Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Lou Marsh Trophy
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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 23:50, 23 December 2007.
This time, I'm nominating the Lou Marsh Trophy which is given to Canada's top athlete. I feel the page is well-formated and well-sourced. There isn't a history section because there really isn't anything out there, and there isn't an image of the actual trophy because I couldn't find a free one. -- Scorpion0422 19:42, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Conditional support I have a feeling that the Cindy Klassen example is not appropriate in "criticism", as the source clearly does not really disagree with the choice. The specific example being criticized in the first source would probably make a better example. Circeus (talk) 04:34, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- You mean this one, which complains about Susan Nattrass beating out Wayne Gretzky? I guess there are other sources that would better illustrate the amateur over professional philosopy, like the several that complain about Catriona LeMay Doan beating Steve Nash. I just used Cindy Klassen as an example because I know many NHL, MLB and NBA fans were really pissed off at her winning (just take a look at thhe message boards on any TSN article about it for proof). Either way, I'll fix the section tomorrow. -- Scorpion0422 04:43, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Maybe fans of traditional American sport were pissed off, but that's certainly not what the source says ("Despite [said results in American leagues], the winner of the Lou Marsh Award today for top Canadian athlete can be none other than Cindy Klassen. Not only did her five speed skating medals in Turin far exceed anything any Canadian Olympian has ever accomplished, each one made every one of us stand a little taller and feel a little prouder..."). Circeus (talk) 17:58, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- You mean this one, which complains about Susan Nattrass beating out Wayne Gretzky? I guess there are other sources that would better illustrate the amateur over professional philosopy, like the several that complain about Catriona LeMay Doan beating Steve Nash. I just used Cindy Klassen as an example because I know many NHL, MLB and NBA fans were really pissed off at her winning (just take a look at thhe message boards on any TSN article about it for proof). Either way, I'll fix the section tomorrow. -- Scorpion0422 04:43, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- I Support, although I'd like to know why "Marathon of Hope" is italicized in the "Winners" section, but not in the "winners by sport' section. Just wondering.--Crzycheetah 08:40, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Support: With full kudos! Extremely nice - pictures, sortable, complete - I love it! The only thing I could possibly gripe about is the extra white-space in the "Winners by Sport" section, but that only drops my rating down to an A- :) -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 01:50, 22 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive. 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.