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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 not promoted by User:The Rambling Man 07:07, 22 August 2008 [1].

List of Roman Emperors

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--Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 17:42, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

previous FLC (22:16, 23 January 2008)
Don't have a picture. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 20:27, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comments in response, once again, to a drive-by, pointed support.
    • "...probably the best-known Latin expression where the word imperium denotes a territory..." - probably? Not encyclopedic. Done
    • " approximately 5,900,000 km² (2,300,000 sq mi) of the worlds surface." - citation required. And context - is this all of it, 1/5 of it? In fact, first two paragraphs are uncited. Done
    • "In the late 3rd century AD after the Crisis of the Third Century," comma before "after" Done
    • Basic grammar issues - "worlds surface", "Roman Empires downfall". Done
    • " While The Eastern Empires downfall gave birth to the successor state Empire of Trebizond." - not a sentence. Done
    • "For more information, see History of the Roman Empire." - No, use a See also or {{more}} template. Done
    • The statue caption "The famous Augustus of Prima Porta" - famous? Not required. Done
    • Death notes are incomplete sentences so must not take full stops. Done
    • Why is Common Name capitalised? And Imperial Name too?  Done
    • No need to wikilink the dates in the table.  Done
The years to?--Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 21:26, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
What? Don't wikilink the dates in the table. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:56, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • How was Caligula assassinated? Done
    • The article linked to suggests it should be The Year of the Four Emperors (capitalised). Done
    • Where's the fourth emperor?  Done
    • Flavian dynasty's portrait column is unnaturally wide.  Done
    • Titus' Imperial name is weird. Thats how its supposes to be
    • "Peaceful death"? according to whom? It has a source a the bottom of the page, all those books carries that information, checked it myself
    • I think (?) should be explained in each case. Done
    • Five Good Emperors linked to but not explained here. Done
    • Geta's imperial name?Didn't have one
    • Either ? or (?) but explain. Done
    • "IMPERATOR CAESAR MARCVS AVRELIVS SEVERVS ALEXANDER PIVS FELIX , AVGVSTVS" - he had a " , " in his Imperial name?  Done
    • Gordian I, why italics in his reign? Done
    • You should explain why part of the imperial name is in bold at the top of the list.what?
    • Balbinus' imperial name?Didn't have one
    • Volusianus' birthplace is currently "IMPERATOR CAESAR GAIVS VIBIVS AFINIVS GALLVS VELDVMNIANVS VOLVSIANVS AVGVSTVS" and he has no imperial name. Done
    • Did I miss it or have you not identified which empire the relevant emperors ruled over after the Crisis of the Third Century? That information is very important.  Done Arcadius and Honorius
    • "Dies in battle by drowning in the Tiber." why the change in tense? Done
    • Vetranio's imperial name? Didn't have one
It has references, the books and the same with all the other that didn't have an imperial name, they got killed before they had the chance. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 12:03, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • "died in suspicious circumstances." which were...? Unknown, thats the only historical fact we have about his death
    • Imperial names missing from most emperors in the Western Empire section.  Done they didn't have an imperial title, got killed/died before they had the change to get it 
--Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 21:26, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • 'Comments II - if I have another list nominated with this many fundamental issues, I will quick-fail it. Please use peer review for all your future lists before bringing them to WP:FLC - a lot of time is being wasted on picking up your grammar and style issues. It was at the peer review. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 11:30, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • "of the land surface" earth's surface was fine, you just needed an apostrophe. Done
    • Align the tables so the columns are the same width from table to table. Done
    • Use en-dash in year ranges and page ranges (in the See also, external links and References sections. Done
  • The Rambling Man (talk) 08:03, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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