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Each week a Collaboration of the Week will be picked using this page. This is a specific topic which either has no article or a basic stub page, the aim being to have a featured-standard article by the end of the week, from widespread cooperative editing.

Shortcut

The project aims to fill gaps in Wikipedia, to give users a focus and to give us all something to be proud of. Anyone can nominate an article and can vote for the nominated articles. Every Sunday, the votes are tallied, and the winner will be promoted for a week to potential contributors.

Collaborations
Articles
Science and technology
Miscellaneous

The next winner will be selected on Sunday, February 6, 18:00 (UTC).
Previous winners can be found at /History.
Removed nominations can be found at /Removed.

Selecting the next Collaboration of the Week

  • Voting
    • Please vote for as many of the following candidates as you like.
    • Only registered users should vote.
    • To enter your votes, simply edit the appropriate sections by just inserting a new line with "# ~~~~". This will add your username and a time stamp in a new numbered list item.
    • A vote will be taken to include a pledge that the voter will contribute to the article if it is selected.
    • Please add only support votes. Opposing votes will not affect the result, as the winner is simply the one with the most support votes (see Approval voting).
  • Tie-breakers
    • In case of a tie, voting will be extended for 24 hours. If there is still a tie, the candidate that was nominated first wins.
The path to a featured article
  • Nominations
    • New nominations can be made at any time and should be added at the end of this page. Please use the template at the bottom of this page.
    • If the page you are nominating already exists, please add {{COTW}} to the top of its talk page. This expands to:

Template:COTW

  • Considerations for nominations
    • Please only nominate articles which don't currently exist or are stubs. (Two paragraphs or less of information or fewer than 1,000 characters)
    • For non-stubs, submitting the article to pages needing attention, cleanup, peer review, or requests for expansion may be more appropriate.
    • Giving reasons as to why an article should become the COTW may assist others in casting their vote.
    • Can the wider community easily contribute to the article? Or is it something only a small number of people will know about?
  • Pruning
    • The nomination will be moved to /Removed if it has not received 5 votes after 7 days on the list, 10 votes after 14 days, 15 votes after 21 days, and so on.

Candidates for next week

Music history

NOTE: This is the academic field of music history, not the topic of the history of music.

Nominated January 9, 2005; needs 25 votes by February 13, 2005

Support:

  1. Estel (talk) 16:30, Jan 9, 2005 (UTC)
  2. --Blondel 17:16, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. WizardOfTheCDrive 21:02, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. CunningLinguist 09:45, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. AndyL 13:31, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. Rj 22:36, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
  7. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 22:59, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. Darwin 18:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. Acaides 04:14, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. Pmeisel 22:00, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  11. ExplodingHead 21:49, 24 Jan 2005 (EST)
  12. Sketchee 13:14, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
  13. --bodnotbod 03:16, Jan 27, 2005 (UTC)
  14. Lorddude 04:55, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  15. Hyacinth 10:14, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  16. Zosodada 17:41, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  17. user:zanimum 01 Feb 2005
  18. Jaberwocky6669 04:24, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)
  19. – flamuraiTM 05:49, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)
  20. Etaonish 08:18, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)
  21. Bogdan | Talk 15:59, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • I was greatly shocked when I found such a stub of an article for what is one of the more greatly rich, deep and important topics that are COTW candidates. In essence, it is only a collection of links to other stubs that constitute (in essence) the History of Music in various continents. - Estel (talk) 10:26, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC)
  • Music history or history of music? Neutralitytalk 14:27, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)

History of music seems to be the place. Just fiddled around there a bit.Zosodada 17:41, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

  • Just a note - the votes are for music history (academic field), not History of music. If you want the latter, I suggest you nominate it sep[arately instead of altering other people's votes to a new topic. DAVODD 18:05, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)

Culture of China

Nominated January 10, 2005; needs 25 votes by February 14, 2005

Okay, I'm jumping on the "Culture of" bandwagon here, but this one is in serious need of help. For the largest country in the world, there is absolutely nothing but a list of links. The lack of this article is typical of the English Wikipedia's systemic bias against non-English speaking or non-Western cultures. There is no reason why articles like Culture of the United Kingdom, Culture of Australia, and Culture of Ireland should be so substantial while we have no article for China, one of the most historic and influential cultures ever. Come on, we can do better!

Support:

  1. Dmcdevit 23:16, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 09:50, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. Johntex 21:02, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. Jiang 08:43, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Pastinakel 22:12, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. olivier 06:26, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
  7. Calton 03:07, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. Xiaopo ℑ 07:19, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. Lockeownzj00 00:42, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. Arunram 01:15, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  11. ✏ Sverdrup 12:34, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  12. Colipon+(T) 04:28, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  13. Instantnood 12:21, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  14. CryptoStorm 25 Jan, 2005
  15. KittySaturn 16:13, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)
  16. Estel (talk) 16:48, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
  17. Montanesko
  18. Lorddude 04:53, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  19. Zosodada 18:05, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  20. 172 06:52, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  21. AllyUnion (talk) 12:34, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  22. user:zanimum 01 Feb 2005
  23. Etaonish 08:20, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Well, the lack of articles such as this probably has to do with the fact that there are few of us who know about Asian history etc. than about European/American history since the majority of visitors to the English Wiki are from the Western World. Nonetheless I agree with you 100% the article needs to be expanded as it is greatly important and should be interesting/fun to do. :) -CunningLinguist 09:50, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I apologize again for my semi-satirical semi-serious suggestion of Culture of Earth. --Wonderfool 10:20, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • oldest continuous civilization in the world and the center of the eastern world...
  • This one needs it dearly. ✏ Sverdrup
  • With an intrest in Asian culture, I was astonished to find a lack of this article...very much needed! --CryptoStorm

Central Asia

Nominated January 13, 2005; needs 20 votes by February 10, 2005

Support:

  1. Pharos 09:26, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. AndyL 13:31, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. Estel (talk) 19:44, Jan 13, 2005 (UTC)
  4. Alarm 17:07, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. SimonP 17:51, Jan 14, 2005 (UTC)
  6. Jiang 08:44, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  7. Pastinakel 22:13, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. olivier 06:26, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
  9. Marnevell 14:20, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. Tipu 02:40, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  11. Gareth Hughes 01:37, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  12. Darwin 18:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  13. CunningLinguist 07:41, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  14. --Circeus 17:54, Jan 21, 2005 (UTC)
  15. Dmcdevit 22:29, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  16. Hippalus 11:44, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
  17. Polynova 23:11, Jan 27, 2005 (UTC)
  18. Martewa 16:34, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • A shame of a stub for an increasingly important region of the world. From histories of steppe nomads and the Silk Road, a massive regional irrigation system (and equally massive attendant environmental problems), issues of dictatorship and (possibly) democracy, a scrambling for fossil fuel development, and a variety of Turkic and Indo-European cultures. All around a most interesting, absorbing and important topic.--Pharos 09:26, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I'm astonished as well - an overview of the vast part of the vastest continent surely has to be more important that the culture of any single country, no matter how great in itself it once may have been - Estel (talk) 19:44, Jan 13, 2005 (UTC)
  • Various definitions of its exact composition exist therefore the idea is flawed -- see exact place names.Zosodada 18:11, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • You could therefore argue that "History of Science" or music etc. shouldn't be done, if you have History or details of all of the more specific sciences. - Estel (talk) 12:44, Feb 1, 2005 (UTC)
  • Might as well not write an article about Europe, or Latin America, or even Communism, or anything else that isn't exactly defined. What is Wikipedia for if not to explain things not easily understood or simply defined? This article should discuss varying definitions and, more important, explain, in an inclusive way, how the nations and peoples of this region have developed together and how they relate to each other today, a most relevant topic that can only be explored in a broad article.--Pharos 01:12, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

History of science

Nominated January 18, 2005; needs 20 votes by February 15, 2005

Support:

  1. Fredrik | talk 10:28, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Pharos 01:18, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. PedanticallySpeaking 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
  4. CunningLinguist 07:41, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. RJH 22:21, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. Neocapitalist 02:57, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  7. Estel (talk) 08:38, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
  8. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 11:36, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. Fastfission 00:53, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. AnyFile 20:37, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  11. ral315 00:06, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
  12. Bogdan | Talk 10:38, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  13. Sundar 10:47, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
  14. user:zanimum 01 Feb 2005
  15. kaal 20:09, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  16. WizardOfTheCDrive 01:16, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  17. Chris 73 Talk 11:36, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • This is currently a redirect to history of science and technology, which really should be (and in the lead section claims to be) about the academic discipline. (It should perhaps be merged with Science studies.) The "history of science and technology" article currently attempts to provide a history of science, but does a dismal job. I'm confident that even a slight collaborative effort to write this article could result in one of Wikipedia's best. The source information is abundant (even within Wikipedia), there are plenty of images to make it visually appealing, and most people can contribute. Fredrik | talk 10:28, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • The help of someone who study a course of History of science would be very useful

Military history of the United States

Nominated January 18, 2005; needs 15 votes by February 9, 2005

I realize the States don't have quite the long history of France, for example, but boy do Americans know how pack a lot of war into very little time. We should have plenty to write about -- and I can't believe there is hardly even an article started.--Dmcdevit 23:20, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Support:

  1. Dmcdevit 23:20, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. J3ff 00:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. PedanticallySpeaking 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
  4. Lockeownzj00 00:52, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Johntex 19:30, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. WizardOfTheCDrive 20:24, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  7. Pmeisel 22:06, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. brian0918&#153; 17:46, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. DAVODD 20:40, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
  10. Grunners 04:55, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  11. GuloGuloGulo 02:44, Jan 29, 2005 (UTC)
  12. ral315 00:06, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
  13. →Raul654 06:59, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
  14. AllyUnion (talk) 12:35, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • The article is basically just a long list — J3ff 00:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • As the sole super power - this may be an essential article - especially for translation into other languages so that other cultures may better understand established U.S. military mores, foundations and traditions. DAVODD 20:40, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)

Human rights in Myanmar

Nominated January 19, 2005; needs 15 votes by February 9, 2005

Support:

  1. Alarm 12:00, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. PedanticallySpeaking 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
  3. Pharos 20:20, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. CunningLinguist 07:41, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Warofdreams 11:51, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. Neutralitytalk 01:49, Jan 22, 2005 (UTC)
  7. Jiang 23:07, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. Grunners 16:42, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. Bogdan | Talk 10:37, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. AndyL 00:34, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  1. It might help if someone started the article. AndyL 00:34, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
    • Hint taken. I've made a start. Basically, it's an attempt to create a general structure, mainly using quotes from human rights organizations (that would benefit from being rephrased), and a list of possible sources. At least it's something to work from. Any help (including copyediting) would be appreciated. / Alarm 19:24, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Cartoon character

Nominated January 23, 2005; needs 10 votes by February 6, 2005

Support:

  1. violet/riga (t) 00:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Litefantastic 12:40, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. --Circeus 20:57, Jan 27, 2005 (UTC)
  4. WizardOfTheCDrive 15:48, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. --Pmeisel 22:30, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. GuloGuloGulo 02:46, Jan 29, 2005 (UTC)
  7. ral315 00:06, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
  8. user:zanimum 01 Feb 2005

Comments:

Cultural impact of World War I

Nominated January 22, 2005; needs 15 votes by February 12, 2005

Support:

  1. 119 03:24, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 11:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. Litefantastic 14:48, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. Grunners 16:36, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Hippalus 11:48, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
  6. WizardOfTheCDrive 15:51, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  7. ExplorerCDT 16:05, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. --Pmeisel 22:33, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. ral315 00:06, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
  10. user:zanimum 01 Feb 2005

Comments:

  • The First World War is often cited as a monumental shift in Western culture, yet we have no article. In fact, a text search for "culture" shows no matches in World War I! 119 03:24, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • I've never heard it cited as such, but I think it should be. -Litefantastic 14:48, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
      • The First World War is often called the break between 19th century life and the rest of the 20th century. It spawned "the lost generation", the "roaring '20s", Dadaism, Modernism; featured massive propaganda; killed unheard of numbers of people in a new, almost industrial way; was a "total war"; and is generally credited with a huge loss of confidence in ideology and civil institutions in the West. Prominent books: Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age; The Great War and Modern Memory; European Culture in the Great War: The Arts, Entertainment and Propaganda, 1914-1918. 119 21:04, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • So should this really be Cultural impact of World War I? Filiocht 13:24, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
    • That sounds a far better title. Grunners 16:36, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
      • The article would need to discuss the situation before and during World War I still, but I suppose that matches better. 119 19:23, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I'd agree that an article is necessary, but that is why I'm working on the Weimar Culture article where much of Europe's postwar cultural shift happened. Also there are articles on the Lost Generation, New Objectivity, Expressionism, Dadaism, etc. and several other parts of the 1919-1933 period, culturally, politically, socially, etc. Certainly they need work, but an article like this would provide a good umbrella to link up the myriad of articles regarding this general subject, other than that and it would become nothing more than an overlap.—ExplorerCDT 16:05, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

César Chávez

Nominated January 23, 2005; needs 15 votes by February 13, 2005

Support:

  1. Gentgeen 03:36, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Pmeisel 03:56, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. CunningLinguist 11:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. Dmcdevit 17:40, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. AndyL 02:14, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. WizardOfTheCDrive 16:01, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  7. J3ff 01:29, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. Zosodada 18:07, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. ral315 00:06, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
  10. Neutralitytalk 06:59, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • The leader of the civil rights movement for Hispanic-Americans doesn't even get one screen of text? Shame. Gentgeen 03:36, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Significant labor leader worthy of documentation.Pmeisel 03:56, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • VERY worthy civil rights/labor leader, LOTS to write about. Very deserving of our attention. CunningLinguist 11:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Short, but not a stub. DAVODD 20:28, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)

Arctic

Nominated January 22, 2005; needs 10 votes by February 5, 2005

Support:

  1. KNewman 04:44, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
  2. brian0918&#153; 17:48, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. Trevor macinnis 01:31, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. ExplorerCDT 16:31, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. GuloGuloGulo 02:47, Jan 29, 2005 (UTC)
  6. user:zanimum 01 Feb 2005
  7. Warofdreams 12:22, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • While searching for some info on Polar stations (which I thought of nominating first), I found out that the Arctic article needs a lot of work (history of formation, discovery and exploration, climate, geology, nature, landscape, international treaties regarding the Arctic, research stations etc.). KNewman 04:44, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
  • Short. But may not be a stub. DAVODD 20:32, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
  • Been there, know the history of exploration well enough, willing to put in my chips. —ExplorerCDT 16:31, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Red Guards (Finland)

Nominated January 26, 2005; needs 10 votes by February 9, 2005

Support:

  1. PFHLai 06:56, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 11:25, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. Grunners 05:13, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. Dmcdevit 23:41, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. AndyL 00:33, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • White Guard (Finland) has a good Wikipage, why is Red Guards (Finland) a one-liner ? Are we anti-socialist ? :) -- PFHLai 06:56, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)
  • Why is it 'white guard' but 'red guards'? I'd suggest renaming the latter to avoid discrepancies. Grunners 05:13, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Military history of Switzerland

Nominated January 26, 2005; needs 10 votes by February 9, 2005

Support:

  1. Litefantastic 12:44, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Dhartung | Talk 17:09, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. CunningLinguist 08:33, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)(thank you User: Estel for fixing that too-many tilde error I made, heres my real sig :))
  4. Jiang 06:47, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Dmcdevit 23:39, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. user:zanimum 01 Feb 2005
  7. Evil Monkey∴Hello? 05:46, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)
  8. Bogdan | Talk 12:09, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • As long as we're doing this sort of thing. All jokes aside, even the fact that Switzerland has opted out of every war it could is interesting. I honestly don't know much about this; I think it has something to do with their banking system. -Litefantastic 12:44, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Wow. Surely a great candidate for COTW! But maybe not specific enough. Let's start with Naval history of Switzerland. --Hippalus 15:23, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
  • Armed neutrality is actually a very serious military strategy. I don't think that the lack of "action" means that the history is perfunctory. Indeed, Swiss mercenaries were legendary (and the Vatican remains under the protection of a Swiss Guard). But especially up until the 16th century Switzerland did have a real military history. --Dhartung | Talk 17:10, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I believe that Switzerland was actually militarily active up until the 16th century. Their spear/halbard phalanx was a much-respected force during the middle ages, and Swiss troops often served as mercenaries. RJH 00:30, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Wanted poster

Nominated January 27, 2005; needs 10 votes by February 10, 2005

Support:

  1. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 11:46, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Bantman
  3. user:zanimum 01 Feb 2005 (I'm really interested in this as a graphic design student)
  4. Litefantastic 01:49, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  5. Kostja 17:00, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • The police&crime sections or Wiki are generally among those least developed. We have just 7 FAs about related matters - related, because they are all about law theory and trials (see Wikipedia:Featured_articles#Law). The lack of wanted poster article is just one of many examples of this problem. Btw, wanted is red most wanted redirects to Special:Wantedpages. Shame. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 11:46, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • Hasn't this article been nominated already? It looks familiar... KNewman 21:25, Jan 28, 2005 (UTC)
      • You're thinking of the removed nomination for Wild West, I suspect, with the same nominator, which did begin with a quest for wanted posters. It does seem like a topic worth of inclusion, but likely a short article. --Dhartung | Talk 23:22, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)

442nd Regimental Combat Team

Nominated January 28, 2005; needs 10 votes by February 11, 2005

Support:

  1. J3ff 01:21, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 08:42, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. WizardOfTheCDrive 16:03, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. Dhartung | Talk 23:00, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Jun-Dai 22:02, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • I was surprised to discover that this article does not exist. The 442nd fought in World War II and became the most decorated unit in US military history. [1] The 442nd was composed of Japanese Americans, many of whom volunteered from internment camps. This was at a time when the US government had classified Japanese Americans as "enemy aliens", despite that they were American citizens. — J3ff 01:21, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Great idea. I'll start a stub. --Dhartung | Talk 23:00, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • no longer stub...withdrew my vote--Jiang 05:43, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Learning styles

Nominated January 29, 2005; needs 10 votes by February 12, 2005

Support:

  1. Singpolyma 13:24, Jan 29, 2005 (UTC)
  2. --Westendgirl 04:09, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. Szyslak 05:00, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. Hippalus 19:50, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
  5. Mjklin 23:46, 2005 Jan 31 (UTC)
  6. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 13:34, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • There really isn't much information there, and it has (in my opinion) more potential than 'Learning'
  • Agree. This article could be expanded to include child and adult learning styles, the Kolb Learning Styles inventory, and much more information on visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners. It could provide research-based suggestions for teaching people with difference learning styles. Wikipedians may even be able to learn something from the research -- perhaps we'd write articles differently. --Westendgirl 04:09, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I believe Howard Gardner at Harvard has done a lot with learning styles in the sense of different "intelligences". We should probably work that in somehow. Mjklin 13:35, 2005 Jan 31 (UTC)

Iraq

Nominated January 30, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 6, 2005

Support:

  1. Pastinakel 12:26, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • —
  • The article clearly doesn't belong here. It should be moved to the Update section (assuming that Pastinakel had the elections in mind). KNewman 16:04, Jan 30, 2005 (UTC)
  • I didn't - I meant the article on the country. Pastinakel 18:08, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Not a stub.--Martewa 16:34, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Monrovia

Nominated January 31, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 7, 2005

Support:

  1. PFHLai 18:03, 2005 Jan 31 (UTC)
  2. Dmcdevit 23:26, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. --Circeus 20:04, Feb 2, 2005 (UTC)
  4. Neutralitytalk 07:03, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

Odwalla

Nominated February 1, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 8, 2005

Support:

  1. LostLeviathan 01:38, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • The current article sounds like an ad for Odwalla. However, these juices are an important part of the American landscape; they can be found at nearly all college campuses, including many that have banned other Coca-Cola products due to perceive human rights violations. The company's history is also interesting, including the controversy that erupted when their non-pasteurized apple juice caused the death of a young boy, and the decision to be bought by Coca-Cola. There's plenty of potential here.
  • Potential for what? I don't see an article that would be any longer. What this article needs is an NPOV combing, not a collaboration. --Dhartung | Talk 22:15, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Jerry Goldsmith

Nominated February 1, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 8, 2005

Support:

  1. AllyUnion (talk) 13:57, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

Ottmar Mergenthaler

Nominated February 1, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 8, 2005

Support:

  1. mervyn 16:32, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Stubby biography for the inventor of the linotype machine -- one of the greatest achievements of 19th century precision automated machinery. And wasn't there a Hollywood movie about him?

Culture of Scotland

Nominated February 2, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 9, 2005
Support
  1. Dmcdevit 03:34, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  2. Neutralitytalk 07:01, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)
  3. Dhartung | Talk 20:29, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  4. Phil | Talk 11:40, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)
Comments
  • I am surprised this doesn't even exist. I assume Scotland has culture :) -- this has plenty of potential --Dmcdevit 03:34, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
    • There's probably stuff about Scots culture scattered all over the place but not collected together—you're right, this could be fun :-) --Phil | Talk 11:40, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)
  • Well, the "Culture" section of Scotland on its own is already a considerable article, far from a stub.--Pharos 11:45, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Nominated February 2, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 9, 2005

Support:

  1. Sarge Baldy 21:08, Feb 2, 2005 (UTC)
  2. WizardOfTheCDrive 01:14, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  3. Dhartung | Talk 20:31, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • This march with several hundred thousand participants was one of the highlights of the U.S. social reforms of the 1960s, capped by Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech. Sadly, right now all it has is a couple relevant paragraphs. Sarge Baldy 21:08, Feb 2, 2005 (UTC)
  • Does seem drastically short given the political importance of this event. There have been many marches on Washington, but this is one of the few that had lasting impact. --Dhartung | Talk 20:31, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Great Lakes Storm of 1913

Nominated February 2, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 9, 2005

Support:

  1. brian0918&#153; 21:29, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  2. WizardOfTheCDrive 01:10, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • A four-day blizzard with hurricane-force winds, it completely destroyed 19 ships, forced 19 others to be stranded, and killed 250+ people. These same "November gale" winds have caused many devastating storms on the Great Lakes over the years (including sinking the SS Edmund Fitzgerald). I've already written up a short intro paragraph, with references, external links, and categories in Notepad, but haven't uploaded it yet. I also made this map showing where wrecks have occurred. If this doesn't get many votes, treat it more like a request for others to collaborate with -- just leave me a message if you'd like to help with it. Thanks. --brian0918&#153; 21:29, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • I've started a draft of the article at Great Lakes Storm of 1913/Temp, which is acting as a listing of the sources I have found and will eventually use, and as a collection of parts that have been completed and will probably be used in the final article. Feel free to modify this temporary page, and once it gets more content, it can be moved to the actual page. Thanks. --brian0918&#153; 03:50, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Take this as a compliment: your temp article seems excellent even without the daily timeline. This is probably not an article that a collaboration will improve. I suggest putting what you have in there and putting a tag for it in Peer Review. --Dhartung | Talk 20:35, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
I put it here because there's really no other way to find people who are interested in helping make an article. --brian0918&#153; 21:50, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

John Creasey

Nominated February 2, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 9, 2005

Support:

  1. Squiquifox 23:53, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Prolific English thriller writer 1932-1973

Mercury Theater

Nominated February 2, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 9, 2005

Support:

  1. WizardOfTheCDrive 01:02, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  2. Dhartung | Talk 20:38, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • This is just sad. The program/troupe that produced the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast and included such now-day famous actors as Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten doesn’t even have a stub. Anything of this importance should have better than this.
  • Agreed. Very influential, so many famous connections. We can certainly fill this in to at least a basic article. --Dhartung | Talk 20:38, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Capital punishment in China

Nominated February 3, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 10, 2005

Support:

  1. Evil Monkey∴Hello? 04:09, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)
  2. Neutralitytalk 07:01, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)
  3. Warofdreams 12:46, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  4. Sundar 13:28, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)
  5. Dhartung | Talk 20:41, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  6. Centralman 08:23, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • More executions in China than any other nation. Warofdreams 12:46, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Definitely a topic deserving of a fuller treatment. For cryin' out loud, Canada has a more extensive article! I wouldn't say we have to equal the extensiveness of the article for the U.S., but we should certainly use it as a model. --Dhartung | Talk 20:41, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Norman Borlaug

Nominated February 3, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 10, 2005

Support:

  1. brian0918&#153; 03:59, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  2. Evil Monkey∴Hello? 04:25, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • This man literally saved over a Billion lives, and all he gets is a short intro with a couple quotes? Borlaug was inspired into defining a mission for his life: to spread the benefits of high-yield farming to the many nations where crop failures on the scale of the Dust Bowl were a basic fact of life. He moved from country to country perfecting the technique for each region and allowing them to sustain crop production. Some of the countries he's helped are Mexico, Pakistan, India, China, and most recently, regions of Africa, turning countries from major importers into major exporters. There's an informative webpage on him here. Get to work people! --brian0918&#153; 03:59, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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