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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 by Dabomb87 14:45, 24 October 2009 [1].

List of 1924 Winter Olympics medal winners

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Nominator(s): Geraldk (talk) 00:57, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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This list is modeled after the 2006 Winter Olympics medals winners FL. It's been a while since I've nominated a list, so I'm sure I must have made a mistake somewhere, and you should feel free to go to town. Geraldk (talk) 00:57, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Actually, it turns out the image is non-free, and using to illustrate this article is not appropriate. I'll hunt for an image we might be able to use, but I suspect it will be difficult to find one. Can a list pass FLC without an image? Geraldk (talk) 15:09, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Found a replacement. Geraldk (talk) 15:17, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I fixed the two redirects in the toolbox.BLUEDOGTN 21:38, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support: This meets FL list criteria, and I agree it should be promoted. Good Job.BLUEDOGTN 21:38, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I appreciate the review. Geraldk (talk) 22:43, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comments from KV5

Just a few minor things:

  • A couple of uncapitalized Olympics/Olympic Games here and there (image caption and footnote, specifically)
  • "The inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France, from 25 January to 4 February 1924" - I feel like saying 1924 twice is redundant. How about piping "inaugural Winter Olympics" to 1924 Winter Olympics instead; that way, you only say 1924 once.
  • Ref section:
    • General reference, instead of "references"
    • "Notes" should probably be its own section, before references, instead of a subhead under references.

That's all from me for now; well done! KV5 (Talk • Phils) 15:42, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review. All very helpful suggestions, all implemented as suggested. Geraldk (talk) 18:22, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A well-done list. Support – KV5 (Talk • Phils) 14:04, 16 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments – First off, an FL does not require images, although they should be provided when practical. If there had not been a free image avaliable for the lead, it would not have caused the FLC to fail (at least I hope not).

  • Here's a tip on the alt text: it shouldn't just be a restatement of the caption. Chop the part that copies the caption and begin the alt text with "A male figure skater performing...", and it would be ideal.
  • "in the count of total medals, with four medals each." Removing this unneeded duplicate word would serve to tighten this sentence. Giants2008 (17–14) 19:41, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the review. Have fixed both. Still on the learning curve for alt text, so I appreciate the tip. Geraldk (talk) 22:22, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Very good list. Giants2008 (17–14) 19:08, 16 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 09:24, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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  • "Approximately 258..." always gets me. That's a very precise number (i.e. to the nearest one) to be considered "approximate"...
  • "16 events in 9 disciplines" could be misconstrued as a total of 16 x 9 =144 titles?
  • Link International Olympic Committee.
  • Also, add (IOC) after it because you use the abbreviation later.
  • Why five in the four-man for Belgium? Probably a sub, but worth a note.
  • Sweden's I and II in curling needs explanation.
  • You have "ladies singles" etc in the lead and "ladies' singles" in the table.
  • Medal leaders table - when sorting by total, I would expect to see the guy who won 3 golds top when I've sorted by total, not the guy who won 2 silvers and 3 bronze...

The Rambling Man (talk) 17:07, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review, TRM. I've addressed each of these. Please check the medal leaders table, however, to make sure that's what you were expecting. I fixed the table to match WP:Olympics convention regarding listing by medal type rather than overall quantity. Geraldk (talk) 00:48, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I notice that "games" here is in lowercase (e.g. "dominated the games") while the 2006 list uses uppercase. Please make it consistent. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:36, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done and done. How's that for quick response? Geraldk (talk) 22:39, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]


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