Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Jang Yeong-sil/archive1

Jang Yeong-sil edit

I would like to nominate this article as a featured article because I think that it meets all the criteria of a featured article defined by the Wikipedia community. This is self-nomination.

Its vocabulary and grammar are proper and concise.
It is not subject to edit wars and have earned several approbations from other Wikipedians.
It does not neglect any details or facts about the life of the scientist Jang Yeongsil.
It carries a box concerning pronunciation & has several pictures concerning to Jang Yeongsil's life or work.
It is nearly entirely based on reference materials, not web sites.
It has no prideful, scornful, or critical tones. It is neutral. The topic itself is a biography that does not meddle with politics and conflicts. The topic itself is very neutral.
It follows the correct style manual as defined by the Wikipedia community.
The images are of legal copyright status, and they all have links from which they originated.
It does not contain any unnecessary details.
It does not get off topic.
It is of appropriate length.

(Wikimachine 19:37, 15 June 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Object. For several reasons:

Article is entirely too short, and therefore is most likely not comprehensive or overly informative.
The lead section is not well defined, nor does it provide an adequate summary of the article.
Many sections could be expanded as they are mostly short paragraphs consisting of a handful of sentences.
~~Article lacks inline citations from reputable sources.~~
There is a paucity of references. Wisdom89 21:50, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please reconsider. I was not aware of the fact that there had to be inline citations. I indicated them now. Additionally, there is not much information on the scientist from the first place because he was a Gwan-No (of servant class). This is what I and few others have gathered from searching tons of books and websites. Most of the sources that I could mention dismiss the scientist as a great historical figure without much information. (Wikimachine 23:25, 15 June 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Object: A worthy topic, but why submit it without proper copy-editing? First, fix the numerous stubby paragraphs and sections so that it flows nicely. Then network to find a good copy-editor; quite a few hours' work required. The first thing I read was: "The date of Jang's birth (and also his death) is unknown". Why not: "The dates of Jang's birth and death are unknown." Let us know when it's fit to read, please. Tony 08:07, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It could be improved by removing links to solitary months/years. This task is easier by a single click on a 'dates' tab in edit mode. Simply copy the entire contents of User:Bobblewik/monobook.js to your own monobook. Then follow the instructions in your monobook to clear the cache (i.e. press Ctrl-Shift-R in Firefox, or Ctrl-F5 in IE) before it will work. Hope that helps. bobblewik 23:20, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's a good suggestion. Tony 02:18, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Object per above. Lead is to short, external links should be transformed into inline citations, and the reference/non-working footnotes section needs a major overhaul.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 05:05, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Object - per above. It needs major expansion. -- Rmrfstar 09:18, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Object — expand, provide citations and proper images. Unlikely to pass this FAC, but I encourage you to continue the work. —Eternal Equinox | talk 22:33, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Everybody, thank you very much for voting. That just means that this is closed, I guess. Is there a special procedure for closing this, or does this remain forever? Thanks. (Wikimachine 02:12, 23 June 2006 (UTC))[reply]