Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Collaboration/Archive 1

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Sigismund II of Poland (November1)

Nominated:October 18, 2005. Needs 3 votes by November 1, 2005.

Support:

^Talk 23:20, 18 October 2005 (UTC) Comments:[reply]

He united two great empires in Europe the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland to create a massive slavic empire. Falphin 23:08, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- I support the nomination, but I wouldn't call the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth a 'slavic empire'. Commonwealth (compared to its contemporaries) was fairly pacifistic, which doesn't fit the empire defintion too well :) And none of those countries had an empire before the Union. It is a minor detail, but I don't want to see word 'empire' added to the bio. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 23:20, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - I have no intention on adding the word empire since it is never used elsewhere. For the sake of an arguement... The Kingdom was pacifist but that doesn't change the fact it was involved in several major wars, and that it ruled over multiple ethnic groups. I likewise would consider the Duchy of Lithuania an empire, because it ruled over multiple ethnic groups and extended form the Baltic to the Ukraine. I will grant the Kingdom of Poland doesn't fit in most leniant definitions of an empire but nonetheless it was a signficant power in Europe. And come on if the Central African Empire can be considered one, surely the commonwealth can. I guess I was exaggerating a bit. :) Falphin 23:57, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Cleopatra VII of Egypt(November 4)

Nominated:October 21, 2005. Needs 3 votes by November 4, 2005.

Support:

Comments:

She is probably the most well known Egyptian ruler, and she was a very powerful ruler and was a master of economics making the Egyptian economy only second to Rome. The article doesn't go into detail about her plan to have her son enthroned on an Empire, whether Eygptian, Roman, or Indian. The article doesn't even talk about her plan to leave Egypt to to establish an empire with her huge amounts of wealth. Nor does it go into detail with her relationship with Caesar or Mark Antony. I'm not saying it is a bad article but it lacks in a lot of areas for such a signficant figure. Falphin 22:02, 21 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Irna Phillips (Date+14)

Nominated:Date, 2005. Needs 3 votes by Date +14, 2005.

Support:

Comments:

As the mother of the soap opera was of the most successful television genres she could use a more in depth article. I have recently added some additional info to her page and from the sounds of it would be a really fasinating person to research Dowew 03:47, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Irna was not only the inventor of the modern-day soap opera, she helped to popularize many elements that are widely used today in and out of daytime, like amnesia. She created and presided over one of the few shows to make a lasting transition from radio to television. The Guiding Light is the longest-running program in broadcast history, if I remember correctly. She was also, as Dowew mentions, a fascinating person, very very tough. --JamesB3 04:50, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Cole (November 8)

Nominated:October 25, 2005. Needs 3 votes by November 8, 2005.

Support:

Comments:

A very notable American painter mainly responsible for the Hudson River school, Thomas Cole greatly influenced several landscape artists of the second half of the 19th century, yet his article is practically a stub. KingTT 22:08, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Claus von Amsberg (November 24)

Nominated:November 8, 2005. Needs 3 votes by November 24, 2005.

Support:

Astorknlam 18:14, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

Consort of Beatrix

Pyrrhus of Epirus (1 vote)

Nominated:October 19, 2005. Needs 3 votes by November 2, 2005.

Support:

Falphin 00:50, 20 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

He was considered the greatest military genious of his day, and from his victories over the Roman Republic but the loss of the war the term "Pyrrhic Victory" was coined. Falphin 00:50, 20 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Silvio Gesell (1 vote)

Nominated:October 16, 2005. Needs 3 votes by October 30, 2005.

Support:

Carabinieri 13:50, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

This article is important because he is the founder of the so-called Freiwirtschaft, which is still relevant, especially in the anti-globalization spectrum although he founded it in 1916. Carabinieri 13:50, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Queen Victoria (1 vote)

Nominated:October 16, 2005. Needs 3 votes by October 30, 2005.

Support:

Astorknlam 13:34, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

Took India and build British Empire, This work is greater than any kings in the world. Astorknlam 13:15, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Thats all true, but her article has already attained FA status Falphin 23:05, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Moller (1 vote)

Nominated:October 15, 2005. Needs 3 votes by October 29, 2005.

Support:

Diceman 15:15, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

Inventor of the Moller Skycar which could become important as time goes on. It would be good to have a bit more information about him. Diceman 15:15, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Beniamino Gigli (1 vote)

Nominated:October 14, 2005. Needs 3 votes by October 28, 2005.

Support:

Waltwe 10:23, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

One of the greatest tenors of all times, deserves a featured article. Waltwe 10:23, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1 vote)

Nominated:September 21, 2005. Needs 3 votes by October 5, 2005.

Falphin 00:45, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

A famous French explorer of the Great Lakes Region, could be drastically expanded. Falphin 00:45, 22 September 2005 (UTC)\[reply]

Shirazis of the Comoros(2 vots)

Nominated:September 7, 2005. Needs 3 votes by September 21, 2005.

Support:

Comments: I'm a bit lazy, but this takes a super long time to complete, and it would be easier for a group project, plus we could create articles for some of the notable ones, I already now a few. Falphin 22:11, 6 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

might be a good colab, to get his one going again. Pretty simmple just a bit time consuming

Emperor Taizong of Tang China (1 vote)

Nominated:September 6, 2005. Needs 3 votes by September 20, 2005.

Support:

Magicmonster 03:39, 7 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

This Emperor started the Tang Dynasty of China, and many historians consider him China's greatest emperor. Magicmonster 03:39, 7 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Winfield Scott(2 votes in 2 weeks)

Nominated:August 23, 2005. Needs 3 votes by September 5, 2005.

Support:

Falphin 01:10, 23 August 2005 , 23 August 2005 (UTC)
Kevin Myers 02:09, August 24, 2005 (UTC). Important guy, bad article.

Comments: He was a commander of the United States army and is pretty well known, could use organization and some expansion. Falphin 01:10, 23 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Saul the King(2 votes in 2 weeks)

Nominated:August 25, 2005. Needs 3 votes by September 8, 2005.

Support:

Comments: Wow this needs cleanup, info on his reign, territorial boundaries etc. Falphin 23:08, 25 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Ali Khamenei (1 vote 2 weeks)

Nominated:August 23, 2005. Needs 3 votes by September 5, 2005.

Support:

Falphin 01:10, 23 August 2005 , 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Comments: A well known Iranian leader, just need to watch for NPOV. Falphin 01:13, 23 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Ambrose(1 vote in 1 week)

Nominated:August 23, 2005. Needs 3 votes by September 6, 2005.

Support:

Falphin 22:01, 23 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments: This one has featured potential, considering the amount of info on the page. It just needs cleanup, reorginazation, sources, and images.Falphin 22:01, 23 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

King Anedjib and King Semerkhet(1 vote one week)

Nominated:August 23, 2005. Needs 3 votes by September 6, 2005.

Support:

Falphin 22:01, 23 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments: To finish off the First Dynasty of Egypt. Falphin 22:01, 23 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Aung San Suu Kyi(4 votes)

Nominated:July 7, 2005. Needs 6 votes by August 6, 2005

Support:

Falphin 22:07, 9 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
– Quadell ^{(talk) (sleuth)} 17:12, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
Oldak Quill 02:01, 21 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--ThomasK 10:18, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

'Comments:

She was the winner of the Nobel peace prize and probably one of the most famous political prisoners in modern history. Falphin 22:07, 9 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Burhanuddin Rabbani(1 vote in 2 weeks)

Nominated:August 22, 2005. Needs 3 votes by September 5, 2005.

Support:

Falphin 22:30, 22 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments: He was the Afghan ruler from 1992-1996 but there is nothing but a paragraph about him. Falphin 22:30, 22 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Christian X of Denmark(1 vote in 2 weeks)

Nominated:August 8, 2005. Needs 3 votes by August 22, 2005

Support:

Falphin 20:06, 8 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments: Wikipedia's article is pretty much the best on the net but surely this article can be better for a well known figure of World War II. Falphin 20:06, 8 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Dan Marino(1 vote in 2 weeks)

Nominated:August 3, 2005. Needs 3 votes by August 17, 2005

Support:

Falphin 21:13, 3 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

If we had a sports COTW I would nominated there instead but this will do. I don't know what should be done to the article but I believe should be done. Anyone else have similar feelings? Falphin 21:13, 3 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Gerhard Schröder (4 votes)

Nominated:July 3, 2005. Needs 6 votes by July 31, 2005.

Support:

David | Talk 3 July 2005 10:53 (UTC)
absolutely, the article needs to be expanded Harry Johnson 17:02, 11 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Liberlogos 07:18, 13 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--ThomasK 10:18, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

The current Chancellor of Germany and about to be much in the news as he faces an uphill fight for re-election, but the article on him is very thin. What of his various reform proposals for the German welfare system, for instance? David | Talk 3 July 2005 10:53 (UTC)
Exactly. Let us have real information on his *policies*, enough so one can judge by oneself in this important political time in German politics. Let us go beyond the simple life story.

Douglas Adams (1 vote in 2 weeks)

Nominated: 10 July, 2005. Needs 3 votes by 24 July, 2005.

Support:

JohnDBuell

Comments:

Adams's best known work The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, was recently voted to become a Featured Article. However, his actual biography could really use some work. The biography is fairly linear, but this could be improved. There are, to date, no actual references given, though three biographical works, by three different authors, are readily available on either side of the Atlantic. Several suggestions for improvement have been made on the talk page, but a few of these have yet to be implemented. With his millions of fans, I think it would be easy to improve the quality on this page!

JohnDBuell

Bob Matsui(1 vote in 2 weeks)

Nominated:July 7, 2005. Needs 3 votes by July 21, 2005.

Support:

Falphin 7 July 2005 18:57 (UTC)

Comments:

This article needs a rewrite and to be cleaned up, organized and expanded. This received 11 votes in 3 weeks on the main COTW early this year. Falphin 7 July 2005 18:57 (UTC)

Thomas Aquinas(2 votes in 2 weeks)

Nominated:July 7, 2005. Needs 3 votes by July 21, 2005.

Support:

Falphin 7 July 2005 01:47 (UTC)
Milena 12:16, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

This is a ok article but I searched him on the internet and found much better ones so I believe this falls under the drastically improved category.

Agreed. Milena 12:16, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

[1][2]. I believe this would likewise gain support from the Philosophy boards. Falphin 7 July 2005 01:47 (UTC)

Alvin Plantinga (1 vote in 2 weeks)

Nominated:July 7,2005. Needs 3 votes by July 21, 2005.

Support:

Falphin 7 July 2005 01:41 (UTC)

Comments:'

I was looking through the philosphers and most were fairly good however of the ones I've heard of this one seems to be lacking. The article claims he is considered the "foremost philosophical apologist for Christianity." I imagine this could gather considerable support from the Philosophy boards. While I don't believe he is as notable as the Dalai Lama I do think he is worthy of the BioCOTW. I meant to also nominate an Afghan philosopher but I can't find him now. Falphin 7 July 2005 01:41 (UTC)

Sean Hannity (4 votes in 4 weeks)

Nominated:June 23, 2005. Needs 6 votes by July 21, 2005.

Support:

Falphin 01:30, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Jelloyeti 13:11, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Mike H 02:31, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)
--BrenDJ 20:46, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

A popular conservative talk host that if compared Bill O'Reilly is in need of expansion. 01:30, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I'm not so sure there is a whole lot more to add. He's a popular talk show host but that's about it. There isn't a whole lot of notable depth to Sean Hannity's life, I don't think. In any event it's just going to bring in goons from both sides of the political spectrum who will vandalise it back and forth for the two weeks that it's up there. --Holdek ^(talk) 20:16, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
- Vandalism is a possibility but compared to O'Reilly or Dan Rather his article isn't that great. Falphin 13:59, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  - To be truthful, Hannity isn't that great compared to O'Reilly or Rather, and certainly not as notable. Ditto to what Holdek said. Volatile 22:32, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    - The show Hannity and Colmes is the second most watched cable news show in the United States only behind O'Reilly. Rather is only notable for being on the air for a really time and the major controversy surrounding his show. Falphin 8 July 2005 17:16 (UTC)
      - Actually, the network newscasts have always substantially outperformed any news-related cable show in the United States. Of course, I'm not going to argue about who's "great" :)--Pharos 8 July 2005 17:33 (UTC)
        Thats good because I don't think Sean Hannity is great. :) I just think he deserves a better article thatn he has. Falphin 8 July 2005 21:14 (UTC)
Compared to Rush Limbaugh's Article this is nothing. Sean is the 2nd most listened to radio show only second to Rush Limbaugh,Sean Hannity has 13 million listeners a week. This article can be improved.--BrenDJ 20:53, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Dan Gable(3 votes in 4 weeks)

Nominated:June 21, 2005. Needs 6 votes by July 19, 2005.

Support:

ZeWrestler 02:05, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Falphin 02:07, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Stilgar135 18:19, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

This is one of the world most well known wrestlers, still there is not much about him in this artical. I believe that with the right amount of help, and attention from the BCOTW, this could become Featured Artical Material. --ZeWrestler 02:05, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
He made it pretty far on the COTW list so he is even more deserving here. Falphin 02:07, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Tim LaHaye(1 vote in 2 weeks )

Nominated:June 21, 2005. Needs 3 votes by July 5, 2005.

Support:

Falphin 00:45, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

He's an author of a lot of bestselling books in the LeftBehind series but there isn't much about him on the article. Falphin 00:45, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Truthfully not the best COTW choice but its a start hopefully others will join. Falphin 00:55, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Robert Jordan (1 vote in two weeks)

Nominated:June 21, 2005. Needs 3 votes by July 5, 2005.

Support:This man is the author of the famous Wheel of Time book series.

Magicmonster 05:07, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

The Wheel of Time series is a very popular series and I am surprised at the lack of biographic information available on the author. Magicmonster 05:07, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Lady Deborah Moody (2 votes in two weeks)

Nominated:June 21, 2005. Needs 3 votes by July 5, 2005.

Support:

Pharos 06:34, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Falphin 00:57, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

The only woman to found a colonial settlement in early North America; led a group of religious dissenters fleeing persecution in Puritan New England to found the town of Gravesend in 1645 under the Dutch in New Netherland. Today the area is part of Brooklyn in New York City, with the English town square still evident in the street layout.--Pharos 06:34, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

    Deborah Moody was a very dangerous woman, as many of her time put it.

Louis Pasteur (December 18) (2 votes in 7 weeks)

Nominated:December 4, 2005. Needs 3 votes by December 18, 2005.

Support:

Comments:

This man was one of the most important people in bringing modern medicine into being. He created the vaccine for Rabies and is viewed as a secular saint in France. Magicmonster 23:23, 4 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Elton John (December 20) (1 vote in 6 weeks)

Nominated:December 06, 2005. Needs 3 votes by December 20, 2005.

Support:

Carolaman 20:16, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

This article needs improvement because because Elton John was one of the biggest selling musician of the '70s, and the current article is horrible. Carolaman 20:16, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. (December 24)

Nominated:2005-12-10. Needs 3 votes by 2005-12-24.

Support:

Comments:

This article needs improvement because Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. was a very important landscape architect in the earlier half of the twentieth century and literally has hundreds of projects to his name, including many government facilities and university campuses. The article on his father Frederick Law Olmsted is decent but the son, who did just as much landscaping work as well as a lot of environmental advocacy efforts, has nothing to his name. --Cyde Weys _talk^contribs 07:49, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Adrienne Clarkson (December 26)

Nominated:December 12, 2005. Needs 3 votes by December 26, 2005.

Support:

Dowew 19:30, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

This article is important because. . .Adrienne Clarkson is credited with revitalizing the office of the Governor General of Canada and was a promenant newsmaker in Canada during her tenure. She also also a Canadian broadcasting institution hosting numerous shows for the CBC from the 1960's-1999. There is a wealth of information out there, but the page is currently a big mess (most of the controversy section looks to have been plagarized from an encyclopedia article). WIth not too much work this could be brought up to FA status. It is also nominated for Canadian Colaboration of the Week Dowew 19:30, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Black Hawk (chief) (2 votes, stays until January 20)

Nominated:January 6, 2006. Needs 3 votes by January 20, 2006.

Support:

Comments:

Deserving and interesting topic, needs expansion.--Fenice 08:38, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Katie Couric (2 votes, stays until January 24)

Nominated:January 17, 2006. Needs 3 votes by January 24, 2006.

Support:

Newsflash930

Thomas Hunt Morgan (3 votes, stays until March 6)

Nominated:February 20, 2006. Needs 3 votes by March 6, 2006.

Support:

Comments:

This article is pretty good, but it could be much better. Morgan was one of the most important biologists of the 20th century, perhaps the most. There are a lot of great sources available, most of which haven't been utilized yet for this article; feature quality should be doable. -- ragesoss 06:12, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A very important geneticist. Though I'm not usually part of the Bio COTW, I came over here from the link on the History of Science WikiProject. Sayeth 15:26, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Van Eyck (Date+14)

Nominated:February 22, 2006. Needs 3 votes by Date +14, 2006.

Support:

EncycloPetey 07:19, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

This article is important because the Van Eyck family was a dominant influence on the Flemish School and the development of painting in Northern Europe during the Renaissance. EncycloPetey 07:19, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Crazy Horse (March 25)

Nominated:March 11, 2006. Needs 3 votes by March 25, 2006.

Support:

ZeWrestler ^Talk 20:29, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

This article is important because Crazy Horse is one of the most well known indian chiefs to have existed. In addition, he is well known for his participation in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The article can be imrpoved and inaccuracy's which are mentioned in the talk page, can be fixed. ZeWrestler ^Talk 20:29, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]