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Æthelwald Moll of Northumbria

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Going through the featured article checklist, I believe that this article meets most of the requirements. But what do peer reviewers think? Can anything this short be featured quality? If not, why not? Anyway, let's go through the checklist.

  1. Well written? Probably not great, but I hope I can fix improve it in time.
  2. Comprehensive? Exhaustive on the subject, to the best of my knowledge.
  3. Factually accurate? So far as I can tell.
  4. Neutral? I expect so.
  5. Stable? No ongoing edit wars.
  6. MoS-compliant? It was split into short sections and a lead created to meet MoS-requirements. It can easily be unsectioned again if that's preferable.
  7. Images? No, it doesn't have any images, but that's not something that's easy to remedy. I could create a map of places in the text if some sort of illustration is a must-have.
  8. Appropriate length? It's fairly exhaustive, based on the references I have and the pointers to source material at the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, so it's hard to see how it can be anything other than the appropriate length.

Any and all comments gratefully received. Angus McLellan (Talk) 23:22, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • I think presence of images is required for GA status, so perhaps you ought to try finding one. Is there nothing from the period (ruins/metalwork?) that can be used as illustrations? A map would be great if you can draw one, maybe a family tree? DrKiernan 16:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No, an image isn't required, but one should be added "where possible". I've added a contemporary coin; none from the subject's reign are known, but (original research warning) they would almost certainly have been identical on the obverse side shown. Northumbrian coins, unlike Mercian ones, don't show images of rulers. A family tree are not possible: as the article says, his ancestry is unknown. Map? Too much effort really. I don't care for image stuff, and nobody else seems to be interested. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Checking further (and searching for "Moll" rather than variants of "Æthelwald"), this coin is indeed the same style as those known from this reign. I'll update the caption accordingly. Angus McLellan (Talk) 19:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Review the biographical articles at WP:FA under history. This article is IMO much too brief to pass WP:FAC - length is not a strict criteria but there must be more historiography available at least if not direct references to his life. Give us more context if necessary. Kaisershatner 15:38, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
IMO likewise, although there's nothing on WP:WIAFA to that effect. Angus McLellan (Talk) 15:45, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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