Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Manchester

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 promoted 03:02, 26 November 2007.

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Manchester

I'm self-nominating this article for featured article because I believe it is a very well developed article now with a very large team of editors. There are plenty of citations, the article is balanced, it covers the full range of topics a city article would need, and it is stable. It is at the centre of the Greater Manchester WikiProject and is always up to date so anything found wrong with the article please post here and it will be sorted promptly. Thank you in advance for your comments! _└^and-rew_┘^┌_talk^┐ 01:03, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

• Support - I've peer reviewed this article and helped out with it a lot, I'm sure And-Rew will do a good job in fixing any issues. I have none. Dihydrogen Monoxide ♫ 07:38, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
• Support - I helped bring the article to GA standard a few months back, and it's really progressed since then. A hardworking team, which I am proud to be a member of takes this article seriously and there is no doubt in my mind that that team will assist in the articles development to FA. Rudget.talk 10:23, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
• Support - Manchester is an amazing city and an article like this really helps in reflecting its stunning achievements and capabilities. I have every pride in And-Rew and the team helping to make this happen. After all, it’s not just a city; it’s a way of life. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Abfab27 (talk • contribs) 00:45, November 19, 2007 (UTC)
• Support - It has been fantastic to watch this article over the past few months develop and improve to the standard that it is today. There are some outstanding editors backed by an enthusiastic team who have helped this to happen who will ensure that this is, at all times, an article of very high quality.GRB1972 (talk) 17:51, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
• Support - A very good and well sourced article which covers all aspects set out for settlements in the UK. Evildarkone - Bringing Darkness and Cold News (talk) 20:16, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

• Comment: I've been closely involved with this article, and would love nothing more than for it to pass this, but please don't be shy in finding flaws please(!); we at WikiProject Greater Manchester really want this to be the best of the best! Be brutal if need be! -- Jza84 · (talk) 23:39, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
• Comment: I made some changes to the demography section. Also, why are there two weather charts covering pretty much the same thing? Mangostar (talk) 21:32, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

 Done Thank you for your input it is always valued. Your idea to use a graph for population history was great and a slightly nicer looking graph already existed so I replaced it and put the table back in as it is often regarded as very useful. I also expanded the section as it was quite weak for such a good quality article. Also with regards to the weather, if you take a look at London they use both styles and I think they compliment each other rather well. Thanks again! _└^and-rew_┘^┌_talk^┐ 16:45, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

• Comment I was skimming past this nomination and noticed the comment "be brutal" so have had a look. I've read through it and can't find any real faults. The only one thing I would say is, do you need the full addresses of the consulates? Apart from that this is excellent stuff. Peanut4 (talk) 00:24, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

I will bring this point up at the Greater Manchester WikiProject and get some input, personally I don't see why we should or shouldn't have them. _└^and-rew_┘^┌_talk^┐ 16:45, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

 Done After a very short conversation it was decided they were in breach of WP:NOT#DIR so we're removed. Thanks for your comments! _└^and-rew_┘^┌_talk^┐ 03:03, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

• Support Some minor issues:
  • Left aligned images shouldn't be placed at the start of subsections.  Done except for the first image in early history, if it was aligned right it would cause major style issues.
  • Image captions should only end with a full-stop if it forms a complete sentence.  Done
  • The millimetre measurements in the climate section need inch equivalents.  Done
  • Europe doesn't need linking. Roman doesn't need linking twice. London doesn't need linking three times.  Done
  • "ie 1979 onwards" - dots may be needed after the i and e  Done
  • "First World War" "World War II" - consistency probably needed.  Done Epbr123 (talk) 01:56, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Comment - I and User:Malleus Fatuarum have corrected all these points now. Thanks for you support! _└^and-rew_┘^┌_talk^┐ 03:24, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

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.