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Article Improvement Drive
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Article improvement drive is a weekly collaboration to improve non-stub articles to featured article status.

Two collaborations are selected each week by registered users from ten candidates. Nominations are placed under Pending nominations with an explanation of what work is needed, and held there until they are both seconded and the queue before them is empty. Each Sunday; the two articles with the least support are dropped; the two with the highest become the AID collaborations for the week, and the remaining six are dropped to the bottom of the Pending list. Articles in the Pending category may receive votes, but cannot actually become AID candidates until they cycle up through to Nominations again. Please place an asterisk next to an article's nomination for each time it enters the 'Nominations' category.



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Nominations

Next two project articles to be selected on 10 April. Ten nominations are voted on each week, please put overflow nominations under Pending.

Labor history*

Reason

For such an important topic in American and world history, barely anything has been written so far. This should not be hard to research.--Vorpalbla 15:00 3/27/05

Support

Vorpalbla

Comments

Spanish Civil War**

Reason
Almost up to FA, needs just a little help. One of the most important conflicts of the interwar period. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 12:48, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Support
  1. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 12:48, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  2. --Tothebarricades.tk 05:13, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  3. --Ganymead 22:43, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  4. --KingTT 05:49, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  5. --DanielNuyu 02:04, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  6. --Eleassar777 18:23, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  7. --Lisiate 04:38, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Comments

An extremely important topic and one that is particularly difficult for non-specialists (such as the writer) to comprehend, given the complex nature of the war and the various factions involved. Lisiate

Geyser**

Reason
This is actually a current FA, but it is listed on WP:FARC. Definitely needs help. Let's see... It needs more references, neads an actual lead section, not rambling info, needs to talk about more specific geysers, really, it just needs to be actually comprehensive in the first place.
Support
  1. Dmcdevit 01:24, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  2. Litefantastic 12:18, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  3. I listed it on FARC, but have done a bit of work to improve it since then and would like to see it re-featured. Worldtraveller 23:42, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  4. Ganymead 22:41, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  5. Eleassar777 21:24, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Comments

Bangsian fantasy**

Reason
Relatively obscure concept which has nevertheless produced several well known works (such as the Inferno and the Riverworld).
Suppport
  1. Litefantastic 12:18, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Yugo**

Reason
Currently stuck in the Wiki no-man's-land: too long for the COTW and so short it looks doubtful. But it looks like an interesting subject - the Yugo was Car Talk's "Worst car of the millenium", so that must count for something. -Litefantastic 14:32, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Support
  1. Litefantastic 14:32, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  2. Eleassar777 18:04, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Columbo**

Reason
A little rough around the edges, but with potential. It needs pictures and maybe some more backstory, but I don't think it's too far away from FA. -Litefantastic 14:32, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Support
  1. Litefantastic 14:32, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  2. Maurreen 07:56, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  3. ike9898 19:34, Mar 21, 2005 (UTC)
Comments
  • Good character; should be fun. Maurreen 07:56, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Jules Henry**

Reason

Jules Henry (1963) in Culture Against Man questioned the authority of and rationales behind our cultural institutions, particularly education. In Pathways to Madness (1965), he challenged ideas about mental and developmental disorders and asked us to consider the how disease and disorder arise from dependencies on families and institutions. His work that presaged much of our current focus on finding ways to improve failing schools and contend with a culture that is educated primarily by paid media is hugely influential, but largely left out of print and hard to find.

Author of two seminal works with crossover interest in sociology, enthography, psychology, anthropology and education, Jules Henry is a major contributor to our past and present understanding of culture as a diverse body of dependent parts. He argued in favor of recognizing the collective nature of experience and in favor of analyzing and constructing institutions with greater collectivity and social responsibility in mind.

Support
  1. Norawright (nominator--Dmcdevit 22:13, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC))
Comments
  • This was saved in the tempate rather than the viewable text, so I have moved it here. It was nominated by Norawright. --Dmcdevit 22:13, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
    • Too short. COTW material, I think. -Litefantastic 17:49, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Tibet**

Reason

Needs to be expanded in general - too small sections on economy, geography, demographics, culture (hello, Buddhism?). Also there's nothing on government, both Chinese and the government in exile. Lots more to be said, but its fairly close to FA status.--Dmcdevit 22:23, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Support
  1. Dmcdevit 22:23, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  2. Hippalus 12:20, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)
  3. Ganymead 07:15, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  4. Maurreen 05:23, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  5. --Briangotts 20:15, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  6. Litefantastic 22:36, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Comments

Support, but I warn you I can't actually help very much. -Litefantastic 22:36, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Civil libertarian**

Reason
This subject deserves a good articlte, not a stub. Right now, it's basically just a couple lines plus "civil libertarianism is not the same as libertarianism"
Support
  1. Dave 18:00, Mar 14, 2005 (UTC)
Comments
  • It is a stub, so maybe you should try the COTW first.--Dmcdevit 17:32, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
    • Good point. I didn't read the requirements carefully enough.Dave (talk) 17:36, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen**

Reason

One of the most important documents in human history, similar in magnitude to the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; not only in French, but very influential in all future world history. --Dmcdevit 05:25, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Support
  1. Dmcdevit 05:25, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  2. Ganymead 23:17, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Comments

Pending nominations

InuYasha**

Reason
One of the more notable animes in the world today, it was already brushed-up a bit during a FA nomination. I don't think it's that far from FA...although I always say that. -Litefantastic 17:09, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Support
  1. Litefantastic 17:09, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Theater**

Reason
A very important arts topic with a rather poor entry. I suggested on the talk page that the section on the theater buildings should have its own entry, but as of yet, no one has responded. Ganymead 22:37, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Support
  1. Ganymead 22:38, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  2. Maurreen 05:14, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Comments

Mesopotamia**

Reason
This article was nominated for the article improvement drive a while back but fell short by a single vote. Ganymead 01:14, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Support
  1. Ganymead 01:14, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Comments

This looks like COTW territory. -Litefantastic 12:04, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I have yet to see any difference between COTW and AID. I thought I'd propose this article again here and see what happens and if nothing happens I'll send it to COTW. Ganymead 20:31, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
This was nominated on COTW, I nominated. It did not pass, not because it was not a stub, but simply because of lack of votes.--Dmcdevit 00:25, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Since this has previously nominated, should I delist it here and nominate it again for COTW? Ganymead 01:28, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Magic (illusion)**

Reason
A lot of people are interested in magic. Yet this article fails to give a comprehensive view of the art's history. It also has no real bearing with a whole bunch of unrelated sections in a non-logical order. It needs loads of help. More than I can give on my own.
Support
  1. Mgm|(talk) 01:35, Mar 26, 2005 (UTC)
  2. Litefantastic 22:34, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Comments

Beer

Reason
one of those crazy ex-FAs. Plus, very popular with everyone in the world.
Support
  1. Wonderfool t(c)e) 09:34, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  2. Litefantastic 11:28, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  3. Ganymead 02:54, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Comments

Speech balloon

Reason
Integral part of comics, graphic novels and manga.
Support
  1. Litefantastic 11:28, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Comments


Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language*

Reason

This is Samuel Johnson's famous work, which celebrates the 250th anniversary of its publication on April 15. The article is okay, but nowhere near Featured Article status.

Support

Cormaggio 07:12, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments
  • I nominated this for COTW but some people felt it would be more appropriate here. Cormaggio 07:12, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

History of the Balkans

Reason

Successful COTW that's still under construction.

Support
  1. Litefantastic 23:26, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  2. CristianChirita 11:10, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  3. Hippalus 05:54, Apr 7, 2005 (UTC)
Comments

Town gas*

Reason

This article covers an extremely important pre 1950s technology.

Support
Comments

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