Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Himno Nacional Mexicano

Mexicanos, al grito de guerra

Another FAC attempt by me, second on a Mexican article and on a national anthem. The only thing I am concerned about during this FAC is the posibility that the media files I have might not be able to be used on here, so any comments about that, or anything else, is welcome. Also, if y'all think me moving this article a while back was wrong too, let me know. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire) Fair use policy} 04:47, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

~~Comment~~: some of the sources are just placed as bare links, without them being treated as footnotes. That glanced at me as soon as I gave the article a full read. Some of them are in Cite.php format too, so it should be better to just standarize them under one format, preferably {{cite web}}/<ref>/<references/>. Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 04:53, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Now better. Support. Tito xd^{(?!? - help us)} 04:25, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Cautious Hold. There don't seem to be many references or footnotes... RyanG e rbil10 05:00, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments: Are there more details on the copyright situation? I found that Mexican copyright law (article 156) seems to suggest that the government thinks they own the rights to the song. I'd prefer a more weighty citation than LA Weekly for backing this section up. Also, where did the translation come from? A few of the lines are rather shaky, but if it's something official I suppose I can live with it. I don't like the explanation of "Patria" right beforehand; it seems unnecessary. A little more discussion of current events related to the anthem might be interesting (maybe [1] and some citations of the cultural importance of the anthem?) Other than that though, this is looking good. I don't mind the fact that there aren't a lot of citations; this is a short article and each citation covers alot of material. —Spangineer^[es] (háblame) 06:29, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hold. The translation is completely unofficial and has been discussed in the talk page. This should be emphasized in the article IMO. The copyright section should be clarified based on solid evidence, because otherwise it sounds like an urban legend. Itub 16:30, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I put an invisible note about the translation. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire) Fair use policy} 21:24, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Itub, I found out that the copyright mess, while it did happen, is mostly an urban myth. Only one recording was determined to be copyrighted by a US Company, the lyrics and music are in the PD. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire) Fair use policy} 21:33, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, is everything alright now? User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 22:56, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, all right. I withdraw my hold. Itub 03:55, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

One more thing, I got rid of all fair use photos from the article. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 06:34, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adding my support; this is looking good. If anything, a little more copyright info would be nice, but I have a feeling that there isn't much more to say. —Spangineer^[es] (háblame) 04:15, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- The only other thing I found was in Article 188 of the MX copyright law is that the rights cannot be reserved on "reproduce or imitate coats of arms, flags, emblems or signs of any country, State, municipality or equivalent political subdivision without the due authorization; " So, if I am reading this right, any unauthorized recordings of the anthem should be public domain. But, since that is probably OR, that will not be included. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 04:44, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, not comprehensive. Everyking 08:53, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Can you tellign me what;s missing? User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 09:00, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'd like to know also! - Ta bu shi da yu 12:20, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Ta bu shi da yu 12:20, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]