Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log/December 2003

Revised Standard Version

Created FAC from original nomination here.

• Revised Standard Version - This was my favorite article to write! I feel like this article is complete and free of errors and very readable. I might be biased... -- hoshie
  • Second--thorough and easily navigated. Jwrosenzweig 15:31, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Newark, New Jersey

Created FAC from original nomination here.

• Newark, New Jersey - specifically the history. Much more in depth than what Britannica or the City of Newark itself offers. User:Dinopup 9:08 EDT

Added by Dinopup on 22:56, 6 December 2003

Phonograph cylinder

Created FAC from original nomination here.

• Phonograph cylinder - If you don't like it, I'd like suggestions for improving it. Infrogmation 17:14, 12 Oct 2003 (UTC)
  • Great article, especially -- as I see it -- the implicit parallel between the demise of the phonograph cylinder and the audio/videotape. Professor Higgins might be mentioned. --KF 12:58, 22 Oct 2003 (UTC)
    • "If you nominate a page to which you have contributed all or a large majority of content, then it must be seconded by at least one more person in order to be accepted." (see above) Well then, where's the problem? --KF 15:26, 4 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Added by Filiocht on 16:32, 8 December 2003

First Battle of the Stronghold

• First Battle of the Stronghold - Self nominated by Gentgeen 14:54, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Seconded by BCorr ¤ Брайен 17:01, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Objected to by mav 01:10, 17 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • Objection addressed by Gentgeen 11:55, 17 Dec 2003 (UTC)
      • Objection withdrawn by mav.
  • Added by Gentgeen, 30 Dec 2003

L. Paul Bremer

• L. Paul Bremer - well written. - Hemanshu 11:16, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Hubble Space Telescope

• Hubble Space Telescope - Well written, good (public domain) pictures, history of the mission as well as its future, everything you could ask for in an encyclopedia article. --zandperl 02:45, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)
• Franks. Looks pretty complete to me. Sarge Baldy 02:19, Dec 12, 2003 (UTC)

Trigonometric function

• Trigonometric function - Everything a mathematical entry should be. moink 04:24, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Second. Muriel Victoria 17:49, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Shakers

• Shakers - well-written. thorough. Kingturtle 05:03, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • I would support this - but some patching is required to repair the hole created by the recent move of material, from which Ann Lee was created. Mkmcconn 16:27, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • I added back in a shorter section on Mother Ann -- hopefully this addresses the issue... -- BCorr ¤ Брайен 16:48, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • Thank you.

Battle of Aljubarrota

• Battle of Aljubarrota - as complete as a battle page can get. I think. Muriel Victoria 17:44, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Seconded. -- BCorr ¤ Брайен 17:01, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Thirded -- Tuf-Kat 04:02, Dec 22, 2003 (UTC)

Thou

• Thou - as complete as I know to make it, and I think it's fairly interesting for an article on grammar. Smerdis of Tlön 16:20, 10 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Seconded. As near perfect an article on a pronoun as you could reasonably expect. Bmills 16:33, 10 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Concur. Dandrake 07:16, Dec 16, 2003 (UTC)
    • added from the original entry at FAC by Filiocht on 13:02, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC) [1]

Oxyrhynchus

• Oxyrhynchus - Revised Standard Version - Phonograph cylinder all added by Bmills 16:44, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Irish theatre

• Irish theatre - I think this is better than Irish poetry, which is already on Wikipedia:brilliant prose. Bmills 10:30, 10 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Seconded; to be honest, I was inclined to forget that Sheridan was Irish. Smerdis of Tlön 21:46, 10 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • added by Bmills 13:02, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)

• Irish theatre - second in a series (after Irish poetry) that is building up to be a major ornament to Wikipedia. seglea 23:27, 1 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • added by Bmills 13:02, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Ackermann function

• Ackermann function - I contributed a large amount to this article, and am even translating it over to es.wikipedia. I mention the use as a benchmark for compilers, and added a table of values. -- Pakaran 20:24, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Second. If I could follow this, it can't be bad. Bmills 10:19, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • added by Bmills 13:02, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Synapse

• Synapse Guaranteed to be unputdownable, or your money back. 168... 21:29, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Synapse I don't fully understand. -- Pakaran 01:30, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • I've been very busy in the past few days, and am sorry. I read over that one, and I now second it :) -- Pakaran 03:15, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • added by Bmills 13:02, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Gram Parsons

• Gram Parsons - Bmills 16:32, 3 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • added by Bmills 13:02, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Charles Ives

• Charles Ives - composer - Muriel Victoria 11:43, 3 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Seconded. A really good introduction to Ives' life and work. Bmills 11:50, 3 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • added by Bmills 13:02, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Peer review

• Peer review. Self-nominated by 168..., seconded by ChrisG 00:59, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • added by Bmills 10:10, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Action potential

• Action potential. Self-nominated by 168..., seconded by Pakaran 01:30, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • added by Bmills 10:10, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Titanium

Recertified by Wikipedia:Featured article review/Titanium on 2 January 2006

• Titanium - self nomination. This is a reference article showing everything I want all the chemical element articles to be. If this isn't "brilliant prose" yet I would be very interested to know what else can be done to improve it (and then apply that to the whole WikiProject). --mav 07:47, 28 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  • Second. --snoyes 16:22, 29 Nov 2003 (UTC)
    • added by Bmills 15:24, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Baroque

• Baroque - educational. links nicely to other articles. Kingturtle 00:58, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Original sin

• Original sin - nicely done. lots of contributors over time. Kingturtle 11:36, 7 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Second. Muriel Victoria 17:49, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Not the Nine O'Clock News

• Not the Nine O'Clock News - Balanced, flows nicely, doesn't really need much more crucial info too badly, that I can tell. -- Cimon Avaro on a pogo-stick 11:14, Sep 7, 2003 (UTC)
  • added by Bmills 15:01, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Superman

• Superman and Batman - a whole bunch of users have given exhaustive (yet entertaining) detail about these comic book characters. (I commend Kchishol1970 especially for his contributions.) --Modemac 23:24, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Both seconded :ChrisG 00:56, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • added by Bmills 15:01, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Batman

• Superman and Batman - a whole bunch of users have given exhaustive (yet entertaining) detail about these comic book characters. (I commend Kchishol1970 especially for his contributions.) --Modemac 23:24, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Both seconded :ChrisG 00:56, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
    • added by Bmills 15:01, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

RISC

• RISC - Very informative and easy to understand. -- Taku 18:14, Nov 8, 2003 (UTC)
  • added by Bmills 14:51, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Pumping lemma

• Pumping lemma - the article seems complete. -- Taku 06:23, Nov 13, 2003 (UTC)
  • added by Bmills 14:51, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Zionism

• Zionism - Adam, Zero, and Danny, et al. have done a great job of putting together a lot of different takes on a complex subject without the "critics say" crutches that so many of our articles rely on. Somebody new to the topic could come out with lots of useful information. DanKeshet
  • Seconded. Learnt a lot reading that article. Seemed very balanced : ChrisG 01:04, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Second that, especially the bit about non-use of "some say" weaseling. Dandrake 01:29, Dec 9, 2003 (UTC)
    • added by Bmills 14:51, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Western movie

• Western movie - insightful and comprehensive jengod 06:42, 26 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  • added by Bmills 14:51, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Villain

• Villain - an excelent read, complete article (with quote too) Muriel Victoria 10:26, 29 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  • added by Bmills 14:51, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Fancy cancel

• Fancy cancels - Daniel C. Boyer 15:07, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Added by Bmills 14:40, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Franks

(Nomination reproduced from here)

Franks. Looks pretty complete to me. Sarge Baldy 02:19, Dec 12, 2003 (UTC)