Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Appalachian School of Law/archive1

The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was not promoted 03:23, 12 April 2007.

Appalachian School of Law edit

I would like to nominate this article for featured status. I have expanded the article to cover its history, academic program, and facilities. As the school is young (now open for ten years), there are no notable alumni at this time. Feedback is appreciated. Chrisfortier 16:24, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. Lead needs expansion per WP:LEAD for a start. CloudNine 16:34, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Sections are short and stubby. Many sections consist of 2-3 sentences, which need to be combined to make article flow better. I personally would combine the curriculum sections into one (you don't need a separate section for each year), make Campus have at most two subsections, and combine all of the student life sections. Article is fairly nicely written and cited properly, but seems a bit too short still, in my opinion, but they may just be because it is so young. Also, the lead contains information that cannot be found in the article such as the general profile of the school. A lead is supposed to summarize (i.e. not add new information). Anything in the lead should be able to be found later on in the article. I would definitely add a "Profile" section talking about the numbers ("numerous states"? how many is that? should replace with exact number) and also its perceived reputation from external metrics. -Bluedog423^Talk 18:08, 8 April 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 article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.