Wikipedia:Articles for improvement/Archives/Unsuccessful Nominations/April 2014

Archived April 15th

Cytoplasm – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 16605 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I wouldn't have the technical knowledge to edit this page competently, but this is a very important scientific topic that our encyclopedia should present better. Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Economy of the Caribbean – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 92 daily hits

Nominated by Northamerica1000^(talk) 14:33, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Plenty of reliable sources on this very topic, which I think is important in real life, but low traffic makes me hesitate. Any argument to nudge me toward "support"? Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Role of women in religion – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 41 daily hits

A disambiguation page that is begging to be turned into an article. Coin945 (talk) 13:01, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - As the hatnote says, should be turned into a "broad concept article", though should probably be renamed "Women in religion". Madalibi (talk) 08:29, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Illuminati – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 14444 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - The number of hits indicates consistent reader interest, and Wikipedia should present more professional info on this kind of topic that has both historical and fictional meanings. Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Prefecture – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 235 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Almost said "oppose". More work should probably be done in "What links here" to link to more specific pages rather than this one. I could change my mind if I saw a good argument for support. Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delay certificate – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 21 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Was on WP:5000 because it go 22,000 hits one day and 100,000 hits the next in February. Otherwise gets very little traffic, and applies only to Germany and Japan, so too narrow. Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Industry – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 1632 daily hits

One of 100 level-2 vital articles, but contains only 888 words of text. The tag suggesting we improve it with translation from the corresponding article in the Basque Wikipedia (see eu:Industria) should be a wake-up call. Madalibi (talk) 01:08, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Flour – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 9113 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Northamerica1000^(talk) 14:18, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - C 679 07:55, 23 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Undeniably important and could use a good clean-up, but it looks well developed already, no? Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Coherentism – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 95 daily hits

mostly unreferenced, out of sync with its summary in Philosophy of science - organize and flesh out using the two external links -hugeTim ^(talk) 13:26, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Noetics – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 1295 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support. A hatnote states that the article is about "an alternative theory of mind power", but that's about all we hear about it. Traffic for the last 3 weeks has stabilized around 350 daily hits after a very high peak of 40,000 hits (?) a few weeks ago, but that peak and the sustained traffic indicates widespread reader interest. Google Books gives plenty of sources that point to several different meanings.[1] Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Midnight Cowboy – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 1497 daily hits

One of the least fleshed out of the articles on Best Picture winners at the Oscars.--Coin945 (talk) 15:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 45 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - For some obscure reason, got 201,007 hits on February 3, but now at about 40-50 a day. Classified as low-importance in two WikiProjects. Seems far too narrow for TAFI. Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cymbal – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 328 daily hits

--Coin945 (talk) 07:14, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tambourine – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 392 daily hits

--Coin945 (talk) 07:14, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Glockenspiel – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 683 daily hits

--Coin945 (talk) 07:14, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Woodwind instrument – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 570 daily hits

--Coin945 (talk) 07:14, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Deserves much better.

History – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 2493 daily hits

This is one of only 100 level-2 vital articles, but it reads like a jumble of undigested information. The talk page has been dead for more than 2 years. Madalibi (talk) 14:51, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

History of East Asia – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 80 daily hits

Few hits, but this is a level-3 vital article and there is no lede (just two tags: {{expert}}) and {{cleanup}}), the article is mostly about China, and the section "16th century to 1945" consists of 10 one-line bullet points. Unlike History of Asia, this article is actually about a place that makes sense historically. Madalibi (talk) 14:51, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cher Ami – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 362 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - This pigeon is famous for a single event that is already fairly well described in the article. Not sure how we would develop this. Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Colossus of Rhodes – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 2199 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Interesting and get a good number of hits. It is a C-class article, but most references are to primary sources. Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Renaissance theatre – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 21 daily hits

A disambiguation page that is begging to be turned into an article. Coin945 (talk) 13:01, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Madalibi (talk) 14:51, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tribute – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 313 daily hits

Perhaps made famous by The Hunger Games, but a very important topic that has had a very long history.--Coin945 (talk) 13:03, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Too China-centered because of the Imperial Chinese tributary system; deserves a broader treatment, both historically and conceptually. Only one comment on the talk page since 2009! Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

History of Greek and Roman Egypt – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 11 daily hits

A disambiguation page that is begging to be turned into an article. Coin945 (talk) 13:01, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fibonacci – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 990 daily hits

Level 4 vital article.--Coin945 (talk) 07:02, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Archived April 16th

Amancio Ortega Gaona – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 951 daily hits

Level 4 vital article.--Coin945 (talk) 07:02, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Founder of Zara. The hits go down by almost half if you discount two exceptional days. Madalibi (talk) 08:13, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Samuel Goldwyn – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 347 daily hits

Level 4 vital article.--Coin945 (talk) 07:02, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Jackie Coogan – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 1000 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Seems fairly well developed. Is there anything sorely missing from the article? Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

John Swartzwelder – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 536 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. A writer for The Simpsons. His bio has four well-referenced paragraphs, and he is known to be reclusive, so not sure how we would develop this much further. Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Jimmy Fallon – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 11886 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Well developed already, and would further contribute to Wikipedia's Anglo-Saxon bias. Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

John Campbell (skier) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 4 daily hits

Needs work. Yours Truly (talk) 12:51, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Archived April 21st

Bean – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 8798 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - A level-4 vital article with good traffic. Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:41, 21 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Baking – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 8236 daily hits

From User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages.--Coin945 (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support Comment - A level-4 vital article, but it looks quite well developed, no? Madalibi (talk) 07:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:41, 21 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Philosophy of psychology – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 140 daily hits

lists need converting to prose, see summary in Philosophy of science for a start - suggest using WP:SS to summarize more specific articles on philosophy of psychology -hugeTim ^(talk) 13:26, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support "philosophy" and "psychology". Two words that strike fear into the hearts of many. (Due to the level of comprehension required to understand them). Nevertheless I'm prepared to give this a shot.--Coin945 (talk) 23:06, 21 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Archived April 22nd

List of East Asian stock exchanges – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 14 daily hits

This article has so refs, and it is poorly formatted and hard to read. There is plenty of potential to improve this article, and to get it more linked and viewed. Horai 551 12:08, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Not enough traffic ~KvnG 04:27, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - too niche. C 679 20:28, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Does deserve to be improved, but probably not in the framework of this project, which focuses on articles of more general interest. Madalibi (talk) 05:40, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - has potential for expansion, and some editors are interested in the topic. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:35, 21 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Archived April 28th

L'Anse aux Meadows – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 522 daily hits

A UNESCO World Heritage Site connected to the Norse exploration of the Americas, it is the only attested Viking settlement in North America. Lots of unexploited sources online. We could easily turn this into a short "good article". Madalibi (talk) 15:31, 28 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Eurasia – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 1461 daily hits

Listed in 7 WikiProjects, this high traffic "level-4 vital article" is composed of a few short sections and a more fleshed out "Use of the term" section that is still biased toward a few aspects of this rich topic. We need more on history, geopolitics, human migrations, ecology, etc. Madalibi (talk) 14:26, 28 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Archived April 29th

Venus of Willendorf – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 645 daily hits

Only a short lede and two short sections for this universally known figure, one of the first works of art created by humanity. Madalibi (talk) 14:44, 28 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]