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

The list was promoted 23:23, 18 May 2008.

Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons edit

Self-nomination. I created this page, which follows the previously nominated Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons and East Carolina Pirates football seasons, both of which have reached FL status. I believe this page is comparable with the first two and deserving of FL status. Thank you for your time and consideration. Geologik (talk) 16:22, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments I think this article looks very good, but a few minor things:

  • Don't put links in the first bold sentence, as per WP:LEAD.  Done
  • No mention of that Michigan game? Perhaps you should at least mention that they became "the first FCS team to ever receive votes in the final Associated Press (AP) college football poll on January 8, 2008." (as it says in the main football team article.  Done

Noble Story (talk) 03:36, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the comments and suggestions. Geologik (talk) 06:43, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comments from The Rambling Man (talk · contribs)
  • A little bit anal but I'd prefer to see NCAA expanded before it's used as an abbreviation, just as you do with FCS.  Done
  • First image caption is a fragment so needs no period.  Done
  • What's I-AA?
  • Playoffs aren't usually capitalised.  Done
  • Use the en-dash for separators of years, scores etc, per WP:DASH.  Done
  • "successful football program" - expand football to the full link so it says college football - helps non-experts (like me!).  Done
  • Jim Duncan links to a dab page.  Done
  • "Appalachian left the Carolinas Conference after the 1967 season and played as an independent for three years."
    • Cite needed.
    • Explain what "playing as an independent" means.
    • I thought they were in the North State Conference, not the Carolinas Conference? Confusing.  Done
      • Reworded to hopefully be less confusing
  • "SoCon" - if you're going to use abbreviations or contractions, put them in parentheses after their original expansion.  Done
  • "in modern times" - what is the scope of this?
  • (AP) doesn't need to be in the wikilink.  Done
  • "The Mountaineers received 5 points, good for a tie for 34th"  Done
    • Five, not 5.  Done
    • What does "good for a tie for 34th" mean? Do you mean "placing them tied in 34th place in the list" or something similar?  Done
      • Hopefully I was able to clarify
  • Why "Conference(s)" in the table when there's never more than one?  Done
  • What's TSN?
  • Why are the two "Poll"s capitalised?
  • Get rid of the 2008 row - the lead said "seasons completed..."
  • What does "T-1st" mean?  Done
  • What does OT mean?  Done
    • Added links to Overtime (sports) - can make a footnote at the bottom of box if deemed necessary.
  • (only includes playoff games; 15 appearances) - I count 32...
  • Not keen on the playoff results section. It needs, at the very least, a little prose to explain what I'm looking at.
  • See also section needs to be moved up.  Done
  • "Reference" section probably should be called "References" since there's more than one.  Done

That's it for now. Oppose simply based on the volume of issues I've found. All the best. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:24, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support — Extremely well-cited, aesthetically pleasing, coherent, and clear. It's easily equivalent to the List of Iowa Hawkeyes Seasons and the List of East Carolina Pirates Seasons. Good work! JKBrooks85 (talk) 21:04, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comments
    • I can't find where/if it is against WP:MOS, but I do not like stand- alone years wikilinked. i.e. 1907  Done
      • I couldn't find anything on WP:DATE, but I de-linked them per your suggestion.
    • Wofford has an athletic page  Done
      • Colleges should link to their athletic page, if there
    • has had a successful college football program, according to who?
      • The Charlotte Observer ran an article, front page of the sports section, on Oct. 29, 2005 that called Appalachian the Carolinas' No. 1 Division I football team. A .635 winning percentage, three straight national titles and a win at Michigan (all after the original article) certainly helps the case. The original article is archived but I provided a link from the ASU alumni blog with screenshot of the front page.
    • "I-AA playoffs" in the table only should be wikilinked the first time, like the Southern Conference.  Done
    • Sports in the United States would be a better link than "American sports"  Done
  • That is it for now. PGPirate 00:42, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - much better. congrats, PGPirate 14:06, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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