Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Auckland/archive1

The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was not promoted 01:32, 14 October 2007.

Auckland[edit]

I think this article should be nominated because it is an 'A-Class' Geography article that is well-written, meets the Featured Article Criteria and is one of the best articles of New Zealand topic-related pages. (♠Murchy♠) 22:21, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Strongly oppose. I'm a regular editor of this page, and I think it's an okay article, probably somewhere between A and B class as the differing ratings on its talk page suggest. But that's a long way short of FA standard. There are patchy citations, listy sections on Sports and Famous Sites, an inaccurate map in the infobox (partly my own work), and so on. The nominator has also concurrently put it forward as a Good Article candidate. I think it needs to complete that process before it deserves consideration here. -- Avenue 01:25, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with Avenue. I'm also a regular editor of this article. This article is nowhere near ready for FAC. I note that the nominator has never edited the article, and their only edit to the talk page is today. I doubt their ability to improve the article to meet the likely criticisms from this process. I suggest this FAC be withdrawn.-gadfium 04:00, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Abstain - Nobody in New Zealand likes Aucklanders, so I may be biased. ;) Seriosuly though, the article is a long way off so that'll be an oppose. Spawn Man 04:30, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This article was simultaneously nominated for WP:FAC, WP:GAN, and WP:PR, at the same time. I have recently finished my GA review of the article, and it does not meet the GA criteria, so I highly doubt it would meet the FA criteria. My full GA review can be viewed here. Dr. Cash 05:14, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh and request nom withdrawl - Per Gadfium and my own research on the matter, which is similar to Gadfium's but my own. ;) Cheers, Spawn Man 04:31, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article has failed it's GA nomination. I'll remove it from this list as an inappropriate nomination.-gadfium 05:51, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hate to be harsh, but get this to pass Good Article Candidates and try for a Peer Review before trying to come back here. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 06:09, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, yes. We were told that pretty clearly. Can we withdraw this now? Ingolfson 10:49, 13 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.