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The Article Improvement Drive is a weekly collaboration to improve non-stub articles to featured article status. (For stub articles or topics with no articles, see Collaboration of the week.)

/History - For past winners.
/Removed - For removed nominations.
/Maintenance - AID upkeep.
Beginning on Sunday March 26, 2006; Article Improvement Drive will return to featuring one article per week (see the talk page).

Collaborations
Articles
Science and technology
Miscellaneous

Introduction

To vote or nominate you have to be a registered user. Any and all articles may be nominated except:

If you wish to help with maintenance of Article Improvement Drive (updating vote counts and such), please see this page: /Maintenance.

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This user participated in the Article Creation and Improvement Drive.




How to nominate

Here is template for nominations: 

===[[ARTICLE]] (1 vote, stays until [[DATE ONE WEEK LATER]])===
:''Nominated [[MONTH DAY]], [[YEAR]]; needs at least 4 votes by [[DATE ONE WEEK LATER]], [[YEAR]]''

; Support:
# (sign with four tildes)

; Comments:
* (put your reason for nomination, sign again)

----
  1. Copy and paste the template to the bottom of the list of nominations on this page and fill it out. It is important to use UTC time; the current time and date now is 03:26, Wednesday, November 13, 2024 (UTC).
  2. Under "comments" section put explanation of what work is needed.
  3. After submitting the new nomination, go to the nominated article and put {{AIDnom}} at the top of the article and put both {{AIDnom}} and {{to do}} on the top of the article's talk page.

How to vote

Sign with "# ~~~~" on the end of the list of the article you want to vote for and then update the vote count in the subhead. Opposing votes are not counted; see approval voting. You can vote for as many articles as you like. If the vote count equaled the "needs at least xx votes by", then add 4 to "needs at least xx votes" and add a week to date in vote count and "needs at least xx votes by" notice.

Example. You encounter this situation and decide to vote:

===[[History of the world]] (23 votes, stays until [[February 7]], [[2006]])===
:''Nominated [[December 8]], [[2005]]; needs at least 24 votes by [[February 7]], [[2006]]''

First you put "# ~~~~" on the end of the list of people who voted for that article and then change the vote count and date in following manner:

===[[History of the world]] (24 votes, stays until [[February 14]], [[2006]])===
:''Nominated [[December 8]], [[2005]]; needs at least 28 votes by [[February 14]], [[2006]]''

How the article is elected

Article with most votes on each Sunday in 18:00 GMT is elected as "The current Article Improvement Drive article". If two articles have same number of votes, the older nominee wins.

The next project article is to be selected on Sunday April 2, 2006. 18.00 GMT (Template:DAYSTOSUNDAY)

How an article is removed from the list

Articles need four votes per week to stay on the list. If current date (November 13 2024) exceeds "stays until" date of particular article, that article entry is removed from this page and moved to page for removed nominations.

Nominations

Latin America (39 votes, stays until April 14)

Nominated January 13, 2006; needs at least 42 votes by April 14, 2006
Support
  1. Durantalk 22:43, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. User:Havardj 25:32, 14 Janurary 2006 (UTC)
  3. Fenice 21:46, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. *drew 02:56, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Wikiacc • § 17:24, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. E Pluribus Anthony | talk | 18:33, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. ≈ Ekevu talk contrib 18:59, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Daanschr 19:29, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ 03:49, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Gflores Talk 09:12, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. --Revolución (talk) 02:10, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. --Neutralitytalk 01:06, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 02:12, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Estrellador* 17:25, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Ugur Basak 23:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Poppypetty 20:03, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Caponer 22:49, 3 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Jhohenzollern 03:01, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Vir 17:58, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. TwilaStar 23:38, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. SpacemanAfrica 21:26, 8 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Carabinieri 05:01, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. --Jaranda wat's sup 00:32, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. --Ehouk1 19:32, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. PDXblazers 04:13, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  26. BorgQueen 15:46, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Andrew Levine 22:10, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  28. Bertilvidet 12:53, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  29. Nigelquinine 16:11, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  30. RomeoVoid 17:19, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  31. Aaronwinborn 00:31, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  32. Zxcvbnm 23:57, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  33. DanielES15 00:42, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  34. Passdoubt | Talk 08:49, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  35. --HolyRomanEmperor 15:02, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  36. Sotakeit 15:40, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  37. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:26, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  38. Maurreen 04:31, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  39. --Rory096 07:00, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Removed votes
  1. SpandX 17:05, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

February 15, 2003 anti-war protest (32 votes, stays until April 3)

Nominated January 16, 2006; needs at least 35 votes by April 3, 2006
Support
  1. JK the unwise 12:45, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Solar 13:25, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Tothebarricades 13:50, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Sanguinus 14:00, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. ZeWrestler Talk 17:11, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Jmabel | Talk 18:52, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. SchuminWeb (Talk) 21:50, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Sjeraj | Talk Sjeraj 14:29, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. CG 17:12, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 02:14, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. DelftUser 20:20, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Caponer 18:06, 30 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Samsara contrib talk 02:09, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Jhohenzollern 03:02, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Skurrkrow 06:20, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Neutralitytalk 07:08, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. TwilaStar 08:29, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. --Ehouk1 14:17, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Osbus 23:25, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. *drew 12:50, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Howrealisreal 18:28, 15 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Spawn Man 01:43, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. --Revolución hablar ver 17:02, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. --Francisco Valverde 18:29, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Bertilvidet 12:55, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Vir 17:42, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Aaronwinborn 00:34, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  28. Ka34 10:51, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  29. DanielES15 00:40, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  30. --HolyRomanEmperor 15:05, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  31. Rayc 16:12, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  32. --Joewithajay 05:28, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Removed votes
  1. SpandX 17:06, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Article about historic day; biggest and most co-ordinated global day of protests. Important part of articles about the Iraq war. Is not that far from featured status but needs work on presentation and layout of the article, removal of some of the stat's type information into tables and general work on spelling, punctuation, grama etc. Also review to ensure NPOV.--JK the unwise 12:45, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Got my vote. Article could use some corrections as well as expansion in certain areas. Maybe make a few satilite articles. --ZeWrestler Talk 17:11, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • See my comments on its talk page. I think it is a lot farther from featured status than JK does, but agree that it is a worthy topic.
  • By my count, ten weeks have passed since nomination of this topic. It should have 40 votes to stay on this page. Why is it still here with 32? (I'm reluctant to remove a topic with so many votes, including more than 4 in the past week. Still, according to the rules, it should be removed.)
Thanks, Jacoplane. I was about to correct the vote requirements and "stays until" dates for several nominees. But your explanation has, fortunately, prevented me from doing that.  :-) -Scottwiki 09:44, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ottoman Empire (42 votes, stays until April 19)

Nominated January 18, 2006; needs at least 43 votes by April 19, 2006
Support
  1. Mukadderat 00:23, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Ugur Basak 00:43, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. A.Garnet 02:21, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Fenice 08:23, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Croc22 10:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. CG 17:10, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Durantalk 19:02, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Adam Mathias 20:42, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 02:15, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Herostratus 14:36, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Wikiacc 21:03, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Steven 20:34, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. --Martin Wisse 10:59, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Aerobird 16:31, 30 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Hippalus 13:45, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Poppypetty 20:03, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Silence 02:07, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Paul James Cowie 22:22, 8 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. SpacemanAfrica 04:07, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Mysterieux 20:53, 16 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. jacoplane 03:02, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Kagan the Barbarian 09:17, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Joe I 05:15, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. siafu 15:49, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Satanael 21:00, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Macukali14:22 6 March 2006 (UTC
  27. youngamerican (talk) 20:01, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  28. mikka (t) 01:26, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  29. Daduzi 23:34, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  30. Saposcat 07:31, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  31. WOLFHEART50 18:33, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  32. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:22, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  33. Zfr 21:29, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  34. Bertilvidet 12:57, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  35. Carabinieri 13:03, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  36. User:Jonas Liljeström 21:44, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  37. Mkaycomputer 23:25, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  38. Behun 08:46, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  39. Hamster200 06:54, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  40. --HolyRomanEmperor 14:54, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  41. Metb82 00:44, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  42. Manwe 11:36, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • This comment demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of what writing an encyclopedia is about. Quality, young grasshopper, is more important than quantity. Even if there isn't a boatload to "add", there's vast amounts to improve. Some of Wikipedia's worst articles are over a dozen pages long. -Silence 00:36, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    This personal attack is utterly unwarranted and particularly rude with respect to a newcommer. -User:Silence has to refresh the whole right-side column of WP:CIVILITY. mikka (t) 01:31, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Just skimming the article, I see it needs a) restructuring and b) refocus. A broad subject like this functions best as an introduction, with most of the "meat" of the subject on more specialised pages. At the moment it is a bit of a mess. --Martin Wisse 10:59, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • It is the last Muslim world power. Its rise to power and fall had many consequences that had an effect on many nations. Sad thing is most people have very little knowledge about the Ottomans. The article can be further improved and become a featured article. We can't pass this one.--Kagan the Barbarian 14:51, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Human Genome Project (29 votes, stays until April 1)

Nominated January 21, 2006; needs at least 31 votes by April 1, 2006
Support
  1. ragesoss 02:53, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Steven 20:12, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. --Revolución (talk) 02:00, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Empty2005 02:03, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. TestPilot 20:51, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Marskell 08:58, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. DMurphy 15:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. VegaDark 04:22, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Samsara contrib talk 07:37, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. WS 09:48, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Ugur Basak 23:57, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Un sogno modesto 19:26, 31 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. —Wikiacc • • ∞ 23:19, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Neutralitytalk 07:11, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. UmbrageOfSnow 03:19, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. SpacemanAfrica 04:13, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Vir 18:10, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Osbus 23:28, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. lightdarkness (talk) 05:42, 16 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Ubern00b 22:19, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Kingpomba 09:39, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Doug 01:34, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Jdcooper 16:43, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. Moonstone 01:40, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Splette 17:50, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Snailwalker | talk 14:28, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Silence 11:07, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  28. AED 07:25, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  29. Daniel Collins 17:14, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

For a scientific advancement/acheivement this great, we can definitely give it some more work. It is also a topic most standard encyclopedias don't cover in depth, if they cover it at all, but something everyone should know. Osbus 23:28, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Denmark (28 votes, stays until April 9)

Nominated February 5, 2006; needs at least 32 votes by April 9, 2006
Support
  1. Caponer 02:53, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Jhohenzollern 03:07, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Skurrkrow 06:19, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Neutralitytalk 07:07, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. TwilaStar 08:31, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Paul James Cowie 10:55, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Rokafela 18:59, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. RJH 15:41, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Gflores Talk 16:18, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Wikiacc ( | ∞) 21:37, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Lbbzman 21:18, 8 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Aerobird 03:13, 10 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. youngamerican (talk) 03:57, 12 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Vir 17:48, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Lukobe 05:34, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. OrbitOne 20:31, 15 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Valentinian 09:45, 15 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Maitch 18:38, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Terence Ong 09:59, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Sicilianmandolin 02:21, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Snailwalker | talk 14:30, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Jdcooper 15:21, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Istvan 15:51, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. Hestemand 08:12, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Rasmus.p 13:22, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Rasmus (talk) 15:00, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Ataricodfish 21:27, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  28. Passdoubt | Talk 00:20, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Removed votes
  1. SpandX 08:39, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • With all of the media coverage of violent outrage against the Kingdom of Denmark and the cartoons that caused the chaos, I think it would be appropriate to bring the main page of the country up to featured article status. Ignorant cartoons aside, it's a beautiful European democracy with a long and varying history. With a few edits and additions, it could be featured article within a week easily. --Caponer 02:53, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Denmark, and subjects related to Denmark, are quite well covered. Let's rather concentrate our forces on countries with a more poor coverage - any country /region in the less developed part of the world.Bertilvidet 11:51, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • Perhaps you have mistaken this for the collaboration of the week? ;-) Being better developed, Denmark is much closer to FA status. So it seems like a good choice to me. Besides it's been in the news a lot lately, so people will hopefully be more interested. But if you wanted to nominate another country, you could probably get some support. — RJH 18:36, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tectonic plate (24 votes, stays until April 2)

Nominated February 5, 2006; needs at least 25 votes by April 2, 2006
Support
  1. APower 03:05, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. TestPilot 11:34, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Gflores Talk 16:18, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Samsara contrib talk 20:45, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. TachyonP 01:00, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Joyous | Talk 01:03, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Aerobird 18:02, 8 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. SpacemanAfrica 18:16, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. DanielCD 03:27, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Durova 17:55, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Steven 02:42, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Silence 23:19, 16 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. ZeWrestler Talk 23:42, 16 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Newguineafan 22:43, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Lbbzman 16:55, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Titoxd(?!? - help us) 01:47, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Tcie 15:14, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. --Revolución hablar ver 17:05, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. RJH 18:42, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Ugur Basak 00:22, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Jazriel 12:34, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Daniel Collins 17:17, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Kumar 10:13, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:20, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Tectonic plates are a primary study in the field of geology. However, there is only a small article on them. The article could easily be a featured article.
  • I have recently completed studies on Tectonic Plates, and it is center to the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift. I agree, let's get this article fixed up.

Ancient Egypt (20 votes, stays until April 7)

Nominated February 17, 2006; needs at least 23 votes by April 7, 2006
Support
  1. Paul James Cowie 07:37, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Lukobe 08:06, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Steven 23:21, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 19:11, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. --Pedro 13:01, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Spawn Man 01:52, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Mido 17:46, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Hippalus 14:28, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. siafu 15:51, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. --Revolución hablar ver 17:19, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Mkaycomputer 16:48, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Vir 19:26, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Ugur Basak 00:26, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Jazriel 12:24, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Phileas 05:52, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. PDXblazers 06:14, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Sicilianmandolin 14:57, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:28, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Passdoubt | Talk 08:37, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Psiphim6 13:59, 27 March 2006
  21. User:Nicholassayshi 14:44, 29 March 2006
Comments
  • There could be few articles more deserving or needing an Article Improvement Drive from the Wikipedia community. And this for one of the most important topics from the ancient world. (Take a look yourself - it's appalling!) This SHOULD be a Featured Article, comprehensively referenced and scientifically-written, and yet it seems to attract all manner of marginal ideas and poor quality contributions. Paul James Cowie 07:37, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Important Question: I've asked this question hundreds of times over the last few months on Wikipedia, and have never gotten a satisfactory, authoritative, or consistent answer on the matter: when it's not used at the start of a sentence or article title, do we properly call it "ancient Egypt", or "Ancient Egypt"? Which is it? Most (though certainly not all) of the ancient Rome articles treat ancient as an ordinary adjective, rather than part of a proper noun describing a time period, but most of the Ancient Egypt articles use the capitalized form (though plenty also use "ancient Egypt"). So which is it?! -Silence 19:07, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • A very important and fascinating ancient civilisation. -Pedro 13:01, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Amazon Rainforest (28 votes, stays until April 22)

Nominated February 18, 2006; needs at least 32 votes by April 22, 2006
Support
  1. Hahnchen 01:05, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Aerobird 03:41, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Juppiter 03:42, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Joyous | Talk 03:48, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Samsara contrib talk 14:19, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Lbbzman 17:10, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 19:14, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. PDXblazers 05:36, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Lukobe 03:58, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Deditos 10:36, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Masterdriverz 14:41, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Guettarda 15:03, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Spawn Man 01:53, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Nick Taylor
  15. Caponer 05:31, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Ricardo Carneiro Pires 12:04, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. RexNL 17:40, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. lightdarkness (talk) 21:39, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. --Revolución hablar ver 17:20, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Matatigre36 01:40, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Jdcooper 03:07, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Ugur Basak 00:27, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Daniel Collins 03:15, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. Lincher 20:03, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. *drew 15:36, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  26. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 04:44, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  27. --Ehouk1 17:37, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  28. Jazriel 18:23, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Largest rainforest in the world gets something barely beyond a stub. Every section is lacking and entire sections are missing, what about the tribes and peoples who live there? How about some examples of the incredible biodiversity? I'm sure entire articles could be written about logging and deforestation in the Amazon rainforest yet we barely have a paragraph. The Trans-Amazonian highway, which isn't even mentioned also has an article in need of some attention. - Hahnchen 01:05, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Absolutely. Improving articles like this will help Wikipedia gain respect as a learning tool in schools Juppiter 03:42, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is it? This article needs badly to be imporved. #PDXblazers 05:36, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rome (31 votes, stays until April 30)

Nominated February 19, 2006; needs at least 32 votes by April 30, 2006
Support
  1. Un sogno modesto 07:52, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Hippalus 08:52, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. mimmo46 11:39, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Wackymacs 10:50, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Attilios 15:03, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Bill 14:13, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Silence 16:50, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. WS 17:04, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Alessio Damato 20:26, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Caponer 00:36, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Juppiter 07:20, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Dannycas 17:23, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. lightdarkness (talk) 07:47, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. youngamerican (talk) 05:07, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Jdcooper 12:43, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. PDXblazers 02:25, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Doug 01:36, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Sicilianmandolin 02:09, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Duran 21:15, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. RexNL 23:45, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Ka34 10:53, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. BigBlueFish 10:16, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. HaM 18:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. —Eternal Equinox | talk 15:26, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Ugur Basak 00:30, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  26. James 19:12, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  27. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:27, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  28. AED 07:23, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  29. Hyphen5 12:25, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  30. --Chino 05:30, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  31. --Rory096 06:58, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • This article is in terrible shape. As of one of the most important and influential cities in the world, this article needs a major overhaul and expansion. Take a look for yourself to see the poor shape the article is in; absolutely deserves much more attention.
  • It think even more deservedly is History of Rome (meaning the city). I made a stub of it, but it is still needing much work.
  • Strongest possible support. One of the two or three most important cities in the history of the world, and it's lower-quality than our Dumb & Dumber article. See also my bitching in Talk:Rome. I'd have nominated it myself, but I wanted to wait until there weren't too many great articles for it to compete with, but I guess it can't wait forever. -Silence 16:50, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rome, History of Rome and Ancient Rome were AID candidates. None of them won, all of them were removed for lack of votes. --Dijxtra 17:18, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's not true. Ancient Rome won, about a month ago. (Though the amount of attention it received in that week wasn't especially inspiring; very few editors got involved.) But Rome is, and has been, in much, much worse state than Ancient Rome was. -Silence 18:38, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kemal Ataturk (12 votes, stays until April 2)

Nominated February 26, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by April 2, 2006
Support
  1. --Ugur Basak 01:01, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Aerobird 16:28, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Duran 20:39, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Hippalus 14:26, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. siafu 15:55, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Bertilvidet 09:28, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Macukali14:17, 6 March 2006
  8. Vir 01:59, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. --Kagan the Barbarian 10:09, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. physicistjedi 18:20, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:24, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Zfr 21:32, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Recycling (16 votes, stays until April 9)

Nominated February 26, 2006; needs at least 20 votes by April 9, 2006
Support
  1. PDXblazers 07:12, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Silence 07:26, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Aerobird 15:21, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Joyous | Talk 16:42, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Terence Ong 10:05, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Hurdygurdyman1234 22:35, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. DanielCD 16:44, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. --Revolución hablar ver 03:44, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Matatigre36 02:46, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Ugur Basak 00:34, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Gflores Talk 06:47, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Jazriel 12:09, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. ॐ Metta Bubble puff 12:27, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Hestemand 20:02, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 04:49, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Un sogno modesto 22:31, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Chinese mythology (14 votes, stays until April 3)

Nominated February 27, 2006; needs at least 18 votes by April 3, 2006
Support
  1. jacoplane 23:33, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Lux 02:55, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Hong Qi Gong 16:43, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Moonstone 01:48, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. --Revolución hablar ver 03:43, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Jdcooper 19:47, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Ugur Basak 00:36, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. BlueShirts 10:18, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Steven 22:37, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Jazriel 18:15, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. pm_shef 01:17, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Phileas 05:55, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Johnleemk | Talk 21:38, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 04:52, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Internet (11 votes, stays until March 29)

Nominated March 1, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by March 29, 2006
Support
  1. Duran 21:41, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. BorgQueen 15:54, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Jdcooper 16:34, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Lbbzman 22:51, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. SpacemanAfrica 18:28, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. --Jaranda wat's sup 23:53, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Vir 02:01, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Ugur Basak 00:38, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Alvin6226 01:02, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. --Richy 10:37, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 04:50, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Republic of Macedonia (15 votes, stays until April 6)

Nominated March 2, 2006; needs at least 19 votes by April 6, 2006
Support
  1. Caponer 17:40, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Vlatko 13:17, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Bitola 19:04, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Bomac
  5. Macedonia 21:40, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. youngamerican (talk) 20:07, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Ruff 12:28, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Ugur Basak 00:39, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Komitata 15:53, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:29, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. RaptorCore 12:29, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. *drew 15:37, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Maria 20:00, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Gogo 15:36, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. High Elf 21:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia makes an excellent candidate for the Article Improvement Drive because it is very close to reaching featured article status in both content and layout. I feel as if we should always be focusing on articles that only require minor adjustments and additions in the AID instead of those that need complete and total reworking, and this is one that will only require a week to make the small adjustments required. Macedonia deserves a spotlight since it poised to become a member state of the European Union and is a state that we will be hearing much more about in the news in the years to come. Its location adjacent to Albania and Kosovo will also make it a player in the upcoming debate over Kosovo's independence movement. I just feel it will be a fabulous choice and I hope you will think so, too. --Caponer 17:40, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dog (11 votes, stays until April 1)

Nominated March 4, 2006; needs at least 14 votes by April 1, 2006
Support
  1. Spawn Man 00:23, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. --Jaranda wat's sup 01:57, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Joyous | Talk 23:36, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Un sogno modesto 19:39, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. PDXblazers 06:58, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Duran 20:08, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Pedro 17:51, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Ugur Basak 00:42, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. lightdarkness (talk) 13:59, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Soo 15:51, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 04:51, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Fidel Castro (13 votes, stays until April 1)

Nominated March 4, 2006; needs at least 14 votes by April 1, 2006
Support
  1. Llamadog903 17:28, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Caponer 17:52, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Jdcooper 03:23, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. --Jaranda wat's sup 01:08, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. The Tom 23:02, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. MichaelW 10:40, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Paul James Cowie 10:54, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Ugur Basak 00:43, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Kaldari 05:56, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Dijxtra 10:28, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Jensbn 15:28, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Osbus 02:32, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Mkaycomputer 23:18, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • I would like to raise this article up to featured article status, but I think it still needs some work.Llamadog903 17:28, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • One of the most powerful and well-known leaders of the Americas deserves an article worthy of featured article status, and this one is definitely close to reaching that level. --Caponer 03:27, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • 'Some work' is an understatement - it needs a whole hod before it will be close to featured article status, but Caponer is right - the subject deserves it. Question is who will be recognised as sufficiently impartial to judge the balance of viewpoints.MichaelW 10:40, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • It needs *a lot* of attention to POV issues, as this article is particularly liable to geopolitical bias (US+allies).Jens Nielsen 14:19, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hamas (12 votes, stays until April 2)

Nominated March 5, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by April 2, 2006
Support
  1. Bertilvidet 09:50, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Mkaycomputer 16:45, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Hooperbloob 03:43, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Joyous | Talk 00:19, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. AladdinSE 14:34, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Zeq
  7. Silence 18:40, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Ugur Basak 00:44, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Paul James Cowie 11:14, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:57, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Daniel Collins 17:16, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Ka34 16:08, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in January 2006, and is thus a very important factor in contemporary Middle Eastern politics, which deserves a clear, comprehensive and balanced article on Wikipedia. Unfortunately the current article is not very well-written, and is caracterized by being written by a few people who had too many edit fights. I believe this article can become much more clear with some people coming fresh to the problem. Bertilvidet 09:50, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Okay, I think it would be interesting to weigh the justifications of this organization's existence...Mkaycomputer 16:45, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No, I disagree. Wikipedia is not a place for moral judgments or for estimating "justifications". Tazmaniacs 17:52, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hamas have invested a lot in a PR makeover [1] and surly they need it in Wikipedia as well. It is just that reality changes faster than Wikipedia edits. At list the history remain the same. Zeq 15:21, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Michelangelo (13 votes, stays until April 3)

Nominated March 6, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by April 3, 2006
Support
  1. HaM 19:31, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Caponer 05:23, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Empty2005 21:47, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Silence 22:43, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Metta Bubble 00:43, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. JoshuaArgent 04:58, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Ugur Basak 00:46, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Jaranda wat's sup 06:10, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Paul James Cowie 18:02, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Un sogno modesto 06:17, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Sicilianmandolin 13:45, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Durova 01:09, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:17, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Mathematics (19 votes, stays until April 13)

Nominated March 9, 2006; needs at least 20 votes by April 13, 2006
Support
  1. Durova 15:24, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. The Tom 23:00, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Mkaycomputer 23:32, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Vir 01:50, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. RexNL 18:28, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Silence 18:30, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. PDXblazers 00:59, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Skinnyweed 00:35, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Ugur Basak 00:46, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Steven 22:35, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Un sogno modesto 23:26, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Hgilbert 01:49, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. --Jaranda wat's sup 04:35, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. --darkliighttalk 19:53, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. -MarSch 12:47, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. CloudNine 14:53, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. --Hippalus 10:35, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:04, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Soo 22:30, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • According to Wikipedia:Most visited articles this is #5 among Wikipedia's most visited pages, yet it isn't a featured article, nor is it an FA in any of the other 81 language versions of Wikipedia where it appears. As of this writing the talk page has been quiet for a month. It's already at good article status. Good organization, great image use. Needs a better introduction and citations. Suffers from single sentence paragraphs. This is really a cornerstone of any encyclopedia. Let's prioritize it. Durova 15:24, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Japan (9 votes, stays until March 30)

Nominated March 9, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by March 30, 2006
Support
  1. Mkaycomputer 23:32, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) Fair use policy 01:56, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Ugur Basak 00:47, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Un sogno modesto 23:25, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. PDXblazers 03:35, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Tachikoma 13:26, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Fg2 05:53, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:10, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Ataricodfish 05:25, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Good article, but could use a little bit of work and referencing to make an excellent article out of a country with very interesting history and culture.

Nazi Mysticism (9 votes, stays until April 2)

Nominated March 12, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by April 2, 2006
Support
  1. Hgilbert 01:25, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Juppiter 06:17, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. jacoplane 16:06, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Caponer 19:58, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Silence 20:20, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Carabinieri 10:24, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Esquizombi 11:04, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. HAM File:Icons-flag-wales.png 11:48, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Sicilianmandolin 21:30, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Unbelievable hash of fictional imagination (Nazis had or have a space station on the Moon and interbred with aliens) with historical fact (occult connections of Nazi leaders).

Hgilbert 01:25, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sheep (8 votes, stays until April 4)

Nominated March 14, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by April 4, 2006
Support
  1. Spawn Man 09:12, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. lightdarkness (talk) 14:04, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Ugur Basak 20:19, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Jazriel 16:29, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. RexNL 19:57, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. CloudNine 16:45, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. baa kingboyk 15:33, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:23, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Italy (8 votes, stays until April 5)

Nominated March 15, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by April 5, 2006
Support
  1. Sicilianmandolin 11:36, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. PDXblazers 03:29, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Caponer 23:47, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Un sogno modesto 01:18, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Salvo (talk) 20:26, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:34, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Scottwiki 02:03, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. --Rory096 02:52, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

La Paz (5 votes, stays until March 30)

Nominated March 16, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by March 30, 2006
Support
  1. Jersey Devil 00:36, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Caponer 19:27, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. --Revolución hablar ver 05:52, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Messhermit 22:57, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. --kingboyk 15:32, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • This article is about the capital of Bolivia and yet is very small and not even sectioned into the usual history, demographics, government, etc... section. This definately deserves more and there is so much that can be added into this article. This is the type of article that could become a featured article if worked on enough.--Jersey Devil 00:36, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep in mind that Bolivia has two capitals. If you work on La Paz, you should work on Sucre as well. PDXblazers 06:12, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, however La Paz is accepted as Bolivia's "capital" in the true sense of the word whilst Sucre is only its "constitutional capital".--Jersey Devil 19:14, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lewis and Clark Expedition (12 votes, stays until April 15)

Nominated March 18, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by April 15, 2006
Support
  1. --Jaranda wat's sup 00:33, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. This is pathetic, we should be much better than this. --Rory096 01:41, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Wow, that needs help, badly -- Tawker 04:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. It does need work done to it. Jude (talk,contribs,email) 04:11, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. I added the list of expedition members, and I've since kept an eye on this one for vandalism for a long time, but never had the oomph to really tackle it as it should be tackled; I'd definitely help in a community effort. — Catherine\talk 04:56, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Absolutely. This is an article that is of high importance, so it should be of high quality. Titoxd(?!? - help us) 05:07, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Wow. Truly in terrible shape. PDXblazers 03:42, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Caponer 19:26, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. lightdarkness (talk) 20:01, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:14, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. *drew 15:39, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Joyous | Talk 00:09, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Disarmament (4 votes, stays until April 2)

Nominated March 19, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by April 2, 2006
Support
  1. James 11:28, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Sicilianmandolin 17:35, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Hestemand 12:18, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Scottwiki 22:25, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Horse racing (4 votes, stays until April 3)

Nominated March 20, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by April 3, 2006
Support
  1. Yellowspacehopper 16:43, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. BorgQueen 19:15, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Xxxxxxx 09:31, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Hamster200 13:58, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Cuban Missile Crisis (8 votes, stays until April 11)

Nominated March 21, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by April 11, 2006
Support
  1. Paul James Cowie 09:06, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Hippalus 10:29, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Caponer 17:46, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Mkaycomputer 22:01, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. PDXblazers 01:43, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Daniel Collins 17:18, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Hestemand 22:51, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 04:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Sahih Bukhari (2 vote, stays until March 29)

Nominated March 22, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by March 29, 2006
Support
  1. Esquizombi 10:47, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Jonas Liljeström 21:37, 25 March 2006 (UTC)]][reply]
Comments
  • A collection of hadith that for Sunni Muslims (85% of the world's muslims) is the most important religious text after the Qur'an. Of significance to the rest of the world's population in that actions guided by it extend beyond those that believe in it. Right now it does not reflect its importance and is in quite poor shape. Should at least be made a good article. Improvement would also help with countering systemic bias. Esquizombi 10:47, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Geri Halliwell (3 votes, stays until March 29)

Nominated March 22, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by March 29, 2006
Support
  1. —Eternal Equinox | talk 16:11, 22 March 2006 (UTC) 16:10, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Rimmers 03:02, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. --hottie 16:45, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • The article is in pretty bad shape. Although I've attempted to reference a few of the earliest facts concerning Halliwell's controversy and departure from the biggest-selling girl group to date, her style, influence, albums, and musical-sound is limited to a few sentences and requires expansion. Articles such as Céline Dion, Kylie Minogue and even the non-featured article Mariah Carey could be referred to. This article, though, is a mess. Please consider promoting it to something that everyone could find useful. AID would be perfect in helping the article out. —Eternal Equinox | talk 16:10, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

History of El Salvador (2 vote, stays until March 29)

Nominated March 22, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by March 29, 2006
Support
  1. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:24, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Caponer 02:30, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Removed invalid votes
  1. 192.80.64.232 05:00, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Marco Polo (5 votes, stays until April 7)

Nominated March 24, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by April 7, 2006
Support
  1. PoptartKing 23:56, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:03, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. HAM File:Icons-flag-wales.png 11:49, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Sicilianmandolin 21:33, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. --Richard Clegg 01:45, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Tree (7 votes, stays until April 8)

Nominated March 25, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by April 8, 2006
Support
  1. PDXblazers 05:45, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Carabinieri 13:01, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Sicilianmandolin 21:28, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. —Eternal Equinox | talk 22:41, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. PoptartKing 00:52, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Joyous | Talk 00:06, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:16, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Italian literature (6 votes, stays until April 8)

Nominated March 25, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by April 8, 2006
Support
  1. Carabinieri 13:00, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Sicilianmandolin 21:16, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. zafiroblue05 | Talk 22:32, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 04:41, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Un sogno modesto 07:21, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Caponer 02:31, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Cubitus (1 vote, stays until April 1)

Nominated March 25, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by April 1, 2006
Support
  1. Jonas Liljeström 20:48, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • I strongly suspect that most of the text in this article has probably been translated from French with Babelfish or some similar device, as it is jumbled to the point of being unintelligible. Judging by the looks of it, it is also quite possible that it has sustained downright vandalism at some point. It needs some heavy editing in my opinion. There are many other ways in which its quality could be enhanced, for example by adding illustrations. It should at least be upgraded to "good article" status IMO. I would do it myself but I haven't got time due to my work, so perhaps someone else would be willing and able to give it a shot? Jonas Liljeström 20:48, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Horse archer (3 votes, stays until April 2)

Nominated March 26, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by April 2, 2006
Support
  1. Ka34 11:31, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. RJH 18:42, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 20:14, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Important topic, especially in the world of archery and historical warfare - both modern and ancient. Deserves a lot more recognition. 100% fully capable of reaching Featured Article status, just needs to be expanded on and given more attention. Ka34 11:31, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Compare to Cataphract. RJH

Pete Doherty (2 votes, stays until April 2)

Nominated March 26, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by April 2, 2006
Support
  1. Super Ted 15:25, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. OneVeryBadMan 00:14, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Article is on a popular British musician. Doherty gets frequent media coverage which means a lot is known about him. However, its difficult to sort the wheat from the chaf and create an encyclopaedic article. I've been doing my best over the past few weeks, increasing amount of information in certain sections, implementing referencing etc. However, i'm finding the job is too large to tackle single handedly. I feel that this could be a very interesting featured article if sufficient time is dedicated to its development. Super Ted 15:25, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tour de France (3 votes, stays until April 2)

Nominated March 26, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by April 2, 2006
Support
  1. Yellowspacehopper 18:17, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 04:46, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Hamster200 06:57, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • It would be nice to see this up to featured article status by the next race in July. Also it's a featured article in several other languages. Needs some pruning and copy-editing. Some parts very ugly. Lacking real focus, structure or definition, really. -- Yellowspacehopper 18:17, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

H.R. 4437 (7 votes, stays until April 9)

Nominated March 26, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by April 9, 2006
Support
  1. Scottwiki 22:13, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 04:48, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Passdoubt | Talk 08:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Jonas Liljeström 13:38, Monday March 27, 2006 (UTC)
  5. Accurizer 19:34, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Mkaycomputer 23:17, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Kimun 18:10, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Halo: Combat Evolved (2 votes, stays until April 2)

Nominated March 26, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by April 2, 2006
Support
  1. --Zxcvbnm 23:54, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 04:40, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Epic of Gilgamesh (7 votes, stays until April 10)

Nominated March 27, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by April 10, 2006
Support
  1. Silence 21:07, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Un sogno modesto 22:33, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. BorgQueen 23:19, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Paul James Cowie 13:32, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Sicilianmandolin 18:04, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Playstationman 22:22, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Jazriel 10:06, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • The oldest surviving story in existence, a work of epic poetry nearly unparalleled in importance and influence in human history, and its article is barely more than a stub?! (And the article on its central character, Gilgamesh, is in even worse shape.) Compare this to the much, much more expansive articles on similarly important works like Iliad, The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, and Bible; it's embarrassing and a disservice to Wikipedia readers. So much work can, and needs, be done. -Silence 21:07, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd like to echo these sentiments and observations.... Andrew George's latest, definitive edition of Gilgamesh did not even appear in the Further Reading! (I plan to rectify this!) Paul James Cowie 13:32, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Food and Drug Administration (3 votes, stays until April 3)

Nominated March 27, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by April 3, 2006
Support
  1. BorgQueen 23:07, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Mkaycomputer 23:19, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Un sogno modesto 22:39, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Such organization with a global influence and rich history deserves a more detailed, better organized article. Certainly substantial improvements can be made. --BorgQueen 23:07, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Jefferson (4 votes, stays until April 10)

Nominated March 27, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by April 10, 2006
Support
  1. RomeoVoid 00:49, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. PDXblazers 09:11, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Caponer 02:27, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 05:31, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

After a quick scan, this doesn't appear too far from FA. Jefferson would certainly be deserving of such an article.

New England (2 vote, stays until April 3)

Nominated March 27, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by April 3, 2006
Support
  1. Behun 04:22, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 05:32, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cocoa (2 votes, stays until April 5)

Nominated March 29, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by April 5, 2006
Support
  1. --Chino 05:24, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 05:33, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Cocoa is a topic which is familiar to a very large portion of people likely to read English Wikipedia. Cocoa has many uses, rich and varied history and interesting chemical composition. It is a very important commodity in the international trade and important to the national economies of many countries. Cultivation of cocoa has ecological implications. In my opinion none of these facts are adequately represented in the article in its current form. --Chino 05:24, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Taylor (1 vote, stays until April 5)

Nominated March 29, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by April 5, 2006
Support
  1. Scottwiki 10:56, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, periodically rises to the top of the news -- most recently, due to his dramatic disappearance and recapture. His activities, especially alleged war crimes, are likely to be a significant topic of discussion for years to come. I believe that a thoroughly well-written, well-sourced, and wikified article would be a public service. -Scottwiki 10:56, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kojiki (1 vote, stays until April 5)

Nominated March 29, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by April 5, 2006
Support
  1. elvenscout742 22:30, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • This article on the Japanese Aeneid is woefully short, despite immense historical importance (I haven't read a book on Japanese mythology that didn't refer constantly to it, and the well-known fact that the Emperor of Japan claimed to be descended from Amaterasu gained its legitimacy partly from this volume) and other such articles on things it describes perhaps getting more attention. elvenscout742 22:30, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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