Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Seung-Hui Cho/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 22:39, 13 June 2007.

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Seung-Hui Cho

Well illustrated, well-referenced, comprehensive, and informative exposition on the subject of this American youth leader and performance artist.—Preceding unsigned comment added by NewHampshireVolunteer (talk • contribs)

• Oppose Lead paragraph is too short. Subsequent sub-sections in 'Childhood and adolescence' are each very short. Still needs work in relation to the organization of the entire article, and the prose. It might also be considered a rather unstable article as well, since this isn't too long after the VTech incident occurred. — Wackymacs 13:34, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
• This is a joke nom, I don't think this mass murder is a "American youth leader and performance artist"-Ravedave 17:13, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose, lead is too short; still has some stabilizing to do. -- Phoenix2 ^(holla) 19:57, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
• Speedy Close, as this is clearly not a good faith nomination. HokieRNB 18:52, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Don't have an opinion yet either way, but could you be more clear why this is "clearly not" good faith? That's a strong accusation, and I don't see any evidence pointing that way. Wrad 21:45, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
    • Ok, I looked a little further, and I'll present the evidence for you. The nom's talk page shows a history of problems, the wording of the nom is a joke. However, I still think the article merits a fair response. Wrad 21:47, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose—stability. I just read in the news about the ongoing (possibly for a while) investigation into Cho's motives. --zenohockey 03:32, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
  • That's one aspect of stability that won't be completed for years yet; having said that, I don't think any thing about his motive will change drastically over the next little while. -- Phoenix2 ^(holla) 04:48, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
• Comment. As it stands, the lead section is too short, and doesn't do a good article justice. Try adding one or two paragraphs. CloudNine 15:54, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose - based on the fact that this was not a serious nomination. Can we please close this and move on? HokieRNB 20:26, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
• Strongly Oppose This was not only a joke nomination, but it also has the potential to offend asian americans. There was severe backlash on the Korean american communities, and to call him an American Youth Leader and performance artist risks offending a great number of people affected by the attacks and undermines the values of the Asian community. Cheers, Corvus coronoides 21:38, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

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.