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The following is an archived discussion of a featured list 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 promoted by The Rambling Man 07:56, 2 March 2010 [1].

List of United States Military Academy alumni (Confederate States Army)[edit]

Nominator(s): — Rlevse • Talk • 03:14, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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I am nominating this for featured list because it's next in the series of United States Military Academy alumni featured lists, working towards making it a featured topic like we did with United States Naval Academy alumni lists. — Rlevse • Talk • 03:14, 27 January 2010 (UTC) :Note: This is a WikiCup nomination. To the nominator: if you do not intend to submit this article at the WikiCup, feel free to remove this notice. Mm40 (talk) 13:02, 13 February 2010 (UTC) not any more, it sat on FLC so long I'm out. — Rlevse • Talk • 01:18, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment - Some of the pictures need better alt text. Is there a reason why the General References are in every Reference column with the note template? Afro (Its More Than a Feeling) - Afkatk 10:11, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
As for the Gen Refs, it's simply that I've done other lists in this series like that and no one has objected and I had people look at this one before listing at FLC. I guess they could come out but I'd prefer to leave them in. As for ALT text, which ones? Saying "some" doesn't tell me which ones you think need tweaked. — Rlevse • Talk • 12:13, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Well the only problem I see with the General References is that you've added them as notes but they are used so much as notes its a wonder why they aren't in the <ref></ref>, and to me it almost makes them seem not so general because of this. The Alt Text might not be a problem but might be more just me. Afro (Its More Than a Feeling) - Afkatk 09:03, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Additional Comment - ""Civil War Generals from West Point". University of Tennessee – Knoxville. 2003. Retrieved 2009-064-28." 064? Afro (Its More Than a Feeling) - Afkatk 17:55, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Done. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:48, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 08:27, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Just a thought - could you link "commissions" in the lead?
  • "General officer" doesn't need a capital G.
  • Rhodes scholarship is overlinked.
  • "the Academy is fourth on ..." worth adding a "As of 2010" since this may change?
  • Is CSA explained anywhere - perhaps instead of (CS Army) it should be (CSA)?
  • Ref 54 has mixed date formats. I seem to recall we shouldn't be mixing date formats in the refs.
  • And ref 62 says 2010-1-7 where 2010-01-07 would seem more appropriate.
  • Ref 74 has a spare comma.

I haven't fully reviewed the notes, I'm busy cooking pork, but once these are dealt with, ping me and I'll finish the review! All the best. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:24, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Confed flag overlaps the top-right of the table in Safari.

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 15:25, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved issues, Dabomb87 (talk)
Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs) Interesting stuff, and I appreciate the high quality of sourcing.
  • The abbreviation "USA" is not defined in full in the prose or the table (it's ambiguous in this context, as it could be "United States of America" or "United States Army"). It might be worth clarifying for non-American readers what "USA" really means in this context (i.e. Union Army).
  • Earl Van Dorn's note: "murdered by a jealous husband during the American Civil War" whose jealous husband? I think the identity of the killer is a bit excess in this article, anyway.
  • "served at numerous other battles"-->served in numerous battles
  • Ambrose Powell Hill's note: Why is Mexican–American War repeated twice?
  • Henry Sibley's note: "court marialed and censured in 1863" Is "marialed" a typo?
  • "Seven Days Battle"-->Seven Days Battles Dabomb87 (talk) 01:15, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed with two notes. 1) USA does not mean Union Army here, Union Army specifically refers to the US Army during the Civil War, so I expanded in the first table entry to United States Army 2) re Dorn, first you ask whose? then you say the killer's identity is excess here, so I left that alone. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:24, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Re USA, that's a good fix. Re Dorn, sorry; that was me thinking aloud and not re-reading what I typed. I meant to say that it's up to you. Either bin that phrase "by a jealous husband", or clarify whose husband it was. Dabomb87 (talk) 15:22, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I took out "by a jealous husband". — Rlevse • Talk • 15:23, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support I don't see any problems. Well done.--Kumioko (talk) 22:34, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Refs Named references "johnston" and "beverly" are defined twice. Civil War High Commands is used multiple times with different page numbers— you can leave it that way or merge and note the page numbers with {{rp}}. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 11:38, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed the two refs. As for page numbers, I'd rather leave as is since most people don't like RP format. — Rlevse • Talk • 12:29, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Well written, well cited, well done. TomStar81 (Talk) 09:37, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Truco
Comments from Truco (talk · contribs)
General
  • Content checked by tools in toolbox check out fine.
  • There is no other possible way in adding sections (ie. see also/external links?)
Lead
  • Note: "Class year" refers to the alumni's class year, which usually is the same year they graduated. However, in times of war classes often graduate early. -- Comma after war classes--Truco 503 02:42, 27 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
All fixed. — Rlevse • Talk • 13:32, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- meets FL standards, although I would still like to see an addition of more sections (ie. See also/external links).--Truco 503 00:02, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
See also? Have you looked at the extensive links in the templates? Serves the same purpose. External links? As you said, hardly required, not to mention the massive info avail in the extensive refs. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:36, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Very true, I apologize for the inconvenience.Truco 503 03:05, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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