failed 5 removed/2 kept
March 21 promoted 6 failed 1 removed/1 kept
April 17 promoted 8 failed 6 removed/1 kept
May 21 promoted 14 failed 2 removed/2 kept
June 21 promoted 10 failed 0 removed/4 kept
July 29 promoted 9 failed 2 removed/1 kept
August 19 promoted 21 failed 0 removed/5 kept
September 22 promoted 8 failed 1 removed/0 kept
October 23 promoted 3 failed 3 removed/0 kept
November 13 promoted 2 failed 2 removed/0 kept
December 13 promoted 9 failed 1 removed/1 kept
2012
January 18 promoted 9 failed 0 removed/1 kept
February 21 promoted 5 failed 0 removed/0 kept
March 17 promoted 8 failed 1 removed/1 kept
April 11 promoted 4 failed 0 removed/0 kept
May 8 promoted 16 failed 3 removed/1 kept
June 14 promoted 15 failed 2 removed/1 kept
July 18 promoted 7 failed 5 removed/1 kept
August 42 promoted 6 failed 3 removed/2 kept
September 26 promoted 6 failed 1 removed/2 kept
October 28 promoted 15 failed 5 removed/0 kept
November 20 promoted 8 failed 2 removed/3 kept
December 16 promoted 14 failed 4 removed/2 kept
2013
January 19 promoted 12 failed 4 removed/3 kept
February 22 promoted 8 failed 0 removed/1 kept
March 19 promoted 13 failed 0 removed/3 kept
April 19 promoted 4 failed 0 removed/2 kept
May 17 promoted 7 failed 1 removed/1 kept
June 24 promoted 7 failed 0 removed/1 kept
July 23 promoted 9 failed 0 removed/0 kept
August 15 promoted 7 failed 0 removed/0 kept
September 26 promoted 9 failed 0 removed/0 kept
October 13 promoted 13 failed 1 removed/1 kept
November 12 promoted 7 failed 1 removed/0 kept
December 8 promoted 3 failed 2 removed/0 kept
2014
January 13 promoted 10 failed 0 removed/0 kept
February 12 promoted 10 failed 3 removed/0 kept
March 28 promoted 8 failed 0 removed/0 kept
April 16 promoted 5 failed 0 removed/1 kept
May 15 promoted 6 failed 1 removed/1 kept
June 11 promoted 6 failed 0 removed/0 kept
July 18 promoted 11 failed 0 removed/1 kept
August 12 promoted 7 failed 1 removed/1 kept
September 16 promoted 13 failed 0 removed/0 kept
October 9 promoted 12 failed 1 removed/0 kept
November 14 promoted 7 failed 1 removed/1 kept
December 5 promoted 7 failed 2 removed/2 kept
2015
January 17 promoted 9 failed 2 removed/0 kept
February 13 promoted 5 failed 0 removed/0 kept
March 15 promoted 11 failed 0 removed/1 kept
April 17 promoted 5 failed 11 removed/2 kept
May 15 promoted 9 failed 3 removed/0 kept
June 14 promoted 4 failed 6 removed/0 kept
July 22 promoted 9 failed 1 removed/1 kept
August 29 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/0 kept
September 26 promoted 4 failed 1 removed/6 kept
October 18 promoted 11 failed 0 removed/1 kept
November 23 promoted 8 failed 4 removed/1 kept
December 10 promoted 4 failed 1 removed/0 kept
2016
January 16 promoted 10 failed 5 removed/0 kept
February 8 promoted 4 failed 0 removed/0 kept
March 10 promoted 6 failed 1 removed/0 kept
April 12 promoted 6 failed 2 removed/0 kept
May 14 promoted 9 failed 0 removed/0 kept
June 16 promoted 6 failed 2 removed/0 kept
July 9 promoted 4 failed 0 removed/1 kept
August 17 promoted 7 failed 0 removed/0 kept
September 21 promoted 11 failed 0 removed/0 kept
October 8 promoted 5 failed 2 removed/2 kept
November 8 promoted 4 failed 1 removed/0 kept
December 10 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/0 kept
2017
January 14 promoted 9 failed 2 removed/1 kept
February 13 promoted 7 failed 1 removed/0 kept
March 10 promoted 3 failed 0 removed/0 kept
April 16 promoted 6 failed 3 removed/2 kept
May 16 promoted 1 failed 0 removed/0 kept
June 12 promoted 5 failed 1 removed/0 kept
July 10 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/0 kept
August 19 promoted 2 failed 2 removed/2 kept
September 15 promoted 6 failed 1 removed/1 kept
October 15 promoted 3 failed 0 removed/0 kept
November 19 promoted 3 failed 1 removed/0 kept
December 25 promoted 3 failed 0 removed/0 kept
2018
January 25 promoted 3 failed 1 removed/0 kept
February 22 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/1 kept
March 15 promoted 2 failed 1 removed/0 kept
April 16 promoted 6 failed 0 removed/0 kept
May 12 promoted 3 failed 0 removed/0 kept
June 16 promoted 1 failed 2 removed/1 kept
July 12 promoted 0 failed 1 removed/0 kept
August 14 promoted 3 failed 4 removed/0 kept
September 11 promoted 3 failed 0 removed/0 kept
October 14 promoted 4 failed 0 removed/0 kept
November 13 promoted 4 failed 0 removed/2 kept
December 10 promoted 5 failed 0 removed/0 kept
2019
January 10 promoted 7 failed 1 removed/0 kept
February 10 promoted 0 failed 0 removed/0 kept
March 17 promoted 2 failed 2 removed/0 kept
April 11 promoted 9 failed 2 removed/1 kept
May 15 promoted 5 failed 1 removed/0 kept
June 10 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/0 kept
July 12 promoted 2 failed 2 removed/3 kept
August 11 promoted 2 failed 1 removed/0 kept
September 7 promoted 0 failed 1 removed/0 kept
October 8 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/0 kept
November 13 promoted 1 failed 0 removed/0 kept
December 10 promoted 3 failed 1 removed/1 kept
2020
January 11 promoted 7 failed 0 removed/2 kept
February 10 promoted 2 failed 3 removed/0 kept
March 8 promoted 0 failed 1 removed/0 kept
April 21 promoted 2 failed 1 removed/1 kept
May 20 promoted 3 failed 0 removed/0 kept
June 25 promoted 4 failed 1 removed/3 kept
July 15 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/0 kept
August 26 promoted 4 failed 0 removed/0 kept
September 17 promoted 1 failed 0 removed/0 kept
October 15 promoted 4 failed 2 removed/0 kept
November 15 promoted 5 failed 1 removed/0 kept
December 21 promoted 4 failed 2 removed/1 kept
2021
January 24 promoted 4 failed 0 removed/0 kept
February 7 promoted 0 failed 2 removed/0 kept
March 21 promoted 8 failed 4 removed/0 kept
April 20 promoted 4 failed 2 removed/2 kept
May 14 promoted 6 failed 1 removed/0 kept
June 17 promoted 1 failed 0 removed/1 kept
July 15 promoted 1 failed 0 removed/0 kept
August 16 promoted 2 failed 1 removed/1 kept
September 11 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/1 kept
October 23 promoted 1 failed 2 removed/1 kept
November 10 promoted 1 failed 1 removed/0 kept
December 9 promoted 1 failed 0 removed/1 kept
2022
January 21 promoted 1 failed 1 removed/1 kept
February 10 promoted 2 failed 2 removed/2 kept
March 20 promoted 0 failed 3 removed/1 kept
April 17 promoted 2 failed 1 removed/0 kept
May 20 promoted 2 failed 1 removed/0 kept
June 2 promoted 3 failed 0 removed/0 kept
July 13 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/0 kept
August 22 promoted 5 failed 1 removed/0 kept
September 10 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/0 kept
October 10 promoted 4 failed 3 removed/0 kept
November 9 promoted 1 failed 0 removed/0 kept
December 15 promoted 2 failed 1 removed/0 kept
2023
January 10 promoted 3 failed 0 removed/0 kept
February 12 promoted 4 failed 0 removed/2 kept
March 19 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/1 kept
April 12 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/0 kept
May 19 promoted 2 failed 0 removed/0 kept
June 19 promoted 4 failed 1 removed/0 kept
July 16 promoted 5 failed 2 removed/0 kept
August 19 promoted 4 failed 0 removed/0 kept
September 24 promoted 1 failed 0 removed/0 kept
October 22 promoted 1 failed 0 removed/0 kept
November 14 promoted 1 failed 0 removed/1 kept
December 15 promoted 0 failed 1 removed/0 kept
2024
January 13 promoted 2 failed 1 removed/0 kept
February 17 promoted 2 failed 1 removed/3 kept
March 26 promoted 5 failed 1 removed/2 kept
April 27 promoted 4 failed 0 removed/0 kept
May 34 promoted 5 failed 3 removed/0 kept
June 29 promoted 6 failed 1 removed/0 kept
July 36 promoted 3 failed 1 removed/2 kept
August 35 promoted 1 failed 1 removed/0 kept
September 23 promoted 5 failed 3 removed/0 kept

Kept

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 Knowledge (XXG) talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was kept by Dabomb87 21:27, 21 July 2010 .


Notified: WT:CFB, User talk:Avenged Eightfold

Due to continuous edit warring over the Reggie Bush Heisman Trophy, list appears to no longer meet criteria #6. Smashville 19:41, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

  • Comment (edit conflict) I don't think I've ever seen a Featured item (article or list) lose its status because of edit-warring, and it does seem silly that its status should be imperilled over such a minor point in the grand scheme of things. I'm surprised nobody has sought page-protection to try and enforce a moratorium on editing by IPs (who seem to be carrying out the bulk of the edit-warring) until there is a consensus as to how to handle the situation. (And per Dabomb's comment on Obamafan70's wise suggestion). Bencherlite 19:52, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Comment While we're here I might as well say that the {{citation needed}} needs removing, and the shade of the red used for Reggie makes the line utterly unreadable. But I agree with the above. This lists's issues are small and could easily have been dealt with without the need for an FLRC. --WFC-- 19:58, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Withdraw. Entirely willing to withdraw here. Upon further review, we appear to have some good editors watching the page to keep it in check. --Smashville 21:20, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
I must say that I am impressed at the quick fix of this article. Thanks to all who help resolved this issue before I even got the chance to check it out. A8x (talk) 00:09, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.
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 Knowledge (XXG) talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was kept by Dabomb87 23:17, 20 July 2010 .


Notified: NapHit, WikiProject Football

I am nominating this for featured list removal because it seriously lacks any references in the lead or in the table itself. One external link?? The lead needs to get looked over in order to verify its contents. And the image used is suspected of being a copyright infringment. Jamen Somasu (talk) 11:17, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Image replaced with one from Commons, that was easy to fix....... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 13:06, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
The lead still has incorrect information as well as many unverified statements. The table of winners lacks almost any sources. And the image used is more of a copyright violation than the one before and it has been set to become speedily deleted.
Even giving it a bird's view, anyone can tell this isn't even close to being FL material. How did it ever get promoted is beyond me. Jamen Somasu (talk) 15:18, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Comments from Rambo's Revenge (talk · contribs)

  • Okay, I've substituted all the templates of article parts for Knowledge (XXG):Accessibility reasons as first cited at this FLC (I believe). I've redirected templates to article sections to preserve GFDL. Also I've moved to a WP:REFGROUP system and will look to nest references within some of the second "group" of notes.
    • I was about to mention this too but you caught it.
  • RE: External links. "A lack of external links or a small number of external links is not a reason to add external links."
    • That's right. But those are criteria set for any article. The criteria for all feature content must be exemplary. ONE external link for a competition that has been around for nearly 6 decades is far from being noted as a FL. It does not meet the FLC at section 3; as a matter of fact, it is highly ignored.
      • And the existence of this list is in violation of wikipedia's policy on CF; the entire information on this list can be found on the parent article. Either the tables on the parent article be removed or this page should be eliminated but we can't have two seperate articles showing the same information.
  • "many unverified statements." - putting in citation needed tags would be helpful here. But if they are just statistics summarised from the later tables it does not need an explicit reference (provided the information in the tables is referenced).
    • Ok, I will break it down: the entire lead needs sources, references, something...it is obvious that three references for a whole page is far from meeting the forementioned section. I don't even need to go beyond the first sentence: "The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal association football competition established in 1956"...1956 or 1955? Which one?
    • The entire lead needs references and sources. That is what prevents it from being scrutinized. Once again, with such glaring errors like the above, it is highly surprising that it got promoted.
  • I agree the referencing is a bit weak and I'll see what I can do.

Rambo's Revenge (talk) 17:33, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

    • I recommend you gather some people and start now. I strongly recommend that this list becomes demoted immediately. BTW, two of those 6 links you have lead to the main UEFA page meaning they are worthless. Jamen Somasu (talk) 17:53, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
      • Jamen, article improvement is always preferred to immediate removal as FL; as long as changes are ongoing this FLRC will remain open (within a reasonable time frame). Dabomb87 (talk) 18:22, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
      • As for "two of those 6 links you have lead to the main UEFA page". There is no "you have", this is not an article I have ever worked on before today. However, they are now all fixed. This process is about improving lists so making constructive comments is much more helpful than "this delisted immediately". Rambo's Revenge (talk) 19:17, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
        • All right...then, the entire lead needs to be revised. The lead is three paragraphs long and only 6 sentences can be verified. Incorrect information still exists. No final on the table of winners has references. The mere existence of that page is against Wiki's policy on content forking; either this list needs to go or the lists here...im short, the list needs a lot of work. Jamen Somasu (talk) 19:50, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

At the suggestion of WFCforLife and the blatant double copy that this article has become, I have suggested that this article be merged with its parent article (although the process has long started) since we effectively have two different articles showing the exact, same information. Here is the talk page.Jamen Somasu (talk) 02:06, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

  • Update. I've cited all the lead. Also the table is now completely referenced (sources on the column heading). I've added some tooltip functionality to hover and reveal penalty scores while keeping the slightly longer system where WP:ACCESS issue exist. What I think needs doing still:
    • RSSF gives the attendance figures but I want to double check they are all right (I think I found one mistake before) before I put the reference on the column heading.
    • Nest some references into the notes, such as referencing eligibilty, disqualification etc.
  • If there is anything outside this that people think need doing please comment what and I'll see what I can do. Rambo's Revenge (talk) 20:47, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
As far as I have seen, criteria one has been met (unless there are any objections). Criteria 3, in my opinion, is still lacking since the list is far from being comprehensive. Every edition needs a reference. For example, look at this list which is a FLC. If you go down to the actual table, you will see references on the right. Click on, say...the reference for the 1995 Recopa Sudamericana between Independiente and Vélez Sarsfield. If you do, it will take you to a link directing you to Independiente's trophy room, specifically the Recopa they won.
This is what I mean when I said that everything on the table of winners needs to be referenced. I know every club that has achieved anything has a trophy page, and some even go into details like the example shown above. Every edition needs to have winning club's official site backing each edition won.
Why should it be done? Because the list now, while passable, is mediocre: the bulk of the list is backed up only by one source (UEFA). You're telling me you can't find 20+ references on a tournament that has been around for over half-a-century? Technically, there is nothing I could object now. It just seems that, rather than trying to make top-notch lists like the list I have proposed (which has been butchered to death), we are just promoting mediocrity if we let this go. Jamen Somasu (talk) 21:28, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
Your constant referal to Recopa is bordering on WP:POINTY. We are not discussing that list. I could use 55 different UEFA and 55 different RSSF citations but what is the point when it is all covered by current refs 9 and 10 it is just WP:CITEKILL. As you said there are no grounds to object now. Could it be better, yes, but remember no article can be perfect. If there is something your really want, you are welcome to add it yourself.
Rambo's Revenge (talk) (a.k.a the butcher of featured candidacies) :p. 21:59, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
  • I concur with Sandman that notes 1-10 need inline citations. I always have and always will defend stand-alone usage of BBC, but the football specific acronyms UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) and FIFA (International Football Association Board) should be spelt out at least once. After that's done I think this is a definite Keep. WFC (talk) 03:16, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

* Note: The nominator of this FLRC has been blocked indefinitely for sockpuppetry --WFC-- 18:45, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

  • Question on references. What exactly needs to be referenced? Refs 1-10 won't be a problem. What about things like "No Greek clubs entered the competition from the 1955–56 season to the 1957–58 season" and "Romanian clubs did not enter the inaugural competition." Sure I could reference the general RSSSF tournament pages and there would be no Greek or Romanian club, but is it worth it? I've done the withdrawals, disqualifications and Monaco situation. Rambo's Revenge (talk) 19:51, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.
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 Knowledge (XXG) talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was kept by Dabomb87 23:17, 20 July 2010 .


Notified: WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles

I am nominating this for featured list removal because it fails criterion 2 (not much in the lead) and has no inline citations. The table itself looks nice, but it cannot be an FL if it fails those other two points. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 19:30, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

  • weak Strong keep Sandman888 (talk) 18:46, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
  • it's scientific. Knowledge (XXG) has too much sports and entertainment (I'm as guilty as the next guy, I know), it is my belief that material pertaining to science and math should be given extra leeway and community effort.
  • I'll try to deal with the citations
    • I've included two refs for two columns. I think that mainly covers the list. As for the lede, perhaps someone with a dictionary can verify what's written. Sandman888 (talk) 18:57, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Resolved comments from Arsenikk 09:55, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
;Comments:
  • To be a bit frank, I don't like the attitude that we should have lower standards for science than popular culture. If we can have high standards for popular culture, we definitively should be just as thorough for science.
  • The lead should be longer and needs a better opening.
  • Immediately before the list, there needs to be description of the various columns.
  • Under family, there seems to be three distinct pieces of information, which should be moved to their own columns.
  • The article is underlinked, for instance genera and species.
  • There is an hyphen where there should be an endash in the infobox.
  • The empty table spaces should have a center-aligned emdash.
  • Theobald is a disambiguation page.
  • One of the links is dead.

Arsenikk 16:27, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

The article still needs a longer lead. What is there looks good, but I know nothing about turtles (I didn't even know they were also called testudines before reading this list), so someone else needs to do the writing. Even if they just get content down, I can do a copyedit on it. Arsenikk 10:59, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

As far as I can tell, the article will be fine if someone adds an appropriate, well-referenced lead (and perhaps a reference for "Common name(s)"). Mm40 (talk) 12:19, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 17:10, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
Comments
  • "Example photo"->"Example image" perhaps. Photo is an abbreviation, and image is more general.
  • Capitalisation needs a bit of work to be consistent, I think. You've got "Common Snakeneck Turtle" which redirects to "Common snakeneck turtle" while the Common names seem to have a combination of capital or non-capital T for Turtle/tortoise.
    • Hopefully this is fixed. I capitalized all parts of specific common names, and capitalized the first word of family or generic common names. Note that some families have only one species in them, so the specific common name is used. ManfromButtonwillow (talk) 21:22, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Another instance -> Madagascan big-headed or Madagascan Big-headed? It's picky and maybe borderline irrelevant, but to a non-expert the seemingly random capitalisation could use either consistency or an explanation.
  • Any reason why specific and general references, despite being at the same heading level, are different text sizes?

The Rambling Man (talk) 18:38, 28 June 2010 (UTC)


  • Comment What is the status on this? The list is very close to being kept, but I'm hesitant to close the nomination when there's a sourcing issue. Dabomb87 (talk) 14:30, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.
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 Knowledge (XXG) talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was kept by Dabomb87 21:03, 14 July 2010 .


Notified: NapHit, WikiProject Football

I am nominating this for featured list removal because of the lack of any specific references as well as additional general references besides RSSSF. Most of the lead needs verification of some sort. Jamen Somasu (talk) 11:06, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Comment I agree this needs some TLC (ref 1 is dead for starters), but there is no set requirement for the number of references, nor is there a requirement for any general referenes. WFC (talk) 19:14, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

But feature material are held to higher standards as they represent wikipedia's best work. The list is nowhere near of meeting the set of standards required of all feature lists; the first criteria is highly questionable and the third is next to non-existant on the list. Jamen Somasu (talk) 19:21, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
I agree that the prose could do with work (criteria 1). While I haven't scrutinised them, if anything is unclear in the tables footnotes may be appropriate (if so, criteria 3(a)). But my point on references stands. The UEFA links need fixing, and extra refs would probably be introduced if the lead were expanded. But the requirement is that everything is verified by reliable sources. If a small number of reliable sources were enough to verify everything, there would be no need for any more. WFC (talk) 19:28, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
The point is that everything needs to be verified. The entire table needs references. The lead, which is two paragraphs long, only has ONE reference and that source only backs up one sentence. What about the rest? I know next to nothing about the competition. What is a knock-out tournament? What does it mean when it says "home and away"? Who is Fiorentina? Rangers? Why is "Final" capitalized on the lead? That is just the few things I have found. Feature lists are exemplary because they provide any user, who knows jack crap about the subject, the very basic things to know about what they are reading.
This doesn't even provide the basics. Jamen Somasu (talk) 19:38, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
Well, at least we agree that there is scope for improvement. I'll get to work on this one once someone else comments. By the way, in your notification to NapHit, you failed to link directly to the conversation. It surprises me that someone pedantic enough to demand a reference for a capital letter and monosyllabic words would be that careless. WFC (talk) 20:55, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Update I'm sure any good faith editor will agree that the sourcing for what is currently in the list is now up to standards. I await any further comments. Regards, WFC (talk) 00:14, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

This has nothing to do with having "good faith" as editors. Everyone here does. It has to do with a FL trying to keep its feature status with mediocre sourcing. You have 39 editions, two paragraphs and all there is to show for it are six references? This is far from being FL material and it clearly doesn't meet criteria 1 and 3 (especially 3) in the basic standards provided for all FL to meet...in other words, it doesn't even meet the basics OF the basics. Jamen Somasu (talk) 01:29, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your contructive comments. Regards, WFC (talk) 01:34, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
Jamen, FLRC and FLC are not and have never been reference-counting games. Please give specific details on what needs to be improved (e.g. "This sentence needs a citation" or "The lead does not mention X, when it should"); otherwise, I will close this FLRC as a keep within the next few days as all of the actionable issues have been resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 04:10, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
Believe it or not, I am being specific. The entire lead needs referencing or some sort of source. This list needs a lot of work. What is UEFA? What is FA Cup? What do they stand for? What is a knock-out tournament? What do they mean when it says "home and away ties"? Who is Fiorentina? Rangers? Lazio? Real Mallorca? Are those people, places or things? Why is "Final" capitalize in the lead? Is it a noun or else? Why is "reorganisation of its cup competitions" linked to an UEFA's club section that provides no reason as tp the "reorganisation of its cup competitions"? Why was the Cup Winners' Cup abolished?...
...this is simply the first paragraph. As I have said, this entire list needs a lot of work. This has nothing to do about reference-counting; it has to do with everything being verifiable (which I understand is a requirement for all FL if I am not mistaken). The great bulk of this page relies on RSSSF; while a great source, it is stil not an official source of any type and seeing that the external link is dead, there is nothing official backing RSSSF on anything they said. This list is entirely sub-standard of what a FL should be. Fix the above, look over the 2nd paragraph, give references for every edition of the competition (with official backing) and I will come back tomorrow to see if I should retire my FLRN. Jamen Somasu (talk) 11:08, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
All actionable comments addressed. I do not consider the nominator's reference requests to be actionable; references 2 and 4 cover all competitions, and there is no requirement for "official" sources. If anything the RSSSF is a better source than UEFA, as it is independent. Regards, WFC (talk) 20:45, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
I am looking and there has been almost no change in the lead. What does UEFA stand for? Who is Fiorentina, Rangers, Lazio, etc. (i.e. The first competition was won by Italian club Fiorentina who beat Scottish side Rangers...), what is two legs? The list goes on...you have to pretend that you know nothing about the sport and ask yourself those questions. The answer that I left on the UEFA Champions League FLRN section applies here too. Very little has been done. Jamen Somasu (talk) 21:36, 8 July 2010 (UTC)


(outdent, ec) I agree, very little has been done. I have virtually no interest in the subject, other than being a member of WP:FOOTY. I will therefore deal with solveable, actionable requests, and leave anything above and beyond that to people with an interest in European football. Apparently there are a few of them. While it would normally be considered canvassing, I'm more than happy for you to invite other editors in good standing to contribute to this discussion, if you feel that actionable objections have not been met. Regards, WFC (talk) 22:32, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

  • Keep – It's true that UEFA could be spelled out (in the lead and references), and the lead could perhaps be slightly larger, but I'm failing to see any substantial issues that would require an FLRC. The referencing seems fine to me, keeping in mind that general references are not a bad thing, and that most of the lead's content can also be found in the table, which is cited. I also don't think we need to provide an explanation for every single term in the lead; that's what wikilinks are for. It would be nice to have teams' countries mentioned, but I again don't think an FLRC is needed for such a relatively minor issue. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 22:30, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Thanks for your comments. I haven't expanded the lead, per my outdented post above, but I've dealt with the actionable suggestions. WFC (talk) 22:39, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Keep - There aren't any actionable issues here. FLC does not and never has counted references, everything that needs referencing has been. The nominator's issues surrounding "explanation" are adequately addressed by wikilinks in my opinion. We assume readers have a reasonable amount of intelligence when they read the articles, we don't need to explain every word. In my opinion it still meets the FL criteria. Woody (talk) 17:56, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
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Notified: WikiProject Anglicanism, WikiProject Christianity

I am nominating this for featured list removal because it fails FL criteria 2 (not much of a lead and all) and has no inline cites. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 20:04, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

  • The introduction is ten sentences and written in Summary style and seems adequate for the topic. A requirement for inline citations is not one of the criteria for featured lists, and seems unnecessary distraction to readers, as the data is not likely to be disputed. Therefore I would suggest keep. Although I would recommend citations be offered for the territories and years of foundation, that should not affect its Featured List award. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 13:13, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
  • I have merged several short paragraphs which really didn't need to be separate sections to create one decent length lead, and added a couple of inline citations - I'll work ont he latter further later...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:18, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
  • Keep per WP:V. With regards, Anupam 23:01, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

It's looking good now, though I'll wait to see if the coordinators have any issues with the article remaining an FL. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 16:57, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 06:39, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Comments
  • Image fails WP:ACCESS as just yellow or pink is used to denote York or Canterbury.
  • "dioceses were founded. No new dioceses were then created until the middle of the 19th century, when dioceses were founded mainly in response to the growing population, especially in the northern industrial cities. The latest dioceses were created in 1927. The 44 dioceses are divided into two Provinces, the Province of Canterbury (with 30 dioceses) and the Province of York (with 14 dioceses" I know this is about dioceses, but we seem to have repeated the word seven times in this snippet alone...
  • "(see also List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom)." isn't this why we have "See also" sections?
  • Heading should probably be "Diocese (Bishop)"

The Rambling Man (talk) 09:43, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

All done bar the image, I'm lousy with image software (plus I can't think how else to designate the two provinces.......) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:15, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Lacking both the inspiration and the skill to fix the access issue with the image, I have resorted to replacing it with a new one...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:48, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
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The list was removed by Dabomb87 15:11, 2 July 2010 .


Notified: Dominic, WP Catholicism, WP Vatican City

I am nominating this for featured list removal because this was promoted five years ago this month, and the standards for FL's are quite a bit different than they were back then. At present, my main concern is 3b- that these graphs do not meet the standards of a stand-alone article. There's also some issues with criteria 2 and the referencing, as the lede is very short, and the references are minimal, but both of those could easily be resolved with a few hours work. In my opinion, this list's status as a FL turns on 3B, and my opinion is that it doesn't qualify. Courcelles (talk) 04:38, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Remove and could probably be taken to AfD aswell. We recently had another list with similar problems which is on its way to deletion. Sandman888 (talk) 07:40, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Keep. As far as I can see the list is very useful and informative, setting out detailied and often confusing encyclopedic information in an ordered yet visual way. This is the sort of list that in my view is presentationally ideal for an encyclopedia, combining clarity with ease of linking to other articles. As has been said, the information is referenced and is not in dispute. Whether or not it stands alone is a little in the eye of the beholder. Xandar 21:09, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Keep. I think this list meets all the criteria in Featured list criteria and Stand-alone lists. Is the objection that the information on the list duplicates what's found in List of Popes? That's true of the names and dates, but the graphical presentation is useful and unique to this list. A name change to something like "Timeline of Popes" might highlight the list's contribution. --Meyer (talk) 05:47, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
That means that many lists can now by duplicated by the nifty timeline tool. I'm not convinced it's such a great contribution, to duplicate information, as to merit the distinction of being featured. Sandman888 (talk) 18:05, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Delist unless several practical details are attended to... to whit:
  • Don't start lists with "This is a list of..." any more.
  • Use unspaced en-dashes in year ranges (see WP:DASH for more).
  • "depending on whether a source counts Stephen II." not referenced, and pretty important. And poorly worded.
  • The image of the list doesn't have the last and current pope on it, worth a note.
  • Far too many see alsos. Not convinced at all we need this to link out to "sexually active" popes... And do you really want a link to Template:Popes?!!
  • You have three general refs, none of which could possibly cover the last and the current pope.
Not entirely convinced this is even necessary - all the information in this list is covered (in more detail) in List of popes. The Rambling Man (talk) 17:36, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Delist
  • Completely unreferenced lead.
  • I presume the three books under references are supposed to be 'general references'. However, they lack any page numbers, so it is impossible to recreate this list without skimming through three entire books. Also, there is no ISBN numbers, making them difficult to locate.
  • The lead is poorly written and starts with 'this is graphical list of...'
  • There is no explanation at all as to what an antipope is, or why the reign concurrently with other popes.
  • Lack of a legend can make it difficult for some people with color blindness to understand which is a pope and an antipope.
  • The list is completely redundant in information to List of popes.
  • Supreme Pontiff redirect to a disambig page.
  • The see also section is a mess and even has a template listed.

Arsenikk 16:16, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

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