Wikipedia talk:Featured topics/Michigan State University

This page serves as a project discussion for the Former featured topic, Michigan State University.

Appropriate discussion on this page includes:

Working definition of the topic.
Vital improvements to articles necessary to maintain status for the topic.
Potential improvements to the topic's member articles.
Possible additions to the scope of the topic.

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	Topic milestones

Date

Process

Result

February 16, 2007

Featured topic candidate

Promoted with articles Michigan State University, History of Michigan State University, Campus of Michigan State University, Michigan State University academics and Michigan State Spartans. Did not add article List of Michigan State University people

May 1, 2007

Featured topic removal candidate

Kept

May 14, 2007

Supplementary nomination

Did not add articles John Clough Holmes, Sparty and Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band

January 12, 2008

Featured topic removal candidate

Demoted

Current Status: Former topic

Note that article Michigan State University Libraries was part of this topic from 13:49, 23 June 2007 until 18:09, 12 January 2008, after it was added by Teh tennisman without it being formally nominated for addition, and without anyone noticing this and removing it again - rst20xx (talk) 16:46, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Working definition[edit]

The working definition seems to be "major institutional aspects of Michigan State University.--Pharos 02:02, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vital improvements[edit]

This topic does not meet current Wikipedia:Featured topic criteria, and will be eligible for removal after 1 January 2008 if this situation is not rectified. In particular, all articles must be either GA or FA (Michigan State Spartans is neither) ~~and criteria call for at least three featured articles in a topic, while this topic has only two such articles~~. To maintain featured topic status, 'Michigan State Spartans' must be promoted to a higher status, and a third FA article must be found (it could be the Spartan article, or any of the other articles).--Pharos 02:02, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It appears I was being a bit overzealous with that second requirement. Never mind that part, which I've stricken out.--Pharos 05:38, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This topic also is in need of an expansion. There are many articles about the University that are not included in the topic as it is now. They must all be eventually added unless someone can give a good reason why each of them does not create a gap in the topic. --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 07:10, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Potential improvements[edit]

There are enough vital improvements needed (see above), that we can hold off on these for now.--Pharos 02:02, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Possible additions[edit]

An obvious expansion would be the inclusion of the articles on the individual colleges, if they are ever brought up to high status.--Pharos 02:02, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Specifically, direct subarticles include:

Michigan State University Libraries
Colleges: (Could be collected into a List or separate subasrticle?)
List of Michigan State University people

Other articles that ought to be considered:

Associated Students of Michigan State University
Michigan State University Press
WKAR
WDBM (Maybe included in ASMSU?)

Circeus 18:28, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]