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The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was promoted by User:Matthewedwards 18:59, 15 November 2008 [1].

List of Nobel Laureates in Physics

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This is my second Nobel related list. A lot of problems that I encountered with the first one - image licensing, improper quotes, etc. have been fixed in this list, so I think it's ready to go. As always, any concerns brought forth will be addressed by me. -- Scorpion0422 20:59, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support - excellent list. --TheLeftorium 21:54, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 04:15, 15 November 2008 (UTC) [reply]
Resolved issues, Dabomb87 (talk)

Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs)

  • "(slightly more than €1 million, or US$1.4 million)" Source?
  • I am concerned about the use of Encyclopædia Britannica, a tertiary source, to source Wikipedia, another tertiary source.
    • it's not used as a main source. Basically, it's just included because in the past I've had some people complain about having an article rely entirely on one source (especially when it's an official source), so if anyone wants confirmation, there it is.
  • "In 2008, the prize was awarded Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa and Yoichiro Nambu " Missing a word.
    • Done.
  • Random image check: Image:Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845--1923).jpg needs an author and date, Image:Erwin Schrödinger.jpg has an obsolete tag, I think Image:Ketterle.jpg. Have you recruited an experienced image reviewer to confirm that the images check out?
    • Done.
  • "William Lawrence Bragg is the youngest ever Nobel Laureate, he won the prize in 1915 at the age of 25." Semicolon instead of comma.
    • Done.
  • "John Bardeen is the only laureate to win the prize twice, in 1956 and 1972."-->John Bardeen is the only laureate to win the prize twice, in 1956 and 1972. I think an em dash would serve better than a comma, the placement and the flow of the sentence are abrupt with the comma. Dabomb87 (talk) 23:51, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Another blasted image review in progress

Sorry for the delay, but the literature list kept me busy. First set:

--Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 03:08, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The first batch have all been removed. -- Scorpion0422 15:32, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

--Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 03:55, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Second batch is done. -- Scorpion0422 16:06, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, as a general comment, if any of the above licenses are invalid, please mark them as copyvios on Commons so that they're gotten rid of for good. I like everything tidy :) --Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 18:32, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Third batch is done. -- Scorpion0422 19:31, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I was bold and went through the rest of the list and removed all images that did not meet criteria for inclusion. Images should now all meet FLC critiera.

Comments - sources look okay, links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 17:04, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Many Laureates do not have images by their names, but most of their respective articles do. I would like to see an image by every person. If this is accomplished then I will fully support. Reywas92Talk 01:30, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • I would love for every row to have an image too, but there are two main problems:
      • Any images would have to be free use images (several of the ones you've seen have likely been fair use.
      • Many of the free images out there have outdated tags, and incomplete licensing information and thus can not be used.
    • The lack of images is not due to negligence on my part, I went through every page and added whatever free image I could find. The only way I might have missed any is if they are not on the Laureate's page. If there are any free images with proper licensing out there that I have missed, then by all means please add them. -- Scorpion0422 01:33, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comments by SatyrTN
  • I'm a bit uncomfortable with the "Reason" column having each line start with three different things, either "for", "For", or "[for]". I understand the third one, but not why the others are different.
    • Each quotation is a copy of the Nobel website. Most of them start out with "for", but some don't, so for uniformity, [for] was added. As for the capitalization, I can go through and fix that. -- Scorpion0422 04:13, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I still feel these lists should be sortable. I know I'm "outnumbered" on this one, but there ya go.
  • Oppose unless it's made sortable. -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 04:09, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Could you please point out where in the criteria it says that lists need to be sortable? I am not a big fan of making it more cumbersome and repetitive simply so it will be sortable. -- Scorpion0422 04:13, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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