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The list was archived by PresN via FACBot (talk) 00:31, 30 July 2016 (UTC) [1].[reply]

List of United States military premier ensembles

Nominator(s): LavaBaron (talk) 18:20, 16 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I am nominating this for featured list because it is lavishly illustrated with no fewer than 41 media files - including photo, video, and audio - all copyright cleared, and provides a meticulously sourced, and copyedited list that meets all requirements. LavaBaron (talk) 18:20, 16 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Gonzo_fan2007

Text & Table

Per MOS:BOLDTITLE, I would recommend not bolding in the first sentence.
Under the Description heading, is there a reason the photo is left justified? Per MOS:IMAGELOCATION, the image should be right justified unless there is a prevailing reason not to. In my opinion, it doesn't look great in its current position and I would recommend right justification.
"one or more of its military bands as premier ensembles, though the exact terminology", recommend changing "though" to "however".
Recommend removing "from branch to branch" to the first sentence of the Description heading, since this is implied in the beginning of the sentence by stating there are 5 branches that have these types of bands.
"Crystallized" seems too informal. Maybe try "formalized"?
" to a multi-service institute responsible for Navy, Marine Corps, and Army "premier" musicians in 1951" ... why is premier in quotes?
"they generally do not have any duties other than musical performance (during wartime, by contrast, non-premier U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army bands reconfigure into light infantry units responsible for rear-area defense and EPW security)." I recommend starting a new sentence at "During wartime" and remove the parenthesis.
Per WP:OLINK, delink United States in the table.
What are the "the New York-based national television networks"?
It would help if the key to each branch was at the top of the table.
I think the "See also" section is unnecessary. I am sure United States military bands could be linked in the lead somewhere, even if it replaces military band.

Images

After a spot check, all of the files look good and are free to use.
Fix disambig link in image caption Blue Room → Blue Room (White House).
Unfortunately, per WP:GALLERY, the gallery probably needs to be removed. I personally don't like that policy, so whether or not you do it will not affect my support.
I would recommend that all of the files on the page have a new Commons category Commons:Category:United States military premier ensembles. This would allow the use {{Commons category}} template to link to all the relevant files together. Currently most of the files are uncategorized on Commons, which doesn't affect this nomination but should hopefully be rectified.

Overall, this is a really great list and one of the better illustrated tables I have seen. Nice work @LavaBaron! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 01:12, 1 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @LavaBaron, I noticed that you have a lot going on right now. I wanted to know if you planned on addressing these comments, or if you would rather the nomination be archived for now. Let me know. Thanks, « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:32, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gonzo_fan2007 - so sorry for my delayed reply, thanks for the reminder. I'm going to take care of this right now. LavaBaron (talk) 21:09, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gonzo_fan2007 - thanks again for your patience and valuable feedback. I think I've incorporated all your suggested changes, except for the Commons category in images, which I'll work on next. Please let me know if I've missed anything. LavaBaron (talk) 21:34, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support No problem. Nice work on the list! It would be great if you can utilize the {{Commons category}} template to link to all of the great photos/videos that were provided and are available. Either way though, it won't keep me from supporting. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 23:08, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, this nomination has been open for more than 2 months without getting a lot of attention, and I'm going to have to close it to keep the FLC queue from bogging down. --Pres N 17:09, 29 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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