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

The article was delisted by Nikkimaria via FACBot (talk) 3:31, 27 May 2023 (UTC) [1].

Scouting edit

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Review section edit

This 2097 2007 FA has not been maintained to FA status. In addition to the mention on talk of the need to reflect recent and high-quality sources, there is

  • listiness throughout including in the lead
  • uncited text
  • haphazard image layout including MOS:SANDWICHing
  • WP:MEDRS breaches[2]
  • External link farm including inappropriate links
  • Dated text (sample: WAGGGS had 144 Member Organizations in 2007 )
  • Uncited notes listed as citations: (By a happy co-incidence, these hats were already called "Boss of the Plains" hats—or "B-P hats" for short)
  • Dubious sourcing, a few samples:
    • Forster, Reverend Dr. Michael. "The Origins of the Scouting Movement" (DOC). Netpages. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
    • "The Siege of Mafeking". British Battles.com. Retrieved July 11, 2006.
    • "The Mafeking Cadets". Scouting Milestones. btinternet.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2007.

This is only a sampling of issues, incomplete. Extensive work is needed to bring this article to current standards. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:10, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, standards are going to really drop over the next seventy-five years... ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:05, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
??? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:18, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@SandyGeorgia: Look at the year in the first sentence. Z1720 (talk) 23:55, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
<groan> ... everyone knows I can't type a single sentence without a typo! Thanks for the clues, Z and Airship ... SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:12, 28 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC no edits to address concerns (t · c) buidhe 02:00, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC, no improvement. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 12:28, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC - substantial work needed to address the above concerns. Hog Farm Talk 15:38, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing, currency, and style. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:20, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist - sourcing and datedness issues unresolved. Hog Farm Talk 13:14, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist, a complete rewrite to quality sources would be needed to save this article, and there has been negligible editing since the FAR start. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:37, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist would need a significant overhaul/rewrite to qualify as FA. No indication of this has materialized. (t · c) buidhe 01:15, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist concerns remain in this article, especially with uncited text. Z1720 (talk) 02:02, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Closing note: This removal candidate has been delisted, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please leave the {{featured article review}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:31, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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