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The following is an archived discussion of a featured list 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 not promoted by User:The Rambling Man 20:02, 8 September 2008 [1].

List of monarchs of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty[edit]

This is a self-nomination. I believe the list currently meets all of the FL criteria: it covers an important topic, is stable and non-controversial, fully referenced and has a nice layout. Moreover, there are currently only three monarchy-related featured lists on Wikipedia, so a new addition would be good. All objections of course will be promptly addressed.BomBom (talk) 19:39, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

  • lots of MOS issues especially Green tickY
  • First and third paragraphs in the lead have no references Green tickY
  • "1805 till 1953." – "1805 until 1953."??? Green tickY
  • "1805-1867" – year ranges use en dashes per WP:DASH Green tickY
  • page ranges in references use en dashes Green tickY
  • "13 - 19 March 2003" – "13–19 March 2003" etc. Green tickY
  • "nineteenth century" – I think consensus is to spell out centuries so "19th century" Green tickY
  • unlink lone years like in "in 1882, the " Green tickY

Gary King (talk) 08:02, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All of your objections have been addressed.BomBom (talk) 12:14, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments - sources look okay. Links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:18, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

  • En dash for date ranges—one there needs to be spaced. Please see MOS:DASH.
  • Table: can you manipulate the column widths to give more to "Fate" in the second table: the text is like skyscrapers. Tony (talk) 08:35, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Green tickY Done. Your comments have been taken into account. BomBom (talk) 14:19, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't like the use of colour in columns that big, would it be possible to remove all the green colouring and just use grey? Also, could you make the images a little smaller? -- Scorpion0422 16:53, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Green tickY Done. I replaced the green background with a light gray one, and reduced the size of the images to 80px. BomBom (talk) 18:29, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

  • I don't understand what all the pink is for.
  • Are you sure Isma'il Pasha's reign in the Ottoman province didn't end on 7 June, and he begin with the Ottoman Khedivate on 8 June? What I mean is was he granted the title of Khedive on 8 June and he used it immediately, or was he granted it before 8 June, and he became Khedive as soon as the clock struck midnight?
  • Why aren't there full entries for Aziz Ezzat Pasha, Prince Muhammad Ali and Sherif Sabri Pasha?
  • Same for the rows after the Revolution
  • Why is the table header "Revolution" written as "R E V O L U T I O N"? This causes WP:ACCESS problems with screen readers.
  • Per Wikipedia:CITE#Citation templates and tools and WP:CITET, {{citation}} shouldn't be used on the same page as {{cite web}}, {{cite book}} or anything else in the {{cite xxx}} range. I know that the citation ones are being used for {{harvnb}}, but as I've found out from my nominations -- it doesn't matter. All the reference templates should be converted to citation, or lose the harvard referencing function. :(

Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 22:41, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll address your concerns one by one:
  • Where do you see pink???
  • Isma'il Pasha obtained the Ottoman firman (i.e. decree) appointing him as wāli on 8 June 1867, and the decree had immediate effect.
  • It seems to me the answer is pretty obvious from the article itself. Aziz Ezzat Pasha, Prince Muhammad Ali and Sherif Sabri Pasha were regents. Therefore, there should be a distinction between them and the other monarchs.
  • Same answer regarding the rows after the Revolution.
  • The "Revolution" table header has been fixed.
  • All reference templates have been converted to citation.
BomBom (talk) 00:58, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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