BR Bullpen:Featured Article Candidates

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Nomination procedure Check the featured criteria and make sure the entry meets all of them before nominating. Place ===[[name of nominated entry]]=== at the top of the approprite list of featured entries. Below it, write your reason for nominating the entry. Supporting and objecting Please read nominated articles fully before deciding to support or oppose a nomination. To edit nominations in order to comment on them, you must click the "edit" link to the right of the article nomination on which you wish to comment (not the overall page's "edit this page" link). If you believe an article meets all of the criteria, write '''Support''' followed by your reasons. If you oppose a nomination, write '''Object''' followed by the reason for your objection. Each objection must provide a specific rationale that can be addressed. If nothing can be done in principle to "fix" the source of the objection, the objection may be ignored. To withdraw an objection, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it. Resolution Please read nominated articles fully before deciding to support or oppose a nomination. A nomination will become a featured entry if there is no objections to the entry or if all objections are "fixed". An entry must have three support votes other than its nominator.

Contents 1 Featured Article 2 Jim Lemon 2.1 2001-2002 Cuban National League 2.2 Josh Hancock 2.3 Peanuts 2.4 Richard Nixon's All-Time All-Star Teams

[edit] Featured Article

[edit] Jim Lemon

Support - I cleaned this up a bit. It's informative, covers his career, and life outside of baseball as well. It has a picture, it's detailed - it may just be featured article worthy. Alex 19:40, 20 July 2008 (EDT)

I'll give my vote when I've had more time to review. Two problems: 1) The second picture is unsourced and Auricle99 was noted to copy stuff without permission so it should probably be removed. 2) There are no sources listed. - --Mischa 19:50, 20 July 2008 (EDT)

[edit] 2001-2002 Cuban National League

Support, although it needs a longer intro and an image. --MichaelEng (talk) 15:27, 26 October 2007 (EDT)

Support, with the same qualifications. Also, I'd wait till we have more of the linked pages set up so people can find out more about the players, teams, etc. - --Mischa 15:41, 26 October 2007 (EDT)

Neutral, the main problem is the abundance of red links, which points out to the fact that we really don't have very much information about Cuban baseball on the site yet. I would hold it for now. --Philippe 01:14, 9 November 2007 (EST)

Object, the article is well written, but I agree with red links being a problem. If someone fills in many of the links, I think it will be great... but until then, a no-go in my opinion. -Chisoxfan 19:17, 13 December 2007 (EST)

I'm working on adding to our Cuban section and the red links have been about 40% "fixed" (rough estimate). I think this page will be good enough to feature within a few more months. - --Mischa 12:45, 22 February 2008 (EST)

[edit] Josh Hancock

Support, although it needs a longer intro, refs, free image if possible. --MichaelEng (talk) 15:27, 26 October 2007 (EDT)

Support. Also needs some more follow-up regarding the lawsuit and alcoholism as there were some nice stories in the media in the weeks after his death. - --Mischa 15:43, 26 October 2007 (EDT)

Support, complete article, well-researched, and a lot of information on a subject that is otherwise only known for one thing (his tragic death). --Philippe 01:22, 9 November 2007 (EST)

Support, great article! Well written, lots of information. Alex 18:08, 2 December 2007 (EST)

[edit] Peanuts

Support, although it needs a longer intro, refs, and an image. --MichaelEng (talk) 15:28, 26 October 2007 (EDT)

Oppose. Seems awfully trivial. Let's focus more on the history of the game than on pop culture treatment of it. - --Mischa 15:44, 26 October 2007 (EDT)

Oppose. Looks to be wikipedia-sourced as well, and not original bullpen material. --Philippe 01:32, 9 November 2007 (EST)

[edit] Richard Nixon's All-Time All-Star Teams

Support, although it needs a longer intro, refs, and an image. --MichaelEng (talk) 15:31, 26 October 2007 (EDT)

Neutral. Anyone's personal All-Star list doesn't strike me as major enough as it should be featured. OTOH, Nixon's a major figure and the list is somewhat well-known. I think some other articles are more important. - --Mischa 15:58, 26 October 2007 (EDT)

Oppose. A fairly trivial issue. Apart from the list being President Nixon's concoction (and who knows if he didn't have a few white house staffers pouring over an old McMillan's encyclopaedia to help him out) it hasn't been influential in any meaningful way after its publication. For example, no player's status in the game has been reevaluated as a result of Nixon's list, and no one cites it as an autoritative source. These would be the factors to make such a list truly memorable. --Philippe 01:38, 9 November 2007 (EST)

Lou Brissie

Support with some changes. My main concern is the lack of citation for much of the information compared to past featured articles like Dave Nilsson or Tuffy Rhodes. I added in markers where we need citation. It can't hurt to expand his MLB career a bit more. And finally, it needs an introductory paragraph (~100-150 words). - --Mischa 11:36, 2 December 2009 (EST)