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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 Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was removed by The Rambling Man 18:02, 24 April 2011 [1].

List of Super Rugby champions[edit]

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This list was promoted to FL status way back in July 2006. Time appears to have done the list no real favors, and it fails several modern criteria...

  • To start with, there's a merge tag on the top of the list, which calls the scope into question. I have no idea if a merge should actually take place, but it should be discussed while we're here.
    • The merge has now been completed. There appeared to be a silent consensus based on the merge of the parent articles, and I reinforced by double-checking at WikiProject Rugby Union. —WFC— 23:31, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Referencing could stand to be improved. The lead has a bunch of uncited content on the history of the event and scoring system. There's also a dead link, and what appears to be the primary source of the tables is a book with no page numbers given. Reference 2 is to an archived GeoCities page, which is likely not a reliable source. All in all, work is needed in this department.
  • The lead could use some work to bring it up to modern standards. In particular, the first paragraph is thin, and it would be nice to see an immediate explanation of who the SANZAR nations are, instead of waiting until later in the lead or clicking on a link.
  • There are so many Manual of Style violations in the table that it makes my head spin. There are hyphens that should be en dashes (in multiple columns), colored items without matching symbols (excessive coloring, at that), and bolding in multiple columns (now discouraged; italics should be used instead). The sub-section heading also has a faulty hyphen that should be an en dash.
    • To all intents and purposes these MoS violations have been dealt with. An explanation of what the italics mean will follow when I've done the key. —WFC— 23:31, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • The competition scoring section would be nicer as a full-blown key for the table.
  • See also should come before references, although I don't think either of the links adds any value. One is included in the opening sentence and the other in a hatnote. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 23:38, 13 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • See also removed. —WFC— 23:31, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment On the merge front, User:Gnevin knows how to get people talking, and also knows the Wikipedia rugby scene better than the average FLRC reviewer. Could be worth dropping him a line. I'll get to work on the technical things, but it would be unreasonable to ask someone to work on the prose prior to a possible merge of this nature, and that decision should therefore be made ASAP. —WFC— 00:48, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note I have moved the page to List of Super Rugby champions, as there is consensus for a merge. I'll carry that merge out in the near future. I'll update WP:FL now, but I don't know if anything else needs to be done in relation to this FLRC. —WFC— 22:21, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • The merge has now been completed. —WFC— 23:24, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • It's been a week, so just thought I'd give a progress report. I now have a reasonably good idea of what I'm doing, but reviewing time would be better spent on other lists at the moment. Will post again when I think it's ready for further review. —WFC— 17:10, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Comments

  • is it possible to make the table sortable?
  • the intro is a bit short
  • any reason why the super 6 and super 10 are not included? aren't they super rugby champs?
  • an image with the competition format would be greatly helpful for casual readers

Nergaal (talk) 04:57, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delist unless these issues are solved. Nergaal (talk) 01:29, 17 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]


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