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Geography of Iceland edit

 
Dettifoss, located in northeast Iceland. It is the largest waterfall in Europe in terms of volume discharge, with an average water flow of 200 m3/second.

  Geography of Iceland – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • Start-class article with potential and opportunities for expansion and improvements. North America1000 10:53, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support Easily expandable especially with regards to geology. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 11:51, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support per above. Rubbish computer 00:18, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support Important article that is in a really bad shape.Vinegarymass911 (talk) 13:05, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support - event though it has been approved. Just for the record. I think the article has every potential for expansion.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:34, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  Approved. North America1000 04:01, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Geography of Argentina edit

  Geography of Argentina – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • The article is currently a C class but it has a lot of potential for improvement and expansion. Ssbbplayer (talk) 16:27, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support per above. Rubbish computer 09:08, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support Definite room for improve especially in regards to the "Regions" and "Geographical politics" sections. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 13:11, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support - per Presidentman.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:55, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  Approved. North America1000 07:10, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Broadband edit

  Broadband – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  1. Support: also Top Importance on Wikiproject Telecommunications and High Importance on Wikiproject Media, but is only Start class (see Talk:Broadband. Rubbish computer 09:13, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support per Rubbish computer. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 13:07, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support?: Important telecommunications topic, but a bit too complicated for the layman to improve. Esquivalience t 19:36, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support?: - with the joint help of the project this article could be simplified..amongst other things.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:55, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  Approved. North America1000 07:11, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wilson College (Pennsylvania) edit

  Wilson College (Pennsylvania) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • Former women's college, American liberal arts college. Needs sincere revision and some added information. Ladysif (talk) 05:44, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support per above. Rubbish computer 09:10, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support per above. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 13:12, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support just have to agree with above. --BabbaQ (talk) 21:42, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  Approved. North America1000 07:11, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation edit

  South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • An association that covers the Whole of South Asia including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, with about 1.5 billion people living in it.Vinegarymass911 (talk) 07:10, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support Definitely needs more citations as well as copyediting. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 11:56, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support: only C class. Rubbish computer 09:17, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support: per rubbish computer.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:54, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  Approved. North America1000 07:13, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Everett Stern edit

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  • "Whistleblower" for the HSBC scandal, 2015 Republican senate candidate for Pennsylvania. Owner of Tactical Rabbit. Article really needs to be gone through and fixed, period. It seems as though the subject is writing about himself. Ladysif (talk) 16:51, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Oppose per the fact that it may not meet WP:GNG. Rubbish computer 09:15, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Oppose per Rubbish computer. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 13:05, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Oppose as above, he might not meet WP:GNG, and even if he does, not sure how much can be added to the article anyway. Joseph2302 (talk) 13:09, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  Not approved. North America1000 04:02, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Moral evil edit

  Moral evil – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - Just under 41 daily hits

  • I can't believe an article about something so fundamental and universal can be a stub. It has one reference and is 1,368 bytes at the time of writing, and hasn't yet been given an importance rating. It hasn't been edited since last September. Rubbish computer 12:30, 6 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support I cannot believe that this is a stub, and the only source someone could find is GCSE Bitesize (which is a revision website for 16-yr olds). Joseph2302 (talk) 11:46, 7 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: What I said about when it had last been edited is now inaccurate as I have edited it. Rubbish computer 10:31, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support This article really needs improvement. --Human3015 knock knock • 22:48, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  Not approved. North America1000 03:40, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ice cream social edit

 
U.S. Navy personnel serving ice cream during an ice cream social

  Ice cream social – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  1. Support - although the name "Ice cream party" would be much more known than "Ice cream social". Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 04:54, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support Because it has over 1200 page views in the past 30 days. Rubbish computer 00:09, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support: common activity in the summertime. Esquivalience t 03:45, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support: per esquvalience.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:42, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  Approved. North America1000 07:09, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Scandal edit

  Scandal – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 251.2 daily hits

  • A pretty major topic, yet the article has little information. Horai 551 00:54, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support – Has much potential for various improvements. North America1000 00:59, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support – definite potentiel for expansion.--BabbaQ (talk) 11:30, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support: Only Start class so plenty of room for improvement, 7855 page views in 30 days at the time of writing. Rubbish computer 12:13, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fried potatoes edit

  Fried potatoes – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • Disambiguation pages are always extremely easy to expand. This would-be article is for you food lovers out there and would include all types of food that use fried potatoes in their recipes.Coin945 (talk) 18:10, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support - fried potatoes are a popular subject. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 08:02, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Oppose per low page view stats. --Rubbish computer 17:43, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support because disambigs make it easy for us to achieve DYK. Are disambiguation pages hidden in Google? If yes, then maybe that is partly responsible for low page view stats? Bananasoldier (talk) 05:36, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support – A globally-consumed food; the page has much potential for improvements. North America1000 03:27, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Support per nom - Evad37 [talk] 11:41, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

{{Approved}}. Esquivalience t 23:29, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Animal killing edit

  Animal killing – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • Disambiguation pages are always extremely easy to expand. This would-be article is about the various capacities in which the human-animal relationship results in death, be it religious sacrifice, euthanasia of pets, slaughtering animals for meat, hunting game etc.Coin945 (talk) 18:10, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support per nom. --Rubbish computer 11:45, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support - expansion possible.--BabbaQ (talk) 08:21, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support per nom - Evad37 [talk] 11:43, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

{{Approved}}. Esquivalience t 23:32, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Snow lantern edit

  Snow lantern – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - Average between 100-200 hits a month. daily hits

  • Expansion is definitely possible. As well as overall improvements.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:21, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Oppose due to the fairly low page view statistics and its Low Importance on all of its WikiProjects. --Rubbish computer 00:47, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I withdraw this nomination.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:00, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Måns Zelmerlöw edit

  Måns Zelmerlöw – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 394.4 daily hits

  • Article that could reach B-class or higher with the help of this project. Expansion is possible at places and article could need some c/e. (winner of the world biggest televised music competition Eurovision 2015). Many hits still more than 2 months after win so its not a reaction for that achievement.--BabbaQ (talk) 14:36, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Oppose as I've been over it and I really don't see what is wrong with it. Rubbish computer 01:08, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Well, thanks! I guess I am being overly pedantic. As I am the main contributor to the article. Thanks.--BabbaQ (talk) 09:59, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I withdraw this nomination.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:59, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hédi Fried edit

  Hédi Fried – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 5.9 daily hits

  • Article in need of expansion. Important and interesting enough to justify inclusion in the project. Expansion is possible.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:09, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Oppose Can't tell importance but if you don't count the day it was created or the day after, at the time of writing it has had only 24 page views in 11 days.--Rubbish computer 04:35, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
It had about 125 views in its first 24 hours.--BabbaQ (talk) 08:44, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@BabbaQ: I know but there may have been a lot of initial interest in it because it was a new article. Rubbish computer 12:09, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I withdraw this nomination.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:59, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Flesh edit

  Flesh – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 66.8 daily hits

  1. Oppose - I don't see how this can be expanded beyond a definition, considering that adding details would be a significant overlap with articles such as muscle. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 11:50, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support potential for expansion. Rubbish computer 09:20, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support expansion is possible.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:52, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support expandable by describing the different types of flesh in their own sections, along with uses. Overlap with more detailed articles is okay, per WP:Summary style. - Evad37 [talk] 07:57, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Support as an expandable and important topic. Esquivalience t 23:31, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

{{Approved}}. North America1000 23:37, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Brain damage edit

  Brain damage – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 241.3 daily hits

  • Important topic with high importance with great potential of expansion. Horai 551 00:54, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support: Only Start class, Level 4 vital article in WikiProject Science, High Importance in WikiProject Medicine, over 7000 page views in the past 30 days. Rubbish computer 12:07, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support: - could definitely be improved.--BabbaQ (talk) 17:51, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support. Also, could potentially be merged with brain injury. - Evad37 [talk] 08:00, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

{{Approved}}. North America1000 23:38, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Detmold child edit

  Detmold child – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 5.6 daily hits

  • Interesting article in my opinion. In need of an expansion and c/e. Expansion is very possible and justifies inclusion in this project. I hope I could get the assistance from you.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:12, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Oppose per 153 page views in 30 days, have copyedited it.--Rubbish computer 04:40, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  Not approved. North America1000 00:13, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Viral phenomenon edit

  Viral phenomenon – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  1. Support per nom and there being over 3000 page views in the past 30 days. Rubbish computer 08:41, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Expansion and general cleanup are needed. Rubbish computer 08:43, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support - expansion possible.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:54, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support - expansion possible, and high page views. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 05:31, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

{{Approved}}. North America1000 00:17, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Communism in Russia edit

  Communism in Russia – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • Disambiguation pages are always extremely easy to expand. This would-be article is about communism in the country of russia, and the later soviet union. Shockingly this doesn't exist.Coin945 (talk) 18:10, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support - as per nom. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 09:11, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support per nom. --Rubbish computer 11:46, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support - per above.--BabbaQ (talk) 18:57, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

{{Approved}}. North America1000 00:15, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Forest Sami edit

  Forest Sami – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 6.2 daily hits daily hits

  • An article I created. Interesting subject in my opinion but I think it could definitely need help with expansion, prose, c/e overall work. With the help of the people of this project. BabbaQ (talk) 21:48, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Oppose At C class already, Low Importance on its WikiProjects, only 150 views in past 30 days.--Rubbish computer 04:31, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Oppose - I don't see the importance anyway. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 07:10, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw this nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 18:00, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  Not approved. North America1000 04:25, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sin edit

  Sin – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 5 daily hits

  • Important topic for theistic religions - level 4 vital article. The last week it was chosen (actually fairly recently), I was the only one who edited it, and only to remove Christian bias, which it still suffers from now. Esquivalience t 03:13, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support per nom and its general importance as a subject. --Rubbish computer 09:13, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support - per nom. High importance.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:01, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support - per nom and the fact that there still needs improvement. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 21:30, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

{{Approved}}. North America1000 04:24, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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