Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Davis Cup champions/archive1

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List of Davis Cup champions

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Nominator(s): NapHit (talk) 16:19, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

I am nominating this for featured list because as I have worked hard on it recently and believe it is close to featured standard. As always, I look forward to your comments, and thank you in advance for those. Cheers NapHit (talk) 16:19, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

Comments by Dudley

• it is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), who describe it as the "World Cup of tennis." Unreferenced - does the ITF officially describe the Davis Cup and not the Fed Cup as the real deal?
  • Referenced and yes it is known as the World Cup of Tennis. NapHit (talk) 20:53, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
• "The first event in 1900 was between Great Britain and the United States" I think it is worth clarifying that only these two nations were invited to enter. (I know you do below.)
  • Amended NapHit (talk) 20:53, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
• "five singles and doubles matches" - four singles and one doubles would be more informative.
  • Changed. NapHit (talk) 20:53, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
• "The Davis Cup was founded in 1900 as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge." When did the name change?
  • Added NapHit (talk) 20:53, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
• "Australasia became the first nation outside of Britain and the United States to win the tournament in 1907" Australasia is not a nation. Maybe "Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) became the first victors outside of Britain and the United States when they won the tournament in 1907"
  • Changed NapHit (talk) 20:53, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
• "British Isles" Why not Great Britain?
  • Changed NapHit (talk) 20:53, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
• The history section is far too detailed, stating what is repeated below. A summary of the highlights would be better.
  • I'm going to try and reduce this and mention more structural changes to the tournament, as some are missing at present. NapHit (talk) 20:53, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
    • Ok I've had a go at reducing the size of the history section and i've added more about the restructuring of the tournament @Dudley Miles:. NapHit (talk) 11:10, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
• In the template I do not think that there should be a separate section for the 2016 World Group. A template should not be designed so that it becomes out of date each year. Dudley Miles (talk) 19:02, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
  • The template is separate to the list, so I don't think that should affect this at all. NapHit (talk) 20:53, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the comments @Dudley Miles:, I should have addressed them all. I will tackle the history section in due course! NapHit (talk) 20:53, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

• Support. A first rate list. Dudley Miles (talk) 13:48, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

Addressed comments from - Yellow Dingo (talk) 06:05, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

• The history section is still to repetitive and overly detailed. You basically talk about most Davis Cups and who won them. The list does that. Try to cut it down a bit, mentioning the real standouts and also any changes in structure/regulations

Very close to FLC standard just needs a bit of cutting down of the history section. - Yellow Dingo (talk) 01:35, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

I've shaved a bit more off it now. Let me know what you thibk @Yellow Dingo:. NapHit (talk) 17:59, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Support looks good, well done! - Yellow Dingo (talk) 06:05, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

• Comments Support I am confused regarding the walkovers.
  • There is no reason mentioned why there was no tournament in 1901. Also, if there was no tournament, why the US team retained the title? Maybe 1901 should be listed as "Not contested"? If there is no available information on this, maybe this article should mention that.
  • Regarding the 1910 walkover, no mention at all, total disregard.
  • And the biggest confusion is the 1974 walkover. The "History" section mentions that India refused to travel to South Africa, as a result, the South Africa team walked over. The list, on the other hand mentions that India, the away team, won the tournament.

Cheetah (talk) 03:41, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

• • • I've added info for the 1910 tournament, no team wished to challenge Australasia. I believe this was also the case for 1901, but I can't find a reliable source to back this up. As for 1974, it says South Africa won in both the history section and the list, so I'm not sure where the confusion is. Thanks for your comments @Crzycheetah: NapHit (talk) 19:26, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
      • The list key states that the blue background means an away team won. The 1974 is marked in blue. India was the away team. --Cheetah (talk) 19:43, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
        • Ah silly me, I missed that! Fixed now! NapHit (talk) 21:11, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

• Source review: all formatted correctly that I could see. Spot checks show the information is supported with no copyvios. - Gavin (talk) 08:56, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

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